Afternoon ya'll
So arm is much better, but of course murphy' law kicked in. I've got the upset stomach (again) from a hot place... So much for weathering today. I'll be at the table next to the stall, with just a jug of ginger ale.
Jeff, One is an athearn in PRR, the other is a bachmann that was RI but has athearn trucks and body-mounted couplers. The PRR one had a mishap when I tried to remove the automobile lettering, the RI's lettering came off when I was applying a wash.
Garry, nice work on that caboose
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
Sir MadogToday, we have received the official and formal notification of the foreclosure auction of our house - it´ll happen within the next couple of weeks. Not that I was hoping to be able to save it for us, but it is just, that I don´t have the strength to go through all of this.
I just caught up on posts... We (my wife, myself, and the church I attend) will keep you in our prayers... We know that you will pull through this, He will see you through. There is a plan, one that we cannot see or understand at the moment we are in it, but there is a plan that He has set us on the path of. We just have to follow that path as best we can. I have strayed many a time, but thankfully He has watched over me and protected me, as I know He is doing with you now. Stay safe my friend!
BTW, thank you for the wonderful video! I was floored as I watched in HD!
EDIT: I got Top Honours! Eat up my friends, the menu is wide open! Chloe and Zoe, I'll settle up later, have some more tinkering to do! I have become officially ADDICTED to sound equipped locos!
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)
AmanaMedic Packers#1Believe you me, after I've worked on that paper for an hour I'll be ready to tear somebody's head off. You, my young friend, may well just be qualified for a "fun never ends" career in....newspapers!!!! I say THAT 'cause THAT's exactly how I felt after writing up the last school board meeting...or was it the County Supervisors' meeting? No. Wait! It was BOTH! Good luck to you in the upcoming battle...we're all hoping you make it out a) alive, and b) fully intact...above and below the scrum!
Packers#1Believe you me, after I've worked on that paper for an hour I'll be ready to tear somebody's head off.
You, my young friend, may well just be qualified for a "fun never ends" career in....newspapers!!!! I say THAT 'cause THAT's exactly how I felt after writing up the last school board meeting...or was it the County Supervisors' meeting? No. Wait! It was BOTH! Good luck to you in the upcoming battle...we're all hoping you make it out a) alive, and b) fully intact...above and below the scrum!
Yep! Reports and staff evaluations are nearly the same in angst production Actually, I'm surprised that I have not gone totally t5y67ht5ytf7wcn by now
And I agree with Chris's wishes for you!!
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...
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ULRICH: Sorry to hear the axe finally fell... like the others said, all I can do is offer an ear to listen and a shoulder to lean on. While the blackout doesn't surprise me...quite understandable after an emotional shock...I'd still get it checked-out.
TODD: Sorry to hear the Beater is still breathing... Whatever sentence he gets will be minimal compared to what he's done. I just hope the justice system gets it right for once. GLAD to hear your grandson is doing better!!
Whoops! Gotta go, it's "EMERGENCY!" 'O-clock!!!
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Sir MadogToday, we have received the official and formal notification of the foreclosure auction of our house - it´ll happen within the next couple of weeks. Not that I was hoping to be able to save it for us, but it is just, that I don´t have the strength to go through all of this. Petra had to call the Doc to see after me, as I just blackened out.
Today, we have received the official and formal notification of the foreclosure auction of our house - it´ll happen within the next couple of weeks. Not that I was hoping to be able to save it for us, but it is just, that I don´t have the strength to go through all of this.
Petra had to call the Doc to see after me, as I just blackened out.
Keep the faith Ulrich and always remember,
If he brought you to this he'll bring you through it as well.
Our prayers are with you and Petra, for better times soon.
Johnboy out.....................
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Ulrich- Words fail me. All I can offer is friendship and prayers. Hang tough.
Went to my LHS. He has 3 W V cabooses. One each in Ill.Cent., C&O and SBD. I have his "E" address if anyone interested or I could layout the $$ and mail it/them. They are BB kits and either $7.95 or $7.75 each. I have been getting 20 off on most purchases.
He fixed my BLI and man does it creep. A snail could out run it. Use it in a yard and will hook up without moving the car.
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Flip
Well hello everyone! Zoe, may I please have a Tuna sandwich on rye, along with a TALL glass of Ed's OJ? Thanks!
I just came upstairs after running the NW2 on the layout! I went to Lin's Junction (in Lansdale, PA roughly 45 minutes from here) because I have dealt with them in the past, EXCELLENT people. I got the NW2 reprogrammed to address #1, and I also picked up an N scale decoder to install in my boxvan (only $17, not bad) I will be doing business with them again, as soon as I can convince the CFO to get me the Zephyr for my birthday, and then I can sell the bachmann ez-command and a few other things to make some extra space in the budget for more model stuff! We shall see!
I just made a decision to move my existing layout up to me office until the basement gets "finished" and climate controlled... Having it set up up here means that I won't have to leave the 'puter to work on the layout, and or vice-a-versa!
Got to get to cleaning up the area I am going to set up the layout in... so I'll be checking in every couple minutes!
BLOOOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRTTTTT!!! What the??? O.K.!? Who's the wiseguy, heh??? Now we gotta contend with whoopie cushions?
I'll be over here at the RC for a minute, where I can keep an eye on my seat and food at the same time!
Decaf coffee in a BNSF mug with half-&-half cream, please. (need the calories)
***Jerry, I'll second your assesment of those HK figures. Wife & I picked up a bunch of those for both our layouts. They will work well to fill her (HO) carnival/circus and mine will be in stocks waiting to be processed at the (N) Soylent Green Plant. Hey, weren't you working on a small building recently, or am I mistaken? Wondering how it came out?
Picked up the (N) BNSF Dash 8-40BW loco at the PO today. Haven't had time to test run it yet, but sure is an interesting looking thing. Shorter than I expected, so I think it should still have a C44-9W.
Off to do some farm chores. Rob
Howdy All...Its sunny and 39 here...I'll have a windy city dawg,drag it thru the garden,onion rings and a RBF please..Thank You..Been working on a couple of cars..got one a heavy duty flat with load doing laps now to see how it tracks..I ordered 100 figures from Hong Kong on Ebay they are pretty bright but gonna try to tone them down..sure can't find 'em cheaper...You all have a good one...Jerry
Robby, sweet hopper.
Well, I slept in until about 11 today (I went to bed at 11 something last night). We're playing a real physical team tonight that works off of intimating people; we scrimmaged them earlier this year though and went out there and hit 'em hard as they hit us and they couldn't deal with it; their 8 man broke our scrum half's nose and we were ready to kill em so the other coach called the match. they ain't getting away with any of that BS tonight with an official referee, not jsut their own coach calling the match.
We've had two EXTREMELY hard practices in a row and I'm worn out, so today I'm going to focus on both writing my English paper and several projects on the layout to get my mind woken up but conserve energy. Believe you me, after I've worked on that paper for an hour I'll be ready to tear somebody's head off.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Ulrich, I don't know if you're still up... but concerning your layout design.. and time on your hands.. well~ I've been having fun with plastic sheets. Now concerning your design.. I bet you could think and plan.. and make a nice .. whatever using plastics. I thought I'd share this with you and the others. But this is fun.. I can see myself making all kinds of stuff. Here's the pic.
But anyways.. I was having fun last night.. just doing the foundations to this brown wall.. and its dividers.. and I said to myself in so many words... "Wow.. if someone likes to plan and design.. well this plastic stuff is it!~" I'm really jazzed about this stuff.
I can see myself making a few bridges.. or cul de sac drainage ports.. or car portals... a walkway.. an overpass .. all kinds of stuff.. I can't wait to check out some other LHS's. ok.. time for the layout.. and a movie. Yesterdays movie was 5th Element.. while I played.
Blazzin Now concerning that brick wall.. nice.. very nice. Did that brick wall come will missing bricks.. ? Is that what I'm seeing?
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Good morning to you too Jeff.
Jeff.. concerning the past few days of your pics.. well .. you always seem to capture that 'Kodak Moment'.. that right angle.. I'm watchin you~ Nice shot.. I thank you~
Now concerning that brick wall.. nice.. very nice. Did that brick wall come will missing bricks.. ? Is that what I'm seeing?
Coffee in a SOUTHERN mug, please.
I'll never get caught up on posts. Did work on the canyon of wife's layout a few nights ago. About halfway there on the application of tile compound. She likes the grey look which should require very little paint touch up here & there. Should work out ok.
Have a good day all.
Rob
Mornin' again!
I ran out of coffee so I came back inside..... Yes it is much better now, you could close the windows now and get some heat back in here. Guess I'll have a short stack of buckwheat pancakes with NYS Maple Syrup (We are doing syrup here too Barry) and a side order of bacon. Oh and a refill on the dark roast coffee please. I'll go sit in the front booth near the door just in case....
It is currently 32°F outside here in the Finger Lakes under bright sunny skies! Nice day!
Retirement Party for my son's MIL is tonight at a local restaurant. She was a nurse at Geneva General Horsepiddle so it should be a safe place to be...... I already told her THAT retirement is great! Six Saturdays and one Sunday in every week from now on. Her new career is babysitting for the Granddaughters as she lives with them (Has a downstairs apartment). I think I have it best because the granddaughters get very exited to come to Papa's house (as #1 calls me). Might be because I have the trains....... And they don't see me every day.
Computer beeped at me saying I have email...... First thing today when I turned on the thing I had no email.... This single time I had 42 emails, almost all from a NMRA AP group I just joined. The group was set up just a few days ago and deals just with information on the Achievement Program. Several MMRs have joined and are answering questions pertaining to the program.
The local schools have a half day today (or a full day before lunch as the case may be) so a big Yellow thing THAT I don't usually see before 3PM just rumbled down my street... Think I better go do something useful.
Ulrich, I am keeping you and Petra in my prayers. This is a hard time, but it will get better! I can only hope that you may be able to break even or better on the house even though you don't think you will.
Barry I hope you get rid of THAT cold or whatever it is you have soon.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Its lunch time. I will take a cheeseburger basket, and a sweet tea.
Here's a few shots of my hopper. I didn't take a before thou. So............Just picture the car bright yellow.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Der John, I thank you for your reply.
Keith: Do you paint white lines on cobblestone for the car lanes?
see if this works, paint up a short length of that cream coloured masking tape a dirty white. (I'd suggest alkyd rather than acrylic if you think the paint may flake on handling.) When dry transfer to a sheet of glass, and using a metal rule, cut scale 4" strips. On the point of an X-acto blade lift a strip and lay it on the cobble street where you need a trial line. Press into the contours of the material. How does it look? The beauty of this is that if you don't like it, just lift it off again. Not so Dorky, eh?
Well John, your suggestion certainly has me thinking. After reading your reply, .. Decals. You would think someone would have already made some. Perhaps another trip to the LHS and check out some decal paper.
John.. lol... I really don't know what the heck I'm thinkin~ Unless you actually sit down.. and think of all the ways to divide up car lanes.
Yellow double lines.. Double Double Yellow lines. Solid fat white lines for Crosswalks, single fat line.. for Right Turn Only lanes. Then there are ways to divide up opposing traffic with Center Lane Islands.. with bushes or trees.. not to mention the Plastic Flexible Reflecting White Post.. in the center of streets .. to divide oposing traffic, so when your car does hit these things.. they don't break but just go "Whop whop whop.. whop whop" and bend.
I must admit.. last night before I went to bed.. I was with the impression of perhaps.. painting the white lines with an airbrush. I also realized I needed Double Yellow lines.
So I went to bed with the understanding I'll be painting Double Yellows today. And went to bed with an approach of mapping out the Yellow lane.. but before painting it.. lay down a piece of thread (down the center to divide the yellow).. (kite string, Nylon) (no fuzzy stuff) ... paint it yellow.. pull off the string.. and Viola~ Of course a test trial would be in order.. not on the actual streets.
But then again after reading your suggestion.. Decals is the answer. I can see it now.. "Right Turn Only" arrows painted on the streets.. via Decals. Once again John.. you have pulled me from the fire.... lol.
Take care my friend~ Thank you~
howmus Mornin' everyone! Zoe I'll have a short stack of.... Blooooaaarrrtt!!!!! .... What was that? OMG, Barry! Someone open the windows...... Just coffee and I'll go sit outside! Sheesh! Later! 73
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe I'll have a short stack of....
Blooooaaarrrtt!!!!!
Later!
*****I sit down on some whoopie cushions and this is what happens*****
I'b goig bag to the corder bood and sit there with by back to the wall now-----
gee---sounds so-----pathetic don't it?
Ulrich:
Sir MadogPetra had to call the Doc to see after me, as I just blackened out.
Good morning. It's 37 and partly cloudy. The expected high is to be 64 and it will be partly.Well I knew it would happen. I put up all those new lights in my yard to light a path where I know there's nothing for me to trip over. Yesterday my next door neighbor put in his bid to keep Lowe's in business by purchasing a bunch of solar lights for his yard, a few are the same type I have. I helped him get some ready while he put them where he wanted them. I looked at them last night and it looks good with the two yards lit up. Now maybe some of the neighbors will get off their duffs and put some up in their yards. After all, if a 50 year old cripple with all the mobility of the average 85 year old and his neighbor, a 57 year old with severe heart problems can do it, why can't they? I figure we've set the mark, it's time to see if some of the others can meet or beat it.
Good Afternoon,
Zoe, nothing for me today - oh, well, then make it a coffee in a large mug for me, please.
I´ve been trying to get my mind of this misery, but it just did not work. Even this beautiful video (for steam fanatics only) did not cheer me up.
So I´ll be better off now!
Good Morning--
Well--I'b doig a wee bit bedder today*****sniff sniff coff coff***** so I'b dot as stubbed ub. Kinda sorta. If I keep at this I think I'll be shaking it off by Sunday----maybe?
There is a lot of SUN!! out today and it looks like our highs are starting to come out'n the basement---finally.
Today I'll be in the basement doing some MR stuff AND wrapping myself up in the quilts and doing another dose of my rum toddies---
Todd: What is with the cobbler in the other fellow's ear? Are we now in "Cobbler Wars"?
I'll have a coffee and toast with jam please---I'll sit by the corder bood and....Blooooaaarrrtt!!!!!------ whoopie cushions
Todd ... Here is the website for the real KY Derby Pie. You may visit them in Louisville area or use their link to order. You can find unofficial recipes if you google "Kentucky Derby Pie". http://www.derbypie.com/ They sometimes serve a version of it at our state resort park here.
Also, Todd... Best wishes for you and Brenda with the detectives. A speedy trial for the #@#&!* beater? Nuts. Is your grandson having a speedy recovery from both physical and mental harm? ... Where's the lynch mob when it's needed?
Flip ... I did not follow all the caboose conversations... Here's a wide vision looking as good as they could be in CB&Q silver and red. It is an Atlas model.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning. Its nice and sunny!!!! Might hit 50 degrees Sunday!!!!!!
Well I worked on a hopper last night, and I hope to finish it up this morning. I will get some shots up in a bit. I gotta run to the bank right now, and gas. Our car insurance is with Allstate. So we get the "safe driver bonus". Hey its money, and I guess its good we haven't wrecked in years!!
Flip......I kinda figured some were the wrong ones, but that's all the caboose pictures I have. Seems like they are hard to find .
I will get some shots up of the hopper in a bit.
Good morning all. French toast please. Yup, coffee too thanks.
Well, yesterday didn't turn out as planned. Never did make it out to Mom's to start loading the dumpster. Received a phone call from Brenda about the Arraignment hearing for the "beater" was postponed another week by the SA to allow more time to see how the child is going to be. A detective asked Brenda if she could come in and answer some questions and wanted to know if I would too. So since that was smack in the middle of the day and I had to work, I didn't even go to Mom's. Funny, The loser's attorney argued he was entitled to a speedy trial when the SA asked for a continuance for one week. The Judge informed him he has thirty days from the time of arrest and it only been 2 weeks. So, granted. They also have the opportunity to have one more extension for a week. We'll see.
Speaking of Anthony, the prayers and well wishes are paying off. Thank you. Had a bit of good news. His pancreas is healed. Now they just have to decide what to do with the cyst on it.
Jim- That's ok about the cards. I forgive you. (sorry about the piece of cobbler too. It was the closest, softest thing . Uh, I think there's still a little bit above your right ear. Sorry) But thanks for sharing the club photos. My hope is to get my layout to basically the same point in construction fairly soon. Not like this or next week, but not next year either. (crossed fingers)
Why is it Labradors must taste everything. She's licking the carpet where she ate a treat. I guess that's ok from the point of cleaning up "the table" but kinda unsettling at the same time. Makes me wonder just how much dog slobber is encrusted in our carpet. Good thing spring is about here. We will be doing the spring cleaning and that includes the seasonal carpet shampooing.
Garry- I know what Burgoo is. But what is Derby PIE? I know it's PIE so it more than likely is good.
Best get a movin
Have a Great Day!!!
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.
PackerJeff, Don't have either of those. I've got 2 50' boxes that could stand to be painted, maybe a trade is in order.
fec153Jeff- One heck of an engine. Lovely.
Good morning! Ditto PC's greeting. Frosty has left his signature on everything.. Cannot see out of cars window. JR says its chilly. Sure,for him it is. Dang Yankee. Doesn't realise anything below 60 is c c cold.
I took another look and found it. IHC,Southern, Track cleaning Wide vision caboose.
I'll have a Denver omelette , whole wheat toast and black coffee, please. Yeah, at the R C ,please.
Prayers for all and warmer temps.
Mornin' all!
I'm a little slow to get going this morning. Guess I need my coffee, huh?
Prayers for all those in need........yeah, thats you! Me too!
Good morning all,
Off to the hospital today with Dorothy. Not much goin on.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes