Good morning. Still snow flurrying, but nothing really sticking.
Gotta go by the library and mail off a package also. maybe come home, and start on another boxcar, I did buy some black paint yesterday, and I will start to paint the layout legs this week.
Ray...........I agree, great shots.
Ken.........We are in the same boat as you. Water/sewer bill comes in November and its $85. The trash bill comes in December and its $150. Now that's a Merry Christmas.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Barry,
I'm looking at Concord or Munson TWP. It would be an extra 15 minutes into work, but I would save over $1500 a year in fees and taxes. I have to continue to try and put money into savings as I will be stuck with my current house for about a year. Housing market is really in the dumps around here. Some houses have been on the market for 3 years.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
LSWrr Jeff, that is an awesome tree, did you make that or was it a RTR tree?
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Good Afternoon,
what a day - just gray (dull), wet and awkward! My ribs are still yelling at me, so I am not up to anything, but I am getting bored to death "doing" it.
I wish I could do some MRRing, but as long as my job situation is still uncertain, I will not be spending $$$ on my hobby. For my "consultancy", all I get at the moment is a compensation for the gas I use up going there. What can I do with 3 #4 turnouts and a few lengths of flex-track?
Jeff - I like the tree! This is about the size of a tree we can put up in our flat . Like last year, we won´t have a Christmas tree, they are just to expensive (nearly a week´s food).
Janie, just a coffee to go for me! Thank you!
Edit:
I have been toying with some ideas to get started on a small scale - just to get out of the mental doldrums.
I´d just need 1 more switch, a couple of lengths of flex track , a turntable and ground throws to get started...
It ain´t much, but better than nothing.
Mornin' (stomp, stomp, stomp) Is this the diner??? Hold it, let me clean the white stuff off the glasses.... Oh! yep, I found the diner!
Zoe, I think a breakfast of French Toast with real maple syrup, Oh, use the raisin bread if you have it, and a side of bacon would hit the spot! Don't forget the dark roast coffee as well... Put it in my R&GV RR mug. Thank you ma'am!
We currently have a combination of sunshine and little white flakes falling out of the sky, mixing with the stuff that fell yesterday and last night swirling around into drifts..... Wind is 19 - 20 mph and the area is under a weather advisory for Lake Effect. Problem with lake effect for travelers is (as the weather service is saying:
"ACCUMULATIONS... 2 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN PERSISTENT BANDS WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES.
* WINDS... NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES... LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS... DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS"
You will be driving on dry roads with sunshine one moment and hit a band with zero visibility and several inches of snow on the road... You can see the line of snow, and THAT is when you need to hit the brakes and slow down. Trouble is most cars just drive right into it at highway speed only to find a car right in their way just a few feet into the band........ This stuff is the biggest causes of winter driving accidents in this area. When THAT happens on the interstates around Rochester/Buffalo. etc. you will get as many as 400 vehicles piled up on the road, and you can't see into the storm to find them. Then you're next! Other than the Lake Effect stuff, I don't mind driving in snow at all.
Thanks for the kind comments on the photos I posted. RIT is not the biggest show around, but it is very well run and a lot of fun. RIT has an awesome club layout BTW. Crowd was definitely small yesterday and consisted of a lot of parents with young kids. They brought them over to see the trains running on the many layouts both at the show, and the RIT Club layout. http://www.ritmrc.org/tigertracks/
Ulrich, take care of yourself! Hope the pain subsides for you!
Barry, be careful digging out up there (or should I say "over there") Shoveling snow is not a heart healthy form of exercise.......
I need to face the day which includes firing up the snow blower for use.....
Later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good Morning All!Not much to report from the land of Buckeyes other then we got a light snow yesterday evening and we're suppose to get more flurries today so,I cancelled my trip to the hobby shop in Mansfield..Last year around this time of the year they said "flurries" we got 5-6" and that's more then "flurries".Modeling wise yesterday I went to the club and looked over my Athearn RTR cars and realized I have a very nice collection of nice looking cars.No big plans for today other then goofing off..I shall have a cup and look over the forum.Have a good'un!
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Morning y'all. Just a big glass of sweet tea for me. Going to be doing a lunch date with the wife in a few and I don't want to spoil my appetite for her awesome cooking. Did a little more thinking about my track plan for my layout, and if I include all the way to the subdivision end in Bainbridge, GA, then I'll have to probably triple-deck the layout, but I don't really mind that fact, I think it'll just be fun to have. It'll also mean a larger expenditure as far as locomotives and rolling stock, but oh well, that's part of it, right?
Well, guess I'll be back in later, see y'all in a while.
WEll afternoon.
Selept i all morning. Well not really was up at 4:45 am til & am then back to sleep. I think I am coming down with something so I sleep a lot.
Just gonna breifly check inhere.
Git snow aobut 2" outside now..lake effect difting our way. Schools were delayed this am.
I am sure there will be accidents this am as people "forget" how to drive in snow.
Well later guys
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Good afternoon people. Time for tea and a cookie. I'll be over by the stove. Loving wife had us all geared up - including the early lunch - to head out to the Harbour to help with installing up to 80 1' diameter mosaics (locally produced mainly by school kids after training on how-to). Arrived later than planned as we ran some errands first. No-one at the site. Not totally surprised, as the weather was appalling last night; and it threatened rain today. Came home and she checked the email in case there had been a cancellation notice she had missed. No. Checked original email about the event....it's tomorrow, and always had been. is the wise mans' choice!
Ulrich:
The Swiss seem to know what they are doing.
we won´t have a Christmas tree, they are just to expensive
Bama:
I just got called to bed by the wife, which means that its probably time for me to head that way.
Morgan:
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.
Lee:
Almost 60% of my pay check went to taxes this year.
Ken:
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?
TTFN.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Ken: I see that I didn't directly answer your clearances question. Rail head to rail head between the lower and upper yards is 8 1/2 inches. don't forget that this is N Scale. The mid-point tracks between the lower and upper return loops is 41/4 inches rh to rh. Here is a construction photo of that area.
*opens door and kicks snow off of boots back outside--closes door with a thud*
Good Afternoon---
The onslaught continues. More than 30" on the ground here and they are calling for up to that much more by tomorrow---as it is it looks like they might be right We had whiteouts pretty well all day as well as a few relatively quieter conditions---but still strong winds and mch moisture continues here
Ray: Our neighbour to the east of us has a 1957 dodge power wagon that he uses to plow snow---he volunteered to do that from here on in for me-- I'm pretty happy about that--- Now all I have to worry about is keeping the deck somewhat clear so we can actually feed the birds out here--not all the deck just by the door---
Welp. I now have a few spare moments to clean up in the trainroom so that I can get some building done...
Chloe, I'll have a bowl of chile and a coffee please---I'll be at the corner booth by the fireplace getting warm--
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/
Well, we don't have as much snow as some of you have, but we've got a few inches.....and it's dang cold out there! Currently 14 whole degrees, and it's going to bottom out somewhere around 10 degrees tonight! Heck, if this keeps up, I might have to put the motorcycle up for a spell!
Der, thats some mighty fine looking track you have laid out there! How does the 8 1/2" work out for ya? I was thinking of more like 6" for when I do my sceniced layer over my yard (if I ever get to it), but I don't know if it'lll be enough room. The shelf is 12" wide there and there are 4 holding tracks and a through track behind those in that area.
It´s me again,
Went to bed at 10 pm and woke up at 1 am. Not that I am not tired, but finding sleep seems to be impossible.
Flo, I´ll have my insomnia special - you know, it´s the hot milk! Thank you.
John - HOn3 gauge is slightly larger than N gauge, it is 10.5 mm between the rails. There is only 1 importer for Shinohara track in Germany and the guy is making use of this situation. I´ll second pcarell´s statement on your track!
Does anyone have an idea on a low to no cost HOn3 layout, involving hardly any space, but 3 # 4 turnouts (2 right, 1 left), just to give my little loco a chance for a workout?
Welp, I´ll be trying to catch some more
Good Evening Diners,
Well I haven't been in here the last few days as my Mother passed away on Saturday afternoon. She had been taken to the hospital in the morning and I spent some time with her around noon at which point she seemed stable and was talking ok to me but she was gone a few hours later. I do feel sad but I really am greatful that I had her for so long as she was 96.
It will be a busy week making all the arrangements plus I"m executor so there are also estate issues to be dealt with.
Well see you soon,
CN Charlie
Two hours between posts here this evening - gives the staff time to be making decorations for the Party! When is that BTW? Edit - when I wrote that I was right behind PC, but by the time it hit the Diner Ulrich and CNCharlie had dropped by. Really sorry to hear of your mother's passing CNC, you are in our prayers, it will be a difficult time no doubt. Kris' mother is 94, and each time she gets ill, it is that much more difficult for her to bounce back. As you say, you have many years of memories.
Ulrich,Thanks for the kind words on the track - that was some time ago now!
John - HOn3 gauge is slightly larger than N gauge, it is 10.5 mm between the rails. There is only 1 importer for Shinohara track in Germany and the guy is making use of this situation.... Does anyone have an idea on a low to no cost HOn3 layout, involving hardly any space, but 3 # 4 turnouts (2 right, 1 left), just to give my little loco a chance for a workout?
John - HOn3 gauge is slightly larger than N gauge, it is 10.5 mm between the rails. There is only 1 importer for Shinohara track in Germany and the guy is making use of this situation....
PC:
How does the 8 1/2" work out for ya? I was thinking of more like 6" for when I do my sceniced layer over my yard (if I ever get to it), but I don't know if it'lll be enough room. The shelf is 12" wide there and there are 4 holding tracks and a through track behind those in that area.
TTFN
der, OK, so 6" ought to work for a storage yard. (i.e. - no switching, just the occasional hand to fix a derailment) Good to know! Thanks!
Charlie- I'm very saddened by your loss. Please accept my condolences. My prayers go out to you and your family for peace and understanding. My Mother will be just 81 on the 17th and is having troubles. I know what you mean. Though she isn't ready and neither am I.
Been super busy with the last minute stuff at Mom's house. I have been peeking in the window in case I missed something like what happened to Charlie.
I will continue passing by but not much time to stop in. I wanna get this house done.
Jeff's tree does sorta get me in the spirit. Just too busy clearing out some time.
Prayers For Those In Need.
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
OK, so 6" ought to work for a storage yard. (i.e. - no switching, just the occasional hand to fix a derailment)
Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of Healing, comfort, Prosperity and Peace.
Evenin' folks!
Flo, just a cup of decaf for me. I'll be in the back booth by the stove.
Charlie, my prayers for you, your family, and for your mom! These things are always hard even when they are expected, and even when the person has lived a long and good life.......
I managed to get some more track hooked up in the quarry area today. I also ran the snow blower for the first time. Went out, primed it and gave it a few pulls.... Nothing. Now a month ago it started on the first pull. Today won't even pop. So I get out the can of starter fluid, remove the spark plug (as you can't get near the carburator to spray it) give it a shot, replace the spark plug, and give it a pull. it pops a couple of times and dies... I give it a couple of more pulls and it more or less starts, but is barely running. I open the choke, and it stops. Pull a few more times... nothing!!! Remove spark plug, give it another shot of starting fluid..... Pull the rope, and it does the same thing. Starts but is only idling and half running. I touch the throttle and Whooooommmmmm!!! it is now running at about 8000 RPM... Then idles back down to normal... Guess the throttle was frozen.... Runs fine after THAT. Snow was anywhere from a dusting to about 7 inches deep. Not a lot of it, just lots of wind to pile it up for you. More in store for tonight.
Hope you all have a warm and safe night!
PC: OK, so 6" ought to work for a storage yard. (i.e. - no switching, just the occasional hand to fix a derailment) ....see my edit on morphology re the derailments, and if your turnouts aren't powered. - And if they are, can you do the necessary maintenance with 6" clearance?
....see my edit on morphology re the derailments, and if your turnouts aren't powered. - And if they are, can you do the necessary maintenance with 6" clearance?
I switched to Kato tack on the lower area to help with this.
Prayers for you and your family CNC.
Evening Gang:
Charlie you and your family have my deepest condolences. I'll say a prayer for her and for you guys.
Not much tonight. It's being one of those nights that I can't seem to fall asleep. The worst part is tomorrow is Mary Ann's dialysis day. That means the alarm goes off at 4am. At least I don't have to take the grandkids to school so I can come home and go back to bed after I drop her off.
No MRRing again. I have been working out in the shop trying to get it cleaned out. I did make one great discovery. That industrial table saw that I bought at the company auction about 6 years is not 3 phase. Now I can hook it up and don't have to spend $ 500 for a phase converter. Since I only paid $ 50 for the saw that's really great. I worked on the live steam locomotive the last week. Bad news is it needs a new water tank. Good news is I can patch the old one untill a new one is made.
Well I think that I'll head out and see if I can get to sleep.
Good Night All
Flo, an RBF for me
Got the new sparkplugs and spark plug wires in. Kind of a pain to reach the ones at the back of the motor. I broke 2 trying to get them out, never seen them break like that.
I managed to pick up 3 HO scale M60 tanks. I'm gonna be putting them on flat cars. M60s are limited to one per car unless it's a 4-truck one, right?
Charlie, Sorry to hear about your mom.
Joe, Running DC locos on DCC is a good way to wreck a motor.
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.
LEST WE FORGET...
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning,
not much sleep last night
Janie, just coffee, please. Make it an IV bag this time.
Charlie - I am sorry to hear about your mother. please accept Petra´s and my . My father is turning 84 today and I am happy about each day the telephone is not ringing to give us the word. We know, that in this age, every day is a gift, but the thought to lose my parents one day is an unthinkable one.
Today is not only my father´s birthday, but one of the saddest days in US history. In 1978, I was able to visit Pearl Harbor and pay my respect to those who lost their lives during this attack. I hope that one day we all will learn that war only means a loss.
And there is another anniversary on this date. 175 years ago, the grand opening of the first railroad in Germany was celebrated. It ran from Nuremberg to the neighboring town of Fuerth. The line never became part of the German Rail network and was finally amalgamated into the Nuremberg light railway system.
Blessings and to all of you.
Good Morning Folks!
Cup of coffee please.
Temps hovering around 0 with the "wind chill"
Hope everyone has a great day!
Steven
CN Charlie, I’m sorry for your loss. I’m sure it’s harder so close to the holiday season. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.Double deck layouts: don’t forget you’ll need room for lighting, even if it’s a string of miniature Christmas lights.
Vincent: M60 tank weighed 46 to 50 tons depending on turret design. A standard flat car can carry 105 tons. A gondola can carry 143 tons. Friends of mine worked at the Lima Tank Plant building the M1 hulls. The tanks were loaded two to a flat car without turret or engine. The hulls were built in Lima then shipped to Detroit to have the engines installed then shipped back to Lima for turret installations. The finished tanks went out one to a flat car. The general rule of thumb is tires = 2 vehicles to a flat car and treads = 1 vehicle per flat car.
Good cold morning.
We didn't get much snow at all. Just a dusting if that. Todays plan......Work in the basement some, and clean up also.
Charlie.........
I will pop back in later.
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, nice big bowl of hot oatmeal w/ brown sugar would hit the spot. Oh, I need a cup of dark raost caffee in a R&GV RR Mug as well.
Mornin' Bill.... Yep, the day that lives in infamy! Ulrich, you are very right! War is one of those horrors humans get involved in from time to time.... Sometimes makes me ashamed of my species. There has to be a better way, but I doubt it will happen soon.
There is yet another anniversary today. This one happened on Dec. 7, 1941 as well..... Read about it here!
Whole lot of little white thingies falling out of the sky here this morning... Most seem to be hurrying sideways at 30 mph at the moment. They say we will get about 2 to 5 inches more of the little things today....... 24°F outside the door right now and it feels like 11°F... Unfortunately I have some errands I have to run, so i will be out driving around in it for a while later today.
Good Morning All!
Not much to report from the land of Buckeyes other then its another day closer to Christmas..I still have shopping to do but,that will be one stop fills all.
No modeling done yesterday because I goof off most of the day.Weather permitting I plan to head out in the morning for the hobby shop in Mansfield.I really hate to travel in the winter since Ohio's weather is like some old woman that can't make up her mind what's she fixing to do next.Of course when I was younger that kind of stuff never bothered me..I suppose that's because there wasn't much of a choice since I had to go to work when I was called or later when I was working a 40 hour week job..No big plans for today..
I shall have a cup and look over da forums.
Have a good'un!