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

[JimRCGMO]

   Thanks for the welcome Jim in Cape Girardeau.   When I read your post I just had to answer and ask "Do you know a couple there named Vicki & Joe (Jose) Rodriguez?  They both work at the hospital there in Cape.  Vicki told me they have a neighbor that has a nice train layout, Could it be?    Mike

Hey, OKMike, while the name sounds sort of familiar, I don't think that's me. But it could be one of our local MRR club members. I live in an apartment and only know one of my current neighbors (they seem to come and go in the 3-4 years I've been here). If I know the Rodriquez's, it's only by name, I think. One friend from another big church here in town sometimes sends forwards, and I've seen that name (I think) in the list of addresses.

Besides, my place is a bit of a mess currently, so haven't (that I know of) had anyone looking at my (tiny) 2.5 foot X 8 foot current setup. Here's sort of the plan:



although the transition from the 2 foot width to the 2.5 foot is a curve on the layout.
Also, the buildings are subject to change, since some are still to be kitbashed/built.

But that's a fair representation of the current design.

Jim in Cape Girardeau

[pcarrell]

Sheesh! With all the stuff Ryan and PC cooking lately, I’m going to gain 20-50 pounds! You have any light versions or that stuff, guys?

I'll have to work on that!

How's this?

[JimRCGMO]

After looking at that last post, I need to get in more often! Dang, I get too long-winded...  (...back to getting the laundry stuff ready to go)

Jim in Cape Girardeau

[pcarrell]

Sheesh! With all the stuff Ryan and PC cooking lately, I’m going to gain 20-50 pounds! You have any light versions or that stuff, guys?

I'll have to work on that!

[mikesmowers]

   Thanks for the welcome Jim in Cape Girardeau.   When I read your post I just had to answer and ask "Do you know a couple there named Vicki & Joe (Jose) Rodriguez?  They both work at the hospital there in Cape.  Vicki told me they have a neighbor that has a nice train layout, Could it be?    Mike

[pcarrell]

PC, very nice looking house! Now I hope you left enough room in the basement for a decent sized layout.....

Thanks, but nope, no basement.   Can't have one on the water.  But I do get the fourth bedroom!   It's 10.5x15, so it's a big step up from the 9x9 I used to have!  And since I model N scale, it's room for a small empire!

[Noah Hofrichter]

Der John, It's good to see you again, been a while! I know what you mean though about work getting to you, I've been really busy with school as of late and haven't been in here as much as I would like either.

PC, very nice looking house! Now I hope you left enough room in the basement for a decent sized layout.....

Well guys, good news on my MRR front at least. With the past few days of from school I've been putting in some time on the layout, and I actually got the thing up and running again to the point where I was able to run a few operation sessions! Nothing big, just did some switching, but considering that my DCC system had been acting up and not running right when I started working on it on Wednesday, I'm happy! I've still got one locomotive sidelined with motor problems, but otherwise things are working well.

I suppose I better get going. I'm going railfanning tomorrow again over towards the Milwaukee way, so I've got stuff that I need to finish up today. We'll see you guys around.

Noah

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning and top 'o' the day to all of ye.

PC: House looks great.

Here's the weather for Leesville today.

Wind Chill:  45°F

Humidity:  88%

Dew Point:  46°F

So Far Today High:  54°F Low:  48°F Rain:  N/A" Rain Rate:  N/A"/h Gust:  22mph NNE

High: 75 °F
Low: 45 °F

Today: High: 75 Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low: 45 Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.

I'll have the cheese and mushroom omelet today with a bit of OJ.

[JimRCGMO]

Mornin', Flo - a cup of coffee and one of those chocolate donuts Jeff brought, please. Thanks! Boy, am I sorry I missed PC’s breakfast buffet Thursday! Looked good from the pics.

BillT, you have to watch out about setting those donut boxes down on the top of your car when you’re getting out before coming into the CS - certain people grab ‘em and haul the donut boxes inside. Just can’t wait to get into the donuts, I suppose...

Hey, TexasRailNut (aka LilRob2005, aka RDL...) - good to see you back in the Shop! Sorry (or should I be?) to hear you’re needing/having to move again. Hopefully, one more move and you might have room for a layout.

OzJim, hope the train show is a great one! We’ll be awaiting your pics.

Ryan - I wish I was making as much progress as it may sound like I’m doing on my layout. But I’ve been nailing down track, then realizing I didn’t drill the push rod holes (so I have to take the nails and track up), then trying to tighten up the track joints, (re-)nailing the track down, then on to the next section. So it’s not as far along as you may think I’m making. But the net result is, I’m getting closer... I’ll see about posting my progress report later today, hopefully. Before long, I might actually be ready to do some scenery and ballasting (but not the 1:1 stuff like Colby was getting the sore back from doing).

Jeff, that new tank car looks *totally* too clean - you need to weather that, add some oil leaks on the side, etc. Nice pics of that E6, too!

to the Shop, TrainMaster (David)! Got any ideas yet for your future layout (scale, time period, specific RR(s) you want to model)? Enjoy the CS here, and have a beverage on me! And good to hear the bully got busted . Looks like you’re getting lots of help on the computer stuff from Jeff.

also to Dan/NeO6874 ! Hey, no problem if you’re not great on coffee - Chloe, Zoe  and/or Flo can fix you up with other things (like Mtn. Dew, Dr. Pepper, etc.). Just ask ‘em for one on me. Sounds like you’ve been infected with the MRR bug, all right. Good to hear that you have the desire (and hopefully, the patience) to take the slower (but more detailed and realistic-looking) approach. I take it from your Thursday post that you’re getting snow, huh?

Okay, it’s gonna get confusing now - we appear to have two Ohio Dans, with DanSapo, also!  as well, to you! Ask our lovely (virtual) servers to put a beverage of your choice on my tab, please.

Yet another to Mike from Indiana! Those guardrails look nice on your website, BTW. Have a cup of java on me (or other beverage of your choice!)

All kinds of Mikes in the Shop now - Oklahoma Mike, and have a cup of coffee or such on me. What’s your layout/plans like? (Scale, modeling a specific RR, time period, etc.) Tell us a bit about you/your setup, please. (Yeah, we’re a little nosy )

Jeff and Dick, you guys keep it up with those weather reports, and soon I’ll be thinking I have to get one of those weather stations! I’m sure that Weatherchannel.com will be jealous if they come through the shop and see all the weather info here. Snow in Louisiana, huh?  Of course, your layout looks kind of like it has snowed on it...

Inch, you packed your own chute, huh? I don’t know that I’d feel comfortable enough jumping (at least, not the first few times I packed my chute) - I’d likely be nervous that I forgot/missed/messed up something - eeeeyaaaaaahhhhh!!!  (Just kidding... )  Oh, loved the “Top 10 Trick or Treat” list.

Yea, I wonder if we get some Louisiana Seafood Gumbo for lunch today with crabs, shrimp, and oysters....

Yep, Ryan - “You can take the boy out of the bayou, but you can’t take the bayou out of the boy...”

Paul - are you going to go for another 30 years at work? [ducking away behind a wall...] Congrats on the 30 years, seriously. And how soon will you be retiring, or will your CFO let you do that?

Lisa, sorry to hear about Mary’s cancer. Will be praying for her and her treatment, as well as for your hubbie’s test results/appointment. Take your time and come back as things start to settle down. We’ll be here.

Steve, I must have missed your note about moving - can you re-

[pcarrell]

Hey everyone!  I see a bunch of faces in here.  Hi James!  Hows the land down under?  And der, whats up man?  buried in museum work huh?  I know that can be tedious, but where would all of us historical train nuts be without you?  And Jeff, nice tanker!  You probably ought to give the donuts back though!   And inch, how you holdin' up man?

Hey, how 'bout hookin' me up with one of those hot (as in stolen) donuts?  Yeah, the coffee too!  Thanks!

Well, it occured to me the other day that you all hadn't seen my new house all finished up.  Well, I was just outside and I took this pic for you all.  Whaddya think?

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/House/10-28-06.jpg

It's 3000 sq. ft. with a gas fireplace, state of the art kitchen, four bedrooms, dining room, library, two living rooms (one up and one down), and all of the latest in energy savings goodies like lo E glass and such.  Theres also a good sized pond out back.  All for $150,000 bucks.  Not bad if you ask me.

So whats your Saturday lookin' like?

[SilverSpike]

Morning all!

Coffee and doughnuts lookin good this morn!

Bright, sunny, and a bit windy here today.

Dick, thanks for the follow-up report on the folks we been missing.

Duke, if my memory serves me right I believe it is Goofy that's your ridin' pardner! I like roller coasters too, and that scooter thingy might be kinda fun.

Der John, glad to see that you are so busy, that museum project sure sounds interesting.

I will be in the train room today puttin down some more cork roadbed and such.

[NeO6874]

"morning all.


I'll have a donut or two and a glass of OJ.

Still looks dreary here, hope that the day ends up being a little nice than it has been in the last few days...

[Anonymous]

Good morning



Happy MRRing 

[james saunders]

Hey all just a quick Gday from down under to all you guys and girls up over!


Model train show tomorrow, I have to get up at 6:30am, 7:30am train, gets there at 9am  1 1/2  hours on a train

I'll post pictures next time i'm in...


Catchya

Oz

[inch53]

Mornin all, coffee and a couple doughtnuts Janie. Og Jeff brought these in, well ok, I'll chance it.
Got 38 outside now , suppose to be a dry, sunny day, highs in the 50's. But with gusty NW winds, 20 to 30 mph sustained, gust to 50. Arthristis and pollen indexs high, no wonder I'm dragging this morning.
Didn't do anything on the layout last night. I set down on the couch and fell asleep after supper.

Der,, good to hear from you atleast. Hope the research project is going well. Been doing some here on the tracks outback.

Got some running to do this morning and a wedding up in Paris at 3 this afternoon and Mother said "you are going like it or not"!!! Talk about ruining a day. Best get ta chores, hope ya'll has a gooden
inch

[wetidlerjr]

Good Morning ! from Indiana.

I seem to have some donuts missing ! I wonder who took them ?
Those donuts above look familiar. Hmmm....

[jeffrey-wimberly]

 

anybody for coffee this early in the am? Herte it is for any who want it.

How about some donuts to go with it?

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Grayfox: The tanker is made by Atlas. It has super detailing. It's the first Atlas item I've bought since the 80's.

You think you're getting rain now? Haa! If it does to you what it did to us, you'll see more rain than you'll ever want bto see again. We got 4 1/2 inches in 5 hours, with 1/2 of it coming in 45 minutes! One more day of rain and we would have been in real trouble for sure!

[grayfox1119]

Jeff: Nice tanker! You pick it up at the LHS the other day? The E Diesel, ahhh, I thought it was an F unit. Not into Diesels too much yet, excuse the ignorance Jeff.

Well, it's 12:20 here, and my eyes are tired, so I'm calling it a day.

My son just got called out on a fire in town , 2nd floor of house all ablase......my wife gets all nervous when hes out on a call, so we'll have the scanner on for while for sure.

Jeff, have the coffee ready ready in the morning, we have your big rain storm hitting us now, rains just starting, 50-60 mph winds all day today and heavy rains by mid morning, 3-4" expected. Good day to read Trains and MRR mags that arrived in mail yesterday.

Bon Soir mais amis

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Hey, Der. Where you been, I ain't seen you in a while!

[der5997]

Hello again from Nova Scotia, Thanks for the concern, but I'm not Missing In Action so much as missing in in-action.

Actually the inaction has been towards mrr, not total inactivity.  As Dick says, I’ve been very wrapped up in museum records work.  It’s quite time consuming and requires a fair bit of research as well.

Now there is a furniture building project for which I’ve finally bought the lumber, after putting it off all summer.  So that’s going to keep me out of the train room for a while as well, except to get tools.

  However I did get two decoders replaced by Digitrax re-installed in their locos, and am glad to say those are now working again just fine.

 

Well, as it’s after midnight here, it’s time to say , and God Bless.

Don’t forget to put the clocks back an hour tomorrow night.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Got another little cherry today. Check it out!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Hey, has anyone seen Guilford guy around? I haven't seen him in a couple months..

I think I saw him on the 24th poking around at this site:

http://mainerailfan.proboards74.com/index.cgi?

[NeO6874]

Not much happening for me here.  Maybe a little snack of chicken strips would be good....

I wish that the weather up here would make up its mind... cold i can deal with, cold and snow i can deal with, cold and rain - no way.

overall, i think that today has been rather abysmal....

It's kind of disappointing that I don't have any free time this weekend... I'd sure love to get started on the benchwork for my planned layout...

[Hoople]

I think I'll have the Chicken strips and a coke for dinner.

 

YES!!!!!!!! I HAVE A BIG BREAK!!!! WAHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not much new stuff. I just have a 5 day weekend after Halloween, since My school is doing conferences next week. tommorow is train day. I'm destined to finish painting merchants row one, and get started on my frieght depot.

 

 

Hows everyone doing?

Hey, has anyone seen Guilford guy around? I haven't seen him in a couple months..

 

I'll stick around for a while, seeing as its friday and I have nothing to do...

 

Mark

 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Yeah? Here's another one, what's the last thing the sleepwalker said when he got the railroad crossing? Go toward the light!

[dansapo]

you'll never catch me riding it.

You can say that again! I think they have some  serious thrill issues.
Heres a joke.
What was the last thing the redneck said before he died?
Hey watch this!

[pcarrell]

I read a little on the "devil shingle" link. It is very interesting, but you'll never catch me riding it.

Make sure you catch the bottom paragraph!

[mikesmowers]

   Hello all, kinda new here at the CS but have been reading here awhile, as for the "devils shingle" in my day (30years ago) I would have rode it in a heart beat and wondered is this all there is?  Now it's "No Way Man"  Old folks don"t heal as fast.   Mike

[Txrailnut07]

Hey guys.

Yep, as inch said, I am back. I've missed everyone. I'll try to stay semi-active here from now on.

I read a little on the "devil shingle" link. It is very interesting, but you'll never catch me riding it.

Nice pictures, btw, to everyone who has posted them.

And I'm glad to see that the "MIA's" are no longer mia's, including myself

Hey, trainfreak, you still have your ride? Any new additions made to it?

See y'all later,

Robert