JimRCGMOSawyer, looks pretty good. On the left side, are those outside tracks at two different levels, or do you have a crossover there? On some of your sidings (in both parts) it wouldn't be too hard if you wanted to, to add another siding off of one of those (plastics plant, or in the future part on the left side).Keep at it, there. Jim in Cape Girardeau
Sawyer, looks pretty good. On the left side, are those outside tracks at two different levels, or do you have a crossover there? On some of your sidings (in both parts) it wouldn't be too hard if you wanted to, to add another siding off of one of those (plastics plant, or in the future part on the left side).
Keep at it, there.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
I accidently brought them too close on the plan; they'll stay parallel. I think I'll stick with the current spur arrangement on the scenicked side (more turnouts=more $ needed for track), but on the other side, I have no idea whether i'll stick with that track arrangement or not.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Heartland Division CB&QJim says he's busy. Is that job security, Jim?
Garry, how about we let that dog lie for now? I'd appreciate that.
Hey guys, here's what I'm dubbing my "Rail 'em and Run 'em" layout:
I'll build the side w/ the scrap yard and plastic footwear first, then the ethanol plant later on. I'll also be ordering an airbrush, so this will serve to showcase those models. I may change from the ethanol plant to a 1960s/1970s/1980s midwest plains town (like CNW, w/ a grain elevator and some other industries; I'd have to research).
Hello everybody...
Looks like I need to go back and do some work on an older section of the layout. I'm getting repeated derailments in the same location. Those nasty little gremlins drive me crazy. I have one curve in a hard to reach location that is a problem with certain cars but not all cars. if course, such problems commonly take palce in hard to reach locations.
Jim says he's busy. Is that job security, Jim?
Happy Model Railroading
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evening, Chloe! I'll have a cup of coffee and some of those strawberries and vanilla ice cream, please 'n' thanks!
Today at work was better - some of my appointments didn't show, and I was able to get lunch pretty much at the scheduled time. Hey, w**ks for me!
Rob, for the crossing ringer (if nobody's already answered it for you) try this page if you're reasonably handy with electrical/electronic stuff: Crossing Bell Ringer Circuit - Hope that helps you!
Goodness - must be a busy day elsewhere, as it looks like people haven't been in much this afternoon (and not in a lot this evening)! Chloe, is everyone out spending their economic stimulus checks and mine hasn't arrived yet? (Non-political comment there, really!) Looks like only every hour or two that a Diner's been by.
Well, since nobody else has been eating them, could I have a slice of the butterscotch PIE, with Dream Whip topping? That is graham cracker crust, right? Oh, great - my favorite pie crust! YUM!!
I'll be settling down with my two (count 'em, TWO) desserts for now, until somebody else comes in - or wakes up. Hey, Barry, Duke! (nudging them gently, but ready to jump if needed...)
Prayers and Blessings,
Wow--lotsa pipples aroun' here.
Got some more detail painting done on some more DPM's so I'll have at least the main street of Exceda done-----
Chloe--I'll have a refill on the RBF please-----
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/
jeffrey-wimberly notably adding railings to my GD30, a 6 axle short range version of a GP30.
No offense, but a friend of mine was RR shop worker and he called the GD30 a GD30 because a lot of the major electrical equipment was hard to access.
Good Evenink--Wet out there innit? As was expected we are getting a bit of rain--though NOTHING at all like you guys down Alabama way---hope you guys won't need to build arks yet---
JimRC--have not had this much luck in getting time together--nor the grumpiness? to do much MRR'ing until now--atrium is still giving me headaches but --what else is new? Anyhow--hope it gets a litttle more 'saner' than it was a couple of days ago for you---
Chloe--I'll have a Cheeseburger deluxe with gravy on the fries and a large RBF please--I'll be with the gang by the window booths----
Jim, thanks.
Well, I've looked at the costs of building my Favre switching layout, so I'm planning a 3x6 layout to build so I can run trains, do a touch of switching, and still have plenty of spending money etc. I'll build one side, then later on, build the other.
Coffee refill and a plate of sugar cookies, please & thanks.
***Thanks, Jim. Will look into those pens next time I'm near one of those stores. That seems like the quickest way to dull the rails.
Question: One of the wife's rr-crossings has the old bell ringing system, set off from pressure on the track. I hooked it up to ac terminal and all you hear is the loud motor with faint (and way to rapid) bell ringing. Anyone know of a cheap way to lessen the ac current to slow down the motor? Wondering if a small wall-warts/transformers might work? Will that little motor work on DC or only ac? Thanks for any help/suggestions.
Rob
Good Morning, Zoe - I'll have a cup of coffee for now, since it's not that long until lunch. Thanks!
Oh, Garry - nope, I wish I were out because of 'California' (anything). It's been quite hectic at w**k, and by the evenings, after I get dinner in and check some emails, I don't have enough time to post very much in the Diner. Trying to get caught up, little by little.
Prayers for those Diners who've had family illnesses and losses recently, and for healing for another bunch of Diners in need of healing.
Jeff - with Ezra's new digs up there, I hope none of the neighborhood kids decide to make off with his ladder! Sorry to hear about your losing your 2-6-0; that fire was just plain weird, sounds like. On those handrails, I'd bet some of the prototype ones aren't completely straight after they've been around a while, either. I like your morning shot, also.
Alright Robby, after seeing that shot out the front window, I hope you didn't get any pics of Duke inside the Diner snoozin'... Might embarass the poor fella - not to mention what Zoe and Chloe might do if you post any pics of the Diner walls after a 'catapult war' with certain PIES!
Barry and Robby - maybe it's that many locos on that line because of union rules?
Now Barry, you keep that kit-building up, and you'll shame me and the others into actually doing some of that ourselves! (Actually, I got my Walthers modular warehouse walls (most) painted real (red) brick color this past weekend...does that count?)
Ray, glad your FIL's at peace and back with his wife. Good indeed that you got some time with him before he went home.He looked like he enjoyed life. Love your coaches, by the way, and the 'up-to-date' shot of the depot. Hey, on another note - (sorry, Garry...) are you sure that the Bach with that blonde wasn't PDQ Bach?
Chris, nothing like a little motivation to get the presenter to move things along, eh?
KRUMP! back to the Diner! It's been a lonnnnggg while. Whatcha been doin'?
Sue - love those trees (and the station)! How'd you do those (or what brand are they, so I can see about getting me some...)?
Rob, if you have a H-L anywhere near you, they've started carrying (Floquil? W-S?) what look like marker pen sets, and there's a rail 'weathering' set that I've bought. Haven't tried it out yet, though. You might look at them if you have a 'Lobby any place close by... Hey, nice HO scale clowns there... On your plan, I may not be much help, as I'd try to figure out how to do BOTH the natural bridge and the trestle.. Best wishes for you on that. You could put the two choices on a dart board and throw blindfolded at it - the one it's closer to, is the one you go with.
Jerry, those coal hoppers look like they've been "rode hard and put away wet," as the saying goes. Nice catch on them! And you go for that breezeway expansion.
Eric, looks like you've been making progress on your coffee plant. I'm guessing that's the float kit in the lower pic, right? Okay, I'll read ALL the way down next time... Oh, I missed that show last night. (What politcally-charged statement?)
Sawyer, way to go on the Shakespeare memorizing - good score! Now after this semester, you can forget it all like the rest of us did.
JP, nice job on the Learning kit - now, me, I'd be trying to figure how to fit that into my layout some way. Hmm...
Ryan, I don't think they could miss that loco too easily - wonder what the side view of that paint scheme looks like. Have fun at your conference/training thing (but not too much... we don't want to have to send you bail money in San Anton!).
Mark, sounds like you had a good share of fun with your play (and maybe more to come in HS). Stop by more often, now that the play's done!
Zoe, I'll have some tacos for lunch, and a Dr. Pepper for now. No, just the regular sized, not the Jeff-sized ones. I don't need that much lunch, thanks!
Blessings,
Good Morning All...Its sunny and 51 here after some rain last nite..I'll have toast and coffee please..Thank You...I got the first track laid in fiddle yard yesterday..My legs are acting up and its hard to set in power chair so spending alot of time in recliner...You all have a good one..Jerry
Looks like I'm buying..get my apron out and order up and enjoy...
Large coffee, please.
***Chris, cool pic of the old diesel.
***Jeffrey, nice "night shot", as we've come to expect from you.
***Philip, you just have way too much fun at the office.
***Garry, thanks! All it needs now is some railing so the Inlaws don't fall over the edge. Hmmm, maybe I could leave the rails off for one particular Inlaw...might be doing everyone a favor.
Up to 1" rain today, 2" tonight, another 1" tomorrow...we're in a rain cycle which is great for the pastures. We're under a flood watch. Some thunderstorms start up tomorrow. YeeHaw!
My last track order will not ship until next month, as their policy is to wait 2 weeks on personal checks. I hate the wait, especially when today would have been ideal for working out the final track plan. Oh well.
Speaking of plans, I'm really leaning towards a Natural Bridge as the primary feature in the little canyon. Tough call, but would be fun to sculpt it and easier (for me) than trying to build a "to scale" trestle. Or, I could still use that HO scale trestle. What should I do? Some decisions seem hard to make.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
I always get a kick out of language anyhow--my dad would make up all kinds of strange ways to say things then we'd find someone using the word in that form----made me go "huh?" a lot---
Baryy..i was on the fone ...when i was tiping i was tiping that..
Heartland Division CB&Q Barry... Good to hear you worked on the 3 buildings.
Barry... Good to hear you worked on the 3 buildings.
And it was about time too!!--if I didn't I'd be more--
Heartland Division CB&Q Ryan .... Playing "wii", eh........and then you say you are you are busy.... uh, huh........
Ryan .... Playing "wii", eh........and then you say you are you are busy.... uh, huh........
Well--you know how that is---Wii as time vacuum------
But then Garry--do you like to add extra words words to the sentenence? Like me adding sylylables to my wordords----
Good morning.....
As I was reading the posts here in the diner last night. Our power went out, and it stayed out for most of the night. We have had more power outages in past few months than I can count.
Rob ...... The deck looks good. Just think. You can get some out door furnature and then sit and eat peach cobbler.
Jeff ... I'm happy to learn the doc appointment went well. You can look at but don't touch any pretty nurses. The railings look good.
Ray .... Was your grandfather .the inventor......named "Pop"?
I was messing around with some light settings this morning and came up with this shot:
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
galaxyNot sure what I do today...we probably go shopping. Hopefully my back is up to walking around Wally World.It's been a week of the 10 days of muscle relaxer I had, so maybe I try to go without it today and see how I fair. The pain killer he gave me never did do any good. Tylenol worked just about as well as the pain killer. I feel the strain on it so far, though. SO we will see.....
HI Guys!
A cup of Hawaiian Hazelnut coffee please in a tall mug!
Sunny here today and supposed to be 50*. Tomorrow comes the rain those in Ohio, IN, and Pittsburg are complaining about today. Hey, I won't complain about rain....It COULD be FEETs of snow!
Not sure what I do today...we probably go shopping. Hopefully my back is up to walking around Wally World.It's been a week of the 10 days of muscle relaxer I had, so maybe I try to go without it today and see how I fair. The pain killer he gave me never did do any good. Tylenol worked just about as well as the pain killer. I feel the strain on it so far, though. SO we will see.....
The prayer candle is lit {until we go out} for those who need thoughts and prayers. {it will be relit tonight}
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Mornin' folks!
I'm up early waiting for an electrician to show up to put in a dedicated circuit into the main train room. When finished it will provide a breaker to shut off when I leave the room so that everything train related will be off. No more rolling over in bed a 2AM wondering if I remembered to unplug the soldering iron......
Zoe just a bowl of hot Cream of Wheat and a cup of Dark Roast in a FGLK Mug this morning. Don't forget the brown sugar, thank you!
Still a bit nippy in the mornings around here, currently 35°F here in the Finger Lakes but we expect a nice 51°F later this afternoon. Rain Showers late this evening and heavy rain all day tomorrow. At least it isn't going to come down as "white" stuff.
Jeffrey good to hear that your test came back with some good news for you. Plain old cellulitis is bad enough.....
Philip hope all the "emergencies get fixed today with no new ones to deal with.
Sound for the Spring Musical is starting to fall in place. The kid helping me had the flu last Thursday and through the weekend. He still isn't feeling great but was there last night and did a good job of following the vocals. They are still having major problems with scenery so the director hasn't had time to "critique" the sound so far.......
Hope all of you have a great day!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good morning all,
Today: Showers. High near 50. Breezy, with a south wind between 22 and 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tonight: Scattered showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind between 11 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Lee
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Mornin' all!
Indianapolis, IndianaCurrently: 50°F RainToday: mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers until midday, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Well, today should be pretty brutal around this office. We had a murderous day yesterday, and none of those problems got resolved. Those people are going to be screaming even louder today, plus, you just kno there's going to be new issues to deal with.
I can't wait for 5:00pm already!
Guess I'll just have to hang in there...........
Good morning. Its going to be a rainy day. Looks like the rain is in WV, right now.
Yesterday, well I mainly ran some trains. Didn't work on the layout to much. I did go to the Dollar Tree, and bought some cars for my junk yard. They are kinda out of scale, but a hammer helped put them into some what scale. I also bought a 1/64 scale "hot rod', and weathered it. Turned out pretty good.
I guess I might go now, and take a movie back before it starts to rain.
Well have a good day, everybody.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Good Morning--I've got a client to see this afternoon, other than that it will be honey do list time.---actually MIGHT get some MR stuff done today----if'n I'm lucky that is!!
Anyhooo back to weather---High is to be 8C with periods of rain starting this morning changing to periods of drizzle ending overnight. Tomorrow we'll have 50% chance of showers with clearing in the afternoon and a high of 9C.
Mark--nice to see you come in on once in a while!---come in a little more often!--
Chloe---I'll have a coffee and a muffin please--I'll sit and watch some switching here----
Good morning. It's 54 and very wet here with more thunderstorms rolling in. High will be around the mid 70's with thunderstorms. Between doctor appointments, visits to the parents and sifting through stacks of computer specs for my sister I actually got some MR work done yesterday, notably adding railings to my GD30, a 6 axle short range version of a GP30. It took a couple of hours, a lot of drilling and a chopped set of railings from a Bachmann GP50. I finally added the last couple of pieces to the rear steps last night. A set of railings made specifically for the model would have been nice but Athearn hasn't made a GP30 since what, around 1965? Now about the above mentioned stacks of computer specs, my sister has decided to get a computer for use at home and she doesn't want some Wal-Mart special from Dell or HP. The hours of going through dry specs came down to a decision between a HP notebook that had a lot going for it and a desktop from ZT Systems. Both are comparably priced. She doesn't need the portability and convenience of the notebook and she really likes what the ZT has to offer and I must say that I'm impressed with it as well. It looks as if she'll be ordering that system. Looks like it's gonna be pouring down rain today and tomorrow. Good thing I got the grass cut when I did. Right now I'm looking over the layout and determining what other mayhem I can get into. There are some city scene details (phone booths, bike racks, etc) coming but those are still days away. Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 3/25/2009 Wind Chill: 51°F Humidity: 97% Dew Point: 51°F So Far Today High: 72°F Low: 52°F Rain: 0.50" Rain Rate: 0.60"/h Gust: 33mph NNW Through 7 AM...numerous showers with a few thunderstorms will move northeast at 25 mph across portions of southeast Texas and central Louisiana. The majority of the activity will be northwest of a line from Marksville to Silsbee. A few lightning strikes and brief heavy rainfall with rates around 1/2 inch per hour can be expected with the storms. Today High: 75 Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. Tonight Low: 62 Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Long time, no see...
Wow, I don't even remember when my last post here was. I think it was on Elliott's Diner 8, lol.
The play is over. It was a great fun ordeal, and I miss it... I played my lead part for two of the four nights (cast A), and got showered with compliments... I'm definitely going to try acting later in high school. Good thing my future HS has the best theatrical department in all of Washington State!
I've heard news that 4449 will be stretching her drivers out to Michigan this summer... Maybe I could get driven south aways and say hi to the old girl before she gets there. Sounds like fun to me...
Deadliest Catch starts in three weeks... Can't wait for that, although I swear it started in January last year...
Catch you all later,
Mark
Chloe, a large mug of coffee and another slice of that apple pie if ya please, thankyamuch. I'll just hang out here with Barry while I take a coffee break.
Got one of the interviews from today turned into a "package" for THAT editor. She gets: the article as a Word document, a folder of raw .jpg pics, and edited/cropped/adjusted .eps pics ready for publication. Who woulda thought a simple little piece, about a real estate agent buying a house, and remodeling it into offices for him and the staff would be so tough to write? Had major writer's block, but got something (hopefully) coherent and interesting hammered out.
I really should write the second one tonight...or at least get it started. It "should" be easier, and is about a non-denominational Christian school moving at least a little closer to constructing a new school building. I got a brief history of the school and project, update on fundraising efforts, and bid info. I also got pics showing their lack of space and the vacant lot. Easy, peezy, Japanezey. Hammer it out, send it to the school's development dude for fact checking on the financial jazz, get some images out of him (archetectural renderings)...and viola! Another package for THAT editor.
But...enough about w**k.
JEFF: The GD-30 is really growing on me. I think the rails look just fine, like a unit that's seen a lot of work over the years. And, the lack of a vertical rail on the rear matches a CNW geep I saw in Marshalltown once upon a time.
Still not real sure where/if UP went off the rails yesterday. The Storm Prediction Center did NOT have it in their storm reports from yesterday, but did have some semi trucks blown off the road near Mo Valley. The UP's East Iowa...uh, I mean "Clinton Sub." has been running normally...usually if there's trouble out west, Dispatcher 12 ends up bugging the westbounds if they're OK (qualified on the territory) to run to Des Moines or not. I haven't heard any traffic like that today/tonight.
Well, I oughta get back at it. Guess I'm pulling the night shift tonight; an unintended consequence of working from home.
G'night all...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Another quiet night in the diner I see. Chloe--might as well fill up the bucket with some coffee please--Oh yes--I'll have some coconut cream pie as well----
I've got 3 buildings getting put together at the same time--all are now glued and are drying as we speak--so productive day for once this week----