Elliotts Trackside Diner II

[JimRCGMO]

Goodness - nobody's been in since 11 this morning, and it's almost 2 p.m. now? Time for a B-U-M-P-!!

Out two times today so far (one to ER, one to local jail) and no commitments so far (those take forever to get done with the paperwork...). Hoping for a dull rest of the day (call-wise), so I can work on a few kits (freight cars, smaller side-buildings and details).

Zoe, how about a root beer float to go, please? Thank you, ma'am!

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau (currently 42 F and mostly cloudy) 

[Cederstrand]

 in a SOUTHERN mug, please & thank you!

***JR, forgot to mention, nice looking loco.

***Dave, must be the Soldier in you to give you the guts required to do rivets in N. That and a pair of real good eyes. 

Off to do critter rounds. Rob 

[secondhandmodeler]

Good morning folks.  I'll have a pot of coffee! I'm going out to harvest my latest crop of sedum tonight.  The forestry department has been whining about a lack of resources.  I don't think they realize that it takes a full year to grow this stuff!  Making new trees will allow me stall a little longer in regards to my town area.  Unfortunately, the towns resources don't grow in my backyard.  Onward and upward! 

Jim, I'm glad to see that you are a true patriot by supporting our economy.  " JJJJJuussst one mmmmore kit,  then I'll be done!" 

I'm glad to hear that Jeffrey is doing okay. 

I hope that everyone has a good weekend.  I watched National Lampoons Christmas Vacation last night.  I think I'm inspired to hang lights on the house. Now, where did I put those 250 strings of Italian twinkle lights? 

[Dave Vollmer]

Good news about Jeff being OK...!

Started kitbashing a PRR 210F75 tender in N scale.  Doing rivets in N is...  a test of nerves!  Since the K4 tender shells I spliced together had the correct dimensions but incorrect rivet lines, I've added my own by adding dimples with a pin vise in (almost) straight lines.  So far, it passes the 12" test.

Eventually this tender will be being my PRR M1 4-8-2 I'm building.  Again, I wish I could just buy the PCM N scale M1, but the feeling on the street is that the PCM M1 project is likely to be canceled soon.  Anyway, I like kitbashing steam.

[Fergmiester]

Good Morning All

I'll just sit here quietly and drink my coffee quietly... and stay under the radar

Atta aboy RT!  Good that one of us can still think, no? Probably we were all starting to dread what would come after no news for a couple of days.

   Spent some time cleaning up at home as well, it's always amazing how much of a mess (yeah I know Fergie - your copyright) one can make in just a few days. Did get another shot of the next installment of the neighborhood for you and if it works, it's off my photobucket account (so I can sneak in shop and car photos without the guilt.)

and one for the new addition to the fleet, wrong body and all, the Fairbanks Morse C-Liner

Lets see if this works, and CUL, J.R.

Good News on Jeff and hopefully he'll be able to keep his diabetes in control. Not an easy task as many of my shipmates have it in varying degrees.

GMT: as for the MESS well it is presently under a mound of stuff as I was suppose to be on annual leave this month but got called back and am presently off the NE coast of Newfoundland in and around the Flemish Cap. So the MESS will remain the MESS for another month or so. I'm also at a crossroads of sorts with the MR as I think I may replace and reroute some of the Main line as I'm finding I may have to go with >22" radius curves. The Long wheel base engines though are staying on the track look awkward and it is frustrating me to no end. And the new Rapido Passenger cars also look awkward so changes are in the making.

Nice buildings btw, Would look right at home on the MESS!

Love the C-Liner they are a very nice running engine.

Anywy thanks fo the coffee

Later All

Fergie

 

[JimRCGMO]

Good Morning, Zoe - how about a go cup of coffee and one of those chocolate donuts that Bill T. brought in, please?

Thanks!

Need to get going soon - I'm on-call in about an hour and need to get breakfast and clean up first. They already tried to page me about 45 minutes ago, but I told them they needed the Friday guy, since I didn't come on duty until 8 a.m. (our time). Good thing was, it was only a few minutes before the alarm would've got me up anyway, so no real interruption of my sleep to speak of.

Inch, I can bet you were ready for a break from all the kids. Sounds like a lot of train-running going on there.

Well, now that we know Jeff's whereabouts, we can breathe a little easier (and even better once he gets back home and recuperating). Thanks again, RT!

Better get myself going. See everyone later!

 

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN ! 

[inch53]

Mornin, an irish coffee please Janie, cold here [25] and Mother kept taking all the covers. Suppose to be up round 40 and some sun, so maybe not to bad a day.

Got through supper with the family ok, way too much to eat again, but it was all good. I was sure glad when the kids started leaving, the little ones were tired and getting grouchy [Jamie n her bunch still here]. Then top everything off Mother's dishwasher quit; so I've got another project on the honey do list [I'll never get caught up].

RT,, thanks for finding something on Jeff and letting us know. Sure be keeping him in our thoughts.

COREY,, know what you mean bout those old Lionel's and memories. A friend of ours has one that belonged to his dad and he gets that when he talks about getting it out and running again.

CHUCK n KATHY,, good to hear from you, and the trains are running again. Hope ya had a good LHS trip.

JIM CG,, don't really have the to many building kit problem you do, but I still have to many for what I can use. #2 son has started a layout now and he wants a few of them.

JR,, some good looking buildings there and thanks for the info on the shingles. I'll be needing some when I start doing some scratch building.

Did get some train time yesterday and I got the trains running again. The grandkids loved it; we must have put 500+ scale miles on them last night. Hopein for some more time this weekend, I've still got a couple switch machine problems to work out and some other things I'd like to get done. Hope ya'll has a gooden n stay safe.

[Cederstrand]

[Instead I'll put two Model Power basically-the-same-model kits (National Casket & Coverall Paints) either side of the two left hand tracks, and sharing the same boiler house.]

***Der, have those same two models sitting on the drawing table here. My plan has been to tie at least one into the Soylent Green factory complex. Still not sure I will keep both, depends how long it takes me to figure out "exactly" what I do and do not want and/or need.

Spent another chunk of my train money tonight on more oil paints I needed. Ouch...but no choice. Not sure if Santa (me) will be able to swing a new steam loco by Christmas or not. And then there is hay we are in dire need of again and seems more expensive than ever this year. Wish someone would come along and buy the three mini Zebo cows we have for sale. Never had a problem selling them like we are presently. Times have changed and the drought sure hasn't helped any.

Well, very tired so calling it an early night here. Take care all. Rob

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Greetings from Alabama.

Big salute to RT for finding out about Jeff and for letting us know.

Huge cheers that Jeff will be okay.  Glad he went to the Doc. Praying for his recovery.

Happy Model Railroading.  

 

[GMTRacing]

Der,  In addition to the Grandt Line doors and windows you suggested, I also got some North Eastern Scale Models preassembled shingles which are unfortunately discontinued. All you can get are remaining in stock shingles. These are glued rows of card stock paper and look really good - take stain well and weather easily. I also found at one of my hobby shops some printed paper shingles which are ok, and some New Rail Models Shake Ultra Shingles which are also the bomb. The NRM shingles are printed on a sheet of paper and are adhesive backed so no extra glue, etc. The NESM shingles are in rows as previously mentioned and require a center strip at the ridge some of which is included and they need glueing down. Now that I've got the first batch of stuff completed, I'm going to try my hand at a shingled siding building which is common in my area (common enough that I live in one) and see how it works out. My house was brick red when we moved in,but  we had it sand blasted back to bare and it looks much better in our opinion that way. the shingle sets I was able to get are greenish preweathered and Burnt Sienna preweathered so we'll see ...... In the pictures above the NESM shingles are on the left hand house and the NRM shingles are atop the right hand house. The reddish roof is a  stock one filed down and sprayed with Plasticote stone touch Fiesta and oversprayed with ruddy brown Krylon primer. Hope that helps.   J.R. 

[JimRCGMO]

Paul, you may have missed one of my earlier posts - we've taken everything down to the benchwork, and are getting ready to arrange the sections into the new positions. We are going to be able to re-use most of the wiring setup (which had connectors and plugs between the sections for power). I missed last Monday's club meeting due to my whatchamathingee, so next Monday I'll see what they accomplished while I was gone. Oh yeah (Corey), did I mention that my order that I'll be picking up on Monday include two (more) buildings?

Jim in Cape Girardeau

[der5997]

Good Evening Diners: Hope our neighbours to the south all had a good Thanksgiving. Enjoy your long weekend.  We are in for a cold snap tonight / tomorrow. Still, it’s meant to be back up to reasonable by mid-week, then cool off sharpish again.

 

JR:  You mentioned a few days ago the brand of tile material you were using on those N houses. Could you post the name again please?

 

About period HO vehicles.  I’ve seen ads for 7 Up delivery trucks in a range of mainly pre- WWII styles.  Can’t say what the prices were.  Anyone else seen those?

 

Johnboy: your thoughts on the troops. Do you wear red on Fridays?

 

Rob:

Mitch, your mention of a wind-up triggered a forgotten memory from the obscure recesses of my noggin. My "first" train was some kind of stamped metal wind-up toy, but it didn't run on a track.

…My brother and I were given (I suspect he was given it as I’m 2 years younger) a clockwork Hornby O guage tin plate set as kids.

It was green with some silly painted details and seemed (to me as a small child) fairly large,

Sounds familiar…The loco had two control rods exiting the rear of the cab. One was on/off, and the other forward (push in?) and reverse (pull out?). It did run on track, sectional push together, all metal ties.  Designed to run as an oval, we frequently preferred point to point set up.

Glad your FIL sounds to be on a more even keel.

 

Inspired by CapeJim’s store of un-built structure kits, I’ve had another look at what I’ve got for industries. As a result of taking a look at some, and trying to match them to the various available sites on the layout, I’ve decided to not have a Loco repair shop as part of my time-saver.  Instead I’ll put two Model Power basically-the-same-model kits (National Casket & Coverall Paints) either side of the two left hand tracks, and sharing the same boiler house. (That way I won’t have two identical tall brick chimneys almost side by side.)  It’ll make a nice industrial complex with an older era feel.  I’ll have to paint the brick-work to match. One’s grey in the box, the other a mustard yellow. My scenery is now to the stage where I have to put in the foundations for the industries and parking lots so as to finish the rough ground around them.  I added a small hill the other day while I was on hold to tech support trying to enable the museum’s laptop to our home wireless network.  Still haven’t resolved that one. The Toshiba wireless card doesn’t want to avail itself of the available network, and I can’t install my USB wireless card with the Toshiba one there.

 

RT:  Thanks for finding out about Jeff.  I thought that the Drs wouldn’t like the look of his foot, the way he described it certainly sounded like gangrene.

 

That’s about it for me fro today. Early start tomorrow. Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers continuing for all in need of healing (Jeff), comfort and peace.

 

[GMTRacing]

Atta aboy RT!  Good that one of us can still think, no? Probably we were all starting to dread what would come after no news for a couple of days.

   Spent some time cleaning up at home as well, it's always amazing how much of a mess (yeah I know Fergie - your copyright) one can make in just a few days. Did get another shot of the next installment of the neighborhood for you and if it works, it's off my photobucket account (so I can sneak in shop and car photos without the guilt.)

and one for the new addition to the fleet, wrong body and all, the Fairbanks Morse C-Liner

Lets see if this works, and CUL, J.R.

[JimRCGMO]

Evening, Diners! Chloe - I'll have a turkey sandwich, please, with a root beer float.

Oh, wait, a little smaller one than that - how about an open-faced sandwich?

Ah, that's better - otherwise, I'd be eating till dawn...

RT, glad to hear what's going on with Jeff - thank you! As PC said, we'll keep praying for him until he's home and healthy again (and maybe beyond that, too). Again, thanks!

Johnboy, that's a neat link with all the pics of the old gas stations. Thanks - and you're right, there's all kinds of prototypes we could model our gas station after.

- you can never have enough structure kits. You never know what'll actually fit, and if you pass them up you know they'll be on intergalactic backorder when you finally do decide to get them.

Umm, - preach it, brother JR! ...And did I mention that I've been doing my part to stimulate the economy? (, that sounds good...!)

"My name is JimRCGMO, and I'm addicted to buying structures."   Someone needs to stage an intervention!

Uh, Corey, I can quit anytime I want to... really! Actually, those kits are not counting some other ones I have, that are like your European one. I have two assembled kits and one unassembled kit of this type of famous San Francisco 'gingerbread' houses:

 

Now, since my layout is set in more rural areas of the Four Corners area, I'd really have a difficult time explaining why they're there. Kind of like the 'all-you-can-buy locomotives buffet' also mentioned... Got them because they 'looked neat.' I also have some other buildings that are also completely different in architectural style from most of my other buildings. I'll probably wind up selling them or giving them to someone who can use them.

Got my two Kalmbach books at the LHS, and a Roundhouse SP covered hopper (one of the early kind, with the round hatches, a little like the Bowser ones). It'll go with my Bowser covered hoppers (2 SP, 2 D&RGW) and one other Roundhouse kit I have (WP). Need to do a little reading of the new books tonight.

Well, I'll get working on my sandwich now. Oh, and it looks like I'm covering the late  dinner crowd.

Continued prayers for those in need of healing and comfort (and for Jeff's doctors, nurses and techs).

 

Blessings, 

Jim in Cape Girardeau

 

[rtraincollector]

I'm glad to hear Jeffery is doing ok.

RT if you chat with him again pass along our concerns and wishes for a seepdy recovery.

I told the guy I talked to that a lot of us from the forum missed him and were worried about him.

Hope we'll all see him soon.

rt

Bill

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang:Well I feel like a weight has been lifted off me. I've been really worried about Jeff and was happy to hear that he's doing allright. I'll be even happyer when he's home and on line.

It was abit chilly here today. All the snow is gone but the cold is still with us. The high today was about 48f. We finished up the fence that we had been working on. Now only 3 miles to go.I used the new tractor to feed today. Oh Boy is that heater ever good. It liked to drove me out of the cab. After 30 years of doing without this is heaven.

Did any of you read the post by Shane " Hi ". He is really going about this MRRing right. He's doing a shelf layout in HO, ( veery good choice ) and hand laying his track on wood ties. I asked him to drop by the diner, I hope that he does.

Tomorrow a local club is having an open house in Ft Worth. John and I are going to go and see what they have. I can't see joining them as the dues are $30 per month. Kind of pricey for me. Of course I maybe spoiled.

JimCG: How is you group coming? You haven't given us an update in awhile.

I had to change one of the relays in the low voltage switching system for the power in the house. This is the second time for this one due to running an electric heater off that circuit. This time I moved the relay to the front of the relay cabinet. You don't have to hit me three times, twice is enough.

Well with the good news still fresh I'll say Good Night All.

[LSWrr]

I'm glad to hear Jeffery is doing ok.

RT if you chat with him again pass along our concerns and wishes for a seepdy recovery.

[ModelTrainLover]

Jerry we got .5 inches.

Now that turkey day is done do any of you have a wish list for X-mass they would like to share? train related or not.

for me I would like:

a HO scale Bangor & Aroostook F3 A-B set

HO loco wheel cleaner

HO Budd Dome Coach (Santa Fe)

4-window Wood Caboose (NYC)

HO 3 stall round house-kit

a sign that say "Never but NEVER question the engineer's judgement!!"

and a bigger room. (doubt that one will happen, but it's nice to fanticize about)

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

So very glad to have some news about Jeffery, hope his Doc does all the right things for him. probably now that we have made a connection we will be kept posted better. I only hope.

You guys and gals probably have done this already, but a good friend on mine who used to operated a hobby shop in St. joseph Mo. sent me this awhile ago and is it ever a trip.

Go to google and search for Old gas stations.  It will be the first one listed. Boy does that bring back some memories. If any of you want to model a unique service station, don't ever say that there isn't a prototype for it.  There are stations all the way from Cowboy boots and Hats to airplanes and lots of quaint old buildings.  I just loved it and I think you will as well.

Time for the big meal of the day, think we are going to take my son and Daughter-in-law out this evening. Just to celebrate the second last Friday in Nov.

Will check in before bed tonight.

Hope all is well.

Johnboy out.

James:1 Verse:5

You gotta love the "Wobbly"  Don'tcha ????

[pcarrell]

Thats good news about Jeff!  Sounds like he's in good hands!  Prayers still go out for him though!

[secondhandmodeler]

Yes, something like that. Must be why I have both rural barns and factories on the same layout, right?

Don't get me wrong, I have a European style building without a home.  My mother bought if for me at a hobby shop going out of business sale.  It doesn't look right in my town area, so up on the hill it goes.  One of these days I'm going to come up with a story for why there is a pub on the hill above the mine.   I was just laughing at stockpiling of building kits.

[fec153]

Shoot! Well, here is my sign! Coulda,shoulda done the same thing.

Thanks RT for using your head. Glad Jeff is being taken care of. Hope the problem wasn't serious. Still have him in our prayers , along with the rest of diners.

Phil

 

[Cederstrand]

***RT, Thanks for the GREAT NEWS about Jeffrey. Whew!

While I'm here, I'll have the usual

 SOUTHERN mug, please & thank you!

Rob

[rtraincollector]

I sent his address to a few of you if any want it contact me and i'll give it to you if you want to send a note and tell him to get better soon.

 

Use email me at bottom

[rtraincollector]

Man I wish either young david or jeff would poke there head in and tell us whats going on . I sure pray hes okay.

                                                         

Does anyone have David's phone number?

Phil

                                                        

I went to http://www.whitepages.com/ and put in Jeffery Wimberly in Leesville, LA. and it gave me his number which I called. Hes doing fine but hes in the hospital after having his foot operated on. Told elbert (i guess brother or some relation as listed on the info for contacting him) we were all looking and wondering where he was and how he was doing. He has not been given a release date yet from the hospital. Told elbert that there were a lot of us wondering about him and how he was doing. said fine and will be back and on the forum as soon as possible.

[GMTRacing]

Yes, something like that. Must be why I have both rural barns and factories on the same layout, right?

[secondhandmodeler]

 

    And Corey - you can never have enough structure kits. You never know whatt'l actually fit and if you pass them up you know they'll be on intergalactic backorder when you finally do decide to get them. I'll check in later on from home.   CUL, J.R. 

 

Is that like buying every loco you like?  You just never know which region, road name, era, operation you're going to end up with?

[GMTRacing]

Good Evening All,

    Getting ready to head home. Got some stuff done and a bit tidied up and a new radiator mostly done for my Lotus 7 so a good day. Now if we could hear some good news about Jeff it would be a great day.

   The staple idea sounds good Johnboy. I ended up using drywall screws through the foam and white glue over that. So far so good. 

    And Corey - you can never have enough structure kits. You never know whatt'l actually fit and if you pass them up you know they'll be on intergalactic backorder when you finally do decide to get them. I'll check in later on from home.   CUL, J.R. 

 

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

Hi Gang,

I need a late lunch today. How about the house special ?? Chloe, that will do just fine. Rootbeer to follow.

We have a had a few laughs over the years with that "Where's Waldo" thing. Picture, books etc.  But this "Where's Jeffery" is really bothering me. Sure wish someone would have a contact with him.  Can't get him off my mind.  Prayers and healing blessings to you Jeff.

Just picked up a low heat glue gun as when I get close to the foam with the other one the foam disappears.   Those big staples I told you about to hold the mesh to the profile boards seem to work pretty good.  When you form the mesh, some of the staples want to move out a little so I thought I would put a spot of hot glue on the top of them to hold them down. That is when the foam disappeared.  Good deal on the glue gun though. There was no price on it and the store manager said that was his mistake and only charged me a buck for it. so with some low temp glue I was out of there for under $3.00.  Have to replace a set of trucks on an open hopper too that has been giving me some grief. I picked them up today as well as a spare set to have on hand.

Still snowing here today, but not really that much. But I don't think it will be leaving any time soon either.

Hope none of you need the Bromo after yesterday. and the you are all Happy and Well.

Before my day off gets completly away from me , I had better get at it.

Johnboy out..........

James:1 Verse:5

The "Wobbly" looks good with the plow on the pilot.