Foul Rift & Garry, The DPM kit is made of very sturdy plastic I liked that part and the price of the DPM, but the spree's in the middle of the windows is a pain in the neck. The rear and right side walls were shorter than the front and left side walls and threw me off a little. I'm not going to give up on them I still have 6 to build yet. Roof is not a problem, but it's so "cheap" compared to the rest of the building it took me off guard a little. It's sad but these are buildings I swapped JP almost 2 years ago and I'm just now putting them together, LOL.
Garry, I really like the brick work job you did to your version of the M.T. Arms hotel, looks good. What is the building on the right with the red & white curtains?
If you really want to be impressed Dale (a friend of mine) took me to see Joe's (a friend of Dale) layout; Joe just finished a cut-away HO-Scale lake freighter. Joe's wife sewed all the curtains, blankets, and pillows for the berthing areas (yes in HO-scale). I'm trying to talk my GF to sew some for me.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Afternoon Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise, with temps probably into the low 80's. Sun is out, light breeze. If it were always like this I could understand how more people would want to move here. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view) days like this are a minority.
Well, "Big Mo" (mo-mentum) ran out on me yesterday and I did absolutely zip on the layout. At least I had the excuse of being busy out at the orange grove, and then being busy recuperating in the recliner after I got back. But today I will resume activity, even if it's just letting the train run laps while I watch the playoff game on tv. Go Giants!
Kevin: If you don't mind my asking how did you end up in Mexico? Long way from Mass. That is were your from right? Wife and I are thinking about relocating after kids are thru High school.
Later
Ed
Lee-I'm not familar with the DPM kit you are working on but if there pilasters on the corners make sure the are built correctly because that can throw the walls off. I would check the directions that come with the kit and see how the pilasters go together. Here is a pic of a building I did using the wall units.
The construction methods may be the same as your kit but notice that the front wall gets the wide pilaster also the rear wall. The side walls get the narrow one.Like I said I'm not familar with that kit but construction is close to the same from fit to kit or with wall units. Hope this help some.Let me know if I can be of any more help.NJ Bob
afternoon guys.
I have great news about my new portable layout!
I have the trackplan down, it;s been named, maine line and yard are penciled on to the top of the table, and there is room for expansion!!!
It's the New York & Maine Central Railroad Co.
Scale. HO
Size: 43.5in by 5ft
prototype: freelance
local: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York
Era: 1935 to 1960's
Style: walk around, portable table.
controll: DC possible DCC
still expanding!
Hey, gang! Not sure who's on today ,but I'll have a bacon cheese burger and onion rings,please.
Taking a break from making trees and watching football.Cleaned a little in the basement last night and don't want to mess it up right away!So far made and planted over 60 trees. I harvest goldenrod in the fall about when it starts getting fluffy looking, dry it, hit with spray paint and a ground foam concoction.You can make a whole bunch in a few hours!
Back to the game.
GO PACKERS!!!!!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
Coffee refill, please & thanks!
***Colby, sounds good on the layout progress. Would enjoy seeing progress pics as you progress.
Question folks: What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)??? This will be for the wife's coffee table layout-under-glass. Thanks!
Back to work here. Rob
Afternoon Gang:
Gary: That's a great layout there. I really like the city scene. Kind of reminds me of Milwaukee.
Lee, I've done a few DPM buildings. I think that the only thing that I did additional was add some bracing to the roof. NJ Bob's idea about changing the roof to a slopped or peaked roof is an interesting idea.
Colby: That's good news about your layout. Keep up the good work.
It's warm again here. I should be out doing something. I guess I could go and work on the 7.5 in gauge. That would qualify as MRRing.
I'll see you all later.
Cederstrand wrote: What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)???
What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)???
Don't know how prices compare, but you may want to check your nearest crafts shop (like Michael's or Hobby Lobby) for something along these lines:
http://www.dickblick.com/zz335/05/
Or Google for "plaster impregnated gauze" to get more than a few hits.
Regards
Cederstrand wrote: Question folks: What is the cheapest online source for W.S.-plaster cloth or is there a much cheaper way to go (that is still quick & easy)??? This will be for the wife's coffee table layout-under-glass. Thanks!
You could try Medical suppliers. Someone donated 3-4 boxes of plaster cloth for casts a few years ago. I don't have any links to find this but I know it is a fraction of the cost of WS stuff. We have so much of it that it will probably last a couple more years. We don't use plastercloth exclusively that's why it's still on hand. It it still my perfered method of base scenery. It is much less messy than some other forms and I semm to have the best control for shaping contours. Of course this is only the base, it always gets ground goop or veneering plaster for a final top coat.
This entire area is done this way
This area was done w/ hydrocal soaked shop towel over shape foam
This hill was/ is being done with shop towels and covered w/ a mix of ground goop.
There are many methods to accomplish the same result, many just need to experiment and find what works best for them.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Thanks for the remarks, Jerry, Lee, and Paul. You may have also noticed the rock strata behind the station which is made using the "broken plaster" method.
Lee, the building you mentioned was kitbashed several years ago for a layout I had at the time. It was made from two restaurant kits. I think the kits were called "Two Brothers Restaurant".
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Janie, is there any of the Blue Plate Special left? Oh, great - I'll have one of those, with a cup of the soup du jour, too, please! Yum!
Boy, miss a day or two and I have a lot of pages to catch up on. My apologies if I miss anyone's questions/comments.
NJ Bob, nice job on the transfer caboose - it looks like it's been earning its keep! And as for the flat car loads... You can make my flatcar loads anytime!! Are you using scale lumber to make those, or what?
avenger wrote:Chloe, more coffee.Is there any chance your last name is O'Brien??And do you work 24 hours??
Chloe, more coffee.
Is there any chance your last name is O'Brien??
And do you work 24 hours??
Avenger, as for Chloe - nope, usually she just works the evening shift and lets Zoe cover the daytime. She must've just been slow getting away that day to head for home, I guess. That, or you're confusing her with her twin, Zoe. They're almost identical - when Flip comes by the Diner, ask him and he can tell you how to tell them apart...
pcarrell wrote:Great News!!!!The doc has cleared the wife to begin putting weight on the leg! We should be walking with a walker within a month or so and a cane a couple months after that! Six months and it should be close to full strength he says!
Great News!!!!
The doc has cleared the wife to begin putting weight on the leg! We should be walking with a walker within a month or so and a cane a couple months after that! Six months and it should be close to full strength he says!
Great news, indeed, PC!
On that down side, at least the doctor should be able to get the pin/rod done right the first time on her other leg. She actually feels up to walking around a train show? Better to not wear her out. Did you end up going, by the way?
Paul, good to hear on the continuing progress for your granddaughter. And good job on your stress test. So since you passed, are you done with it, or does the Dr. want to set up an annual thing, to show you off to his other patients?
Flashwave, nice birthday present, I'd say, even if it isn't a Cab Forward...
Ed, if you talk really nice to Johnboy, maybe he's got a place near him that you can rent at a good price... I see that you were having 80 F weather yesterday, and we got to the 60's up here in Cape Girardeau today. Nice to get a break from our cooler stuff. Hope your big "Mo" returns, though.
Garry, you'll have a pretty good stretch of mainline, when you get that all done! Having worked (for pay) in a treatment center previously, I'd say that your help will be appreciated by the clients there trying to get their lives back on track (no pun intended...). On those Two Brothers Restaurant kits, weren't those from IHC or Model Power? They're not lots different from Walthers' Merchants Row II kit, if someone wanted a similar building. But the cost might be another matter...
LSWrr wrote:I did finish up the Merchant's row I project with the exception of the store front signs. I need to fire up the ALPS MD-1000 and print some signs tonight.
I did finish up the Merchant's row I project with the exception of the store front signs. I need to fire up the ALPS MD-1000 and print some signs tonight.
Lee, I'm jealous - isn't that ALPS the one that'll print decals, no matter what colors are in them (including white)? And is ALPS (or anyone else) making a printer that will do that, still? Sure would like to know, since I'd heard that ALPS wasn't making that printer anymore.
Kevin, how do you like the Delaney kit? I got two (one to kitbash and break down into smaller buildings, like that loading dock (warehouse) for a transfer facility). I've bought a few of the RDA kits on eB**, and have my eye on a few others on the RDA website.
Colby, good to hear about your layout progress. Post a drawing or pic when you get a chance!
Rob, sorry to hear about losing your goats.
Cederstrand wrote: bjdukert Member sinceJanuary 2003 From: South east Michigan 927 posts Posted by bjdukert on Sunday, January 6, 2008 6:29 PM Rob I found this site a while back and they sell hydracal by bulk if you are thinking of doing your scenery with the towel method. I'm not sure if they are the least expensive though and hope this helps some.http://www.plaster.com/Talk to you laterDuke "Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad "There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans Paul W. Beverung Member sinceDecember 2003 From: North Central Texas 2,370 posts Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Sunday, January 6, 2008 7:13 PM Evening Gang: Well I did get to the 7.5 in RR for a few minutes. I didn't get much done as Elly May the dog wanted attention and that pretty well took up the time. She's very old so she comes first. Other then that not much is going on. Hey good to see you Duke. Where have you been hiding? Or is it that I haven't been very observent? Whatever I'm going to head out and watch the Simpsons. Good Night All Paul The Duluth, Superior, & Southeastern " The Superior Route " WETSU pcarrell Member sinceFebruary 2005 From: In the State of insanity! 7,982 posts Posted by pcarrell on Sunday, January 6, 2008 7:17 PM I took the wife to the train show (she wanted to go.....her idea, and we had fun!). I didn't buy much, just two conveyers to load up my tenders with. Since I didn't get much the wife insisted that we go and pick up some layout supplies! I got several colors of paint (for my backdrop), some paint for my groundcover, a big bottle of white glue, and some lightweight joint compound. We'll see if I can make a mess with that! JimRCGMO wrote: She actually feels up to walking around a train show? Better to not wear her out. Did you end up going, by the way?No, no....she can't put much weight at all on it. She certainly can't walk on it. I pushed her wheelchair around. She's not healed that much yet. Philip Flashwave Member sinceJune 2007 From: Indiana 3,549 posts Posted by Flashwave on Sunday, January 6, 2008 9:25 PM Gee I'm loving Tabbed Browsing right now. ["pcarrell"] I took the wife to the train show (she wanted to go.....her idea, and we had fun!). I didn't buy much, just two conveyers to load up my tenders with. Since I didn't get much the wife insisted that we go and pick up some layout supplies! I got several colors of paint (for my backdrop), some paint for my groundcover, a big bottle of white glue, and some lightweight joint compound. We'll see if I can make a mess with that! JimRCGMO wrote: She actually feels up to walking around a train show? Better to not wear her out. Did you end up going, by the way?No, no....she can't put much weight at all on it. She certainly can't walk on it. I pushed her wheelchair around. She's not healed that much yet. I looked, only saw 1 wheelchair. Saw an Oxygen hose, but now leg cast. I had coatsleeves velcroed across my shoulder, maybe we passed. The Haul: (totaling ~140) I found a seller withe 2002 Tracks in the Sand Coaches, baught one, am finding the others online An NYC Mohawk/Hudson style tender (2 axle, but I'm gonna put a pair of three axles under it as opposed to the F unit trucks it has now...) for the America's tool car2 in box Accurail kits and 4 89ft cars for Circus Train (already broke the parts off the 89 ft flats.. flimsy piece of junk ramp parts...2 Athearn coaches, semi-streamlined heavyweights at 8 each (Preamble Express cars for AFT) Roundhouse Palace Car RTR with lights and nicely done window paper. stencils of people that look real, not the bachmann/tyco stuff.Kalmbach guide for Enginge facilities (not as impressed with it, but I can make it work) Dad got a few things too. ["Heartland Division CB&Q"] Good morning Diners! Buckwheat pancakes, real maple syrup, and coffee please. Lee mentiond building the MT Arms hotel. It's a nice kit. You can see it in the photo behind my Merchant Row buildings. Lee, the window shades are simply horizontal masking tape behind each window. Happy Model Railroading! Once again, I can't stop looking more at the Zephyr than the buildings...["ModelTrainLover"] afternoon guys.I have great news about my new portable layout!I have the trackplan down, it;s been named, maine line and yard are penciled on to the top of the table, and there is room for expansion!!!It's the New York & Maine Central Railroad Co.Scale. HOSize: 43.5in by 5ftprototype: freelancelocal: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New YorkEra: 1935 to 1960'sStyle: walk around, portable table.controll: DC possible DCCstill expanding!Congrats. Wish I could get that far. >_> About done though.G'Night all -Morgan Cox 47 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: East central Illinois 2,576 posts Posted by Cox 47 on Sunday, January 6, 2008 9:26 PM B U M P !!!!....Jerry ILLinois and Southern...Serving the Coal belt of southern Illinois with a Smile... Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 6, 2008 9:28 PM Evening everyone- A cup of coffee please and a chocolate chip muffin if there are any left.Nice to see everyone.At last some good news weather wise . Going to warm up this week-mid 40's to mid 50's.JimRCGMO-Thanks for your compliments on the caboose and flat car loads.The caboose is still earning her keep even though she looks like she's been through a battle but still gets the job done when necessary.Yes-for the loads I used all HO scale lumber and FYI the lumber piles are hollow.Speeds up the assembly process.Learned that trick in an old issue of MR so I can't take credit for it. Once you hace the lumber cut assembly goes pretty fast.Thanks again-NJ Bob Edit rtraincollector Member sinceApril 2005 From: South Carolina 9,713 posts Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, January 6, 2008 10:16 PM how dare you try and get a newbe in trouble with flip . Tell him to ask flip how to tell zoe and chole apart you know thats still a sore subject with flip (that blackeye he got was not a good way to go home to the wife after a new years party at the old place. (lets see that was what 3 old places ago?) Hi all stopped into say hi and good thing as jim was trying to get advenger in trouble I see. chole we know your Doing a great job and we really don't want to bring any bad memories up either so sorry I said anything. (geeze must of been shift change when jim said it as they must of missed him saying it lol. Not to much going on here . been putting in apps with the federal goverment to see if i can get a cival service job. Looking into being a cook with my experince I should have good chance seeing it would be at a military base most likely and I have 17 years in navy as a cook so it should help some lol. Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne http://rtssite.shutterfly.com/ Cederstrand Member sinceApril 2007 From: Western transplant to the Deep South 4,256 posts Posted by Cederstrand on Sunday, January 6, 2008 10:50 PM Once again, I can't stop looking more at the Zephyr than the buildings...*** on that beauty from me. I like everything in that pic.***PC, good to hear you & the Mrs were able to make it out together for the train show. Hope it lifted her spirits.Thanks everyone for the suggestions & links! Much appreciated. Didn't get much of anything accomplished today. Seemed like a day of spinning my wheels and going nowhere. Tomorrow should be better. Good Night All. Rob Heartland Division CB&Q Member sinceJanuary 2007 From: Kentucky 10,660 posts Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, January 7, 2008 12:03 AM Hello .... everybody. More remarks on the picture. Thanks. This evening, I wired up electronic sound effects for the meat packing plant, and the cattle in the stock yards now moo.Happy Model Railroading. GARRY HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU wetidlerjr Member sinceMarch 2005 From: IN/USA 2,495 posts 01-07-2008 Posted by wetidlerjr on Monday, January 7, 2008 6:38 AM Good Morning from Tipton IN ! Bill Tidler Jr. Near a cornfield in Indiana... GMTRacing Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: New Milford, Ct 3,232 posts Posted by GMTRacing on Monday, January 7, 2008 7:08 AM Good Morning All, A regular and a glazed donut please Zoe. Temps in the 30's this morning and damp besides. A typical gloomy winter day. Did get some time in at the rail yard working again on the plow truck. I'd love to get back to the RS-11 I'm helping to restore but there's so much other mechanical work to do it seems unlikely just now.Duke - good to see you dropped in yesterday. What's been up lately?I loved the pics of the Zepher and the wood loads - that's some nice work. Lee - I agree the DPM kits are a bit heavy/thick but Jerry was right. Once painted and curtained they look pretty good. Loved the idea for the peaked roofs though I left mine flat/slightly slanted. Didn't use the stock roof though - I cut up cardboard and one old heavy plastic steel roof panel and used them instead. That's about it for now gotta run - lots to do this week. Have a goodun' J.R. gear-jammer Member sinceJuly 2006 From: Olympia, WA 2,313 posts Posted by gear-jammer on Monday, January 7, 2008 8:22 AM I'm back.It took all last week to figure out that my hard drive crashed. I kept trying my components on the neighbors computer.Nice photos, Bob.I should get ready for work.Sue Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about. jeffrey-wimberly Member sinceJune 2004 From: Orig: Tyler Texas. Lived in seven countries, now live in Sundown, Louisiana 25,640 posts Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, January 7, 2008 8:23 AM Good morning.It's currently 66 here in Louisiana.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 1/7/2008Wind Chill: 66°FHumidity: 94%Dew Point: 64°FSo Far TodayHigh: 67°FLow: 63°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 18mph S Today High: 75 Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight Low: 58 Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Running Bear, Sundown, Louisiana Joined June, 2004 Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam LSWrr Member sinceOctober 2006 From: Euclid, Ohio 2,822 posts Posted by LSWrr on Monday, January 7, 2008 8:29 AM Good morning,Only up to 60F right now (ok that's a tropical heat wave for northern Ohio). Thunderstorms for the next couple of days with temps in the 60's.Jim, yes it's a dye sub-limination <SP> printer, and yes it prints white. I do have trouble with it since you have to print white labels twice. The white ink is not opaque enough to be laid on a black railcar.Cederstrand, I use the plaster cloth for river bottoms, I think it was $13 a roll at MichaelsJeffery, what are you using for ground cover? It looks really good.Lee BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes Heartland Division CB&Q Member sinceJanuary 2007 From: Kentucky 10,660 posts Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, January 7, 2008 8:48 AM Hello ....Oatmeal and OJ, please. Here's another angle of the downtown scene. It give a better view of the kitbashed restaurant building with sand colored brick. It's located at the part of my scene where the orientation of bulidings and streets changes from being 45 degrees to the wall to being 90 degrees to the wall. There are actaully two restaurants in the downtown scene and my scale figures can eat well. (Perhaps as much as some of our diners here.)My kitbashed Burlington obeservation car is on the departing train. GARRY HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU jeffrey-wimberly Member sinceJune 2004 From: Orig: Tyler Texas. Lived in seven countries, now live in Sundown, Louisiana 25,640 posts Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, January 7, 2008 9:14 AM LSWrr wrote:Jeffery, what are you using for ground cover? It looks really good.Woodland Scenics green blended turf. I buy it in the 1 quart shakertop bottles at Hobby Lobby.Gerry: One thing in your photo that leaped out and grabbed me was that 57 Chevy! Where'd you find that? Running Bear, Sundown, Louisiana Joined June, 2004 Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam SilverSpike Member sinceAugust 2002 From: Wake Forest, NC 2,869 posts Posted by SilverSpike on Monday, January 7, 2008 9:27 AM Morning folks!Toaster strudel and some coffee please Chloe, thanks!The warming front has taken hold, low was only 39° F this morning, and the high is supposed to be in the low 70° F today.Made some progress in the layout this weekend, and started production on the details but still trying to decide on a new roof material for the roundhouse. Here are a few images for your review. LSWrr wrote: Ryan, any new pictures of the round house?And by request....Details in temporary placementAtlas Southern GP38 Locos with new DCC decoders installedScenery Base added and carved some rock detailGlad you all been enjoyin' the special diner menu treats, so here is Today's Lunch and Dinner Special menu:And for another extra special special, here is a Cajun culinary treat you might want to sink your teeth into, Blackened Catfish on the back grill, see the You Tube video to wet your appetite:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MstHeu1bV4Garry, congratulations on finding such a great way to give back to your local community, social responsibility in the church and public is always in dire need. And nice pics of the layout, keep em coming!Sorry to hear about the goats Rob, and to answer your question the 5 stars are the rating, you can rate the diner too, just click the Rate button and post your rating! I gave us a 5! Cederstrand wrote: ...in a BURLINGTON NORTHERN mug, please & thank you. Oh, and did you say BN?Got this item as a Christmas present from my mother-in-law.....now ain't she sweet....BTW, Lee how is the Merchants Row kits coming along?Nice lumber loads you got there NJ Bob! And yes, I saw your recipe and it looks good, and I sent you a reply to that PM! And the wall unit's kit looks great, nice weathering too!Thanks for the OJ report Ed, looks like the variety continues to maintain even in the cold temps! And good deal for the Giants, I was rooting for them too since the Bucs beat out the Saints in the NFC South this year.And a quick Shout Out goes to Duke!Cheers,Ryan Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan Cox 47 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: East central Illinois 2,576 posts Posted by Cox 47 on Monday, January 7, 2008 9:33 AM Good Morning All...It warmed up all last night its 60 here this morning and posta beat the old record of 63...I'll have one of Bill's dougnuts and coffee please...Thank You...Gary....Another nice photo...Is station a kitbash?PC....Glad to hear your wife is improving...Sounds like you got lots of "staples" to work on layout with...Flashdance....Good haul at the train show...RT....Glad to see you in Dinner this morning...Good luck with cook job..Keep us updated...Sue...Hope you get your pewter problems figured out....Well it a nice morning and I am going to shoot some paint on body and frame of bobber caboose while I can...Sallie is home today she was to sick to go to Dialisiss..Hope she is feeling well enough to make it up tuesday...You all have a good one ....Jerry ILLinois and Southern...Serving the Coal belt of southern Illinois with a Smile... « First«53545556575859»Last » Subscriber & Member Login Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more! 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Rob I found this site a while back and they sell hydracal by bulk if you are thinking of doing your scenery with the towel method. I'm not sure if they are the least expensive though and hope this helps some.
http://www.plaster.com/
Talk to you later
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
Evening Gang: Well I did get to the 7.5 in RR for a few minutes. I didn't get much done as Elly May the dog wanted attention and that pretty well took up the time. She's very old so she comes first. Other then that not much is going on.
Hey good to see you Duke. Where have you been hiding? Or is it that I haven't been very observent?
Whatever I'm going to head out and watch the Simpsons.
Good Night All
I took the wife to the train show (she wanted to go.....her idea, and we had fun!). I didn't buy much, just two conveyers to load up my tenders with. Since I didn't get much the wife insisted that we go and pick up some layout supplies! I got several colors of paint (for my backdrop), some paint for my groundcover, a big bottle of white glue, and some lightweight joint compound. We'll see if I can make a mess with that!
JimRCGMO wrote: She actually feels up to walking around a train show? Better to not wear her out. Did you end up going, by the way?
She actually feels up to walking around a train show? Better to not wear her out. Did you end up going, by the way?
No, no....she can't put much weight at all on it. She certainly can't walk on it. I pushed her wheelchair around. She's not healed that much yet.
Gee I'm loving Tabbed Browsing right now.
["pcarrell"]
I looked, only saw 1 wheelchair. Saw an Oxygen hose, but now leg cast. I had coatsleeves velcroed across my shoulder, maybe we passed.
The Haul: (totaling ~140) I found a seller withe 2002 Tracks in the Sand Coaches, baught one, am finding the others online
An NYC Mohawk/Hudson style tender (2 axle, but I'm gonna put a pair of three axles under it as opposed to the F unit trucks it has now...) for the America's tool car
2 in box Accurail kits and 4 89ft cars for Circus Train (already broke the parts off the 89 ft flats.. flimsy piece of junk ramp parts...
2 Athearn coaches, semi-streamlined heavyweights at 8 each (Preamble Express cars for AFT)
Roundhouse Palace Car RTR with lights and nicely done window paper. stencils of people that look real, not the bachmann/tyco stuff.
Kalmbach guide for Enginge facilities (not as impressed with it, but I can make it work)
Dad got a few things too.
Good morning Diners!
Buckwheat pancakes, real maple syrup, and coffee please.
Lee mentiond building the MT Arms hotel. It's a nice kit. You can see it in the photo behind my Merchant Row buildings. Lee, the window shades are simply horizontal masking tape behind each window.
Happy Model Railroading!
Once again, I can't stop looking more at the Zephyr than the buildings...
["ModelTrainLover"]
Congrats. Wish I could get that far. >_> About done though.
G'Night all
-Morgan
Evening everyone- A cup of coffee please and a chocolate chip muffin if there are any left.
Nice to see everyone.At last some good news weather wise . Going to warm up this week-mid 40's to mid 50's.
JimRCGMO-Thanks for your compliments on the caboose and flat car loads.The caboose is still earning her keep even though she looks like she's been through a battle but still gets the job done when necessary.
Yes-for the loads I used all HO scale lumber and FYI the lumber piles are hollow.Speeds up the assembly process.Learned that trick in an old issue of MR so I can't take credit for it. Once you hace the lumber cut assembly goes pretty fast.Thanks again-NJ Bob
how dare you try and get a newbe in trouble with flip . Tell him to ask flip how to tell zoe and chole apart you know thats still a sore subject with flip (that blackeye he got was not a good way to go home to the wife after a new years party at the old place. (lets see that was what 3 old places ago?)
Hi all stopped into say hi and good thing as jim was trying to get advenger in trouble I see.
chole we know your Doing a great job and we really don't want to bring any bad memories up either so sorry I said anything. (geeze must of been shift change when jim said it as they must of missed him saying it lol.
Not to much going on here . been putting in apps with the federal goverment to see if i can get a cival service job. Looking into being a cook with my experince I should have good chance seeing it would be at a military base most likely and I have 17 years in navy as a cook so it should help some lol.
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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*** on that beauty from me. I like everything in that pic.
***PC, good to hear you & the Mrs were able to make it out together for the train show. Hope it lifted her spirits.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions & links! Much appreciated. Didn't get much of anything accomplished today. Seemed like a day of spinning my wheels and going nowhere. Tomorrow should be better. Good Night All. Rob
Hello .... everybody.
More remarks on the picture. Thanks.
This evening, I wired up electronic sound effects for the meat packing plant, and the cattle in the stock yards now moo.
Happy Model Railroading.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning All,
A regular and a glazed donut please Zoe. Temps in the 30's this morning and damp besides. A typical gloomy winter day. Did get some time in at the rail yard working again on the plow truck. I'd love to get back to the RS-11 I'm helping to restore but there's so much other mechanical work to do it seems unlikely just now.
Duke - good to see you dropped in yesterday. What's been up lately?
I loved the pics of the Zepher and the wood loads - that's some nice work. Lee - I agree the DPM kits are a bit heavy/thick but Jerry was right. Once painted and curtained they look pretty good. Loved the idea for the peaked roofs though I left mine flat/slightly slanted. Didn't use the stock roof though - I cut up cardboard and one old heavy plastic steel roof panel and used them instead. That's about it for now gotta run - lots to do this week. Have a goodun' J.R.
I'm back.
It took all last week to figure out that my hard drive crashed. I kept trying my components on the neighbors computer.
Nice photos, Bob.
I should get ready for work.
Sue
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Good morning,
Only up to 60F right now (ok that's a tropical heat wave for northern Ohio). Thunderstorms for the next couple of days with temps in the 60's.
Jim, yes it's a dye sub-limination <SP> printer, and yes it prints white. I do have trouble with it since you have to print white labels twice. The white ink is not opaque enough to be laid on a black railcar.
Cederstrand, I use the plaster cloth for river bottoms, I think it was $13 a roll at Michaels
Jeffery, what are you using for ground cover? It looks really good.
Hello ....
Oatmeal and OJ, please.
Here's another angle of the downtown scene. It give a better view of the kitbashed restaurant building with sand colored brick. It's located at the part of my scene where the orientation of bulidings and streets changes from being 45 degrees to the wall to being 90 degrees to the wall. There are actaully two restaurants in the downtown scene and my scale figures can eat well. (Perhaps as much as some of our diners here.)
My kitbashed Burlington obeservation car is on the departing train.
LSWrr wrote:Jeffery, what are you using for ground cover? It looks really good.
Gerry: One thing in your photo that leaped out and grabbed me was that 57 Chevy! Where'd you find that?
Morning folks!
Toaster strudel and some coffee please Chloe, thanks!
The warming front has taken hold, low was only 39° F this morning, and the high is supposed to be in the low 70° F today.
Made some progress in the layout this weekend, and started production on the details but still trying to decide on a new roof material for the roundhouse. Here are a few images for your review.
LSWrr wrote: Ryan, any new pictures of the round house?
Ryan, any new pictures of the round house?
And by request....
Details in temporary placement
Atlas Southern GP38 Locos with new DCC decoders installed
Scenery Base added and carved some rock detail
Glad you all been enjoyin' the special diner menu treats, so here is Today's Lunch and Dinner Special menu:
And for another extra special special, here is a Cajun culinary treat you might want to sink your teeth into, Blackened Catfish on the back grill, see the You Tube video to wet your appetite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MstHeu1bV4
Garry, congratulations on finding such a great way to give back to your local community, social responsibility in the church and public is always in dire need. And nice pics of the layout, keep em coming!
Sorry to hear about the goats Rob, and to answer your question the 5 stars are the rating, you can rate the diner too, just click the Rate button and post your rating! I gave us a 5!
Cederstrand wrote: ...in a BURLINGTON NORTHERN mug, please & thank you.
...in a BURLINGTON NORTHERN mug, please & thank you.
Oh, and did you say BN?
Got this item as a Christmas present from my mother-in-law.....now ain't she sweet....
BTW, Lee how is the Merchants Row kits coming along?
Nice lumber loads you got there NJ Bob! And yes, I saw your recipe and it looks good, and I sent you a reply to that PM! And the wall unit's kit looks great, nice weathering too!
Thanks for the OJ report Ed, looks like the variety continues to maintain even in the cold temps! And good deal for the Giants, I was rooting for them too since the Bucs beat out the Saints in the NFC South this year.
And a quick Shout Out goes to Duke!
Cheers,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan