*Opens door carefully, looks around... no bodies on the floor. Sees FLO standing by the counter*
*ahem* Miss Flo? May I come in??? I promise, no Poly-Ticks today...
*Flo turns her back, but jerks a thumb toward the RC*
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood Afternoon.
VINCENT: Thanks! I made the windshield by scabbing-in styrene strip. It's not perfect by a long shot. I've done it three times now, each one has come out different. File 'em under the "good enough" clause.
SAWYER: Thanks to you as well. Good luck with the class load. From what I've seen of you, I have no doubt you'll do just fine.
THAT assessment goes for the rest of our "young guns" as well... don't want to slight any of you guys, you're all giving me a glimmer of hope for the future!
JIM: I think I'd ditch the 91% ETOH and go with the brake fluid. I use it straight out of the bottle. I read somewhere how somebody "warms" it first. Never tried THAT. The only time I've had trouble with the stuff damaging plastic came when I somehow managed to neglect to return to an Athearn blue box hopper shell. It sat in the stuff for...2, 2-1/2 weeks. THAT one was crazed and quite brittle. As I tried to effect repairs, it crumbled! But again, it was after a rather extended stay in the stuff. I would think a day or two would be plenty. Testor's paint shouldn't be THAT tough to strip!!
ROBBY P: Going back to school? Not a bad idea. Actually, with it being too late to enroll for fall, THAT gives you time to decide what you REALLY want to do. Trust me on this one... The advisor will likely have you take an aptitude/skills/interest test or two... A lot of 'em are crap, in my opinion. There are some good ones out there, even some freebies on THAT inter-net thing. My Wife tried to make me go through a book called "What Color is Your Parachute" or something close to it. It's supposed to help a person narrow down what it is they really, really, really wanna do/wanna be "when they grow up." Some of the "self-assesments" and other "exercises" were OK, others just a bit too...."tootie-fruity" for me. Keep in mind, you might not need a full two-year degree... a certificate program "could" be sufficient (cheaper, quicker). Then again...seems a guy needs an Associate Degree to change toilet paper rolls anymore...
'Tis hotter than the Hubs of Egypt (wherever THAT is...) as my Uncle is so fond of saying. I have an open house to attend later this afternoon for a new Christian school in North Liberty. The IC Area Chamber of Commerce is attending and will be doing a ribbon cutting. Always a good "standard pic" to get 'em with their scissors and bits of ribbon falling.
Thursday evening, I'll be hangin' with the local Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron. THAT Editor had an idea about doing a story on 'em last year...we're finally getting it to happen.
Welp, RERUN thinks he has to visit the yard... I'd best get him out now instead of later when I'm trying to get out the door.
A good, SAFE afternoon to all...
Chris
***EDIT*** This must be my penance: I got TOP!
Order up guys, Rerun and I have got it covered.... he'll be taking your orders after we go fertilize part of the yard....
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If it moves and isn't supposed to, get a hammer
If it doesn't move and is supposed to, get a hammer
If it's broken, get a hammer
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Chris.......I'm going to read over the colleges book, and see what else I would like to ask about. I've had several people say I might like something like graphic arts . I thought about getting just a certificate, but have the company's now want a two year or more. I guess its called the "changing of times".
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Afternoon all!
Zoe I'll have a RBF and sit over at the front booth for a bit.
Just got home from the Eye Doctor. Wore one of my Despair.com shirts (One THAT says "The Time For Action is Past, Now is the time for senseless bickering" ) and had the office help going pretty good for a while. The good news is the eyes checked out with only a slight change from a year ago. More good news was since I am now classified as diabetic, they think Blue Cross. Blue Shield may pay for part of the exam..... Time will tell. Only bad news is THAT I am stuck inside for a couple more hours while the eyedrops wear off. Man is THAT little light for the one exam bright!
My son just dropped by with some freshly baked zucchini bread for me. Already got into it.... Gooooood!
I best get back to w*rk on a recording I am transcribing for my sister the Reverend. Was supposed to be a Christmas/Birthday present for her.... Birthday was over a week ago.... Should get it in the mail to her in the next couple of days I hope.
Oh, Mr. Teen Fan sir, Be careful on THAT machine! I read too often about some serious injuries from accidents with them thingies........ This is coming from a guy who spent a summer when I was about your age getting a 1939 (?) Ford pick-up truck running, more or less anyway. My cousin and I got it running except for the broken fuel pump. Couldn'd find one so we took turns sitting on the front fender and pouring gas into the carburetor while seeing how fast we could go in the back fields......... Was a lot of fun until my Dad found out!
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!
Robby P..I'm going to read over the colleges book, and see what else I would like to ask about. I've had several people say I might like something like graphic arts .
Yup, like I said...seems you need a 2-year to change toilet paper rolls anymore...
My wife w**ks as a graphic designer in the marketing dept. of a community college. I'd be more than happy to connect you with her for any questions about the field, the job, the edumacation requirements.
Off to w**k I go. There's a ribbon gonna be cut, gotta get a picture of THAT!
Collumbian coffee in a Burlington Northern mug, please.
T-Steam-Fan, Polaris makes some nice products. Us old folks like the 6x6 Ranger for farm work here and sight seeing in the forest. Have fun and be careful out there. One of wife's patients right now is paralized and mostly brain dead from an ATV accident. His ATV rolled back over him on a hill. It DOES happen and more often that you might think. My 2 bits worth.
The (N) Bachmann Heavy MT arrived today. First off, noticed the bell loose in the case. No problem, I can glue it back on. Then test ran it...herky jerky. Looked at it close and spotted the problem, the part that slides the piston was out of place. So, with tweezers under a magnifier, set it back in place. Was really worried that the good price meant more "e-junk", but it works fine now. Whew!
Hope everyone is doing well today.
Rob
Good Afternoon All,
A nice RBF would hit the spot just now. It got hot and humid as predicted so I kind of slowed down on the job. Off to the museum this evening then to N.J. to my friends to go to the airport tomorrow at O2 early for the flight to San Francisco and then on to Monterey by car from there for all the car stuff this weekend. I'll be in the back at the counter for a bit. CUL, J.R.
J.R. I don't know if you know too much of Monterrey, but keith and Jeanne lived 100 miles south of that in a little town called Cambria. One of the best drives ever, is to drive up Hwy 1 from Morro bay up to Monterrey. The second best drive is coming down from Monterrey to Morro bay. But please don't take the turns too fast, you'll go over the cliff! lol. If you hit Cambria just right.. I think might hit some nice times. Wed. night is a good one.
But the real treat is the San Luis Obispo town, they have a festival every.. Thurs night. They close down the streets.. and the stuff begins. Cooking ribs out in the open on an oak grill, walking down the street havin a cool beer. and handfuls and bags of produce (back then a buck a bunch) all up for sale. Its called the Higuera street festival. Of course its been some time since we've been there. But I'm sure you'll have fun.
Keith
I am sure I am not the only one here that takes some kind of Blood Pressure Medication. When I lost my health insurances I had to change one of my blood pressure medication After I made the change I started to feel a little sick to my stomach, did not feel like doing anything and felt sleepy most of the time. I did not think about the medication being the problem till the other day.
Today, I did not take the new medication and did feel better. No naps and felt like doing stuff. Still not a ball of fire but sure better than I had been feeling. Before I make a Dr apportionment I was wondering if anyone here has as some smiler reactions? Kind of hope it not just in my mind, and I will take the med before I go to bed.
With feeling better I did get some projects I have been putting off done. Programed 4 engines CV's, installed LED's in my PK 1 Erie Built and SD 7 and hard wire a decoder in a NYC PK 1 F-3! If you know me, I hate hard wiring and soldering! Really don't know why, but today it did not seem to be such a chore.
On the Floor Front The sand idea, making crunching sounds, plus it was taking for ever for the Elmer's Glue to dry. I had to lay Luan on it before it dried so the dogs could go out. To day the wife got wind of my idea about using body filler and off to the races we went! She can't stand the smell, there is no ventilation! (because she will not let me open the windows because she is afraid bugs will get in!)
So I said Fine, it is done! I am taking ever thing back and going to buy a train engine with the Money! Guess I will be buying some Body Filler Wednesday! She will put up with the smell if it keeps me from buying a engine!
Hope you folks have a great night, time to BBQ again Ken
I hate Rust
howmusJust got home from the Eye Doctor. Wore one of my Despair.com shirts (One THAT says "The Time For Action is Past, Now is the time for senseless bickering" ) and had the office help going pretty good for a while. The good news is the eyes checked out with only a slight change from a year ago. More good news was since I am now classified as diabetic, they think Blue Cross. Blue Shield may pay for part of the exam..... Time will tell. Only bad news is THAT I am stuck inside for a couple more hours while the eyedrops wear off. Man is THAT little light for the one exam bright!
Hah!! I know that one! Since I too have diabetes I had my eyes tested using those dang drops! Good thing I had sunglasses because walking out of his office into the bright sunshine would have been sheer torture for my poor eyes! Up here our OHIP pays for the eye examination if you are diabetic...
howmusOh, Mr. Teen Fan sir, Be careful on THAT machine! I read too often about some serious injuries from accidents with them thingies........ This is coming from a guy who spent a summer when I was about your age getting a 1939 (?) Ford pick-up truck running, more or less anyway. My cousin and I got it running except for the broken fuel pump. Couldn'd find one so we took turns sitting on the front fender and pouring gas into the carburetor while seeing how fast we could go in the back fields......... Was a lot of fun until my Dad found out!
I used to run around the back 40 with a frame and front clip of a 1961 Chevrolet Impala. The only seat that had was an orange crate!---sitting perilously on the frame of said "car"... That was when I was 10 yr old...
Welp. I'm now going to see about whether I can find another bunch of styrofoam to work on some more hills and dales for the layout--seems that one goes through a lot of that here
CudaKen: The meds I'm on include 100mg of Metropolol, 10mg of coversyl and something called Lassix. I also take 80mg of Lipitrol, 75mg of Plavix, 6mg of Warfarin and a couple of other things---non of these have given me any issues but then again--my system tends to be a bit indifferent to all this stuff. That problem you describe seems to be something I've heard about some types of blood pressure meds--might be an idea to take it at night if it makes you tired---
I'll have a giant quadruplex burger with a tub o' fries please as well as a tub of RBF ---I'll be at the back mowing down on said burger/fries----
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
See Ken - no good deed goes unpunished.. Best bet is to see if you can get one of her GF's to take her on a girls only weekend somewhere and then quick like a bunny fill the floor, let it air and cover it over. Don't forget to polyurethane the bondo to keep any lingering smell down. Easier to ask forgiveness than permission.
As far as the meds are concerned, I'm on enough stuff to tranquuilize a horse and yes, if the stuff doesn't w..k correctly for you drowsiness/lack of energy is a definite possibility.
Keith - Lived in Hanford for four years so been to San Luis and Morro and most everywhere else. The Pacific Coast Highway is one of my favorite drives as well as the road through Angeles Nat'l Forest (at least before all the fires and landslides). It's always fun to go back and there's always something new to see. Used to love it when Laguna Seca and Sears Point were back to back weekends and the Holiday Inn right on the beach would let us prep the car in the parking lot between races right at the waters edge. Lots of good memories out that way. J.R.
Hello, me again but I promise I have cooled down since yesterday. I guess I over-reacted. My excuse is that I had just come in from washing the car which of itself is no big deal but it was 92F with a humidex of 102F and no wind. I'm not used to that kind of heat so I guess it made me a little cranky.
Jim, I haven't done much on the RR lately. Two weeks ago I got the CP SW9 out and coupled on a short train of CP cars, well a short train is all I can do as I only have 7 pieces of CP rolling stock plus caboose. Anyway the train still sits on the mainline waiting to go somewhere. I was down in Thief River Falls on the week-end and picked up my Kleins order at my friends. It was just a WS fishing figure set and a Noch sailing dinghy with fisherman. Fishing and sailing don't mix as the boat is either going too fast or too slow and then the sail, rigging, boom,etc. tends to get in the way but heck it is my harbour and in it there is always a steady 3 knot breeze.
Nothing else new.
CN Charlie
AmanaMedicSAWYER: Thanks to you as well. Good luck with the class load. From what I've seen of you, I have no doubt you'll do just fine. THAT assessment goes for the rest of our "young guns" as well... don't want to slight any of you guys, you're all giving me a glimmer of hope for the future!
yes sir I will be fine, but I prefer to bellyache and moan and groan because it IS gonna be a ton of work, but I usually expect death row and then the work we DO get isn't as bad. USUALLY that is!
I to think we'll be just fine for the future. I see some kids at school and hear what they believe and it's like we are screwed but there's a lot of others where it's like thank the lord. Then again I am in the Southeast...
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
cudaken She can't stand the smell, there is no ventilation! (because she will not let me open the windows because she is afraid bugs will get in!)
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CNCharlieHello, me again but I promise I have cooled down since yesterday. I guess I over-reacted. My excuse is that I had just come in from washing the car which of itself is no big deal but it was 92F with a humidex of 102F and no wind. I'm not used to that kind of heat so I guess it made me a little cranky.
GLAD to have ya back Pally!
If I drove you out, I apologize. I say what I say, and do what I do for one reason: LIBERTY. I've grown rather fond of it. But...THAT's no excuse to go alienating good people here in the Diner.
Again, glad your back, and I'm sorry for any distress I might've caused you.
SAWYER: I'll let you in on a philosophy THAT has served me well over the past 41 years of my existence: always expect/prepare for the worst. THAT way, you can only be pleasantly surprised. Some would say I'm a pessimist. Nope...stone-cold realist. My wife on the other hand, is THE quintessential optimist. We can both be looking at a thunderstorm. She'll comment on the pretty lightning. I'm looking for the cloud to ground THAT is gonna burn down the house, and the F-5 tornado...
CUDAKEN: All I can say...is good luck!
***EDIT*** GEESH!!!! TOP again???? OK.... Rerun is fetching his apron, he'll take your orders. Don't worry, he won't be delivering the eats...
"I'm doing...WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"
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Good evening Diners: Ray, I think it was, ordered up some Canadian back bacon just about as soon as we arrived in this Moosenee siding. I hope the girls brought a good stock along, as you’ll be hard pressed to find any in Canada…it pretty much all gets shipped – and I’ll leave y’all to guess as to where. LOL That’s as poly-itikal as I’m going to get about now, except to shake my head a tad over the perception that Canada is a Markist state.
Thanks for the kind words on the mill/bakery. It’s turning out better than I had anticipated. One bonus, visible in the photos, is that I’ve used sheet styrene that was free- gas pump advertising placards. I painted them over with white latex primer before doing anything else with them. I used a roller – and the bonus result is that the texture of the walls looks to me to be that slightly rough look concrete has.
Keith: About those rolls, right diameter, different product. Kitchen paper, IIRC (it’s been at least 9 years!) Here’s the difference.
On the track weathering, the bullet I finally bit was to air brush on a dark chocolatey brown, and since I’m using mainly (pun unintentional but true!) a light natural stone ballast, letting the dust from that weather the ties a more grayish brown. The ballast is Arizona Stone, who I read were going out of business. I think your dis-satisfaction with the rail colour so far is that it’s too light. That, at any rate, is why I went for the dark chocolate brown. It’s been my observation that rails tend to dark rust, the way bodies of water such as ponds and streams tend to black/dark brown. Positive stroke for ya – the bridge weathering looks great! …and to do it on a curve as a first attempt !!! The arch project to which I referred the other day is to replace the card arch you can see beyond the mill “silos” with a set of probably 4 being used to house businesses such as El-Cheepo Auto Repair/re-paint. (Serial # grinding optional – Vinnie’s friends can suggest pricing )
Barry:
We've got little 3 wheel scooter things that go that far!! And for $3,000!!!
Sawyer:
stickin her in california and shovin that whole state off the continental 48 and have it sink, with all inhabitants moving to China.
Garry: Not only did they jump clear, but they were able to uncouple the undamaged and still-on-the-tracks other units and pull back the respective trains out of the fire hazard (started a forest fire too, that one, but a quickly bulldozed road got the equipment in place over the mile in from the nearest highway )
JR:
Sort of like needing French NOTB, eh?
CapeJim: Way back I was a Food Technologist,and worked with bakery engineers – also, I try to figure out how a process in a factory I’m modeling works. That way I can fudge a kinda-sorta reality.
Beach time this p.m. with the grandkids. #1 grandson has yet to visit here without injuring himself somehow! Today, not more than 20 minutes on the beach he slipped off a rock and cut his foot open on a periwinkle! So used to this sort of thing is this kid that he was packing a medi-kit, and did his own first aid! We’ll see in the morning if he needs any actual medical attention. He’s fixed himself up with a date for tomorrow afternoon – a local Facebook girlfriend who wants to hang with him….we shall see if he can give us a family name, phone # and address…being “in loco parentis” ( hey, there’s a loco in there!) we’d like to know where we can pick up the corpse.
Gotta go, and for a snack before bed I’ll have the pan fries sole with new potatoes and pole beans, please.
God Bless, and prayers continuing for all in need of Healing, Comfort, Prosperity and Peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
der5997
Just to prove a GP 38 is lighter than a SD 40 ... The Soo Line GP 38 ended up on top of the SD 40.
Der John ... at first I thought those were toilet paper rolls. Your building looks nice so far, but I thought you could have bee nwiped out.
We have our company for a few days. Not much new on the layout. Got the Sea Doo going again and in the water, but it's hot out there.
Here's another photo of our Amtrak trip in Colorado. There are other pictures for later.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evenin' folks!
Flo, just a decaf for me.
der5997 Ray, I think it was, ordered up some Canadian back bacon just about as soon as we arrived in this Moosenee siding. I hope the girls brought a good stock along, as you’ll be hard pressed to find any in Canada…it pretty much all gets shipped – and I’ll leave y’all to guess as to where.
WHAT? Next thing someone is going to tell me you can't get "White Hots" in Texas!!!???!! Even worse, THAT I can't get French Fries in.... in France......... What is the world coming to?? Great photos of the wreck BTW!
I finished on tape for my sister, have one more to go before I send it on the way out to her. Got a few other odds and ends done. I am also trying to figure out what the next step should be for the quarry. i think i need to figure out what is needed in terms of equipment, stone piles, and some buildings before i continue with the landscape........ Therein is a block. Can't seem to find much about what a 1925 stone crushing operation looked like.
Ah well, I'll think about it more tomorrow.....
Good Evening 'eh,
Rerun and I are gonna call it a night...we's got thunder-boomers to the west. Nothing "severe," but NWS was kind enough to issue a "Special Weather Statement" THAT we can expect "wind gusts of 30-50 mph" with the passage of this line of storms. My plan is to be ASLEEP by the time it gets here.
For KEITH's enjoyment later in the morning...
CNW 5087 leads NPPRA (North Platte-Proviso) eastbound through Morrison, Illinois 23 years ago.
Good night...
Chris (and Rerun too!)
Ulrich .... Are you OK? ... You've been off this week.
Where's PC ?
Several others are MIA, too.
Chris... the CNW photos are nice
Jeff .. the KCS SD40 photo looked good!
Sawyer ... Looking forward to you pictures of the new Aiken layout.
Hello folks!
A good old fashion hot fudge malt sounds good on this hot n humid evening...please.
Between the heat, humidity and meds, I'm still not feeling up to doing much but sleep. Unfortunately this weather situation is supposed to continue through the weekend.
One of the things I have been doing when not sleeping is pondering what to do with a "dead spot" in the layout I'm planning. The space in question is not accessible by rail for a railroad serviced industry. Also, the area is on the end of a street that dead ends on the bank of a river that will be flowing through the layout. One idea that came to mind is a "water works" for the surrounding small town scene. Somewhere I have a water tower kit, but what I don't have is a suitable building...a relatively small footprint one that would plauseable house the pumping, filtration and maintenance opperations. One that came to mind was Walthers' Dayton Machine shop building [shrug]. Anyone out there have any ideas for an appropriate simple kit or even built-up? The reason for the emphasis on simple is that it's probably been decade(s) since I built a kit, was not that good at it then, and since I've lost most of the use of my left hand.
PackerI don't actually have a layout. What I'm doing now is stockpiling stuff so that when I do build one I don't have to hunt for cars and rolling stock. The discontinuation of kits and the limited production fad have a lot to do with that. But yeah, I'm starting to run out of room...
Vincent: Been there, done that, and still haven't learned my lesson....LOL. I literally have case size storage tubs of 80s and early 90s vintage HO kits in storage...and the layout I'm starting (and barely have room for) is N scale. Of course I spent a good part of the evening scouring web sites for one of the discontinued Walthers Goldenflame fuel depot kits. State of the layout I want it for? A bare slab cutdown door.
teen steam fanHey guys, Just got off the quad today. My cousin next door got a Polaris Sportsman 500, and was riding up and down the property line. Well, I got out ours and laid down some lap times around our property line, about 10 seconds. And that was on a 250 polaris, centrifugal clutch, riding out all the oversteer on the throttle, and I didn't even hit top speed, 55 mph, (scale 1:1) Think I might of scared him. I do have a bit more riding experience than him, a bit. But I like ridding on trails and seeing things. Next time he's out riding, I'm gonna shut him down. He he.
TSF: Please be careful. Five years ago, the friend who is helping me with my layout hit a tree with a quad at over 50mph. In a few months he'll be having yet another surgery to correct things...and some things will never be corrected.
howmus Just got home from the Eye Doctor. Wore one of my Despair.com shirts (One THAT says "The Time For Action is Past, Now is the time for senseless bickering" ) and had the office help going pretty good for a while.
Ray: I soooo wish those shirts came in a lot larger size. Back when I was in rehab after my surgery, my wife brought in one of my favorite Ts..."You don't have to act stupid, even though you're very good at it"...more than one therapy session had "What does that shirt say?" interruptions...LOL
Politics: I take pride in scaring both party supporters. I'll leave it at that.
Reality...an interesting concept with no successful applications, that should always be accompanied by a "Do not try this at home" warning.
Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction.
"Oooh...ahhhh...that's how this all starts...but then there's running...and screaming..."
Good Morning Folks!
Cup of coffee, and a sausage biscuit with cheese please.
The cable and internet was out yesterday, it appears that the main line was cut. Just started having all sorts of issues, since they are now allowing competing providers in the neighborhood, conspiracy? Maybe, however, in 6 years of service, never had an issue until now.
Work continues on the C&NW diorama, I am getting the feel for working with the different materials. I am also in the planning stages for the layout, I am in no rush, since it will be a few months till we move.
Good Morning
I'll have a bowl of 7 Grain cereal and a glass of milk please---as well as some coffee please---thanks
I've got to go and get another vampire visit done today along with looking or some more ABS piping for some more tall silos and such
Think I'll be doing a lot more looking at Tiger Direct for some pooter stuff as well---
I'll be at the window booth watching the local do some switching---
Bark Bark, WOOF, Union Pacific, bark. (placing order with Rerun for Coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug)
***Der, good progress. As for CA, my relatives there can't stand their Govt officials anymore than those in DC and at least one is preparing to leave the state. I only wish that all my relatives and all our Diners are out of state at a train show when CA finally slides into the Pacific. Just think, there really could be beach front property for sale in AZ. Might resemble Peurto Vallarta, too
***Garry, beautiful pic and now my new desktop background. Thanks!
Have a good day y'all.
Zandoz,
That sounds like a perfect spot for a small community park. Picnic benches, possibly a shelter, some swings and slides, and maybe even a small ramp for launching boats. It would also require a small parking area. I can think of a couple of places around here that fit your description.
Tom
Pittsburgh, PA
Good Morning. Well, they forgot again. I once more, had to renew my MR subscription without a 50% or more discount. No I did not get the Great Model Railroads 2010.
WARNING!!! If visiting Allegheny.......call first or be prepared to dodge lead. I used to like the Old Country Buffet. They closed ours down a few years ago. They had some of the best fried chicken and bread pudding
Jim- On my loco, I ended up using brake fluid after all. That old AHM paint was un-phased and issue a salute consisting of....... well, you get the idea, at the 91% alcohol. Didn't even take the lettering off. It reminded me of someone, Chris I think? Or maybe Eric... can't remember now, had something setting in alcohol for like a week and nothing. Anyway, the way I did it was I just wiped it on thinly, and sat and waited for a few and wiped it and the paint off. I did it in sections and after the paint was removed, with the exception of course of some seams and such I washed it in soapy water, then an alcohol bath, then soapy water again. Not sure if the alcohol bath was needed, but I wanted to be sure no brake fluid remained to raise it‘s ugly head with the new paint. It worked.
It would however, (runs over to the RC, sits down, crosses legs and fakes holding a pipe with one elbow on counter the other akimbo while looking out at the crowd) have probably been more prototypically accurate for my small railroad to have simply painted over the Pennsy green and painted the C& NW yellow, (swamp holly orange is just too difficult to locate and acquire for a phony railroad), and let the letters bleed through a bit. I highly doubt they would have stripped the loco and painted it fresh.
Robby, I was also thinking along the lies of Graphic Arts. Or something that reflects your ability to recreate what you see so well .
CNCharlie- Glad you cooled off. Both ways! But seriously, most times, as you know, we are mindful of the taboo subjects. But as with any group of folks, sometimes we forget where we are and get a bit off the sidelines with some subjects. We're only human. It usually just takes someone to tug on the shirt and say "ahem... maybe this ain't the place" for us to say, "oops, forgot where I was" I was hoping you'd see it that way.
OK. Today should be another hot one, heat advisor in effect til Thursday night. The opening parade night for the WORLD RENOWNED ILLINOIS STATE FAIR!!!! Thank you, thank you very much. I myself am ot a big fair goer, but on Veterens Day ( Sunday I believe) we get in free. That way we park in the infield and spend the difference on parking closer. Then we just walk around and eat and look. Like I said, I'm not much of a fair person. Luckily I have to work and forgot to ask for the parade night off...
Time to get going. I want to be at Mom's by 8. Well so much for that.
Have a Great Day!!!.
EDIT: Well, THAT was differant. Had to edit the post as it posted everything like three times. Wierd. Which reminds me, what's the garble-de-goop in your post Der?
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.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, a couple of slices of THAT freshly made zucchini bread with lots of real butter and a cup of dark roast coffee in a R&GV RR Mug would do me very well this morning.
Currently 52°F (11°C) in Moosonee under cloudy skies this morning folks.
Lawn looks a bit high again, so I will spend some time out there mowing again today...... Oh well, good exercise I guess. Also have to do some grocery shopping today. With any luck I might get the chance to spend a few minutes with the trains..... Probably not.
Better get myself moving if I want to get anything done today.
Later!
LUNCH!!!! "What's that??" "Oh just a bit early"
Well I'm putting the finishing touches on the car I'm doing. I will get some pictures up later. Now its off to the bank, post office, the bakery.
Todd......We had a "old country buffet" here, but it changed over to a Chinese restaurant (should've seen the wifes face when we walked in). I've had several people say I should look into something like that (graphic arts). My great grandfather was a GREAT artist/drama teacher. Some of his paintings were in the South Carolina museum. He even taught "Joanne Woodward" how to become a better actor. She and my grandmother were good friends. So I feel I got some of his artist genes. Now if I could put them to work.