ROB,
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Well, I'm at college right now doing nothing. My last class let out early, so I have about 20 minutes to kill. It's raining fairly heavily today, was storming last night. Probably in the 70s or 60s.
Last night I watched part of the game while putting together the ACL and NP flats. They'll be ready to go if I go to the MR club tonight. I also got a box of a dozen freight cars, which I got in a trade for an engine. One of the cars (a P2K Southern 50' automobile boxcar) needs some TLC. I would like to fix it but I don't have the parts sheet for it to order parts for it.
Also, day 33 of waiting on decoders from 4nscale.com.
The Local MR club is gathering equippment to send it to a kid we saw at the Dothan show. He was pushing his grandfather in a wheelchair, asking us question, then repeating them for his granfather. He really moved alot of the club members. I decided to join in and will send him 2 reefers, maybe a Bachmann FT if I can get the light to work and if it works on DC. (B units have different decoders than the As, don't know if they are dual mode)
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Dick said.........
".....as many of those folks don't come into the Diner, I guess the food is not appetizing enough, or, maybe the group is too rowdy."
Perhaps that's it. ....or perhaps all of that snoring from Duke keeps them away.......
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB! I've been so busy today I didn't notice earlier.
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
Dick ... I remember reading about that terrible fire. I'm glad for your parents they went elsewhere for sure. I would never have known about stawberry rhubarb pie! That would be terrible. As for Modelexpo, I tried them once long ago and I don't recall any problems. It's hard to remebr, but I think I got supples or small tools. They sold HO trains then and were an importer of Rivarossi.
GARRY: I never thought of that angle (SR Pie ), and thanks for the info comeback on ModelExpo, I wasn't sure if any of the Diners had tried them, I think I will post in the general forum, as many of those folks don't come into the Diner, I guess the food is not appetizing enough, or, maybe the group is too rowdy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB !!!!
I hear there are big doings at your house tonight??
CUL
I guess I will just start with a sweet tea for now.
As far as the weathered cars, each one has its on mind. One car will look real good, to where the next car, well.........I don't know what happens. I try to tell people on here, it takes alot of time. Practice and ALOT of patience. You will have to ask alot of questions to. I ask peolpe all of the time. There are also some good weathering people on here that make my cars look bad.
It even depends on what you are looking to do. A rust bucket to just a simple dusting. It varys so much. I lean more towards the rust buckets. I just like the look of them. It also takes some good powders, and some good brushes. Some people like using airbrushes. Honestly I just use mine for dullcote, and once in awhile a fade job. Everything else is hand done. Rust streaks, graffiti (if you like that), and what ever else is all done by hand.
I think the best thing is to just try it, and ask questions. If people don't wanna ask a question on the website, theres no problem at emailing me if you have a question. If I don't know it, I can ask someone else.
Just remeber......practice and patience!!!
"Rust, whats not to love?"
JimRCGMO wrote:Jeff, you don't mess (sorry, Fergie) around with getting going when you get something in - already testing your new DCC, eh?
Jeff, you don't mess (sorry, Fergie) around with getting going when you get something in - already testing your new DCC, eh?
Work on the crossover is progressing steadily. I'm not taking any prisoners.
EDIT: 11:05 am
Work presses on!
Robby, I was looking at your weathered cars, and would second Rob's comments - excellent job! When can we expect a clinic or an MR article on weathering cars (please, please, please?)?
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Happy Birthday Rob!! Hope you have a great day and get lots of train goodies!!...
Good Morning All....Its cloudy and 63 here posta rain this evening..I'll have biscuits and gravey with coffee please..Thank You...Not much going on here on Pearl street...I am gonna slip over into the back booth and see who comes in..You all have a good one...Jerry
Hello everybody........
Rob ... happy B'day!
Looks like we will get rain. It's about time. The blue grass is brown instead of green.
Happy Model Railroading!
Good Morning, Zoe - I'll have a cup of coffee and wait for our Birthday Boy (Rob) to cut his cake:
Thanks! And a
H A P P Y B i r t h d a y ,
R o b ! !
Rainy day here in Cape G. today, already had a third of an inch and likely to continue through the day. I think it's sucking rain from way down Jeff's way to drop it up here, but not totally for sure on that. Jeff? You getting this stuff today, too? Ours is tracking from south to north, and sliding gradually eastward, so Garry'll likely have it by afternoon or evening. Maybe it'll mosey on over to Rob's area and fill his rain barrels.
Dick, I was thinking that one nice thing Jeff has, is the roadbed's already there with his track, so he doesn't have to take the time the rest of us do with gluing and pinning down the cork, then fastening the track down, etc. Trade-offs for a lot of things, I guess.
Got some decals in for that City Classics West End Market yesterday. They include several major supermarket names from the 50's and on. Trying to figure which one I'll use - anybody familiar with what supermarket lines would be in the Southwest? I may use another and have one of my DPM kits made into a market in a second town later on my layout.
Jerry, sent you a PM. Bet you and Inch are getting some of this rain today, aren'tcha?
I'll settle down in the corner booth for a bit. Hope those whose gardens, lawns or critters need the rain get it (and not those who are fine on their water situation, too).
Blessings and a good cup of coffee to watch the rain with today,
Good morning, brrrrr, into the 30's last night, only 46F right now, but steadily rising under clear Autumn skies. I need to order a set of small drill bits ( #60-72 ) and saw an add in MRR for a company in Florida called MODELEXPO. They had a sale on a set of drill bits in a small wooden case, and free shipping as well as a free Xacto knife lit for any orders over $25, good until November 1st I believe. My question is, have any of you guys & gals (Sue) ever ordered from this company? If so, any comments?
PAUL: That is a very interesting bit of history about your grandfather. When you mentioned that it was a good thing that he was able to make it to shore otherwise you would not be here, it reminded me of what almost happened to my mother and father in 1942. They had gone to Boston and were trying to get into the Coconut Grove. Luckily for them it was full so they went elsewhere. As you may know, there was a terrible fire there that night and many people lost their lives. I guess God has a plan for many of us and that is why we are right where we are supposed to be.
I wonder how many of the Diner patrons have similar experiences they would like to share?
ROB: Any sign of the contractor yet? Did you get any beneficial rain last night?
J.R.: What is the latest on your rebuild issue with your contractor?
Time to get outside, more wood to bring in , every drop of oil saved at $3.96 a gallon is more "potential" $$ for MRR budget, see you guys at lunch,
***Paul, interesting bit of family history there. It's a good thing your grandfather made it, as the Diner is a better place for having you here.
Heating & air guy should be here today to get started.
Heading back to bed here. Little sleep last night.
Rob
Good morning all,
Chilly up here this morning.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
grayfox1119 wrote:JEFF: Don't you find it a bit inconvenient at times not using flex track, especially when you need to make changes such as the crossover?
JEFF: Don't you find it a bit inconvenient at times not using flex track, especially when you need to make changes such as the crossover?
Hello ...
Hi, Dick... It's 67 here. Sounds cold there.
Paul ........ Now, that was a very interesting ture story about your grandfather surviving the ship wreck. We diners are glad he did because we enjoy your visits in teh diner.
Jeff .... I'm interested in your new DCC set up. I'm glad you keep us posted.
JiimCG ... Go ahead and send rain this way. We had hardly any in September. Ike brought severe winds but no rain.
I completed my F3B except for lettering. I'll run it "as is" pending purchase of correct NP decals. Looks OK now between my NP F7A's.
Good evening, temp has broken into the upper 30's (39.2F to be exact ), and the Dew Point is 33F right now, so we could get our first frost tonight. The only two things that are still going strong in the garden are Green Peppers and Broccoli.
JIM: Yes, working hard outside in Fall cool weather gives a guy a savage appetite for sure. And get that book! The WHITE CASCADE is one train book that is very hard to put down until you finish the entire book. It is a TRUE story.
ROB: We will pray for rain for your area, you guys have certainly had a bad drought.
Time to hit the sack,
Evening Gang: It's raining here. It started raining this morning then let up for the day untill about 7pm when it started again. Just now it's between storms. I mowed the back yard this morning while it was wet. No dust and pollen that way. I mowed part of the front this afternoon and there was some dust.
I got to do some mrring on the 7.5 inch scale, I took the hump out of the portable track panels. I've been intending to do that for a year. I didn't get them perfectly straight but there are better then they were.
Rob I know how it is when the rains don't come. I hope that you get a good shower tonight.
I watched a show on Great Lakes ship wrecks on the science channel. They covered the sinking of the Lady Elgin in 1860. My great grand father Charles Beverung was on that ship and used his drum to swim to shore. Good thing that drum floated or I wouldn't be here.
Well Mary Ann is in bed so I think that I'll join her.
Good Night All
Tall glass of lemon water, please & thanks.
***Robby, very nice weathering on your RR cars.
Met with the electrician today and walked throguh the build with him. One of the items we covered was having dimmer switches for each of the track lights (4 tracks) in the train room. I thought that might be fun down the road.
Wife is taking her folks for a drive into the mountains tomorrow, which is also my birthday. That's fine with me, as I need to clean the water tank down at the barn before transfering some of the house tank water down there. Used the last drop of water from the barn tank tonight. There is finally a chance of rain tomorrow night, so I'll be ready. Fingers & toes crossed. The couple puddles left in the creek won't last much longer.
Picked up some more metal brackets today for the deck. Need to get back on that particular project soon.
Hope everyone is doing well this evening. Rob
Jeff every time I see your work I'm more and more impressed its a lot you do with out completely ruining the items ( I would end up ruining I believe) My turn is comming soon even thou its going to be in O gauge It still going to be a lot of work I have ahead of me. I hope when done it looks half as good as yours and some of the others in here that I have seen.
Evening all not much happening here. Just another lazy day hope I don't get to use to it as when I go back to work thursday its going to be a 13 hour day ( yes I get 2 30 minute breaks in it ( work 4 hours off 30 minutes work 4 hours off another 30 minutes ) also get a total of 3 15 minute breaks.
Will check in later
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JimRCGMO wrote:Jeff - are you replacing that track with the other-way crossover? At first, I was thinking you were going to put in a Timesaver track puzzle like DerJohn's got.
Jeff - are you replacing that track with the other-way crossover? At first, I was thinking you were going to put in a Timesaver track puzzle like DerJohn's got.
Hi Zoe, think I'll drop by for lunch today. I see several of the others have been going for the RBF's and the custard concretes, eh? I'll have one of those like Rob had last night (no, thanks - not all three!).
Robby, you could take that job for now, and keep your eyes open for something on a more regular schedule on your days off, I suppose. Whaddya think of the type of job, would it be superstrenuous or regular? That might determine how long you could endure the swing shift part of things. Best wishes on it!
Heartland Division CB&Q:The food at the restaurant was fantastic. I had filet mignon, asparagus, scalluped potaoes, and some sort of carmel apple cream cheese thing.
The food at the restaurant was fantastic. I had filet mignon, asparagus, scalluped potaoes, and some sort of carmel apple cream cheese thing.
- Garry, I suspect that caramel apple cream cheese dessert thing might be half a zillion by itself! Sounds like a good idea, when your friends offer to help you on the layout.
Of course, it looks like Dick has been working up an appetite of his own there, with splitting his wood (not to be confused with sawing it...)
'Nuther sunny day today in Cape G.-land, then about three days of various levels of rain. So Garry and our friends along the Ohio river valley, you may want to make sure the yard work is done, or it might be delayed soon...
Sue, sounded like you have a good read - I may have to see if our library has White Cascade or not. Good that you're able to run some trains and work out at the same time. The latest Walthers sale flyer had a thing about making an engine look like a transitional repaint, and I might just keep my SW1200 NP switcher in close to its original paint scheme, by doing something on that order. Hope Larry can get some layout time in before too long - since it's that season now.
DerJohn - ROTFL! I'll be telling that one at work, since we always have someone who's looking for a diet, going on one, coming off a diet, etc. (Heh, heh, heh...)
C&O Terry, around here we don't have nearly as much downed trees & stuff, but the city has a truck with a (small) limb grinder that they have come around neighborhoods to grind the stuff down. You could use a small fleet of those!
Got to go now!
Came home from my appointment at the foot doc and found a big box (18"x18"x6") by my door. What was in it? My Digitrax DCS50 and 8 DZ125 decoders. After I go through the manual on this thing I'll see about hooking it up. Looking at the back of the unit it appears to be fairly easy. All those decoders will probably take a week to install unless I get on a really good roll, then I could knock them out in a day.
On my other project, shoehorning a Bachmann LH crossover into my yard area, I looked at the area and noticed right off that the tracks are way too far apart. I have two options. 1) Pull up a bunch of track and re-lay the front part of the inside loop so the tracks connect to the crossover, or 2) cut the crossover in two and work the two halves into their respective places in the passing siding and the inside loop and put in a straight piece of track to join them. In the following photos the choice I made will be immediately obvious. If the mountain won't come to Mohammed then Mohammed must go to the mountain.
This is how the crossover started out:
And after being cut in two and trimmed:
The trackside shed (under the straight piece) and two of the turnouts will be removed. If the turnouts can be salvaged I may be able to use them elsewhere. If not, they'll be ripped out in pieces. The other two existing turnouts will have their diverging tracks cut and the points soldered in the through track position. This is gonna take a while.
Afternoon all
I've been watching the crews do the clean up of the storm trash
Imagine this pile times 2 million
Thats alot of work
TerryinTexas
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Hello Diners;
Der John's Pet Smart story was funny. I'll stay with the menu here in the diner, thanks. An RBF would suit me fine.
Sue asked about my NP projects. Sorry work is keeping Larry too busy. I've not done much NP lately. I added an NP reefer. Now I'm working on an F3 B unit. I'll embarress myself. I messed up the paint, and I just stripped off my painting to start over. The NP 1950's frieght paint scheme is a simple one, and thee's no excuse for messing up. As I continue my recovery from my mid-August event, I intend to get back to extending thh layout.
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It's time to pig out at the ham Festival!
Howdy All....Its sunny and 75 here...I'll have a Taco salad and a Diet coke please..Thank You.....I am kinda tired after Birthday party Yesterday...John...You sure gave me a laugh Gotta watch that new diet!!I am gonna slip over in the back booth and see who comes in .....You all have a good one...Jerry