Good Evening...quadruple bacon cheeseburger, plate of fries, bucket of Cherry RC Cola please 'n thank-you...
JIM: Hey, good to see you again Pally! Been awhile. All I could find at Walthers, THAT would fit for 1950's fire apparatus...is an open cab B-61 Mack pumper, in addition to Athearn and Woodland Scenics' 1950s panel vans in fire dept. paint schemes. I know you don't want to go TheBay route...but Ivers Engineering had white metal kits for American LaFrance 700 and American LaFrance 800 Engines (pumpers). They woulda been perfect for the late 40's through 1950s era. From what I've seen, the Athearn Ford apparatus are too new for you... 1960s on the F-850 chassis stuff, and 1970s/80s on the Ford C cab stuff. The Ahrens Fox you mentioned is a classy rig. Depending on how "big" your city is...it could still be front-line in the early 1950s, or in-service as a "Reserve Engine" parked in the house next to or behind the front line Engine.
Me? I'd search high and low for the Ivers Engineering ALF 700 or 800. I think there is a resin Seagrave out there as well. An Engine and a Truck ("hook and ladder") would look swell together.
Just a fire apparatus buff's opinions...your results may vary!
No face-time today with THAT...she and Mr. Boss had somewhere else to be. So...slept in and took Rerun along to drop-off all of this week's content. Then proceeded to spend the afternoon doing something close to nothing. Got the yard mowed/baled yesterday...and darn glad. It's getting HOT and muggy again. There be a tornado watch well north of us, wouldn't be surprised if stuff kept sliding SE and we get at least a thunder-boomer watch later on.
Was thinking about doing some w**k in the RR room...but ran out of painter's tape, my "sky" paints are about shot/about out... and replacements aren't in the budget until at least the next paycheck...which comes on the 5th of July. Decided then to maybe get THAT roundhouse project a little more past "substantial completion," but...quickly ran out of consciousness. A long nap with Rerun ensued to my refreshment and his enjoyment.
I'll yield the floor...saunter on over to the RC...and have me a little sit-down.
Chris
EDIT: Well, now there's a find howdy-do! TOP!! OK boys, order up, Rerun and I got it...
Whooops!... EDIT (again): Hey, JOHNBOY! Pally, I would NEVER tell you you don't know what you're talking about...like (I think) the kids say...I don't roll like THAT!!!!
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The department I belong to www.liverpoolfire.com has a sweet 1940 Dodge that we found several years ago in a field with a tree growing through the middle of it. After some research we found that it was originally ours. We the members did a ground up restoration on it..(I did the engine work...well most of it). We now use it for shows and parades. Check the site out and look under the equipment section. There is a picture of it...it is something that was used also in the 50's.
A true friend will not bail you out of jail...he will be sitting next to you saying "that was friggin awesome dude!" Tim...Modeling the NYC...is there any other?
TIM: You guys got nice stuff....
Chili, please.
In the old Atlas U23B detail kit, there are two pilots. I used the anti-climb version on the front. Question: Would you add the smaller, short, flat pilot to the rear of the loco?
Played a while with the little JD and clear a drop's worth of property. Confirmed what I already knew, need a bigger tractor to make any headway. Also, beginning to think it's best to suck it up and pay folks with heavy machinery to make it pasture ready in a fraction of the time.
Rob
Good evening.
Long day at work. Its finally the weekend. Gotta finish up the garage tomorrow. The wife finished painting it up today. Tomorrow add some things and we are done.
Jim.......It was a loooong process. Its almost done. But.............It looks 10000000% better. I will get some pictures up tomorrow.
Hope everybody has a good night.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Evenin' Folks!
Flo I'll have a cheesburger with fries and a Dr. Pepper tonight.
Tim, nice old Dodge! I think the Hopewell Center Fire Dept. is probably still using theirs...... Ever hear the marching band from the Savanna, NY Fire Dept. affectionately called "The Cellar Savers"? Actually they used to be pretty good. Well as a band at least...
Took my truck, Anacrusis, into be serviced today. Seems it needs a couple of the emissions thingies replaced. Can't do THAT until Monday as they don't have parts for a 2002 Dakota in stock. So I drove it out to camp and finished 3.5 more campsites. Have only 1.5 left to do. I'll get out there next Wednesday to finish up.
Rob is there anyplace near where you live that rents the equipment you need to clear out the stumps? Just a thought. I will say THAT often the cheapest solution in the long run may be the most expensive. There are lots of things I used to do myself which I now pay to have done..........
Didn't get home from camp until close to 5:30 this evening. Didn't do much with the trailer except reroute some electric wires. Soldered them back together and then sealed with Liquid Tape. Depending on the weather tomorrow, I just might get it finished. If it rains, I will have a good excuss to disappear down cellar into the train rooms. As a matter of fact, I have to get a bunch of things back into w*rking order as sometime in the next week or so a gentleman who is the FIL of one of the Deacons at church and a MMR will be visiting Geneva to see and plans on come over for a visit. This gentleman is in his 90's and still going strong.
Catch you all later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Hey ya'll
Rob, Sorry about the mix-up. As for the U23B details, depends on the prototype. I'd say leave it without anything on the rear. Doubt it'd have a pilot plow or beam on the rear. IIRC, atlas is coming out with U23B with sound soon. With one of those it might be possible to switch the chassis around.
Jim, long time, no see, eh?
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.
Howdy. Just stopped in on the way to bed. Tired, but considering the time I suppose I should be. Had Chicken McNuggets today for the first time in years. Better than I remember, but I wouldn't call it delicious. The Chipotle BBQ sauce was pretty tastey though. I do like the Kitchen Sink Burger at the Huddlehouse.
Tomorrow is a day of celebration. The day we folks in Williamsville Illinoy celebrate the anniversary of the birth of our country. THAT means I will be grilling pork chops for the Church in 9,000 degree temps starting at 11 am local time until we run out........, or the servers leave. It won't be the heat as much as the humidity. I love to say that.
Ray- I looked back at the photo again after I posted and figured it probably had springs. I read and assumed more than paid attention to the picture and immediately had fond memories of pulling hay wagons and grain wagons and empty Anhydrous tanks (full ones can be fun too)and augers behind the truck and getting a bit speedy only to see them bounce around like crazy back there.
Garry- Don't let Ulrich fool you, Root Beer has caffeine too. He's a sly one.
Rob- Yes Ford sold their tractors to New Holland. They are a good tractor, but like you said, as with any tractor, make sure you have parts availability in you area. There are a lot of good Fords out there if you find ‘em and because they aren't made under that name anymore sometimes you can get them a fairly cheap. Unless they use the term Vintage. I still say dynamite.
Jim- Layout progress has ceased for a bit. I did get to the LHS last Tuesday to pick up some strip styrene for the curbing on the boulevard in Gold Creek next opportunity which I hope will be Sunday evening or if I'm lucky Saturday after I mow after the grilling and cleanup. Which I still have not had the opportunity to do! It's a jungle out there. Actually I'm debating on adding a bit more to the bench work and start going around the corner to at least complete the loop so I can run a train if I want. We'll see. When things settle down a bit I can get back down there some more.
Welp, time for snoozing. Prayers for those in need.
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.
Good Morning Folks,
again, a nice and sunny day - seems, as if summer is here to stay!
Flo, I´ll have a mug of coffee, please, but make it a decaf one - there have been ongoing complaints about my caffeine intake lately.
What´s love? Love is ...
As I was doing some finishing touches to the layout plan for my friend, Petra came up to me, and while looking over my shoulder, she asked "Why don´t you build something like it?". My short answer was "No money, no trains". "But why don´t you take some from what we have stashed away for the rainy days?", she continued. I could not look at her - did not want her to see the tears in my eyes. Now we don´t have a fortune put away, and I don´t want to touch the little we have left, but it was so sweet of her to offer me that for my hobby.This must be true love ...
There is no end to the rough times we are in, whenever the mail man comes, I start to panic, my heart begins to race and I get breathing problems - will this ever end? I can´t cope with this much longer.
Here is the final version of my friend´s proposed layout - I hope he likes it!
I had to make some changes, as he has less space available than he initially thought he had. I also had to change the track from Atlas Code 55 to Peco code 55 track, as tie spacing and tie arrangement in turnouts do not match Japanese prototype and Peco track has a better availibility here. I quite like the design now - he will certainly enjoy building and operating it!
You all have a good day!
Good morning. It's 74 and clear. The high today is supposed to be 96 but will probably be a bit higher. It will be mostly sunny.I finally got the chance to clean the air conditioner filter yesterday. It needed it. The filter was almost black. I would have liked to have gotten to it sooner but it was the first time I've been able to get under the layout in months. While I was under there I reconnected a turnout on the backside of the layout. I sorted through some of the rolling stock on the layout and put some of it away in the cabinet. When it sees the light of day again is anybody's guess. I also shuffled some structures around as I was getting tired of looking at some of them that just didn't look right for some reason or other. Later I did some weathering work on a Bachmann 4-8-4 and a few pieces of rolling stock.
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Sir Madog Here is the final version of my friend´s proposed layout - I hope he likes it! I had to make some changes, as he has less space available than he initially thought he had. I also had to change the track from Atlas Code 55 to Peco code 55 track
I had to make some changes, as he has less space available than he initially thought he had. I also had to change the track from Atlas Code 55 to Peco code 55 track
I like the looks of this little fellow! This should be fun to operate as well! as well, you said about what Petra said----that is true love that---
Good morning
We are having another dull day with a little chance for a few showers late this morning and this afternoon--enuff for umbrella carrying---sigh
Today I'm heading off to the LHS for a workshop on weathering trains----this oughta be fun--as I'm bringing my hoppers that I am still working on----
Chloe, I'll have a bucket of rawcaffeine and a breakfast bagel please----I'll be at the window booth for a bit watching the saturday turn do its thing here
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
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Mornin' everyone! Yes I know I am late arriving, but this is the first morning in over a week I could just sleep in....
Zoe I'll have the #2 special, over esy on the eggs, bacon, home fries, and a double order of sour dough toast with strawberry jam. THAT ought to do for lunch as well.
Gonna be nice and cool today, currently 70°F outside with a high around 76° later this afternoon. Should have to turn on the air conditioner.... YES! Expecting a few rain showers today with a possible thunderstorm mixed in as well. Barry keeps sending his weather my way........ THAT's OK, Dull can be nice, especially when there is much to be done on the layout.
Ulrich, I like the layout plan. BTW I think Petra is definitely a keeper! You might do well to fiddle with some trains. Hope things turn around for the better soon.
Todd, been there, done that...... Although we seldom used our old Dodge pickup for pulling anything heavy, I can remember pulling some light wagons and such around. My Dad always made me stay in 1st. gear with those things attached..... I was about 11 or 12 at the time. Used to love driving the old 1934 and 1936 Chevy 4 ton axel farm trucks around at THAT age as well. No mufflers on either one. FUN! "What doesn't kill you, makes you hard of hearing"!
Welp! Best get going and start making "progress".
Hello everyone.
I'll have TH coffee and a TH donut if any is left. ( I see Barry has been here early).
Ulrich ... Nice layout plan. You are blessed to have Petra; I can tell from your posts.
Ray ... What "progress"?
Jeff ... Nice weathering of the steamer.
We're headed to Nashville later today. See the "outlaws" through Monday. I have appointments in Nashville Monday, too.
Cheers
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Afternoon guys!
Well after a good breakfast, we opted to go out Ray's way to Penn Yan and The Windmill Farm/Crafts Market. Was interesting. Out in some Amish {and Mennonite?} country. Lots of buggies and horse road apples to watch out for {eww}. I bought a pair of fur lined leather winter gloves that actually fit my wide hands easily! They were a little more {to be read as "LOT more"} than I would have liked ot have spent on a pair of gloves, really , but they fit! ANd they are not those knit stretchy things {which is the only things I have found to fit my W I D E hands} that get wet when cleaning off the van, they are leather. I also bought a hardened bamboo cane {with my back the way it is gotta get used to it and I have found watching my other half carry one when sciatica is acting up and our friend Chris, who has a bad back and is a train buff too- anywhy- they seem to get more consideration and respect it seems with a cane than not, so maybe me too?}. Of course, We also picked up some Finger Lakes wine and Honey mead, of course.
Was a nice outing and let the GPS system tell us "fastest route" {FR} to get there the way we knew to go, and on the way back the "shortest route" {SR} on the way back. FR always opts for hiways, and SR you just never know where you go...even to roads not on maps with ricket one-laner bridges on them. Can be somewhat scary at times...but SR can be more interesting scenery that you Definitely would never see otherwise out here in the country. HAve GPS... "Over Hill, Over Dale, Our GPS will Never Fail". It was a gift from FIL and a nice toy, but we have found it to be somewhat inaccurate. It will get us to the general close area, but not always on the button. MAybe too much to ask. It is also only as good as the way the roads were back in 2003-2004 {?} I think. ANy changes since then are a moot point, as it doens;t have updates...
We opted not to go to Steamtown though that was our other destination in mind. We ahve been to Steamtown a number of tiems and love to watch them play with the steamers, but the Windmill was a new place to visit. My other half "needs" to have "more input" of places never gone to before..so I said lets go there. We saw it advertised on TV,so we knew it was there.
So what up with you guys?
later.
have a great evening guys.
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Packers#1my mom had called the school a few weeks back to ask about the classes I had signed up for; she wound up finding out I'm #3 in my class.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Afternoon all!
Chloe how about a RBF to tide me over until supper?
galaxyWell after a good breakfast, we opted to go out Ray's way to Penn Yan and The Windmill Farm/Crafts Market.
What? You were about 18 miles from my place and you didn't stop for a visit? Oh well, probably just as well as both my house and the layout are a Mess (™) right now. (Whatever happened to Fergie???) Next time you come up this way, let me know. You are always welcome to visit!
galaxyOf course, We also picked up some Finger Lakes wine and Honey mead, of course.
Stopped over at Earl Estates Meadery I see. Good stuff! Very smooth and tasty. Bet you also went to the other end of the building and got wine at Torry Ridge Winery? Both have very good quality wines. I have to stop down there and get some Mead one of these days myself.
I did some wash and hooked up a Tortoise Machine to one of the new Fast Tracks Turnouts today. Since it has been rainig outside, I just had to spend some time down cellar......
Best get back to the wash and w*rking on the RR.....
[edit] Well lookey here! OK supper is on me. Chloe, serve up whatever they want, and include a glass of Earl Estates Raspberry Reflection (Double Gold Medal RS 6%- 2007 Best of Class Long Beach Grand Cru 30% Red Raspberry Wine, 70% Mead. Absolutely Delicious!).
Hi there.
I don't know if this can go here or not because it's totally unrelated to anything else, but maybe it can?
Anyway, one of my many time killers is making little cartoons that I think are funny, and I finished one yesterday. So if you're looking for a couple minutes to kill and like poorly animated cartoons, then you are in luck -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9IqIGVupxs
Ray...My niece worked at Torrey Ridge Winery the entire time she went to college at Keuka. Man do I remember her coming home on breaks with a few cases and well...let's just say I now consider myself a ninophile..(spelling?)...good stuff in the Finger Lakes...Blows the California stuff away...
Italian Roast coffee in a SOUTHERN PACIFIC mug, please.
Have a good day y'all.
fireman216 Ray...My niece worked at Torrey Ridge Winery the entire time she went to college at Keuka. Man do I remember her coming home on breaks with a few cases and well...let's just say I now consider myself a ninophile..(spelling?).
Ray...My niece worked at Torrey Ridge Winery the entire time she went to college at Keuka. Man do I remember her coming home on breaks with a few cases and well...let's just say I now consider myself a ninophile..(spelling?).
Very cool! Yes there are many world class wineries in the Finger Lakes.
fireman216good stuff in the Finger Lakes...Blows the California stuff away...
You are very right! What amazes me is the number of so called "fine restaurants" around the area still not promoting and carrying Finger Lakes Wines. A couple of weeks ago I went to a "high class" restaurant in Bushnells Basin, NY for the annual BSA Council meeting and dinner. A gentleman (retired doctor) who has been on the Board for the Council for many years and who is also from my church came over with a glass of wine. He asked me if I would like something to drink and I told him a glass of wine would fit the bill. We went over to the bar and I asked what they had in a Finger Lakes Chardonnay. The girl tending bar said, "We have a California Chardonnay, but no Finger Lakes white wines." So I said what do you have in a Red from NYS. Her answer, "We don't serve any NYS wines." I gave her an earful about the number of awards Finger lakes wines have been bringing home from international contests and supporting our own wine industry here. She turned to the gentleman I was with and started to roll her eyes..... He grinned and pointed to his glass of wine and said, "Frankly my dear, compared to what we make right here in this area this is crap!" Then he started in on them not carrying local products! I have made a scene in a couple restaurants in Canandaigua over the years (much to my sister's - the world traveler who doesn't like anything local- embarrassment). Both of the places had Finger Lakes wine by the glass at good prices the next time I went there....
BTW if I lived in California, I would most probably be touting their wines. Well, maybe not, but I like to promote the local economy where ever I am.
I'll have a Rio Grande mug of decaf, please, Janie. Thanks!
Sawyer - are you going to lighter/pastel colors like that second pic? Ah, I now see you posted what the new scheme looks/will look like. That pastel color scheme does look sharp, though. Hey, looks like your RR's maintenance crew needs some bush trimmers there! (Good job on the scenery)
Jerry, your new loco acquisition looks sharp. Our formerly-seen-here Diner (from Texas), C&O Terry, would love that one, I'm sure. I'd say you did all right on your swapping.
Todd, I'm still catching up, but sorry to hear about your mother's return (even temporarily) to the Stalag. I'm with Ray - I would hope a decent ALF could be found in your vicinity (key word there being decent, as in a place with some good-attitude staff on the premises). Will keep your finding something in w**king with Senior Services that is in that category. Oh, wise choice on your part, to keep that comment under your breath, rather than direct it at Brenda. Of course, now you have my mouth watering, and I'll have to find Cajun Chef Ryan's website again...
Rob, sorry to hear of your wife's cousin's death; was she close to that side of the family? (I've seen some branches of families that even due to distance don't actually have a lot of contact, is why I asked)
Jeff, seeing how THAT van looked to begin with, you've already improved its looks 100 percent; next, the running!
Galaxy, I can see what you mean about a ranch home. Of course, I prefer them because all the homes I grew up in as a young'un, were all one level. Of course now, I live on the second floor level in my apartment, so I was thinking if I ever had to recuperate after any significant doctorin', I would definitely need some assistance from daughter and/or SIL. Got to find that single level house (with basement train room) that I can afford. Yeah, real soon now...
Johnboy, actually, it was me that Jeff (and others) was (were) responding to about the fire trucks. And Chris emailed me some useful links, too, so I have a couple three possibles I'm checking into.
Lee, that barcode scanning/wishlist app you mentioned almost would have me getting an iPhone (though it would mean dealing with the DeathStar - I mean the Bell Mother... I mean...)
Robby, with that Athearn and the wrong-placed step, you maybe could've saved it as a collector's item and sold it on the 'Bay as a 'one of a kind'...? LOL - Hey, they look good, and you did a fine job of moving the step to a more likely location than it started out in. We could talk to your appraiser and try to s'plain it to him, but I think he's not a MRR'er. on your town, as well.
Ulrich, I know something of what you wrote about your parents and moving to another home. My Mom died in 1977, and Dad was able to live in his own (ground floor) place until respiratory things took him down (former smoker). He would NOT have done well with any nursing home, I'm sure. Better that he went to his own 'mansion' before that happened. Hope something w**ks out for your folks (and for Todd's mother). I will second Ray's comments about your true wealth, and can tell you that coming out the other side of bankruptcy, there is light on that end of the tunnel. Been through, done THAT.
Ray, sorry to hear about your former student. Sounds like he kept the love of music that you instilled in him, though.
Barry, I think I might have Audrey confused with your wife - or has she never got her license yet?
Chris - glad you're proud; it always helps (in a lot of areas, including MRR'ing) to have good tools to w**k with, doesn't it? Of course, the ones who'll appreciate those tools most will be the people you can get pulled out of some wreck by using them, I'm sure.
Vincent - a Burlington Northern loco? Imagine that! Nice haul from the show - that's a passel of cars there!
John W. (jwhitten) - it's been a while since you were in, hasn't it? (Not that I should talk much...LOL) back!
About time for me to start winding things down and head for home. On a good note, I was checking my locos today, and was pleased to find that (except for most of my RDC's, which is another project of its own) about all of my locos have geared drives on them - even my old SW7! I may have an Ernst regearing kit for the Athearn (SP) GP7 that - depending on how the thing runs - I might not actually need. My Athearn locos appeared to be newer than I'd realized. That's good; now all I have to do is start learning how to re-wire them for DCC. Hey, Garry! Lemme pick your brain for a while, since you've newly learned all that stuff...
Will catch up the rest of the way (I hope) tomorrow. Prayers for all of us in need, whether of comfort, good night's sleep, healing of body or soul, or all of the above.
Blessings and a good night, all,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Steamed veggie plate, please.
***Jim, she wan't close. Interesting you bring this up, as I also have many relatives who I think the world of, yet have only met in person a few times during my life.
Never made it into the train room today. After farm chores I steam cleaned 2 rooms, which exhausted me. Oh well, it's still good to remove dust that messes with my lungs.
JimRCGMOSawyer - are you going to lighter/pastel colors like that second pic? Ah, I now see you posted what the new scheme looks/will look like. That pastel color scheme does look sharp, though. Hey, looks like your RR's maintenance crew needs some bush trimmers there! (Good job on the scenery)
"Glass of Milk please~"
I'm going to bed soon, so I'll have to catch up on the reading tomorrow morning. Yeah.. we survived the vacation at the beach. Taking two dogs is not easy. But what I did read, wow, I glanced over a bit ... here's what I think I read.
Chris.. omg.. what did you order? A quadrupel cheeseburger.. omg .. lol .. that is so funny... you musta have been hungry~!
Ulrich, you can always plan your layout slowly. There is plenty of time to plan from what I have learned. You'll see in the pics to come.
I can't believe how much time this is taking. This bit of work happened to be right before I went on my usual 'Summer Solstice' vacation.
I'm not kidding.. lol.. if you make a mistake.. well its what I call "Zero Time" .. this alignment has to be exact.
Speaking of vacation, and I know you know our weather out here... well here's a pic of our view we had over looking the pacifc ocean. OUr campsite is right here.. no I'm not kidding... me leaning over the wire fence to protect us.. lol.
Our tents were pitched right next to the fence over-looking the cliff.. and we could hear the ocean waves all night long. Really a nice evening. But wait.. there was more.. We took two dogs with us. And yes.. we took the pup with us... and the pitbull. Here's the pup!
He got along real well with camping. He greated everyone.. loved it day or night. Slept with my son in his tent.
Now that pitbull.. she slept with us. And that very first night well the wind picked up.. got real cold. Now I know you guys out there say.. "Cold.. Keith doesn't know what cold is!" Well it got cold.. wet .. windy.. of storm proportions. So cold.. well that night.. the pitbull actually jumped on me.. climbed into my sleeping bag.. and was shivering like you never knew a dog could. She turned her head around placed hers by mine.. I pulled her into my chest .. and kept her warm. She shivered for a few minutes. I truly understand the meaning of a "Three Dog Night" I would have had to sleep with 3 dogs to be warm. Of course.. I remember a time when Jeanne and I went camping, it was so cold, I got up and gathered the smooth rocks by the fire and left-over baked potato's wrapped in tin foil and threw them into the bottom of the sleeping bags.
Rob, .. lol.. now getting back to the Soylent green factory.. lol.. I laugh everytime I think of that.. but then again I've always wanted something different. Now I've already mentioned to Jerry about the 'Where's Waldo'? scene.. and you've all seen my T Rex .. but other scene's taken into consideration were.. well here's one..
I bet not a single peep here could identify this setting.. nor am I telling. Der John? care to guess? .. lol.
But considering my layout, I often thought in some far and away corner of the layout might have something like this.
Now I am only posting this in the name of education and in the pure interest in Model Railroading. If the information is not put forth, the public can not find it or even be aware of what is available. I am in no way promoting this ebay seller other than what is considered fair to all parties. I also have written permission to use this photo from the ebay seller, if anyone desires proof.~ feel free to write me. whew~
So anyways Rob, I bought this off ebay.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300379739238&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Stands 4 inches tall.. yeah a bit tall for N scale perfect for HO. I am planning on setting mine deeper into the ground with some stairs. to be closer to the actual size in N scale! LOL.
It comes with the 'Event Horizon' (blue water) and the actual signs of the Gate.
Jeff.. wow..
nice pic.. I already made a copy of it.
Well the van ran nicely. I'd rather not go into it .. but here's the story on the batttery/alternator.. lol.. it worked fine. If I had to guess.. well the holding/mounting brace that actually holds in the battery was loose and as time went by, the cable hook ups got loose. I suppose I might take that new volt meter to the battery and check it. I actually found a youtube that shows you how to check to see if the alternator is working. Hmm.. maybe tomorrow~
Jim, thanks for the kind words on the hound dawg. He's grow ing so fast.. today he is actually 4 months old.
He weighs 34 pounds and I think I actually watched his ears grow this past week. Here's a pic of him today 5 hours ago with his mentor.
I know .. I know.. yeah the date is wrong.. but today his paws are the same size of the pitbull. Jeanne had me place some sod for the pup. She swore that if I laid down sod we could train the pup faster as far as 'potty training' As you can see .. the grass/sod.. is dead.. and I'll be laying more / fresh sod down.
Ok.. I'm glad to be back.. sorry for typing a book.. again~
Keith
Good morning. Its going to be a hot one. 90 degrees, and maybe some storms.
Well we about go the garage finished up. Just caulk a few more places, and clean it up a bit. Not much planned today, other than going to work.
Jim.......I thought about breaking the step to fix it right, but I said I would leave well enough alone. If the car doesn't sell, I will put it to work .
A couple of pictures of the garage.
JimRCGMOBarry, I think I might have Audrey confused with your wife - or has she never got her license yet?
No---Audrey IS my wife !! LOL!! And, yes, she got her license too! We got a red 2008 Yaris for her----so I can see her coming!! LOL!!
And a good morning to all!
Yes I am piculous this morning--we went for a walk through Springbank Park out to Byron and then we came back home and now I'm going to work on my layout---yay!
Y'see I actually have time to do these things now that I got the hd gotta dos done. I've got the hoppers done up to where they should be---somewhat rusted but mostly just plain ol' dirty----
I like how the locomotives will look there Sawyer, I'm sort of in the stage wherein I'm now pretty sure that the colours I'll be using will be Yellow and earth tone Brown. I've got to check that site out to do one of those up and see how that'll look---the scenery work looks very similar to what I've seen up here around Hensall ON---keep up the good work!!
JimRCGMO Ulrich, I know something of what you wrote about your parents and moving to another home. My Mom died in 1977, and Dad was able to live in his own (ground floor) place until respiratory things took him down (former smoker). He would NOT have done well with any nursing home, I'm sure. Better that he went to his own 'mansion' before that happened. Hope something w**ks out for your folks (and for Todd's mother). I will second Ray's comments about your true wealth, and can tell you that coming out the other side of bankruptcy, there is light on that end of the tunnel. Been through, done THAT.
Both my parents went to their own mansions before we even started looking at nursing homes---man that has to be a tough decision to make. One's true worth is not tied to money but to their own life and how they treat their fellow man---thats what my father taught us'uns---
JimRCGMOAbout time for me to start winding things down and head for home. On a good note, I was checking my locos today, and was pleased to find that (except for most of my RDC's, which is another project of its own) about all of my locos have geared drives on them - even my old SW7! I may have an Ernst regearing kit for the Athearn (SP) GP7 that - depending on how the thing runs - I might not actually need. My Athearn locos appeared to be newer than I'd realized. That's good; now all I have to do is start learning how to re-wire them for DCC. Hey, Garry! Lemme pick your brain for a while, since you've newly learned all that stuff...
You're going to have fun with the re-wiring---I'm in the process of re-wiring my RDC's and my RS3's-----geeesh
Chloe, I'll have a large bucket of rawcaffeine and a couple of TH chocolate glazed donuts-----I'll be at the RC for now-----
Good morning. It's 74 and partly cloudy. The high will be about 95 and it will remain partly cloudy.Finally got around to doing some more weathering on some freight cars yesterday with what look to be some good results. There is however still room for improvement. Went to a Japanese restaurant for dinner last night. It's always fun to watch the chef doing the cooking right at the table. I know some modelers who would like their razor knifes to be as sharp as those chefs knifes are. It still amazes me how they can flick an egg into the air, hit it with the knife blade and catch both shell halves on the blade while the contents make a perfect landing on the cooking surface. But that was only part of the fun of the evening. I knew I was low on gas when I left the house and would have to get more on the way. I was going to make a nice leisurely turn into the service station so the fuel pump wouldn't run dry but the jerk who had pulled in the wrong way and decided to pull out onto the highway going the wrong way changed all that. I had to swerve violently to one side to avoid hitting his huge land yacht (an ancient Cutlass) and frowned in dismay as I heard the engine sputtering from fuel starvation. It died completely while I was halfway through the turn to the pumps but I still had enough momentum to coast slowly to an almost perfect stop in front of one of the pumps. Only then did I look around to see if anyone else had a problem and I laughed out load when I saw that one of the city cops had quickly nailed the jerk. Why then did I have the feeling the fool was too stupid to learn from this near encounter with disaster. My suspicions were confirmed when he went on his way. Instead of waiting for the traffic to clear he pulled right out into the roadway still going the wrong way and made a U turn in heavy traffic and somehow did it without causing a wreck. He did however get the cops attention once again. I hope they impounded the idiots car. Somebody that stupid doesn't need to be driving.
I guess I'll chime in here about the quality of the wines from the Finger Lakes area, especially those from Seneca Lake. A little over 11 years ago we attended my nephews wedding in Rochester. One afternoon during our stay we rode down to Seneca Lake and visited the various wineries along Route 14. Great fun wine tasting and met some really nice folks.
Ever since, we make a wine run once or twice a year. First stop is Prejean Winery for their semi-dry Riesling (my personal favorite), then to Torrey Ridge for some Cayuga White, Blush, Catawba and Diamond, and finally to Glenora for some other odds and ends. It's a long way to go for wine, but well worth it to us. The funny thing is, I never drank wine until going up there, and still don't like the wines they sell in our State Stores or serve in our restaurants.
I also usually get a chance to peek in at the Finger Lakes railyard in Geneva, as well as catching them coming out of Watkins Glen on late Wednesday afternoons. I hope they don't change their schedule this fall.
It's a nice scenic drive over Interstate 86 and a little trip we really look forward to every year.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, #2 special for me this morning. Over easy on the eggs, bacon, home fries, and a double order of sourdough toast. I'll go sit at the Rivet Counter........
Keith THAT puppy sure is growing. Cute as can be as well!
Barry, I read your post about Audrie's car and went and checked my driveway. Yep its still there! I mean I have one of those as well..... It's a 2008, and also Red!
Hope she likes hers as well as I like mine. So far (knock on wood) I have had the oil changed 3 times. That's it!
Robby nice job on the garage! So when do you weather it?
Tom, next time you get up towards Geneva, give me a holler! I love giving tours of the SLOW.
My son just called, coughed into the phone a couple of times, and then nothing...... I waited a bit, and he was still not there. So I called back. He just accidentally hit something on the phone when he coughed. He's OK. They invited me over for supper tonight.
The temperature here in the Finger lakes is already 80°F and it's not even Noon yet! Humidity is high as well. I may try doing some things outside, but the trainroom is looking very good at the moment.
Later!