The Coffee Shop (a place to chat) Est. 2004

[Anonymous]

Noah-Congrats on your 1000 posts [bow][bow]

Jim-i'll be expecting this cold weather to be heading toward Ohio, hopefully it doesn't make it to ohio till the end of the week end so i don't have to stand outside in the cold.

Andrew

[lupo]

NOAH ! [bow] for a 1000

[Anonymous]

Noah, Congrats on being promoted to a four star general.

[lupo]

Hey guys ( and gals [bow] )
I have a question about Santa Fé Super Chiefs ( TEFFY MAYBE?? )
I just got a Santa Fé F7B from MRC ( platinum series ), to add to my 2 Intermountain F7A's , these are all fine models indeed,I thought the grilles on the Intermountain F were fine mesh, the MRC is even finer [wow]
the overall coloring is identical, only the color of the trucks is different: the trucks from the MRC are bright silver, the Intermountain trucks are more grey-ish, who is right ?

I post it here, rather than starting a topic, there are more than enough topics popping up lately, and this might silence the critics that think the coffeeshop is not modelrailroad related![:D]

[Anonymous]

It's been an unusually cool summer in a lot of places including ON. With more hours spent inside, I have finished off a few more details like installing tunnel liners (hopefully cat proof), cutting a removeable liftout section in my mountain so that I can service the tracks, etc and finally installed another switch so that I have an additional run-around interchange track. There aren't any local train shows that I can get to in the summer. I usually stock up on old train mags at the shows and generally just have a good time looking around. Are there summer train shows in your part of the world?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by YNCS

QUOTE: Originally posted by cjm89

As soon as I learn how to use my airbrush....

When I first got an airbrush I practiced on shirt cardboard. It's quite cheap, the finished side holds paint in a similar way to styrene, and I could make meaningless mistakes as I learned out to use the brush.

BTW, you do have a spray booth, don't you?

No spray booth, but I thought about using shirt cardboard to paint on.

Sometime next year when Micro-Mark has it's summer sale I might get that $270 Badger one.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cjm89

QUOTE: Originally posted by YNCS

QUOTE: Originally posted by cjm89

As soon as I learn how to use my airbrush....

When I first got an airbrush I practiced on shirt cardboard. It's quite cheap, the finished side holds paint in a similar way to styrene, and I could make meaningless mistakes as I learned out to use the brush.

BTW, you do have a spray booth, don't you?

No spray booth, but I thought about using shirt cardboard to paint on.

Sometime next year when Micro-Mark has it's summer sale I might get that $270 Badger one.

I quote from Jeff Wilson's Painting and Weathering Railroad Models, Chapter 2 "Equipment and Safety":

First off, never--that means never--airbrush an organic-solvent paint indoors unless you use a spray booth that is vented outdoors. This warning applies to spray cans as well. Simply opening a window,even with a fan in it, is not enough to safely get ride of the solvent vapors. [emphasis in original]

Jeff is absolutely correct. Put away the Floquil paints until you have a spray booth. Definitely bad jo-jo

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by krump

QUOTE: Originally posted by ConrailGP38-2

Hey Krump i dont know what i would do if there was no snow. Winter is my favorite season.
MAybe its because i grew up plowing bit i dont know

3 feet of the heavenly dandruff for a 3-4 month stretch ... not my first choice (where does Teffy live ?), BUT it's not a bad option either - my relatives get the white stuff for 6-8 months. we don't put up with that kinda weather, and we can choose when to visit them. I'm a 3 season individual, and if it weren't for work, I'd hibernate in the winter. Just not keen on watching every single step that I take for 4 months. we get a bit of rain, a lot of sun, have beautiful lakes. we have severe forest fire cautions, but on the otherhand we rarely need to worry about hurricanes or tornado alley - so it all evens out. (I have tried to convince my wife that we need a ATV Quad so that we can enjoy all seasons... perhaps next year)

I hear a train...

Krump I would love to have an ATV I hope you can get one[:D]

oh well im saveing up to buy a snow blower or trains[:)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo


Hey guys ( and gals [bow] )
I have a question about Santa Fé Super Chiefs ( TEFFY MAYBE?? )
I just got a Santa Fé F7B from MRC ( platinum series ), to add to my 2 Intermountain F7A's , these are all fine models indeed,I thought the grilles on the Intermountain F were fine mesh, the MRC is even finer [wow]
the overall coloring is identical, only the color of the trucks is different: the trucks from the MRC are bright silver, the Intermountain trucks are more grey-ish, who is right ?

I post it here, rather than starting a topic, there are more than enough topics popping up lately, and this might silence the critics that think the coffeeshop is not modelrailroad related![:D]

Lupo, the MRC is correct. Santa Fe (just so you know, there's no need for the F'e, just Fe) F units jad mostly bright silver trucks, that usually matched the body paint. There may have been a few oddballs though.

[fec153]

anyone interested in train wrecks, history channel at 7. at same time on RFD, last
run of the NS 611.
enjoy, Phil

[Hawks05]

the cold weather has moved out of here now. well its about 70 today. a little warmer tomorrow i think so its all good then. i'm sick of this cold weather. its ridiculous.

its like my birthday all over again today, just like yesterday. actually my real birthday sucked, but yesterday i got all that train stuff and today my poker chips finally came in the mail. now to play some hold 'em with my friends. can't wait for the weekend.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by fec153

anyone interested in train wrecks, history channel at 7. at same time on RFD, last
run of the NS 611.
enjoy, Phil

wish i had read this earlier, i saw it just after the show ended[xx(]

[Anonymous]

[:D][:D][:D]yay! my 50th post, may not sound like alot to you guys but hey, im happy[:D][:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

I saw that show a while back. It was pretty interesting and I caught when it was on earlier today. Maybe it will be on at like midnight again tonight.

congrats JPM335 onthe you first star. Once you get hooked on this place the stars just seem to add up. Though what matters is the amount of good posts you put of about MRR but you'll find the ones with the most stars are the ones who regularly post "on topic" responses.


For all you miltary buffs and train lovers out there there is a game called Medal of Honer front line that in onoe level involves both of these loves. in one level you ride a german military train and try to assasinate a gereman leader. And in the next you must take over a railyard comlete with a turntable that you operate. Very neat.
Andrew

[Big_Boy_4005]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335

[:D][:D][:D]yay! my 50th post, may not sound like alot to you guys but hey, im happy[:D][:D][:D]

Congratulations. I too was excited when I got my first star. Just have fun and keep posting, and watch the stars pile up.[swg]

[fec153]

Train wrecks was an oldie. I have it on tape. The N&W 611 last ride I hadn't seen
before. Man,the sounds steam whistles make! The depths of the base notes go
right thru me. Watching all those rods twirling at speed. Keep your diesels, I'll take
steamers.
Phil

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo


Hey guys ( and gals [bow] )
I have a question about Santa Fé Super Chiefs ( TEFFY MAYBE?? )
I just got a Santa Fé F7B from MRC ( platinum series ), to add to my 2 Intermountain F7A's , these are all fine models indeed,I thought the grilles on the Intermountain F were fine mesh, the MRC is even finer [wow]
the overall coloring is identical, only the color of the trucks is different: the trucks from the MRC are bright silver, the Intermountain trucks are more grey-ish, who is right ?

I post it here, rather than starting a topic, there are more than enough topics popping up lately, and this might silence the critics that think the coffeeshop is not modelrailroad related![:D]

Good evening LUPO:

The silver is the correct color but in a bind they would paint any light color and then go back and do it right. The reason they wanted them to be silver was the fact that grease leaks would show up easier. I don't know how SP knew when they were having leaks as black trucks made it hard to see.

It's nice to see someone use their head about a problem instead of starting another thread.


cjm89:

You can make a spray booth out of a cardboard box with a hole in the front to paint through, a hole in the top (with a glad bag over it) to look through and a hole in the back with a fan on it. When it gets all cruded up, throw it away and build another one. Your only out the cost of the fan - be sure that it has an explosion proof motor. You can get them at Grangers.


On Bachman's customer service:

The heck with e-mail - CALL THEM - IT WORKS WONDERS. I also call Broadway limited and get very fast service. If a guy by the name of Tony at BLI answers the phone, he's the owner.

Have blessed day and remember SANTA FE ALL THE WAY
Bob

[lupo]

Morning all !
Jonathon & Teffy : thanks for the info, I hoped Intermountain was right, [:P] now I have to paint four sets instead of two!

and i won't use the é letter again! [:I] it's tooo french anyway [:D]

[tomwatkins]

Good Mornin' Everybody,
It's a gray day in the mountains this morning. The coffee is outstanding and it's going to be a great day. The weather will surely be better here than in Florida today. One of my Sons lives in South Tampa, just a few blocks from the bay. He moved all the important stuff (guitars, amps, speakers, etc) well inland day before yesterday, and went up to his Mom's in Northeast Florida yesterday. I was greatly relieved to hear that. South Tampa is maybe 4 feet above sea level and they are predicting a 10-12 foot storm surge. That's not good math. I lived in Florida right on the coast for 48 years. Been there and done that. Hurricanes can be really exciting but it can get really dangerous really fast. I'm glad he cleared out.

Hawk 05, enjoy the turnouts and the structure. They both add a lot to the fun. We drink a lot of hot chocolate in the evenings after the temps cool off. It's wonderful in front of the fireplace with a nice fire going.

Noah, Congratulations on the big 1000!!

Chris, YNCS is right again. Floquil is great paint. It airbrushes beautifully, but the fumes are really bad. If you're going to spray it inside a vented spray booth is mandatory. Teffy's idea for building one sounds good. I do my airbrushing outside in front of the basement door. It's a sheltered area, with not much wind. I set up a work surface on a Workmate, blow everthing off with the airbrush before I start, and wear a 3M respirator with replacable filters. Enjoy it, but stay safe.

Well, once again it's time to get the day going. Not too many chores to accompli***oday, and then it will be railroad time. I do love being retired.

Have a great day everybody,
Tom

[Anonymous]

Good Morningt All:

We have now have the five days that it hasn't gone above 100 and it sure has been nice.

LUPO:
Don't worry about painting thise Intermountian trucks they are correct just not "the usual color". The railroads business is to move merchandise. (Contrary to what the UP does.) It didn't matter what it took, just get it done. In the hobby press we read that a railroad did this or that and they did 99% of the time BUT thier were times when the freight train left with a passenger loco pulling it. My dad worked as the maintence superviser for a small line in Ga. We actually saw an ACL "B" unit switching because that was the only unit that was available at that time. In Albany Ga. the C of G was always doing something out of the ordinary.

Tom:

I'm looking forward to meeting you as you and I have a lot in common. I also paint out in the front of my garage because I've got cover and no wind blowing and the air compresser is in there. Have you been to the C of G museum in Savannah? The roundhouse is nice, it's amazing how much grime is on the floor. They told me that they steam cleaned the floor and it is still black. When you chip the bricks the black stays. That must've been a very dirty place to work. OSHA would probably die of heart failure if their was a workplace that dirty now. Savannah was a major engine rebuilding facility.

Well i've got to get ready and go to work, but the second cup of tea comes first.

Have a blessed day and remember SANTA FE ALL THE WAY

Bob

[fec153]

we left Miami after Andrew. now 40 miles north of Orlando, here comes Charley.
can't win. still hope to break even.
best to all. keep the coffee hot. Phil.

[Anonymous]

Tom and YNCS:

I'm only using Badger and Polly Scale until I can get a spray booth. I am painting outside though. I believe I will use Floquil for brush-painting however because I can't get any acrylics to adhere to anything...

[der5997]

Good evening Teffy: Speaking of floors, I once worked for a national bakery chain in the UK. We acquired a small outfit. I was impressed by the really nice feel they had to their bakery floor. It was good to stand on, the racks rolled on it well. It was dark, but we didn't have a code for that. After the buy out, our engineers discovered that the real floor was concrete, under an inch to inch and a half of accumulated crumbs and jam.[:D][B)][X-)]

[Anonymous]

bachman? or "BOO"chman[V]

I sent my 3rd email to bachman customer service 3 days ago. Still no response. Im looking for a driveshaft for a spectrum dash 8. If you know where to get one please post it. Tomorrow im going to see if the local expert at my LHS can help me...

[Big_Boy_4005]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JPM335

bachman? or "BOO"chman[V]

I sent my 3rd email to bachman customer service 3 days ago. Still no response. Im looking for a driveshaft for a spectrum dash 8. If you know where to get one please post it. Tomorrow im going to see if the local expert at my LHS can help me...

20 years ago I used to call them Botch-man. I think they have come a long way in improving the quality of their products, but there can still be problems. Good luck in your quest. It sounds like a common part, if your LHS stocks parts.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by krump

QUOTE: Originally posted by Craigk79

i just bought a building to put on my HO Layout its from Walthers prodect. the number of the building is
933-3048 and if you have the Walthers Reference Book 2004 its on Page 453 on the top . Ok about it i
was wondering what color is the windows do u think it looks like a white or something thanks for the help

Welcome to posting in the coffee house Craig...
I located this item, complete with colour photo, on page 469 of the Walthers 2003 Catalogue - for those of us with that edition. I was not able to copy it into this reply however(?) -sorry. It's a great building, CORNERSTONE Series, the "Champion Packing Company...[^]
now for the question - to be as close to the photo as possible I would make the windows more of a light industrial flat grey colour ( almost a "concrete" shade). Comparing it to the suggested colour of the roof top boiler (aluminum, tin, or silver colour) this would look great. Of course, to make it truly your own style, other colours for the window frames might also work for you - who says that you can't choose a flat green, blue or ??? colour for this industrial building.
It's your building now - since you bought it - make it suit your needs for your railroad. And, have fun. [:D][:D]

cheers

Just wanted to say thanks for the help and was wondering if you had any kinda messagers
and how old you may be?

[Anonymous]

Hi Lupo!!

[lupo]

Good evening SRVfan !
where does that SRV stand for btw, If I look into my duch background SRV was the company that brought milk to our doorstep everyday, but I guess SRV is something different on your side of the globe!

I hope all off you living in the storm threatened part of Florida get through that storm safely, I looks pretty bad watching it on TV overhere
Stay safe !

[Hawks05]

first off if you live in FL, i feel bad for ya. hope it all works out though.

alright now onto the good stuff. no trains today, not good. but i did go to 2 seperate concerts. one was at the local legion and it was a band from another high school that a bunch of my friends know the members. it was lame, about 30 people showed up. the band itself wasn't bad but wasn't good either. many things could have been changed. the second concert was 2 differen't bands playing for a local city festival dealy. these bands were good. one is made up of 4 kids then the dad and his brother and a friend of theres. they are pretty good. play mostly covers but are still awesome. they whole get up and stage acting is great. they are pretty funny as well to watch. the other band is 2 of those kids and then 2 more guys. they are again pretty good and played mostly covers along with one of their original songs. the only bad part was i got stuck about 2 inches from 4 speakers. one directly pointing into my ear so that really sucked, and i was there for 3 hours. needless to say i can't hear anything right now. well i was in the bathroom, door shut, and had the water running and still had the ears to hear a train coming through town. i didn't hear the horn but i heard the cars. so thats pretty good. my ears are ringing so bad right now. i had the volume on my car CD player up to 20, normally its at about 10-12. my legs are also killing me from standing for 3 hours at the concert and working. oh well. a good nights sleep finally might help. get to sleep in so its all goo.

hopefully i'll be able to get 2 kits together tomorrow and maybe get a start on that grain elevator.

well i'm off to the shower and then bed. see ya on the flip side, well it already is morning so see ya later today.

[Anonymous]

Stevie Ray Vaughan--great guitarist who died well before his time. Died in a helicopter crash after performing at a Blues festival in Wisconsin nearly 14 years ago. B.B. King and Eric Clapton among others performed at the same festival. I see you on here from time to time Lupo, and thought I'd say Hi. Hi to everyone else as well in the Coffee Shop. I'm usually online really late due to my work schedule.

SRVfan