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Jeff, tell us what that grey coupe is just to the left of the second track. Is it a 49 to 51 Mercury??
I just came from Wally World and purchased four Johnny Lightning cars. They are a little on the large size, but will work close to the edge for "Forced Perspective" dontcha know. They are a 55 Crown Victoria, 50 Olds super 88 coupe, a 53 Buick Super Convertible, and a 79 Chrysler Town & Country "woody" wagon.
At a Buck a piece who cares if they arn't 1/87..
I'm glad Mom is coming around for you.
Johnboy out
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Yeah, I guess I might need some breaks on my work bench.
Bama........Try this website. I got a good bit from them, as far as engine stuff.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Sounds like a plan, Jeff. I'm going to shoot an email off to MB Klein this afternoon and ask them if they would be able to source all the stuff I need for my GP40-2 to them, I'd happily pay full price for the items as long as I can single-source the parts. I guess that it never hurts to ask. If they can't looks like there will be orders going to Microscale, MB Klein, Cal-Scale, Details West, and Athearn...
I'll have a RBF and sit in the corner window, watching the trains play in the sun.
I received my Wal-Mart credit card in the mail this morning. As soon as I can get my nephew over here to pick up my old TV I'll go buy a new one. Wal-Mart has a 37" HD flat screen I have my eye on.
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
Jason
Modeling the Fort Worth & Denver of the early 1970's in N scale
Morning all!
Football camp starts today. Should be hard work, but it should be fun as well.
Barry: Sounds like you got a good guitar. Epiphone has a couple vintage 1966 SG versions, but they're out of my price range, which is $200-$300.
Todd: Yeah, the Starcaster is Fender's knock off of their Stratocaster. It looks just like one, but the quality isn't that great... I've already had to put a new string on, and I've had to re-screw the amp cable reciever on twice.
I'm leaning towards the SG as of now, mostly because I play a lot of AC/DC and I have a Les Paul at my dad's house.
Mark
That's pretty nice Lee, and if they only charge that little per hour there's probably a good chance that they will also trade jobs with one another, so to speak. I know around here the average labor is $65/hour, so with me charging $35, I'm still beating the shop by $30/hour.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Those would be a cinch to do. Last time I did a Neon was brakes all the way around, rotate the tires, and even got the passenger's side cv shaft replaced, all in about 3 hours (which is about 1.5 hours less than what the "book" says). Charged the customer $115 in labor (when I do work for others, unless its family, its $35 an hour, which is still less than any shop in my area) and he was happier than a tornado in a trailer park. Of course I've also done more than my fair share of "thank you" work for people to, and I really don't mind working on cars, but there are times that I'd really prefer to get paid for it. Oh well, brake jobs are simple, and really I normally won't charge to do a brake job, unless I have to get into replacing wheel bearings, or components other than the pads/shoes, or rotors/drums.
Bama...........Its a 2005 Dodge Neon. The neighbor said he would do it for free, but the car needs back tires, and a inspection. I know I would save by buying the rotors, and brakes, but I just wanna make sure its all done right.
Thats one of the few things I won't touch on a car.
Hmm.....brakes, essentially a "gravy" job from the standpoint of doing the work. Minimal effort (relatively), maximum profit. Sorry, my auto-repair mind kicked in there for a moment. What kinda vehicle are we braking Robby? If I were closer, I could/would offer to do the work for ya, but since you're up there in PA-land, and I'm down here, no dice. I wish that the next 1/2 hour flies by, I'm kinda ready to do the lunch thing....
Good afternoon.
Did some running around this morning. Went to the LHS to get another car to weather. Hopefully this one won't fall!! Gotta get brakes, and a car inspection in the morning. Its been a busy day.
I gotta go and get the grass cut.
Be back in later.
Mornin' everyone!
Another gray, dreary day here in the Finger Lakes. Currently 64°F with a high of 70°F this afternoon. They have been promising some showers for two days now....... Guess I'll go out and water the garden and make it rain.
My son from Chicago will be arriving in town next Friday so I should probably shovel out and hose down the house a bit in anticipation of the event. He is coming home for his niece's 2nd. birthday next Saturday. He and his partner will be staying for a week (renting a lake front cottage just out of town). We plan on doing some family history research while they are here and we will be going over to the R&GV Museum for the Hysterical Society June Meeting to ride some trains...... The museum is at Industry ,NY and my Great Grandfather was a carpenter there for many years before buying a farm in the Canandaigua area. Matt is trying to get a tour of the grounds........... He has also been trying to get access to sealed records of my Great Grandfather and Great Grandmother on my Mother's side of the family. (Just medical stuff, my great grandfather was an alcoholic who ended up in an "institution" and his wife was epileptic so was also institutionalized. That was how they handled anyone who was "different" back then. Some of the things they did to epileptics to "cure" them resemble certain kinds of torture..... Their 7 children were taken away and each put in a separate home.)
Zoe, I'll have a couple of eggs over easy with a side order of ham, and wheat toast. Oh! Dark Roast Java in a R&GV Mug. Thank you!
Lee, I was wondering what the "aroma" was here this morning. Thought somebody had cleaned out the pen stabling...........
I'll be in the front booth watching them switch some cars.
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Morning All....Its cloudy and 72 here posta get some rain...I'll have coffee and toast please..Thank You..I have been messing around trying to scatch apair of Hayes end of track wheel stops..Yep I know you can buy them but don't think they will be to hard to do and can't beat the price...
Our Caregivers Husband won the Pro division at the Terre Haute drag strip Saturday..His car is a 1975 Maverick with a 351....
You all have a good day...Jerry
Ulrich--My father came over here in 1955 without my mother so he could get work and get a good place to raise me. My mother and I came over in 1957 when I was 2 years old. We basically lived in Hamilton ON then moved to Woodstock ON---My father came from Saxony ( Erzgeberge region(sp?)), my mother came from Dresden.
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/
Eric, I hope that I can do the same today. I think that even though I'm already hiding in my office, I'm going to possibly just crawl up under the desk and take a nap. Oy, I know that I could use one.
Lee - that must be some potent mulch. I thought some odd aroma was wafting on the breeze this morning..... The ocean kind of holds up the western breezes once they hit the shoreline here.
Jeff - Prayers to your Mom that she keeps improving. Sometimes attitudes are a good thing for survival. My Mom gave up after the second week.......
Chloe, Iced tea, unsweetened please. Yes, we drink it that way up here! Gonna be warm here today (80) .
Ulrich - my grandparents came to New Jersey from Dresden after the first war, papers in hand. My mother was born 8 months later..... Grandpa (a junior vice president) had job transfer papers to the American office of his company. The New York branch refused to accept them because he was a German soldier in the war, as if he had a choice. He even signed papers swearing his allegience to the USA and renouncing any political association with Germany. During the second war his shortwave license was revoked and his radio confiscated by the US government even though he had been a citizen for almost 20 years at that point. Man worked as a cook for the rest of his life.......
Slow work day, hope I stay out of trouble....
Eric
Mornin' y'all. I'll have biscuits and gravy and a tall glass of milk. Did nothing on the RR front (unless you call looking into the container to see how the paint's coming off my GP40-2 soaking in alcohol counds). Did work on the house and got the hallway 100% ready for primer and paint, got the last peice of wall in the bathroom ready for paint and then it'll more or less be ready to have the floor dropped into place. Also got the 2 acres around the house cut (that's the yard, actually have 22.5 acres of land, but the rest see's the bush hog and tractor). Yeah, busy weekend for me. Yesterday I went to church, went out to lunch with friends then went home and got hit with a little bit of a problem.
I got home, a friend of our's that's going through a divorce (papers filed, they've gone separate ways, just gotta get the paperwork finalized and the to whom the kids are saying with taken care of) came over and I guess she expected us to just listen to what she's saying and not hold her accountable for some of her actions and not care about what she's doing. All-in-all there is currently a 28 year old woman running around down here calling herself and adult, yet acting like a 14 year old ARGH!
Sorry to rant y'all, but I didn't even see a pillow to 1:30 this morning and then was back up and at 'em at 6:15, so I'm a little short on the fuse and tact section today. I'm going to go inhale my breakfast in the corner and watch the trains.
Mornin' (afternoon to some) coffee and a blueberry muffin please. Supposed to rain again today. Yeesh.
I piddled around with some stuff yesterday and never did get anything painted with said airbrush. I'm itching to do something but I should really get some 90% alcohol first and try to do it right.
I see we have some new photos on the wall! Some nice weathering, some proto shots for ideas, some of our four legged members of the families, another calender page photo and of course some Aaaaawwwww photos (the ones that are legal to brag about. Right Ray?). Great stuff guys, keep ‘em coming you're really starting to spruce the place up.
DerJohn- Thanks, I thought I'd heard someone use the Folk Art or Plaid whatever it's called. You betcha it'll be cheaper, I don't need RR colors for most things I‘m going to use it for.
RT- glad to see you found us!
Ulrich- Good luck today at the banks. Hand laying tracks? Ho boy!
Jeff- Glad to hear your Mom can now voice her opinion. Say, I was just thinking. Last night at about oh 7:00 our time, was it thunder I heard or did someone make a comment about your Mothers hair?
Mark- Both guitars are great guitars. Both have their sound and it's pretty much personal preference. Personally I would go for the SG only because you have a Les paul (so to speak). Some may say in the learning stage two different necks may hamper your learning, I don't subscribe to that but other opinions may vary. Sorry to hear your Fender experience was a bad one. For electrics I am a fender guy myself (I like all brands I just prefer Fender) So I'm disappointed to hear you got a poor one. Most Fenders are put together real well though I'm not familiar with the model you have. For acoustics I have a Martin D-28. Not the fanciest but a good well made great sounding guitar. May I suggest after your electric purchase you begin putting away for an acoustic. I'm sure you won't be disappointed and you'll find they are more "portable" I guess you'd say than an electric. Stairway To Heaven sounds just as good on an acoustic as it does on an electric without the need for cables, amps and electricity. When the time comes I'm sure that there are a few of us that can help you pick one that won't drain the white blood cells from your body trying to pay for the thing. Some can get quite expensive.
I don't want to give the impression I am some great guitarist, THAT I ain't. I just play for my own amusement and sometimes I make myself want to walk out of the room . Some of these other guys however....
Lee- I'm glad the wind is predominantly from the west. P-U!
Welp, best get a move on.
Have a Great Day!
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.
It´s early afternoon and I just drop in for a late lunch - that´ll be coffee and some of them good lookin´muffins you have there, Chloe!
Barry - did not reckon your from London, Ontario. My parents had their immigration papers ready in late 1955 with a job right there for my father. Blame it on me, but as soon as my Mom found out she´s pregnant, they´d stopped that leaving Germany issue and stayed on until today. Both of them are wayyyy over 80 now (and do regret to have remained in Germany).
Well, off I am again - see you tomorrow!
Good Morning People--
Temperature right now sits at 14C with the high going to 22C. We're expecting some more rain today with the chance of those t'undering boomers coming along to keep us alert. Tomorrow will be for more of the same with the high of 20C.
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Mark: I'd be taking my time looking for one that works for me. Either one of the Epiphones sounds good though but check around, there's always something that'll knock your socks off. In my case, the SG was what I got( 1966 Gibson SG) as a birthday present decades ago---it just keeps feeling better every time I play it. That was a piece of luck at the time---otherwise I'd be on the hunt.
Garry: Yes, you would've gone right by it then. Once you leave Ingersoll the CN line goes and actually bisects the quarry just past there. There is a subway that passes under the mainline there right before you go under the conveyor system that bridges between the two center mill parts. It would be a hoot to try to model that----you'd need a warehouse if you did every last part of it---
JohnDer: Saw the video---Have to wonder though. Was the cat's real name Garfield by any chance?
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Well, have a couple of clients to see this afternoon and some fiddlework at home for the office this morning----
Chloe, I'll have a coffee and a egg on a muffin please-----I'll be by the window booth watching some switching----
I have offended my neighbors, all of them; Saturday I picked up two yards of compost dirt affectionately called “stinky dirt” by the yard supply place and filled my front and side flower beds and the rhubarb bed 4” deep with it. As of yesterday it was still attracting flies.That is a very nice airbrush kit you picked up from HF tools!Eric, thanks I appreciate it very much!Jeff, sounds like your Mom will make a full recover, I’m glad things are working out for the best.John, my buddy uses the folk art paint all the time in his airbrush and it looks really good and at 50 cents a bottle you can’t go too wrong.
Good morning.It's 68 and partly cloudy. The high will be in the low 90's and it will be partly cloudy.Today seems to be starting out as one of my bad days. I get them once in a while. One side of my body seems like it's half asleep with bouts of pain, almost like fire. Must have dislodged one of the discs in my neck again. Only time will correct it. I'll see if I can get a little work done on the layout today. I don't think I'll be up to any wiring work though. I also have to pick out which 4 cars will be replaced by the 4 new hoppers. There are entirely too many box cars.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 6/8/2009Heat Index: 70°FHumidity: 94%Dew Point: 68°FSo Far TodayHigh: 71°FLow: 68°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 5mph SToday High: 92 Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.Tonight Low: 70 Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Evenin' Folks!
Just a brief stop in. I'm almost certain at this point that my mom won't let me get that M16... So, I'm looking at guitars. My Fender Starcaster is a low end, quality-controlless piece of junk. The amp cable reciever unscrewed itself, and I didn't even touch the amp cable. Fail. So, I'm looking at an Epiphone Les Paul 100, or an Epiphone Les Paul SG G-310. My reasoning for each is: The Les Paul is Jimmy Page's usual guitar, and it sounds great and I like it. But, I have a Les Paul at my dad's house. The SG is Angus Young's usual guitar, and sounds good for soloing and the like, and I don't have one at either house. So, do any of you guitarist have any opinions on either guitar?
Thanks,
Good morning, Zoe - am I the first one in today?
Yup, it´s breakfast for me today, not only coffee, as on the odd days. I´ll have some toast, scrambled eggs and bacon, please.
So, it is going to be an important day today. Need to talk to the banks - maybe there is a chance to save my business, I hope, I pray...
Otherwise it is just dull, rainy and cold outside, only 10 degrees Celsius (how much is that in Fahrenheit? - I forgot how to calculate this).
Have a good day!
Good evening!....... It's RBF time!
Jeff, it's good to hear your Mom is improving. I know it's no fun having a family member on one of those brathing tube things.
Barry........ The limestone plant in Ingersoll looks a little familiar. Back when I lived near Detroit, I used to ride the train between WIndsor and Toronto ocaasionally for several years. I think we went thru Ingersoll, but I am not sure about that. Also, Barry, if you don't mind would you use a weed whacker to trim around the fence? It's looking a bit untidy.
Ulrich ... I have a small amount of track I installed by hand. It was a lot of extra work.
"Bridge Tom" ....... Those SP locos are looking good on that fantastic layout of yours!
Der John...... I'm glad you could catch up with Fergie. I hope yo usaid we missed him. Also, next time you contact him, please tell him "congratualtions" from the Diner.
RT .... I'm gald you could stop in.
I'm impressed with all the weathered freight cars on display here.
Happy model railroading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evenin' folks!
Been a long busy day here in the Finger Lakes. First my Granddaughters baptism. Emily fell asleep in the minister's arms as he was doing the baptism. She did wake up when she got the cold water on the head though. Kinda looked at him as if to say, "What was that?" She is a bright little girl though, she has already learned to sleep all the way through the sermon. (Took her Grandfather years to figure that one out.... Just kidding. In fact my usual greeting to the minister after church is usually, Good Sermon Rev.! Didn't get me usual nap.")
Then we had the party in the afternoon at my son's house. Emily is quickly becoming a cute little girl (of course I have to think that....). Here she is at the party:
And being carried by her father:
And my other granddaughter has now reached officially "The Terrible Twos" and delights in not doing anything anyone else wants her to do...... She is however also at the giggly age (and will be for many years probably). Here she is being carried upside down by my son:
Got home late afternoon from the festivities, got a couple of yard items done that had been on my list, and then headed off to do some scenery in the train room.
Oh this cat did NOT like the video....... (ROFLMAO! nothing like a truly ticked off, terrified feline! If it was Black and White, that would be my sister's cat!)
"Daddy, I would never do that!"
I mean, look at that sweet little face........
Oh, and der, those robins would have had to find a way into the house as the kitties that live with don't go outside....... Hmmmm, Manét is looking a bit "well fed" at the moment........Hope all of you had at least as good a day!
Robby P.Sawyer........The rust pits are done by a fine paint brush. LIGHTY touch the car (in spots), and you will have a rust pits. GENTLY pull/slid the paint brush down the side of the car, and you have a rust gash. Normally I use a mixture of powders and oils for the pits/gashes. Then I go back with a soft brissle brush with powder on it for the texture. Then I go back over that with a darker oil. Gives the rust some depth.
Sawyer........The rust pits are done by a fine paint brush. LIGHTY touch the car (in spots), and you will have a rust pits. GENTLY pull/slid the paint brush down the side of the car, and you have a rust gash. Normally I use a mixture of powders and oils for the pits/gashes. Then I go back with a soft brissle brush with powder on it for the texture. Then I go back over that with a darker oil. Gives the rust some depth.
THanks man, I'll have to try that!
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
JimRCGMO PC, very nice job on the leather straps and beadwork and all. Did you have to hunt to find those turquoise-looking beads? Nice touch!
PC, very nice job on the leather straps and beadwork and all. Did you have to hunt to find those turquoise-looking beads? Nice touch!
We have a couple of decent craft and sewing supply places around here, so it wan't too hard. I thought they added a nice splash of color though. Nice enough that I've been doing more leatherwork and using turquoise rivets to dress it up more.
As for your defense, however...
HE DID IT FIRST!!!! *There, is that better?*
The poor cat, just wanted to be held .
After all of this cat talk, time to roll in the big gun...............
Don't worry he's the biggest baby you will meet. He was growling last night at something. I let him out of his cage, and he ran to the bedroom. Some watch dog . So I had to go look.