ELLIOT's Trackside Diner VI: The Full Meal Deal!

[LSWrr]

Rob, Trainworld.  No tender comes with it, just as well since you can pick up a decent tender for $25 to $50.  Oh, thought of you yesterday at the train show.  They had every HO-Scale circus car and gizmo ever created at one table.  Human canon ball, tents, figures and animals.

 

Robby, I find it difficult to understand that, big trucks are still running and I know 90% or better of the trailers have re-treads.

 

Sue, Good luck with your one snow flake, LOL We have to wait for 12 to 14” before things shut down up here.

 

Ray, sounds like you will have our left over’s (weather) soon.  Sleet, rain/Snow.

   

Lee

 

[Cederstrand]

refill, please & thanks.

Wife has been surfing HO sites and keeps adding to her "must have" list. She might need to go back to working overtime at this rate. Worst part is she wants everything "done now". I understand part of her motive is to give her Dad something to look at when he is here. Which brings up yet another challenge (for me) and that is she now wants the edge of a beach to be represented on her layout. Sinse his stroke, all he has talked about is going to the beach one last time. My wife tried, but when the day to travel arrived, he declined to go. Long story.

Anyone remember where that website is with the HO scale (die cast) Civil War characters?

Rob

[pcarrell]

Robby P.

I do mostly weathering.  I don't have much to sell.  I normally weather boxcars, some tankers, and I have done a few engines.  Heres my website.  I haven't up dated it lately, but there is a few cars on there.

http://www.freewebs.com/robsweatheredrr/

Maybe I should up date it today.

That is some excellent work!  Do you do other scales too, or just HO?

[Cox 47]

Good Morning all...We had a drop from 54 about midnite last nite to 15 now with rain sleet and ice....I'll have coffee and toast please..Thank You..Just dropped in for a little bit visiting Nurse just left and she changed my dressings and that tuckers me out gonna hit the recliner and see if I can get a nap...You all have a good one...Jerry

[howmus]

 Mornin' everyone!

Snow has all but disappeared and the temperature is 52°F right now in the Finger Lakes.  More seasonable weather will be back tonight with an overnight low in the mid 20s and rain and snow showers.

I have one more concert to do this week and that will be it for the year.... High School Band, an easy set-up and play.   Just a couple announcement mics, and one for soloists in the Jazz Ensemble.  I have most of my Christmas shopping done as well so I can actually spend some time on the layout again.  Have to go to RS today to get a couple things and get to work. 

Hope you all have a great day! 

[Robby P.]

I do mostly weathering.  I don't have much to sell.  I normally weather boxcars, some tankers, and I have done a few engines.  Heres my website.  I haven't up dated it lately, but there is a few cars on there.

http://www.freewebs.com/robsweatheredrr/

Maybe I should up date it today.

[pcarrell]

Robby, sorry to hear of the job situation.  Working one day a week is going to put a serious dent in the wallet.  On a different note, what kinds of things do you EvilBay?  Maybe we might be interested in buying stuff and we could all benefit.

[gear-jammer]

Good morning from the frigid Pacific Northwest.  Sunny and cold.  Our snow will stay for a while with the temps getting down in the teens tonight.  Extra work to take care of the animals.

I start work 1 hour late this morning.  One snowflake and the world stops.

Sue

[Robby P.]

I was working at a Michilen Retread Plant.  They retreaded truck tires, dump truck, you know the big trucks.  They laid off several guys.  The good thing is the bills are paid for the month, and the gifts have been bought. 

The manager said I could probably work one day a week or so.  Its there slow time.  With the weather up here, and the economy it was bound to happen.

I guess I will have to look for something part-time, and do alittle eBay on the side.  The wife does work 2 jobs, and she said she could pick up a couple of extra hours if she needed to.  I just don't want her to get burned out. 

Things happen for a reason as they say.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

blownout cylinder

Jeff; Quite the haul there. Where'd you find those?

I'm trading these to another member here for several freight cars. Most of them are leftovers from my nephew's old transistion era HO layout that I gave him for Christmas some years ago, trains, vehicles, structures and all. It was 6 x 10 and was he blown away! He had drooled over it for about a year when I had it.. He kept it for several years then we tore it down. He returned many of the items that were on it, some of which are on my current layout. Others I've used in trades or just given away to others who can use them. Who knows? Maybe you'll be next to get something from me.

 

Cederstrand

***Jeffrey, very nice assortment of autos. I think the wife has the yellow/white car. Going to need many many more for the parking lot at the carnival/circus. Would you know where the cheapest place to buy those would be?

Not really. These are quite a few years old. Some came from Wal-Mart and others were obtained online over the years. I still have quite a bit more but from later years, 60's to present. Camero's, Trans Am's, Plymouths, Pacer's, a Gremlin, Pinto's, thunderbirds, etc. I think I even have a couple of Viper RT-10's.

 

[Cederstrand]

in a SANTA FE mug, please & thanks.  

***Jeffrey, very nice assortment of autos. I think the wife has the yellow/white car. Going to need many many more for the parking lot at the carnival/circus. Would you know where the cheapest place to buy those would be?

***Robby, you needed all those 15's to hear music over the engine. Bet you were indeed a hit with the neighbors. Sorry about your employment situation...Ouch!

***Luke, what part of SC are you in?

***Lee, WHERE are those articulateds on sale for $100 ???

It's raining on & off here.

Rob

[LSWrr]

Robby, that’s horrible news and right before Christmas doesn’t make it any better.  Where are you working?

I just heard a report that China is feeling the pinch of the American economy.  They have shut down several of their steel mills, not to mention the lack of shipping stuff over to us.  I think the President elect has a big job ahead of himself.

Local auto dealers have marked down cars by almost 50% (makes you wonder how much mark up we actually pay).

 

I also noticed that the price on locomotives is falling rapidly: 2-10-2 and articulateds are down to $100 each.

 

Lee

 

[blownout cylinder]

Robby; That working 1 day/wk!? I feel for you--I been there numerous times.

The '72 you had sat how low? I had a '69 Mustang fastback that was quite done up but did not like winter...no weight in the back

Jeff; Quite the haul there. Where'd you find those?

[New Haven I-5]

 Good morning!

  It is pouring outside. We people in Sunny SoCal are supposed to get 2 in of rain today, and some more tomarrow.

  

 

 

 

                                                        Luke

[Robby P.]

Give me what ever you have strong.....................I just got laid off, well hours cut.

I knew it was slowing down at work, but they are telling alot of guys to stay home, and I'm down to working 1 day a week.  I guess I will have to start doing eBay again.  That and look for a part-time job.  I might look into unemployment.  I had it when I worked at Dicks Distribution Center when it was slow. 

Just add me to the list of guys not working.  I don't think it picks back up until Feb or March there

We will get by.  We always do. 

Good thing is I can work on my layout now.  I added a backdrop to the picture of the wall exposed.  I need to paint and get it looking better.  Now I have the time for it.

Jeff I love the cars.  Exp. the bugs.  I had a 72' and man was it mean.  Chrome engine, dual carbs, drag cam, slammed to the ground (rode like a horse and buggy), mustang interior, teal paint (with a purple pearl in it), 4 15in speakers in the backseat.  It was sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.  Oh and was it LOUD!!!!!  Neighbor said she was going to call the cops, due to the motor.  That was due to the cam, and probably the Stinger pipe. 

Well everybody have a good day.  I am on my way to get some stuff for the layout, and find something to do later today.

Robby

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 Good morning.

It's 64 and cloudy. The high should be in the lower 70's with rain.

I'm only working on one project at present. It's am old Athearn GP38-2 chassis with AAR trucks and a Bachmann GP50 body. I'm putting a Bachmann decoder in this Heinz 57 nightmare and it'll be paired up with  my Athearn SPSF Kodachrome GP38-2 which also has a Bachmann decoder. The hardest part was adapting the Athearn frame to the Bachmann body. This was definitely a shotgun wedding. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      12/15/2008

Wind Chill:  64°F
Humidity:  94%
Dew Point:  63°F

So Far Today
High:  66°F
Low:  64°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  7mph S

Today  Low: 55    High: 72    Patchy fog early in the morning...otherwise mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Temperature falling into the mid 50s by late in the afternoon. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight  Low: 45    Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning people---current temperature: 9C. Rain ending this morning then turning colder in the afternoon--exp. -5C going to a low of -11C. No snow in forecast until Tue. evening.

It is dull,dull,dull out there...

[LSWrr]

Good morning,

 

Today: Rain showers before 11am, then rain showers likely, possibly mixed with sleet between 11am and 3pm, then a chance of snow showers after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. Windy, with a west wind between 22 and 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind between 9 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

 

Lee

 

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning from Tipton IN !

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Hello.....

We just returned from an afternoon and evening in Clarksville, TN.  The Christmas lights along the Cumberland River waterfront are very nice.  Beer and Pizza at the Blackhorse Saloon downtown there is very good. In our little town here, the best pizza is at the Godfather franchise at the gas station. Hence, we made the drive to TN for pizza with some friends.

No model railroading accomplished today.

Colby ........ Happy B'Day!

Todd ... Congrats on your first WPF post.  It looks outstanding.

John Boy ..... Thanks for sharing the track gauge story and the roll of horses.

Cheers everybody......

[Cederstrand]

[Alpine Division Scale Models called a furniture factory]  I'll look it up tomorrow. Thanks!

***Sue, my favorite line was "ack ack, ack ack" and remember, "I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of 3 branches of the government working for them, and that ain't bad." Jack Nicholson sure did a good job with his two characters in that movie. I didn't recognize him at first as "Art Land". That movie is a hoot.

Rob

[blownout cylinder]

John; We are now having a laugh fest, tnx!!!

We be's going off to snooze--g'nite...

 

[last mountain & eastern hogger]

Well guys and Gals it is time for bed, but before I go I thought I would

leave you with this history lessons involving Trains and horse's nether regions.

 

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet - 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used?   Because that's the way they built them in England, and English expatriates built the US Railroads.         Why did the English build them like that?   Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that's the gauge they used.   Why did "they" use that gauge then?                                                Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing.   Okay! Why did the wagons have that particular odd wheel spacing?   Well, if they tried to use any other spacing, the wagon wheels would break on some of the old, long distance roads in England, because that's the spacing of the wheel ruts.   So who built those old rutted roads?     Imperial Rome built the first long distance roads in Europe (and England) for their legions. The roads have been used ever since.   And the ruts in the roads?     Roman war chariots formed the initial ruts, which everyone else had to match for fear of destroying their wagon wheels. Since the chariots were made for Imperial Rome, they were all alike in the matter of wheel spacing.  .    The United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches is derived from the original specifications  for an Imperial Roman war chariot. And bureaucracies live forever.   So the next time you are handed a specification and wonder what horse's *** came up with it, you may be exactly right, because the Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate the back ends of two war horses.      Now the twist to the story...   When you see a Space Shuttle sitting on its launch pad, there are two big booster rockets attached to the sides of the main fuel tank. These are solid rocket boosters, or SRBs.  The SRBs are made by Thiokol at their factory at Utah. The engineers who designed the SRBs would have preferred to make them a bit fatter, but the SRBs had to be shipped by train from the factory to the launch site. The railroad line from the factory happens to run through a tunnel in the mountains. The SRBs had to fit through that tunnel. The tunnel is slightly wider than the railroad track, and the railroad track, as you now know, is about as wide as two horses' behinds.     So, a major Space Shuttle design feature of what is arguably the world's most advanced transportation  system was determined over two thousand years ago by the width of a horse's ***.        ..... and you thought being a HORSE'S *** wasn't important!     Say goodnight girls.............. Johnboy out.

[blownout cylinder]

Rob; I came across something by Alpine Division Scale Models called a furniture factory (metal. I am assuming it is a kit) measuring 4 1/2"x12". It is a shallow roof 1 storey building that appears to be still being dist. by Walthers. Would that work?

[gear-jammer]

Cederstrand

***Sue, I love that movie "Mars Attacks".

And my favorite line from the movie, "Yak yak, yak yak yak!"

Sue

[Cederstrand]

Tall glass of lemon water, thanks.

***Philip, if I forgot to mention it, Nice Bike!

***Paul, IF I were to start over completely from scratch and KNEW I was going to one day have a train room, I have to admit I would most likely go with the Huge Oversized scale. Too late for that now.

***Lee, Kato Unitrack for my N and will incorporate Atlas Flex to make longer runs more interesting.~ Wife's HO is Bach NS EZ track all the way.

The coyotes are whooping it up at the edge of our back pasture tonight. Unaka, (our big old male Pyrenees) had just come up from that way, too. Finished the last critter rounds so I'm done for the night.

Rob

[LSWrr]

OOps, I posted in the wrong window.

Rob, what kind of track are you using?

Paul good to see you back in the diner.

 

Lee

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: I spent the afternoon at the train show in Ft. Worth. I bought one Bachman "G" scale wood ore car. It's kind of a tradition with Brad of Brad's trains that he brings one of them for me to each show. I've got seven of them now and will quite when I get ten, maybe. His prices are 50% under list so it's not too bad.

My amin reason to go was to get dealers and exhibitors for the Clark Garden show in April. I got a very positive response from a good many of the people there. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Colby. Did you get kissed?

Rob maybe you need to consider going to HO. At least that way you would get some room. Really it's great that your wife is so interested. Well so long as she doesn't run you out os the train room.

I'm getting tired of using the puter with it on the floor and the keyboard in my lap. This is not what I call a lap top.

I see that I got the top a couple of pages back. I wa woundring why my credit card company called and thanked me for all the business.

Time to hit the bed. It's early but that show and all the talking about our show wore me out.

Good Night All

[Cederstrand]

Pepperoni Pizza, please & thanks.

***Sue, I love that movie "Mars Attacks".

***blownoutcylinder, we have plenty of chicken houses in the area here. We really don't have time to be scratch building much either, so would like to find a ready made (or simple kit) of them if available? BTW, real nice photos you posted.

***Inch, that might be what we end up doing, a long warehouse type structure. Can always add a couple little feed silos to the front, fans, AC units, etc on the sides. ((( I won't burst her bubble regarding her dream layout, I'm thrilled that she is so into it to begin with. )))

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Colby" There use to be an icecream shop that on your 16th birthday, you could go have a free sunday & get kissed by one of the waitresses. Would you believe I still remember the name of mine? Actually, we attended the same school, so she kissed me in the school parking lot the next day. 

Wife continues to find more HO structures she wants online. Yikes, she has become a monster. For every model she pics that is identical to one of my own, I'll sell mine off and put those funds towards more N Unitrack. Even with ever shrinking plans for my own RR, there is still a shortage of track for it.

Hope everyone is doing well this evening.

Rob

 

 

 

 

 

[C&O Fan]

pcarrell

Well, I did manage to get out for a short ride today to get some pics of my bike.  I spent Friday night and Saturday morning working on it. 

Here's the before pic.........

And here's the after (sorry about the quality, the light was bad)............

I like the new bags and the emblems are awesome!  Zambini Bros. did an excellent job on them!

Wow Sweet Ride !!!!

Love the emblems