Freezing rain changing to snow today, the HI will remain close to the freezing point. Not much completed on the MRR front. Since I got the truck back Friday I went to Sam’s club to stock up on food stuff, Home Depot to pick up some stuff for around the house, Hobby Town and LHS to stock up on train stuff.Rob, on the coupler subject I’ve had good experiences with several non-Kay Dee couplers. Bachman, Lifelike, and Mc Henry are my top 3. Kay Dee is still tops in the market, but I just couldn’t afford to convert everything I have to Kay Dee.
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GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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Oh, ok, Garry. It didn't look like a picture, but it didn't really look like a painting either. Somewhere inbetween. Either way, it looks great!
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Heartland Division CB&Q blownout cylinder Did that kit have an interior with it that you could install? Seems that I saw something like that a long while ago---with that interior. Barry ... It has no interior. The kit came with paper venitian blind plus advertising signs to be placed in the window. Perhaps, it is better that people can't see in the diner because they might see what happens in the corner booth.
blownout cylinder Did that kit have an interior with it that you could install? Seems that I saw something like that a long while ago---with that interior.
Did that kit have an interior with it that you could install? Seems that I saw something like that a long while ago---with that interior.
Barry ... It has no interior. The kit came with paper venitian blind plus advertising signs to be placed in the window. Perhaps, it is better that people can't see in the diner because they might see what happens in the corner booth.
BRAAAAAP!!!
Excuse me----
Chloe, I'll have the RBF in a keg please-----
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J.R.- I'm not looking for anything in particular. My hangup with my MRRing is, NO duplicate numbers. I have one pair of GN cars with #3529 ,both BlueBox but different shades of red. My FEC collection is the exception. Walthers is/was the only one making the Ortner gons. I bought two of each set they made. Thats why I have 28 of them. I usually use my 2 GP 40's to pull them like the prototype. As the other roads I have, no double numbers. Thankyou for asking. My roads include, ATSF ,BN-BNSF, CSX, ACL ,B&O ,B&M with B&A ,CR ,D&RG, FEC, GN, NS, N&W, NP, PFE, RI, SBD, Southern, SP, UP, Virginian, plus 6 to9 other rr's with between 1 to 5 cars. These rr's have at least 10 cars and some have 25 and more.
Prayers for all.
Flip
der5997Jeff:On the blood sugar crash - theh diabetes clinic suggested I pack along a granola bar or two for my walk. Kris got me some chocolate covered peanut butter flavoured things on Friday. W read t he ingredients, and there are sugars of one kind and another from 8 sources in that list - 9 if you count Sorbitol as a slow acting sugar! Scary when your low dioesn't respond to your remedial action - any clue why?
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Sam:
but what does "IIRC" mean?
Ray:
One of them is actually running very well now, but the other.......... No dice. Derails every time it goes through a curve. I have a new set of trucks ordered for it which may help. They are 3 axle trucks and bind in the curves and pull very hard. my little loco can pull them up a 2% grade with no problem but get into a 24" radius curve and they just stop the loco (Spins its wheels). They are probably binding on something underneath. I am most likely going to get some of the Rivarossi 60 fotters and run those.
Ulrich: I was intrigued by the Dinas Mawddyw logo on your track plan, so I Googled it.. It's a village in Snowdonia, Wales. Oh, I see that you've switched names
can anyone tell me, how to pronounce Glyndyfdrwy?
That 0-6-0 Pannier Tank I'm quite familiar with. It was often used to head the train that took us from Paddington to school at Oxford in the 50s, before amalgamation and the birth of British Railways, in whose livery your example is dressed!. ( because it meant the end of the GWR whose Chocolate and Cream passenger cars in the video are a pure delight!)
(on roads) ...with a little white glue added to prevent it from cracking.
Jeff:
I use a Kadee Speedi-Driver cleaner brush myself. I just clip it to the rails, dial up the required address, advance the throttle and touch the brush bristles to the wheels. The wheels spin and the dirt or whatever is gone.
Garry:
One more point. My roads always slope upward at the back of the layout. It looks better than if the road is horizontal until it reaches the backdrop which is vertical,
Lee:
I'm looking for pictures of your Route 66 diner.
Well, making ladder cages in metal for a plastic ladder is proving to be a bit of a challenge. I had the wood dowel form all worked out, and the cage soldered up after a bit of trial and error.. I thought I could super glue the ladder to the metal supports if I first put a strip of polypropylene bag between the dowel and the ladder. Not an overwhelming success, but at least I was able to rescue both the ladder and the cage from the ensuing failure. So now I'm putting the ladder onto the cage "in free space" so to speak. Here it is with the first side of the ladder glued and drying. Another challenge is that the two ladders I had on hand were not quite long enough for the tower they are to go on. I shall have to fill the gap with styrene strip once this is all set up.
I wonder if there's any of the Egg Plant Parmigiana left? That with some Pita bread, and a JR Regular would do very well, thanks, Chole (and welcome back BTW, you have all been sorely missed.) While on the subject of staff changes, Ray thanks for taking care of the grey goose situation, the mess outside was becoming a bother, you know how geese are! .
I had to leave off writing for an hour to go downstairs and show my MIL a Video CD of various internet goodies - I've made 3 of these so far, from all sorts of video clips and still photos made into slide shows (thanks again Sawyer!); and this will be the second one she's seen. Ellen doesn't use a computer, so this is a way to share some of the great stuff that comes into my inbox. Anyway, back to gluing the ladder's other side; then it will be the platform at the top of the bulk sand tower. I think I'm going to cut off the top of the tower flush. I made it domed as I was using epoxy putty, and it seemed a natural shape - but all my photos of modern bins, plus the sanding towers in the Cornerstone kit, have flat tops. It will be easier to build a platform on the flat top. thanks for talking me into it! .
JR:
but it needs 60f to use and it's been too cold in the basement.
Rob:
2) Which wheel size do I to go with, or is this dependant on the actual car I'm replacing trucks on?
Will all the various types of knuckle couplers work ok together?
Time to say Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers continuing for all in need of Healing, Comfort, Prosperity and Peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Will that be a Sam's diner when you get done? Looks like a nice kit.
Jeff,
With all your recent travails it shouldn't be a surprise that you body gets grumpy now and again. Take care of yourself and let yourself back in on a pace we wouldn't want to see you relapse. J.R.
Heartland Division CB&QWhat's all of that chomping noise? .... Oh my word!... It's Barry, and he's comping down one of those giant burgers ..... CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP ..............
MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH------
Heartland Division CB&QEDIT ... I forgot to mention I have one of those City Classic Diners. That is the kit I assembled during last winter's ice storm. I did it only in the daytime when daylight was coming in the windows. We got by with no power for nine days, and heated with a gas log in the fireplace.
Scrambled eggs, please.
I'm looking to start replacing some old trucks with rapido couplers with some new Atlas Accumates or Micro-trains. Nearly all my (N scale) track is Kato Unitrack. Questions:
1) Should I get friction or roller trucks?
3) And what about the various coupler extension sizes?
4) Will all the various types of knuckle couplers work ok together?
Suggestions will be much appreciated.
Rob
I had so many plans for working on some freight cars today but I was down and out before 11 am. I had an unexpected blood sugar crash that sent my level down to 46 even though I had a descent breakfast earlier. At that point I'm virtually colorblind. Things didn't improve much after eating and I was really tired as well. I intended to get a 1 hour nap. That turned into 4 hours, but I felt much better. Still haven't touched the cars though. Maybe tomorrow.
JR ... That's good news that your new empire will soon have its space set aside. I still miss your pix of the previous empire. Downtown scenes were impressive!
Joe ... I did not paint all of the backdrops. They are a collage of pictures. I had to paint parts of it, however.
Todd ... One more thing. When I install the backdrops, I have the horizon up above the track level by maybe two or more inches. Then I slope the scenery up to the backdrop not just with roads but other places, too.
What's all of that chomping noise? .... Oh my word!... It's Barry, and he's comping down one of those giant burgers ..... CHOMP, CHOMP, CHOMP ..............
EDIT ... I forgot to mention I have one of those City Classic Diners. That is the kit I assembled during last winter's ice storm. I did it only in the daytime when daylight was coming in the windows. We got by with no power for nine days, and heated with a gas log in the fireplace.
Good Evening All,
I'll have the double deck swiss mushroom and bacon burger medium rare on a sesame seed bun lightly toasted please. Yes tomato lettuce and some Guldens mustard with that please. Seasoned curly blue fries with that? Sure. and of course a Vanilla milkshake with it. No I'll just have it back here next to the passed out fox. Man that dude can sleep. No I haven't seen the raccoons. Are they still AWOL? Hmmmmm.
Long day at the house today with chores and whatnot. I've had this green foam spray kit for a month or so now but it needs 60f to use and it's been too cold in the basement. With things a bit warmer and the sn*w going I was hoping this would be the weekend. It got up to 55 so I decided to go for it hoping the specs had a bit of wiggle room. It went all right and with maybe a little touch up and some details around the windows I can start on the walls and hooking up electrics for the CFO's exercise room. I also have a better idea on the dimensions of the new empire as well - an ell shape about 7' x 12' on one leg and 8' x 24' for the other. I'll need to allow for access and a hobby bench, etc, but it's more room than I had before so I'm happy either way.n Of course I'll need to start over on the layout design but still hope to keep the loop yard and two levels with a city scene. With any luck I can recycle some of the old layout I have hanging from the rafters in the shed. The CFO is happier this way as well as the wood shop will be away from the rest of the house so noise and smells won't be an issue. All I need to do now is finish the rest of the job lists and I'm good to go hopefully by late spring or early summer.
Flip - what cars are you looking for? We get Bevbel and others through the museum all the time and we usually surplus them off. Two years ago we had nearly 40 kits donated (all custom paint blue box) and we took them to Springfield and got rid of them.
I'm sore and have a bit of a headache so I'm just going to chill for a bit right here. J.R.
Evening all.
Wow, that Formspring.me site is, well, uh, interesting! I was asked the wierdest things, like to describe the NJT system in 300 words, and why circular pizzas come in square boxes, and more. Who wants to be next!
Been doing some catching up...
Jim and Chris, yeah, I was more surprised than anything when THAT happened... Like I said, good thing we have THOSE things!
Lee, that's funny! Although they exist, I still don't understand left-handed scissors...?
Garry, please don't tell me that you painted that last backdrop with the houses. I think I'd die if you did...
Geez, Barry, 6?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Well, I gots stuffs to do, but I'll be back later.
Evenin' folks!
Zoe I'll have a hot Turkey Sandwich (If THAT Fox left more than just the pile of feathers I see out back), chips, and a cup of decafe. I'll go sit at the Rivet Counter for a bit.
Got home from Syracuse about an hour ago. Then got to show the layout to the guys I rode up there with. One is a MMR from the Hammondsport area and the other is a guy who moved into the Bath, NY area last year. Both are members of my NMRA Division. We all had a great day!
The Vendor area was fairly small, but had some very good local people manning tables from the area. There was also the guys who wanted $125 for a Tyco 0-6-0 steamer.......... One that has seen better days as well. I thought about asking him if I had to pay him the $125 or if he was going to pay me to take it off his hands...... I kept my mouth shut. Met Tim (Fireman 216) and had a good chat with him. He was right at the entrance booth w*rking when I got there. Good to meet you Tim!
The club layout is very nicely done and I'm sure provides some great operations night for the group! Too bad I don't live closer by. Even the LEGOS Layout was fun! My granddaughter would have loved it! After we attended the CNY, NMRA Division meeting, we took a spin around Syracuse to do some rail fanning. Drove down alongside the CSX Yard in Syracuse. We could see containers being loaded on cars in the yard.
Packers#1TMarshSawyer- Everyone is human and no one is perfect and makes no mistake in whatever they do. No matter how good they are. It's a sport and perfection is strived for, but rarely achieved. Well, except for a few who are in the stands or sitting in front of the TV. I wonder why they aren't coaches? Todd, very true words.
TMarshSawyer- Everyone is human and no one is perfect and makes no mistake in whatever they do. No matter how good they are. It's a sport and perfection is strived for, but rarely achieved. Well, except for a few who are in the stands or sitting in front of the TV. I wonder why they aren't coaches?
Sawyer- Everyone is human and no one is perfect and makes no mistake in whatever they do. No matter how good they are. It's a sport and perfection is strived for, but rarely achieved. Well, except for a few who are in the stands or sitting in front of the TV. I wonder why they aren't coaches?
Todd, very true words.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
blownout cylinder Chloe---I'll have about 6 MONSTER QUADRUPLEX BURGERS with the bucket of poutine and the giant tub o' that Strawberry Shake please. I'll be over at the corner booth
Chloe---I'll have about 6 MONSTER QUADRUPLEX BURGERS with the bucket of poutine and the giant tub o' that Strawberry Shake please. I'll be over at the corner booth
Barry's order is now being delievered to the corner booth:
Trainman Sam Lee- here's the cover to the "Diner" I'll be back later, going to dinner with my wife!!!!
Lee- here's the cover to the "Diner" I'll be back later, going to dinner with my wife!!!!
Interestin' little set up innit?
Good Afternoon/Evening
We went out after the church paperw**k was done and found a neat little restaurant a little outa town. We had a fine lunch there and then dawdled around the place----now I've got to go back there and get more pix----no camera
AND WE HAD LOTSA SUN!!------now we gonna pay for it by having a crappy week
Sam
May He bless you, guide you, and keep you safe on your journey through life!
I Model the New Hope & Ivyland RR (Bucks County, PA)
Afternoon all. Flo, I'll take a bacon cheeseburger and a RBF, thanks.
Got a good bit of homework done already today, but I'm gonna hafta do more later.
So, who wants to ask me ABSOLUTELY anything, or just leave a comment!? And the fun part is, I won't even know who you are! Who wants go give it a go? This should be entertaining...http://www.formspring.me/ns3010
I'll be in the back, catching up and answering questions.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Dogs have no manners. They should excuse themselves to the bathroom when they do that. Ruined WPF for me. I'm going to the basement.
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.
Man, what a beautiful day. Temp in low 70's , bright sunshine and just a few clouds. Went to Renningers Flea market. Actually found a GN reefer I didn't have.. Have to change couplers and weigh it..--------------- Who is looking for construction vehicles? Found some but not sure of scale. Look to be H O . There is a fire truck, snorkle type, in box, 1/82 , asking $10.The other trucks are a $1 each.. If interested, let me know as I'll have to back to get them / it.
Good Afternoon,
well, it has been a fairly dull and boring day today. We stayed up much later than usual yesterday night, as we had friends joining us for dinner. It was those people who had helped us so much in getting our new flat fixed up and Petra went way out of her way to come up with a dinner that earned her !
Our friends gave us a voucher from a local accessory shop, just to buy the few missing things! Needless to say, that both Petra and I were in tears. Without these folks, we would not have survived the move. It is so good to have friends!
Zoe, supper time is coming up quickly, so I just have a cafe au lait and a slice of that apple crumble thingy I see there on the counter!
I have spend a good deal of time watching steam vids on youtube.Those British steam locos are so diminutive, they just look like toy-trains made by Lionel. It is amazing how well kept they are, especially when compared to the state of repair the rest of the country is in. I also added finishing touches on the plan - added another track on the traverser, so the layout can now be operated by two people, one for each train. I also found a nice Welsh name for it - can anyone tell me, how to pronounce Glyndyfdrwy?
Here is the plan, if you are interested:
The last couple of days saw above-freezing temps, so that white stuff is slowly disappearing. It is still way to cold for this time of the year - we normally have temps of + 10 C and more at the end of Feb.
Have a good day!
Good Morning. (walks in and tries the restroom door to find it locked) As you can tell, I'm not where I should be. At Church. No excuses other than just lazy. It's drizzle raining and just can't get moving.
So far, and it's early, it looks like I will be able to spend some quality time with the kingdom in the basement. I feel in some places I may be "overbuilding". But, I don't want to experience an unexpected "underbuild" later after it becomes very difficult to correct. Better safe than sorry I‘m a thinkin. Especially since I believe this will be "the" layout.
Lee- As I look around my areas allotted to me, mainly the garage, it is not unusual for me to acquire items I don't need, just in case I do........., someday. However, I'm somewhat proud of myself for not grabbing up something that I don't need that someone else may. Ah it's the little things that make me proud. Not sucking up, I really do think your layout is fantastic. But as we all know, no matter how good someone is, there is always someone better. Something the folks here in the diner, and many others too, grasp that a few out there don't.
I tink I'm in pretty good company here and can share and learn for a long time from among the best.
Heartland Division CB&QOne more point. My roads always slope upward at the back of the layout. It looks better than if the road is horizontal until it reaches the backdrop which is vertical,
See? Little things like this. Thank you! (wrting it down and shoving in pocket).
Robby- Problem with me is I have no independent vision. I need to see someone elses work to get an idea. I can then modify it for me. I can see changes like my such and such can be here, I don't want this and I can add that, but to come up with something like a track plan or other things even with a healthy list of givens and druthers from a clean sheet..... Blank. Also helps to look at what someone else does and say, "how come there's looks so much better than mine"
Jeffrey- Sounds like who ever painted those cars, painted Toms' loco. Good think there isn't as much separate detail on the cars. Have fun.
Say, who's in the restroom? Been in there a looong time. . Oh you've got to be kidding. Everybody knows PC's a Port-A-Potty tipper. I ain't goin' in there.
Have a Great Day!!!
Mornin' everyone!
Well looky here, the girls are back from vacation this morning! Zoe I'll have a short stack of buttermilk pancakes with a side of bacon and a cup of dark roast in a FGLK mug to start the day.
Jeffrey, I have sent my share of new Scouts to the tool box to find a "left handed Smoke Shifter" for me. At Camp Brulé when I was camp director, our waterfront director used to commonly ask some new scout to go up to the Rangers Shed and ask him for more Red oil for the Port lamps on the sailboats. (The Starboard lamps need Green oil you know!) My all time favorite THAT I did a few times was to send some kid over to the Rifle Range to get me the Rifle Report. The Field Sports Director was 70 years old almost totally deaf and after he finally found out why the kid was there, he would calmly get out one of our 22 rifles, walk up to the firing line, and load and discharge the rifle in a safe manner. Turn to the kid and with a straight face say, "There, Done!". We aren't allowed (officially) to do things like THAT anymore as it falls under "Hazing" and THAT is completely forbidden in Scouting. Too bad as they removed some very wrong and even dangerous "Traditions" in certain Troops (Had to handle some situations concerning those kind of things back when I was Camp Director..... Not fun!), they also took a lot of harmless fun out as well........
I will be leaving for Syracuse in a half hour or so. Should stop back in here sometime this evening.
Hope all of you have a great day!
Good morning. It's 55 and cloudy. The high will be in the mid 60's and there's a 50% chance of thunderstorms.Today I'll be giving my attention to two identical boxcars I recently received. They're both Slovenian made IHC offerings with roller bearing trucks fitted with flat tread pizza cutter wheels. They appear to have been painted with an enamel type paint that was on the verge of obscuring what little rivet details the cars have. Both of the cars have both plug doors and sliding doors. The roof and doors may have been done with an airbrush. It's a bit hard to tell at this point. If I decide to strip them the evidence of whether it was done with an airbrush or a rattle can will come out as the rattle can paint will tend to be thicker. They have Life-Like type truck mounted knuckle couplers. Right now I'm not sure if I'll do away with them and body mount Kadee's or change out the the car bottoms altogether.
TMarsh Sawyer- Don't sweat it. I seem to recall a professional football player running the wrong way one time and another spiking the ball BEFORE he got to the end zone. Did I mention these were professionals?
Sawyer- Don't sweat it. I seem to recall a professional football player running the wrong way one time and another spiking the ball BEFORE he got to the end zone. Did I mention these were professionals?
True. It's jsut one of those experience deals.
Chris, the only way to tackle illegally is tackle someone above the shoulders. Otherwise jsut get 'em to the turf haha
Good morning. Its cool once again, and maybe a mix of snow/rain is coming.
Well I guess today I will fade the cars I bought. That takes a day or so to dry. Not much planned today. I spent about 3 hours on the steel loads yesterday. I guess this will be a "take it easy day".
Todd........I'm the same way. I look at pictures for ideas on placement of bushes, what people put around the buildings, etc.....
"Rust, whats not to love?"