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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, April 7, 2008 11:16 AM
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***Dick, thanks for the heads-up on the show tonight. No fancy HiDef TV here, but I'll be watching just the same.

Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

Sign - Ditto [#ditto]Ditto that. I have my VCR set.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, April 7, 2008 1:14 PM

Hello....

Where's Jim GP today?

Inch ... I've reached the point where I'm not sure I'd be interested in going to Cubs or White Sox anymore. I don't like crouds now, and with all the drugs the athletes reportedly have used, baseball has lost its appeal in my opinion.

Everybody ... If you are I posted a picture in the branchline htead of my new branch line. Here's anothe picture here.

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Cederstrand on Monday, April 7, 2008 1:39 PM

***Jeffrey, thanks for taking top-of-page honors. Hands are tired from doing all those dishes and I was not about to dig into my limited train fund to pick up multiple days worth of tabs. Pirate [oX)]  

***Garry, nice pic. Keep 'em coming.

Question(s): WS Static Flock Grass. Does it look good, is it tricky to use and would it work for N scale?

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Posted by Cox 47 on Monday, April 7, 2008 2:06 PM
Afternoon all...Its sunny and warm here today...I'll have a egg nog shake and onion rings please...Thank you...i'm still battling the "crud" and so is Sallie but I feel alittle better this afternoon...I started stripping paint on a old bay window caboose..thing had been in water at some time and all the metal parts had rusted got it cleaned up and new trucks on it gonna body mount couplers havn't settled on paint and decals yet...You all have a good one...Jerry
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Posted by Cederstrand on Monday, April 7, 2008 2:58 PM

6:00pm EST RFDTV "Trains & Locomotives" Train Festival/Dennison Train Museum. (for those who get RFDTV) Cool, 2 train shows, same night.

Cowboy [C):-)] -Rob

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Posted by pcarrell on Monday, April 7, 2008 3:43 PM

Rob, I've seen some great results for using static grass for taller grass in N scale.  I was thinking of trying it myself.  There's some guys on another forum I go to that have done it in N scale and the results are pretty good, but judge for yourself:

http://lh6.google.com/wcfn100/R-bU8bxWosI/AAAAAAAABSc/HPwPI1KJsu0/s800/DSC_0156.JPG.jpg

http://lh4.google.com/wcfn100/R-bZB7xWotI/AAAAAAAABS8/1vyPFZXds-k/s800/DSC_0157.JPG.jpg

This guy up next is supposedly writing an article on it for an N scale magazine.  The static grass colors used are Silflor Late Summer and Silflor Autumn mixed together. There are some Silflor Buffalo Grass tufts buried in there as well.  (This page takes a while to open, but it's worth it!)

http://gallery.mac.com/jamievondruska#100038&bgcolor=black&view=grid 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, April 7, 2008 3:50 PM
Took only a couple of seconds for me. There's some really good photos in there.

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Posted by pcarrell on Monday, April 7, 2008 3:52 PM
I know.....that guy has it down pat, huh?
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Posted by sleeper33 on Monday, April 7, 2008 4:06 PM

hi gang

 a mug of tea and make it a strong one please. all the little angels are now back and out on the beer so wahay off we go

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, April 7, 2008 4:14 PM

Here are some scenes with Woodland Scenics static grass.

In the first picture look below the leading axle of the locomotive half way between the branch line track and the main line track below. It's a dark patch with some light brown ground cover steaked though it.

In this picture, the hillside in the foreground has the static grass applied over layers of ground cover. There were two applications of ground cover (grass green first and tan second).

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Posted by LSWrr on Monday, April 7, 2008 4:25 PM

Hello all,

I see they locked down the face thread pretty darn quick so here is my submission:

http://family.webshots.com/photo/2743222600029441264yFXSwO?vhost=family

Garry nice detail shot!

Has anybody tried the flyswatter application for the static grass?

http://www.009.cd2.com/flyswat.htm

Rob, I saw a challenger and a big boy at the last train show in N-Scale, the sound was very close to the movies I've seen. 

Lee

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Posted by Cederstrand on Monday, April 7, 2008 6:10 PM

refill, thanks!

***Philip (& Garry), that answers my question. Looks like great stuff. What is the easiest method to make it work and do you treat it for permanence? Not sure I want to make a "fly swatter" for it.

***Lee, nice shot in the Loco. So, were those N locos you saw & heard?

Just watched that RFD train show. This one was Excellent! Just the right mix of history, steam, diesel, various scale models, demos, etc.. To bad the wife had to leave for the hospital after the first 10 minutes. Well, have stuff to do before the next train show at 8:00.

Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

 

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Posted by saronaterry on Monday, April 7, 2008 6:16 PM

Hi,all!

Boy ,shouldn't PC and LEE be holding up some sort of sign with #'s on it?Whistling [:-^]

CapeJIM:Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to being a grandpa!!

Grand kids are COOL! You can feed them ice cream for dinner and the parents can't say a thing!Plus, they are VEEEERY susceptable to suggestions!

The face thread was fun while it lasted, but like anything else some jerk's gotta ruin it for everyone else.

Terry

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Posted by myred02 on Monday, April 7, 2008 6:25 PM

Wow, this is the first time I've been to the forums in gosh, probably months! I must have been preoccupied with work and, dare I say it, "Halo 3" (the teens in here will know what I'm talking about). Wink [;)]

Anyway, I am worried that with my current profesion as a welder and mechanic for a small(ish) trucking company, I am setting myself up for a trucking career (I'm almost 18 years old, mind you). Don't get me wrong here, I would love to be a trucker! I can already drive a truck pretty good (but I can't get my CDL until I turn 18) But I am worried that I will somehow turn my back on my first career choice as a Locomotive Conductor/Engineer. Anyone else have (or had) this problem?

-Brandon

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Posted by pcarrell on Monday, April 7, 2008 6:27 PM
 saronaterry wrote:

Boy ,shouldn't PC and LEE be holding up some sort of sign with #'s on it?Whistling [:-^]

I'm not sure what you mean by that.  I clearly stated that those weren't my pics, and they were posted in a weekend photo fun thread on another forum (for thousands, maybe more, to see), so they weren't secret or anything.  Niether Lee nor I posted the pics, but instead the links, so you could clearly see where they came from.  If that isn't what you were referring to, could you please clarify?

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Posted by sleeper33 on Monday, April 7, 2008 6:33 PM

refill please girls

so far 2 stuck in lift 1 ceiling gone loads of assorted rubbish and it's only00:32 lol

 

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Posted by saronaterry on Monday, April 7, 2008 6:48 PM

Hi.

PC: at no time did I mean any disrespect about ANY picture you or Lee posted. I was referring to your pic with long hair before you cut it. This was my rather poor attempt at humor.I found it kind of neat to "put a face with the name".

I am sorry.

Terry

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Posted by LSWrr on Monday, April 7, 2008 6:54 PM

Sign - Welcome [#welcome] back Brandon.  I went to school including some college to be a Finishing carpenter, then I landed a job as a Millwright, then I ran off and joined the Coast Guard.  I don't have any regrets about the loss of my first career path and I love the Coast Guard.

Rob, actually they had a Big Boy & Challenger in N-Scale and at another layout they had a challenger in S-scale and yet another layout had a Challenger in HO-Scale.   The only real difference was the volume of sound; the S-scale had a nice throaty hiss about it and the N-Scale was a little more quiet, but still had good sound.

My Picture sitting in the Mikado: that locomotive has been in 2 movies.  There are other pictures of me in that album, most of them with sunglasses on.  I lost a good portion of my iris color while in Kuwait (extended exposure to chlorine gas and ammonia dust) so I'm light sensitive now.  The good news is I have the night vision of a cat!  

Lee

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Posted by pcarrell on Monday, April 7, 2008 7:41 PM
 saronaterry wrote:

Hi.

PC: at no time did I mean any disrespect about ANY picture you or Lee posted. I was referring to your pic with long hair before you cut it. This was my rather poor attempt at humor.I found it kind of neat to "put a face with the name".

I am sorry.

Terry

Oh, I just wasn't sure what you meant.  I thought you were talking about the static grass info.  Lee and I both responded to that.

It's all good!  I wasn't upset at all, I was more confused then anything.  Now I know why!

BTW, I used to have hair down to my waist......really!  I just cut it about 5 years ago.

 

Oh, and Brandon, you might want to look into that trucking thing a bit more.  I got my CDL at 19, graduated second in my class to a guy who'd been driving dumpers for years and was only there to learn to drive the trailer, had a spotless driving record, and NOBODY would hire me because the insurance companies wouldn't touch me until I was 23, and some wouldn't touch me until I was 25.  My skills and squeaky clean record meant nothing.  They had a minimum age, and that was it.  Check into it, OK?

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Posted by LSWrr on Monday, April 7, 2008 8:32 PM

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. 

Lee

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Monday, April 7, 2008 9:10 PM

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

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Posted by New Haven I-5 on Monday, April 7, 2008 9:19 PM
 I have been eyeing the Selkirk! It has QSI sound. I am going to check how much it costs.

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Posted by New Haven I-5 on Monday, April 7, 2008 9:24 PM

 New Haven I-5 wrote:
 I have been eyeing the Selkirk! It has QSI sound. I am going to check how much it costs.
http://www.3rdrail.com/ho_scale.htm  Selkirk cost 800 bucks-DCC ready & $880- with QSI.

 

 I want the litte SP mogul so badly! Should be cheap.

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Posted by Cederstrand on Monday, April 7, 2008 10:30 PM

***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.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Monday, April 7, 2008 10:43 PM

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!

 

 

 

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Posted by sunsetbeachry on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 12:03 AM

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....................... 

Remember model railroad logging is a FUN business and we all need FUN........ACD
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Posted by sunsetbeachry on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 12:07 AM

HI ALL:

..........Jim congrats...........Sorry I'm late but.....................

Got to go to bed long day   Chuck 

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Posted by bogp40 on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 12:56 AM

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.

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Posted by sleeper33 on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 1:03 AM

look alright to me

 but then i'm no expert

Gav

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Posted by Cederstrand on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 4:51 AM

***Experimental lens or not, that is some mighty fine scenery, Bob. Cool [8D]Thumbs Up [tup]

Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

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