Birthdays... mine was on "Labor Day"
Um ..... Did somebody mention "rain"? http://home.att.net/~hideaway_today/t133/noah.htm
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Why couldn't I have a conviently scheduled birthday loke that? Mine is three days after the 4th, of July.
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
Well it sucks when your b-day lands on Thanksgiving. Everything is closed, or it lands on black Friday. Where you don't wanna go anywhere.
But......when it does land on thanksgiving you get good food.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
LOL, Robby, my vbirthday is in 16 days, on the 22nd.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Well guys one work day down, one to go.
Watching some of the Browns vs. Broncos game. Its so so.
I haven't touched the layout much since I work 10 hour days. I am wanting to plaster the layout where I have the plaster cloth. Maybe move some lights around to. Probably do that Saturday.
I know my b-day is in 19 days. The BIG 29. Theres days I feel 100 and days I feel 8. Today I feel 28.
So.......I am hinting on a new engine. I am leaning towards another BLI, or just a decent Athearn engine. Either way it will be a Conrail patched to NS. I can have the best of both worlds.
I guess I will hit the sack. Gotta get up soon.
Have a good Friday, and can't wait to see "WPF."
Good Evening Diners!
Well we are now getting the winter storm as promised. It was rainy and windy all day but now it is turning to sleet and supposedly snow before morning.
I just finished my first attempt at a hard wire decoder install into a Mehano 2-10-2. I used a Digitrax DZ125 decoder. It took the address but on the main it jerked forward a couple of times and now is just showing a short. I took off the boiler/cab to see if a wire was crimped but I can't see anything. Most frustrating as I haven't a clue as to what is wrong.
Not much else is new here so I'll just slip into a booth and sip on a coffee.
CN Charlie
Evening Gang: Not a whole lot today. I worked on the flat cars most of the day. I got the one primed and decieded it was nice out so got the two others from the shed and worked on them. I cut two center sill pieces and clamped them in place then clamped the end sill plates on and got out the welder. After welding them on I flipped the cars and welded in the king pins. I messed up one a bit and had to weld up a large hole in the frame. Before I quite for the day I primed them so tomorrow I can do the finale colors and they will be ready for the decking. I'll still have to overhaul the trucks before I can mark them up as done. Oh yea I'll have to letter them. That actually getting easy as long as I can find the lettering sets.
Well I guess I'll hit the sack.
Good Night All
pcarrell JimRCGMO PC, I'd say that B.B. would approve - nice choice for your new 'girlfriend' - and your wife nudged you to get her? Is she trying to wean you away from MRR'ing (I hope not)? She MADE me get it! And last night she strongly suggested that I should get the Fender Acoustic/Electric Tele that I've been drooling over for a while. I'm onto her though! She wants a hot tub. Yeah, I've got her number!
JimRCGMO PC, I'd say that B.B. would approve - nice choice for your new 'girlfriend' - and your wife nudged you to get her? Is she trying to wean you away from MRR'ing (I hope not)?
PC, I'd say that B.B. would approve - nice choice for your new 'girlfriend' - and your wife nudged you to get her? Is she trying to wean you away from MRR'ing (I hope not)?
She MADE me get it! And last night she strongly suggested that I should get the Fender Acoustic/Electric Tele that I've been drooling over for a while. I'm onto her though! She wants a hot tub. Yeah, I've got her number!
Hey man, believe me, a hot tub is great to have.
PackerWhy would I need to wear a mask?
Page 2? Come on people, that ain't supposed to be happening.
Well I'm back from college. I'm knocking out my precalc homework early. Matrixes are really too easy for me.
Jim, Why would I need to wear a mask?
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.
ED : Cheers for that link, it will be alot of help to me.
Jim: You are pretty much right with the old design, But with my lack of time, I want to accomplish a relatively finished layout and a roughly 3' x 6' door would be manageable.
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
pcarrell So, it looks like California is going to get bullet trains. How about that? http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081105/D94925900.html LSWrrPC, your new gal is a Queen of a fat bottom girl for sure! Congratulations! (lets see who gets that comment). Oooo, I haven't tried playing that one yet on her. I'll bet that will sound awesome! (I know what I'm doing tonight!) Wish I knew some Metallica. I bet that would rock. (I really need to learn some christian rock. Love to jam some Linclon Brewster or something.)
So, it looks like California is going to get bullet trains. How about that?
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081105/D94925900.html
LSWrrPC, your new gal is a Queen of a fat bottom girl for sure! Congratulations! (lets see who gets that comment).
Oooo, I haven't tried playing that one yet on her. I'll bet that will sound awesome! (I know what I'm doing tonight!) Wish I knew some Metallica. I bet that would rock. (I really need to learn some christian rock. Love to jam some Linclon Brewster or something.)
And yet, we can't seem to get over heckling of the Fairtrain. Maybe we should be moving to Cali?
-Morgan
Afternoon, Zoe - a bowl of brocolli cheddar soup, some whole grain bread, and a root beer float please. Oh yeah, and a slice of apple pie with vanilla ice cream on top of it, since PC's buying. Thanks!
Vincent, I hope you wore a mask when you bought all those P2K locos at that price - what a steal! And if you sell the NYC ones, you're even more ahead on the deal. I'm gonna have to start watching those auctions more closely!
Rain (more like mist, actually) has arrived here in Cape G., so I figure by now that Jerry, Inch, Garry, and our Ohio River Valley Diners are likely getting some of it, too. Ducky weather, huh?
I'll slide into the corner booth and tend to lunch while I see who else is coming in to eat.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
I'm taking it you would have gotten it had you had the chance?
When I told the guys at the MR club about it they all (even the guy who won't buy proto due to the cracked gears) though I got a really good deal. Best part, there is a NYC nut there, maybe he'll take the NYC units.
Well, I'll be going off to college in a bit, thanks for the pie.
Packer Guess I'll take a slice of lemon Maruinge or Applepie ala'mode. I'm on my break between classes right now. When I get done with college for the day, I'm going to wire my SW15s in tandem, and put a light in the sound dummy for when the powered unit is in reverse. Last night I did someexperimenting, andfound the dummy was too light to maintain good contact. But since I am trying to get the powered one up to at least 12 (hoping for 16) cars up the club's helix, I'm just going to wire them together. The really thin lead sheets (1/32) I bought the other day is what I'm going to throw into the powered unit. I'm also going to put fishing weights (hoepfully I'll find something that fits good) under the holes in the cab floor. The other day on Epay, I bought 6 P2K engines for 83 bucks shipped. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=360098501913 What it all is; SAL 1926 GP9 III, NYC GP7 IIs 5804 and 5809, NYC SW9 8946, Chessie [B&O] SW9 5256, B&O SW9 602) Now the question for me is what to do with them? I want more BN stuff, but I don't want to paint anything. Hopefully I'll find someone who is intrested in shell swapping.
Guess I'll take a slice of lemon Maruinge or Applepie ala'mode.
I'm on my break between classes right now. When I get done with college for the day, I'm going to wire my SW15s in tandem, and put a light in the sound dummy for when the powered unit is in reverse. Last night I did someexperimenting, andfound the dummy was too light to maintain good contact. But since I am trying to get the powered one up to at least 12 (hoping for 16) cars up the club's helix, I'm just going to wire them together. The really thin lead sheets (1/32) I bought the other day is what I'm going to throw into the powered unit. I'm also going to put fishing weights (hoepfully I'll find something that fits good) under the holes in the cab floor.
The other day on Epay, I bought 6 P2K engines for 83 bucks shipped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=360098501913
What it all is; SAL 1926 GP9 III, NYC GP7 IIs 5804 and 5809, NYC SW9 8946, Chessie [B&O] SW9 5256, B&O SW9 602) Now the question for me is what to do with them? I want more BN stuff, but I don't want to paint anything. Hopefully I'll find someone who is intrested in shell swapping.
- Luke
Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
JimRCGMOSo Jeff, where will you be hiding the decoder on that Athearn? I might need a suggestion when I get to converting my SW7... Love your shot of the siding back of the gas station.
Good Morning All...Its cloudy and 57 here this morning and my joints say rain is coming in...Weather guesser says much colder weather for the week-end...I'll have biscuits,apple butter, and coffee please,,,Thank You...
Ran trains some yesterday...My IC SW is not running right so not running right and I am going to try to put new couplers on my NKP SW...
PC....Wow thats a nice Guitar! I'll bet She plays like a dream....
Sue...We are looking forward to Photos now that you have the camera going...
Ed...That looks like a bumper crop of Bananas..If you could sell them for what they charge here You could pick up all kinds of goodies for the layout!!...
You all have a good one...Jerry
OK folks, pie is on me today! Literally! (notice the avitar?)
'Cmon now, dig in!
Morning, Zoe - I'll have some waffles (with Maine maple syrup, natch),
cup of coffee in a Santa Fe mug,
and a glass of Ed's OJ, please.
Thanks!
So Jeff, where will you be hiding the decoder on that Athearn? I might need a suggestion when I get to converting my SW7... Love your shot of the siding back of the gas station.
Rain and windy weather coming through Cape G. area today, so our Ohio Valley Diners may need to make sure the lawn furniture and other outside stuff is tied down or taken in.
Paul, good to hear of your progress on the gons. Good that your son's able to help you flip them, and I can understand what you said about 'Hernia scale.'
Sue, you know how to perk up PC's attention, huh? (someone say PIE?...)
I'll be at the window booth, watching the morning runs go by. One more day until the weekend(and MRR'ing time, hopefully).
Good morning. It's 63 and cloudy. The high should be around 80 and there's a chance of thunderstorms later. I put in a lot of work on my Athearn SDP40F and now it runs as quiet and smooth as any of my Atlas or Proto 2000 locos. I removed the blue box motor and drive with the exception of the trucks and installed a new Athearn motor, hex shafts and worms. I also installed new nickel silver wheels. The frame, trucks and body are all that remain of the original BB items. All the new components came from a scrapped AC4400. The nylon motor mounts were removed and the motor has been properly mounted with screws. All in all a good rebuild. Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 11/6/2008 Wind Chill: 64°F Humidity: 88% Dew Point: 61°F So Far Today High: 64°F Low: 63°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h Gust: 9mph SSE Today High: 80 Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight Low: 58 Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming northwest after midnight.
Good morning all,
70F and sunshine for us up here today must be some weather from Jeff’s neck of the woods. The honeymoon weather will be over soon.
PC, your new gal is a Queen of a fat bottom girl for sure! Congratulations! (lets see who gets that comment).
Sue, I’m glad I’m not the only one with button pushing problems; I can really mess up my Nikon some days.
Paul, would a NP drumhead work?
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning from Tipton IN !
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Just thought I'd drop in for a coffee before I go off to bed.
We're under a winter storm watch here for tomorrow as a Colorado low is headed our way. Anyway hopefully it will just be rain and wind but there is a chance it will turn to snow.
Jeff, the RV is warming up in the driveway. Can't wait to park it by the station.
Talk to you later,
Good evening sports fans,
We were back out at the orange grove on Tuesday. That made 5 of the last 7 weekdays. So yesterday we took a break and Fran and I played a round of golf at our little local course. It was a really nice day to be out on the course.
Out at the grove, the mandarin oranges continue to ripen and fill out. They’re fine right now, but they will peak in December. Oh, and by the way, besides oranges we have grapefruit (only a few left on this tree):
And papayas:
And bananas (at least banana trees - bananas yet to come):
CGJim: Those Monica oranges look like a nice size. Are they good for eating? Thanks for the pics of your river ferry (that's a wider river than I'd imagined) Also, are you doing the colors in Word and pasting in, writing the colors in HTML, or some other way? Got me curious. (I'm just doing some cutting and pasting of the colors you used and retyping)
colors - no, while I might write the initial post in Word, I'm bolding the words and using the color palette provided in the tool bar of the reply box.
Paul B: Jim back in the 60s we wore the regular Air Force uniform with CAP patches. As a senior I wore regular AF WO 2 bars. The cadets wore cadet rank insignia. I guess I'm an old fogey.
James in Oz: I'll probably wind back the prototype to the 50s/60s so I can run 4 axle jeeps and plenty of 40' reefers...I'm thinking SO Cal... orange groves etc...
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Hasta mañana,
Evening Gang:
Sue the car is in 1 1/2 inch scale on 7 1/2 inch gauge track. I'd like to find a small herald for the NP. It needs to be 1 1/2 inch dia. I'll look at the next train show. Untill then it will be lettered but no hearld.
Not much going on since this afternoon. I got the trucks on the two long gons. That isn't much of a job. I had John help me flip the cars over on there tops. Then I put a 1/8 inch thick washer over the king pin, dropped the truck on and added a washer and put in the cotter pin to hold the truck on. Then the two of us turned the car up right. That car weighs some where around 80lbs +. This is why we call this gauge hernia scale.
Well I think that I'll head for bed.
Mark, I've played all that and more. So far though, I have to say that I'm most impressed with the bluesy tones and strangely enough, the way you can get a perfect Randy Rhoades sound out of it. Crazy Train is just monsterously HUGE!
Sue, girlfriend? What girlfriend? Did you say PIE?!?
Good evening, Gang. I will have a hot cider and with my apple pie. If anyone else shows up, I will share.
Paul, NP you say? That would be great to see one on your layout.
Philip, Nice girlfriend. Does that mean that you will be playing for us on Youtube? By the way, did I say PIE?
I took my camera into the shop. As usual, one of us had pushed buttons and affected the focus. I will try to get some photos tomorrow.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Evening all.
Had dinner already-just a coke, please.
Jazz Band just started today again. It was fun, and I can't wait for it next week. I also have tommorow, friday, and tuesday off from school. Yay conferences and Veterans Day!
PC: I like your new girl. Play some good stuff on her, alright? (Zeppelin? Hendrix? Aerosmith?)
That's it... Oh, lemme find a funny pic.