AmanaMedicI guess that's the "leaner" Weiner....
JimRCGMOHey, PC - I like this version better than the older one! Must be the 'lean, mean, lunch machine...'
Thats "Bun Size", as opposed to the old "Foot Longs"!
EDIT: Looks like this one's on me!
Hot Dog! What a day!
So far I have worked on some NMRA District mailing stuff that should have gone out a week ago. Well, I did clean off part of the dining room table, but only because I have to use it to get the mailing done.
Zoe how about a White Hot with some hot mustard and onions, a side of fried Onion Rings, and a Dr. Pepper to tide me over 'til supper time.
I haven't even started to think about packing for camp and all the supplies that I need to buy before I leave. My house has to be cleaned up big time before I take off as well. I need a bunch of 28 hour days to get everything done.
I'll gulp down my lunch in the front booth and get back to w**k!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Well I will try and do a "step by step" on a boxcar for you guys. If any questions, please ask .
First a before shot:
After shot (for now), and what was used:
The first thing I did was fade the car with Testors white, thinned with paint thinner. I let that dry for about a day. Today I started with a layer of dullcote. Then I added dust around the ribs/door/ends of the car. I used AIM weathering powders DIRT and BLACK. I put the dirt color down first. At each rib I lightly went over each one, but came back with a "makeup sponge". I went up and down each rib. That takes the powder off pretty good, but leaves some on the ribs. I did that to the whole car. Then went over the same way with the black. It kinda layers it. On the ends of the car, I added each color alittle bit thicker near the bottom for rail/dust/grime look. *Sorry I forgot to take a picture* After all of that, I added another layer of dullcote. Let that dry for now.
The paint brushes used was a 10/0 (red brush), and a round brush (blue brush). I used the blue brush for the fist layer, and the red for the second.
Tomorrow I will add the rust, rust pits, gashes, etc.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Hi Chloe! Nothing much today, maybe a lemonade.
Spent some time this morning on a wild Guena Hen chase. Seems the neghbor Across-the-Road-over-a Field-through-a-small-mershy-tract-of-Trees-Across-the-Creek-Over-The-Guardrail-and-across-a-busy-two-lane-highway had lost one of his guena hens which had crossed the road and creek and was in the marsh. We chased it for a while and then gave up, hopeing that its mate's calls would lead it back.
Nothing on the RR front.
(Quotes From Blazing Saddles)
I wash born here, an I wash raished here, and dad gum it, I am gonna die here, an no sidewindin' bushwackin', hornswagglin' cracker croaker is gonna rouin me bishen cutter.
[Lamarr's posse rides up on Bart's diversion: a single tollbooth in the middle of the desert] Taggart: "LePetomaine Thruway"? Now what'll that a**hole think of next? [turns to the posse] Taggart: Has anybody got a dime? [henchmen grumble, search their pockets] Taggart: Somebody's gotta go back and get a s**tload of dimes!
See Yall
Coffee in a large UNION PACIFIC mug, please & thanks.
Enjoyed the pics of the Weiner Mobiles, although I'm partial to the full scale version. Kinda doubt even the sporty versions would corner much better though. Wish there were more giant product mobiles like Oscar Meyers.
Today is hay day and there is still more to do, so all for now.
Healing thoughts to those in need.
Rob
Good Evening
Well, one mo' day of runnin' 'roun' doin' dis and then we start doing the report writing.
We got some dribbling here at home but it seemed that a monsoon followed me around---or rather the monsoon would be wherever I was. Radar showed all kinds south of here--
MiniCooper Dogs---for Hot Doggers on a diet
Flo--I'll have a Coney Island Hot Dog and a RBF please---Think I'll sit by the RC and see who else shows up
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/
Hey all, haven't had a chance to get in here in a few days, took a little while to get caught up. All's well on the baby front for us, still expecting Mikayla Elizabeth to arrive on or around October 27th. I've got the pictures from Heather and I's railfanning expedition on the day of the Dr.'s Appointment. The job hunting still continues for me, I've been looking and looking to try to find something. I do have a temporary position at the chemical lab that our pastor owns for at least the next couple fo days (thursday and friday) so its not much, but it is something! Well here's the pictures.
This is Heather, our daughter, and a Northbound CSX mixed freight waiting its turn to pull into Montgomery's S&N Yard.
Here's a few other shots of the same train:
Good evenin',
BamaCSX83 I do have a temporary position at the chemical lab that our pastor owns
Reminds me of a line from "Convoy" by C.W. McCall, where he mentions putting the chartruse microbus with "20 long-haired friends of Jesus" in behind the "suicide jockey." "Yeah, he's hauling dynamite and he needs all the help he can get."
Hope things pick up for ya, nice pics.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
I had just about finished a rather long post and must have touched the enter button as it all just disappeared. HATE it when it does that.
I have to go to the vets to get some dog meds and food so hopefully can re-do it when I get back.
A frustrated CN Charlie
Don't feel bad Charlie, I've done the very same thing.
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
Thanks Chris, just what I needed to think about. Charlie, I believe that we have all done that before. Well, its the little girl's bathtime....or we'll go watch a train......
All right, all train watching done.....wasn't horribly long, but I did see a few new Caterpillar front end loaders heading south to Dothan and other points afterward. Now that that is done, time to throw the 2-1/2 year old into the tub and let her play with her rubber duckies and bubbles.
BamaCSX83Thanks Chris, just what I needed to think about.
Sorry
No need to be sorry, I was just funnin' ya! Although I'll be changing out floor scrubber chemicals (they just made a sale to the area wally-world DC to use their product), right now its some-thing, which as it is well known, better than no-thing!
Evenining, thought I'd drop in for a barley pop afore bed.
Had an interesting time while I was out grillin burgers. I thought I heard a roaster crowin, so I followed the noise and sure enough it was a roaster. Have no idea where it came from, no close to us has chickens that I know of. Maybe he was following the wild turkeys that were in the yard earlier.
SAWYER forgot this earlier, but congrads on the layout space. What plans I've seen should make you a nice one.
JIM,,,, it seems there's always a passel of youngins here even if their not always ours. And Yazee's a granddaddy's girl already, just like her mamma. I gave Yazee her first mowy ride on my lap yesterday, along with 5 other kids in the trailer. The only time Yazee got fussy is when I stop.
CHRIS,, your wife would be jealous of me and the kids too. I was helping out at a gas station a friend owned back in the 80's, when the wiener mobile stopped for gas and I did the pumping and washed the windshield. They gave 3 of my kids a ride round the block.
ROBBY,, thanks for starting the step by step. To bad bout the job.
BAMA,,, We have a niece and a great niece both named Mikayla and a grand daughter Elizabeth , that named after my great aunt and another grand daughter named Lizibeth. Also our DIL's name is Heather. Who is by the way expecting our 24 grandkid in March. Hope your job hunt starts goin betters and Engine 401 in the 2'nd pic has been up this way a time or two.
Bout time for beddy bye, catch ya'll laters
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BamaCSX83No need to be sorry, I was just funnin' ya!
I'm GLAD! Have a RBF on me anyways...
That's the downside of web-based "chats," ya just can't see who you're talkin' to, to gauge their mood, reaction, etc. I was gonna say, we've got a pastor on our Fire Dept. While I don't like to think about what could happen there...it's kinda nice having him around to "put in the fix" as it were...
Heck, I just said it anyways...
Long day, with little if anything accomplished. Up early (way early) to be in Solon to see a man about some birds. THAT editor wants me to do a story on a bunch of Purple Martins bird houses...and the local "bird guy" is gonna give me a guided tour of a bird condo complex. I might even get to "meet" some of the tennants, or at least, their kids.
A good, SAFE night to all, and a better tomorrow than today was,
***EDIT***
OK Gents, top of the page, so late night suppers, very early breakfasts, midnight snacks, etc. are all on 'Ol Lucky here. Ladies? Yep...put it all on the expense account with THAT editor. What's that? You need an assignment to bill it to now? OK...put it under "The Purple Martin Gang."
Good evening gents, another late night. I worked on the Branchline boxcar kit again tonight, those are one highly detailed kits let me tell you. Installing brake lines, brake rods, all sorts of small add on parts so tiny that I need a magnifier helmet!! NO SPRUE 12 today again from ME. Good Lord, how many days does it take the snail mail to come from Missouri???
TMarshGrayfox- I sure hope the guys that sent your sprue 12 aren't the same ones who sent Jerry his locos. No telling what you'll get. Maybe 2 sprue 6's.
TODD: I'm beginning to wonder too Todd !!!
RYAN: I wish I had time to do a PPT presentation for you guys, I am out straight these days between working at the highway dept ( over 65 retiree 93.5 hour program in our town for RE tax deduction) , two large Veggie gardens, taking care of 3 acres of grass and flowers, reading all my RR books and mags, working on MRR, a little computer time to read email and forum, the list goes ON and ON. The good thing? I am down to 182 lbs and BP has dropped from 155 to 117/68 ( NO PILLS or other crap , just right eating, and plenty of exercise ( working physically not silly crap like tread mills )
J.R. : How have you been down there in CT? Is the house all rebuilt?
C.N.CHARLIE: I have hit keys erroneously in my rush to get the forum email out and did the very same thing. I got so p***** that I went to bed.
JIM: Yes, I think your correct, SNOAH has found a lady.
Time for bed , see you guys later, J.R. don't forget to lock up.
Double RBF and one of Mikes burgers please. If you have a slice of garden fresh tomato and a slice of good sweet onion that'd be great. Not that sweet Illinioz onion no, a Vidalia onion from Georgia. Those Illinoiz sweets aren't. Oh, no thank you I‘ve had my pork chop in a bottle for the night. Slow night at work again tonight not many people came in. One customer said it was that way all over. So not much in tips (Wednesdays I wait tables)
Robby- Thank you , thank you, thank you!!!! I'm cutting and pasting the posts. So far it's clearer than any book I've read. Admittedly that has been few. I have a Railbox car so we shall see what happens.
I'm steering clear of the Oscar Myer weiner mobile because if I get started you all will throw me out.
Well I'VE never hit the wrong button and lost a post. I guess it's just that I'm such an expert on computers that those kind of things don't happen to me. Let me tell you abou
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.
Good Morning
I woke up/ looked out and it be justa pourin' out. The radar showed us under a solid blanket of rain. The forecast today has us as having rain---"heavy at times" pretty much all day---getting about 2" worth--higher in those t'underin'boomers. High of 24C with the low at 19C,
Got some more clients to see so I'm off to go driving in the rain wherever I go---yay
I never go and post anything into the eth
Have yourselves a GOOD DAY!!!!
Good morning all,Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. High near 74. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good morning.It's 75 and partly cloudy. The high will be around the mid 90's and there's a chance of thunderstorms.I took the time to go through the many VHS tapes I have and threw out about 500-600 pounds of them along with a bunch of old CD-R's and DVD-R's I no longer need. This has freed up several shelves for my rapidly growing collection of DVD's, and with DVD movies now cheaper than ever (two for five dollars in some cases) it's going to grow rapidly indeed. Today I'll roust my mother from bed and prepare her breakfast as usual but she'll either have to have an early lunch or make other arrangements as I have an appointment with the foot doc today. I had a treat yesterday. TCM was showing a bunch of the old 'Saint' movies from the 30's and early 40's. These were made long before the Saint you younger guys saw wrap up all his foes in one evening on the big screen and has more to do with Roger Moore's 1960's portrayal of the adventurer and unlikely hero that was Simon Templar. No, these were made before the effects people robbed the audience of their imagination. I made sure to record them.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 7/23/2009Heat Index: 79°FHumidity: 95%Dew Point: 73°FSo Far TodayHigh: 76°FLow: 74°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 3mph WThrough 8 AM... Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be affecting parts of central Louisiana. These showers and storms are moving to the east at 15 mph. Occasional lightning and brief heavy downpours can be expected. Rainfall rates in the heaviest storms are up to a half inch per hour.Today High: 95 Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds around 5 mph.Tonight Low: 72 Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light after midnight.
Good morning. Seems like rain all day. This is a good day to be in the basement.
I will get some more pictures up on the Railbox later. That will give me some time to "rust" it up. I'm glad its helping a few people.
Todd........I will get some more shots up today, and info on what I did.
Jeff.......500-600 pounds . I own maybe ten movies total.
Lee.....I'm glad you post your weather. Kinda lets me know what might be coming my way.
I guess I will go to the basement. Got some cars to "knock out".
Good Morning, Guys,
lunchtime is over - Flo, that apple pie sure looks delicious, and a decaf in my ARR mug, please.
Rain, rain, rain ...
Managed to do some work in the garden, early this morning, i.e. cut down our hedge. This is not the type of w**k I like, but as the house is up for sale on the market, everything has to look proper and well maintained. Real estate market is just like in the US - depressed is already an exaggerated statement.
No railroading activity scheduled today, other than staying here in wait for the pals to show up...
Robby P. Jeff.......500-600 pounds . I own maybe ten movies total.
Good morning. Let's see, how about pancakes and sausage with some, oh let's try Vermont maple syrup. (zzzziiiing, clang, clang, clang) WHOA! That was close. OK make it NYS maple syrup. Mornin' Ray.
Say what's up with Barry? I saw him leaving this morning and when he waved, it looked like he was getting webbed fingers.
Not much RRing gonna happen today, seems that's becoming an all too familiar phrase of late. I must go to see Mom today and take a good portion of her "acquirements" home from the nursing home because she goes home tomorrow. If it's early enough I will take her home if it's too late then Brenda will get her. Folks let me tell you this, my Mother has been in and out of nursing homes lately but only for therapy. Seeing her in a nursing home just.... Well I see all these people that are there and..... Well, I dread the day that it may come. I hope not.
Anyway while I'm out there, I do believe I will lunch at Popeye's, I love Popeye's but there is no restaurant on the north side of Springfield. (Two on the South.) So when I see Mom, along with a trip to Castle Trains I get my Popeye's. Unfortunately, I don't require anything and with hardly any tip money, the FLHS trip may not happen. Then it's the annual board meeting for the Elevator and I will be dining there this evening. In the mean time I will continue scratching and hugging Missy (our dog).
By the way, for those of you who gave prayers for Franklin the St Bernard, I thank you and his life partner thanks you. Franklin had to be put to sleep last week. It was a sad day. But we believe the prayers helped as Franklin began to become lively and was doing real well until the day he left us. It was like a switch was thrown that morning. He suffered very little the vet was able to take Franklins pain within hours of the call. Yes I was able to say goodbye. I cried. Stupid dogs.
Dick- I really like the Branchline kits. In fact I have several to do yet. They make me feel like I've put a model together instead of like the Accurail ones where the kit is a body, frame, trucks, and a brake wheel. I like them too, I've put several of them together, but , well, you know.
Jeff- I knew this guy that had a bunch of movies. I mean A BUNCH. But he is small potatoes compared to you. Sounds like Robby and I have about the same amount. Unless you count the Disney things Brenda collected for the kids and now the grand kids. THAT was a waste of money as much as they watched them.
Best get a move on.
Have a Great Day!
Howdy......
I'll have some of Ulrich's strudel for a mid-morning snack.....
Jeff....... That's a lot of videos if you measring by hundreds of pounds. Wow...To each his own. As a general rule I avoid movies. I don't like today's Hollywood, and I won't watch a recent movie. Certain old classics would be OK, but even then, it's hard to justify taking time to watch.
SPeaking of taking time to watch....
Look at the AAR's presentation.......
http://www.freightrailworks.org/
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Thnaks inch! I drew the plan out on my 4x8, and it should hopefully work. next is paper, then RTS, then hopefully foam, then tracklaying.
Well, my decals were in eysterday, but the box my paint was in was broke or soemthing, so that should hopefully be here by Friday. In the meantime, I've decaled my caboose, and applied one coat of weathering., However, before I weather it further, I want to apply decals to my locos, so I'll have enough sealer.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Afternoon everyone!
Had to leave early this morning to visit the New York Museum of Transportation and check out the Spaghetti Warehouse Trolley over there. As I thought it is inside the museum and is outfitted out as a dining facility. Has room for 48 people in it and the area next to it is such that I can set up a table ot two for registration and display for the local NMRA Summer Picnic.
TMarshoh let's try Vermont maple syrup. (zzzziiiing, clang, clang, clang) WHOA! That was close. OK make it NYS maple syrup. Mornin' Ray.
No problem from me on that. Some of the stuff labeled Vermont actually came from trees across the border in NY anyway. It's exactly the same great stuff! In fact I like the Canadian Maple Syrup as well.
BTW, Todd, I somehow missed the post about Franklin. Very sorry, it is always hard to lose a loving pet. St. Bernards are such faithful, wonderful dogs! It is coming up on the one year anniversary of losing my Mom's little kitty, Sheila, who was a 21 year old cat. I inherited her when my Mom died so she spent her last 3 years with me. I cried too. Oddly enough I still miss the old girl. All 7 lbs of her.......... This is the last photo I got of her. She was down to 5 lbs. at the time.
Flo, I'll have a RBF and go and sit at the Rivet Counter for a spell...