Howdy All...Just stopped in for some of the Diners good food and talk...one of the staff let me use her laptop...I am doing better and hope to get home in the next few days...I miss dropping in and my railroad but most of all I miss Sallie....The CSX main is with in close but havn't done much railfanning...I won't have time now to read all the back posts but will try to catch up when I get home...I closed top up on railroad before I left so I will have to uncover and clean track...Thanks to all who ask about me...Mike [Inch] abd Deb came to see me and I ask Him to let you know how much I miss all you folks...Hope to be back on the Illinois and Southern soon....Jerry
Jerry, hope all is going well for you and look foward to hearing you made it home.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Well its lunch time, and I will take a cheeseburger with onion rings, and a Dr. Pepper.
I have been working on this girl since this morning. It didn't take me long to weather it. I mainly used the airbrush. I am not big on weathering with the airbrush, but this isn't my normal rust bucket.
I painted the handrails, which that took awhile. Rusted the roof some, and added some soot around the fans. I weatherd up the trucks, and wheels. Oh, and gave it a good fade. Its a good looking engine. Will I add extra details to it (hoses, snow plow) probably not. Its done. I am happy how it turned out.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Zoe, I'll have a cheeseburger with onions, tomato slices, lettuce, and ketchup, please, and some cheesey fries and a root beer float. Thanks!
Jerry, it's very good to hear from you (and to hear you'll be heading home to Sallie soon). Not to worry about the catching up - we'll probably fill you in on most things. Have some new Diners (what's new?), we're as chatty as ever (or more...), and those who were making progress before continue pretty much doing the same. Jeff of course, is leading the pack in that department, I'd guess.
DerJohn, thanks for the info on the Peco turnouts, since I have some I may be powering later when I install them.
Lee, thanks for the tips on the used turnouts (including painting) and all. I like the idea of the push rods for the turnouts, too. Anyone here used those (not sure I have this right) Blue Point controls for turnouts? I see them listed on sale in the Walthers flyers every so often.
Ray, I wasn't for sure - was that catfish platter for yourself or for your cats? Better baby that snowblower so you make it until spring arrives (and I don't mean the cat...).
Robby, I like that engine! Very nice job - looks like it's been working there for a while and is well-broken-in.
Ah, here comes my lunch - I'll be in the window booth, watching the trains and eating my burger.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Robby, that's a fine looking locomotive, did you use an air brush or chalks.
I used a airbrush, and chalks. I rather do my weathering jobs by hand, and just use my airbrush for dullcote. Since this was my engine, I kinda went the airbursh way.
The chalks used were Bragdons.
What's up everyone. I'll take a coffee and a bacon cheeseburger.
Seems that this thread gets busy while I'm at school. Breakfast started at school today, and it's a lot like lunch. A lot of the same stuff and it's good- yes, we get good cafeteria food. I had french toast, a hash brown, and chocolate chip cookies- pretty good! At lunch, I discovered the magic of coffee. Now I know what I've been missing for the last 14 years of my life.
Got nothing done on the layout yet, but maybe some after homework. Hopefully, I'll FINALLY finish the road. Also, I need to take some updated pix, so you guys can see.
Later. Peace.
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A speedy road to recovery for you Jerry. I didn't get to do any pictures while railfanning today as I couldn't find the camera. It was fun watching a pair of GP38AC's pushing grain cars around for about 30 minutes though. Then they went on their merry way back towards the industries here in Troy. I could have followed them, but it was getting close to time for my daughter to get out of daycare, and I'm not sure if me or the wife is going to pick her up this afternoon, so I figured what the heck, might as well head back to the house and be closer to daycare just in case its me that's doing the picking up. Troy is a pretty nice community, I can't complain whatsoever about it. I grew up in Montgomery (50 miles north of Troy, Alabama state capitol), so I'm used to a little bit more action and adventure, but its just fine. There's more room down here for me to do the things that I like, like running my (at this point) small shop, going hunting, and getting to goof off a little more. Chloe, I'll take a RBF and go hang out in one of the front booths close to the windows to watch everything as it happens. I'm going to try to get a basic rough-draw of my trackplan for the area down later this afternoon if I can, then I'm going to do my best to get it up on here. I'm still not the best with XTrkCAD, so I figure paper and pencil will do me fine for the moment.
You know, its funny when you come in, see the post from Jerry, start putting yours in, and five more show up by the time you get your one put down. Makes staying caught up on here interesting.
BamaCSX83 You know, its funny when you come in, see the post from Jerry, start putting yours in, and five more show up by the time you get your one put down. Makes staying caught up on here interesting.
Yup, miss a few hours and it takes 1/2 an hour to catch up!
Robby, now that I have a good screen image your engine is sweet!
Eric
Who knew the diner would be such a hoppin' spot this time of day. Must be time for the crew change.
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
Modeling C&O transition era and steel industries There's Nothing Like Big Steam!
Robby P.-chekc your PMs.
Well, I'll take a nice large bacon cheeseburger like Joe, but make my drink a water. Also don;'t forget the fries. And take off the lettuce, onion, and tomatoe please.
Well, I'm working on ym pikestuff multi-purpose building come this weekend. I cut the parts last ngiht (building it to 10 ft. high, also added a few doors etc.)
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Almost 5 pm. Bring on the pineapple barbecue chicken.
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SHEEEESH!
So the 1:1 RR's come over yesterday. I had spent 4, count'em, 4 hours Sat.nite and Sun. am running 8 different trains backwards, forwards ,up, down, you name it. Not one derailment, coupler break, turnout pick. NOTHING!.Staged 8 trains to show off.
Sunday noon they come over. Lots of Ooohs and Ahhhs.
Then I fired up the system.
Yup!
1 Train makes the rounds.ONE.
Switches picked, derails, coupler breaks. Trains coming apart.Flipped an Atlas SD45 ON IT'S SIDE!
Amtrac p-train SIDESWIPES a Freight.
Sheeeesh.
All had a great time and I found problems I would NOT have discovered running by myself. Both really liked the scenery, especially my trees.Their comments were along the lines of " You remember that crossing? or Bridge?".Both want to come back for a "real" operating session in the future.
All in all, SUCCESS!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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Isn't that the way it always goes Terry?
Speaking of the way things always are......
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Since Philip is getting the tab right now, Zoe, I'll have that Pineapple Chicken BBQ that Jeffrey had and a Root Beer Float. To top it off I'll finish with a Hot Fudge Sunday. And don't any of you dare tell my Doctor....
Terry it sounds like you had fun even with the inevitable derails, crashes, and sideswiped trains. Maybe that is what they liked so much.... Never know.
Jerry, good to hear you are doing better. Hope you can get home soon!
I got most everything done on my self imposed "to do" list. I don't have a "honey do" list since I've been a widower for over 20 years. Anyway I got the amp packed up and down to UPS to send back to the dealer, took posters to all 6 school buildings (public and private) and my Credit Union on my way to pick up my drugs at the pharmacy (The American Medical Association in co-operation with the pharmaceutical industry for a drug free America......), washed a load of clothes, and started to move the other wood pile under cover on the back porch....... Now I'm going to down cellar and play trains for a while.
See you all later!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Wow i just can't keep up wiith you guys
I'm gonna have to stop in a couple times a day just to keep up !
Good to hear from you Jerry !
Yea Terry i always can count on the gremlins showing up Too when people come over !
Just one of the Joys of Model Railroading
Thanks for the grub Phillip !
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Matter of fact, that Pineapple Chicken BBQ that Jeffrey had does look good. I'll have that, and a Moxie please Chloe!
A smallin a UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thank you.
***Robby, I like what you did with 763.
***Jerry, very good to hear from you. Hope you are back home real soon. Continued healing thoughts heading your way.
Wife had even more crazy layout ideas today for her layout, one concept I think is worth pursuing.
Rob
Yup, they'll be back! said it was pretty close to 1:1 RRing!!
Now to see if I can still post a pic:
Good Evening All from a very chilly Winterpeg.
And I do mean chilly, as in -20F now with a forecast -27F tonight along with a windchill of -44F. So much for my conversion to farenheit in the hopes of some + temperatures! Did I mention, its a dry cold?
Great to hear from you Jerry and I'm glad you're on the mend. Really miss your posts.
Yesterday the wife and I watched 2 rented movies which is odd for us. First we watched Bourne Identity and indeed there were some outside and lobby scenes of the Hotel Regina in Paris where we stayed over Christmas. Then we watched Bourne Supremacy which was nearly as good as "Identity". Both were very fast paced with great cinematography.
I did a little on my service yard but found that putting in 3 ground throws was a lengthy process as I had to glue in some shims first and of course one was too thick so I had to do it over. I also looked at those MicroTrain coupler kits for the tender on that MP Pacific I bought. All I can say is, "you must be kidding"! And I thought Kadee springs were small. Those things have springs inside much like the first KD's I put together in about 1958. Needless to say, my close vision isn't quite what is was then. Think I'll go buy the assembled version. I truly marvel at the work John has done on that container crane.
Well its time to go downstairs and get at the ballast glue. I have the gas fireplace on down there so its probably about 75F by now.
CN Charlie
I thought that I would stop in for a quick bite of Jeff's pineapple chicken. Yummy.
I won't put another coat on the streambed until Friday. I know that it has been 24 hours, but it won't hurt to give it longer to set up.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
CNCharlie; That is supposed to come this way---you can leave that so-called dry air up there ---we have enough of this freezebox stuff as it is!
We are doing an experiment here I have on this pooter 3 browsers---I got piculous and found my wireless internet thingumee(yes, another ISP--) and I am going to see if a person can get timeouted on all combos------do not be surprised at the results thereof
A little late for dinner. I will have a piece of that delicious looking cherry cheesecake and a decaf.
Just came back from a call... one less resident in this town. A heart attack... great way to start the week.
But, this about trains! And food! And friends! Barry, sounds like Charlie's weather is eventually come down here in a few days. Not quite that cold but cold for here. Remember, keep the smoke in the box when those 3 browsers collide!
Well y'all, I've stopped in this evening, nothing much of interest happening. I did really enjoy watching two of the local shortline RR pushing cars around this afternoon. I also enjoyed watching three CSX CW44AC's tug out an additional 22 cars from our interchange siding and tack onto the forty-three they were already pulling. Always fun watching that, especially hearing the resounding boom of the cars when they start moving, and the thundering rumble of the locomotive engines as they really started tugging. My daughter also enjoyed watching the choo-choo, although she jumped as the first sound of the trumpets as they approached the siding. She also jumped at the bang and clang as they hooked up and started moving. Kinda fun watching her reaction. Afterwards, headed home, ate pizza with the wife, we're currently sitting and watching Season 1 of The Tudors, and then I'm going to head to bed. Chloe, I'll go for a RBF, and a small plate of bacon cheese fries.
The weather is also coming here this week. Thursday the low will be 2 and Friday 0. Now that is cold. Oh, and snow/snow flurries all week.
Evenin' folks!
I see the "time out" bug returned tonight for a while. Same as always, I can get to the General Discussion page but not into any thread. Has to be a server malfunction on their end. Everywhere else works fine. So while I was waiting I sat down at the dining room table to continue reading a book on the Milk Trains of the NYO&W (Old and Weary). No sooner sat down to read than I had company:
That is Manét. He seems to know when it has become time to be cuddled....... BC, I know you understand. And yes both the boys do that headbutt thing. In cat society that means "I enjoy being here with you so pay attention to me....."
Rob glad everything was good at the docs! That headache and nausea sounds a bit like a migrane...????
I did another load of wash tonight and while it was going worked on a new project for the layout. Photo maybe tomorrow. Another scratchbuilt detail for the part of the layout that will get judged this spring for the Scenery Certificate (NMRA). I will have to built about 20 of them. Noooooo, I'm not telling you what they are just yet. When I have the first one installed and I think it looks right, I will share (and hope for your comments good or bad).
Oh! CN Charlie that sounds like some great camping weather! Got your tent packed? Nothing like sitting around a campfire this time of year, your back frozen solid and your front almost igniting from the heat.........