Evening All...Its cloudy and cool here...I'll have a diet Coke please...Thank You....gonna slip into back booth and see who drops in..
You all have a good week-end...Jerry
Strong coffee in a Santa Fe mug, please.
Below is a pic of progress on my (N) layout, accomplished today. Decided to smooth out some of the grade. Used spray foam between layers. So, all the wood, bricks and fence posts will be removed once the spray foam has finished setting. which should leave a decent bed to lay track on. I should have stayed there and monitored it better though, as one area didn't fill up (expand) fully. Might fill it with sheetrock mud or I might need to respray that section!?! Anyway, it's progress which brings me much much closer to laying track in it's permanent location. Then the FUN stuff begins, making mountains.
Cheers! Rob
Evening Folks!
Flo, the bar tap is on me, and I will start with a pitcher off please.
Work Front, I was Smokin Today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kick butt to the tune of $5200.00 plus today. $4000.00 should be out the door by Monday. I all most hate to say it, but I am getting just a little full of my self right now. Think I should be fine with taking the trains to work to work on them now. This will be the best month the store will ever had.
Only bad thing? Pretty much sealed my fate on the store being open after 6:00 PM on Saturday! Wrote another $1700.00 after 6:00 PM.
Talking about work so much. I will calm down about it in time. But right now having a job again and doing well is a big part of my life. So I hope you can bare with me for a while.
Jeffery You are more than welcome about the supply's. I wished I had a little bigger box, if I did I would have sent more trees. It is all so my way of paying you back for befriending me when I joined the site. I am a firm believer in the old saying What goes around comes around. Heck, that little act might be the reason I was in the Zone today!
See you all Sunday, and hope your day was as good as mine!
Ken
I hate Rust
Evenin' folks!
Flo, just a decaf for me. I'll be sitting in the back booth for a while getting warm by the stove.
Had a good day at the concert.... 6 fiddlers, a guitar, hammer dulcimer, a banjo, and a (acoustic) bass player. Did a bunch of old traditional American songs (most of which came from Europe). Just plain good old fun... A lot were songs I used to teach to elementary students. Then I was treated (along with her gentleman friend who lives in the same complex) to a great meal of beef stew and warm bread, tea, and a wonderful lemon dessert! BTW, she taught the cooking part of Home and Careers class for many years. We were often treated to her cooking at lunch time way back when we taught in rooms next to each other so I knew it would be good. There was originally supposed to be another couple coming, but they had to cancel.
Turns out her friend was originally employed by the NY City Subway to install and repair signals. He also ended up doing some design for specific installations. Needless to say we had a great conversation!
Rob.... I kept looking at your photo above, and I couldn't figure out what kind of trains those were. Finally I read your post..... Duh! LOL
Tim, if your hanging around here, I doubt I am going to make to the show this year. Just too much I have to get done. I try next year.
Jeffrey, Billboards, eh? Don't be too SLOW posting photos of 'em!
Ken.... You snuck in when I wasn't looking. Glad you had a great day and will come out ahead for the month!
Hope you all have a good night! Stay warm!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Greetings fromWest Palm Beach,
Left on the CFO's Birthday and we've been hard at it since 2/24 same as Kens Birthenday. We're running cars at Brian Redmans Targa 66 weekend at Palm Beach International Raceway before packing up to go to Sebring next week. The usual 12 hour days, but all the cars are behaving except for the Indy Lightts which has electronic glitches yet to be fully sorted out.
It's been in the 80's and clear here as opposed to home where they had rain then snow ending with ice and one of the rigs just stuck between shops unable to move. Got that sorted and the second trailer leaves for Fla Monday morning to join us and the rig from Ca by Weds with luck. sure will be glad when the winter weather is finally over.
Good to see Ken is doing well and Jeff is getting his packages. Hope the rest of you are hanging in there. J.R.
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooood, I guess, Evening... I'll take one of those CUDA KEN is buying everybody...
Well, I made a discovery this evening THAT will cause some drastic changes. Yes, drastic indeed! I have made the realization THAT the Athearn 55' ACF CenterFlo hoppers I've been using for many years to replicate the CNW's 180000 series hoppers...are completely and totally WRONG!!! Seems they are a 5200-something cubic foot, and the CNW cars are 4600 cubic foot...a perfect match for the Accurail hopper car.
All this time, I've thought the Athearn hopper "looked right" and THAT the Accurail car seemed...off somehow. I "knew" Intermountain's 4650 hopper didn't look right... THAT also kept me using the larger Athearn hopper.
Accurail has even made the car (kit form and RTR) in the original dark yellow paint scheme (THAT nobody gets right...it's darker than CNW yellow), AND did a limited-edition 3-pack of the bright yellow "Zito yellow repaints" for the CNW Hysterical Society in the past year or so... I thought they were cranking out more foobies... Turns out, I'M the "FOOB."
Or is THAT "FOOL?"
Now, I could've avoided all this...IF I'd done some research years ago...
So, how did I come to this realization? And the need for a visit with Rerun about HIS fleet of hoppers???
Trainlife.com has been putting Rail Model Journal and other fine magazines online. I found a bunch of articles tonight covering the CenterFlo hoppers... Also confirmed with a magnifying lens and the correct Herald King decals.
*sigh*
Fortunately, the fleet conversion can start soon. I've got an Accurail THAT IS a true "foobie" in need of paint stripping and re-painting. The Athearns will be replaced on a 1 for 1 basis. But what to do with them? I've hacked-out a bay (making them 3-bay hopper cars) and bashed together roof hatches. I'm not sure they've got any prototype at this point. They weren't exact for the CNW...but "close enough."
Not anymore.
I talked with Rerun about the situation...he thinks I should go find an all-night Wally World, acquire the necessary brake fluid for paint stripping and get the first one started!
The railroad is, of course, HIS.
Here's what I'm rambling on about:
Best wishes and prayers continue for those in need...
Chris
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Hey Ken, a belated happy birthday and congratulations on the success at work.
Good morning everyone from a cool and dreary south west England where I am visiting my parents having come over on business to the UK last week. I was able to pop into one of my favorite model shops yesterday, a store in a platform structure right on an active main line in a station at Bridgwater Somerset. I did not get anything, bur enjoyed browsing around. It is rather fun browsing around as high speed trains go blasting past outside. Back to the US Monday and then hopefully back into my layout work which has rather fallen behind in recent months.
Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum
Good Morning ! from Tipton IN.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Well...Good Morning, I guess...
Well (deep and grim subject)...had an emergency call yesterday afternoon...it was not a good scene...that is all I'll say about it...
Chris: aaaawwwww maaaan!! Did you have to?!? ...I also checked that site out and dang it! I pretty much have to do somewhat the same thing.... ...to some of my tank cars now!!
Oh well...at least you are not alone in this....
That is why there is and here...
I'm going to head to the office in a short while to write up the report for this incident and, hopefully, put it behind me...
Flo, I'll have a coffee and a toasted breakfast bagel please...I'll be at the RC for a bit...
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. No snow but a lot of rain is coming.
Got some pictures of the hopper outside yestedray. It turned out real good. The next project is a very rusted boxcar. I found a nice photo to go by. Todays plan. Clean the house some, and todays Jessicas grandmas birthday. Go over for some pizza and cake.
Chris......I have some roof shots, but I don't know if the will help you. I got them for the rust look.
Here's my latest car.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Good Morning!! Coffee please, and an egg and cheese sandwich to go. Thank you. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Good Morning!! Coffee please, and an egg and cheese sandwich to go. Thank you.
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
J.R.- Tell the CFO Late.
Robby-
Welp, today I need to get a couple more truckloads back here. One of which should be the couple three pieces of furniture she wanted. Naturally….., it’s supposed to rain. Always something to just make this process draaaaag on forever. Why wasn’t the furniture brought home earlier you ask? Well, because she wasn’t ready for them yet. That's why. So, we drug aaaaall that junk home by the truckloads, (still at least one left) before the good furniture, and now….and NOW…., with the basement full of kerrrrrrAP, with the rain a comin’, she wants the furniture home because. Tuesday is the first and she’d like the apartment cleaned by the first so maybe they will forgive us the month of March.
Somehow I feel I will be in trouble foooor.. .. something. For what I have no idea, nor do I know what ingenious way she is going to twist it to be my fault (though I would be a bit curious. There have been some doozies over the years), I just have this all too familiar feeling. Kinda like when you wake up in the morning and you smell coffee. And you just know there’ll be coffee….cause you smell it. Then you walk into the kitchen and there it is…coffee. That feeling. And I smell trouble with a capital "T"....... And that rhymes with "P" and THAT my friends......., rhymes with Pool.
Ya’ll have a Great Day!!!
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 morning,
A few progress pictures to share…
Early morning crew spots empties at the Soule Grain Company with a brand new 70 ton switcher. Once filled these cars will head to the Port of Toledo, then returned to their respective owners. Can’t make money hauling empty cars…
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2282031080029441264viUTVr?vhost=home-and-garden
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2843838780029441264gTJrZX?vhost=home-and-garden
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2844342880029441264hpbZOL?vhost=home-and-garden
Suydam-California Models-Alpine Kits under construction.
These will be used in the coal mine (loading) facility module. I used magnetic welding holders to hold the walls at a right angle and the roof sections at a 30 degree angle. I picked these up from Harbor Freight Tools http://www.harborfreight.com/welding/welding-accessories/4-piece-magnetic-welding-holders-93898.html . These clamps work well in holding styrene kits together if you have a small section of sheet metal on your bench or you buy the large magnetic welding holders and use them opposite of each other.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2982547190029441264ugKYeE?vhost=home-and-garden
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2866829020029441264DnjzRd?vhost=home-and-garden
I have one more Suydam kit to assemble: the bulk loading Wyoming Coal Mine.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Morning Folks.
Flo, Big Diet Dew Please.
Getting ready to head to work here in a hour. To bad the store does not open at 9:30 and close at 3:30. I hate hanging around the house waiting to go to work.
Simon when you get back, I hopping you can drop by. Like to try a new end on the DT 400, might be the problem with it.
Robby P I have a question for you. Why do covered hoppers have the holes on each end? Good looking car i will add.
Train Front Need to get the big hook out, and maybe a dust pan. Had a Monon Freight Train rear end a UP Coal Train last night. Coal cars derailed on to the B line where a NYC Freight Train ran into them. Not pretty. Heard something hit the floor, hope it was a coal car and not the NYC F 7 A. Of course it happened in the 13 foot long tunnel.
See you all after work.
A quick coffee TO GO, please. And make it a strong one.
Have a good day, Y'all.
Good morning
Glad to see each one of you here. Especially good to read about and see pictures of model railroad progress,
My layout remains idle, and I still am in Alabama. It's quite an emotional situation helping our 91-year-old Mom in AL. To be sure, I'm glad the Lord blessed Mom with so many birthdays, but she needs much help and generally does not want the help she needs. ... Remarkable, she still is very good at playing the piano, and we took her to the Alabama Symphany Orchestra last evening.... Also, on the plus side, I have worked with her to save tons of money that would certainly have been wasted. A big negative, however, is she still will not agree to move to assisted living. She's vulnerable to very expensive scams in addition to just wasting money on stupid things as long as she is by herself in her own place. We worry also that she could have a medical emergency while alone..... I have business at home, and I'll be back there very soon. ... New grand daughter in MI is fine.
Take care everybody, and keep posting your model railroad progress.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Ken...........I believe the hole for the welders to patch spots in the hopper (seams). Were the center flow hoppers have several seams, while the other cars only have three main seams (for grain, sand, etc...). I guess you can also tell by the roof of the cars (hatches). Smaller hatches more seams, bigger hatches, less seams.
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood *yawn* Mornin', somebody here was talkin' 'bout coffee...smelling coffee, expecting coffee, seeing coffee, being in trouble for something not related to coffee.... Guess I'll have a bucket of coffee.
ROBBY P: Nice job as always on the ACFX CenterFlo. I used to see several like THAT on a daily basis. They were the Pressurade variety though with piping underneath. I think In-AccurateRail forgot THAT.... You captured the "look" just right though Your gray ACF in the WPF looked good too! I won't be needing any roof shots. I just need to figure out what to do with the handful of "wrong" hopper cars...
CUDAKEN: I think ROBBY P is right, the large hole on the ends of the CenterFlo is so guys can access the brake equipment and do other repair stuff.
BARRY: Sorry to have caused toil and turmoil in your world... but 'tis true, a little "knowledge" can be a dangerous thing! I'm just glad to hear I'm not the only guy in here afflicted! As for the website, I think I've got over 100 pages (and counting!) out of various magazines saved, waiting for printing-out, three-hole punching, and deployment into the appropriate three-ring binder. I'm gonna make the printer ink people very happy someday... I've got more research information now than ever. I'm learning more about the stuff I've been looking at for 20+ years. Of course, if I'd had the bucks to BUY these magazines back in '88, '92, '93...
Is it too early for or ????
Here's a shot for ROBBY P, just the way he likes 'em....NASTY!
Have a good, safe day everybody....
Nothing much going on today. I'm still waiting on some supplies to come. Once I have it I'll be starting in on the layout work. First doing the area along the track with blended turf then ballasting the track and using some turf to blend the ballast in. It'll be slow work but it will get done. Each area can be detailed after the base work is done and I'll move on to the next area.
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howmus Jeffrey, Billboards, eh? Don't be too SLOW posting photos of 'em!
Mornin'.... uh....... Hmm.... Afternoon folks!
Zoe I'll have a Reuben Sandwich, a side order of fries, and a cup of decaf for lunch today.
I have been watching the latest soon to explode thread out there in the main forum, munching on some popcorn while sitting in a comefy chair... Barry, you know which one I'm talking about....
Barry sorry about the call! I'm glad I don't have to be someone dealing with other peoples issues!
Garry, I know what you are going through with Mom.... been there and done THAT! My Mom also could play the piano (quite well BTW) up to when she fell and broke her hip right before her 88th. birthday. She would almost always sit down at the piano and play "March of the Wooden Soldiers" as her first piece. Then think for a moment and play "March of the Wooden Soldiers".... Then she would think for a while longer and start to play "March of the Wooden Soldiers". After the intro she would suddenly stop, turn to us and say, "Did I already play this????" The day I took her to her new home in "Assisted Living", the poor thing was shaking like a leaf.... She was terrified. Sounds like your Mom is too. She soon adjusted to her new home and loved it. Within a year, she couldn't remember her home of 35 years built by my dad. This is a difficult time of life for the children, even when dementia isn't involved! My prayers for you folks!
jeffrey-wimberly howmus: Jeffrey, Billboards, eh? Don't be too SLOW posting photos of 'em! I'm not making any promises. The scenery is going to take a while to do and I don't want to make a rush job of it.
howmus: Jeffrey, Billboards, eh? Don't be too SLOW posting photos of 'em!
I'm not making any promises. The scenery is going to take a while to do and I don't want to make a rush job of it.
Jeffrey, take your time and have fun. Remember it is the journey more than the destination that is important!!!
Have a good one!
Hey RAY: I think I saw "THAT" soon-to-be locked discussion (RTR vs. kits, right?)...thought about tossing a grenade in there to really stir things up, then thought better of it.
I'll go sit quietly at the RC and try very, very, very hard to behave myself...
Well guys Jessica and I are calling it quits.
I'm moving out tomorrow and going to live with a friend in NC. I won't be on much anymore, but I want y'all to know you are great friends!!!!!
Robby- Ouch, best of luck man
Chris- Why does that not surprise me? Why can't we agree to disagree?
Jeff- Glad you got the billboards. Hope they look good installed.
Well, nothing new from me. Just been working in a Lancaster country farmhouse kit.
Been thinking about installing a dixie horn on my Jeep Cherokee. This spring I am going to get it repainted and a lift kit. So what can be the trouble in installing it?
If you can read this... thank a teacher. If you are reading this in english... thank a veteran
When in doubt. grab a hammer.
If it moves and isn't supposed to, get a hammer
If it doesn't move and is supposed to, get a hammer
If it's broken, get a hammer
If it can't be fixed with a hammer... DUCK TAPE!
"Chris- Why does that not surprise me? Why can't we agree to disagree?"
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I can agree to disagree on lots of things...you got something in mind???
I just might agree to agree too.
ROBBY P: Sorry to hear that Pal, it happens...but still sorry to hear it.
Afternoon All...Its cloudy and in low 40's here posta rain tonite..I'll have a diet Coke...please...Thank You...Today is our youngest daughters birthday..She is coming to eat with us..gonna be good to see her..
Jeff....can't wait to see some photos as you get started..
Robby..You will be in my thoughts and prayers and remeber we are all here if you need to talk..
You all have a good one...Jerry
Afternoon everyone, came home from work a bit ago, had a late lunch, showered, and just sat down to relax a bit and the wife walked in with an attitude. You all can't believe how happy I will be when she is out of this house. This 90 day waiting period PA has for a divorce is a royal pain.
Sorry about that, just had to blow off some steam before the safety valve exploded.
Won't be much going on here till everything is settled with the divorce. Have to save my cash for any contingency.
Talk to you later.
IT"S EMPTY!!!!!! the apartment is FINALLY EMPTY!!!!!! My basement is full, but the aprtment is EMPTY!!! No more trips to town to haul the same stuff from one place to another. No more.....well, you get the idea.
Brenda's coloring her hair. This should be interesting.
Garry- Your Mother and you are still in my prayers. Two words....Life Line. Or whatever it's called there. Great thing for those who live alone regardless of their activity level. I've been subtley mentioning it to Ray also. ( so subtley he usually doesn't even respond )NOT because I think he's old, but because he is so active at home with no one around and we all know where most injuries happen. Especially when there are stairs involved. Your Mother sounds as if she is active also. My Mother had one and she said it made her feel more secure knowing there was someone just a punch of the button away. It's the cheapest insurance going and they don't have to remember a number or be within reach of a phone. I highly recomend it regardless of age.
Ray- Watched the thread a bit myself. I of course after having a few PM's from Jeff in the past and some sagely advice on occasion from oh, I don't know, you.... have decided to just sit back and enjoy the show and not take the bait.
Sometimes I wonder if it is bait. EVERYONE knows how the RTR vs kits threads end up regardless of how they are worded. (no smiley icon for the expression I gave, but you could do it in front of your Preacher)
Robby- I'm sorry to hear that. You never spoke of, or gave any hint of problems before so it's kind of a shock. I wish you the best and pray that whatever the outcome, it will be the best for both of you.
Welp, time to get ready to go to another Funeral visitation. This time it is for the lady across the road from where I grew up. (the house I'm trying to sell) She was like my third Mother to me so it is very sad. However, the bright side, if there is one, is she haad cancer and was suffering terribly. This actually comes as a blessing. Problem is, now I must face her three children again just seven weeks later in the same location. This time they are standing where I was. Gonna be tough. Mother number two is not getting around very well either so I'm fearing that. I hope it's a while off yet. She is not ailing, so I hope it's a while off.
Bad year for for loss so far. They say it comes in three's, but within the first two months?
You too Attaboy? Gee whiz. I also wish the best outcome for you.
Well its been bad for us since about November. Its be even worse for the last few weeks. We both finally agreed to just part ways. I have no money, and I mean no money. Jessica is going to pay this months bills, and give me some. Now once I get to NC I will have to find something quick!!
I will be able to get back on here in a few days.
Couldn't resist... Ray started it. He went first. I just followed him out in the yard to make sure he didn't trip. There's a couple loose spikes over there ya know. Hey! At least I stayed on topic. Sorta.
Robby- Good luck and be careful on the trip. Type at you in a few days.