Hey guys.
I got the most awesome idea ever.
I'm going to scratchbash my bachmann heavy mountain into a true SP MT-2. (If I do it, that is.) I am planning for SP #4388, the only MT-2 with a vandy tender, because it was wrecked and it got its new tender from a 4-10-2.
If anyone happens to have pics of it, that'd be a nice help.
Mark
Evening, Diners - Janie, how about a cup of hot cocoa, please? Thanks, Colby. Shhh... don't wake up Flashwave. We'll let him sleep till morning.
Wanted to say thank you again, to (Lee?/Ed?) for the Library of Congress link, and (forgot who) whoever posted the link to Ian Wilson's Topic of the Month articles. Those articles are like a bunch of little gold mines!
PC, congrats to your son (and I'm sure that you're just a teensy bit proud of him, right?) He must be doing a lot right, if he's guarding that big guy!
Jerry, I'd agree that your #2 daughter pretty much got visited by an . That is terrific news, after they've been without a car.
Went by the Credit Union this morning after laundry, and got some brochures (their drive-in window was all that was open, but the teller had a packet of the information handy). Next payday, I'll be taking some of the money over and open an account there.
Colby, good to hear of your progress on the layout (and hope you get a Saturday open so you can get to the LHS).
Lee, that's kind of funny that you got some potential employees and also people wanting to ship with the LS&W. The revised copy looks even better - but you might still get some more people contacting you. Maybe put an overall image of the LS&W on the home page?
Paul, you and Mary Ann maybe should have Ed drop off a tanker of his OJ via the UP for you. Need to get rid of those sniffles so you can go spoil Lara some more.
Well, I'd better head on out for now. Guess we'll hear later what kind of goodies Dick might have scored at the Amherst show. Prayers for a good night's rest and a warm spot to sleep in, as well as for peace and comfort for those in need of any of those.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning Gang;
I bet most of you aren't up yet. Well for some reason I couldn't sleep, maybe it is because I slept in so long yesterday.
My goodness Chloe, you start early. Seeing that there is only two of us in here I'll have the breaky Special with a large OJ from Mexico.
I would like to ask the crew here a question. Have any of you ever dealt with this online company ? Great prices shown. Click on the link:
http://www.mags4cheap.com:80/magazines/magazine.php/products_id/949
If this is legitimate, those are really good prices.. It is amazing what you can find when you should be sleeping.
PC. Great story about your son. He is a handsome fellow, just like his Dad. Thats what all the ladies tell me. Tell him he has our best wishes and we'll keep him in our prayers as well.
Jim; We as well have dealt with a CU. here for many years as one of our banks and have certainly had less trouble with them than the others. Good luck with yours.
Going to try and get some more sleep and then up for Church. Will stop back later to see what is said about that link.
Johnboy out..................
More tunnel liners were made last night, maybe will get them installed today.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Good morning folks, haven't poked in here since the "Dodge Tabogan" thing. Glad to hear things are doing better for most.
Johnboy, I've been up early today, waiting my ride to carpool out to the Springfield show. It is a fantastic show, must be the largest in the east. I know there's some that wish they could go and will be waiting anxiously to hear and see pics about it.
Ryan, They do have some great clinics and demos at the show. You really need two days and that won't be enough time to really cover all the buildings and hit some of the clinics.
Phillip, Great to hear that wifey is doing so much better these days, I can see that you'd be excited having your son out on the court and doing so well.
Jerry, What B&O cabbose are you working on, I have been dogging it on the 3 Pacific Mountain Scale Shops resin I-5 and 2, I-12s.
And happy birthday Dick, can't wait to stop by at The Steaming Tender after the show today.
Oh, my ride to the show is here, Get back to you later.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Morning everyone.I would like to have coffee,pancakes w/sausage if you please.
Lee-I'm happy to report that the passenger cars arrived totally in one piece.The box wasn't even damaged.I already took the bodies off the frames.I have some ideas for the first one.I'm eventually going to do three'
I'm almost ready to send your stuff out. Just have a few more things to do,perhaps by the end of the week or the following week,I'll let you know.
See you all later.Have to get ready for church. FoulRift
Good morning,
Last night I had an offer I couldn't refuse; taxslayer.com provides free Federal and State tax preparation and electronic filing for Military members whose sole source of income is their Military W-2.
Thoughts and prayers to those on the sick and injured list.
We have a blistering high today of 28F and snow.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Morning,diners! A glass of Ed's OJ please.Thanks.
Kind of a strange afternoon yesterday. A friend's wife passed last week, so we attended her funeral and then went to another buddie's wife's birthday party. Such is life.
LEE: I resent the map and some other stuff this A.M. and sure , I'd love to see what you've got.
Well, back to ground cover production.
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
Just a quick check in with you guys, I see it's been busy in here. I'll catch up with all the rest of the happenings and goings on tomorrow!
Sunday Brunch Buffet ~ $9.95
Eggs Benedict
Hash Browns
Bacon & Sausage
Cheese Grits
Whole Ham Carving Station
Omelet Station
Veal Stew Rochambeaux
Shrimp Creole with Rice
Grilled Tuna with Cilantro Mango Salsa
Pastry Display
Ice Cream Station
Here is some sad news:The Caldwell County Railroad was forced to close down a spur due to the new Google Data Center under construction in Lenoir, North Carolina.
Here are a couple of online news articles on the Google project:
Google Picks N.C. for $600 Million Data Center, Up to 210 Jobs
Silicon Valley meets Catawba Valley Google, Lenoir settle in with each other
James Guffey of the Norfolk Southern - NC Yahoo Group posted this link recently to an online photo gallery of the last run of the Caldwell County Railroad to Lenoir, NC.
Caldwell County Last Run to Lenoir
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Ryan, you're getting me in trouble! This menu you've been serving is causing me to loose my manly physique! I'm starting to look less like the hulkster and more like Homer Simpson!
Morning all! And a beautiful morning it is!
The wife is quickly ditching the wheelchair in favor of the much more manuverable crutches. Last night I took her to church and out to eat and the wheelchair never left the back of the van! The doc told her Friday that she can start driving again in 10 days (consider that fair warning you all!). She's excited!
Well, my sons legs were stiff as a board and real sore after friday nights game, but he's getting back to normal now. He's still on a high from it though. I know he wouldn't trade the other night for anything!
Oh well, I'm off to go teach my Bible study class. Later!
Heartland Division CB and Q wrote:Jeff...as i said I liked the PA.... if you care to have a vitual interchange of a passenger train let me know.. Here's my Texas Special.. My cars are Con Cor's, and I got a deal on them at a train show. However, you could get low priced Athearns and do one of your great 'Spray Can Rembrant' jobs on them.
Jeff...as i said I liked the PA.... if you care to have a vitual interchange of a passenger train let me know.. Here's my Texas Special.. My cars are Con Cor's, and I got a deal on them at a train show. However, you could get low priced Athearns and do one of your great 'Spray Can Rembrant' jobs on them.
Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 1/27/2008Wind Chill: 36°FHumidity: 92%Dew Point: 37°FSo Far TodayHigh: 41°FLow: 37°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 8mph NNE Rest Of Today High: 62 Becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. Tonight Low: 38 Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds.
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Good morning everyone from snowy New England, yesit is snowing , 25F, a light powdery snow. It sure looks like we picked the right day to go to the Train Show yesterday.
The Train Show was very crowded, they added a 4th building this year, and every building was packed. If any says this hobby is slowing or dying, it is not true at this show!! 4 acres (176,000 + sq feet of floor space ).
I met J.R. at the Danbury Museum display, it is so nice to actually meet some of the Diner members, he is handsome dude and doesn't look a day over 50.
I only got to take 3 photos, the place was so packed, and my camera is rather large being a Nikon D70. Trying to carry the shopping bag with coat stuffed in it, and camera bag is rather tough. The web site usually has nice photos of all the layouts at the show "before" things get crowded.
MRR stuff??? I don't know where to beging guys....you name it, it was there. Every scale was well represented, plus brass, and live , real steam ( if you $10,000 to buy that set up for your yard ). Many tables had all sorts of locomotives and cars that you could pick up at rediculous prices, 4 assorted cars for $10, locomotives for $25 ( running and looking OK ), every DVD, RR Book, lights , furniture, old time photos, RR items like switch locks, signal lights, lanterns, you name it they had it. Atlas, Athearn, Branchline, CMT, Bachmann, Walthers, etc, etc, had all their items at 20% or more off , as well as many private vendors. I saw two vendors that items that really interested me, one was from Vermont, they made rock molds that were the best that I had ever seen!! Another vendor had transfer labels that you use with a PC and printer, they were absolutely terrific, they were from NJ, $15 for that complete kit with CD.
Then, I saw a gate that you can install in your layout that runs on two lead screws, on on either end of your gate, and one puch of the button and the gate rises 6 feet or so to allow you to walk under. For some of us we won't even have to duck. It was made by that company that makes modular tables ( name escapes me, Senior moment ) My son liked that idea as he is 6'-1".
So what did I buy? Sorry to say only a book that I have been waiting for, a map of all the New England railroads, the latest updated as of December 07, a one branchline box car, A B&A ( Boston & Albany hat with the logo on front, and my son bought me a nice maroon lined jacket, B&M with loco on back and on front pocket area. Why so little with so many nice deals? The short answer is...the stock market. The last few months have raised h** with the retirement investments, so being on fixed income, one needs to be frugal at times. Now if that check had arrived that the FED is going to give us in May......things would have been different. Besides, I need to get my butt in gear and lay tracks on the layout, and build some of the 20+ items that I have still in kit form.
Thank you once again for all the BD cakes and wishes, and JIM, the BD was SATURDAY, the 26th.
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:[
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
Morning all.
Cleaned up the layout a bit yesterday, got to run some trains. My challenger pulling my 15 nice freight cars, (those junky tycos and lls don't count) and my E9 pulling my 2 walthers passenger cars. I ordered them some buddies, which should show up some time in the next 9-13 days. (Ordered em' on friday.)
Well, Gotta roll.
Hello everybody .
Eggs benedect .. great...thanks Ryan..... with Ed's OJ please........
If you want to read my adventure in the thread on model railroad accidents ... go ahead and read it.... Or if you'd like to see some pix of my Denver Zephyr it's in WPF.
It's good to see Bob K and David P stopped by for a visit again. Hope to see them in the diner more often in the future.
Jeff ............good luck then with freight service for the PA....... the prototypes did that too. They were passenger engines, but they could pull a freight train well.
Hoople.......... It's good to see you're haing fun there. you mentioned previously you were considering changing your bachmann 4-8-2 into a specific SP locomotve. that will be a really fun project. I suppose you've looked on the internet for pictures. maybe, the SP historical club has more.
Food was good ........... Bye.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Heartland Division CB&Q said:
If they have 1 picture of 4388, they have more than the net. All I found were facts, which help also.
Top smoke box mounted Elesco feedwater heater
Baker valve gear pre 1943
Walschaert's valve gear post 1943
120-C-8 Vanderbilt tender
160-C-3 from 12-46 to 3-47
Retired in 1951
Sport cabs
Multiple bearing crossheads
Pyle National cast aluminum headlights
Universal disc main driver added 9/3/1948
NO AIRHORN
Skyline Casing/ Streamlined boiler added 12-22-41
Now if anyone can tell me what most of these are I could get some ideas of what it looks like.
Thanks,Mark
A few guys have asked for info on the Steaming Tender ( former Palmer RR station), so here is their web page address, there is also a phot gallery where you can see some very nice photos of the inside and outside.
http://www.steamingtender.com/gallery.asp
Afternoon gang: I just got finished with the pad for the storage container. It just needs a bit of compacting and the OK from the boss. I'd like to get in some MRRing today but there is so much to get done. I still have a bit of dirt to move over at the creek and Terry might be over at his place working on the railroad. I made out a list of things I need ( well want ) from Walthers. They have the DL 109s in Milw Rd on sale in the Feb sale cataloge. I will call them tomorrow and if they have 2 I'll order them plus a couple of C&NW pass cars for the C&NW Erie builts to pull around. Hmmmm I should get to the basement and use some Upsedasium on the layout. I need to get the layout raised before I can do any more to it like senary and wired for DCC.
Well if I'm going to get anything done I'd better get going.
See you all later.
FoulRift, Glad to hear they made it, you sound pleased or surprised, lol.
Maybe you could build a Victoria Station for your layout. The Victoria Station in Toledo was a square central building but the dining rooms were typically 2 box cars, and one passenger car. (I can't find pictures) So you have a square clapboard building with a wooden walkway up to the front door (the building was elevated so the main floor was level with the RR car floors). The banquette room was a passenger car on the back of the building then the other 2 dining rooms were the box cars on the right and left of the building. They laid enough track so the RR cars could sit on their wheels this was a fancy place; live lobsters, every large steak you could imagine even free birthday cakes. In the late 70's dinner would typically cost $14 - $17/person.
Terry, shoot me an email with your normal address and I'll send you some RR charts. I never got your chart, I'm guessing it was over 12MB and my server kicked it back.
grayfox1119 wrote: A few guys have asked for info on the Steaming Tender ( former Palmer RR station), so here is their web page address, there is also a phot gallery where you can see some very nice photos of the inside and outside.http://www.steamingtender.com/gallery.asp
Looks familiar. I was at a wedding in a place like that a long time ago, remember seeing a parked MoW there. Wonder if it's the same place?
Hoop:
The water heater loks like a brow on this 4-8-2. (Baldwin. The engine you want is an ALCO-Brokks meaning Alco built in the Brooke shop. Wherever they are) http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/gtw6039bt.jpg in fact, that there is propbably a close bet. shame it weren't bigger.
Baker valve gear. CLICK ME
Your partially in luck Bachmann sells a Vandy tendy, but only if you click this link
I can nail the sport cab and skyline casing together, with a bonus tender, with this link (WARNING! VERYBIGGG PICTURE!!!) that's the MT-3 the dendant to the engine your modeling. it appears to be the same cab and top as the GS4s
Still working on your headlights, the main drive has something to do with the way the drive rods connected to one-another. if you aren't good with cutting precisely, i'd leave the driverods alone. Else you risk the engine never running properly.
-Morgan
Lee-I already have an idea on how I am going to use the cars but I don't want to reveal too much right now. And YES! they were more that I expected and seeing that I am modeling in the 50's they fit the era.
Well me and the reaper got to go now.For some reason I'm feeling a little uncomfortable in here so I'll just say TTFN-FoulRift
Greetings folks. I haven't stopped by for a while. I've been reading your posts, I just don't have much to say.
I have been planning how I will execute my quasi dream layout. I say quasi because it's actually a fairly conservative size. I am going to model the downtown rail corridor of Mankato Minnesota during the 50's. This will include a large passenger depot, small yard, team track, a few rail served industries, and a large grain terminal. I am also attempting to add elements of a business district named Front street. This was the main drag downtown.
To achieve a certain amount of credibility, I will need to use two of my four wall sections to model Mankato. My inspiration for this project was a trestle outside of my hometown, so I have to use a third section for that element. The one thing I'm losing is open rural running. Oh well, I'm more excited to do downtown than the rural area anyway.
My business is closing on Thursday, so I have plenty of time to plan this new adventure. The kicker is not being able to get a job before we move. We aren't moving for a few months. To make matters worse, all of my train stuff is packed away! I'm working on getting my wife to let me purchase the depot kit. That would give me something to do for a while. What a waste, I'll never have this much free time again.
I hope everyone has a good week.
FLASHWAVE: The train station is in Palmer, Massachusetts, is that where the wedding was?
We missed another Nor'easter, a BIG one is hammering the islands and Cape Cod with heavy snow and winds over 60 mph. We are 50 miles inland from the coast, so only have 2" of powder, I can sweep that away with a broom.
PAUL: Do I ever know that feeling...always a list of things to do, I wonder if this is a conspiracy??? LOL
Corey
you live just up the road from me I'm in La Crosse. Did you going to the La Crosse center Sat.? I was there I had a table sold everything I brought in good day.
Didn't buy much saving my money for the Madison show in Feb. Where do you work?
Liljoe
liljoe wrote: Corey you live just up the road from me I'm in La Crosse. Did you going to the La Crosse center Sat.? I was there I had a table sold everything I brought in good day. Didn't buy much saving my money for the Madison show in Feb. Where do you work? Liljoe
grayfox1119 wrote: FLASHWAVE: The train station is in Palmer, Massachusetts, is that where the wedding was?We missed another Nor'easter, a BIG one is hammering the islands and Cape Cod with heavy snow and winds over 60 mph. We are 50 miles inland from the coast, so only have 2" of powder, I can sweep that away with a broom.PAUL: Do I ever know that feeling...always a list of things to do, I wonder if this is a conspiracy??? LOL
it was the reception actually. I remember being embarrased as I had a dance with a girl i didn't know, and was a typical 6 yr old boy I think it was at night, but we were by during the day to check it out and I played on the speeders that were on display and oggled over the massive self propelled tie replacer/ballaster/thingy. I'll ask mom when she's done making messes in our attic.
Welcome to more Newbies. Always room for more. Thanks for the offer but as it is getting close to my bedtime, I'll just have tea with honey.
Prayers for all.
Flip
Dick-You're still 2 years younger than me .