TMarshhowmus"When argueing with an idiot,Make sure he is not similarly occupied!" (hangs head) True, so true. I fell for it.
howmus"When argueing with an idiot,Make sure he is not similarly occupied!"
(hangs head) True, so true. I fell for it.
We all do at times. Myself included!
TMarshI agree, I agree. And let's not sell our aspiring Master Modeller short. But yes, aside frome the rare jab or the occasional visitor, most on this forum enjoy looking at all photos of all levels and offering encouragement if nothing else. Even a simple "keep trying" gives the impression of success and potential. To continue on to achieve that "Is that the proto?" award. THAT's constructive. (and polite.)
Absolutely!!! That is why I enjoy this forum and particularly this Coffee Shop so much! And Todd, you are are one of those people who make this a great place to be!
I left a Coffee Shop over across the street because if I were to respond to some of the people with very strong opinions on just about everything, I would have probably got myself kicked out of the place. So I just kinda moseyed on out of there and found a nicer place to hang my hat.
73
[edit] Looks like lunch is on me, so order up whatever you like. Flo, put it on my tab!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Sir MadogYeah, that´s my house and you are right, Todd - the weathering job is lousy, just look at the roof details with the various shades of moss.
Jeff- I remember when you posted the car for the first time. I still think the detail of the chipped paint and the heavy rust as shown in the second picture is fantastic.
Both cars look great to me. For what ever that's worth.
My water tower is nearing completion. I just want to add a few ground details and I migh get brave and do a black wash. Ooooo that could push me over to the stage I'm all too familiar with. I think a few details need to be brought out ant the support legs need a bit of toning down.
Maybe if I take a picture from farther away and zoom in I may get better results. As it stands the pictures I take are worse than the subject.
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.
Well Thank you Ray. And may I respond the same and say Thank You to ALL those who come to the diner regularly. And that includes the regulars that aren't so regular.
I must admit when I first decided to participate in the forums I was a bit afraid that my newness (for all practical purposes) and lack of knowledge on railroads and railroad equipment, would not sit well and I would not be a welcome partcipant. An outsider if you will. It didn't take long for me to feel comfortable and believe it or not my MRR wants and desires have changed drastically (hence my lousy trackplan) for the better. I've gone from a double oval on a 4X8, with a few buildings and nothing for the railroad to do, to an almost around the room empire with several things to do and am looking for more. All from listening to and watching you guys. IF I were smart, HUSH Zoe! I would work on a new trackplan and start again, but I enjoy piddling with the thing so much when I get a chance, I'm afraid to take it down and start again for fear it will take too long.
Well everybody the Railbox I just did sold!! I put the car on "the bay" 30 minutes ago, and it sold. I knew Railboxs were hot items, but that fast? Maybe I can do a hopper next time for you all. I'm sorry I don't model the early years. I honestly wouldn't know where to begin.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
greetings from Lockeport, N.S.
After battling my moms' puter for half an hour it finally let me access AOL and then to here. Just wanted to put my order in for a burger with everything and RBF. The ride to Portland and the trip on the Cat to Yarmouth went well (leaving at 2am to get to the ferry not so easy...).
Not sure if we'll get further north this trip (like to Halifax) but for now I'm catching up paperw..k and watching it rain on the beach. Also not sure how much battling I,m up for with the puter whilst on holiday so not sure how much i"ll be in for coffee. Catch y 'all later, J.R.
Heartland Division CB&QPC .... It would be appropiate to put a blanket over the frog's remains out of respect to the deceased frog. Then it will be a dead covered hopper.
Since he had swine flu, wouldn't that also make him a pig in a blanket?
Howdy all..Its sunny and 77 here..We turned the A/C back on after a couple of cool for this time of year days and nites..I'll have a windy ciy dog drag it thru the garden,onion rings and a RBF please..Thank You..Kinda got the slows not doing much rail roading..posta have company this week-end so it will probaly be next week before I get back at it..Robby I sure have been enjoying your weathering..You are an Artist!!...You all have a good one...Jerry
Got my decals Wednesday, unfortunately my paint either was damaged itself or the box it was in was, but hopefully that'll be here today, then I can paint my locos handrails and finally have them all painted up. But that's another story. I've gotten that NW caboose decaled and weathered, 5 of my locos decaled, and my CSX boxcar weathered. pics:
Before pic of caboose:
After (red decal trim film and Gothick Block White numbers used):
(this side got messed up early, but it still looks ok):
pic of my rs-1:
here's the album w/ all the loco pics:
http://s253.photobucket.com/albums/hh55/Packers_1/weathering%20pictures/
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Coffee in a SOUTHERN Dog Days Of Summer mug, please & thanks.
Have been trying to figure out what's going on with another Trane (ac/heat pump). The radiator thingie baove where the air filter goes is dripping condensation and the outside of the windows are starting to get misty? Also, while their is ample cold air filling the rooms, the thermostat is registering higher & higher temps, which makes no sense at all? It is less than 1 year old, too. Gurrrrr!
Helped the wife transfer all the young turkeys to another aviary so there will be room for the peahen's chicks when they hatch out. Just need to clean up Tinytoon's shoes and get them back on her hooves soon. Not much else to report on for the ol' farm.
Wife has been coming up with more neat ideas fof her layout. One of these days I need to get motivated to work on mine again. Haven't done anything with it lately, other than run a train or two now and then.
Have a good day all.
Rob
pcarrell Heartland Division CB&QPC .... It would be appropiate to put a blanket over the frog's remains out of respect to the deceased frog. Then it will be a dead covered hopper. Since he had swine flu, wouldn't that also make him a pig in a blanket?
Uh oh. ........I'm afraid somebody squeeled.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
My bvlack paint is in at the LHS, so looks like my locos will be done except for weathering by tonight.
Ooops. I responded jokingly to a post on the server upgrade. Not to poke at the servers but in response to the previous post right before me. Now the thread is gone. I hope the mods didn't think I was being a wise "donkey". Ah well, open mouth insert foot.
Afternoon folks!
Busy day for me today at work, go figure for a Friday too!
So I made an attempt to get something done in the train room last night, been April since I did anything, the calender needed to be flipped few months. So I turn on the lights and one of the fixtures is not working, spent about 10 minutes troubleshooting and find out that one of the florescent bulbs is bad. Less than a year old, and mayby only burned 20 hours at the most and it's burned out already, lucky for me I had a spare tube.
Next I decided to tackle the project on my grandfathers old pulpwood car that I started renovating in April and try to put on a decal that I printed out way back when....turned out it's too big and printed on the white decal paper...oops! again.....
Okay...let's try to add a coat of paint to the loco terminal structure. So I thin out some tuscan paint and applied a thin wash to the brick walls, seems like this worked out good. A few streaks here, but some weathering should handle that...fingers crossed.
But, like I always say...a bad day in the train room is better than a great day at work!
And I forgot to mention that meals were on me yesterday.......... But, looks like Ulrich and Ray got my back today!
Chris, you are right about that, Popeye's cold for breakfast is good too! Purple Martins are fun too!
Robby, really appreciate your weathering clinic, and please tell the wife thanks too! And thanks for the MTW info, I posted a car on there some time ago and got the same treatment... And congrats on the sale of the Railbox car too!
howmusEvenin' folks!Hey Ryan! I just went and checked out that Jalapeno Poppers recipe. Gotta try that one of these days. While I was at your site I visited your "store" and not only decided to place an order, but was drooling over that beer chicken stuff. Can you direct me to the recipe for that? Looks like a winner for when I have the family over for a BBQ during August.Flo I'll have a hot fudge sundae and a seat at the Rivet Counter.I ended up starting to pack for camp and doing a bunch of odds and ends this afternoon. Still have at least 4 days of w**k to do before I leave for camp Sunday morning. A few days ago my old gas powered weed trimmer died. So, I decided to buy a battery powered one since my property is small (1/4 acre of yard). I wasn't sure I would like it, but it is a bit smaller, lighter, and much easier to handle than the old one. It also can get into places that the old one couldn't. Turns out it was a good choice, and is one less reason to have to drive over to the gas station. Got some big overgrown weeds taken down with it today as well.
Evenin' folks!
Hey Ryan! I just went and checked out that Jalapeno Poppers recipe. Gotta try that one of these days. While I was at your site I visited your "store" and not only decided to place an order, but was drooling over that beer chicken stuff. Can you direct me to the recipe for that? Looks like a winner for when I have the family over for a BBQ during August.
Flo I'll have a hot fudge sundae and a seat at the Rivet Counter.
I ended up starting to pack for camp and doing a bunch of odds and ends this afternoon. Still have at least 4 days of w**k to do before I leave for camp Sunday morning. A few days ago my old gas powered weed trimmer died. So, I decided to buy a battery powered one since my property is small (1/4 acre of yard). I wasn't sure I would like it, but it is a bit smaller, lighter, and much easier to handle than the old one. It also can get into places that the old one couldn't. Turns out it was a good choice, and is one less reason to have to drive over to the gas station. Got some big overgrown weeds taken down with it today as well.
And I've always wondered about the electric lawn equip, just look at the elec mowers at Lowe's HI the other day!
Jim, your pant selections at Penny's sounds depleted! Do you have an outlet mall near you? We went to the Haggar outlet store a few weeks ago and I got some khaki pants for $15.00 and polo-style shirts for $7.00 each, and all sorts of sizes too.
Oh and the thing about Popeye's Chicken, spicy and hot going down....and.....well...you know the rest....
PC, oh....no.........hope Kermit has health care....
Garry..... Pigs in a Blanket.... wooooo hooooo....
Hey Todd, the Diner is THE safe haven for all of us! Plus, you get to meet some really great folks, and sometimes get a real Golden Nugget that no one else bothers to check for.
Thoughts and prayers to those in need, recovery and health
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good evenin',
I've got a tornado watch going until 2300...perfect day for growing corn (hot and HUMID) = open invitation for twisters to go play in the trailer parks... Sunny here, but I've got thunderheads to the east and northwest (that I can see from my office). Then again, the National Weather Speculators said today there has only been a lucky 13 twisters in Iowa so far this year...way down from the 100-something of last year.
Wow. Maybe I shouldn'tve mentioned the weathering thread...looks like I raised Todd's blood pressure a bit! I've got a number of crude comments to make about some of the "charecters" over there...but this is a family-orient diner, so I won't. I do wonder if some of those "gentlemen" don't spend time with measuring sticks though...
Here's something that if modeled, would probably get somebody's knickers in a twist:
ROBBY P: Have I got a hopper idea for you old buddy old pal.... think self-induced double vision.
RYAN: You're right about the Purple Martins, neat little critters. Apparently, they "like being around humans." Hmmmmm. WHAT are THEY thinking???? THAT editor had no real idea for the bird story...other than a lady who has them thought it would be "interesting." So... I'll make a little human interest piece out of it for next week. As for Popeye's... 98.04 miles, my door to theirs.
As for the demise of Kermit... looks like he's dead on the tracks... I thought maybe it was a new Operation Lifesaver ad aimed at the Seseme Street crowd...
Back in my local stagehand days, I w**ked a "Seseme Street Live" show. Upon entering backstage for the load-out, I see Big Bird. He's hanging by a rope around his neck, his Big Bird feet swinging in the backstage breeze! Looked like a suicide... I could just see some kid sneaking backstage and *GASP!* "Mommy! Big Bird hung himself like Uncle Chester did in the barn!" Bad scene.
OK, I'm done ramblin' now...will mosey, or is it saunter, I get those mixed up...so I'll self-ambulate over to the RC for a dinner time burger basket.
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Evening folks,
Flo I'll have the BBQ Pork Chop with fresh seasonal veggies and the baked yam tonight. I guess I better stick with decafe, but put it in a R&GV Museum Mug if you please. I'll be in the front booth watching the switching, threads being deleted, server upgrades, and stuff like that.....
PC, sorry to see that Kermit has expired... It sure looks like he opted for being railroaded rather than the road tar thing that they often seem to choose.... "It's Not Easy Being Green......." I hope you're satisfied as that has been running through my brain all day now!!!
SilverSpikeOh wow Ray! That was you! Way cool, I shipped out your spices this morning USPS Priority Mail! And you will be a BBQ master with the BBQ Beer Can Chicken recipe, I will email you a copy of it for your collection.
Yep, that was me Ryan. I am looking forward to giving it a try. BTW, I am known as the resident "chef" in my family. I am also known in Scouts as the guy who makes stuff like Beef Stroganoff, Pheasant under Glass (well actually game hens in a Dutch Oven), and a Beef Stew and Dumplings followed by Peach Cobbler (the old Boy Scout Recipe not that new woosey type stuff...) and a host of other things as well over the open wood fire (I love Dutch Oven Cooking!). I have done the Thanksgiving Turkey complete with all the trimmings (including some of my Grandmothers "secret" family recipes) in my Family for over 30 years. Since I will be at Boy Scout SciTek camp all next week, I won't get a chance to try out the spices untill the week after that.
Well, I best get back to cleaning and packing (have a wash in the washer and 2 more to do tonight). Catch you all later!
Good Evening
Lotsa talkin' 'bout that there 'expert' with all kinda bookl'arnin' eh? Sheeesh! Ah well, I see why these threads get into the territorial marking thing------some guys just have to mark territory and no amount of telling them not to is going to stop them---slow them up maybe but no stopping a guy working from his limbic system-------I'm going to step off this
Chloe I'll have some decaff coffee as well please----and I'll sit with RAY at the RC
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/
I hear it on the territory marking. I pay attention to the masters of the hobby that I know but I dismiss the self-appointed experts and take their advice with a couple of pounds of salt. I think by now they've learned that I don't listen to them anyway.
Robby is one of the masters I listen to, also Agro Jones and some others who take the time to gently coach others in how to do something. Those who spend their time attacking others for simple mistakes and easily correctable errors, well, to put it simply, if you expect all others to get to your elevated skill level overnight, forget it. It's not gonna happen. We learn by doing. If you want others to attain your skill level then take the time to teach them. Do that and you MIGHT earn my respect. Keep attacking and all you'll get is my utter contempt.
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Hey guys, got my locomotive handrails painted, pics tomorrow or Sunday.
Looking forward to your pics.
Well I 'm glad I could help. I just need to work on my "wooden cars now".
I had three cars on "the bay", and all of them sold. I got to transfer $140.00 to the bank, but the problem is I owe fees of $47.00 .
I guess I will get to bed in a bit. Seems like I keep getting internet problems .
I will see everybody in the morning.
Good Evening, Chloe, I'll have a RBF, and could you get me that in a cup to go, please? Hey, you're a sweetie - thanks!
AmanaMedicThanks for the laugh...sick as it was Sick humor is what kept me going in my paramedic days, so I appreciate it greatly!
Chris - I bet that (like me) you also like Far Side comics, too - I'm a member of the same club! I think that photo of the flatcar's one for the "Ain't Prototypical" feature that MR used to run.
Robby, great job (again) on that boxcar. I've taken my notes from your notes, and like some others in here, am developing my "Robby's Weathering Tips" file...
Oh, Ulrich - if you're gonna go out into the 'Wild West' of the main forums (fora?) (like domr of the "Show Us Your Weathered Cars"), be advised that one had best develop a thick skin fairly quickly; and anyone who has plenty on their plate is not advised to go there. Might only serve to up one's blood pressure and do other nasties to a person. You can get plenty of tips (and friendly company) in the Diner, without those other side effects. (my semi-prof. thoughts on that) Oh, if that's your 'cottage', nice place! But that is a lot of rain in a short time period...
Phillip, good to hear the (good) news on your son and his treatment. Oh, and [ditto] the other part of what Todd wrote - you would fit right in with Chris and myself....
Lee - so did you get paddles with those canoes, so you're not up the proverbial creek without 'em? Actually, do you have a canoeing/floating trip planned for this summer? Those can be fun (depending on the creek or river).
I'll probably see my answer as I get through the rest of the posts in here, but what's MTW? Is that on another website somewhere?
Todd - careful there, or Vinnie may take you out back for... a little 'talk'...
TMarshThank You to ALL those who come to the diner regularly. And that includes the regulars that aren't so regular
Hey, Todd - I can't help it that my grocery store ran out of prunes!
Garry, I hate to disappoint you, but I think Ulrich's chief strudel-maker (and/or your CFO...) might kinda 'veto' your setting up residence in that fine home...
All right, Garry and PC, I'm gonna talk with Vinnie and the twins about your 'cruel and inhumane' tactics - I'd cry 'Fowl' (but there's no chicken in that photo...)
Ryan, as you said about 'a bad day in the train room' - so true!
Rob, you have the farm - you wanna 'splain to the rest of us about how critters do their 'territory marking...'? Maybe that other topic's like that?
Sawyer, that caboose looks like the old saying "Got rode hard and put away wet". That's some serious wear and tear on a caboose, all right!
Well, I'm on-call tonight (weirdly enough, I'm also my backup, as my primary had a death in the family, and they didn't get me a backup). So I guess if I get too busy later, I'll have to develop a split personality and send myself out on the other call? (Okay, no wise cracks on that one, guys!)...
I'll just chill out at the RC for a while. Prayers will continue for those ailing or in need of comfort, and for those of us recovering from a spell in that other topic...
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good Evening Diners
Well here's the actual post.
Don't know what happened after my greeting but apparently my computer decided that was enough of a message from me and so sent it. Is it trying to tell me I'm boring? Oh well, I guess I just can't take a hint.
Todd, so sorry to hear about Franklin. We were really worried about our little Pippa, who's nearly 15, as she was scheduled for surgery on an anal gland as the vet thought the lump might be cancer. He put her on anti-biotics for a week and when we took her in for the surgery on Monday, he called to say the lump was greatly reduced and was likely an infection. Not often we've had good news from the vet. Sure made my day. After all Pippa is a real 'daddy's girl' .
Weather here has been much like Barry's but maybe not quite as wet. Really unsettled and not very warm. We had a severe thunderstorm watch last night but nothing much happened. Sure has been a strange summer.
Not much new on the RR front. I have been running some trains though even if it just for 20 minutes a night. I've changed over the layout to CP for a while and am running my RS3. I sure like the look of them and the sound is good too especially that weird Alco warble.
Have to go now as it is time for East Enders and I can't miss it.
CN Charlie
Just a note to those of us who check out the weathering thread---the marking one is back. Marking his territory as per usual-----I'm off my
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Hello ...
The past few days I've been "batching it" because Shelley has been with our daughter near Detroit, Michigan. Shelley was to return home this weekend.
Bad news. Instead, I am leaving for MI. Shelley just had a significant back injury, and is being examined and treated in MI. It is in the spine and not just muscle. Hopefully, we can travel back home in a few days, and she can continue whatever is needed close to here. Now, that's about all I know.
I may check here before I go. If not keep things under control in the diner while I'm out.
Well... a very busy night around these parts: 1) The community of Edgewood was torn up big-time by high wind. 2) a Linn County Sheriff's Deputy apparently suffered a medical event, and rolled his squad car just north of Cedar Rapids. Airlifted ahead of the storm...word is he had a negative outcome. 3) High wind took out power poles/trees in Stanwood, five miles west of us. 4) Lowden (five miles or so east of us) and Wheatland also without power. 5) Working housefire in Linn County somewhere in the Robins, Alburnett, Hiawatha area.
I think we lucked out here...only about 40-50 mph winds, and blinding heavy rain. Sat at the fire station for about 2 hours on storm watch duty. Once the front rolled in, it got very comfortable temperature-wise. Then, the rain started blowing in, we had to drop the doors...and it got HOT in a jiffy...
For some reason...morbid curiosity perhaps, I went back over to the now infamous weathering war zone. Incredible. ULRICH and JEFF: your RBOX cars look fine to me. I agree with JEFF, I try to learn what I can from ROBBY P and that AggroJones guy. At the same time, if my stuff doesn't come out "museum quality," I can probably live with it. I'm not out to impress anybody, and I'm not out trying to make a buck off my stuff...but I'll take any "attaboys" you guys care to toss my way! Heck, sometimes Robby P's weathering is a bit "heavy" for my tastes...but then, he's modeling "today." I could have the same car on my shelf...but I'd need a lighter touch to match "20 years ago." Different approaches for different eras. I can still LEARN from his methods though...and again offer a public THANK YOU! to him for being gracious enough to share his knowledge with us.
I asked a custom locomotive builder what parts he uses for some CNW specific models. He quickly and graciously told me. Since he's in the business of selling these things, I wasn't sure he would. He ran the risk of helping a competitor (no, not me...not by a long-shot. I'm just sayin' hypothetical here). He said something along the lines of...a modeler who has the knowledge and ability, but won't help others is...a "tool."
Enough on THAT...
JIM: Yeah, I'm a big Far Side fan. I've also felt for a long time, that real life is far more bizzare than anything ever found in a work of fiction. Good luck managing the multiple personalities thing... I've tried to be in two places at once, never figured it out. Hope you have a) better luck than me, or b) no need to try to. Hope I didn't just jinx ya... Also, I remember the "it ain't prototype (but it is)" articles. I wouldn't recommend a whole fleet of cars done up like the OTTX flat...but seeing one roll by once in awhile would certainally catch the eye, I would think. I've always wondered if the shop guy was just being a smart a**, making some kind of statement...or honestly had a stencil deficit. I've got a shot of a UP hopper, waiting to see if ROBBY P wants first dibs on it...that about gives me a headache to look at. Maybe we'll just call THAT "coming attractions."
SAWYER: I'm also looking forward to your pics, always good to see someone making progress.
Chloe? Flo? Whichever/whomever is on duty this evening... a tall RBF please 'n thankya. I'll take it over at the Rivet Counter...just hangin' out.
Steak, lemonade, and a RBF to top it off, Chloe.
Pictures of recent developments.
Scratch-Built water tower madeout of paper and skewers:
Another angle:
Lumberjack sizeing up a tree next to 4-8-4 No. 809:
Homemade telegraph poles made out of lollipop sticks and flextrack ties next to the 809:
The 809 replenishing water as a lumberjack looks on:
Balsa wood house with my latest line pf tetegraph/power/carenary poles:
My diesil soot and dust weathered 87' mech. reefer:
Can someone ID this blue truck? they appear to be off a trolley:
Two Panoramas: (These are ment to be stitched. Feel free to do so as long as you post the results)
A 2-8-0 lettered for the Lowville and Beaver River RR Mo. 19?3 hooked up to a bright yellow coach:
CP Jubelee 4-4-4 no 292?:
Here is one for ROB:
Some end cab switcher No. 500 (can someone ID manufacturer?) next to a troop sleeper:
Anyone know what these lights above the numberboard on this ALCO are for?:
The last Baltic tank in North America: CN No.47. Her sister in currently on my desktop:
I was 300' away when I took this photo.
Various pipes for the glad hands on RS-1b No: 467
A frogwith my brother and my dad in the photo:
Side of the cab of the 467:
Two Trackmobiles:
Live steam trackage:
Detail shot on a 25 ton Shaw crane that still works (It "Doesent" because Osha says so. the reason being is because it has live wires near the cab (the new one do too)):
Closeup of pickups:
Steamtown's currenty only running steam locomotive:
A operating SC:
A pic of a Berkshire:
A GP-9:
The pit:
"Traction Tires": Sorry its shaky.
Running gear on the 2317:
A running streetcar:
A Derail:
That's all!
There is more at http://s580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/Erie_Lackawanna_Fan/?start=0
Night Yall!
Good evening gents, more rain here today, 2.59 inches bringing our total to over 3.4" and more on our doorsteps as another wave of TS's approach from the Pioneer Valley.
Well, I had to call ME ( MicroEngineering ), no Sprue #12's arrived in the snail mail today, they are rushing out the Sprues today so the bridge is still out on the layout, the trackmen have gone home for the weekend.
TODD: The Branchline kits are indeed very detailed and certainly not anything like an Accurail kit that I can put together in 30 minutes or less. I decided to replace the couplers and gear boxes though. I used Kadee #232 gear boxes which allow me to use 2-56 screws to mount the boxes. All one needs to do is drill (#50) the hole in the underbody, tap the hole with 2-56 tap, and that is it. I am also using Kadee # 158 couplers on some cars and #148 on others. The #148's are not as prototypical in size appearance for HO but they are more forgiving. The #158's look very much to true scale.
RYAN: The "to do" list, aka HD or Honey Do list NEVER sees the bottom, and there is NEVER enough time to get them completed, take it from someone married 49+ years.
ULRICH: You too? The rain that is. We have had so much rain that even the frogs have moved away! lol. Our gardens are all mud, we send the grandkids into the garden to do any picking, they love the mud and barefeet and don't sink like us adults.
Time for bed, see you guys at breakfast,
Chocolate & vanilla icecream in a SantaFe bowl, please.
***Jim, think I missed something in your post there?
***Garry, sending healing thoughts Your's & Shelly's way.
***Nik, enjoyed all the photos, especially the old steamers.
Good morning folks,
Chloe, hi, bacon and scrambled eggs, a roll, and a mug of decaf, please. I´ll stay right here - at the RC.
Hasn´t stopped raining since yesterday. We have a little pond in our yard, which is flowing over now. I will have to get out in the rain and put a pump there. It will remain a wet weekend, so I will do a some armchair model rairoading, i.e. imagineering and researching. I need to get all prepared for that day x, when I can start on my new layout. Going back and forth on my test track isn´ t really fulfilling...
I received an intersting while promising phone call yesterday evening. That US-/Dutch river cruise company is very much interested in chartering the ships I have planned. Mid of August will be a meeting with the big boss, who is coming over to Arnhem (remember - "A Bridge too far"?). Should both of my dreams become real? Will I be ?
Have a good weekend, y´all!