Good Morning ya all,
I want to wish all of you good folk south of the 49th a very happy and safe Thanksgiving Day and week-end.
Today feels like a western omelette day, Chloe and I'll wash it down with OJ. On my way to work this morning it was -18. A tad chilly around the edges.....................
I feel so thankful for all our technology today as we all have developed friends that we never would have encountered in the past without it.
Speaking of friends, my sincere prayers and thoughts are with Jeffery, I wish we would hear some good news, and soon. My wife and my late Father-in-Law both have that same ailment and if not constantly being on guard can cause some very difficult results.
Thanks for the good hints "Inch" After dropping a few leads last night I got looking at those drawers and I think that might be my answer for my control area. Going to give that more serious thought.
Also I cannot forget those who are serving our countries in the turmoils around the world and for their families and loved ones who are patiently awaiting their return. My family's thoughts, prayers, wishes and desires are with you all. Thankyou from the bottom of our hearts for your great sacrifices of time, energy, skill, devotion and in far too many cases the ultimate, Bring them home soon, is our wish.. And Happy Thanksgiving where ever you are.
All for now, Johnboy out...................
James:1 Verse:5
The "Wobbly" is loving living in the Great White North.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Hey, Folks, just grabbing a coffee and have to run. I thought I would shout out a Happy Thanksgiving wish to all of you while you are chatting.
Take care.
-Crandell
"HAPPY THANKSGIVING"
please & thank you!
Rob
Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!!!
I to agree it does not sound good for Jeffs foot. What he described really was not good, and having had an open wound for as long as he has it really is not good. My prays are with him.
Dave Model Railroad Craftsmen had a two step article on kitbashinga PRR 2-10-0 in N Scale interesting reading I have Ho but still a real interesting article.
PC glad to hear your wife is doing well.
Tracklayer sorry to hear of your loss.
Rob glad to hear your wife discovered the med issue, I had the flu and did not catch up on the diner until last night so you all ready discovered the issue. My mother is 83 and has an brain anurism that is repaired and the same thing happened to her.
I agree with the steam treatment descibed by someone. I usuall go up on the fourdrinier of the papermachine to clear my head when I have a cold.
Happy Thanksgiving all my little girl is ready to go get a copy of Homeward Bound so she is tugging on my hand.
Kevin
Mornin, coffee and a short stack please Zoe
Cloudy with a cold north wind, temp is 34 now, might get close to 40, still got a chance of a shower or snow flurries. Sure is different that the last couple days, we were outside without coats working.
You guys sure have been a talking bunch this week, but anyway, A Great Thanksgiving day to ya'll, Even with all the seemingly important problems today, we still have more than enough to be thankful for, and hope ya don't eat yourself into a turkey coma. We're going to my MIL's today and having ours here tomorrow.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRY even if it is late, hope ya had a gooden.
ROD,, sorry to hear of your FIL, but it's good he's recovering now.
PC,, good to hear your wife's improving also
Still no word on JEFF I see and David hasn't checked in either. Starting to get a might concerned.
BOB K,,, glad your back, I was kinda wondering bout how you were doing. Looks like you've got plenty of scenery to keep ya busy a day or two at the club. Thanks for the pics too.
RYAN,,,I'd hope that big turkey n ham would feed this bunch, but the kids have cleaned up more and there was teeth marks on the bones.
GARRY,, there was a circus train wreck that killed an elephant, I don't remember where or when, and I did get your pun. A guy down the road got his wild thanksgiving turkey with his car. Insurance company wasn't to happy, 1,100 dollars damage.
JOHNBOY,,, some I did on my drawer is , the bottom is still loose, so I can raise it up and lean it back to work on it. I'm not good at working over my head anymore
COREY,, I as cheap as it comes to modeling. I pick up old buildings at yard sales or flea markets or Ebay to play with. Even if they're broke you've got some scratch building material to fool with.
JIM CG,,, hope your still improving too and the colds better. We're doing turkey day here. I think Mother figured bout 25 bodies coming. I'm glad all the kids don't live close at times, that'd be another 11.
TRACKLAYER,,, sorry to hear of your uncles passing sounds like an alright feller. I had a friend of mine that collected those metal cast solders and scale military equipment. Some of them were worth a bunch of money.
THANKS to all you who posted pics, I enjoyed them all.
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/4309
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!
The HO and N scale vehicle market is very inflated. Last train show they had tables full of die cast vehicles for $12 each. I'm on a budget so I'll stalk the toy isles in the stores for a while.
Anybody have a recommendation on a HO scale church? Need something pre 1950's style that would fit into a downtown section, so block construction, maybe a little gothic, and under $50.
Well I hope Jeffery is doing well, him not online is kind of like the sun not rising or the earth not rotating properly.
Best wishes and prayers to those in the diner with ill loved ones and those of you that have the flu. I hope everyone can spend some quality time with loved ones or those in need.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Evening, Chloe - just a cup of hot cocoa, please - thanks!
LSWrr wrote:Lee wrote:1/72 is close and they don't look too bad, but Wal-mart and Kmart sell die cast 1/87 scale (HO) cars, campers, construction vehicles in their toy department. I'm modeling the transition period and I've picked up some very cool stuff from 99 cents to $3. Modern vehicles are more common.
1/72 is close and they don't look too bad, but Wal-mart and Kmart sell die cast 1/87 scale (HO) cars, campers, construction vehicles in their toy department. I'm modeling the transition period and I've picked up some very cool stuff from 99 cents to $3. Modern vehicles are more common.
Rob, if you watch the die cast metal vehicle aisle (usually among the toy sections), Wally World also has transition era vehicles, too. Usually they're even labelled as to year of the car/truck, so you can tell if it's out of your (wife's) era, too. I've picked up VW Beetles (original model), VW van, 55 & 57 Chevys, Kharman Ghias, Corvettes, and (I think it's the right year for transition) a Porsche convertible(!) - for her RR CEO to drive? All the ones I have bought have been between $1 & 2.00 - quite affordable!
Think some more praying is in order for Jeff. Still no word on him, huh?
Prayers for healing and comfort and for all those in need.
Blessings on your rest tonight,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
***Lee, thank you much for the tip. Online stuff seems quite a bit more expensive than that. I'll definitely check that out next time I head into a big town. Wife likes 50's stuff or earlier (like me) but she still wants a Life Flight helo in her layout somewhere.
Rob,
refill, (1/2 reg & 1/2 decaf) please & thanks.
Quick question for you HO folks: When I see model vehicles that say 1/72 scale, will these look very out of place next to regular HO scale autos? Looking for Christmas presents for the wife. Rob
The prob with Daylight is, that it is so popular that it's nabbed up in a hurry. Took me forever to finish the Athearn Streamlined. My consists include an Athearn PA, 2 PB dummies, an E7(???) the IHC streamline, Athearn Streamline, Spectrum Heavy, Athearn Heavy [(RPO Coach Observation) Athearn Breakdown, and some Pulpwood cars in repaint to go with it, to form the Relief Train] GS4 DCC 4449, 4446 DC And I have an auxillary tender in order and a Dome Obs from Con Cor at the hobby shop. We think it;s ours we ordered, but there's no name, and it came with a broken coupler, so we're gonna wait for Zac to do his thing.
*Can't wait for the Gen set*
Thanks fpr the comments on the Ringling. I'll try to get decal page tommorrow or friday.
Oh, and my Av is the daylight insignea, I can't figure out where the black background came from all of a sudden.
-Morgan
Hello everybody....
Tracklayer... i'm teribly sorry to learn of the loss of your Uncle Jodie. You mentioned beer and cigarettes, and I'll agree addictions can do terrible things. I say it's not that cigarettes kill you that's bad, it's HOW they killl you. Anybody whose ever watched people dying of lung disease know what I mean.
Mark ... Daylight is a popular scheme, and you should have no trouble finding. However, Ryan will tell you I also suggest people watch their budgets. (Ryan razzed me a bit about that)
Flashwave .... I would also think the bi-level was in a tri-level box. Your model looks terrific and so does the passenger car for the circus train. Looking forward to seeing future progress.
Jeff, evidently, was correct when he explained his problem yesterday morning. He said it may be a serious situation. Praying for Jeff.
There were some wild turkeys on our road this morning. i suspect they escaped any turkey hunters.
As I said I'll be traveling tomorrow thru Sunday. I may not get onto the forum. I'll be worried about Jeff.
Best wishes for Thanksgiving everyone.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evening Gang: The first part of the fencing job is done. A 4 hour job took 2 days. Tomorrow we're going over to John's inlaws for diner. Altho Ryan's offer sounds good.
I too am getting worried about Jeff. Problems with the feet are common with diabetics. The doctor checks mine regularly. Prayers are going out for him.
Well I guess I'll call it an early night.
Good Night All
Cederstrand wrote: ***Tracklayer, do you have any of your soldiers in an online gallery? Although once into them myself, I figured out I couldn't afford more than one hobby, so I chose model RRing. All I have left now are a handfull of Zulu warriors I hand painted long ago. They reside on our African shelf in the library.***Dave, after reading Jeffrey's post about the condition of his foot, I have been biting my tongue. Most of what my wife has seen in the hospital associated with diabetes is generally most dreadful. When it gets bad, she has said it takes you "one limb at a time". I too am worried about Jeffrey's condition. -Rob
***Tracklayer, do you have any of your soldiers in an online gallery? Although once into them myself, I figured out I couldn't afford more than one hobby, so I chose model RRing. All I have left now are a handfull of Zulu warriors I hand painted long ago. They reside on our African shelf in the library.
***Dave, after reading Jeffrey's post about the condition of his foot, I have been biting my tongue. Most of what my wife has seen in the hospital associated with diabetes is generally most dreadful. When it gets bad, she has said it takes you "one limb at a time". I too am worried about Jeffrey's condition.
-Rob
No Rob, no gallery photos. Sorry. I just buy them when the spirit moves me. Several years ago when I saw Saving Private Ryan, the ugly things I saw the Germans do caused me to lock them away in storage for a while. I recently re-discovered them and got back into collecting them again.
Tracklayer
Dave Vollmer wrote: A web search on gangrene makes me more nervous for Jeff; turns out diabetes is a risk factor. He has enough trouble getting around; if he has to lose his foot that'll be aweful. Here's hoping/praying that it's not as bad as all that.
A web search on gangrene makes me more nervous for Jeff; turns out diabetes is a risk factor. He has enough trouble getting around; if he has to lose his foot that'll be aweful. Here's hoping/praying that it's not as bad as all that.
I hope all of you have a Thankful Thanksgiving.
Prayers for all and warm regards,
Flip
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
Hi gang.
Sorry that the old diner got shut down. Oh well. Like the old saying goes, a fresh start sometimes does a person good...
Well. We laid poor old uncle Jodie to rest today. He was "the world's greatest sports fan" if there ever was one!. He liked football, baseball, basketball, etc. If it had anything to do with sports he was into it. He was also a people person, and was always willing to help someone that was down on their luck. The problem was he also liked his beer and cigarettes a little too much which is what ended his life.
Not much going on lately on the old layout. I did however break down and buy a new SF 2-8-0 and a couple of other items recently. Right now I'm more into adding to my WWII German soldier action figure collection. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a neo-nazi or anything like that, I just think they're cool looking with all of their gear and stuff. My most prized is one that I bashed from various sets to create a really cool looking officer. He's wearing a long leather coat and peak hat, has a brown leather belt and holster with a Walther PPK pistol, has a knights cross around his neck and also a pair of binoculars. He even has mud on his boots. They're all kept in display boxes on my bookcase to keep the dust off of them. Someone accused me one time of glorifying the Germans, but like I told them, not anymore so than Hollywood does when they show them in a movie reenacting historical events...
Hope everyone has a really nice Thanksgiving.
Prayers for all in need [ and for those that don't think they do.]
I have an 8 car set of Athearn kit Daylights. I pull them with a GS-4 Bachmann.
Still no word from Jeff.
Corey- we, and most of us in the diner have the same $$ lack.
Hoople wrote: Dave V: Sounds like a neat project, although I think PCM is making there M1 (or M1b, I don't remember) in N.Mark
Dave V: Sounds like a neat project, although I think PCM is making there M1 (or M1b, I don't remember) in N.
Mark
Mark,
Gotta read my post... I'm doing this because PCM's sat on that project for over 3 years with no progress expected.
Afternoon all.
I'm enjoying my day off so far.
Flashwave: So I see you're a daylight fan too... I have three daylight locomotives, (GS-4, F7A, and E9) but no daylight cars... I can't ever seem to find any.
Still no Jeff... Praying he's fine.
JimRCGMO wrote: Flashwave, looks like some nice passenger cars. Uh, but I didn't see any Daylight Orange on them, though... Blessings,Jim in Cape Girardeau
Blessings,
Hee Hee. That;s gonna be taken care of when this train get's yanked along with You-can-guess-which-UP Heritage SD70 in lead. (Tower 55. 315. That's less than the Big Boy I'm gettin for the B-day) The Daylight Paint's going into the SP Relief Train, the auxiallry watertender for my Bachmann Beauty, and the Express Boxcar/Troop car custom I did. It's not here fro pictures yet though.
I DO have other Passenger trains running too. (Somewhere...) *Eventually* I'll get the drumhead soldered into the George Washington for a passenger to run at Naptown. And a Tsunami in the tender.
There's the other one painted. Though the lighting draws out the Wabash Tri Level it was supposed to have been. That's an Accurail Kit Tri-Level. But either I assembled it wrong, or it was mis-packaged. But oh well. I wanted her to be a Bi anyway. Now, to add the sides
Her Prototype:
FYI: that shot csme form a visdo of 2 Dash 9 CSXs in an electrified crridor grinding along.
Dave Vollmer wrote:Hopefully Jeff is at home getting some much-needed bedrest.I was home "on quarters" all day yesterday too with a fever. It's that time of year, I guess...Anyway, I'm starting to amass the pieces and parts I need to build a PRR M1 4-8-2 in N scale. If you've followed my whining from time to time you'll know that Precision Craft Models announed a PRR M1 in N scale with sound and DCC over 3 years ago. At Trainfest 2007 one of the PCM reps apparently leaked that pre-orders were only 25% of what they wanted before they would start production. Forget that! I'm canceling my pre-order and doin' it myself!Here's the beast I plan to build in N:This is, in fact, a PRR M1b. I'll be building the plain M1, but with the same 210F75 tender. True Pennsy fans know the difference!
Hopefully Jeff is at home getting some much-needed bedrest.
I was home "on quarters" all day yesterday too with a fever. It's that time of year, I guess...
Anyway, I'm starting to amass the pieces and parts I need to build a PRR M1 4-8-2 in N scale. If you've followed my whining from time to time you'll know that Precision Craft Models announed a PRR M1 in N scale with sound and DCC over 3 years ago. At Trainfest 2007 one of the PCM reps apparently leaked that pre-orders were only 25% of what they wanted before they would start production. Forget that! I'm canceling my pre-order and doin' it myself!
Here's the beast I plan to build in N:
This is, in fact, a PRR M1b. I'll be building the plain M1, but with the same 210F75 tender. True Pennsy fans know the difference!
Dave!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING and good luck on that new PRR engine!
PRR steamers are real beasts!!!Just finished getting my two mainlines in and running two of my BLI steamers (HO) on it.Time to start setting up my freight yeard, and industrial sidings, along with my PRR old timer passenger excursion route.I may run it totally independent from my DCC setup, since it's DC anyway.Still lots to do!
If Uncle Sam ever settles you someplace for a while, you might want to consider an investment I made in my home.I put in a built in sauna, and when I get a bug or a cold, I hit that suana at least three to four times a week!It REALLY HELPS!!!I crank that sauna box up to about 150 to 160 degrees, and go set in there for a half hour. I can add steam, or do a dry heat sauna(my option), then a nice hot shower, but it sure kicks those bugs out quicker!!!
get well soon Dave!
Ed
Heartland Division CBQ wrote: Philip.... How's Mrs. PC's recovery now?
Philip.... How's Mrs. PC's recovery now?
She's getting out of the house tonight and going to her parents place for a little while. Our daughter is driving her. I'm not going because I'm coming down with a nasty cold. I'm going home to rest up for tomorrow.
Jeff, still praying for you buddy.....wherever you are!
Hello ...
Dave V. ... The Pennsy 4-8-2's were impressive. Looking forward to seeing your results. The other stuff you have done is quite impressive. I used to see a lot of Pennsy at Chicago Union Station in my youth. I'd ride the Q into Chicago and see many keystones there. My book collection includes the Pennsy Power books.
Rob .... Thanks for the invite. We'll be on I-65 between Nashville and Birmingham, however.
Jeff? ... worried about you.
in a UNION PACIFIC mug. please & thank you!
***Garry, if you are travelling close to Fairmount, you are welcome to drop by. I suspect you will be far east of us though.
***Corey, mighty nice of your mom to help out. Sorry your wife isn't all the way on board.
***Dave, will look forward to seeing the end result. Don't blame you one bit for cancelling your order either.
***Paul, got your pm. Wish he had an online store though. Thanks! And yes, our little tractor is a JD.
Sure hope to hear some news from Jeffrey by this evening. His description of that foot was quiet concerning. I didn't ask Barbara for her thoughts as she is way too accurate at predicting outcomes.
THANKS GUYS for all the kind words regarding Barbara and her dad. I shared them with her. She already left early for work to pick up a few tubes of oil paint I couldn't buy online and then have some time to visit with her folks before work.
Well, looks like a decent chance for some rain and I must get hay today, get the tires back on, transfer water, and slope the ground better beside the enclosed porch...and that is just for starters. Catch y'all later.