Robby ... I may be interested, too. The A I M websire shows a photo of 8 colors. That might be what I could use. ... I have weathered using acrylic paint and spraying paint. I use pastels, too.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hey guys
Robby, sucks you only sold off 2 cars. Never tried AIM powders before, so count me in as a 3rd intrested person. Say, was that a BN box on your table?
Ken, Don't worry, I still haven't gotten the Pearl car boxed up yet.
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.
Vincent.......... It was. It just had a basic weathered job. Faded, and just some grime. I don't think it has any rust at all.
Garry........Just let me know.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Hello gang: I was sent a url for photos of Halifax / Dartmouth so I'm passing it along if anyone's interested to see where my LHSs are located. LOL. As usual, I don't trust the links to open in a new window, even if set to do so, http://www.pbase.com/mucker/halifax Right click that and choose new window if you want to avoid losing your Diner page.
Ken: I had a whole thing written up about the A/C access, then you posted your latest development and it became irrelevant!
Todd:
My question is, if it's ok, then why does she want me to carry her purse out all the time?
RobbyP: This was written before your BUST report.
I'm with everyone else. Your work is WAY too good to sell short. It's not as if this show (or any others) is the only market you have. Your "followers" on the Bay know the worth of your work.
Lee: Thanks for posting all those progress shots. Very nice indeed - you certainly get a whole lot done!
Turns out I used the wrong glue to put on those rivet strips, and they have all fallen off - OK, two fell off, and I peeled the rest and have re-glued with a more likely candidate. I don't like wasting time going over stuff like that. On a lighter note, I've had a closer look at the signals I scored at the train show. I thought they were plastic - turns out they are brass. I've removed the bulb from one, and done some measuring. I've ordered up a couple of feet of fibre optic filament that I'm hopeful will fit nicely inside the mast and be flexible enough to be curved 90 ˚ into the signal head. I'll have to devise a lens for the signal head - I figure a blob of clear glue, or Krystal Klear should do. On the other end, below the layout I'll fit the filament into a hole in a bi-colour Red/Green LED and use black heat shrink tube to make it light proof. I've already installed the LED (maybe 7 or 8 years ago waiting for this opportunity) If everything works out, I'll have to build three more of those bi-colour LED assemblies. The more elegant solution was to get micro-mini surface mount LEDs for the signal heads, but the chap in New Brunswick who sold wired micro-minis has folded up his tent, and no, Richmond Controls doesn't have what I was after. So it's back to plan A and the hidden large LEDs with a fibre feed to the signal.
Thus encouraged, I'll take my some-what edgy stomach to bed. (Left-over Chinese from Friday lunch - delicious but dodgy?) Good night all, and God Bless. Prayers continuing for all in need of Healing, Comfort, Prosperity and Peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
WOO HOO!! Slotted mags. Love ‘em! Good evening. Orange Crush please. Thanks. Truck load of train wheels. Ironic. Robby- Sorry the sales weren’t there. You had to have the wrong audience. Maybe try again next show? PC- I agree with Gerry. You’ve spent a lot of time on what you have. I have decided to do that also. Sorta. I just skip around and do one area here a bit then one area there. Of course that’s when I get back to being able to do it at all. Lee- Nice pics. Actually more accurately, nice pictures of some nice layout work.
WOO HOO!! Slotted mags. Love ‘em!
Good evening. Orange Crush please. Thanks.
Truck load of train wheels. Ironic.
Robby- Sorry the sales weren’t there. You had to have the wrong audience. Maybe try again next show?
PC- I agree with Gerry. You’ve spent a lot of time on what you have. I have decided to do that also. Sorta. I just skip around and do one area here a bit then one area there. Of course that’s when I get back to being able to do it at all.
Lee- Nice pics. Actually more accurately, nice pictures of some nice layout work.
AIM weathering powders? I have those and reeeeally like them and $32 dollars is a pretty good price if you’re interested. I think I gave about 35 + tax for mine and that was at a discount shop so 32 plus shipping puts it cheaper than probably anywhere else.
Der- Hmmm. I never thought of that. Here I accused her of setting up me to get in trouble instead of her. I feel bad now.
Kinda late, best get to get aboard the sleepy town train.
PFTIN
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 evening..
Flip ... I meant to comment earlier. Thanks for explaining about Deb. Not a good situation at all. Good you are there for her.
Robby ... $32.00 sounds fair. If you still have one, you may PM me too. Another product I tried was the alchohol based stuff. It was OK until it found a paint it did not like. It ruined a nicely painted old passenger car.
Todd ... I think your strategy of "skipping around" is a good approach. It's better to have a series of little projects than to trying doing everything all at once. Each little accomplishment is cause for feeling good.
Ulrich ... The topic of making a European trip came up again. I'm still interested in the Swiss railways. Also, I'd like to see that huge public model railroad layout in Germany.
Der ... Too bad about the wrong glue on teh rvit strips. We won't tell the rivit counters. Have you heard from Fergie or Luc? If you do contact them, let them know we miss them.
Lee .... I enjoyed seeing the pictures of your layout progress.
Has CN Charlie been here lately? We could use a "Winterpeg" report. Also, where is Keith? A CA report would be good. Going back in time, where are Ed and Paul?
This evening, I installed the track needed to serve my large bakery. Now, I'm getting the area prepped for scenery.
Happy Model Railroading
Very early morning here, 10 minutes to 1 in the AM. My back pain got so bad yesterday that I finally took a couple of pain killers just so I could get some rest. Woke up about 11 pm to the sound of heavy rain pounding on the roof. That's a good sound to hear. It's been so dry here that I think some of the local Indians might have resorted to doing rain dances.
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Good Morning,
woke up with a big headache
Chloe, I need a strong coffee to get rid of it, and an aspirin, please.
Robby - I am sorry the show did not turn out the way you´d expected it. Your cars are a work of art, VERY reasonably priced for the amount of effort you put into them, so it must have the wrong audience. I think that with a little advertising you could urn your business into a real success!
Garry -that´s good news! I´d be more than happy to help you working out the itinerary and also to welcome you at my home. I bet the two of us can come up with something you´d never find at a travel agency´s.
Blessings to all in need!
Morning Gang:
Here it is 3:26 am and I'm here at the puter instead of in bed asleep. It happens. Anyway I thought I'd drop in and let everyone know that we're ok and doing well.
I'm not doing much of anything on the MRR, too many other things going on. The ranch is taking up most of my time and Mary Ann and the grand kids the rest.
I did get the new Hiawatha from Fox Valley the other day. It looks really good. I have heard that some of the locomotives have running problems. Mostly wobbling and excessive speed. Of course the class As were run normally at 100mph +. I'm just happy to have the first Hi in my collection.
Well I guess I'll get back to bed and try to get some sleep.
My best to everyone.
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning Folks!
Just a cup of coffee please
Hope everyone has a great day!
Good Morning, Jeff, I hope you feel better as the day progress. My grandfather always said the most important consideration when doing a rain dance is timing. Not sure if that’s true or not. We had a bad drought in 1988 and several local towns hired Native American Indians to visit and do a rain dance; it rained for 4 days.All, thanks for the comments on the layout progress. On November 1 that area was bare plywood. I still have several detail projects to finish up in that area (including painting the rails), but I hope to have it done by December 1st.
Those lumber loads near the trucks are plaster casts I made. My neighbor’s son has a few TYCO self unloading boxcars but only enough boxes to load one car at a time. So I made a 25 crate mold last night. If anybody needs some let me know.
If you’re in the Cleveland, Ohio Area: November 20th is the route 30 Express layout tour that runs from Ashland, OH to Canton, OH. Layouts are open 10 to 4. On November 21st NMRA Division 4 layout tours start around 10am and run until sometime in the afternoon in the SW area of Cleveland. Dean Freytag’s layout will not be open this year but several other well built layouts will.
Robby, I’ll take the $32 set. I sent you a PM this morning.
Paul, are those the N-scale version or the HO?
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good Morning
I too wish you get better as well Jeff. Myself, I'm going to an appointment with an ICD specialist to get the word on the condition my heart is in---
I've been up to much of nothing yesterday--I spent the entire afternoon trying to locate a simple little screwdriver that I thought--wrongly, I might add--I placed in a toolbox. It was not there--where was it? In a drawer--by the bed Why I put it there I will never know
Today will be getting some more w**k done at w**k so that I won't have to go in on Friday and get ready for weekend on-calls-----maybe With these things one never knows--
Robby: Did you do any N scale cars? I've a few that could use some weathering work--Do you use paypal?
Anyhooooo--Flo, I'll just have a coffee and some toast/jam please--I'll be at the RC for now
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/
Good morning. A good way to start the day is with a HEADACHE!!! My head has been pounding all night. UGH!!!
Thanks for the "pick me up" about the train show. I tried it, and maybe I can do one another day, plus I kinda know what to expect now.
My plan today....Get some cars on eBay and contact the LHS about selling some. I have about three boxes to get unpacked from the show. That will take most of the morning, and hopefully my headaches are gone.
The only thing I got out of the show was, a buddy I know was selling me cars for $2 each. I bought a few auto-racks, and some other cars. Some to sell and some to keep. So....That wasn't a bad deal.
Todd........A couple of people told me about a show in MD that models more HO, N, etc...... The problem is Jessica's final is the next week and she has to study that weekend. So I will skip it.
Garry..........I will send you a PM.
Lee..........I sent you a new PM.
Barry......I've done some N-scale and I take Paypal. If you have any questions, just PM me.
Well, morning
Robby P. sorry the show didn't go as planned. If it was basically a toy train show you had the worng audience. Not all train shows are alike, You could try again at another show before you give up or stick with the high fees of ebay.Too bad its so late and IF you wanted to travel to Springfield Mass for hte Amherst Model RR train show...here are 4 huge bldgs packed with vendors mostly Ho and N with some toy trains lionel tossed in for good meaure and people there are serious and spend money. It is the largest show inthe NE, and they claim largest in the country. If you are willing and they have vendor space {there was a waiting list} the info is here: http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/index.asp or perhaps you could consider for next year. We go every 3 years and we DO spend money! Most ANything and everything you could want/need/desire for trains is there! I will let you know how this years show went. Its a 5 hour trip for us, about 13 for you, but could be wlell worth it. DOn't rate all shows by one shows reults! Besides you said you won at teh casino, so not a total monetary losss!
Thanks to those who have special thoughts and prayers for the MIL. She needs all she canget.
WE will have the Prayer Candle up for those who need special thoughts and prayers!
Cuda ken- Your plan looks great but remember what I said before...remember caardinal rule #1 don't get greedy! If you can't get 3 more lines in go for only two more or maybe stick with just a two track mailine, it may be less satisfying in the grand scheme, but will work far better than trying to cram too much into the space. Nice plan idea by the way, but you are right there doesn't appear to be room for a good yard.
Ray- did you Weck your beef? {Oh that sounded dirty now that I wrote that wasn't meant to be} I like RB sandwhiches dipped in aujus {or bullion if handy}, but don't know if I want to weck em! WHne does WIndmil close again for the season?
Lee-super pics thanks for sharing!
jeffrey-wimberly Woke up about 11 pm to the sound of heavy rain pounding on the roof. That's a good sound to hear.
Woke up about 11 pm to the sound of heavy rain pounding on the roof. That's a good sound to hear.
unless your roof leaks! Looks like some good rain for awhile down your way on the tele..
Well quiet day today I think...good other half works 2-6 today.
maybe a load of laudry oh and the dishwasher needs running.
-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.
Good Morning! Fried eggs and Spam please. Yes, Dark Roast coffee. Thanks. Bookwork, then house. Garry- For me, skipping around is a must. I get impatient and do not like waiting or working and seeing no progress. If I have several things I can do, while something is drying, or if I run out of something, or need something, or get to a point where you are just tired of doing it for awhile, there is something else I can do to change it up a bit. Of course, since I’m starting over again, there is plenty to do so that is not an issue. I see Paul has been here. Still have quite a few to go, Ryan, Inch, Keith, let’s see, Bama, Eric, um who else…. The list goes on. Odd about Keith though. He was a very frequent poster. Then poof! Gone. I sure hope nothing happened. Robby- That’s good. I wouldn’t give up entirely on shows. But after this last one, I would ask more about the shows, weigh the entry fees and base the amount of cars available based on that. Like we all said, good thing there’s eBay. That really opens up your customer base. That’s all it is. Who’s there that day. Some days Cherry pies sell well, next time can’t seem to give a pie of any type away.
Good Morning! Fried eggs and Spam please. Yes, Dark Roast coffee. Thanks.
Bookwork, then house.
Garry- For me, skipping around is a must. I get impatient and do not like waiting or working and seeing no progress. If I have several things I can do, while something is drying, or if I run out of something, or need something, or get to a point where you are just tired of doing it for awhile, there is something else I can do to change it up a bit. Of course, since I’m starting over again, there is plenty to do so that is not an issue.
I see Paul has been here. Still have quite a few to go, Ryan, Inch, Keith, let’s see, Bama, Eric, um who else…. The list goes on. Odd about Keith though. He was a very frequent poster. Then poof! Gone. I sure hope nothing happened.
Robby- That’s good. I wouldn’t give up entirely on shows. But after this last one, I would ask more about the shows, weigh the entry fees and base the amount of cars available based on that. Like we all said, good thing there’s eBay. That really opens up your customer base. That’s all it is. Who’s there that day. Some days Cherry pies sell well, next time can’t seem to give a pie of any type away.
Well, I best get moving. Gonna be cold today high of only 57 with “sprinkles”. Won’t that be tasty? (something else I was gonna say …. ) Oh ya…,
Ken- Naaaah. I like where you were going with the last plan better. Did you happen to notice the list of things you didn’t like about this plan? That oughta give you a hint of how much you’re gonna like this version. Wad it up, try again. Galaxy's right. If it won't fit, don't force it, re think it.
Gotta go!
Y’all have a Great Day now ya hear?!!!
galaxy jeffrey-wimberly: Woke up about 11 pm to the sound of heavy rain pounding on the roof. That's a good sound to hear. unless your roof leaks! Looks like some good rain for awhile down your way on the tele..
jeffrey-wimberly: Woke up about 11 pm to the sound of heavy rain pounding on the roof. That's a good sound to hear.
Good morning All!Not much to report from the land of Buckeyes on this cold Monday morning other than I didn't make it to the HO club yesterday..I ended up sitting up a 4 track switching layout on my dinning room table and switch cars for 2 hours-I still have no clue where that time went but,it flew by.NS sounds busy this morning-about 2-3 trains a hour..To bad I am stuck inside on this cold morning.I shall have a cup and look over da forum.Have a good'un!
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Good Afternoon,
well, the sun has set, so it is time for a
Thank you Flo, that RBF looks gorgeous...
The MIA list is quite long. I wrote an e-mail to Keith about 8 weeks ago , but have not received an answer. I am really concerned about his well being.
Sam did drop by, also some weeks ago, but I guess he is so entangled with his new job as an engineer he does not find the time to stop by. I do hope the missing ones show up for us to know they are OK.
My old ticker is acting up today, so I was not up to much today, other than doing the household. Petra´s back is still screaming at her, so she is pretty much immobilized.
November is not my month ...
CUL
Good morning All...Its cloudy and cool here this morning..Just coffee for me i'm still try'in to recover from over eating at Ryan's Saturday nite...Thanks...got a southern 2-8-0 in mail saturday in a deal.runs pretty good gott'a change couplers today..My lift chair in living room sheared a bolt Sunday morning..called the service this morning and he's coming tuesday..Hope so since I sleep in the chair..You all have a good one...j Jerry
Good morning. It's 52 and cloudy with light rain. The high will be 64 and there's an 80% chance of rain.After a decent nights sleep my back feels much better. Seems like rained most of the night so everything outside is quite wet. That's fine by me as it's been dry enough here lately that a cars exhaust could start a grass fire. I have 2 Bachmann freight cars in front of me that are nice and shiny and are practically screaming for some weathering. I was thinking about starting on the wiring for the structures today but I think I'll hold off on that for a few more days. One of my nephew's friends asked me what kind of battery I have in my van (top post or side post). I told him I have a side post battery with top post clamps. After he said 'That's impossible. You can't connect top post clamps to a side post battery' I raised the hood and showed him. Sitting right there was a side post battery with the two top post clamps attached to it with 2 charging posts. After he picked his jaw and eyes up off the ground he asked me where I got the charging posts from. I told him 'O'Reilly Auto Parts' but just about any auto parts store carries them. That was my laugh for the day.
Mornin' everyone!
I slept in late this morning so I have worked up an appetite. Zoe, I'll have the French Toast with a side of Bacon, and lots of pure Maple Syrup as well as my dark roast coffee in a FGLK Mug.
Jeffrey, you sure you didn't overdo the dance a bit causing the back pain???? So when does the Nephew move in to the neighborhood?
Ulrich hope you get to feeling better. Sounds like the blood pressure might be up a bit with the headache and the heart not behaving......
Jeff and Lee, If you want guaranteed rain, I can see if Troop 3 here in Geneva will come down and camp in your yard........
Galaxy...... ROFL! For the uninitiated......... The Kümmelweck roll (Kümmel for Caraway Seed and Weck meaning roll) is topped with shaved roast beef drenched in the jus it is kept hot in... Yeh the bottom part of the Weck is drenched in the jus, then I can add as much of the horseradish as I want. It is often served with a small cup of "jus" to dip the roll in as you eat. Delicious! Beef on Weck is believed to be a dish created by a a German Baker who emigrated to Buffalo, NY from the Black Forest Region of Germany. It is still a very regional thing, but is spreading as people from Western, NY move to different areas.
Here is what I spent the time I was not talking w/ people yesterday doing:
I put a few more photos of it in WPF.
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
howmus Jeffrey, you sure you didn't overdo the dance a bit causing the back pain???? So when does the Nephew move in to the neighborhood?
jeffrey-wimberly howmus: Jeffrey, you sure you didn't overdo the dance a bit causing the back pain???? So when does the Nephew move in to the neighborhood? He's already entrenched!
howmus: Jeffrey, you sure you didn't overdo the dance a bit causing the back pain???? So when does the Nephew move in to the neighborhood?
GOOD!
Now when you need him to help you with something you know where he is and when he's available to help cuz you will know when he is home!
Hello ...
The migrating pelicans are here now on their way sourh. . They usually are here from mid November until mid December. In the Spring they will visit again for about 4 weeks, and then they fly north. This morning, we had a large flock of at least 100 pelicans.
So, Jeff, is it your job to raise your nephew now? It'll be a "project" for you.
Ray .. I like your structure very much.
Barry ... I hope you do not have to wait too long o get your ICD implanted. Mine saved my life as I have said here in the diner before.
Larry ... At lest you can hear the NS. I do not live near a railroad now. I do hear and see barge tows, however. Some tow boats sound like they have EMD power.
Ulrich ... We have airline frequent flyer points, and I hope that will get us across the Atlantic. It may be best to wait until winter is over so trees have leaves and it is not too cold.
Early this December, we're going to AZ. It'll be sooner than we think. Using airline frequent flyer miles for that too. We don't frequently fly anymore, but these miles are leftover from when we did. I really do not like flying.
Heartland Division CB&QSo, Jeff, is it your job to raise your nephew now? It'll be a "project" for you.
Got the Nickel Plate gondola done.
Garry......Let me know if you got your PM.
Garry - tried to send you a PM, but it was rejected
Mine was also!!!