LSWrr Sawyer, Looks like you made some good progress on the layout. Is that a combination of flex track and snap track? I’m using the same stuff with cork roadbed and my friends are calling me “old fashioned” since all of them are using some variation of EZ-Track. Then again all I have to do to keep them quiet is show them the 41” radius curves on my mainline.
Lee, it's mainly snap track (.45 per piece at the LHS, that's why) and I just used some old flextrack when I ran out of straight pieces. 11" radius. I'm never using EZ track again, that stuff is a PITA! (yes Jeff, I know the stuff works for you, but not for me.) I'm going to keep using woodland scenics foam roadbed, no complaints about it, lol. Yeah, I've been making progress to, just got the foam glued down w/ liquid nails, put the track and structures back on, and secured the track w/ track nails, adding as much roadbed as I have, which isn't a whole lot, lol. now my back hurts from bending over so much (the table comes up to about my waist, I think).
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Sawyer, Looks like you made some good progress on the layout. Is that a combination of flex track and snap track? I’m using the same stuff with cork roadbed and my friends are calling me “old fashioned” since all of them are using some variation of EZ-Track. Then again all I have to do to keep them quiet is show them the 41” radius curves on my mainline.
Jeff, good thing you keep an eye on that BP! I hope everything works out for you.
What’s on the menu for the diner tomorrow? Is everyone heading out for dinner with family?
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Afternoon all--
It's overcast and drizzly out here in SunnyCal, but the Southern end of the state is evidently getting walloped by a storm--which doesn't bode well for all those areas that have just burned. Evidently evacuations are in order from mudslides. I hope it's not too serious.
Ray! 62, huh? I remember 62--vaguely, LOL! Have a great day!
Nothing much for Thanksgiving here--playing early Mass tomorrow, then come home and do a turkey roast for Mom and a couple of friends. The family's all scattered around the country, so no big dinner tomorrow. We'll save that for Christmas, when Dad (me) gets to do the Prime Rib. I have a secret, simple recipe that makes for an absolutely DYNAMITE roast. It includes rock salt and Dijon mustard and that's all I'll tell you.
Besides, turkey makes me sleepy, LOL!
I found the charger for the camera--as usual, it was lying right there staring at me--so I'll try and pop off a few photos for WPF this weekend. Maybe something that doesn't include a Yellowstone (oh, the horror of it all! )
I've been letting Remington and Spooky get together for about an hour or two the past several days, and so far so good. If he gets too curious, she just whacks him. No fights or spitting, so I think it's going to be a pretty good match. She seems happier now that she's got a new buddy, and Remi is just a big (16lb) overgrown goofy kitten, so beginning next week I'm going to let him have the run of the house. New cats take time, unless you ENJOY having the house destroyed! Of course, he's still looking at the locomotive case and plotting and drooling. It's gonna be fun!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving all. Prayers to those in need.
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Hello everyone and a
...to everyone who is/has/is going to/was having a birthday(Whew).
Cedar; as an aside to your need for coffee I just thought that in a 20min. walk from my house I have 5 Tim Horton's to 'choose' from...eeerrrggh.
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
Well, here's a few pics of the finished engine house:
Went to the docs office this morning for my physical. My blood pressure has been up a bit so he increaded my bp meds some. Other than that I'm good.
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
refill, please & thanks!
***Ray, the highlite of that Extreme Trains show (IMO) was the brief segment where the host installed some rivets in an old steamer being restored.
***Terry, your year has been beyond challenging, so do enjoy your trains and have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Continued healing thoughts heading your way, along with the others in the Diner.
Rob
Heartland Division CB&Q Yesterday, Ray said................ "November must be the month for birthdays for model railroaders. Seems to have been a lot of them! Oh, BTW, mine is tomorrow. I will have reached that magic number 62 then. " .
Yesterday, Ray said................
"November must be the month for birthdays for model railroaders. Seems to have been a lot of them! Oh, BTW, mine is tomorrow. I will have reached that magic number 62 then. "
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- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
Jim in Cape G.
my Son William
Ray
Robby
All have Birthdays this week and weekend!
Jerry .... Just to clear it up, I was quoting Ray when he metioned his B'day. Mine was in September.
C&O Terry...... Yes indeed there is much to be thankful for. It is just amazing what midern medicine can do.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Morning all!
I was thinking while i was having my pancakes that i really have alot to be thankful for
Yes it was a tough year and full of pain from the Cancer surgery and the radiation treatments
But for now i am Cancer free {at least till my next CT scan }
And while i lost my voice I can still run my trains and enjoy the hobby
I think we all have alot to be thankful for so i wish you the best Thanksgiving ever !!
TerryinTexas
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Hope you guys keep in mind that normally those light strings are run in series-parallel so all the bulbs are the same brightness.
Mornin' everyone!
So this is what it feels like to be 62? Hmmmm, feels the same as 61 and even 60...... Thanks for the good wishes Garry, Packers, Packers#1, and Gerry.
Lets see, zoe, i'll have a large cup of dark roast in a FGLKs mug and my usual bowl of raisin bran old person cereal. Gotta watch the diet now having reached adulthood. Although I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up.
I turned on the Idiot Box last night to see if EXXXXTTTTREEEEEEEEEEM TRAAAAAAAAIIIINS!!!!!!!!!!! has improved this week. I watched the first 5 minutes or so when the phone rang and my sister was returning my phone call to her earlier. I figured that she had done this just to interrupt my dizzyness after the intro weird camera angles. (Or maybe more like to rescue me from it....) TV was on for an hour and a half before I got back into the room to shut it off. I think I will pass on the rest of that series. The Dream, Plan, Build Series Special Editions is much easier on eyes and ears, so I will throw them on the player if and when I get bored and tired.
Anyway, back to cleaning house. Today I really have to do that!
Have a great day everyone!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Morning.....It sunny and 40 here posta get up around 50 later...I'll have coffee and toast please..Thank You...
I messed up one of the trucks on GP 30 yesterday...when I went to remove the old coupler pocket on trucks I broke one on the side frames..its over 30 years old so i think it might have been alittle brittle...I think I have located a replacement on N scale Yard Sale group...Also gotsome good news this morning I won't have to shut down Railroad for Christmas Caregiver and Sallie got a larger tree this year and they want to put it in front window..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY!!
Garry...Early Birthday Wishes!! Your just a year ahead of me..Looks like we may have to turn November into birthday month here in the Diner..I bet folks who study things like that could come up with a reson why so many model railroaders where born in november...
Sawyer....Track plan looks good...
You all have a good one...Jerry
Cederstrand ***Sawyer, looks like plenty of yard work to do. How long until you start laying track?
Actually, I have all the track "laid". It'll come back up when i glue the foam down, and won't be secured until I get the roadbed for it. Also need to get more striaght track to fill in the yard tracks. Also, gonna wait to solder it until I can get the wire to wire it, lol.
in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thank you.
***Ray, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" Hope it's a great one for you.
***Sawyer, looks like plenty of yard work to do. How long until you start laying track?
Thought some kid was burning rubber near the Diner. Then upon a closer look, I could swear it was Philip at the wheel!
Backer-board is being laid as I type. Friday they will be back to start laying tile.
Wanted to buy an Atlas deisel the other day...just couldn't justify it after recent expenses. Besides, I still have no place to run trains yet. Hopefully soon though.
Wife is cleaning house today. I'm trying to stay out of her way. Kidding aside, I do my share.
Have a great day, all. Rob
JimRCGMO Sawyer, sounds like some good planning on your part. When can we expect a picture of the plan? (Hint, hint...)
Sawyer, sounds like some good planning on your part. When can we expect a picture of the plan? (Hint, hint...)
Hehe, of course, here's the plan:
The yard lead is the main that goes past the uyard, because the start of the line is the yard. To operate, you go counterclockwise, switching the three facing point sidings, roll back into the yard, but ignore it and focus on the main and A/D tracks, because they are now a passing siding. you switch ends w/ the loco (you've also supposedly "switched" a few industries not modeled), and switch the one trailing point siding that will be there on your return trip.
EDIT: HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY!!!
Well, this morning all I've done is listen to Pillar and hawk nelson, watch sportscenter, and keep working on my engine house, should have it almost done. It's going to look bad, but it's a learning kit b/c it's the first pikestuff one I've put together (man, those things LOOK tough but are super-easy, lol), and the first non-DPM one I've done, lol.
Ray, happy B-day.
Tom, lots of those rules are silly. Here self-defense is against the rules. Wish it wasn't, would have graded Magna *** Lade if it wasn't. (I had the class requirements, and the GPA requirement, didn't meet the abscence one)
Later today I'm going to the shooting range with by brother and father for some trigger time. Then were going to take my sis out for her B-day.Hopefully sometime today I'll order one of the new Athearn Genesis F45s in BN with sound/dcc for myself and my parents will order one for Christmas.
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.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RAY!
I noticed!
Tom, all of those silly rules forced on public schools will cause parents to send kids to private schools if they can. My opinion.
PPC .... That was a message to think about. We are very glad we are out of the city for sure.
A thought for Thanksgiving......................
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?'
'It was great, Dad.'
'Did you see how poor people live?' the father asked.
'Oh yeah,' said the son.
'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?' asked the father.
The son answered:
'I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.'
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.'
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.
Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
JimRCGMO Uh, Blownout Cylinder - explain benchracers for me, haven't heard of them around here yet, either. (I have heard about street racers (and not too far away, and have seen some tire/rubber marks a little bit away from my place).
Uh, Blownout Cylinder - explain benchracers for me, haven't heard of them around here yet, either. (I have heard about street racers (and not too far away, and have seen some tire/rubber marks a little bit away from my place).
It's kinda the racing worlds equivalent of the armchair quarterback.
Good Morning All,
I'll have a regular to go and a donut in a poke please Zoe.
Happy Birthday Robby - hope you get a better break on the heat pump - that sounded a bit dear, no?
It was about 30F with black ice from last nights rain at 4am when I got going this morning. Been to Tarrytown and back to drop a trailer for a customer so we could beat the rush. Even at 4 the traffic headed to NYC was already heavy.
Benchracers - from the those that can do, those who can't talk about it. In other words, we race cars and the guys who want to but either never get to it or haven't the where-with-all to do it sit on benches and talk about how they'd do it. In other words they race benches. Probably cheaper but definitely not as much fun.
Street racers - here we back up to a public park with a very straight wide road and from spring on they race there at night. Usually the rice rockets and Hondaboys. The new chief takes a dim view of it all and has kept a police presence in the park at night which has cut things down a lot. In the old days, we'd get fed up at around three am and call the police to ask if they'd at least send over someone to award the trophies .
Well, time to get back in the saddle and get after the days jobs. CUL, J.R.
And a good morning to everyone. Hopefully SOMEONE has some sun their way. We have a cloud dump up here...
Lee; All I know about this cinco business is that it was/is not related to Crisco. So ...
And I'll have some of that Rhubarb Apple crisp with my morn. coffee thankyou...
Good morning.It's 40 and partly cloudy. The expected high will be around 70 and partly cloudy. There's a small chance of rain tonight and it may start getting ugly on turkey day.Yesterday's layout work involved shuffling a couple of structures around and doing some general maintenance. Amazing how long that can take when you're having fun at it. I'm in the process of getting ready for a doctors appointment this morning. General physical time again. Gotta go feed the vampire.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 11/26/2008Wind Chill: 38°FHumidity: 94%Dew Point: 36°FSo Far TodayHigh: 40°FLow: 38°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 0mph NNEToday High: 70 Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph.Tonight Low: 55 Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Warmer. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
JimRCGMOJeff, were you ever a farmer? I know they get up around 4 (or 5) a.m. sometimes, but I thought that or night shift people who were still working, were the only people up about then.
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Evening all.
I am enjoying my five day weekend for thanksgiving. Can't wait for the day itself, with the food, but mainly for...
DALLAS COWBOYS vs. Seattle Seahawks
Kickoff 1:15 PDT, 4:15 EDT. Don't know who I'm routing for? Then you don't know me, or haven't seen my avatar... Fun thing is I live in Seattle, and all of my friends are saying "You guys are goin' down" I just sit and laugh, because I know the Seahawks aren't doing too well anymore.
My modular railroad is going to be set up at the LHS until christmas, setup tommorow, trains start running friday... Can't wait for that either.
On the flip side, I can't fit into my size 13.5 shoes anymore. The 14s will follow... Oh joy...
Oh, funny pic time.
Yum, marshmellows.
Mark
PC WINS THE DINER PIE EATING CONTEST
Tom; Much like the phrase 'Merry Christmas' gets to some nowadays...
... I'll stay off these
It does make for confusing times ...
Blownout---
Thanksgiving is the last Thursday in November around these here parts. Which puts it on the 28th this year. And out here in California, the schoolkids aren't supposed to put on Pilgrim/Indian pageants anymore because they're considered 'racist.'
Ah, 'tis fun! However, 'Cinco de Mayo' is a BIG holiday in this state. Of course, you can ask five Mexican-Americans what the holiday stands for, and four of them will have no idea at all.