evening all
just a tea for the mo please Cloe
hows is everyone today full of the joys of spring i hope
Jim not quite a bulldozer but at end of term put me down for `1
still got to the end of May for them to wreck the place not on my own tonight so will be a bit better
Jeff
thanks for the help with the GP40 question also my GP50 is the wrong type ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
oh well will save on the inital chipping program when i get round to buying a system
just going to drink my tea and read aprils modeller ( yep only just got it )
Gav
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
I was bored and craving speed...
Alex
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***Don't know how I managed that one. Was suppose to be a comment refering to static grass I think. Forget what exactly.
It's OK.....get some sleep! And model that pasture scene later. It sounds like a good one!
Hey all, one of my favorite bands, Storyside: B (I listen to a lot of no-name up and coming groups, especially Christian rock, like this group is) was filmed at a radio station doing an acoustic version of one of my favorite songs that they do. The whole band isn't there, but it's good stuff......check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO2U8fM7yrE (I know it's not everyones cup of tea, but they are talented, you gotta admit that)
Cederstrand wrote:***Philip (& Garry), that " border="0" width="19" height="15" />***Don't know how I managed that one. Was suppose to be a comment refering to static grass I think. Forget what exactly.***Jeffrey, if you lived closer, I would be happy to hand over some model RRing work to keep you busy.Found something to model down the road. A medium size dead tree crashed behind the studio last night, compacting the IG run fence. Had to wire it up today, as they were seriously looking for a way out. Last time one got out (another IG, many years ago), it received a broken leg, courtesy of a large horse. Anyway, I was thinking when I create a farm scene on the layout, why not have a fallen tree on a pasture fence. Add a few horses &/or cows looking for a way out, and the scene is complete (and accurate). OK, back to work. Rob
***Jeffrey, if you lived closer, I would be happy to hand over some model RRing work to keep you busy.
Found something to model down the road. A medium size dead tree crashed behind the studio last night, compacting the IG run fence. Had to wire it up today, as they were seriously looking for a way out. Last time one got out (another IG, many years ago), it received a broken leg, courtesy of a large horse. Anyway, I was thinking when I create a farm scene on the layout, why not have a fallen tree on a pasture fence. Add a few horses &/or cows looking for a way out, and the scene is complete (and accurate).
OK, back to work. Rob
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:I just spent the better part of two and a half hours mowing my parents yard just for something to do. Now, what to do with the rest of the day?
I just spent the better part of two and a half hours mowing my parents yard just for something to do. Now, what to do with the rest of the day?
Well, there's always the train room...
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Morning, Zoe, Diners. I'll have a chili dog
and a Dr. Pepper, please.
Thanks!
Wasn't in last night (due to train club - we did some more roadbed and a little tracklaying), but wanted to say Mike, thank Deb for that nice cake for Drew. Wasn't sure if sugar was on his diet, but I sneaked him a little nibble.
Thanks, Chuck ( boy) & Kathy, Bob K., Terry (and any I've missed) for the congrats on Drew William. Yep, Terry, I've had several people here tell me about the ease with which a GrandDad gets to spoil his grandkids (and send them home to Mom & Dad).
Garry, I liked the static grass pics (and links) that you posted.
Bob K., I'm with the others - experimental lens or not, that's just good scenery (and pics)! And I'll have a slice of your (and Chuck's) birthday cakes!
Brandon, back - Garry gave you some good thoughts on the job thing. You might be able to check possible RR jobs in your area, if you want to go that route, too. One of our Diners actually landed a RR job and is now "working on the RR..."
Rob, you must be doing better on the sleep lately, if you're dozing off while you're posting. Hopefully, you'll be able to continue getting your rest all night.
Gav, did they issue you a bulldozer for cleanup detail there?
How long until the end of the term there?
Well, I'd best get to my lunch now. We're supposed to get rain later today and/or tonight. Hoping it won't be very much - way too much soggy ground around here.
Blessings,
Jim in (soggy) Cape Girardeau
grayfox1119 wrote:JEFF: I am flabbergasted !!! It is amassing how we picture someone in our minds and when we see the photo...well...lets say that I had you pictured as a slim dude, about 160 lbs, 5'-7", glasses and thinning hair. You look like Charlie Atlas !!!!!!!!
Cederstrand wrote: ***Philip (& Garry), that
in a UNDECORATED mug, please & thank you.
***Johnboy, sounds like you made a good haul there.
Late start to a busy day. Have a good one, all.
Rob
Good Morning Gang,
Hi Chloe, make it a toasted BLT on Rye and a Hot Chocolate by the window. The local should be through soon and I want to catch a look as I've missed it the last few times.
To Bobby, all the best wishes.
I bet there is a CPR hogger that will be looking for work soon. Yesterday morning about 85 miles south of Regina on the SOO LINE, a CPR train had taken the hole waiting for an oncoming train to pass while a third train was attempting to get into the hole with it with too much momentum and struck the first train derailing about eight cars which in turn knocked three of the cars of the passing train off the tracks as well. Then a fire started. Fortunately the disaster didn't occur but they were sure worried as there were alot of flammables and sone empty butane tankers that could have easily blown. Anyone have a job for this guy ??
WEll I'm back at work, boy holidays sure go fast. However being back will help cover some of my recent RR. purchases. Besides being at the train show on the week-end I was alerted to a lady who was disposing of her husbands collection as he will now be in a special care home. So I bought 5 undecorated gondolas, a 70 ton hopper, a 40ft cattle car to help lighten her load a little. Off e-bay I also received three great looking DRG&W coal hoppers (diff #s). My hopes are to decorate the undecorated gondolas, single hopper and cattle car in the "Last Mountain and Eastern" scheme.
I also bought a new Proto 2000 SD-9 in the old Red Burlington colors off E-bay. You see many photos of lash ups of them as well as the B/N GP-38 &40s with Western Pacific power and it adds a nice splash of color to the Pearlman green. Runs smooth and quiet. Pulls pretty equal with my Atlas U-23b, doesn't seem to be any fighting at all.
Spent a few hours yesterday, cleaning and tidyling my work bench, there were things there I had forgotten about. It's great to have room to work again.
I see my services are being required here now, so I had better check outfor the time being. Will try to get back in later. You all have a great day and keep smiling.
Johnboy out................
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Morning Gang: I just dropped in for a minuite.
Belated Happy Birthday Chuck. Good to hear that Kathy is doing well.
Happy Birthday BobK, and many more.
Mr. Clarks collection is really something that a museum like the Historical Construction Equipment would like to have.
I see that Mary Ann is up and ready to go get breakfast. With the remodel in full swing we eat out alot. Not good for the wast line.
See yo all later.
Top of the mornin' to ya!
Sounds like I'm Irish or something, huh? Well, I'm not. I'm just me.
So whats up this morning? You? You must be, since you're reading this, huh?
Boy, I'll tell you what.....yesterday was just a beautiful day around these parts. I didn't get out much to enjoy it as I was working and then I was a whipped pup after work, but it was nice to have the windows open to the breeze until about 11 last night. Today is supposed to be a little cooler with rain moving in this evening. Then the weather is supposed to go downhill. All rain and falling temps all week, with possible FLURRIES Saturday night and Sunday morning. That's totally uncool! I thought we were past all of that foolishness!
So I start up a new class on Thursday evening. I'm not really looking farward to it though. I just want to get through school, ya know? But then, I'm not quite to halfway to my doctorate, so I'll keep plodding along. I suppose it'll be better when I can take classes that are more focused on my passions, huh? Right now I'm taking a lot of business courses, and while I see the value in them, they don't really light my fire, ya know?
Bob K., those pics look mighty fine to me. Interesting how they blur out everything not in the center. Oh, and.........
And a happy belated to sunsetbeachry!
Paul, that stash sounds like one that a guy over on the other side of Indy used to have. Some pretty cool stuff, thats for sure!
So what's up with all of you today?
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning All,
I'll have a regular and a blueberry muffin please Zoe. Got both trucks launched for Roebling Road (Ga.) this morning. Now to get the rest of the stuff ready for Pocono also this weekend (at least for that I don't need to leave until Friday). Loading went well, the new crew works well together and we loaded up all 9 cars and the spares and support equipment in a little under 4 hours (not counting the two days I spent Sat and Sun cleaning and checking inventory). We're still scrambling a bit as we have a fair amount of chassis work to catch up on as well as a pile of new orders for radiators to build again.
Did manage to spend a couple of hours painting ties and track and ballasting the last two sidings on the lower level. Time now to step back and see what else needs ballast and edging before planting more buildings. Did dodge one bullet when I grabbed a bottle of lacquer thinner instead of 70% alcohol and spread it to wet the ballast. Fortunately the glue holding the track down spread the solvent out to the side of the road bed and all I ended up with was a deeper ditch in the foam alongside the track. Not a technique I'd recommend.
It's been a while since I was here in the diner, so congrats Jim on the arrival of Drew and keep those pics coming. The lense may have been goofy Bob, but the scenery is way cool. Nothing like a club layout for that feeling of realism. Between the attention to detail and the room to decompress stuff, that layout is A-1
I also like the pics we're getting for the other layouts. Again I have a lot of inspiration there and a standard to shoot for.
Brandon, Like others have said, trucking can be a good gig once you get your foot in the door, but the fuel prices and increased expenses have really put the hurts on the independants. A much better idea is to look into the railroad job fairs like Scott did. If you qualify, you get job training and a real shot to make it on your own merits. Most of the class 1 roads are actively looking for enthusiastic qualified applicants, and as I think it was Lee said, the benefits and retirement plan are worth consideration. I know at 18 it's hard to look very far down the road, but have a look and listen to us old folks on the forum. We might make sense.
Well, it's another full day so I'd better get on with it. Hope Gav gets his little monsters corraled and out of the lifts (might be an idea to have the breakers for the lifts "pop" for a while, no?) I'll try to pop in later and see what's on for lunch. CUL, J.R.
Good morning all.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north. Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 13 mph increasing to between 19 and 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
***Experimental lens or not, that is some mighty fine scenery, Bob.
look alright to me
but then i'm no expert
cheque please girls see u all tonight
Hi all,
I've been away for a few days. Spent the weekend up north, in NH, for a surprise 30th anniversary party for one of my lifelong friends. Always a pleasure to visit and spend time in my favorite state in the 50. I wish I had brought a camera. Just outside Franklin, NH is Tilton, where a small rail yard is home to a dozen privately owned cabeese an some restored passenger cars. These cabeese are moved on the rail line to and through Laconia, Meredith, Weirs Beach (Lake Winnepesaukee) and sometimes taken up to Lincoln. They are moved by The Hobo RR. I had the pleasure a few years ago to rent and ride a CV extended vision from Tilton to Lincoln for a long 4th of July weekend. Quite the experience. My good friend dropped my SUV off at Lincoln, for us to travel about the White Mountains and Crawford and Franconia Notches. Climbed Arethusa Falls, the trail start just next to Frankenstein trestle (Conway Scenic RR traverses). Quite a memorable weekend.
So I have a bit of catching up to do it seems.
Jim: Well congradulations grampa, Drew William sure is one precious little one. Glad to see both mother and child healthy and happy. And only 2 days away from my birthday the 8th. Oh, it's my birthday now actually.
Philip: Nice to be able to spend some "normal" enjoyable time with the family for a change. Sounds like things are improving quite well by the day. I'm happy for you.
Inch: That's quite a nice looking cake there.
Brandon: You need not worry about your first "choice" desire in profession, if it was meant to be and you really want it, it will find you.(With some hard work on your part of coarse). I have really run the gamit with all my jobs and careers. Worked as a small engine mech, then auto tech, built touring and racing (bikes), spent 6 years in the Navy chasing Soviet Nucs around the N. Atlantic, was a landscape contractor, all while going to College (engineering major), built cabinets and furniture, Patio covers and gazebos in So. CA. Moved on to a general contractor and now settled in my favorite and hopefully last profession, Finish Carpenter doing kitchen, bath, stairs and arch. moldings. Door hanging is still my forte'. Follow your heart and your desires. You will never regret getting up and going to that W**k you hate.
Lee: Reminds me of my tournament archery days, "Red or Better" or forget it. After a while, I was getting darn good even at 60 yards. I no way have that kind of acuracy even with a compound these days. Must be getting old or playing w/ too many trains..
It's really getting late. The kids are taking me out for dinner of my choice tomorrow evening for my birthday. Cheesecake Factory is my choice.
My daughter did a 60 pics steup at the club, experimented w/ a goofy Lense Baby. The pics are weird here's a couple ,What do you think?
Her other Macro lense does far better.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
HI ALL:
..........Jim congrats...........Sorry I'm late but.....................
Got to go to bed long day Chuck
HI ALL;
****JIM congrats HIP:HIP:HOORAY..................... Sorry I'm late but................ Its late Ive been up since 330am and tired. Night to all. Kathy is doing F.I.N.E. I'm going upstairs to bed and taking the old S.P.&S. DVD with me it will shut off when its finished.
.....................To all that need HIS help I wish it for you. Chuck
P.S. sunday was my birthday 71. Thank God I made it this far.......................
Howdy everybody.
Rob ... you asked about applying static grass. It's really simple. I just brush diluted white glue onto s sruace and sprinkle the static grass onto the glue. The grass may be slow passing through the holes in the Woodland Scnics "sprinke-on" container. That's easy to fix, too. Just squeeze while shaking the container. Easy.
Hello Brandon. It's good to see you. It's always a pleasure when the young people are in the diner. You may follow the advice about trucking. I'll add my 2 cents. If instead you can get into railroading, it has the government sponsored Railroad Retirement Act that is superior to Social Security. Now, please remember that life passes very quickly, and when you retiire, you will be amazed how fast the years went by. So please use your time wisely. If you want the trucking job, that's fine and the years will go by very fast so you can have the job you are mentioning. Strive for a good employment record. Look into jobs related to transport including warehousing jobs in the meantime. Of course, education and training are essential. Always strive to improve your qualifications. Above all, enjoy your work. Don't listen to goof-offs. Remember, too, to save your moeny and use it wisely. Thanks for visiting the diner, Brandon, and best wishes to you!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
***Paul, what a cool assortment of beasts that fella has. Wouldn't blame you one bit emptying the wallet for some.
Can't keep the eyelids from closing. Have a good night all.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
New Haven I-5 wrote: I have been eyeing the Selkirk! It has QSI sound. I am going to check how much it costs.
I want the litte SP mogul so badly! Should be cheap.
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
Evening Gang:
Warning. Fergie and any other Canadian modelers, do not look at page 19 in May Model Railroader. I mean really do not look. Aww there you went and looked. Now your wallets are in danger. That is a really great looking Selkirk.
I went over to Terry's after putting out hay this afternoon. I spread out the road base in the RV area. After that I went out to Clark Gardens and scooped out the area for the exhibit. It's going to be the same as last year. Tray and I walked around and looked at all the equipment that Mr. Clark had stashed from his pole line company. In the shed there are 3 International Harvester TD 24 crawler tractors. Once upon a time they were the largest. He also has a halve track and a WW-2 1 ½ ton truck in there. Outside there are the blades for 2 of the TD-20s, a 4th TD-20 in pieces, several WW-2 2 ½ ton trucks another 1 ½ ton truck and several M-35 6x6s plus a bunch of misc. civilian trucks. If he ever sells this stuff I'll be in deep do-do. Yes, I'd love to get my hands on one of those TD-20s and a 2 ½ tons and at least one of the 1 ½ toners. Oh yea and the half track. I just don't have enough to do. Oh yea, I ordered 4 Milw Rd bay window cabeese and 2 of the new H-10-44s in Milw Rd. Being able to get this stuff at cost is getting expensive, and my resistance is low.
Last night was another one of those that I woke up at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep until around 5:30. I hope that I get to sleep through tonight but if not I'll watch more of Crusade In The Pacific.
Look at that. Belly up and have at it, gang.
Good Night All
PC you hit the nail on the head about the trucking job. Until you mentioned it I forgot we have a Reserve that is 19 and he can't hold a job driving truck because of his age (insurance). Right now he is driving a van for a courier service. Not to mention there is a rumor that the independent truck drivers are going to strike because of the fuel prices. I topped off my truck tonight; 10 gallons of #2 for only $41.
I was reviewing my year end budget report from the gas company. I cut my natural gas usage by 20% - 25%. Last fall I insulated my cold air returns running through the basement and the supply ducts for the upstairs bedroom. I used a silver duct blanket insulation rated for 182 deg F.