Wow, that's an absoultely MASSIVE project! Hopefully you'll be able to get the RRs to get the donations, but I'll tell you that it's really hard to get people to give. I still have to figure out how I'm going to get a few more hundred dollars...
But good luck anyway!
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I'm not good at this getting people to donate thing but like when I did relay for life with my friends we held a car wash and made like 300 and it was donation only( usually get more money that way). Also, I can't imagine that like you have to do that to become a higher up person( hope i'm not sounding like a jerk!) Like I could never do that so I give you props. And John if you really want to do the last one, try and get on the news or somthing becasue then people will contact the railroads and tell them they should help. Heck, write a letter to Warren Buffet himself! Jk but that might work. Got to go back to typing my essay on the crucible!
Bear Down!
Taylor. If the governor joins me, then no one can refuse me. Im going to meet him in a month or so, and thats when I can hand over the letter. I have made his position very low maintenance, requiring only his word, but guaranteeing re-election. Like I said, once he's on my side, people will really take me seriously. One question, and since this is a railroad forum, I will probably get an embarrassing answer which I should have known. lol. Lastly, if you want, I can give you some pointers on what I wrote for the crucible. (Not that my pointers will be any good, lol).
~G4
19 Years old, modeling the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railroad of Western Washington in 1927 in 6X6 feet.
Essay on the Crucible? LAME! (Not yet a reporting mark either!) We had to write an alternate ending to the play, which was much more fun.
Anyways, here's some older photos...
Alex
John, Thanks for the offer but the essay is mostly done and ya, I don't know if I would promise reelection, might come back to haunt youy but who knows.
Alex, Ya very lame, and writing an alternate ending sounds a lot funner(bad english) then an essay. Nice pixs btw! the 2nd one is really good, except for the big ole lumps lol jk, still a good pix though.
Alex, I'd probably much more enjoy writing that ending to the play. Although I've been spitting out papers without a second thought so far this school year. It's, well, weird. I could probably sit down with a few RC colas and knock an alternative ending out in a few hours while having fun though.
Taylor, yeah man.
John, I don't know about that governor thing man. The news would help more.
I tried scouts, stuck with it for like two years. Then gave it up for the sports field. My dad made it to eagle scout though back when he was a teen (you know, when the dash 2 series was where it was at and the U23B was in full on production). I'm just a huge sports guy, whether it's playing them or watching them or finding out all the news etc.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Dude, writing an ending to the crucible would of been 10x better and I don't even like writing that much! If I have my ipod and put drake, kanye, or lil wayne on i'm good on putting papers out fast.
John, the govenor is overrated, he does not have that much power while the news cant make it seem like your a hero and that your going to save Utah, something the govenor can not do, it will also attract people who don't like the govenor to like you.
I have never been a scout and have never even thought about being one. But have a question, like did boy scouts get you into modeling cuz it seems like alot of teen modelrailroaders are scouts.
No dude, I was a Model Railroader from day 0. I, however, have brought mrring to scouts because I spent 3 months planning the Railroad Merit Badge and a trip to the UPs Roper Yard. It was OSSOM (what we, here at EPGY say instead of awesome).
John, thats cool and i'm not sure about day zero, maybe day 2 though.
Taylor, yeah man, get me Living Sacrifice or August Burns red pounding on the headphones, no background noise. Only problem is I might start head banging instead of writing.
I think it kind of goes with the territory. Model railroading is working to recreate the world, scouts go out into the world etc. maybe?
Ha ya put my sony's on that have sweet bass and i just zone out and maybe, like I was looking at an add for a show and scouts in uniform are free, no offense but why the special treatment!
Ughhhhh The Crucible... I absolutely hated that play... Worst book ever, and our teacher was an idiot and spent an entire quarter on it...
Speaking of governors...I really hope that Governor Christie doesn't screw the state over by killing ARC/THE Tunnel. It is possible that this 30 day suspension of work will cause us to lose our $3 billion in federal funding. This is the largest transportation project in decades, and it has taken YEARS to get this thing off the ground, and 30 days could potentially kill it all. If it's not built, down the road in 20 years, the state will be in absolute RUINS, and it will be nearly impossible to reverse it.
Yep pretty interresting movie but horrible play!
Wow that sucks, i hate when the government dcrews stuff up!
Well you guys probably don't remember me, but I was here when we first started this whole Teen Movement on the forums, back 3-4 years ago, with Holmes, Hicks, Noah and others. I'm 18 and in my first year of college now, and have matured a ton since i started here. No offense, but reading your guys conversations, its makes me reminisce about my earlier years. Anyway just a tidbit of news. I was asked by KATO to headline their new run of N scale SD45's. What that means is my photo of the GN #400 Hustle Muscle will the advertising picture on all the pamphlets and inserts they send out. I am not going to disclose the terms of my deal, however one of the things I received was a brand new KATO (duh) SD40, painted for the I&M Rail. Kinda odd, considering I model a shortline, and collect Missabe things. Well my buddy, who is now a Missabe conductor, used to work for the IC&E, and we were talking about this unit one day. It just so happened to be around the time I was working with Kato. My IMRL #210 will soon be the ICE #6102. Both cab doors will be painted for the ICE, and patched. The white paint chips will be a little harder me thinks.
Max
Mechanical Department "No no that's fine shove that 20 pound set all around the yard... those shoes aren't hell and a half to change..."
The Missabe Road: Safety First
coborn35 Well you guys probably don't remember me, but I was here when we first started this whole Teen Movement on the forums, back 3-4 years ago, with Holmes, Hicks, Noah and others. I'm 18 and in my first year of college now, and have matured a ton since i started here. No offense, but reading your guys conversations, its makes me reminisce about my earlier years.
Well you guys probably don't remember me, but I was here when we first started this whole Teen Movement on the forums, back 3-4 years ago, with Holmes, Hicks, Noah and others. I'm 18 and in my first year of college now, and have matured a ton since i started here. No offense, but reading your guys conversations, its makes me reminisce about my earlier years.
I feel exactly the same way... I was also around 3 (I think it was 3) years ago when we started the original TMRP. Unfortunately, I think it's turned into a teen version of the Coffee Shop or whatever they call it now, not a thread about modeling. That's why I rarely post anymore - my social life happens in meatspace. But anywhooo...
Welcome back, Max!
Nice to meet you Max. I guess it has turned into somewhat of a coffee shop because I think this has become a small forum for kids of like minds to talk, occasionally not about trains. I will say I have greatly missed your WRS here. Ive been around for about two years, and have enjoyed every moment of it. Members have more than doubled in the past months or so. This thing is growing. And grow, this thing shall.
On another note, I just got my first craftsman kits a few days ago, and I will say, that was the best set of instructions I have ever read! Cudos to JV models. The instructions dont just tell you how to built the kit, they say things like "If you have left over scrap wood, you might want to build an outhouse. Plans for this are included" and "Our favorite form of scenery around these cabins is a dried plant called a so and so that can be easily ground up and is available at craft stores. It even has twigs and leaves that will enhance the realism." I cant wait to get started.
Taylor, they're scouts, it's a big organization. And nonprofit.
Joe, I've actually kindof enjoyed the play (compare it to reading The Heretic's Daughter and it's a million times better).
Max, I wasn't around the forums when y'all started this, but nice to meet you! Soudns like a great deal with Kato!
This has almost turned into a teen coffee shop like thread. We do post about modeling, but not many of us are working on layouts right now; Tyler and John are the only ones that really come to mind of the regular posters. Me, Joe, and Taylor are planning, but there's only so much planning you can do before it gets to where you're just talking abt possibilities.
Short video. Nothing spectacular.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0mpysIFaIQ
Great video Alex!
Welcome, Max! While I wasn't around when this place was started, I know you from the prototype side of the forums! That's really neat about your Kato deal!
Like everyone said, this thread has recently kinda turned away from modeling for a while because no one is really doing a whole lot. But I'm finally beginning to start back up.
Like John, I'm also working on my first craftsman kit, a PL42AC from Island Model Works. So far, I have the entire shell, sideframes, and fuel tank painted, minus touchup paint. Next step will be to add the grilles and fans, followed by decals, and then it will be done. I'll won't be getting the powered frame until Christmas, but at least the model will be 100% complete by the time that comes around.
I am also in the process of painting two locomotives for Tri State Rail. GP9m 1201 is finally being repainted into TSR colors, and will be the first locomotives in Phase II paint (while I don't have anything painted in Phase I, once I finally buy 4000 or 4001 [not quite sure which one yet, but not important], they will have been painted into Phase I "at an earlier point in time").4100 is also being "rebuilt" into 4300 (see GP50 Rebuild Program). In reality, I threw out the crappy Bachmann high hood, and I bought a Athearn BB short hood, and that is will become 4300, rebuilt with a low hood. However, I don't have decals, which is part of the reasoning why I said the rebuilds would take so long on the website.
Well, I'm off to Wildwood bright and early (well, maybe not exactly bright that early) at 5:30 tomorrow morning, so have a good and MRR-productive weekend!
Hey Everyone,
Long List Today!
Alex, nice vid, I think I may of learned a bit of weathering.
Sawyer, I liked the crucible too, like better then the scarlett letter becasue it didn't have any of the language from back in the day.
John, good luck and atleast there good, I need to try a regualr kit first!
Max, Back! It nice to meet one of the founding fathers of this forum and that awesome on the Kato Deal!
Joe, what is wildwood? Keep forgetting to ask and oh man, anything beforee 6 is crazy to me.
Wildwood is one of the (many) major vacation spots along the Jersey Shore. This weekend is Beach Jam (with boy scouts), and we'll be camping on the beach and doing some merit badges.
The PL42 is fully painted and partly decaled. However, I messed up some of the decals, and there are no spares, so I'll have to get another set. But there's still lots of striping and numbers, etc. that I can still do with this sheet. I'll have photos at the end of the weekend.
Taylor, our next novel is The Scarlett Letter
Joe, sounds nice man.
Well, I think I've found a use for my GP9; I'll hopefully buy the resin kit for a CF7 and make a CF7 out of it. That way I have my roadswitcher and I can fit it into my CSRY history.
"To save some costs of buying U23Bs, the CSRY rebuilt 10 of their 14 F units into CF7s. The remaining 4 F units continue to service in mainline freight today."
I'm also thinking of several other history points for the CSRY. I think this will be my next major project.
TrainManTy coborn35: Well you guys probably don't remember me, but I was here when we first started this whole Teen Movement on the forums, back 3-4 years ago, with Holmes, Hicks, Noah and others. I'm 18 and in my first year of college now, and have matured a ton since i started here. No offense, but reading your guys conversations, its makes me reminisce about my earlier years. I feel exactly the same way... I was also around 3 (I think it was 3) years ago when we started the original TMRP. Unfortunately, I think it's turned into a teen version of the Coffee Shop or whatever they call it now, not a thread about modeling. That's why I rarely post anymore - my social life happens in meatspace. But anywhooo... Welcome back, Max!
coborn35: Well you guys probably don't remember me, but I was here when we first started this whole Teen Movement on the forums, back 3-4 years ago, with Holmes, Hicks, Noah and others. I'm 18 and in my first year of college now, and have matured a ton since i started here. No offense, but reading your guys conversations, its makes me reminisce about my earlier years.
Ditto...I think we all have changed in three years, it's pretty amazing really.
Welcome back Max, would you be talking about James? I haven't talked to him in ages! It's too bad the IC&E didn't work out for him, but at least he's still working. 6102 is also a very nice choice, that's one of my favorite units.
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Joe, tell me if ya see snooki while your at the shore JK!
Sawyer, have fun with that, the crucible is like gold compared to the scarlett letter.
So I got Merchants row 1 + 2 today and will be building my first ktis soon. I also got a builtup atlas roadside inn restraaunt building and tree kit and switch extenders for my switches. Whoo big list and first time in a year I have been to the LHS. Eve nthough it is a 40 minute drive in good traffic and only open m-sat and sunday usually works best for me. Will hopefully finally get some pixs of my layout, it is in the almost finished and then renovated to make it 100x better phrase.
Well have test corrections to do why did I miss so many
Taylor, hey, I'll probably be happy to get to that book after the essay for the crucible. Glad to hear you have some kits, looking forward to hearing about some model railroading!
Well, the CSRY history continues on. I have a page for it here, and will post thoughts revisions etc on it here, updating the page when something sticks
Ya, maybe I will fianlly get this finished and will be able to start over bigger and better, most likely just better though. And nah, scarlett letter is the worst. Nice page btw.
Back to corrections!
Taylor, you don't even have to start over. only reason I am is it's time to move beyond the 4x8 sheet of ply and have something more space-efficient. And I asked my dad about the Scarlett Letter, now I'm agreeing with you on that. lord. and thanks, I reworked it Saturday
Ya but i want to like it is a very good layout for my little cousins because it is a circle with three switches but has no operation at all. It is also a 4x8 and I want something alittle bigger but alittle thinner so I can reach against the back of it and also with legs so its not on sawhoreses. Ya, scarlet letter- 10x worst than every book in the world besides frankenstein. And that wouldn't happen to be you on the top of your website would it, with the ball?
WRS power running through the best scenery known to man.
And some weathered stuff. The Centerbeam still needs to have straps added on the load.