Decaf coffee in a SNOWY SOUTHERN mug, please.
Still here with snow on the ground and some ice on the road. Haven't left the farm since the storm hit. Might try tomorrow, depending on road conditions.
Not much to report on. Hope y'all are doing well.
Cheers! Rob
Evening all.
SNOW DAY TOMORROWWWWWWWW!!!!
I'll be at the RC catching up. Sure, I'll go for a root beer! Thanks!
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I be around. Been watching some monster truck free-style today as well as getting my parents video recorder charged up. That's the easy part. The hard part is teaching them how to use the darn thing.
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...oh hi Ray.
Where is everyone? Kind of quiet tonight innit?
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/
Hello..........?? Knock, knock............ Anybody here?
Evidently not, so I'll just bump this back up to page one.
Hmmmm... Door was open, but not a soul in here.
Wierd!
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good afternoon.
I saw on Cajun Chef Ryan 's website a good looking reuben sandwich. I'll try one of those. mmmm.
On the layout, I'm still working on scnery and working on my scrap yard.
Lee ... That's a great price for the Bachmann 4-8-2's. I have two. One was in WPF over the weekedn. Great running and good pulling steamers.
Micromark now has DCC equipped Bachmann 2-10-2's on sale for under $100.00. with very limited selection of road names.
Cheers everyone.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Packer Sawyer, now the question is gonna be can I actually buy anything up there? I though it was in March, but I looked and it's a month away.
Sawyer, now the question is gonna be can I actually buy anything up there? I though it was in March, but I looked and it's a month away.
haha, hopefully you can. I won't have anything for sale though there. The other fellow that'll be there is running ATSF and BNSF though I beleive.
well, today I got some ballasting done, and started forming a hill. my hand starts cramping after about 30 seconds of sanding though.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Got home just in time for the snow to fall. Now I have ti go get Jessica in a hour or so. I don't mind driving in it, but when the highway is covered....Why do people insist on doing 65 mph!!!
I also have some homework to do, but I can do it tomorrow at school when I have three hours in between class.
Have a good evening!!!
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Well made it to work OK. While the roads where not great did not have any problems getting to work.Took about 5 minutes longer than normal.
Hum, see the work computer does not have spell check.
Ulrich, thank you for the link. Sure is a good looking Steamer, I was amazed by the detail.
Later
I hate Rust
Ken, I shot you a PM.
Radio says 6” to 12” of snow by Wednesday night for us….
Ulrich, nice layout plans
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of the mixed fruit, a couple slices of raisin bread toast, and several cups of dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug. I'll be in the front booth checking on the skies outside.
Today should be fine, but tonight and tomorrow they are calling for our first significant sn*wfall of the winter here in the Finger Lakes. Totals should be somewhere around 5" to 8" of the lovely white stuff. Tomorrow the wind will pick up and pile all the white stuff into nice deep drifts for us. Knock on wood, the weekend is just calling for a few flurries. I am keeping my fingers crossed that everything is plowed and clear on Saturday for the meet. A lot of folks have to drive a couple hours one way to be at the Meet.
I have managed to catch a cold I guess. Still snuffing and coughing, mostly at night. Oddly enough I did sleep pretty well considering.
Hope all of you stay warm and out of harm's way!
73
Good Morning All!Not much to report from the land of Buckeyes on this snowy Tuesday other then I can use a paint brush with my right hand..Another improvement on a long road of slow improvements..No modeling yesterday..I might start the bench work for Slate Creek today or work on my HO since our train show and first open house is approaching as is Spring -Spring is 67 days away already...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,
Flo, I need a strong coffee to keep my eyes open, thank you.
Been working on some documents for the banks, but nearing the finishing stage of it. We plan on formally presenting those on Friday, initiating the credit application. I guess in two week´s time we will know ...
I also incorporated some of the ideas on that track plan, which I had mentioned in an earlier post - just to enhance operation a little. All I can say, I am getting closer to it, now!
Well, here it is:
Still no news about the delivery of my little steamer, I guess they have to sober up after celebrating Japanese New Year.
Ken - here is a link to the supplier:
Hobby Search
Y´ all have a good one!
good morning.
Slow day at home maybe i get some laundry done thats been piling up.
I COULD go out to do a few things, but staying home is more my of tea.
Jeffrey that heater is probably wired that way on purpose to keep the flames going at all time. Up here we are told NOT to use them as space heaters as they can't keep up with the demand for heat in a room. But we are generally colder than you and for longer periods of time. WE use a mug of RV non-toxix potable water line antifreeze to teh tub drain so it doen't freeeze adn we have to leave teh bath and kitchen under-tehr-sink doors open to avoid freezing pipes. UGH, Thank goodness we have a good furnace for cenral heat.
WEll, talk to youlater.
-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.
Well, the doc gave me the go ahead to return to work..I went and called work up and I'll be good to go on Monday...YAY!!!
So today I'll be heading down to the LHS and be picking up some more scratchbuilding supplies as I have done run out of certain things...again..
Flo, I'll have a coffee and a cinnamon bun please...I'll be at the window booth watching the day get brighter...
Morning Folk's.
Flo, Big Diet Dew and some Waffles please.
Took a peek out the window and we got snow, looks like 3 inch give or take. Don't for see that to be much of a problem far as going to work.
Today is my first day working alone at the store so I need to grab some stuff to read. 11.5 hours make for a long boring day if you don't have customers. With the snow, who knows? Think I will take the Lap Top so I can play some games if I get to bored.
I drop by later from work to see what is going on.
Ken
Good morning. We have a few inches of snow on the way!!!
Taking Jessica to work and picking her up after school. The Neon has snow tires, so I can get to places better. Even thou they treat the roads, I just wanna be sure.
I will stop back in later. School is over at 2:00 today.
Good Morning,
Fergi! Welcome back!
I ventured to the Youngstown train show Sunday; picked up 2 mountain Bachmann Spectrum, Master Modeler locomotives w/DCC for $60 each. These are so detailed the back head detail includes an illuminated open fire box, pretty sweet! Another vendor was selling all of his Spectrum locomotives for $35 each but they were DC and mostly second generation diesels. I also picked up several caboose Hobbies ground throws for $1 each.
While I was away from the diner all I did was go through my layout tie by tie looking for defects before I ballast the mains, install tortoise switch machines, and the block detectors. I mounted a bubble level on a track cleaner car, if the bubble isn’t at least half way in the circle I see what needs done to correct the issue.
I had several non-DCC friendly turnouts on the layout. A friend stopped over and said: Hey make two cuts here and here. Poof now all my $1 turnouts are DCC friendly and work like a champ.
I picked up a great book! 764 HELPFUL HINTS FOR MODEL RAILROADERS. First printing was in 1964. Tons of how to stuff, I highly recommend it as it is a collection of all the Kinks articles from the early Model Railroader magazines.
Ok, I’m going to go back and read through the posts, yea I try to read everything…
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Evenin' folks!
Flo, must be Monday.... Except for Jeffrey and I, the place seems to be deserted. Oh just a decaf for me before I hit the sack for the night.
Spent a lot of time today doing stuff, but don't appear to have accomplished much....... Actually everything has come together for the NMRA Meet on Saturday finally. I am confident it should be an enjoyable day for all.
Did get an email from Caboose Hobbies that my order has shipped....
Guess I'll go sit by the stive and get warm for a while.
Found the diner on page 2. GAG! We can't be letting that happen.
Evening Dinners!
Flo, Medium Prime Rib Covered in Mushrooms and Onions, Green Beans Cooked with Bacon, Side Salad with Italian Dressing, a Cheese Cake for Desert and .
No Flo, not a slices of Cheese Cake, the whole Cheese Cake!
Train Front Pretty much called it quiets today before anything else breaks! I had my Stewart Santa Fe F9 and my Athearn Santa Fe SD40-2 running while I was doing some switching. After awhile I noticed they had stooped and the SD 40-2 was against the caboose of the F-9.Hum that was odd. Moved the stalled F-9 and it headlight was on so it had power. Pulled it from the track and tired to back up the SD40-2 with its train and that of the F-9. While I may have been pushing the pulling power of the SD40-2 total was only around 25 cars and I only need to move the train 10 feet or so.
No go, the SD just sat there. Pulled the cars and the engine around by hand. Got the SD40-2 out of the train and tried running it. Could here the motor going and something flopping around on the inside but it would not move. I hopping the POS drive shafts ends broke (I have a bag of them) and not the couplers that go to the worm gear.
On the Stewart I know Stewart is a top notch manufacture, but they must have had a bad batch and K-10 Model Trains must have bought all of them! I am guessing this one has eaten a decoder just like my Stewart Rio Grand F-9 did. I have a older run that was made before Browser bought them out. Both have the Belhur (spell check could not help) and not the Kato motors. Both engines motor bearings started making racket after only 20 hours of run time. I would lube and it would go away for a while but came back in around 10 hours or so. I am guessing I missed hearing the bearing racket this time around because I was running the Y6 and Big Boy with there sound on.
Think I will stick with Computer Trains for awhile.
Microsoft Train Simulator Question? I have the version with the BNSF Dash 9 #4723 on the number board. What version is this one first off.
I found the site where I could down load new cars and should have got a train of SD 40-2 and a caboose. I did get some new cars (log cars, covered hoppers) and some British passenger train. But no SD40-2 or caboose. Any ideas?
Would all so like some new routes as well, any idea where to get them or do I have to get a newer version?
I know we have a section about train simulators here at the site. My checking account seems to get more action than it does!
Ulrich, few questions if you don't mind.
1 Could you post a link to the site that you are getting your steamer from? Is it a Kato and new for $80.00? When you stated you where going Japaneses I was think manufacture.
2 What sizes is the new layout, I don't read MM!
See you all later, and have a great train night!
Packer Jeff, Murphy stirkes again. are those bulbs the actually providing the heat in the heater?
Jeff, Murphy stirkes again. are those bulbs the actually providing the heat in the heater?
Aternoon guys.
Sitting at the college taking a break from homework. My last class ends at 12:45 and the next class isn't until 6. So I have fair bit of time to do my work. (although I'm already 1/4 done with my drafting class and have 1/2 the reading for my esssay due next wendsday finished)
ABS light on my car keeps coming and going. Guess I should go in and clean the other 3 sensors. Speaking of that, I'm probably gonna start taking the front suspension apart so I can get the new stuff in. Won't have school monday, so if it kicks my butt like the water pump, I'll have extra time.
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.
Afternoon all. Just a quick stop in to get some food. Then I need to get homework done before leaving for the game.
Ulrich, believe it or not, the layout actually came before the plan. I don't need a perfect plan, but if you would like to do it anyway, knock yourself out!The track is Altas Code 100 Flextrack, and the turnouts are Atlas Mark IV #6, Atlas numbers 283 and 284. The layout dimensions are 10' by 6'4"
We have a game tonight at 7:50 at about a rink an hour away. We beat this time once last year, and they beat us once, but if we actually play, we can win this one easily.Two of my teachers are going because they both live up that way. The one is bringing her husband and her baby that is due in a week (yet she is still teaching and going to hockey games).I also got my cousin and aunt to go, so we should have a decent sized crowd tonight, at least for an away game.
We here in North Jersey (cause, ya know, South Jersey is a separtate state...) are supposed to get about a foot of snow tomorrow night, and you know there's a good chance of a day off when every teacher mentions the possiblity of it.I know, some of you guys are thinking "a foot? That's nothing..."But we've gotten barely nothing so far this year, less than a foot in total. All the storms have gone towards the adjoining state of South Jersey, leaving us with almost nothing.
Well, I better finish up homework before going to the game. I'll catch you guys tomorrow.
Back again, although I feel like going to bed right away (not yet 8 pm over here). I am totally exhausted - not used to have a full work day anymore ...
Janie, please, dear, let me have one of those surf& turf plates and a !
I have been giving that layout idea a few more thought, which I will put on "paper" later. If I can sneak in a little station on the right bank of the river, just a passing siding and a spur, that´ll enhance operation sufficiently to keep my interest beyond the point of building the layout and now and then have a train circle the loop. Don´t know how to accomplish that, but I will give a try.
Hope you are all having a good one!
Afternoon folks!
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of mixed fruit and a toasted peperoni and cheese sandwich. Oh and a cup of hot cocoa as well.
I was going to mention earlier, I finally have ordered the last of the belt driven equipment I need for the Engine House/workshop at the quarry. I ordered a small table saw and a Scroll Saw (both from Scale structures) and a couple packs of Brass lampshades for the lighting all from Caboose hobbies. The one other item I have been looking for without success is the Drill Press. Now a well equipped workshop has to have a Drill Press! So after looking at every other bookmarked online sales place (even Walthers out of Stock) with no one having it in stock and no date that it will be, I decided to just do a Google search for it. Came up with an EvilBay company that says they have 6 in stock, so since the price was right (only a Buy it now, no bid) and reasonable shipping cost, I ordered it from there. We shall see....
Best get moving, have to run downtown to do a couple of items...
Later!
Good morining.
Bama ... It is a good day to stay off roads in AL from what I heard from your post and also from my family memebrs near Birmingham.
Cold here too. One of our two furnaces quit working Friday, but it's repaired now.
I'm doing more scenery. I'm exprimenting with "pot toppers" which have been a topic in MR and in this forum.
Happy Model Railroading.
g'afternoon all
Have been to the urologist. I won't bore you with the details. those of you old enough already know the details. Suffice it to say everything is fine.
Did some other errands, nto much else thus far but I think it time for a nap.
One point to Murphy! Get this. My heater is one of those electric jobs with the flame effect in front so it looks like an old fashioned glass front wood heater. Well earlier this morning the light in it burned out and the heater stopped working. No more heat! I took both bulbs out and inspected them. They were blown out alright. I wondered why the heater wouldn't work regardless so I put a night light bulb in one of the sockets. The bulb lit up and the heater came back on. How weird is that! The heater takes two 25 watt candelabra base bulbs and guess what I didn't have any of on hand. I had to go to town to get some new bulbs. Naturally they didn't have them in a 2 pack. I had to get a 6 pack. At least now I have some spares on hand. The heater is once again lit up and putting out heat. Come warmer weather I'm going into it and see what's up with that weird thing with it working only when good bulbs are in it. That's too weird.