Good Morning People---
We got us another fine day of sun and cloud with the emphesis on sun today. High gonna be about 24C with the low tonight of 11C. Tomorrow ---more rain
Gonna be having some more driving around doing the reviewing thing---lotsa fun------but as well, giving me some more opportunity to scout the outlying region for more old mills and the like------heeheehee
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Ulrich: Hey! Now you're getting there! Did you know those Railbox cars have lettering that you can scrape or rub off even? Lotsa possibilities there!! BTW---my Quintuplex/Quadruplex thing is a mere attempt at satire. BLI,MTH and the lot are completely in the hands of the raw aesthetics train collector who are only after the looks and will never run their lokes----so I'm merely passing along a few 'suggestions' as it were
Ray: As long as you don't bash your noggin' too many times off the benchwork I guess crawling around under the benchwork is not TOO hard BUT BUT BUT---under the benchwork for HOW long? Sheeesh I try to avoid going under my benchwork as much as I can------used to do work on my dad's DC layout that he had for years----the wiring under that was someting else to behold
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Chloe, I'll have a toasted bagel with cream cheese and a coffee please-----I'll be at the RC for a bit-----ah, the coffee can go into a togo cup thanks--
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/
A coffee refill please, Zoe... thanks.
Well, I did have another go at weathering - that Railbox car just begged for it. I still hesitate to present it, but it is an improvement over my first attempt.
Well, here it is!
Before:
... and after:
I guess I have to just try, try ,try - costly matter!
Smilk, Chloe.
I got my top set of braces today, and they are hard to get used to. Flossing is a PITR. Nothing much going on, weathered my Gp-9m and painted my bro's GP/RS-3 rebuild I did for him Conrail. Also striped my 4-8-4's tender so I could eventually paint it more realistic. And after doing some research I found out why the loke I was redoing was painted in a UP scheme with the yellow was replaced with gold and nonprototypical llettering wa used: Bachmann was avoiding lawsuits with UP over logo and schemes and other lawsuit related articles.
Modeling tip O' the week: I foud out that pulverized Creosote or black wood ash can be used as weathering powders, apply the same as chalk. Diesil soot works too, maybe even better, just scrape it out of the exhaust pipe.
See yall!
Hello everybody...
Dick was here talking about blueberries........ My favorite! .... I hope Dick has a reefer full headed toward the diner........ Also, good luck with the ME bridge, Dick...
Jim CG ..Sounds like you are really making progress.
Ulrich ..if it is a Stewart F7, it should be a smooth runner.
Sawyer... you paint shop is doing nice work!
What's going on with Barry and Ray and burning houses?
I am still working on my locomotive project.
Good nite
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good Morning everybody!
Chloe, it´ll be black coffee in that ARR mug and a toasted bagel for me. I´ll be over with Barry to discuss the "burning" issue of his need for a Quadruplex engine...
Chris - have a good rest, Chris? Shouldn´t we wake him up so he can go home?
A little birdie has told me that there will be a surprise for me at my upcoming birthday - could that be a Stewart F7? ...
Will tell you...
Have a good day!
JimRCGMOChris? Hmm, guess I'll let him nap a little longer for now.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Huh? Whazit? What?
Guess I woke up in time to go to bed... G'Night all...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Just a stop off on the way home, Chloe, just a glass of water for me, please. Thanks!
Ray, good to hear your doctor's visit went well. So, is a RBF full of fiber - hey, that'd be great if it was? Hey, now I know who to talk with about getting (and hooking up) a semaphore or two for my layout...
Sawyer, the caboose and covered hopper look great! Loco looks good, too - will you be getting/making the SCRail decals for your loco?
NittanyLion - two words: "Selective compression" (and editing of some parts, as well)...
Chris, it sounds like you've been pretty busy for THAT editor lately. Chris? Hmm, guess I'll let him nap a little longer for now.
About time for me to head home - MRR club was so-so (looks like a lot of the structures have been picked/placed for the layout, and what buildings were left wouldn't fit much of anywhere that had an open spot. ). I also ordered some of the Woodland Scenics (smaller) buildings tonight - ice house, gas station, flag stop station, and (hey, Inch!) the windmill kits. And that means, I need to pick up some 5 minute epoxy for assembling those kits when I get going on them...
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
howmusChloe I just need a nice hot cup of decafe to help me relax. I'll go sit at the Rivet Counter and see if Barry has burned down his house yet...
Me? Burning down my own house? Why? What would EVER give you THAT idea? Just because I got a casting pot does not mean things will go PTOOOFF!! just yet-----
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Well, I got an early morning ----gotta get some kinda
G'night
Good evenin', Chloe? Double cheeseburger and fries please...let's go with a 7-Up to wash it down, please 'n thankya.
Good grief, I think I'm finally caught up on the past two days worth of goings-on and happenings around here.
RAY: glad to hear the follow-up brought good news! 5-7 years 'eh? I'm sure you're already counting down the days...
SAWYER: Sorry to hear negotiations for Right of Way and capital expenditure with your governing body (parents) didn't work out so well. While it is true you can fight City Hall...you can't fight the people putting a roof over your head. Perhaps some compromise is possible... moms are famous for shooting down any idea that could "lead to a mess," perceived or actual. They're kinda funny that way. On a more positive note for ya, the locos look good, nicely done.
JEFF: How's the weather looking for that wedding? I think ya mentioned it was going to be outdoors? Loving Wife and I went that route...never again. Best wishes to the happy couple, hope they stay that way.
ROBBY P: 'Ol Ann is lookin' pretty shabby... Did I just see Chloe reaching for that skillet again???? I'll just say "another inspiring, well-done job" and leave it at THAT!!!
ULRICH: Hey Pal, any word on the latest possibility? We're still crossing fingers for ya. As they said back in the early 70's, we're "sending out good vibes!" Sorry, heard that line on a '73 episode of "EMERGENCY!" recently...just been waiting for a chance to use it in a sentence.
Had a long day yesterday (Sunday). The plans for covering the RC (radio controlled, NOT rivet counting) plane guys got re-written when we discovered the press release was botched. Instead of doing a short, quick, informal shoot of a few guys playing with the planes last week... I ended up covering the actual show. I was there all afternoon. Some neat stuff, twisted humor (a little parachutist named Willy Makeit hurlted to his death, but brother Kenny Makeit succesfully "jumped" later in the day), a helicopter dropping candy for the kids, a plane dropping a sixpack of empty beer cans for the adults (winner got a full six-pack), and even a flying lawnmower. Highlight of the day though, was meeting two WW2 vets of the US Army Air Corps. One was a ball-turret gunner on B-17s (ball turret was in the belly of the plane), the other flew P-47 Thunderbolts. It's not everyday you get to literally shake hands with history!
So...I shot well over 400 pics, edited down to 143, further chopped to 18 to turn in to THAT editor on Friday.
Tomorrow I have to contact a "senior national bowling champ" to do a little feature article. I have to get her this week, next week she is on RAGBRAI, or the "Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa" sponsored by the Des Moines Register newspaper. They start at the Missouri River, and end at the Missisippi a week later. Different routes each time, I didn't even look to see where they're at this year.
*yawn*
I shall now yield the floor to see what other nighthawks come into the Diner...
Good evening, it has been a while since I stopped in the Diner, I see we are under new management AGAIN!. After two weeks of rain up here in NE, we finally have has several spectacular days, so outside work is taking off big time, blueberries are in now, picked two gallons already.
On the MRR front, I am building the ME 150' steel truss bridge for the layout. It is a real nice kit, but very involved. I just found out that Sprue 12 is missing, so I have to call ME in the morning.
Later,
Evenin' folks!
Aahhhhhhhhh, Man am I gonna hurt tomorrow. I can feel it already. Spent about 2 hours under the layout climbing around hooking up wires for the lighting and finalizing the wiring to the tortoise that operates the Tomar signal (and that after I spent about an hour weeding garden on my hands and knees...). I needed a 12 volt circuit to use for the LED light that is in series with a resistor and most of the tortis are run on 9v as they look better (operates a bit slower) or are run in series on a 16v circuit that runs around the layout..... The only 12 supply on that part of the layout is one I use for the radio circuit with the Digitrax. So it was climb under the layout, measure, climb back out , cut wires, crimp and solder spade lugs, climb back under, etc. I also installed 2 terminal strips under there to make the wiring a bit easier. I always need 3 hands to do those things. The result is great I now can operate the semaphore and have the signal lit in both positions as well..... Looks and operates perfect! That also lets me scratch off one of the must dos on the list before judging!
Chloe I just need a nice hot cup of decafe to help me relax. I'll go sit at the Rivet Counter and see if Barry has burned down his house yet...
[edit] Hey, hey, hey! I just checked and my new camera lens and hood has left E. Syracuse, NY and should be arriving at the Geneva UPS plant. Looks like I will get some new toys tomorrow!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
blownout cylinder Sawyer: That engine is looking good!
Sawyer: That engine is looking good!
thanks Barry!
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Evening all. Chloe, I'll take the Seafood Special, pleasenthanks.
Welhp, just finished revising my new plan again. It can be seen here (scroll down a bit).
I'll be sitting at the RC catching up.
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Got back from vacation today and let me tell you: going on vacation while in the planning phase of a layout is a dangerous beast!
Seeing coal mines tucked into hollows in West Virginia, the enormous terminal on the Savannah River (and the mental image of what the River St Rambler must have looked like), FEC intermodal blasting past me on US 1, and CSX woodchip trains in the north Florida swamps made the gears turn a lot. Pittsburgh just seems so mundane after all that. Although I'm not sure how I'd be able to duplicate that incredibly bright washed out look the sun makes everything have in St Augustine.
Evening all. Just stopping in and catching up with everyone. My GP40-2 is now ready for primer, I've just got to find the doggone camera! Still haven't heard anything job wise, but I'm keeping my head up and prayers going in the right direction. I did do some much-needed work on my Impala this morning, but the stupid rain chased me inside. I'm going to do my best to get the job done tomorrow morning. Then comes the fun part, putting a radiator in a Jeep (too bad its not a money job....FIL's Jeep).
For the evening meal, I'll be having a RBF, a double back cheeseburger, and an order of cheese fries. I think that'll do me for the evening. Probably going to be going for a walk this evening and I'll of course being heading over our railroad tracks down here, so if I find the camera, I'll try to see what's coming through and get shots. Or at the least, I'll get shots of the GP40-2 as she's ready for primer.
I'm going to hang out here at the RC and enjoy my food.
Got a wedding rehearsal dinner to go to tonight then there's the wedding tomorrow. My niece has the ball and chain ready to be clamped on her fiance the instant they're declared husband and wife. I don't know if either of them have cold feet yet but I'm sure one of them will.
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
Ray: And don't we know that fibre is good for us---- I do get that lecture sometimes-----sheeesh
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Got home from going almost up to Owen Sound ON. At my work we do cover a large district so i's be puttin' lotsa kms on this little Audi. ---of course----sometimes I do wind it up a tad--- But I've got this week and some of next week to do these around the region things-----then it'll be hiding in the office writing up the dang thing---
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Ulrich: Sometime back in the late 1990's I saw a 1973 MB 6.9 for sale-----I almost got the thing if'n it had not been for the fact that the dude selling it pulled it off the market-----wifey had a second thought----
Garry: Neat little industrial district there
Chloe, I'll have the RBF as well-----please. I'll sit at the overloaded RC with everyone else here----
pcarrellNow, behave yourself young man!
ROFL! Not something I am well known for.... Actually ever since I "officially" became diabetic a couple of months ago, I have been back on the diabetic diet I was given several years ago by the nutritionist. Part of that is high fiber. So..............
Ray, that is some real good news the nurse gave you! Now, behave yourself young man!
howmusSawyer the loco is lookin' good!
Sawyer the loco is lookin' good!
Thanks. I posted the rest in WPF. but here's the link to the album:
http://s253.photobucket.com/albums/hh55/Packers_1/weathering%20pictures/
Afternoon folks!
And speakin' of "what the doctor ordered"....... Had my follow-up appointment on the colonoscopy this afternoon. As I was waiting to check in at the desk (several people ahead of me) I saw my doctor come over and look at the charts in the inbox. He then looked out at the people in the waiting room with the "you poor B@st...... look on his face. I felt my blood pressure surge and started hyperventilating right on the spot......... I have a feeling the look was for a guy who looked to be my age but was getting around with the aid of one of those 4 legged canes and was obviously in pain. By the time they called me in I had settled down and actually had normal blood pressure when she took it. A couple minutes later a very cute young nurse (my regular doctor only hires very homely old battleaxes for nurses) comes in and hands me a printout of the results which came back normal..... 3 small polyps were removed and all came back as the hyperplastic variety which don't become cancerous. Other than some diverticulos and a few of the other usual old phart PITA type thingies everything is good. Don't have to have another one for 5 to 7 years.
Oh and John I spoke to them about the psyllium fiber and she told me that is a very common recommendation they make and it will not cause any problems with absorption of any of my meds. So I will be giving it a try. They sell the capsules of it at a locale wholesale market and I will pick some up in a couple of days.
Hope I didn't ruin anyone's lunch with the report....... Flo I think I'll have a RBF to celebrate!
I be in the front booth watching some of the switching going on in the yard.
Hey Chloe, I'll take a cheeseburger and Mountain Dew please.
Ah, just what the doc ordered! I have ALL of my locos and the three boxcars I had stripped painted up and back in service today. All that's left is to order one more bottle of Engine Black for the walkways (they aren't completely painted), and also a sheet of white Block Gothic decals. Also, I will get some red decal film to patch my NW caboose.
Here's the caboose and hopper I bought Saturday:
GP35:
I'll psot all the pics in WPF
Ulrich...............How on earth do I do this? Brother.......practice and patience. The sad thing is after I see the cars on my computer, I think to myself...."I could have done that better, fixed this, touched up that". The problem with that is, after working on a car for a few days you kinda get burned out on it. Your eyes kinda go in circles.
Hopefully these cars will sell. Money is still tight, and thats the only time I get a "project" is when one sells.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Robby P. - I have seen the picture of that Ann Arbor box car - my big, fat jealosy is drippin´out of your ´puter!
How on earth do you do this? Very humble question of a fellow model railroader admiring your work!
Cederstrand***Jeffrey, nice dusk (or dawn?) shot there.
Coffee in a Southern Pacific mug, please.
***Jeffrey, nice dusk (or dawn?) shot there.
***Garry, you have some neat industrial structures on your layout.
Yesterday, had a horse get one leg stuck over 4' off the ground when she decided to "kick for freedom" (or maybe at another horse outside her stall). By the time I sprinted down to the barn she had yanked it free. She is a bit sore but I find nothing seriously wrong with her leg. Should be just fine...hope she learned a lesson.
Have a good day all. Healing thoughts to those in need.
Rob
JimRCGMOJeff, that's a busy intersection there - nice shot (from over the gas station roof, right?).
Mornin'!
DONUTS! Do I smell DONUTS!!!???!!! Must be Bill was here....? I used to get myself in trouble at one of the elementary schools here in Geneva way back when the local PD youth officer (now assigned to the Middle School with a grant to the PD) used to walk by me. I would go "sniff, sniff", and then say in a loud stage whisper, "donuts, I smell donuts....!" He would grin at me and say "watch it, Mr Howard!". The next summer I was pulling my equipment trailer with a high school kid who was working for me [edit] (That doesn't sound right...... A high school kid and I were in the truck pulling the equipment trailer....) and ran smack dab into a Sting Operation. Of course who sees me? "OK, Pull it over!" "Need to see your license, registration, trailer registration, insurance cards, and what is the relationship to you with this young man sitting next to you? Where are you going and what are you carrying in the trailer? Etc. etc, etc." All said with a huge grin on his face. I reached for my wallet and started to pull out IDs and he starts to laugh and said, "Get out of here Ray! Have a safe trip." The two cops working with him who also know me (one was a former student) were doubled up with laughter... Now when I see Officer Bennett, I don't say a word. Sometimes I do sniff and grin, but I don't say a word. He does give me the third degree every time I see him in school....
Flo, I'll have a couple of those Bavarian cream filled donuts and lots of dark roast coffee in a R&GV Mug. Please and Thank you. I'll be at the Rivet Counter harassing people.
I get to go back to the Rotorooter Doc this afternoon to learn what they found during Butt Cam 2 a couple weeks ago. I don't really expect that it should be bad news, but I will feel much better after the meeting... After that I need to do some shopping and get back to weeding the garden today.
Last night I made a list of everything I can think of that needs to get done before the layout gets judged for the Merit Award. Sure wish a few people from this forum lived in this area and could come over and advise me.......... So far the list has 7 items, all small things. Then I get to start taking the photos that will be used for the Certificate and do all the paperwork.
Got to find my hearing aids and make a couple of phone calls so I best be running along.
Morning all...Its sunny and 78 here..Just stopped in for a mid-morning RBF.please..Thank You..You all have a good one...Jerry
Robby, perfect car man!
Well, I'm up turd creek w/o a paddle, to put it mildly. My mom shot down the aroudn the walls idea, and lord knows I can't afford the benchwork for a dbl. deck layout. And I need a long mainline run to have a good operation mainline, and I don't have enoug money for switches for a shelf alyout that would actually make me happy. so now I'm back to square one. I think I'm jsut going to go fire up my airbrush and paint my GP35, to give myself something to do right now.