Elliot's Trackside Diner V, at the diamonds

[jeffrey-wimberly]

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Me thinks the Forum got Trolled yet once again!

Fergie

Yep, sure did.

[Robby P.]

[Robby P.]

[bjdukert]

Afternoon all

John

are you taking a camera?

Yupper,because Bill (friend from Del.) is suppose to get his GP30 and we will need a record of the BIG SMILE. They are going to have a pig roast this year for the Sat night feast,can't wait and Ryan said he is bringing some of his best as well. OOOOHHHHH YEAH!!!

Paul  Will say HI to all and I hope you have a good turnout for your meet.

Fergie I don't worry about my riding but I do watch as close and as much as possible for the 4 wheelers. It does make you more of a defensive rider (driver) because you learn to look and watch for anything that makes some kind of move. Thanks for the thought.

Good to hear that Teffy is doing alright.

Garry I am going to have to try to make it down that way for sure in the future for the ham fest because that is a special time of year for me.  That is if I don't forget like I have in the past.

That's about it

Best to all on sick call and those recovering

Talk to you later

Duke

[pcarrell]

Yeah, Al's bored again.

You'd think he'd have something better to do with his time.........

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

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Duke: Rumor has it that visiting mrr'ers to this area get a layout tour. Ask Inch.

Speaking of Inch, that was very bad news he posted about cancer patients in his familiy. I hope he can give us an update.

Pastor Philip: When you are ready for your new duties here in the diner, I will gladly spot my chapel car at the adjacent siding.

Jeff W.  Sorry to learn about your loss of a neighbor.

 

 

[pcarrell]

Pastor Philip: When you are ready for your new duties here in the diner, I will gladly spot my chapel car at the adjacent siding.

Bring it on!

[Packers#1]

Thanks everyone. we're 2-1, w/ 3 games left. if we win them, then we're in the county championship! I finally got that defensive attitude. But now, we gotta start RESALLY playing because the last two teams we faced weren't the best (RS-Monetta only had 20 kids, and the team we played yesterday had white or blue helmets and either blue, yellow, or white pants, lol.)

[LSWrr]

Hello all,

Fergi, welcome back hopefully you're not land sick from being gone so long.

PC, congratulations on the new church position, now about this lottery ticket I'm going to buy I need a little help....Just kidding I hope it goes as well as you hope.  Now des this make you PPC (Pastor PC?)

Tom, glad to hear you are on the mend and that kitty #2 is doing so well.

Glad to hear C&O fan is ok, PC you need to slap him for us and let him know next time he needs to check in with us!  Oh and tell him happy birthday!

 Jeff, sorry to hear about your neighbor, but it's a good thing that he was well right up to the end.

Lee

[C&O 2-6-6-6]

Hello, I am new to this forum.

What is talked about on this thread?

 My name is Kile.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Pretty much whatever happens during an average day.

[Packers#1]

Hello, I am new to this forum.

What is talked about on this thread?

 My name is Kile.

Welcome Kile!

This thread is just basically a diner online, w/o the food, boothes, or waiters, lol (and no bill). Call it the forum hangout for every1.

[C&O 2-6-6-6]

Oh, I guy I be B.S. ing with you guys from now on.

[Packers#1]

Oh, I guy I be B.S. ing with you guys from now on.

lol. nice.

I think our football team has a great chance of getting to the county championship this year. GO RAMS (and next year, GO HORNETS!)

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Welcome to the diner C&O 2-6-6-6............ Feel free to tell about your layout and your models. Enjoy yourself. Have a root beer float if you like and if JimCG has not finished the supply of them already.

[TrainsRMe1]

Welcome C&O 2666,

  Just come on in and have a seat, enjoy yourself, the first drink is on me, I visited the B&O RR museum on Tuesday it was fun. My wife and I are having the time of our lives here, and I haven't checked any LHs yet!!!!! Well it's time for me to go, my wife and I are goin' to the hot tub to REEEEEEEELLLAAAAAAXXXXXXX!!!!!! See ya soon, Trainsrme1

[C&O 2-6-6-6]

My layout.....If you havent reaslized I am modeling the C&O.  I am going to model a freelance yard of the C&O in the summer of 1942  I am going to run Large articulated locomotives and run long coal drags.

I dont have any track laid down.  I am just starting on benchwork this weekend and am hoping to get it done. All I have for a C&O fleet is 11 C&O 55-ton coal cars.

Kile

[der5997]

Good evening all!  Another outstanding day for outside chores, but the end is nigh. TS Kyle is set to make a visit over the weekend.  Still, we need the water for the well; and we have accomplished a great deal in a few days of clear weather that we couldn't get to over the washout of a summer.  Happy to report that the push mower (a 1988 vintage Snapper ), the chain saw, the weed whacker and the chipper have all behaved.  That is unusual for us, as small motors generally don't perform as advertised around here.  I found that the chipper carburettor bowl (not used at all last year, so very grungy) cleaned up very well with toothpaste! It had lots of verdigris from the copper float. Had to wire brush that off, but when done, the little beauty started on the first gentle pull.

I've got the ocean at the container dock finished. Here's a look. The colour and the relative calm are to indicate a whole lot of distance from the "after the storm but still blowing" ocean of the rocky cove and the wharf scenes.

Paul:

Der I think that you explained how you did the white caps, but would mind repeating for us ORFs?

...I was looking for pics on this, but must have deleted them, so here's some new ones. The foam is made from WS Flex Paste - that dries white and has "body", and as the name implies, stays flexible.  That's important if you don't want the breakers to break when cleaning the layout!  I mixed in chopped up transparent plastic sheet.  I used a Magic Bullet to chop the plastic. Your own domestic dynamics will determine just what is appropriate! I applied the mixture over the pre-painted and Mod Podged plaster waves, piling it up until the effect was what I wanted. I used small strips of the transparent plastic sheet to hold up a glob of spray above and detached visually from, the main surf mass in a few places.    The trails of spent foam behind the breakers I painted on with the FlexPaste, feathering it out. I developed and practiced these techniques, and the paint colours for the sea itself, on pieces of scrap plaster from rock mould pours.  I'd recommend that approach.  If I were to do this again, I'd have fewer, and smaller breakers, but the scenes have a certain drama!

Tom: Glad that things are looking up for you, and like all modern tires, you are now tubeless!

Fergie: Thanks for all those photos! Lots to digest there! Hadn't thought too much about how tired just standing up in that weather must make a person.  We were discussing it after dinner tonight, and don't envy you that part of the job.  Kris added that the fact that you have a load of responsibility must make it worse.

Dick:  On the pellets, a farmer in New Glasgow /Pictou area has figured out making pellets from waste hay.  I don't know the calorific value, if it's as good as wood pellets, or if its like Propane is to Natural Gas. Sounds like a great use for all the spoiled hay one sees around in the fields.

Jeff: Sorry to hear about your neighbourhood loss.

Duke:  Pig Roast eh? Should be good.  Do they do it in a pit I wonder, or on a spit.

Sawyer: Leaving the best ‘till last...but if you are hitting your stride, shouldn't be a problem.

Kile:  This is a "no topic" thread based on the theme of a Trackside Diner.  So, order what you like, and take a booth.  Thanks for the update on that 1942 C&O yard. Size? How much room do you have for the layout? Those locos are going to take a bit, let alone the cars. 

Bed time.  Museum meeting at 10:00 to morrow, so there goes the morning.  Maybe get some mrr after outside work is called for rain or dark, which ever comes first.  goodnight all, and God Bless.  Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.

 

[C&O 2-6-6-6]

Its going to be a 8ftX16ft shelf layout.  I am doing HO scale if I havent said that already.  I am going for 32inch min radius curves.  But am going to shoot for 36inch.  I am using all #8 turnouts for those large locomotives.

[Flashwave]

Its going to be a 8ftX16ft shelf layout.  I am doing HO scale if I havent said that already.  I am going for 32inch min radius curves.  But am going to shoot for 36inch.  I am using all #8 turnouts for those large locomotives.

By Shelf, I presume you mean an around the walls? Single or Double level? What;'s the other end terminal gonna be?

[Cox 47]

Evening All....I am not a happy camper...My lift chair went out of sink again about an hour ago!!I am beginning to think the chair is a L-E-M-O-N!!..Looks like it will be a long night Hope I can get the service Guy back here soon!This time the chair stopped in the up position so I can't set in it at all..Jerry

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good evening!

TrainsRme.... I'm glad you got the B&O Museum. I like it myself. It's in Baltimore, home of MB Klein which is one of the best hobby shops anywhere. I remember there being a hobby shop in Union Station of Washington, but I don't know if it is stil there. have you been to the Smithonian?

C&O 2-6-6-6 .... Thanks for telling about your layout plans. You have lots of fun ahead of you.

Packers ... your teem will win all the remaining games. Correct?

Der John ..... I really like your water scenes!

Jerry ...sorry to learn about your "lemon"

Happy Model Railroading!

 

[C&O Fan]

Evening all

Just got power back on at 5:30 today thats 2 weeks without power and there ae still almost 1 million people with no power

I'm fine and the roof is still on the house and the lsayout stayed dry

although a lot of my friends did not far as well

it's late but i just wanted to stop by and say hi I have some pictures to share but for now i'm going to hit the sack

Take care all !

[Flashwave]

Evening all

Just got power back on at 5:30 today thats 2 weeks without power and there ae still almost 1 million people with no power

I'm fine and the roof is still on the house and the lsayout stayed dry

although a lot of my friends did not far as well

it's late but i just wanted to stop by and say hi I have some pictures to share but for now i'm going to hit the sack

Take care all !

great to see ya back. While yor away, we got another C&O persons. (Great, another one to add to the "Non matching quote blocks in post" annoyance. LOL)  Don't we owe you cake here soon? G'night. See if Duke will share the sleeping booth with ya.

[LSWrr]

to the diner C&O 2-6-6-6

Lee

[pcarrell]

Now des this make you PPC (Pastor PC?)

Hmmmmm......I dunno!

Could be..........

[Cederstrand]

Cup of chamomile tea, please. 

***Jerry, sorry to hear of the continuing chair trouble. Hope you can have it taken care of quickly this time. Is it the same part(s) that are failing with it?

***C&O 2-6-6-6, you're at least one step ahead of us here, as we're still waiting on the train room to be completed before starting benchwork. Feel free to share pics of your construction as you progress with it. Helps to keep those of us in a "holding pattern" inspired.

Turning in early here. Y'all have a good night. Rob

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: Just a short drop in. We moved the old IH tractor and the swather and the pick up and the rake back to the house today. That was 2 1/2 hours of 15 to 18 miles per hour. John brought the new tractor and the baler back yesterday evening. Now it's clean up and haul the hay into the hay lot. I like doing that since it's a type of job that doesn't require a lot of concentration.

With that I think that I'll hit the hay. 

Good Night All

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN ! 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning.

It's 66 and clear. The high should be in the mid 80's with plenty of sunshine.

I have to take my mother's car to the dealership in DeRidder this morning to find out why the check engine light won't go off. The local mechanic can't tell why because the cars computer won't let his computer in. My father is gonna follow me there in his car so we'll be coming back together. That's good. I'll have him stop at Wal-Mart so I can get a loaf of bread and some cheese. I cleaned off the layout yesterday and found the other tracks again. Gave it all a good vacuuming to remove the excess WS ground foam that's been spreading around from the areas I've been working on.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA 71446-6114 9/26/2008

Wind Chill: 66°F
Humidity: 74%
Dew Point: 58°F

So Far Today
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Today High: 85 Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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