Morning, Zoe, Diners. I'll have a cinnamon roll and a cup of coffee in a ATSF mug, please and thank you.(Yum!) And if the Birthday Boy's cut his cake (Corey - have ya?), I'll have a slice of that, too. Thanks!
Good to see you back in the Diner, Morgan - and will be sending a few up today for your tests, as well as for your Dad's treatment(s). I'd have to agree with the other Diners on that excellent passenger car (which probably wasn't as easy as the finished car makes it look...).
Tom (tcwright), to the Diner, and let me buy a cup of your favorite beverage. Tell us a bit about yourself and your RR empire plans/layout, etc. Good that you were able to catch that train - not sure I'd be able to get to my car and catch up so quickly.
NittanyLion - good to see you back, and I don't blame you on that IM tanker car about being cautious with it. Such itsy bitsy pieces in that! Looks very nice (even if it's out of my layout's era)
BridgeTom (twhite) - So, do you think you'll ever really retire? Sounds like the old radio station saying - "...and the hits just keep on coming!" (back) Of course, it doesn't hurt that your students (current and former) appreciate you so well.
Robby- great photos of your layout, and it looks like you've put in a good amount of w**k on it. Like your 'stone tunnel' on the second shot.
Jerry, if it's been five months, you are way overdue to get out some.
And Corey ( - enjoy that prime rib (whether or not we stop by...).
Todd, actually, it's the ORF's like Dick and Paul who don't like the 'W' word... Of course, they're every bit as busy as those of us who go to that office thingee.
Careful, Lee, now you're getting to sound like a 'coconut-counter'!
I'll be getting to my cinnamon roll before it gets cold. Almost time for lunch, too..
- Looks like I'm covering lunch.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Jim- Sorry about that. But you're right, by listening to them you'd never know any different.
And What? Did I miss a new Tom? Must have recognized the name from elsewhere in the yard and assumed..... and you know what that means! Sooo.... Tom (tcwright)
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
The IV caffeine has kicked in, so I'll switch to regular coffee in a SOUTHERN mug, please.
***Corey, think I forgot to wish you a very "Happy Birthday"
***Ole Timer, best thing about O scale is "you can actually see everything. I have N, my wife has HO, my oldest brother has Z (he had both O & HO as a youth).
Coming up from the barn I ducted into the train room. Seems tile adhesive doesn't dry very fast at all. Guess I'll start planning the wife's little river area. And perhaps even work on my little staging area.
Catch y'all later. Rob
Good Afternoon,
Chloe? a coupla burgers with a large Coke please...I'll eat 'em here this time, put the bag back.
Corey: Happy Birthday to ya!
Ole Timer: Welcome! I'm one of the newer guys here, and it's a good place to be.
Sloooooooooooooow week for newspaper w**k this week, so made up some scrap loads. Will take pics, see if anything turns out worth looking at, and maybe bore you guys with 'em later today.
The weekend looks to be full of...yard w**k, and I don't mean kicking freight cars around. Maybe, just maybe I can get the wife recertified in rake operation...
As the man says, have a goodun...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
JimRCGMO Tom (tcwright), to the Diner, and let me buy a cup of your favorite beverage. Tell us a bit about yourself and your RR empire plans/layout, etc. Good that you were able to catch that train - not sure I'd be able to get to my car and catch up so quickly.
Hi Jim,
I'm not really too new here as I read the forums just about every day, but mostly lurking in the shadows and enjoying everybody's talents. I'm a retired firefighter and Viet Nam vereran who just tries to enjoy each and every day to its fullest. I had a layout in the late 40's and 50's. First Lionel, then I graduated into HO. About 5 years ago my interest returned, but I still don't have a layout under construction. So in the meantime I have been gradually collecting engines and rolling stock for railroads which run in Western Pennsylvania, or did at one time. And believe me, there were a lot of them. If tracks ever get put down, it's going to be a real mix of things from around here.This time around, I also became interested in rail fanning as well. Pittsburgh has some great places to watch trains, but little jaunts up to Cresson, Cassandra and Altoona on a Sunday aren't unheard of. Chasing the Finger Lakes from the Inn was easy as the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph with little traffic, and the train is probably doing 10 to 15 at the most. So the 2 or 3 miles to the crossing gave me plenty of time.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
TOM (tcwright): Hey, sorry I missed you, must've come in while I was hiding from a flying pie... WELCOME and thank you for your service (vet and firefighter).
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Thanks for the comments guys. Its a fun layout, I just don't use it to much.
My B-I-L and I went to a hobby store today, and I got two Athearn "Blue Box" boxcars for $5, and a old Model Power tanker for $3. Might not be the "best cars", but I will just give them a good weathereing job.
Oh, and the brother-in-law got yelled at by the owner. They have a big layout of HO, N, Lionel trains running. So.............He wants to look at the N-Scale up closer, and the owner said "Don't go back there!!!" "I have wires all over the place!!!". He's 27, not a child. I don't think he was going to rip out wires. I don't like the owner to much myself. When I buy HO, they seem to get mad. I guess cause its not the $1,000 Lionel. Just kinda give me the cold shoulder.
I guess I will be back in later. We have no idea what everybody is doing tonight.
Have a good one!!!
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Posted here, for your amusement, some scrap loads fabricated from the remains of a truss bridge built poorly in the summer of 1987 (Central Valley, I think).
Apologies for the picture quality, I loaned my tripod to the wife a few weeks back...and now can't find it.
Will have to delicately ask her when she gets home tonight...as you can see in the photo below, she's not one to triffle with (in the blue shirt).
Afternoon, Zoe, just stopping in for a RBF (and hoping I don't hit the TOP again ). Thanks!
AmanaMedicMaybe, just maybe I can get the wife recertified in rake operation...
Good luck with that one, Chris... And *do* post those pics of your loads - [EDIT] Thanks for the pics (great job, by the way!) Between you, Robby, and the others, I might actually learn how to do some of those neat things! From the grin on her face (was that you in that pic - on the table?), she might enjoy that way too much. Pick your time verrrrry carefully to ask her!
Tom (tcwright), sounds like (except for the locale) you're modeling same kinds of stuff as I am (my layout's set in the Southwest, fictional short/bridge line, between Santa Fe and D&RGW). Since we have two Tom's in here, what about calling you PA Tom? Helps keep you two separate for those of us (like me) who get easily confused.
Rob, hope (while you're waiting on the paste to dry) you can get some time in on your layout. (And is watching paste dry more fun or take more/less time than watching paint dry, I wonder...?)
This morning at w**k hasn't been too bad - did get a teenager with a bit of attitude (toward her mother, the kid was playing Miss Innocent with me , right...) who now, I get to let the school know that it's okay for her to go back to school and she's not a threat or anything. Now, if attitude was a threat...
Turned out that apparently the guys I saw out front with the landlord the other evening may be doing some renovating of the empty apartments - at least, later that evening I noticed them tossing carpet, side rails from a bed, etc. out the basement apartment's window.
Back to MRR'ing stuff - this evening, I'll get back to my June issue of MR. I would like to see a copy of Iain Rice's new Shelf Layouts book - I like his layout designs. I want to sit down with a pad and pen/pencil and make a list of MRR projects/bits of stuff that I can do in not a lot of time. Figure if I get a few things done a few evenings in the week, I might actually make some headway. But with the weather forecast for about the next week, spraypainting won't be one I can get to (humidity and all)...
I'll be in the window booth, checking out the switcher doing its thing.
Hey guys, was too tired last night ot check in, but we won 2-1! Our last goal was off a thrown in I did from over midfield away, their goalie came up to try to grab it (yes, I can hurl the ball with enough force so it will bounce there), it went over the goalie's hands, and then one of our guys kicked it in.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Evenin' guys.
I'll have prime rib end cut medium well{taht means just soaked in au jus}, au gratin potato, salad with blue cheese dressing and some fresh baked bread please.
Went to Neurological Center today for tests. The tests confirm what we thought we already knew. I have carpal tunnel syndrome. Now I have to wait a week to see what we do about it. The neuroscientist Dr. guy wasn't too exciting, he may have been all professional but was also rather dull. Now watch- I will fall into the category of "bad enough for me to be in discomfort and pain, but not bad enough to do anything about it yet".
Will wait at least a week to plant my new plants I think. A few frosty nights ahead?
MAYBE tomorrow if nice we go to Steamtown!!!
Van needs new blower motor and control switch. Another $500.00. It isn't nickle and diming me to death its $500 dollaring me to death. I'd only make a mess of things if I tried to do it so better pay the professionals. It is either on full blast or not. At least it can be on and not stubborn and off always till it gets fixed next Wed.
That might just definately take away the money needed to go to Owosso MI for the train festival this summer for sure. Durn, durn and double durn. To bad Steamtown can't/won't/doesn't host such a big shindig.
WEll, I see Jeffrey faired fairly well at the Dr.s.
WELCOME to the new guys!
Prayer candle is lit for those in need.
Congrats Sawyer on your win.Hooray!
Howmus you forgot one: Key Note Singer- The singer who passes notes on which key to sing in during the song. {And passes the evil notes about the choir director}.
I saw a great joke, but while really actually clean, sounds probably too dirty for here. It was about Fords.
Have a nice evening y'all.
-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.
Thanks G. We're 2-2-1 (2 wins, 2 losses, 1 tie)
JimRCGMOGood luck with that one, Chris... And *do* post those pics of your loads - [EDIT] Thanks for the pics (great job, by the way!) Between you, Robby, and the others, I might actually learn how to do some of those neat things! From the grin on her face (was that you in that pic - on the table?), she might enjoy that way too much. Pick your time verrrrry carefully to ask her!
Thanks JIM!
No, the guy on the table is an old friend of mine, John Moes. His wife, Janet, is on the saw. Kit is the one holding him down. I shot that in the spring of '92 while a student at Mt. Mercy College in Cedar Rapids. For an art history class, I had to "recreate a famous work of art." For some reason, I decided to do the "Judith" painting. IF I remember right... the two "ladies" in the original were cutting the guy's head off for something he did to 'em. I decided to take a "serious" painting, and clown it up a bit. I think I got an A on it...one of the very, very few I got in "art school."
Most of the time, I was too busy out watching the CNW and CCP, or chasing fire engines as a freelance photojournalist... self-edumacating myself in the ways of the photo biz.
Kit's "certifications" include: mowing, shovel operations (snow and dirt, with advanced level recognition in snow shoveling thanks to the last two winters), rake operation, and even weed mitigation and shrub re-sizing.
As for the scrap load, nothing fancy there. I built the bridge on a TV tray in my college dorm room...not the most conducive model construction environment. It was a little less-forgiving than my skills allowed. I never had a use for it...so hacked it up into stacks of structural components. To make the loads, I just hacked them up more into pieces I figured could be handled by scrap yard machinery. I mounted the chunks on a very thin piece of styrene, cut to fit and painted to match the gons. IF I ever get a layout built, I can have empty's in, load's out thanks to the removable, one-piece loads.
Weathering was really basic: the original bridge was grimy black, with some dry-brushed rust. I hit the pile with a little more dry-brush rust, a heavy wash of "munge black," a non-scientific, mad-scientist brew of "weathered black," isopropyl, and water. I also hit some of the cut edges with a "newer" rust...to look like the hacking was recently done.
Nothing fancy, all done with on-hand materials/supplies for zero cost; and I'm happy with them.
Went to Alexandria today to visit the hobby shop and found that it was closed the 30th, 1st and 2nd. Of well, I'll spend my MR money elsewhere and headed over to Hobby Lobby where I picked up these two items:An Erie-Lackawanna ACF center flow hopper. Anybody get the idea that I like these things? I only have ten of them, from many roads including the KCS.And Bob's hot dog stand (can't stand hot dogs myself).
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
Aaaaah. Dr Pepper please. Installed IE 8. Website loads faster! For how long, and what else may not work??
I can see the floor of the train room and actually walk up to all parts thanks to the impending garage sale. I can now get under the bench work and do something without moving a ton of stuff. I can also store more stuff!!!! Tuh-rain stuff!!!! Only problem is, the freshly cleaned out garage is now full and is questionable as to ever getting a car back in.
Robby- I'm sure your "cheap little cars" will look like "expensive models" when you are done!
TomWright- That's where my confusion lays. Tom WRIGHT, Tom WHITE. How about TC, or is that too close to PC. Hmm. We'll figure it out. Oh I see Jim's already made a suggestion. Anyhoo, a Vet AND a Firefighter, Thanks!!!!
Chris- Scrap loads look great! And as far as the wife goes....She looks like she's enjoying that! You might want to ease into that rake thing.
Galaxy- Sorry to hear of the Carpal Tunnel. If it were me, then yes you are right, stuck in the middle. And I think most Neurologists had their funny nerves removed.
Sawyer- Congrats on the win.
Oh come on now. A coconut weighs what? About 2 pounds and a Swallow weighs what 4 oz? It would be physically impossible for the bird to carry that kind of weight.
TMarshAaaaah. Dr Pepper please. Installed IE 8. Website loads faster! For how long, and what else may not work??
The hot dog stand I bought today had two figures with it, both of them N Scale! Tiny!
Evening all!!
Looks like a busy day! Time for dessert... Cheese cake and a decaf please? Thank You!
Seen some of our new (or hiding in the back) friends on other posts. I like it here because of what you have observed. Personally I have a hard time keeping up with the names and what's going on.... but it's fun.
For those that know, I sold mom's car to our long time neighbor. One more thing out of the way.
Is IE8 the beta version? I always stay away from those..you become the test bed and put your computer at stake. No loss for "them".
The carfloat is coming along but needs some weathering so it will photograph. Right now it's all black with little silver strips on top!
Mmmmm... Cheese Cake!!!
Eric
jeffrey-wimberlyWent to Alexandria today to visit the hobby shop and found that it was closed the 30th, 1st and 2nd. Of well, I'll spend my MR money elsewhere and headed over to Hobby Lobby where I picked up these two items:An Erie-Lackawanna ACF center flow hopper. Anybody get the idea that I like these things? I only have ten of them, from many roads including the KCS.And Bob's hot dog stand (can't stand hot dogs myself).
Is that a Walthers hopper?
TMarshOh come on now. A coconut weighs what? About 2 pounds and a Swallow weighs what 4 oz? It would be physically impossible for the bird to carry that kind of weight.
You guys are arguing the same argument they did in the film!
Will catch up with you folks tomorrow. Tornado Alert for our county so just came up here to shut down the puter.
Didn't get much train stuff done. Did manage to hammer that same thumb causing a blood blister to form under the old scab.
I hear the tornado siren. Gotta go! Have a good night. Rob
Good evening to all, cloudy day with showers off and on all day. I thought I would get a chance to work on the layout, but my wife's PC had .net framework issues, so I spent a few hours fixing that problem and installing updates.
Yesterday I was very lucky to get the last permitted burn done before May 1st cutoff date for the year. I had one huge pile of brush to burn, over 8 feet tall, about 50 feet long and 20 feet wide, all from the big Ice Storm of December 2008. I lit the pile at 9:55 and it was GONE by 10:10, I could not believe how fast it went up, as much of the brush was fairly green. It was a long day, the wife brought up a sandwich so that I could watch the fire and take a short break from feeding with tons more brush. I didn't get done until 6:30pm. I was so tired that all I ate for supper was a bowl of soup, took a hot shower and hit the sack about 10, and I didn't get up until 9 this morning.
JEFF: Sorry to hear about your foot acting up again, I'll have a talk with Cardinal Neumann.
JERRY: How is that Lifelike diesel working now, any smoother?
RAY: That was very interesting info regarding Bully Hill, I didn't know that he had passed away and his wife was now running the show. How about sending a 19K tanker full of Moscato blush via CSX mainline?
DUKE: Guess whats up in the garden and looking like a great crop this year? (Hint) Long green/red stocks and very tart !!!
Later guys,
Afternoon all from RainyCal. That little system that couldn't make up its mind over the Pacific finally did, and it's been raining all day. Can't open the garage, but the lawns look nice. Hey, I can ALWAYS run the train, we can't always get wet weather. It's a warm storm, though, so not much possibility of adding to the snowpack in the Sierra except on the higher (7000'-plus) peaks.
Hey, another TOM here now! . And a Vietnam Vet and retired firefighter, two qualifications that get you one HECK of a lot of respect from me. I'm the Tom that has the two huge cats (Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest Cat) that invade the diner periodically. Spooky's the Maine Coon, she'll make off with your corn on the cob, Remington--known as "Uff-Dah!" is the big guy wearing the Viking helmet--he'll just make off with everything that isn't glued down, LOL! I'm also known as BridgeTom for my propensity for putting a bridge under every piece of straight track on my MR. 13 and counting, LOL!
Jeff: Neat hopper. You're to hoppers as I am to refrigerator cars, I think. I can't pass one up at the LHS to save my life. How's the foot coming?
Okay, latest from the home (Jesuit) front. Got a call from my ex-partner in crime, the choral director this morning. Accompanist isn't feeling well. Everything's up in the air. I told her that I had the music, I'd work on it today (which I have been). See her at the church where the concert is, tomorrow after I finish Vespers at my Parish, about 6:45. Concert's at 7:30. Which means I get 'spot-check' runthroughs before the Concert--ASSUMING that the regular accompanist isn't sick. Nothing like a little suspense in your life, right?
Just been thinking: If you guys want to go back to my old nickname "BridgeTom" (I think Jim came up with that one), then Tom Wright won't have to worry about who's writing to who. Sound okay with you guys? It works for me.
Oh, and Lee: How about some pictures of your signals? Funny thing, I just read in MR on how to connect LED's to a power source other than my power pack, and after Duane at Tomar went through all the trouble to convert my LED semaphores to 1.5 lights. Nothing like a day late, I say, LOL! Oh well, at least they aren't lit by my power pack, which sure saves a lot of energy.
Well, back to the piano. Got one piece that I MIGHT be playing tomorrow night that is kinda/sorta giving me fits. Better get it down just in case, right?
Best to all, prayers to those in need.
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!
twhiteJeff: Neat hopper. You're to hoppers as I am to refrigerator cars, I think. I can't pass one up at the LHS to save my life. How's the foot coming?
nik .nAn Erie-Lackawanna ACF center flow hopper. Anybody get the idea that I like these things? I only have ten of them, from many roads including the KCS.Is that a Walther's hopper?
Jeff- Thanks for the heads up. I'll know what to do if I experience anything, shall we say, unwanted.
Bridge Tom- OK by me and crossed fingers the accompanist doesn't show.
Dick- My long green/red stalks are looking good too! If we're talking the same things and I think we are!
Rob- Praying the sirens are a precaution for you.
Nik- What film? I'm just saying that a European Swallow is not large enough, therefore does not have the wing span nor the wind speed velocity, to carry a coconut.
Good Evening, Chloe - how about a hot fudge sundae brownie and a cup of coffee in a Espee mug, please? Thanks!
Ah c'mon, Todd; it could fly - off a cliff, and at about an 85 degree down angle... ("Squaaaaaaaaaaack!!" splat...) (The preceding attempt at humor is rated PG-13 for [implied] violence)
Good to hear your garage is doing better (now, how to get that pesky car back inside, eh?). And it sounds like between your and Dick's gardens, Duke may have a tough choice, deciding which direction to go for his Rhu****b pie...
Chris - I'd heard that those Central Valley bridge kits had an abundance of parts, so that was probably a bonus for your loads project (maybe a costly one, but what the heck - it's for 'art', right?). I like it!
What? Only 13 bridges, BridgeTom? Have you been dismantling some of your bridges, or did Remington ("Uff-dah") make off with one because you were keeping all your Yellowstones under lock and key? Best wishes on getting THAT one musical piece nailed down for the concert.
Jeff, I'd seen that hot dog stand in our local H-L, but wasn't sure I could weather it enough to not look too toy-like. But I might reconsider getting that one, after you get done and I see what it could look like...
Say a few for Rob, Ryan and our other 'Southern' Diners tonight, with that storm front moving through the Southeast.
I'll slide into the booth and get to business on my dessert and coffee, then head home before I start to off - a full tummy does that to me at times...
Blessings and prayers,
Steak and a Soda Pop, Chloe.
TMarsh, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. If you clicked the link you can see the argument.
Tomorrow I will be doing my grandmother's wood, with about ten other men. We are just splitting and stacking, but we've got bout' seven piles to do, and they aren't tiny ether. So I'll be up at 7 o'clock and be gone at 2.
Quote of the Day: "You will do it! Ah I said it! I said it again! AAAH! I said it again!" (As his comrades say NI! Ni! Ni!)
See yall!
Tom, as soon as I paint these up I’ll take some pictures. Right now they are bare metal. The LEDs are easy to wire, I buy them from a guy online and he includes the right resistors. Just a little solder and your done.
Chris, those scrap loads look very nice!
Sawyer, sounds like we missed a great game!
Evenin' gang!
It sprinkled today. That was the really exciting news................
I have been running around putting out fires all day. In the midst of trying to get everything done that had to be done yesterday for the MLK Committee (Scholarship stuff) and running up to feed my sister's kitty cat while she is visiting an old college buddy in South Carolina (she goes there once a year to harass them.....), I get a call on my answering machine from my pastor's wife who is the head of the Head Start Program here in Geneva. I had promised her a month or so ago that I would get some display kiosks that we use for the MLK Art and Poetry contest over to the Rec center in Geneva for Head Start to use for a community show tomorrow........ Of course I forgot to put it on my calendar and totally forgot. Several phone calls later, they decided they didn't need them after all. So several phone calls later it got all straightened out.
Most of the day was spent trying to put together the final copy of the qualifications of the Scholarship Applicants into a data sheet for the committee to be able to compare. The lady that usually does that was not able to get that done so, since I am the Vice President (of making sure all gets done, I think) I have been spending the evening going over applications with a fine tooth comb. We have 11 candidates for scholarships this year and every one of them is excellent. All have GPAs in the high 80s and 90s and have won many awards and are off to a great start in looking at Higher education. Unfortunately this year was a bit lean on donations so we will have to choose 4 or 5 to get the scholarships. Have no idea how we are going to do that!
Tom the bridge builder.... Good luck tomorrow! I know your accompanying will be brilliant and I hope you get to play!
All this talk about sparrows and coconuts....... What about SHRUBBERY? Or the Knights who say NI? There is a lot more to life than sparrows carrying coconuts you know!
So Zoe, how about some of that Coconut Cream Pie served on a bed of shrubbery? And a cup of decafe.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!