Lunchtime!
My pain is getting worse - I´ll probably will go to our hospital, as it is beyond the stage I´d like to bear.
Ken - I am glad you are not mad at me - I just like to tickle your interest in thriving for further improvements. I always have difficulties "reading" track plans, when there are only lines - that´s why I take so much trouble to "scenic" them.
Chloe - nothing for me this time, if you please excuse!
Sir Madog Lunchtime! My pain is getting worse - I´ll probably will go to our hospital, as it is beyond the stage I´d like to bear. Ken - I am glad you are not mad at me - I just like to tickle your interest in thriving for further improvements. I always have difficulties "reading" track plans, when there are only lines - that´s why I take so much trouble to "scenic" them. Chloe - nothing for me this time, if you please excuse!
Madog's right too, it helps alot to be able to see more of the layout than just track, even in a mind's eye.
Ken: I knew something was nagging at me at that Staging yard. Recheck the rdius on the turnback loop: it's only 18" radius. Is that enough to walk trains around? Namely the Passenger train, but others as well?
-Morgan
Welb,
I got up to yet another 6" of snow on top of the 10" we got yesterday---now they are forecasting up to another foot of s**w today with another foot tonight and yet again another foot tomorrow as well!!
So I guess i'll be living with the snow shovel and the snow blower for awhile here---*sigh*
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Good "snowy" morning.
We are suppose to get 1-2 today and some more the next few days.
Not much planned today. Work on the layout some, and watch the Steelers tonight.
Hope everybody has a good morning.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Good morning
Snow seems to be a recurring theme here.
We haa dusting -1 inch yesterday and dusting-1 inch today. All from lake effect "drift off".
Oh, well, we could be worse like some of you are! Won't complain here.
I should go to lowes and buy the new train board. FOr under the tree. MAybe I will.MAybe I do it tomorrow.
Need to clean off the table where the layout will go first!
WEll not much to reprt today.
HAve agreat day!
-G .
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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.
What? no one in here in 3 1/2 hours???
I sit all by my lonesome?
Sheesh.
now watch someone wander i while I type this worthless bit of fluff!
WEll, I have been doing things today. GOt the Kia gassed up for the week at the Kwick FIll gas sale day...at $3.15 a gallon! I won't be able to afford to go anywhere soon if this keeps up.
Got the dishwasher unloaded and reloaded and the kitchen all cleaned up.
GOt one load of laundry done and dried and all. May do another small load.
Now I think time for a nap to rest my back...
this falls under the category of "some people'. we have a small local weekly paper that has a "Readers column section" where by people-anyone- can call in or write in and make any comment {censored out for foul content of course} they want. One person has written or called in to say:
"I believe it has been so windy lately because of the giant windmills they have out in Western NY along Route 17{I-86}. I know those windmills create a lot of wind from the turning of the blades. It has been really windy here since they have installed them. Something to think about as people try to install them around here. Can we really afford more wind?"
Please note: said windmills are hundreds of miles away. Obviously this person does not know that the turbines turn BECAUSE of the wind, NOT MAKE the wind. Also this person acts like we never had any winter winds before!{or summer for that matter} The westerlies have blown for hundreds of years here. I will take wind power over fricking {Hydro} Fracking that destroys the environment and pollutes water any day!!!!!
HAve agreat evening
Afternoon all. Day of homework for me, ew.
Ulrich, ouch. Back in lacrosse season, I was crosschecked (which is completely illegal...) in the ribs. Hurt sooooo much... Nothing broken, just bruised. But it was still pretty bad.
Galaxy, I know exactly what you mean on those stupid NIMBYs and BANANAs. Reminds me of the article they had in Trains Mag back in the summer. One guy actually said "The trains are dangerous because my son could be walking along the tracks with his iPod on and not hear the train coming."ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Well, apparently my parents waited too long to order the Santa Train tickets, and now it's sold out. So we're gonna have to look at alternatives. Maybe the Whippany train would be possible. It would be neat to get to ride in a restored Slider (low-door ex-EL Comet I)
Well, I better get back to the homework. Catch ya later!
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Hey guys, nice change of climate right now.
About to go out riding in more snow, every time I come in, my back is white and my quad (Black frame and yellow plastics) is white and brown from dirt. Who said that you can't have dirt in winter, might not be a good thing that I rode sideways so much that I dug up dirt. Completely spun out yesterday 3 times. Keep in the throttle and it will straighten itself out. Didn't feel like it was even going to flip. Just had the back end slip out too far to get back in line, but it was fun. think there was ice under the snow where I spun out. It was in the same area. Aw well.
Big bowl of chili for me, thanks.
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galaxy WEll, I have been doing things today. GOt the Kia gassed up for the week at the Kwick FIll gas sale day...at $3.15 a gallon! I won't be able to afford to go anywhere soon if this keeps up.
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jeffrey-wimberly galaxy: WEll, I have been doing things today. GOt the Kia gassed up for the week at the Kwick FIll gas sale day...at $3.15 a gallon! I won't be able to afford to go anywhere soon if this keeps up. Ain't that the truth! On the other hand the gov't types will know exactly where we are.
galaxy: WEll, I have been doing things today. GOt the Kia gassed up for the week at the Kwick FIll gas sale day...at $3.15 a gallon! I won't be able to afford to go anywhere soon if this keeps up.
We are now paying an average of 4.27cdn for our gas---funny thing this--Canadian dollar goes up in value--we pay more---it goes down we pay more--we pay more regardless...
Welb, I went out twice today to plow out the driveway--and we are STILL seeing more coming down--tonight--12" expected---tomorrow--another 12" expected---tomorrow night---and yet again--another 12" expected--we do seem to be buried in it this year----oh gee--it let up a little ---maybe I'll go out and do some more plowing with the 4X4----
I was just running my Genset and all the sudden it just died. Stopped moving. Lights stayed on. No smoke, but it really STINKS.
I have NO clue what's going on.
I started a thread over in the electronics forum: http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/183501.aspx
PLEASE help if you can!
Afternoon folks.
So the dinner been dead lately, whole board seems that way today.
Morgan I did double check the yard, and one is 17.8. But all my cars and engines will take a 18 inch turn. Besides it is more for storage than anything.
Kind of down in the dump again today, again no good reason. Played with the track plan some and could not come up with any good ideas. Started making 60 inch tall helix's just because I was bored and stumped.
See you all later.
Ken
I hate Rust
(Comes in, stomps snow off feet, and slams the door behind him......)
Evenin' folks!
Snowin' pretty good out there in central/western, NY this afternoon and evening! Something we often call a Blizzard! You Southern guys may not know about them. Bliazards are things that most people try to drive through going quite slow so you will be able to stop in about 3 times the length of what you can see out there.... But, about 10% of the drivers (particularly those with the very big 4 wheel drive vehicles who think a 4 wheel drive can stop really quick.....) figure they should be driving 70 or 80 in down the 65MPH Thruway even with nice slippery, greasy, icy pavement.... Always fun to see the big double trailer semis sliding down the highway somewhat sideways with all those 4 wheel drive types about 5 foot off their bumpers totally ticked off at all those idiots driving sensibly.... The 55 minute drive from RIT to my house took well over an hour and a half. The most fun was the back country roads from the Thruway to my house. I was able to make 20 mph at times!
Flo how about a big bowl of beef stew and dumplings and a very big hot cup of decaf for me?
Long day at RIT. Almost nobody there today. Probably weather was a big factor. Did get to talk with several of my members who were there with other groups.
OK, need to get to the back booth and relax. Hopefully the blood pressure will come back down and the cramps in my fingers from holding the wheel so tight will go away!
High gas prices??? We got em here too! I'll have you know It cost me $24 to fill up my Yaris yesterday. What a big shock, especially since the tank was almost 1/4 full!!!
May put up a couple photos of the show later.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Hello everybody.
We're enjoying our visit to southern AZ to see onbe of our daughters and family.
Union Pacific is busy here.
Cheers
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Just poor little me again, painful and sleepless ...
Zoe, a glass of hot milk with a spoonful of honey in it, thank you.
$ 3,15 a gallon of gas? (gets out a pocket calculator and starts to make a long calculation) - hey, that´s cheap! We´re at $ 7,50 right now - how´s that?
Gotta catch some sleep now
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Today was our church's 1 year anniversary. It was truely speacial, with lots of food and fellowship, and the whole town was invited. And get this........8 people accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior! I'm tellin' ya.....God is all over that place!
Here's a link to my pics: http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Crosspointe/1%20Year%20Anniversary/
Sir Madog $ 3,15 a gallon of gas? (gets out a pocket calculator and starts to make a long calculation) - hey, that´s cheap! We´re at $ 7,50 right now - how´s that?
Yeah but you european guys have higher taxes on your gas. We don't. And most of your little cars get like 65 Miles per gallon.
Here they are talking about adding taxes to gas to help shore up SS and to help cover teh new medicare health care costs and to help balance the budget.
So we will be paying more. WE are paying more now cuz Gov't mandates more ethanol {expensive to produce} be added to gas and cause of the value of the dollar, and because of winter fuel prices. USUALLy gas prices drop during the winter and stay lower until spring. Instead now they go UP.
Hurts the economy and travel/tourism if the prices go up. think about it gas was around $1 less last year...so gas budget has risen by about 50%. And WILL rise again come April-may....
Those of you in CAnada who may pay more for gas.....you may also have higher taxes on your gas....
{here's hoping Ulrich gets some sleep - thought he would once he found a job}
Good evening Diners - for the sake of the snowbound i won't talk about our weather today.
Chris: Thanks for that info on Invacare. I've bookmarked the site - that is a huge help.
Jeff: it's fortunate you have the space in HO to twin the decoders like that. One further question on the Bachmann running the lights. Does the Bachmann support Rule 17 lighting ? ( CV 61 = 49 for instance) I know Digitrax doesn't (which surprises me, considering the degree of bells-and-whistlemanship they otherwise build in) TCS decoders mostly do, and that suits me just fine, especially as they have decoders which can be made to fit in odd ball N loco frames such a Life-Like and 1997 era China built Atlas.
The Christmas tree is indeed different from last years. It's a new one. It was quite simple to make. I just sprayed a Bachmann tree with Clear Flat and sprinkled on different colors of glitter.
Morgan: So, the 4410 is N Scale? Almost makes me want to find an excuse...... Thanks for the info re: The Hearth. (..."Yep." "Kinda makes me wish we had a fireplace there..." ) Sounds though very much what she has here with us, which is why we are looking at narrow format wheel chairs, 'cos mobility around the apartment is the main concern, rather than not being able to otherwise fend for herself.
Vincent:
NERM, welcome to the club of not believing in global warming.
Ulrich: Urmel can't swim as well as you do, it appears. Never made it this side of the pond, as far as I know. If that rib is more than cracked - are you going to have it checked ?- a punctured lung you don't want to repeat... Your latest take on Pascal's plan has a major virtue IMHO. The tunnels make it into a series of scenes through which the trains pass, and then disappear. I'm told that this is a good thing - and built my present layout around the idea! In fact if you were able to scenic the Herausnehmbare Section to hide the surface track on it, this would divide that large portion of the layout into two separate scenes. The fences in that photo are snow- related, yes? In that case, are they dams? It seems that they are neither true snow sheds, to take snow / avalanche material away across the tracks, nor sensible, if their function is to precipitate snow into drifts before it gets on the right-of-way. (not far enough back from the tracks to do that)Puzzled.
Ken:
John Do you have the plans for your layout that could be posted? While I do like this, I am all wise open to stealing, I mean borrowing someone else ideas.
You are a friend, and friends do not get mad at each other for speaking there mind.
Joe: Sorry to hear of your Genset troubles. Your 9:11 pm post in the Electronics thread said you doubted the circuit board is fried because the lights still work. I wonder about that - it's possible the lighting part works, but possibly a resistor or diode in the motor power part is dead. Hate to be the thinker of bad news. Why not ask Atlas techs about the circuit board issues and see if you can get on a list for early dibs on their replacement for the board?
Ray:
Something we often call a Blizzard! You Southern guys may not know about them.
By definition, the difference between blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind. To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have winds in excess of 35 miles per hour (56 km/h).[1] Additionally, blizzards must reduce visibility to 400 metres (1,300 ft) or less and must last for a prolonged period of time - typically three hours or more.[2] Ground blizzards are a variation on the traditional blizzard, in that ground blizzards require high winds to stir up snow that has already fallen, rather than fresh snowfall. Regardless of the variety of blizzard, they can bring near-whiteout conditions, which restrict visibility to near zero. Blizzards have a negative impact on local economies and can paralyze regions for days at a time, particularly where snowfall is unusual or rare. The 1972 Iran blizzard, which caused approximately 4000 deaths, was the deadliest in recorded history.
High gas prices??? We got em here too!
PC: That's terrific news! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE
Galaxy:
That's about it for now, I'll take a hot chocolate over to the RC and set a spell, thanks PC. My first attempt to put fibre optics into the signals I got from the last Train Show didn't work so well. I was trying 1.5 mm single filament fibre. That's too stiff to bend readily even melting it over a soldering iron to help it along. What I'm now going to do is use multiple filaments to make up a 1.5 mm bundle and see if that is more easily bent around the sharp corners involved. If I can get that to work, then I'll order up some multi-filament fibre of that diameter.
Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of Healing, Comfort, Prosperity and Peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
der5997 Jeff: it's fortunate you have the space in HO to twin the decoders like that. One further question on the Bachmann running the lights. Does the Bachmann support Rule 17 lighting ? ( CV 61 = 49 for instance) I know Digitrax doesn't (which surprises me, considering the degree of bells-and-whistlemanship they otherwise build in) TCS decoders mostly do, and that suits me just fine, especially as they have decoders which can be made to fit in odd ball N loco frames such a Life-Like and 1997 era China built Atlas. The Christmas tree is indeed different from last years. It's a new one. It was quite simple to make. I just sprayed a Bachmann tree with Clear Flat and sprinkled on different colors of glitter. ... simple and elegantly done. It looks v. convincing.
... simple and elegantly done. It looks v. convincing.
Awesome link der!
Problem resolved!
The problem was that I was running it as a DC locomotive on a DCC system, which apparently is a No-No with this locomotive.
When the Gensets were first released, Atlas sent out an email alert saying that the MRC Tech 6 was incompatible with these. Since I don't own a T6, this was not an issue. However, they later discovered that running them as DC units on DCC systems would also fry the circut board. BUT, they never sent out a follow-up email with this information, so I never knew. It was posted on the Atlas forums, but I don't belong to those, so there was no way of me knowing.
According to Atlas, you can just sent them back and they'll replace the circut board for free (luckily, I won't need a new locomotive, considering that I already spent a lot of time assembling it and painting it). So I'll call them for a return number sometime this week, and hopefully I'll have it in service by the end of the month.
I'm not feeling too hot and I've got school (and a few tests) tomorrow, so I better hit it for the night. Dunno if I'll make it in tomorrow because of our game, so I'll see you guys Tuesday!
Flo I need another cup of decaf to sooth the body and soul....
Now Der!!! I said "We call it a Blizzard around here...." Didn't say it actually was, although we were and are having wind gusts around 25MPH and horizontal snow..... There are a bunch of Lake Effect advisories around the area that will be in force for the next couple of days. I Talked to my son tonight and even though he is had several more inches of the stuff than i have had here. He may be getting some enhanced Lake Effect because he lives on the downwind side of Seneca Lake, and there is often enough warmth in the lake to cause more snow locally on his side. He has been using his old antique snow blower a couple times already tonight. I'll wait until tomorrow to fire up mine.
For your enjoyment this evening, I have brought in some photos of the RIT Train Show... Here is one of the NMRA Booth at the show:
My partners in crime doing some modeling at the Modelers Corner:
"n"early invisible model worked on:
And a couple overviews of the RIT train show:
Hope you all have a great evening!
Good Morning Folks,
I am up again - less than 4 hrs. of sleep. Could use some more, but I have to get going early today.
Gas prices are a never ending story. Prices are changed 3 - 4 times daily, making filling your car up into a sort of gamble to hit the best price. Weekends and Mondays are a no - no, that´s when they hit top level. The difference between US prices and our prices is purely taxes - mineral oil tax, eco tax and on top of that, VAT. No, Zoe, I am not stepping on the soap box, no reason to rant about the unchangeable.
Coffee and a breakfast bagel for me, please, Zoe.
Galaxy - 65 mpg would be a dream, 32 mpg is the average reality. In all, driving a car costs about twice as much as you are used to. Enough of that
John - Urmel was one of the best children´s TV programs I have ever seen. Nothing like the animated junk that´s on TV today. In the early 1950´s, a young man returning from a POW camp in Russia (he spent 7 years there) dedicated his life to making children happy. He founded a little puppet theater, which made it to TV fame in the 1960´s. "Urmel" and "Jim Buttons and Luke, the Engineer" are still among the favorites of children aged 5 to 80! Too bad that don´t make things like this anymore...
you are right, these fences are made to keep the snow from sliding downhill. There is usually a bunch of them on a slope and apparently it works. The Swiss seem to know what they are doing.
Ray - those two gentlemen on the pic certainly seem to be enjoying themselves
Well, I must be off - CUL & have a good one!
Ray, those are awesome looking pictures from the show. And to all y'all getting the fluffy white stuff, I feel for ya, its getting a bit nippy down here in Bama, but nothing that the heater can't take care of.
Been doing some thinking about my layout plans. So far the area I plan on modelling is roughly 100 miles between Montgomery, AL and Dothan, AL on the CSX Dothan Subdivision, also known as the Bow Line. Well I know that the sub ends in Bainbridge, GA and I've recently been thinking of modelling the entire sub, which would make things much more challenging, but also bring in a lot more operating potential with having the city of Dothan and its associated yard modelled at the "midpoint" of the layout, which would be sure to keep at least one crew, if not two busy for an operating session. Hmm, decisions, decisions.
BTW, great to hear that 8 more people accepted the man upstairs at the church anniversary, PC.
Welp, that's enough rambling for me, I just got called to bed by the wife, which means that its probably time for me to head that way.
I'll be up and around in the morning, see y'all.
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Morning. To the 42 people (none of you guys I don't think) who ordered the 32lb dumbells at THE SAME FLIPPIN' TIME, your turn will come after I finish with the tv people. (Agin, ot so much heavy, just repetitive)
On the bright side, I did also put a half-dozen Life Like Holiday Express sets into the system, those actually don't look half-bad. Could do without the gaudy christmas trees in the gondola, but gaudy Christmas trees can be dealt with.
It's interesting you guys are all talking Gas, I noticed tonight the Little Tikes gas pump is marked with two numbers: 3.29 and 5.30
Now, there's two meanings for that. Total price:$3.29 and 5.30gal pumped so far, which doesn't show the price per gallon but would be 1.62 a gallon, or it's $3.29 a gallon of X gas and 5.30 a gallon of y gas. (Which is what I thought it looked like at first) Still, I'm rathered worried their conditioning drivers for this at the ripe old age of SIX.
DerJohn: Nope, 4410 is HO, or the one I own is, she's an IHC/Model Power model, so there may be an N scale version.
Ken: Alrighty. One thing to be carfeul with in RTS: It doesn't always read minimum radius properly, so do measurements by hand as well. For example. I can lay a 36" radius f;ext track piece, and geometry (rise over run) will tell me it's 36" radius. RTS might tell me though it's 42, or 28.
Good Morning Folks!
Hope everyone Had a Great Weekend.
We are getting are first blast of winter weather, temps in the single digits, some light flurries, and tons of people who can't seem to drive
Steven
Good Morning,
28F for the high today and we are under a lake effect snow warning until Tuesday night. Weather Guessers are claiming up to 3 feet of snow on the ground by Wednesday morning.
Jeff, that is an awesome tree, did you make that or was it a RTR tree?
Ray that gravel crusher/sorter looks great!
NERM, that’s great news! (everyone keep clear of the sidewalks, LOL)
Ulrich, ribs have a nerve running along them and they don’t receive trauma that often. They also don’t get to rest to heal since they get moved every time you breathe. My GF accidently kicked me in the ribs one night and it took 5 weeks for them to stop hurting. I wish you the best but it will be painful for a while, I wish you the best.
Fuel prices jumped up here as well; $3.19 to $3.25 for diesel. Since it’s really cold outside my truck is only getting 18-20mpg. That’s going to run me about $30/week just staying local.
I don’t think we need more taxes. We need more people working. My town is charging more and more and adding fees for trash and street lights to make up for the loss tax revenue. More and more rentals are being occupied by welfare recipients. I can’t blame the land lords or the people on welfare, but those of us that work and pay taxes in Euclid are looking to move east before we go bankrupt paying the towns taxes and fees. Almost 60% of my pay check went to taxes this year.
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Good Snowy Mornig...
Welp, we got a bunch of snow last night so I was up and out plowing with the 4X4 again----we got about 24" on the ground and we are expecting another 24"-30" by tomorrow morning---after which we can see another 8" or so on top before it goes away...
I did not get much chance to do much in the way of modelling due to the constant snowplowing and brushing snow off'n the back deck to feed the birds...
PC: 8 came to Him? That is good!!
Ray: What was the turn out like at the show? The pix looked good
Lee: Live somewhat out in the country--that way the taxes are not as high Better zipper up--I see Vinnie again...
Flo, I'll have a coffee and a breakfast bagel please---I'll be at the RC for a bit...
Mourning All
Flo, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, White Toast and a glass of Milk please.
Have a few things to get done today, got to remember to buy packing tape so I can get Jeffery Scanner and Train stuff boxed up.
Speaking of cars, car insurances and plates are due this month. There another $140, Merry Christmas.
John Thanks for the link. How hard is it to build a dual level layout? I know this is sort a silly question. Wood working is not my strong suite. I all so guess you do one section at a time? What is the clearances between decks?
Morgan Another thing RTS is not great at is finding shorts / reversing loops. In the last plan, the only short it showed was where the yard went around the compressor?