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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, September 4, 2009 2:03 PM

 Just saw a strange snake. Wedge head and stubby body like a viper and striping like a garter snake and body color like a moccasin and flared neck like a cobra. No fangs that I could see but the neighbors and I weren't taking any chances. It got fed a bullet.

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, September 4, 2009 1:54 PM

Ryan... Yes, computer issues are really troublesome....I have lost all respect for Dell Computer Company. I spent more time on the phone again today. I asked for a US office, but today it was two more "Bombay Bos" plus two "Bombay Betty's". Dell is not living up to its warrantee committments.

Robby ...UP boxcar looks good.

Der John....Amazing tar wagon. N scale! Wow!

Jeff...Looks like the tank car got sprayed. Keep it way from those grafiti "artists"....

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Posted by Robby P. on Friday, September 4, 2009 1:16 PM

 Ray.......He hardly barks.  Just a 80lbs wimp. 

 Heres the UP boxcar.  I didi post it in WPF.

 Before:

 

 After:

 

 

 

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Posted by SilverSpike on Friday, September 4, 2009 1:02 PM

Wow Garry, sounds like you have some computer issues at the moment. Hope they get resolved soon.

Sweet n Sour Chicken with stir fry brown rice please..... Dinner

 

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Posted by Cox 47 on Friday, September 4, 2009 12:36 PM

Afternoon All..Its sunny and 77 here..just stopped in for a RBF please...Thank You..It monthly Wal-Mart shopping day here and my Son is coming in tonite so not much railroading..You all have a good week end...Jerry

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Posted by howmus on Friday, September 4, 2009 10:19 AM

Mornin' everyone!

Flo I'll have Eggs Benedict this morning and a cup of dark roast in a FGLK mug.  Please and Thank you!

'nuther nice day here in the Finger Lakes!  Currently 69°F.  Forcast calls for "Abundant sunshine with a high of 76°F".

Todd, I believe that the John Deere used the hand clutch right up to the end of the 2 cylinder models.  The newer type had the catapillar engine (6 cylinder) and went to the foot clutch.  The sound of the old 2 cylinder putt putts was unmistakable.  The big flywheel on the left side is the engine flywheel.  That was where you started the early models.  It had finger holds on the inside and was quite easy to use.  Later that flywheel was fitted with cogs to fit an electric starter.  BTW, my still was modified to be able to fit it into the space without having to call a contractor to rearrange the landscape.....WhistlingLaugh

DerJohn great work on the tar trailer!!! Bow

Ulrich I can understand being uneasy about the operation, I would be terrified!  But I know you will come through it with flying colors and the fact that it is "routine" also means that it is very safe.  You will be in my prayers!

So Robby, is the dog barking in soprano now???

Oh.... Philip, nice wheels for your daughter.  Hope it serves her well.  I take it the police decided that she was not the cause of the accident?  That is a good thing!  Glad she has recovered as well.

I have to get moving as the wood pile needs to be finished, the lawn needs to be mowed, the house needs to be cleaned........

73

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Friday, September 4, 2009 10:01 AM

Thanks very much for the Birthday wishes, everybody!  It means a lot to me.

I spent time for a "sanity break" in the model train room late last night. There is too much stuff going on.

In the middle of some major stuff, computers are driving me crazy too.

Believe it or not, Shellye's new Dell net-book computer is already on the fritz. It started giving error messages when Shelley was on it shortly after my last email to you. Now it will not operate.It worked well for one day only, and now it will not operate.
 
I spent an hour or two with a total of three "Bombay Bobs" at Dell's technical support trying to resolve.  The computer needs to have its OS (UBUNTU) eistalled. However, the little thing has no CD drive. We would have to buy an external drive for $100. We do not want to do that. We do not know of one we can borrow either. Alternatively, we can send it to a Dell service center, and wait for them to re-install.
 
We're mad at Dell now. I tried to call their customer service later last night, but they were not open for phone calls. I could have contacted by comoueter, however. I'll call them today.

It took a month for Dell to deliever its special order computer. The "made in China" label mThat way, I can spend more of my time doing non-mrr stuff. ay be a clue about the extended delivery time.

I'm glad this SOny laptop is working OK. Enough of that stuff. End of rant.

Below is a picure of my loads of tractors passing the farm with 2 more tractors. One of the tractors in the background has a seed spreader, and that one tractor is behind a pole. I used the little camera, and teh imae is not as clear as I like.

 

Ulrich.... praying for your surgery and recovery to good health. 

 

 

 

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Posted by SilverSpike on Friday, September 4, 2009 9:45 AM

Morning!

Toast with PB please Chloe!

Happy Belated Birthday Garry!

Howdy Luc! Nice to see you back in the Dinah....

Nice handy work there Der John!

Ray, thank you for your continued service in the Boy Scouts.  WWW - OA

Southern Gives the Green Light to Innovation, and Jeff has some innovative weathering too! Thumbs Up

Nice car there PC!

Happy Labor Day weekend!

 

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Posted by nik .n on Friday, September 4, 2009 9:42 AM

 Milk, Bacon, Eggs and Pancakes, Chloe.

Just stopped int to say Happy B-Day Garry!

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Posted by TMarsh on Friday, September 4, 2009 8:06 AM

Mornin, Scrambled eggs sausage and hash browns please. No make that home fries. Yup, coffee too thank you. What's that Zoe? (whisper whisper) OH! Sorry Garry I had the wrong day a few ago, Happy Birthday!

60 now supposed to get to 80 with partly cloudy skies. Maybe you may have noticed that I'm a bit partial to warmer weather but I have to admit it sure is nice to not have to run the air conditioner. Adds to the excess (ha ha ) at the end of the month for the modeling funds.

Farm show was great this year again. Boy you think 1/87 John Deere stuff is expensive, you oughta check out the 1:1stuff. If Ray remembers what some of them old ones cost he probably couldn't get his jaw off the ground for a week! $350,000 for a drillShock. (like a planter for those who don't know. Other than spacing, I have yet to figure out the difference. But call a Drill a Planter and they‘ll sure correct you. Town folk.)

Thanks for the comments on the still. I was glad to see others had it also. I liked the way you modified yours Ray, I thought about it but decided to keep it in the "oasis" configuration and fill trees around it. Super thanks DerJohn! I never thought I'd hear exceptional used in reference to something I've done! Don't worry, no big head. I'm chalking it up to luck. Anyway as I said before, hopefully without sounding like our friend Al, (OK, Vinnie, I won't say that name again. What? I owe for the page and the next two? Just for that!? Yeesh!) anyway, I am proud of the way it turned out. I'm disappointed in the picture because it is horrible and doesn't show hardly anything. I really would like to get a new camera, for more than just layout pics of course, but the wife has been complaining about the big screen TV in the basement and how you can't hardly see the picture anymore (old, real old. It has served well though) so it looks like a new LCD is in line before the K2000. Wait! I have some grain left. She's riding a horse in the Labor Day parade in Edinburgh (don't ask how she got involved on that) she'll want pictures, Hmmmm. Possible, but I doubt it because then I'd for sure have to buy the TV for our Anniversary on the 7th.

Robby- I chuckled when someone said it was the dog that was getting the snip. I thought that kinda went against the objective you have.

Jim- I gather you're not a real big Monty Python fan. Not everyone appreciates British humor, especially silly British humor, ("tis a silly show"). But I challenge anyone to not at least chuckle at the Hell's Grannies sketch or the classic dead parrot sketch.Laugh

Jeff- Ditto on the weathering comments. 3 meals for ten bucks. You can't beat that with a stick! I hope this fixes your internet woes. It's a good thing however you noticed your hands in time or it may have been much worse. I'm sure you checked your face for burns by now........, and your britches.

What's that Flo? Yes his pants especially the seat. We are men you know.

Barry- I don't want to be the guy who has to hang on to the engine! Wow!

Lee- Congratulations on the retirement! I think I got it right this time.

Ulrich- You are right, someone will be watching over you. Also there will be all of us in the virtual waiting room. It's understandable you are nervous, but as they said you're in good hands.

DerJohn- Tar trailer is outstanding! Looks very much like a real one. If only one could model dented fenders. Whistling

After viewing the tractor videos I strayed a bit and located this. It strongly resembles the first "big" tractor I drove. Of course it was covered in grain dust and back then I never new what it was other than JD, but this sure looks like it. I don't however remember pushing the lever forward to get it to move. I recall a foot clutch. So long ago I couldn't say for positive .... who knows. I do recall the fenders, wheel configuration grill, gages, steering shaft and the seat style. Like I said I do not recall the lever. The other ones and even the pattern cutouts, yes, but that one lever no. Maybe it was a different model or possibly year. This is the one we shared the driving on sometimes. One in the seat, the other standing leaning on the fender.

EDIT: Ya know on looking at that video again. I believe it was different. I don't recall the big flywheel on the left side, and I recall more of a floor we stood on but it is possible we just stood on the axle. It doesn't seem right though. The over all look in right, just some details are making me wonder. Oh well, it's been over 40 years ago and I've slept at least twice since then.

Have a Great Day!!

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Posted by pcarrell on Friday, September 4, 2009 8:06 AM

Mornin' all!

Woke up this morning to low 60's, and lots of dew on the cars.  It's supposed to get up near 80 today and sunny, so it should be pretty nice out.

Well, some of you may recall that my daughter recently got in a little car accident.  Seems someone ran a red light and she T-boned 'em.  Her car was a complete waste (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/850A0028.jpg), so the insurance company totaled it.  They gave us a fair settlement though, so I can't complain.  They offered us about what I think I could've gotten for the car on the open market before the crash, so I'm good with it.  Anyways, the airbags went off and my daughter was fine other then a sprained ankle.  So, for the last week I've been carting her to college and back every day, and that makes the schedule tough.  Well last night I found a car for her at a good price, so I bought it and took it home to her.  She's pretty stoked about her new Camaro!

(There's morning dew on the car in these pics)
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Not too bad for 2k, huh?  It has a V6 and automatic with A/C.  It has 148k on it, but it looks pretty well taken care of.

So, whats up with you all?

Oh, and Gerry...........

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Posted by Robby P. on Friday, September 4, 2009 8:04 AM

 Good morning.  Its FRIDAY, well for some its the last day of work.  I have one more night to go. 

 I was on my way to work last night (2:30am), and seen flashing lights on the highway (other side of the highway).  Cop cars, fire trucks, etc was at a exit.  To find out a motorcycle hit the back of a piggy back 18-wheeler.  The mototrcycle driver died at the scene.   So everybody with cycles becareful!!!!!!!

 I sold the BN boxcar yesterday, and I have three more to do this weekend.  I might get one done today, and post it later.  Gotta go by the bank and deposit my check *clears throat*.......allowance.   Doctors, lawyers, sport players makes paychecks Big Smile.

 My wife also told me two months ahead that, my b-day gift might be a trip to "horseshoe curve" in October.  We would take a Amtrack, and spend the day.   She said she would like to take me in Oct. when the leaves are changing.   Even thou my b-day is in November, I thought that was nice. 

 Garry......Sorry for the late b-day Mischief.  

 Der.....TWO THUMBS UP Thumbs Up  Thumbs Up.   Could I do that?   NO!!!   I don't have the patience for anything like that.  Then my wife says, I have no patience at all.  

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, September 4, 2009 7:03 AM

 Happy birthday Garry!

 

Good morning.

It's 71 and cloudy. The high will be around 88 and there's a chance of rain.

Looks like I'll be mowing the parent's grass this morning. I was intending to do it over the weekend but the weather guesser says it's gonna be WET. So I had to move the schedule up. I have to get it done now because after the 8th I won't be able to do such things for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I went looking for more Krylon Matte Finish but couldn't find it. So I went over to Lowe's to see what they had. I got a can of Valspar Clear Flat and decided to give it a try. I found that it has a better coverage than the Matte Finish and is more uniform. I think I'll be using this stuff now. I did find that it has to be used in a very well ventilated area (no problem for me since I do the spraying outside) as it has quite a strong odor. I haven't seen any ill effects on the model I sprayed it on. No peeling paint or lettering or warped plastic. This weekend I'll be working on weathering a Bachmann Boise Cascade all-door box car and it will get the Clear Flat treatment.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      9/4/2009

Heat Index:  77°F
Humidity:  88%
Dew Point:  68°F

So Far Today
High:  72°F
Low:  71°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  6mph ENE

Today  High: 88    Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.

Tonight  Low: 68    Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.


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Posted by blownout cylinder on Friday, September 4, 2009 6:38 AM

Good Morning

Happy Birthday Gerry!!

The curreent temperature here is 11C and we have ground fog out here---gonna go up to 23C today and be sunny

The bunch are in the process of leaving today as everyone who will be at the university be  settling in there----they'll have a few days of 'silliness' with orientation week and then it is school stuff again---

I'm going to see how much stuff I'll get done today----tomorrow we'll be headin' out for more photo taking backroad trips

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Friday, September 4, 2009 6:09 AM

Packer
Jeff, like how the wheels came out. How'd you do them?

I simply painted them with a rust Floquil paint pen. The same goes for the trucks except the color is rail tie brown.

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Posted by LSWrr on Friday, September 4, 2009 6:00 AM

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Labor day this weekend!

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 4, 2009 1:16 AM

 Good Morning,

Zoe, I shouldn´t be doing this, but I have some coffee in an LKAB mug.

GarryHappy B-Day, - I ´ll come to see you in the afternoon to Dinner of your birthday cake!

 I can´t say that I am feeling really comfortable with what is lying ahead of me. My doc says, I shouldn´t worry, it is just a routine job nowadays, but that is exactly what makes me worry! Routine easily leads to carelessness and although the Hamburg University Hospital has an excellent reputation for cardiac surgery, I don´t find a comforting thought in that. My wife is already getting mad at me being so edgy...

There are a number of things I have to arrange for before going into hospital, like updating my last will, stuff like that. 

Somebody will be watching over me!

God bless you all!

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Posted by Cederstrand on Thursday, September 3, 2009 10:31 PM

A large Cocoa, please.

***Garry, better wish you a  HAPPY BIRTHDAY  now, before I forget.

***Jim, interestingly enough, the wife DID ask me if any of her kits were snap-together (implying she could do those). I only wish they were.Laugh Room for improvement at the easel. As for the critters, see my last paragraph.

***Ray, thanks for the info/reminder on the lights. Do those smoke units that come with older Model Power kits run on variable DC also?

***Vincent, I agree with you on that SD45. Nice job!

***Der, you are a master of inginuity. Those propane tanks will really set off the tar trailer. Incidently, my wife was just asking me today about adding a Still to her layout. I borrowed one of your images to put on the desktop for her to see tomorrow.

Our oldest mare, Sandy, is really going down hill fast now. Instead of months, I'm not sure she even has weeks left. I cannot share how much I dread the inevitable day we'll have to make the call. It is approaching rapidly. Nuff said.Sad  Heading down to the barn in a few, to check on the old herd patriarch.

Good night all.

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Posted by der5997 on Thursday, September 3, 2009 8:33 PM

 

Good Evening Diners.  Dessert please Chloe; I'll finish up the fresh fruit salad with the added wild blackberries. I think there's some custard left over too, and a small scoop of the nsa vanilla ice-cream will sweeten the whole thing very nicely. Tea to wash it down would be good, thanks.

Haven't been in since page 12, but have kept up by peeking in the window. Garry, and Happy Retirement LeeLuc, good to see you dropped in again, thanks for the emails!  Ulrich, you are in our prayers for the surgery, and economic recovery.Angel

Robbie and Ray, your weathering and scenery continue to amaze and inspire, ditto Jeff - don't know how you get so much done, and those clouds are a great addition to the new backdrop!

Todd: Took the liberty of playing about a bit with the still scene photos, to get to see the weathering better. The copper piping is exceptional!   

The tar trailer is coming along, but slowed down a whole lot as I dropped the thing on the floor and it has taken a while to repair.

I decided to make the mud guards( I hesitate to call them fenders, for me those belong on cars!) before the propane tanks (BTW, Jeff if you want more of those N tank cars to modify, I have one or two). Making them took me back to Micro-Models from my school days - and yes, they did steam locos in what would be about Z scale, all from printed card stock! Here's a blow-by-blow of the mud guard construction. Layout the design on card  

Cut the shapes   Roll the ends to get the right curve. I used a mini file handle for this.  

Score the fold, and glue the curved ends to the back-piece   Todd, my point and shoot set on close-up focuses on the strongest point of focus in the shot. I had the rule behind the piece I was holding up, so that's why these last two photos are out of focus, even though the little green square said the focus was fine!

Test fit the mud-guard. I found I needed to mount a strip of scale 2x3 along the rear of the back-piece in order to have something to glue the mud guard to the frame.   Here they are installed and painted

  The rear view was lacking something, so I added spray flaps. The lighting wasn't the best, and no amount of fiddling brought it up in MS Photoeditor.

Then ARRGHH!I dropped the darned thing - but besides the repair, I have made the propane tanks. Shoe tree rod, as I indicated a while ago, trimmed around top and base, sanded; then two different diameter rings of paper for the stand and the valve protector.    Painted up, acrylic silver by Grumbacher (I've had that since the late 80s and the tube is still more than ¾ full!) mixed with a little black. That's a mix I've been using since doing medieval armour models as a kid!  I threw on an extra light for this shot, I think it helped.

The weather has been far too good to be indoors in the daytime, so much yard work is being done, as well as outside house maintenance. That's another reason for the slow mrr progress. Bedtime again now, and so I'll say Goodnight, and God Bless. Prayers continuing for all those in need of healing, comfort, peace and prosperity. Angel

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Posted by Packer on Thursday, September 3, 2009 8:33 PM

Evening all. RBF and a sliceof marble cake for me. Today's been rather busy, did some sanding on the new fender and bumper for my car and pressure washed the house. Unfortunately halfway through the pressure-washing the hose hit the muffler and melted, spraying a high-pressure mix of chlorine and water everywhere. Luckily I was far enough away not to get wet. Also made a bunch of progress on the MR front.

I managed to put 2 of my u-boats back together, and put a wash on the U33C.



I took a shot at weathering some cars with washes as well:



Also weathered one of my SD45s after putting the beacon back on:



Personally I think the front sill of the SD45 came out really well.

Garry, happy B-day.

Jeff, like how the wheels came out. How'd you do them?

Ulrich, hope all goes well and for a speedy recovery.

Vincent

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2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, September 3, 2009 8:27 PM

Ray: If you had the space---I think the both of us---we need to buy a farm---or twoWhistling I started to muck around doing some casting of parts for a couple of N scale trucks---if I get good enough at this maybe----?Confused Oh, Karl told me the steam tractor that I seen on this farm was built from a bunch of parts left from a BEST tractor (had a vertical boiler yet--) and an Avery. The fellow who cobbled this together did this in 1933 and had it until Karl bought it in 1974. He used it mostly for threshing and as a stump puller--- 

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Posted by howmus on Thursday, September 3, 2009 8:12 PM

Evenin' Folks!

I sure didn't get a lot of w**k done today but It was a fun day....  Got to hang around with my granddaughter for about 3 hours.  My son had to pick up his wife's car which got a scraped bumper in the parking lot where she works.  We all rode out to the repair place together and then I drove Art's car and my granddaughter back to Geneva.  As soon as we got bvack to my house, Art had to hook onto his boat trailer to take it down and get it inspected.  I got to go along and watch the granddaughter...... Big Smile  Later i had to go over to my son's house and babysit the granddaughter for about an hour as my son had to go to w**k.  My DIL arrived home from her job after picking up my other granddaughter at day care.....  So I got to see both of them. Big SmileBig Smile  The oldest has got pinkeye so she was kept home today.

Split and stacked a couple more wheelbarow loads of wood this evening.  I should get just about 2 face cords of wood out of what I was given.  That is about 1/4 of the wood I need for the Winter.  I may just go out and buy 6 more face cords from one of the tree surgeons  in the area.  I'll check out the possibilities  next week.  I may be able to get a deal on some wood they wouldn't usually sell that hasn't been split.......

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Ray, maybe if you sweet-talk and bribe DerJohn, he'll figure out the directions for you for building one...Whistling

 

Jim, I have been thinking that it would make a fairly easy scratch build if I can get a bunch of photos and measure one of them.  Going to have to do some asking around to see who knows somebody who might know someone who knows someone who has one.......Whistling  If I had the space and the funding, I could get into antique tractors very easily.

Rob it doesn't make a bit of difference with an incandescent bulb whether it is powered with AC or DC.  Advantage to DC on an old power pack would be that you can turn the power down from 12 volt to 9 or 10 volts.  The bulbs will last much longer if you power them below  the rated voltage.  I think they often look better as well.

Flo I'll have a cup of decafe and a big hunk of that Birthday Cake that Garry brought with him with a scoop of vanilla ice cream beside it.  Thanks.  I'll go joing Barry at the rivet counter.

73

[edit]  Looks like evening snacks are on me so order up folks!

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, September 3, 2009 8:07 PM

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Jeff, nice job on that boxcar Thumbs Up - how'd you do the rust spots on that? Toothpick? (Very) Small brush? Those wheels are looking good, too.

Those are specks of black paint that were shot onto the model when I sprayed it down with the alcohol/acrylic wash.

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Thursday, September 3, 2009 7:49 PM

Evening, Chloe. I'll have a medium slice of Garry's Happy B-Day cake and a glass of milk, please, and a Santa Fe mug of coffee for washing it down when I'm done. Smile Thanks!


Jeff, nice job on that boxcar Thumbs Up - how'd you do the rust spots on that? Toothpick? (Very) Small brush? Those wheels are looking good, too.

howmus
I think the old McCormick Deering would be a great model for my layout.  Too bad no one makes one in HO.

 

Ray, maybe if you sweet-talk and bribe DerJohn, he'll figure out the directions for you for building one...Whistling

Luc, my apologies for forgetting Oops - Congratulations on your & Gloria's newest grandchild! Approve

Barry - so, how much time have you been spending on the 'Tube lately?Smile,Wink, & Grin Me, I had to w**k today (although 2 of my lonely 3 appointments for today already either had not showed - my 8:00 - or had rescheduled - my 3:00 - by about quarter of 9 a.m.). It did make it easier to have my paperw**k done before I left for home this afternoon, though...

Man... - that Challenger is HUGE when you have something in the picture to compare it to! How fast does that loco move when it's (as the video said) "pouring on the power"?Wow!!

Rob, sorry to hear about that forgetting the hose was running. But I bet you won't forget about that for a long while, eh? At least, most things I learn by Oops-ing tend to stick with me for quite a while... How've the critters been doing lately? And have you been getting some painting in, in between all the chores and w**king on your wife's layout? Hope so! Oh, and I'm not the electrician in here, but I think the DC outputs of your powerpack would be good for lighting. That's kinda dangerous territory, inviting the wife into the train room - she'll find more things for you to do! ShockWink Now, if she had to do some of that w**k herself, it might slow her down a little bit...

Ulrich, we'll keep you in mind and AngelAngel for Monday, as well as for you to get the best (and least tired-out) surgeon in that region for your surgery. Yeah!! Fill us in on things once you get rested up and out of the hospital (unless they have 'puters in there, of course, and you can post sooner than that from inside).

Last Night, I went looking through what I thought were the most likely tubs where the NMRA gauge might be, but no luck.Sigh Ah, I know what I can do to find it! I'll go buy another one from my LHS owner/local MRR club member on Saturday! That'll guarantee that the other gauge will turn up, right? (Sheesh!....) Even if buying a new one gets the other one to show its face (so to speak), I'll just put the other one in a definite location - like taped against the inside wall of one of my storage tubs, where I can see it from outside of the tub. Yeah!!

Hope everyone (including you, Ray and Rob) gets a good night's sleep tonight. Prayers for healing and for comfort, as well.

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau

 

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Posted by Cederstrand on Thursday, September 3, 2009 7:18 PM

Chocolate dipped icecream cone, please.

After a long day on little sleep, the wife & I went to the train room to discuss ideas. We're still swapping buildings around in her town, trying to come up with something that looks right. So far, no final decisions.

Hooked up the animated "Stan's Diner" sign and all I can say is "COOL". We're both very impressed with it. She asked if her carnival rides would look like that. Uh, no! 

Now she's thinking she should have a school, but there is no room anywhere for it, unless you pull that eminant domain cra* on the wee little farmer family and steal some of his land for it. Fortunately, my wife thinks the horses and cows need to keep their pasture for grazing. 

The best part, she wanted to watch her train run. I just think that is neat. Oh, when she asked (again) if I was going to have a town, I said no, your town is enough. Most of my layout will be barren land from a past vulcano eruption. Does anyone think one of those impressive BLAST FURNACE models could work for smelting some ore deposits obtained from a vulcano mining operation???Whistling 

Another question (asked before but I forgot the answer), do you use AC or DC to operate HO scale 12v lampposts?

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, September 3, 2009 6:29 PM

Hello again...

feel free to have some cake.....there's plenty to go around.........Shelley treated me to lunch in Clarksville, TN to celebrate........

Cheers

GARRY

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Thursday, September 3, 2009 6:22 PM

Good Evening---

We got Steven into his new quarters at the university. Dang, the place has seriously changed from when I got stuffed into a residence. I had to share mine with a longnosed rat, ---I mean, fellow studentMischiefWhistling--but he spent more time in the boozer---and by Xmas I had the room all to myself-----Now Steve gets a room that has a kitchenette and a bathroom all to himself----and, yes, he assured me he'll keep it cleanWhistling

His text books have now cost about $745. And counting. He still needs an elective-----Banged Head---

Chloe, I'll have an RBF and a Lemon Merigue Pie please-----I'll be at the RC for now---

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, September 3, 2009 3:26 PM

 Today I tried Valspar Clear Flat for the first time and I'm impressed. I think I'll be using this stuff now instead of Matte Finish. Here are two photos of one part of the same car. The first is before using the Clear Flat an dthe second is after.



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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, September 3, 2009 11:59 AM

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Jeff..Great weathering job...

Thanks Jerry. That took me all of about 20 minutes to do when I subtract the drying and construction time. Total time was 1 hour 21 minutes.

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Posted by Cox 47 on Thursday, September 3, 2009 11:40 AM

Howdy all...Its sunny and 73 here but it seems warmer than that...I'll have a Polish sasage drag it thru the garden on a bun,fries and a strawbeey shake please...Thank you..Working this morning cleaning up my van..tring to get some wax on it before winter..Foun a con cor F 3 on E-bay this morning and put a bid in on it..ends saturday...

Jeff..Great weathering job...

Ulrich...You are in me thoughts and prayers...

You all have a good one...Jerry

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