GOOD EVE.
My I please have some mud with choc. and two creams. Thank You
* *********Hi Sue. Just a lot of paper on the floor.. No new designs yet. I don't know about your weather up there but down here it has been cold and windy.. Am trying to put decoders in 50 ton "T" boiler Shays and I can't do it sooo sent all three out to shop to have it done...
chuck
Hey, Joe. I will have an Irish Coffee. Have you seen any of my friends this evening?
JB, Glad to hear that you are working hard. You make the rest of us feel like we are loafing.
It is good to know that you are at least lurking around, Mike. Hope you get to feeling better.
MrB should be back from skiing soon, so we will get to hear about his latest project.
Here is a stockyard update.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
I am still around. Joe, coffee and thanks.
Not doing much on the RR the past few weeks, been having to go to OKC to the DR. about 2 weeks and it really wears me out, all that driving and sleeping in strange beds and trying to keep up with everyone. I do have another Dr. appt. in OKC on Wednesday, They are going to try an ESI, some form of injection. I am thinking it is just going to "cover it up" not heal me. I will have to go gack in a couple of weeks for another injection, and maybe a 3rd, really looking forward to that LOL.
I did get a couple of pieces of 1/2'' foam board and got them glued in together, not to the table yet. I still need a couple more sheets to finish the base then I can try my hand at carving. This is a new experence for me but after watching a turtorial, I think I can handle it, wish me luck.
I still roam around on the forums a lot but do not post much, I cannot type very well and especially while I am taking the Loritabs. (SP) You all take care and I will talk with you later. Mike
Good morning:
Crandell: No Need to apologize...It's great that we can use the forum when we need. And, nice to have you stop in too.
I'm now searching for air tanks for the 2-8-0's. I don't have anything in the scrap / spare parts box and I haven't found anything that would work in the Detailing Parts at Walthers either. So...It looks like I may just make some.
I got a start on the passenger cars (washing everything down) last evening after work and I plan on firing up the air brush to get the first color on ALL eight of them today.
Mr. Beasley, it's interesting that you mention a school musical (that one does sound like a real fun one to see), as that is what is mostly consuming Rae's life these days.
She auditioned for the H.S. Spring Musical (West Side Story) and landed the lead! Rehearsals have been "full tilt" for the past month and she will now be dying her hair black and singing and dancing Maria in two weeks!
Well, I'd better get out to the Paintshop....
selector wrote: Again, I regret taking up this space, folks.-Crandell
Again, I regret taking up this space, folks.
-Crandell
No problem at all. Your heart is in the right place, and your engines are on the right track.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I apolgize to everyone for doing this, but I can't communicate with Sue any other way. Sue, I received your email that you sent using the email function this morning. However, I can't seem to respond to you. Please check that your profile settings, near the bottom of the page, has "receive emails" checked in the tiny circle. Otherwise, if you would include your private email in your next reply to me (I am getting them), I can circumvent any other problems you may be having.
Hi everyone. Happy Friday morning. Still one or two more ski weekends coming up. We're headed up north again in a few hours, hoping that the forecast rain doesn't show up. Maybe Sunday will be better, with "snow showers" on tap from weather dot com. Sure, Joe, coffee would be fine. Thanks.
I think a coaling tower will have to wait for the extension on the layout in a few years. There's just no space at all down by the turntable anymore, and I even had to put the water tower some distance away even though it's only got a 4x4 inch footprint. Besides, I've still got 4 or 5 significant structure kits sitting downstairs awaiting assembly, so I don't need another one quite yet.
JB, we attended a middle-school musical last night. They did "Seussical," a show based on Dr. Seuss books. A bit silly, and mixing-and-matching of stories and characters, but the show accomodated 105 on-stage performers (I counted the cast on the program) plus a couple of dozen backstage types. That's about a quarter of the total student body. I recognized a number of the kids from our club's swim team. In particular, one of the leads was Natalie, who has been singing the National Anthem at our swim meets since she was about 7. (Yeah, she nails it. One of those "sports intimidation" things. Kind of throws you when you look over and realize that the girl on the blocks next to you just hit "O'er the land of the free," and now she's about to beat you in freestyle by 2 body lengths.)
Slow progress on the Heartbreak Hotel. Not much time for modelling, mostly, but I ran into a snag in providing power. I had assumed that since this was an electronic thing that it would be a high-impedance input, so I could just use a couple of 1K resistors to split the 9-volt supply down to the 4.5 volts it wants. Wrong. Looks like this thing is only 25 ohms going in, so I'll need to re-think my circuit a bit. I have been taking pictures as I build this, so I'll think about a photo essay on the project. To do it justice, though, I'll need a video to get the animated sign to show up right.
Hi, everybody. Joe, I'll have an Anchor Steam if you please.
Haven't been in for a while. No real excuse, just a leetle bit busy doing all those "Spring things," as pointed out by The Boss.
Tom and Crandall have been getting swamped by our (un)favorite trolls, and both are suffering from extreme frustration. I feel their pain, and applaud their efforts on our parts.
Mister B, a coaling station wouldn't be all that anachronistic in the '60s. SP had one still standing into the '80s at Tucson, AZ - which was a bit of a wonder, since I had thought that the Sunset Route was oil-burner country.
Sue, if you want boring, try modifying the minisockets of Christmas Tree lights so they can be solidly soldered to stiff supports. (They come with twisted wires that are about as rigid as overcooked spaghetti) I use those little 2.5V bulbs for everything from panel indicators to spot illuminators over critical points in the Netherworld. In fact, one 6.3V circuit does both - the one (of 5 or 6, indicating route selection) on the panel in series with three hanging over the turnouts in the staging yard. Why waste power with a resistor when you can light three more lamps - at 60% of their normal voltage to extend their lives.
Better stop there, before lvanhen comes in to exile me to the Electronics forum!
Oh-oh. Just got another 'Honey-do" call. See you later.
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
I have tried again, Sue. If this doesn't work, please consider sending me your personal email address in your next response so that I can pass on some information. Many thanks.
Good evening, All. I am going to break from form and have a Pear cider. My cough is hanging on so I won't be doing things that require steady hands. The Aggro trees will be about my speed this weekend.
MrB, Are you planning on those Miller signs for the WPF?
JB, By having multiple projects, we stay busy while waiting for a stage to dry. I find scenery relaxing, while painting figures is somewhat boring.
What is Mike up to?
Later, Sue
Well....Just like a broken record...
It's going on lunch time again so; I'll have the special and a tall tap Joe.
Work is progressing on the Consolidations. I actually now have them totally painted and lettered but...
I am now working on building oil bunkers for their tenders (all the CCRY locos are oil fired) and thinking about adding additional torpedo air tanks. That of course, will also mean moving a few things around a bit on the boiler and the domes, but should result in a pretty unique look! I'll do more info and insight on that latter, as I progress.
As always I've got multiple projects going at once. Sue...I have finely started work on the area in front of the SL backshop with some planking going down around the service tracks! I also pulled out the passenger car kits slated for the Mid-Night Flyer and gotten on start on them, so I can have something for those "pimped" Consolidations to pull....Some day!
Mr. Beasley, you mentioned a coaling tower: Pola (#11704) made a nice, small ,branch line size, wooden tower that wouldn't take much space, as its foot print is only about 4" x 4". I don't know that it is still available (actually I have one that I may not use and might part with) but it may be worth looking into if you really wanted to add a small tower. And just a thought; perhaps you could even leave it on the pike when changing areas. It could be weathered / aged to the point of either being "well used" or "abandoned".
Sue, I will shortly send you an email. Please let me know, later, if you receive it. I will include my private email address for your convenience.
Crandell, You are always welcome here. I have been having trouble accessing the forum. So I am not sure if I am getting E-mail either. I am using another server, but it is only partially connected.
Monday I put the coaling tower away until the weekend. Larry and I have been discussing it and I don't think that we are going to have the chutes functional. It seems that you need at least 3 hands to assemble them.
MrB, Did you notice that I ordered the CMX track cleaning car? Walthers has them on sale. Can't wait to see your Neon signs.
Well, one more day of work. I have some small Aggro trees that I started. They should fill in around the stockyard. I am determined to get out of Larry's way on his trestle progress. (He has been distracted with computer stuff. He just finished building high powered computer for his Mom.)
Mr. B, umm...I'm in kinduva hurry...if it's not too hot, and I can have it with three sweeteners and cream, yeah, that would be great. Thanks.
While you're here, Crandall, may I buy you a Strumpet IPA? Brewed exclusively for Model Railroaders in Moose Bay, on my layout. Some say it must be an acquired taste. Others can't figure the stuff out at all.
Just a bit more wiring today. The Miller signs need 4.5 volts DC (for the Hotel sign) and 3 volts DC for the Pizza signs. So, I'm putting together some resistors and a wall wart to power them both. Not thrilling, but productive and necessary. We've got another ski weekend coming up, maybe our last of the season, and at best our next-to-last, so once again the weekend time is not available for this work.
Sue, I've always kind of liked that coaling tower, but it wouldn't work on my layout. Too big for the limited space I've got, and it would be one more thing I'd have to remove when setting the Wayback Machine forward to the diesel era again. Keep us posted with photos, though. It should be fun to watch that develop.
Sue, please excuse the interruption, but did you receive a pm from me yesterday?
I thought that I would stop in for a quick one, Joe. Maybe someone else will stop by. We have sure had some decent weather. I should be in the 60's by the weekend.
colvinbackshop wrote:OTOH, Sue and I have this morphing thing going on! Sue, at least you don't have to rip up track to make everything fit.
OTOH, Sue and I have this morphing thing going on! Sue, at least you don't have to rip up track to make everything fit.
It looks like we will need to rip one branch line. We figured for the spacing, but not the elevation.
I finally ordered my birthday present. I ordered the CMX track cleaning car.
Well...Seems I've been getting here for lunch these past few visits. I'll have the special Joe and a cold tap to wash it all down.
Mr. Beasley, I love hearing about your projects. You always seem to have it planned so well.
My intention was to spend time in the Trainroom working on the Consolidations and a few passenger cars to go along with them....
But, we have experienced a "weather event" and I have been consumed with plowing and shoveling. Starting on Sat. night and through Mon. morning we got as much as 32" of snow across the Iron Range! We had 26" here and I have just finished shoveling this morning! This also included removal of snow from a roof.
I put steel roofing on two years ago and it does make for some spectacular avalanches...But this go-round with so much so fast, the snow was falling from the main roof to the roof of the solarium and I was WAY concerned with the weight load. So the snow was removed (twice from the roof) and then shoveled away from the house. I now have "snow banks" that are 5' high with trenches cleared between them and the house!
Even for a guy that loves winter and skiing...This has been a bit much for April.
Anyway...I'm out to the Trainroom this afternoon for a while to work on those 2-8-0's and cars for the Mid-Night Flyer before I have to teach this evening.
Good evening. I think I will have an Irish coffee. I have been a little under the weather this last week, but now things are getting back to normal.
I did manage to start on the Walthers coaling tower. This my first plastic kit, and the this probably was not the one to start on. It also looks like our measurements were slightly off. It looks like we may have to change some track. I will also have to reduce the size of my stratch built machine shop. Well, for once I am glad that I procrastinated on that.
I hope everyone else manages to come in this evening.
Morning, Joe. I'll have a cup of coffee, and I suppose some eggs and bacon if you twist my arm and put a fork in my fingers. Thanks. And did I already say coffee?
We'd hoped for a weekend of warm spring skiing, but it didn't work out quite that way. It was chilly, mid-30's at the base, and sunshine was a pretty rare commodity. Still, it didn't rain, and the snow was soft. Very foggy at the top both days. I kept expecting to see the Black Pearl coming out of the mist. Aaarggh!
Work on the Hearbreak Hotel has been slow, but it's progressing. I did some measuring and cutting for the wire runs. Of course, the hotel has to be sitting on a liftoff above the subway tracks, so that adds to the complexity. I can't just punch through the foam and run wires. So, right now all of downtown Moose Bay has been taken off while I play with the liftoff and get the wires going to that building. I'm doing some interior lights for a couple of townhouses, too, while I'm at it.
I also posted my "Search for Elvis" in 1:87. I guess the hound dog has fleas, because I think I'm going to have to scratch Mr. Presley.
Holy Mackerel, where has everybody been?
(Down at the lake enjoying our one week of spring before the thermometer explodes.)
Once again I'm amazed by the difference between the Model Railroader forums and the other Kalmbach forums. Other forums get a few new threads and a handful of posts in the length of time it takes to push the Beer Barn all the way back to page 6!
Oops, the boss just called me. Gotta go!
I'll have the lunch special and a tap Joe.
I'm just about finished "pimping" those Consolidations....Now to come up with a story for why they are here on the CCRY!!??!! I like to do that as part of a "somewhat" believable scenario for the road.
Mr. Beasley, our skiing is DONE for the season! Too much brown showing through the white these days!
Gotta' run for now...I'll check in latter.
Good Day Folks!
Pitcher of beer for me.
Thanks for the links. I wiil check em' out
Good morning!
Be careful today. Don't be an April fool.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Wisconsin Railfan wrote: Ryan, Where did you buy those clamps?
Ryan, Where did you buy those clamps?
Morning folks!
I got the corner clamps from The Tool Man (http://web2.airmail.net/toolman/ display at the GATS train show back in January. The other brass clamps I've had for years and got them from Micro Mark (http://www.micromark.com/ ).
Regards,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good evening, Joe. Larry and I will each have a cold one. We had a busy day with errands. I did manage to get the cowboys and their horses placed around the stockyard. I have a few more minor touch ups and I will get some photos.
MrB, I found that the color dust mutes the colors on almost everything. I will be anxious to see those box cars.
JB, Glad to see you working on those 2-8-0. I always get excited with new locos.
Good evening to you all. I'll have a cold draft, too, Joe. And if you could get Maria to put together a pepperoni pizza, I'm sure it won't go to waste. No, thanks, no anchovies.
We didn't ski this weekend, for the first time in quite a while. I got to take in a train show, but came home with nothing more than a few more citizens and a dozen pigs. Since we had some warmer weather Sunday, I took the trucks and couplers off my new (and new-looking) Mather box cars and went after the cars, the people and even the pigs with dull coat. The pink porkers got some gray primer instead. I stuck them on tape to hold them in place for spraying, and I found I didn't get the undersides coated very well. But, this gives a nice touch to them, as they've got a more fleshy look to their underbellies.
After that, I took out the powders and started weathering everything. Just a light brushing highlights the people nicely. I know it sounds silly to say that I "weather" my pigs, but they are treated just like box cars on my layout. When I first put in the stockyard, I got a number of suggestions here at the Beer Barn, notably "dirty up those pigs" and "get more pigs." So, mission accomplished. Pork chops, baby back ribs and bacon will be coming to your supermarket shelves shortly.
Now, it's on to the Hotel. I've already put the new address, 13 Lonely Street, on the awning, and the decals for the Heartbreak Hotel are drying out on the workbench right now. I attacked the front of the building with Dremel, knife and saw to cut a slot for the animated Hotel sign, and now I'm giving some thought to how to wire this thing. An address like that doesn't raise expectations of good fortune, and of course, Lonely Street runs directly above the subway line. So, there will have to be some creative wiring done here, as well as some interior structure to support the electronics for the sign. Hey, if there's no challenge, then where's the fun in figuring away around it?
I'll have the lunch special and a cold tap today Joe.
Hope everybody is doing fine...Been a bit slow here over the weekend.
I have been mostly consumed with union stuff since Fri. afternoon (we did ratify a contract last evening!) but every chance I got...I would retreat to the Trainroom to collect myself.
I didn't finish a darn thing...But I did start a new project. No wonder I NEVER finish much...I'm bouncing along to something new more often than not!
I have had two Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0 Consolidations filed away in storage for quite some time now awaiting a shopping. This "shopping" consists mostly of some pimping (a few detail parts, a paint job and custom lettering), installing couplers and a decoder. Well, something pulled my string and I had to get started....I'm blaming the stress of the union stuff for this "off road"...But it has been fun thus far! So far the painting is done and I got started with the lettering, hoping to finish that today! When I get along a bit more, I'll give the run down and snap a pic too.
Good evening, Joe. I thought that I would have one more Irish Coffee before I head to bed. It is almost 9:00 out here on the left side of the map.
Hope everyone had a good day. Thanks for the birthday wishes. It is just another excuse to party, and live life to it's fullest.
My plans for the week are to work on some structures in the main yard. That is if I don't get sidetracked too much.
Happy Birthday Sue! You are officially a year wiser now! Hope you had a great day!
Nothing much happening here. Still on the mend, but it sure is a SLOW process.