Afternoon all. Got my car finished up this morning about 10, then it was off with the wife to her supposed orientation. I say supposed because it was supposed to be at 9am, although for some reason, she thought it was 1pm....oh well, we'll be going again, at 9am this time, next tuesday.
On the employment front, I filed an application with CSX for a trackworker, so I'm sincerely hoping that it comes through, since it appears that nothing else has. Well, we've got grilled and bbq'ed chicken leg quarters to do tonight (read: I've got to grill them), along with whatever else my wife thinks of for dinner this evening. The GP40-2 has been put on the back burner for right now, still soaking in its bath of 91% alcohol, so no work on it.
For the moment, I'll have a RBF and then I'll be off to get some dishes done now that the sink drain is finished (doggoned old plumbing cracking and leaking when there's am day and half's dishes to be done!). Well, I guess I'll be in later this evening after dinner and all with my family and friends.
Good Afternoon/Evening---
Got all todays client visits down. Still have Wednesday and Thursday to do then I'll have a 3 day weekend---I left the house this morning and forgot the camera---came across 2 old, semi-abandoned mills and an old abandoned factory site north of here. Industrial Archeology here we go Phoned up friend of mine and told him of what I came across and we's goin' mill huntin' Saturday
So, Flo, I'll have a RBF and a Blueberry Pie please-----yes, the whole thing I'll be at the RC with Ulrich & Ray. Ulrich: a 4-8-8-8-8-4 might be a tricky one----but the funny thing is--these Quads/Quintuplexes did get on paper----it's just as well they never got done
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
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1/2 cup coffee, please.
***Bama, hope you land that CSX job. Sounds like a physical job.
A 4-8-8-8-8-4 would sure be something to see. Think of the tonnage.
Well, last night my mild headache turned into nausea and has remained this way through the day. Sure makes doing critter rounds un-fun. Farrier came out today and trimmed Tinytoon's (dwarf horse) and Jellybean's (mini donkey) hooves. Other than that, I've been pretty much resting. BP is kinda high again. It should pass, hopefully sooner rather than later.
Have a good night all.
Rob
JimRCGMOGood point there, about Jeff neglecting to mention the 'open' reception...
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OK.......Ulrich, Rob, Barry, and some of you other chow hounds..........is this what you had in mind?
My project for the last couple of days is C&S 700D. Colorado and Southern owned by CB&Q, and there equipment was lettered for the Burlington. 700D was part of a 4 unit set of F7's. It was involved in a head on collision and was rebuilt by EMD. After the rebuild, it looked like an F9-A, but internally it was still an F7. EMD desiganted the rebuilt loco to be an F9-Am. The model is a Stewart F9-A, and I added grab irons, hand rails, and spark arrestors. I painted and lettered it. It is not yet weathered. I might show more in WPF.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
That might be it----at least I saw a rendering of a 'Hexaplex' on the LOCOLOCO website under the Franco-Crosti boiler system. I'm kinda wondering about messing around with a CNC milling machine to come up with the frame for summat ---
Evenin' folks!
Anybody got a photo of that famous 2-4-6-8 (who do we appreciate) Loco???
So Jeffrey......... Any news? I seem to remember something important going on in your family today???
I got part of the lawn mowed today, some more of the garden weeded,and side dressed most of the vegetables with a little 46-0-0 urea fertilizer. The new lens for my Digital rebel arrived, so I have it unpacked and on the newer camera. Also got a few odds and ends done on the layout including finishing up some stop signs (1925 vintage) and putting together another phone box for a turnout.
Yes I know the poles are way too short for the stop signs (by today's standards) but in 1925 they were placed only 2 or 3 feet above the ground so they are correct! Nah, nah, nah, nah.... nah!!!! I am actually old enough to remember a few of the old yellow signs still being used. They were also only about 2' across as opposed to the modern ones that are 30" (and mounted 7' high).
Hope you all are having a great day!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good evening folks: I won't take me coat off, I'm not stoppin'. A JR Regular to go please Chloe. Dropped in to say that I emailed the Feather River Trains Newsletter to Ed, because it had this ...and he replied
Way too modern for me. I had heard about these coming out. I think they are going to do a KCS or KCSdeM unit too.Give the boys my best. We're up in Houston at the daughter's right now.Best regardsEd
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Good Evening, Chloe. I'll have the fudge brownie a la mode (yep, French vanilla sounds tasty ) and a Santa Fe mug of decaf, please. Thanks!
CederstrandA 4-8-8-8-8-4 would sure be something to see. Think of the tonnage.
Yep, probably would take code 200 rail for it, too! Rob, hope your headache and nausea go away (and that your bp goes down to a better level. Do you have migraines? Some of the symptoms sound a lot like those of migraines.
Garry - awesome drawing of that Quintplex (or is that a Hexaplex?). That F-9Am looks pretty sharp also.
Jeff, sorry I missed that post, or I would've asked off for the reception... So how did the reception and wedding go today? Are the couple newlyweds now?
Ray - the stop signs look good; what'd you use for the sign itself? Plastic? Thick printer paper? And that phone box is great - did you whittle that, or how'd you do that? (Inquiring minds and all that) Oh, I don't know that having a smelter in your house would be a good idea - your insurance company might frown on that.
Not doing a lot tonight - didn't have some of our regular attenders there for the DivorceCare group, so my co-leader and I talked a bit and then headed out. I got my RMC in earlier today, but ony one, maybe two articles that catch my eye just yet. There's an article on 'build-your-own' tanker cars, but that looks like way too much w**k for my tastes. I still want to look through the ads to see who has something new and exciting.
Saw a topic in the Forums about a small freight house craftsman kit (Sierra West), which only costs $55 or so (and for craftsman kits, that's a bargain, with all the detail castings that are included). Here's the topic link, if you want to take a look at the kit (assembled).
I'll check out what the evening switcher's up to outside the window booth. Prayers for those in need of healing, new job, comfort, and a good night's rest (which would be most of us).
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Didn't get out of the parking lot, so I'll have an apple crisp, and a re-fill of the JRR, thanks. What i came back to say was , seeing as there are so many feliniophiles here, you may like to see what Kris got for her birthday from our New Glasgow friends...wrapped in a package that said "DIY Cat Diner"! In my photobucket account this shows as upside down, but when I go to edit it, it's alrready the right way up...wierd.
JimRCGMORay - the stop signs look good; what'd you use for the sign itself? Plastic? Thick printer paper? And that phone box is great - did you whittle that, or how'd you do that? (Inquiring minds and all that) Oh, I don't know that having a smelter in your house would be a good idea - your insurance company might frown on that.
Ray: The signs up here were about the same height. I have a couple of old photo albums from the 1920-1930 period from a recent antique show/sale that the mall up here had. There are a few other things about other signs I came across that seem to show that the pole height may not have been very uniform across this region though----like those signs though
As for "Burnin' Down The House-----" we's don't do smelting operations IN the house------'tis better in the garage/studio------heeheehee My Insurance agent knows about what we have and they have not increased it ----------yet
Jim and Barry thanks for the comments. The Lineside Telephone is a Details West kit. very simple only two parts. Paint them and ca them together. Done! http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/235-912
The Stop signs are scratch built using thin styrene cut to size (the Chopper 2 is a handy little tool for this). I hunted down a photo of the old time yellow Stop sign on line while researching them. I removed the yellow on them, resized to be accurate, and then printed decals of them. The styrene was painted a box car yellow, decals added and then mounted about 3 scale foot from the bottom of a 6' wooden post made out of scale 4 x 4. Very easy. I could get easily get away without the stop signs and be perfectly prototypical as many small towns did not have them installed in 1925. The design was made in 1924 by a traffic group called AASHO, whoever they were. The first stop sign appeared in Detroit back in 1915. Tomorrow I will install them on the layout.
The SLO&W runs in "Dark" territory so anytime a train enters the yard they have to call for permission of the yardmaster on duty. Since there are 2 points where the mainline connects with the yard, both points will be protected by using the telephone boxes. The other place is here at the end of the "drill track".
Der John... Glad you heard from Ed. I hope he stops in the diner again soon.
Ray.... The detail is really great next to the turnout. I have not seen a 2-4-6-8. have you seen a 1-3-5-7?
I bet Bridge Tom already has an HO 2-10-10-10-10-10-2 on his layout! He likes the big steam!
Speaking of Bridge Tom, I hope he's OK and the leg is not bothering him too much.
Heartland Division CB&QRay.... The detail is really great next to the turnout. I have not seen a 2-4-6-8. have you seen a 1-3-5-7?
Thanks Garry! No I don't have a 1-3-5-7. Sounds a bit odd. I do have a pair of 0-5-0 switchers though....
well IO checked off one "have to get done" on the list of 7 I made yesterday. I also added 5 more things to the list as well.........................................
JimRCGMOJeff, sorry I missed that post, or I would've asked off for the reception... So how did the reception and wedding go today? Are the couple newlyweds now?
AmanaMedicThe big danger, as I've found, is not knowing when to just leave it alone...
And THAT, is my biggest problem. Actually bigger than just doing a horrible job. If it starts to look pretty good I just keep going until it's a mess.
And Williamsville is NOT a 2 horse town! It's a 1 and a half thank you very much.
Night all, Prayers for those in need. Both health and employment.
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.
TMarshAnd Williamsville is NOT a 2 horse town! It's a 1 and a half thank you very much.
Good Morning
Off to drive all over the map again this morning.This time we head west of here and cover that side of our district. Hence my RRRROOOAAAAARRRRGGGHH!!! so there-----can you tell I'm all piculous?
Chloe, I'll have the bucket of coffee and a toasted bagel please-----I'll be at the RC and see who else shows up at this hour--
Boy the place is almost empty at this hour of the day.
Chloe if you have your apron on I'll have a toasted BLT and a tall RB in a WP glass.
Well Barry it looks like you and I are the only ones about right now, and I'm only here because the siatic pain in my left leg is keeping me awake. Hope your day goes well, Drive Safe.
I had some acupuncture last evening for it and it seems to have made it worse. although I am told that could be a good sign. Heres hoping.
Rob, (Cedarstrand), I sure hope that you are feeling better this morning when you awake. It didn't sound like you had a great day yesterday. Glad to hear the two little ones got their feet looked after.
This has been an absolutely lousey year. Health wise for both my wife and myself and then the weather does nothing to improve a person's spirits. They say if July was to end today it would be the coldest July on record. We are getting rain everywhere except where it is needed. Day before yesterday, west of Saskatoon they had over five inches of rain in an hour. Lots of flooding and the Yellowhead Highway was closed all day yesterday.
The really nice flower beds here in Regina are just muck as they never get a chance to dry out.
I decided that I can't afford to have exact replicas of all the famous name passenger trains that I enjoy. So I am making up a nostalgia train with a car off of each of the name trains, that I like. So far I have the "Skytop lounge" of the Milwaukee Road, the "Great Dome' of the original GN. empire Builder. a 10-6 sleeper from the Northern Pacific's Mainstreet of the Northwest. a compartment sleeper of the WP California Zephyr. An converted troop sleeper into an Express box car in the NYC dual grey colors. a streamline Diner from the IC "City of New Orleans" AND WILL ADD a single dome from the CP Canadian, I think maybe a chair car or lounge from the SP daylight. and maybe even something from the "Rock". The baggage car will probably belong to Uncle Pete. I think that will make for an interesting if not Prototype Train. Haven't come up with a name for it although something with "Rainbow" in it looks like it might fit.
Well that BLT went down quick, and hopefully I can get back to sleep as I sure need another couple of hours of ZZZZZZZZZZZss.
A special good morning to "Tipton Bill" did you bring doughnuts ?? I'll check back later.
All of you have a safe and productive day EH !!!!
Johnboy out.......................
The "Wobbly" hasn't wobbled in a day or two. Maybe today if I get feeling a little better as I have the day off.
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Good Morning All,
Some bacon and eggs with rye toast to go with the coffee please. Nice pic Jeff.
Todd - i suppose it all depends on what half of the horse you got to keep there.
Der - mounted low enough I can see how that would be a self filling cat feeder. It does appear right side up to me.
Leaving to head home last evening we noticed we'd lost a tree at the shop. A sycamore had fallen blocking the gate to the rear of the shop and had missed landing on the cab of the Kenworth by inches. If I hadn't parked a few feet behind where I normally do the tree would have landed in the middle of the hood. The trunk is about 18" diameter and the whole thing is hung up on the fence so I have a friend coming to remove it as I think I've made enough ER visits already this year.
Rob - Hope you're feeling better. Know all too well the BP thing.
Garry -- Love the drawing of the (would you call that a very artiulated?) loco.
Ray - Supurb work again. I think most of the road signage was less than shoulder height in the 20's and i agree that signs would have been scarce. I have a book on street running in Syracuse that does show lots of crossing shanties and the crossing attendants holding round stop signs affixed to the top of a pole with the overall height looking to be somewhere around 7 ft. By the 30's stop lights are in evidence at the major intersections but traffic was still stopped for the trains by the guards. On another subject, there is a large coal facility by the side of the road (17) in Sayre Pa. I am pretty sure it was served by the railroad. There was a similar building here in Danbury but it no longer exists. If you see Mr. Russell could you find out if he ever did drawings of the building and if so where they were published? I'd like to incorporate a larger coal distributor into the next layout.
Well - the food was good but I've got to get a move on. I leave for Pittsburgh tomorrow for the race in Schenley Park (one of three I get to actually run in this year) and there is lots to do before I leave. I'll pop in later for a refill of my travel mug. Laters, J.R.
Good morning.It's 78 and clear. The high should be around 99 and it will be partly cloudy and there is a chance of rain.The wedding yesterday went off without a problem. My niece and her fiance are now husband and wife and quite relieved that the hoopla is overwith. The two were married shortly after 8 pm and the reception lasted far into the night. One thing that got quite a bit of attention. My nephew stocked the coolers with drinks. They're were soft drinks as well beer but the only thing put on ice was the Bud Lite. Two big coolers full. The soft drinks were left to sit in the sun. It was very evident what was important to him. Fortunately there was more than enough ice to go around. The food provided was standard outdoor BBQ fare, BBQ beef, BBQ hot links, potato salad and baked beans. The groom made sure he threw his family members into the pool with the noted exception of five. Myself, his father-in-law, his mother-in-law and my parents. It had been made clear to him that doing such a thing would insure that he would be exploring hitherto unexperienced realms of pain. Speaking of my brother-in-law (the aforementioned father-in-law of the groom) he is now a very happy camper. Not only has he unloaded a daughter but his Jeep (his favorite toy) is running again, thanks to his son who put a new engine and transmission in it. He spent most of the day yesterday running around in it running errands and hauling things in for the big event. The big swamp coolers were the most appreciated of these items and we wasted no time getting them set up. Most of the activities that followed took place in the environment created by these big machines. They made the unbearable heat bearable and kept everyone comfortable.Today's Weather for:Sundown, LA 71446-6114 7/15/2009Heat Index: 83°FHumidity: 82%Dew Point: 72°FSo Far TodayHigh: 82°FLow: 78°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 5mph NNEToday High: 95 Partly cloudy in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.Tonight Low: 75 Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Good Morning Folks,
Hi, Flo, I´ll have a RBF, followed by a slice of the mouth-watering pie over there. Guess I start to like my virtual RBF´s ...
AmanaMedic - thanks for your advice, I was just about to tinker around with the box car again, now I leave for a little while...
The mail man brought a little package today, had to pay customs duty on it, so it must be....? Yes, it is! Couldn´t wait until my birthday next month, I just had to open it. My long waited for Stewart F7a in ARR livery - beautiful. Ok, the snow plow was broken off - - but I could fix that with a drop of glue. The sound of that Tsunami decoder is impressive - much better than BLI or the MRC decoder Athearn uses.
Running performance seems to be great, just right out of the box. Level of detail -sufficient, it is meant to run and not to rest unused as a collector´s item. I know I will be happy with it, but , I had to pack it away again.
It is a hot and humid day today - typical north German summer weather.
Have a good day, folks!
Good morning. The high will be about 84, and could be some rain coming.
The plan today is the MNS car. I will try to get some done on it. I just put another job app in online. This one was for a food service company. They are looking for warehouse help. Maybe they will call. So far its been nothing.
Ulrich........What do you mean by "custom duty". I've never had to pay anything like that. I shipped the Ann Arbor car to United Kingdom, and he has to pay a fee. Is it something you give the post man? also how much? I've always wondered about it.
Well have a good morning everybody. I will pop back in later.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Robby P.Ulrich........What do you mean by "custom duty". I've never had to pay anything like that. I shipped the Ann Arbor car to United Kingdom, and he has to pay a fee. Is it something you give the post man? also how much? I've always wondered about it.
Robby P. - you are right, it was not duty, but "Einfuhrumsatzsteuer", i.e. VAT. Unlike in USA, where you don´t have to pay sales tax, when you order from a out-of-state source, you always have to pay VAT in the EU. However, if the value is less than 30 $, no VAT is applicable. UK may be diffrerent.
Robby,
We end up paying customs duty (importation tax) on stuff we get from overseas. The duty is based on the cost of the product and the catagory it fits into. It makes no difference here if the stuff is for resale or private use. Most of our stuff is automotive parts and the rate is set by the U.S. Gov't. Sales tax is collected when the part is sold to the customer as normal, no VAT or PST/GST. When we ship parts to Canada we have to specify that they are for a vintage racing car and that gives them a ore favorable duty rate. Stuff we ship to Austrailia gets nailed hard no matter what . It's all up to the individual countries (i think except for the EU which has a blanket set of rules).. Is that clearer now? J.R.
Mornin' Give me the brakeman's special please.
1.8" of rain last night. We had a bit of a mild thunderstorm just enough to bring the dog out of her room and jump up in bed next to mommy. Of course that meant I get a big ole Labrador Retriever "butt shove" to scoot over and make room. I thought I was going to have a long night because about that time we lost power. Luckily it came back on after about 30 seconds. No generator duty.
I received my Hamm's and Pearl beer cars yesterday off the bay. Both in excellent shape though the way they were packed I don't know how. Put in two little sacks and put in a box. No packing but they made it. Shipping was more than the what I paid for the two cars put together.
Jeff- Nice picture. They look like maybe they are getting a bit restless. No stains on the clothes yet so I assume this was taken while the stomachs were grumbling and with the smell of BBQ in the air? I remember the "let's get this over with, I'm starving" running through my head. I assume that's your Father and Mother? She looks as if she's doing well.
Johnboy- Keep the chin up. Things'll get better at least we hope. The train sounds like a great idea. We'd like to see picks as it grows.
J.R.- Well The 1 horse I think is hiding. May have even left with Leesvilles horse. What's left is the half horse. They tell me it's not really a horse. It's a Donkey. That makes this town "Half- A--'d" Good Luck at Schenley
Ulrich- about the F7a.There is talk of paying sales tax on out of state purchases what with the popularity of buying over the internet. There is a loss of revenue by avoiding state sales tax when purchasing from another state.Maybe if our elected officials wouldn't vote themselves pay raises while telling the people they represent to tighten their belts and...... (sorry)
Have a Great Day!
Yeah that helps. I just was curious about that. Tax is everywhere. If the taxes had stock (wall street, etc), man think about the money .
Hey, I almost forgot. What is a Bachmann Plus? There is one up for sale and I was wondering if it is good or not so great. I noticed the rails are user applied and the normal Bachmanns aren't usually that way. Was it maybe a predicessor to the Spectrum or some other critter. I have no idea how old it is of course.
.... just a sneak preview for you guys here in the diner:
What´s this? Not my F7a...
Ulrich,
That little steamer is a joy to behold. Can you provide any additional information such as scale? And speaking of the Alaska RR, I just watched a program about the ARR on TV the other day. A very informative program with beautiful scenery and lots of interesting facts, such as a year or so ago they had an annual smowfall on part of the line that was between 400 & 500 inches.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA