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.
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.
My bvlack paint is in at the LHS, so looks like my locos will be done except for weathering by tonight.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
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?
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
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
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/
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
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.
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?"
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.
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.
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!
Hi Guys,
thought I just drop in for a late afternoon RBF and some small talk about, ah, weather(ing)...
Robby P. - thanks for your last installment on weathering techniques. I still have a RBOX "in virgin state" - will keep that way until I have all the necessary tools and materials. Results will be posted here - not with the other "gentlemen".
Yeah, 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. Garry - lifetime supply of my wife´s homemade strudel? OK, I will try to talk to her... maybe she will be in a good mood - it´s our silver wedding anniversary on sunday...
Btw, in real life my box car looks better than on the pics.
Sir MadogMade a mistake, posted my Railbox car in the thread about weathered cars... and started a somewhat heated discussion there after catching a, well I guess, that´s the right word for it, rude comment. I know that I am a bl...y beginner when it comes to weathering, but a comment like that? Shouldn´t have answered...
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
PC .... 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.
Todd...... You don't have to worry about Vinnie. On the way to the diner I saw him headed for the Diner to look for you becasue of your "rant". . I told him you were on the other side of the tracks across town at that other eatery. Shhhhh..... Don't tell...
Ulrich .... If that attractive house includes a lifetime supply of fresh strudel........... I'm interested!
Robby........ I like the weathered box car! I suppose the rivit counter is the place to talk about nit-pickers.
howmusI prefer the work done by those folks (many in this forum) who do great work, but also enjoy the work of others without having to do the "My work is better than yours, watch me pick it apart!" routine. For instance, I have really been enjoying the work Robby has been sharing, and aggro is one of the best out there as far as I can see, as are many others.
Ulrich- Your house? It's beautiful. It really is. However, I couldn't help but notice how unrealistically your yard wall is weathered, and those birch trees, come on didn't you even try?
Just kidding. Your house really is beautiful.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe I'll have a bran muffin and lots of dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug. I'll go sit with the others at the Rivet Counter.
After reading some of the comments here this morning, I just had to go over and check out what is going on in the "Show your weathered cars" thread....... Guess we have been honored by one of those "experts" from another forum with a visit. Hope nobody minds, but I found a sign that my dear Father in Law had for many years down cellar in his workroom where he built airplanes to fly around in.....
"When argueing with an idiot,Make sure he is not similarly occupied!"
I prefer the work done by those folks (many in this forum) who do great work, but also enjoy the work of others without having to do the "My work is better than yours, watch me pick it apart!" routine. For instance, I have really been enjoying the work Robby has been sharing, and aggro is one of the best out there as far as I can see, as are many others. Too bad as the thread was supposed to be a place to "show" your weathered models not a place to crap on each others work.
One of the first principals I w**rked for used to say, "The door swings both ways. Don't let it hit you in the @$$ on the way out!" I imagine the thread will get locked soon. Surprised it hasn't been already......
I have quite a bit to get done today in between rain showers and thunderboomers today so I best get moving. When I started to write this, the sun was shining. We had some dark moments with a bit of rain, and now the sun is shining again. Ahhhhh, the Finger Lakes!
[edit] Robby I would be proud to have that railbox running on my layout! Of course it would have to be about 75 years into the future since it is still 1925 on my layout..........
Ok the final step.
I weathered the roof with a mix of water, black weathering powder, dark brown powder, and a orange powder. I use just a plain old bursh and just "painted" the mix on. After that had dried, I dullcoted the whole roof. Then I went back with a 10/0 brush, and added the white lines. It gave the roof a "repaired look".
The trucks, wheels, couplers, etc...was weathered with a mix of brown, orange, black weathering powders. I first dullcoted the trucks, wheels, couplers, etc. Kinda gives the powder something to GRAB. I use aligator clips to hold the trucks while I dullcote them. I just hold one in my hand a spray away (of course I wear rubber gloves during the whole weathering job to keep finger prints off the car, and it keeps your hands clean). The same way for the wheels. I give them a quick spray, as same for the couplers. Let that dry and add your mix of powders with any kind of small brush. Then dullcote. The same for the back of the wheels. Dullcote the back of the wheels and add powders. Then dullcote again. For the couplers, I just use the same powder as I just used on the wheels, trucks, etc. First dullcote, and then take a small brush (I use the same one for the wheels, trucks), kinda dab the powder on, and dullcote.
That's it !!!! That's how I weathered this car, and most of my boxcars. Hoppers, engines are a bit different, but I hope this will help.
The roof shot:
The finished car:
Good morning coffee please. Got a phone call someone needs me to go to the church and print out "that report. You know the one you printed out back in January? I lost it and I need it to complete the audit I was to have done by March. Which one? I don't remember wha it was called. What's it got on it? Well it's got all the things I needed. It was perfect. You know the money we made and spent but it had other things too. Monday? Well I really need it now so I can get it done. I know it‘s 8:00a.m. but I would like to get it as soon as possible, (get this) I have things to do today." Oh you do, do you. Grrrrrrrrrr.
Ulrich- Naw you didn't make a mistake. It looked real good. The mistake was the guy who showed up. If it wasn't you it'd been someone else You keep posting and you'll see what I mean. That kind of criticism is behind the back criticism. If they talked like that without the safety of a thousand miles of separation, they wouldn't be conscious very much. I doubt if they would anyway. Beauty of the internet. You're right, you shouldn't have answered and neither should any one else, myself included, but sometimes rudeness just needs to be checked. Of course both posts and replies hurt the forum as a whole. We are solving nothing by arguing with anyone. (it is kind of comical to listen to their reasonings) I agree that just constant praise to not hurt someones feelings does no good to make that person better. But there is a tactful way of suggesting, I was always taught start with some compliment before mentioning an area of improvement. If you can't find anything good to compliment, and that should be hard usually, just say "good try, but maybe if you tried it this way..." Or fall to the old "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything" Then they don't know if you don't like it, or did and just didn't mention it.
Barry- More reminded me of the little 5 year old boy who runs over to the neighbor boy and says, "my friends are better than your friends!" and sticks out his tongue. Probably going back to his friends and telling them how he reeeaaaally set them straight.
Robby- I was curious about MTW I've heard it mentioned several times but I couldn't remember the title and the diner logbook fills up so fast it's hard to find certain posts. Oddly enough I was going to ask you the name in my post last night when I got home but wandered through the yard and stumbled on that thread first. Nice representative they sent over. I still might check out some photos, but I don't believe I'll solicite their help. Sounds like an ego club to me. That guy was rude to Ulrich who clearly stated he was new to this and talked to Aggro like he was some wannabe. To top it all off he used SOMEONE ELSE'S work as an example of the forum and not his own! I bet out of all the trucks out there there is an example to fit the ones picked on. EVERY car weathers different, who's to say one car won't weather the way modeled? Has he seen every Railbox? Can he say none looked like Ulriches? Did Ulrich or Aggro say I tried to make this look just like this? I don't care for that type of help. I don't look for praise, I like praise, we all do, but when I post, I post either because I'm looking for ideas, or I'm proud of something I've done, understanding that there is always room, lots of room in my case, for improvement and any and all is appreciated. Like proof reading it is always helpful to have a fresh view on things. Not the bully look down the nose downright rude responses given by cowards under the protection of a computer screen acting tuff because it's their opinion even though they've spent the last 15 posts cutting everyone elses opinion. Yeah you're entitled your opinion, but why do you think you're the only one who's allowed an opinion. You can berate someone over every little thing they do and like a child they are going to build a resentment no matter how mature they are. To grow, someone has to have encouragement to continue. I guess if you discourage all comers then you truly will be the king of the mountain. And furthermore......(suddenly notices Robby leaned back in the booth with his head kicked back like he was facing a 70mph wind and this cross between horrified, stunned and "what the heck did I do" look on his face) Ooops, sorry Robby. Thanks for your help you give us. I'm sorry MrJones is the punching bag over there, I did notice he handled himself real well last night. (like a fisherman reeling in the bigone he did. Just about had him)
Stepping down before Crandell has to have a talk with Vinnie about me.
Sorry for the rant guys. 'twas just building up. All gone.
Have A Great Day!
Rain, rain, rain...
Did not know that it is the time for monsoon yet. We are drowning!
Special offer for all here in the diner:
I am trading this:
for two tickets in Noah´s Arch! We had about 50 litres of rain per square meter in less than two hours - incredible!
I see that Kalmbach will be doing some server upgrades tomorrow. I hope they improve the poor performance I've seen on here since they switched to the new software.
I'm having a Sometimeslink tech come out here today to check out this frustrating problem we've been having. My internet signal is down more times than it's up and my parents are having the very same problem. This tells me that it's not an in-house equipment problem. Last night I checked all my equipment, cables and all, all the way out to the service pole next to my trailer. There were no loose or corroded connections and nothing I did made any difference whatsoever. Moreover, this morning my parent's modem showed itself to be online yet the connection error messages I was getting were telling me a completely different story. The tech I was talking to in Tyler checked the modem from his end and it showed up as being off. He couldn't get a signal from it. Now consider that I'm having the same exact problem with my setup and that screams that something is wrong upline somewhere.
Heartland Division CB&QPC.... Did he croak?
Yeah, he was trying to get a leg up on it, but in the end he got smoked!
Good morning, well rains a coming. Mostly in the afternoons thou.
Well I will start off with the "show your weathered model" topic. That's one reason why people don't join MTW. They say they are nice, but then they bash everything. I'm a member, and you do learn a lot from the website. BUT.....you won't see them giving out tips beyond MTW. That's why I'm trying to pass a few things on I have learned form MTW/myself to help you all out. Aggro emailed me, and he wasn't to happy. He seems to be a BIG target on MTW. He's not very liked on MTW. Now he's the guy I get a lot of tips from. I was honestly waiting on them to "lock" it .
ANYWAYS..........
I will get the Railbox done today. The roof should take about 30mins. or so. I will give it a rusty color wash. The wheels, trucks, couplers, etc will take about a hour or so. I will get that posted later.
Hope everybody is doing ok, and have a good morning.
Good Morning
Another batch of showers dribbled their way through here this morning and we are now drying out to another 40% chance of showers kinda day. High of 25C sticky degrees and a damp low of 15C.
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Ulrich, Todd, Chris: The weathering thread is kinda interesting--at times it sorta reminds me of what happens when you got 'experts' into a discussion around the coffee urn in the grad lounge at the university. things get kinda warm in there------
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Well, I'm going to try my hand at weathering this weekend and a bit of next week---my hoppers are now put someplace wherein a certain fur bearing fellow won't be playing basketball wit' dem-----
Chloe, A large cuparawcaffeine please----I'll be sitting at the RC and see who else comes in from the boxing ring-----
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/
PC, glad to hear your son is doing well I’ve been slack on reading the posts.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning Folks,
Janie, just a glass of OJ, no, not the Simpson brand... I´ll be at the window, watching the switcher...
Made a mistake, posted my Railbox car in the thread about weathered cars... and started a somewhat heated discussion there after catching a, well I guess, that´s the right word for it, rude comment. I know that I am a bl...y beginner when it comes to weathering, but a comment like that? Shouldn´t have answered...
Thanks, Robby P. - for the second installment. I´ve learned so far, that I have to get the right materials and tools and that weathering is not a 5 minute job. Thanks for your private tutorial here in the diner - keep ´em coming, those lessons!
Everyone a good day!
Glass of milk and some chocolate chip cookies please
Thanks for the comments on Franklin. I'll pass them to his companion. She's taking it pretty hard still. Though better.
Philip- (shaking dropped head slowly) Oh man. (giggle) But HEY ALRIGHT!!!!! (dances around in a circle a bit) That's great news you received!!!!
Chris- Ya I oopsed and made a comment on the weathered pictures thread. I should have just kept in the background and stayed out of it.
Uh-oh, Garry's startin' it up again. I'll catch up on this tomorrow.
pcarrell Y'all need to be careful! Swine Flu is making a comeback! Check out it's latest victim! http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/swine-flu-tragedy.jpg
Y'all need to be careful! Swine Flu is making a comeback! Check out it's latest victim!
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/swine-flu-tragedy.jpg
PC.... Did he croak?
On a more serious note, I'm glad things are looking better with your son.
Good evenin',
PC: Thanks for the laugh...sick as it was Sick humor is what kept me going in my paramedic days, so I appreciate it greatly! Also, very glad to hear good news about your son!!! Continued good wishes to him! To quote from a 1973 episode of "EMERGENCY!" titled Frequency: I'm gonna "send out good vibes!"
ROBBY P and ULRICH: I wandered around the rest of the Kalmbach railyard today and suffered through the "show us your weathered models" discussion. Wow...some pretty heavy egos there. Good thing we got Vinny to "show 'em da door" around here 'eh?
JEFF: I forgot to add my voice to the chorus praising your pic of the G&D boxcar earlier today...I think that's my favorite pic of yours yet. Very nicely done Sir.
Time to do the w**k for THAT editor I've been ignoring most of today. I have no clue what she wants me to do on the bird houses...but I oughta at least edit/process the photos I've got so I'm not completely empty-handed on THAT tomorrow morning.
G'night All...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!