blownout cylinder Ulrich: I've known people who actually used something like that approach use the ends as well as other scenes...looks to be a good start though...
Ulrich: I've known people who actually used something like that approach use the ends as well as other scenes...looks to be a good start though...
Barry - good idea! Now I need to think of how to make use of the corners. From an operations point of view it´s a bad plan. No staging, no industries to be served, no yard. just a roundy-rounder where trains can chase their tails. I can cope with that, as it is intended just to be a stage for trains. But it is not final - just food for thought!
Mornin' everyone!
Zoe, I'll have some French Toast (whole wheat bread please so I can think it is OK) with lots of NYS Dark Amber Maple Syrup (yes, the Day Brothers Farm variety would be great), and several cups of dark roast coffee in a FGLK mug please.
I am presently skipping Church at the moment. So I will get some w*rk done for the MLK Committee to pretend it was all right...... Will start scanning winning poetry entries, and running the Honorable mention certificates as soon as I finish breakfast and coffee.
Jeffrey, you amaze me with what you can accomplish with so very little!
Rob, hope you get feeling better real quick! Being dizzy is not fun. I have "benign positional vertigo" and rolling over in bed can be a sickening experience sometimes......
Barry, I like THAT photo this morning. Guess they are proving THAT even a pretty girl can jack up a little car like that..... Um... I'll stop there before Flo gets the frying pan.....
I need to finish cleaning up my in box on my email folder.... Got half done last night so I only 250 more to go through. Do this once a month and delete spam and other stuff when it comes in.
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 amaze me with what you can accomplish with so very little!
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jeffrey-wimberly howmus: Jeffrey, you amaze me with what you can accomplish with so very little! Well when very little is all you have that's what you have to work with. A good imagination does help a lot!
howmus: Jeffrey, you amaze me with what you can accomplish with so very little!
Well when very little is all you have that's what you have to work with. A good imagination does help a lot!
Far more important, you sure seem to be having fun! THAT is what it is supposed to be all about.
howmus jeffrey-wimberly: howmus: Jeffrey, you amaze me with what you can accomplish with so very little! Well when very little is all you have that's what you have to work with. A good imagination does help a lot! Far more important, you sure seem to be having fun! THAT is what it is supposed to be all about. 73
jeffrey-wimberly: howmus: Jeffrey, you amaze me with what you can accomplish with so very little! Well when very little is all you have that's what you have to work with. A good imagination does help a lot!
Took up Barry´s idea to add scenery to the corners and introduced some other minor changes:
Starting to like it!
Looking good! It reminds me of a project layout MR did years ago. I believe it was Z scale. They had 4 different scenes like that in that configuration except the end pieces had curved backdrops. It came apart in 4 pieces for transportation. Maybe someone can remember what it was called and what issue it was in.
..... Bob
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Veggie & fruit smoothie, please.
***Ulrich, I really like that layout plan. There is enough going on to keep it interesting both in running trains and visually.
Out of bed for awhile. Cats are still hunkered down there. Don't know how they do it. Still don't feel normal so not going to do much until mandatory evening critter rounds.
Severe storms predicted for the wee hours. YeeHaw!
Rob
The bug has bitten again - I played around a little with the plan.
Now what you can´t see is that I will be able to link my modules to that plan!
Starting to like it even more! I even have a name for it it:
" The Four Faces of Japan"
the faces are:
Now I need to do my calculations, just to see how many years I have to wait until I can afford to build it
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood afternoon. Foggy, cold, miserable weather here. Must be January in Iowa. So (not a needle pulling thread), a bucket of coffee please 'n thank-you.
JEFF: I think I fell head-first into THAT prototype chasin' trap you mentioned. Last night, while painting a covered hopper, I realized THAT all three of the prototype photos I have, are of the same side. Ordinarily not a problem. But, the end panel is obviously a darker gray. So, did they do the whole end? I then spent several hours scouring my negatives and every rail car photo website I could think of, trying to find the other side. You would think, with a name like "Good Seed & Grain Co Hamburg Iowa" on it, THAT somebody else would've snapped a picture...but no! So, I ended up debating and agonizing over whether or not I should just repaint the entire end or not. After several hours thinking about it, I finally took the plunge and re-did the whole end. It looks good...but just watch. Now I'll find the other side and see it was really just the one corner after all...
Also JEFF: With your massive fleet of A and B units, you could be running lash-ups like the Chicago Great Western (CGW). They were known for sticking a half-dozen or more "covered wagons" together to drag two-mile long freights across Iowa and Illinois.
ROB and RAY: Positional vertigo...ain't it fun? THAT's one of the life-long side-effects from the 1996 fire engine rollover: If I lay perfectly flat on my back, the room starts a-spinning. Or, if I look up at the right (wrong) angle, again the world starts a-turning. What fun. Oh joy. Oh rapture. I can "take a trip" without taking a single sip!
ULRICH: I'm really liking THAT latest track plan. I'm not big on "roundy-rounders," but I could quickly take a liking to THAT one!
Rerun was asking me what all the cats were doing in the Diner lately, and figured he'd better stick his nose in to make sure they weren't causing any trouble...as cats are prone to do!
Have a good and safe rest of the day people! Best wishes to all in need, in pain, sniffling, dizzy, or otherwise out-of-sorts.
Chris
***EDIT"**"** ULRICH done went and dashed in to tack up another, even cooler track plan up...and Rerun and I got stuck with TOP! Ah well, order up people...the Runner and I got this.
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Good Afternoon
Well(frogs sunbathing in mild weather)..it is a somewhat quiet day so far......not too many calls...yet...
Ulrich: Looking good! Now to see what the expenses are going to be...
Ray: That site I got some of these images off of has quite a few of those..a lot of aircraft mechanics as well during the second world war were women...
Jeff: I, too, used to get into the superdetailing end of things..but now..what with shaky hands and my rather bleary eyesight...megh..not so much...
Chloe, I'll have some PECAN pie and a cupojava please..I'll be at the corner booth for a bit...
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I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
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A do-nothing day of rest for both of us.
naturally, I have a migraine settling in as the weather is geting from -1* to 40-something tomorrow! SO althouhg it will rain tomorrow they say, I will be miserable on the "nice" day..and be OK on the miserable cold days to follow...actually they are now saying it will be 30s and such for about the whole week. Maybe melt off the 4 inches of snow we got steadily instead of all at once.
MOH is doing nothing as 2 10 hour days in a row have MOH beat.
Ulrich...LOOKS like FUN!!! The curves created by the rice patties may cause some problems though..I have found it often better in small spaces to leave straight-a-way a straight-a-way, and not curve it as asking for trouble that way. COuld be just my dumb luck? I don't mid some roundy-rounders, as I can watch trains go round and round fora bout an hour before I get bored!
Jeffrey- when you have little,,you work with it, true. We are fastly learning if you don't ave it, you don;t need it as well. and not liking it. THe CableTV will be shut down to 16 only channels,and we will deal with what food we have now for the next month, and we will do without other things...I used to keep heat at 50* when I lived alone and dressed in long johns in the house to keep warm..MOH can't quite stand it that cold, but ... CAn't wait another month til the furnace paid off...
THe CAravan's tranny seems to be jumping out of {automatic} gear...due for a fluid change.we hope that clears it up..maybe KEN knows? Hope we don't need a tranny rebuild!!!! can't afford that !!!
well,,,i go "comiserate" with the TV on the couch now. while we still have cable.
Later
-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.
Best get a coffee refill before I head down to the barn.
***Galaxy, I do not miss satellite tv in the least now. Have grown accustomed to the relative peace and quiet and sure as heck do not miss the Bill. Have zero intention of ever going back to it. I also keep the heat set at a minimum here and only in the part of the house I spend the most time in. Will soon spend a large sum (for me) on a wood stove. A one time investment which long term should more than pay for itself. Can hardly wait.
Me thinks the (N) Soylent Green Plant will be entirely operated by Burlington Northern. The N layout IS where it belongs, even if I did buy some stuff for the HO version. Starting to lean towards finishing the HO layout as it had been originally planned. The way my mind jumps around, only time will tell.
The more I think about it, you folks must be right about either wheels or track being out of gauge. Some cars never derail which suggests wheels. I did indeed order the NMRA gauge, so when it comes I can start figuring out (and hopefully correcting) the running issues.
Pooch? Who let a pooch in here. Where is he. Are pooches tasty?...
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Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Hi Fellas
Rob- I think the nmra gauge is one of the most useful tools you can get, I had a handful of cars and a few engines that I thought were just bad runners and when I got the gauge all it was were some wheels that had fallen out of gauge. A great tool for sure.
Jeff- I always enjoying reading about your projects, It seems like you always have something on the go for your railroad. You always finish your projects too, I cant count how many I start and dont finish for months,lol
Well Im going to get going, Im having lasagna and garlic bread for dinner and going to watch football tonight while working on weathering some coal hoppers. I have found a cool supply for coal loads, its carbon medium you would use in fish tank filters.
Jeremy
Hi, all!
Busy train weekend for me so far. Lengthened 2 yard tracks , relocated a spur to better fit a furniture building I had , working on a barb-wire fence and started the other half of the Spooner roundhouse.It's a three stall Atlas kit that really is close to the prototype 'house.
Wrote another letter to the Son at FT. Benning. He'll graduate in March.
Cool projects going on in here!
Ken , can you do a step-by-step tutorial on how you do coal loads? I have about 15 hoppers to fill. They don't need to be removable as I have an empty northbound coal drag in service already. The southbound drag looks silly with a piece of paper that says " loaded".
Well, back to the mancave to run some trains while glue dries!
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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saronaterry The southbound drag looks silly with a piece of paper that says " loaded".
The southbound drag looks silly with a piece of paper that says " loaded".
***Terry, Thanks for the laughs! Sounds like you're keeping very busy there. Keep up the good work.
Good Evening..
Might as well say evening...it do look kind of dark in here...wait..I'll turn a light on...d'oh
Well, we are going to have our own version of floor wars now..Audrey and I are looking at redoing our floors and getting rid of all the old...and we do mean..old...carpeting and such. So what does this mean for the hobby budget? A lot less to be had...for one thing
Our plan? Oak flooring in the main rooms..like living dining room areas...some kind of tile for the kitchen and bath areas and...who knows for the foyer....
Chloe, I'll have a coffee for now please..I'll be at the back with the rest of the folks..
Afternoon folks!
I'll have the Roast Beast special tonight Flo. A cup of decaf would suit me fine as well. Thanks!
Spent some of the day figuring out what changes I want to make in the other half of the yards at Kanandaqua on the SLOW. (THAT is an archaic spelling of Canandaigua BYW.) I think I can get 2 more yard tracks in and make it look a whole lot better by hand laying it. Just ordered 12 more #6 Turnout "Quick Sticks" and a straight tie rack/tie jig from Fast Tracks. I'm about ready to move the cars and locos sitting in THAT yard onto some other tracks (some will move to Hopewell but I don't want to make the yard too crowded so I can't run trains from there), and start ripping up track.
I am also trying to find info on a coal dumping operation right outside of Canandaigua, NY next to the road. It was still in use when I was a kid as I remember trucks getting loads there directly from the coal hoppers. Can't find any online info about it at all, so I have sent out a plea to the Museum membership. Already got two replies. One guy wanted a bit more info of exactly where it is, and the other (a dear old MMR who has become a friend, wants to measure and draw it for me..... May be able to be used as the needed bridge for Structures, or at least one of the 6 "other" structures needed for the AP certificate.
Cederstrand I do not miss satellite tv in the least now. Have grown accustomed to the relative peace and quiet and sure as heck do not miss the Bill. Have zero intention of ever going back to it. Rob
I do not miss satellite tv in the least now. Have grown accustomed to the relative peace and quiet and sure as heck do not miss the Bill. Have zero intention of ever going back to it.
Me too, Rob! There is absolutely nothing on TV that I find even vaguely interesting to me. Only time mine is ever on is if I am watching the Granddaughters at my house. I pay through the teeth for cable, and only use the internet and phone part of it. Will most likely keep it all for those times when a TVholic happens to be at the house.......
Terry- Here's what I did:
1. Cut a carboard insert to go inside the car. (needs to be a tight fit)
2. Fill the car to personal taste with cinders or what I used was Mine Run Coal. (cinders are cheaper)
3. Spay the "coal" with Iso Alcohol until soaked (this will break the glue surface tension)
4. Soak "coal" with glue mixture. I use 50% Elmer's and 50% water)
5. Let Dry
Curt Webb
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Evening all.
Not much going on around here. Still keeping busy. And this week won't be much better. I have hockey every day except Tuesday, so I don't see myself stopping in too often.
Tuesday, I have a college interview at Lafayette College in Easton. Part of me is nervous, but part of me isn't. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it goes. On the bright side, I won't have to go to school
Well (covered in s**w, glistening in the moonlight), I have some things to do this evening, so I must go for now.
Catch ya later!
-Joe
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Good evening Diners: Chloe, I'll have the Salmon Wellington, with Celeriac, Caraway Red Cabbage and mashed potatoes please, and a glass of the 2009 Blackcurrant wine, if you'd be so kind.
This MIA reporting in...I read pages 28 through 40 a while ago, then lost track again, so picked things up on Page 47 today. Before we get to that, here's an item that was in a newsletter the other day. Looks like Modern Era modelers will have on-going projects!
Get this: In the United States, $25 billion in new rail projects are going to begin construction in 2012... and the majority of that money is going to go to light or commuter rail systems, connecting cities across the nation.
Just listen to this list:
And each of the eight U.S. freight rail companies spends about $1 billion a year on maintenance and upgrades.
...on a local Halifax, Nova Scotia note, there is serious talk about using RDCs on existing track to set up a commuter Light Rapid Transit system. The cars are being made over right now....or so the news item said.
Curt: That empty(ing) coal car is just brilliant! Don't think I've seen an "in progress" tipple scene modeled.
Todd:
Anybody else see structures or kits they like and just want to build it even if it doesn't fit the layout or your plans. Maybe then figure out how you can alter time or plans to accommodate said model?... ... I think so even if you say no.
Ulrich:
I still don´t know where to store a "real" layout without getting more than just a frown from Petra. If I put it on casters and move it out of the way whenever the room needs to be free of it - maybe that could be a way.
No staging, no industries to be served, no yard. just a roundy-rounder where trains can chase their tails.
Jeff and Ray:
Agreed! Unfortunately some get too engrossed in getting everything right and get caught in the prototype trap. At that point (to me) it's no longer fun as the modeler is now a slave to making a model prototypically correct down to the last rivet or bolt head. And yes, I've been down that road.
(check out the fan, belt pulleys air filter, alternator and oil filter.)
.....and cut out the hood, so it could be open for the "transplant operation". That got me into what we've been talking about - details, and when to stop. So far I've put in a firewall and various boxes to represent battery, electronics etc., wheel wells, dashboard, steering wheel, front bucket seats, rear bench seat, (with shelf behind that has speakers on it. You just know this guy has those!); and window glass all round. The windshield has sun visors and the mirror painted on the inside. The interior is painted same as the seats and dash. The lights and bumpers are painted on.
Still to do are the wing mirrors and wiper blades, and the hood hinges that would be sticking up in the air after the hood's off.....that's my problem, where to stop? - then the yard of that house has to be done over - a rougher grass - because this man has no time to care about it, and I've a whole lot of daffodils ready to scatter around. They would of course grow in profusion on his side of the hedge, while Mr. Neat has precisely 3 clumps on each side of his steps! It's a wonder he hasn't swept up the fallen petals from that flowering tree - and why has he allowed dandelions to go to seed on the hedge side of his house?
Must get back to fiddling with that car, Downton Abbey part 3 is due in half an hour. Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers continuing for all in need of Healing, Comfort, Prosperity and Peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Evening All,
Not much going on this way. It was my short day today so I'm home. Looks like it's going to be pushing 80 F all week. I'm starting to do some research about speakers and lights to go with the Soundtraxx board I am going to get. It's pretty confusing about what is best to get as this is the first one for me. Someone recommended Railmaster speakers but there must be 2 dozen to choose from. I guess I will figure it out.
Ray- Do you paint the ties after you add the rails? That's how it appears in your WPF picture.
Jeff- I like the perspective of the photo of the FT loco.
Der- Good to hear from you again.
Hope everyone has a good night and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb Jeff- I like the perspective of the photo of the FT loco.
Not feeling well at all.
Flo, just ice water.
Hum, cats again.
Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty.
Just to give you the idea of there sizes.
And my Wolfhound at Christmas trying to get a better look at the ham.
Latter.
Ken
I hate Rust
Here doggie doggie doggie....
Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Just stopping in one last time for the night...
See ya later!
Dump trucks deliver ballast to the Lackawanna Cutoff work site.
Evenin' folks!
Janie, just a decaf please. I'll be right here by the stove when you bring it. Not going anywhere for a while.
Der.....???? I don't think I was part of the Rivet counting discussion.... I rather have fun doing some more or less highly detailed models, and I pride myself in getting as much information as I can about the prototype, but remember I model a figment (of my imagination). I figure to each his own, and don't make any fuss about what someone else did or didn't do, that's all. Of course, if I am evaluating your models for NMRA Achievment awards, THAT is a very different story. I have to know where all the rivets should be and you are going to do much, much better if they are all there....
Curt, it all depends.... How's THAT for an answer? For the turnouts the rail (including the points and frog) is soldered to the PC ties while it is in the jig. After it is soldered and the turnout is basically finished, it is taken out of the jig and I paint the PC ties then. For track that is hand laid in place (no jig used), ie: straight track and curved track, the ties are, including the PC ties are put in place first. The wood ties are hand cut from rail stock (Kappler Scale Lumber) and then stained with various dyes. I use a strong solution of India Ink and alcohol most often, but have some other solutions for lighter (older) ties. The ties are then glued in place, the rail glued and soldered (PC ties) and then the PC ties are painted to look like regular ties.
OH, oh! I see some pet envy going on in here...... Look what we have started!
Got about 4 more foot of track laid tonight while I was drying clothes down cellar. I also made a list of items I need to get. Put in an order at Fast Tracks, and will be making an order at Caboose Hobbies in a bit. Hope they have all I need in stock.....
Howdy.
My five year anniversary in the MR Forum is almost here........ Are you diners planning a big party to celebrate?
It's been busy for me last couple of days. I skimmed thru your posts, and I see you are all busy, too.
Jeff .... Sorry you were not feeling well yesterday, but hope you are koay now.
Rob ... So it'll be BN Cascade Green hailing the soylant green. ..... Hmmmm. ... I hope you can solve the derailments soon. The Haz Mat guys will be there to clean up the solent green.
Todd ..... Thanks tell us the Floor Wars Adventures.
Ulrich ... I like your track plan.
Lion ... Those cats are huge.
Ken ... That is a BIG DOG in that photo. Our son got a dog nearly that big a couple of years ago. (Great Dane/Pit Bull mix). This big dog is very gentle with our grand daughters, but certainly protects them from strangers. Our son bought the dog immediately after our DIL came home one day with the little girls when an intruder was in the house. It was a very bad situation.
Der John ..... How do you work so well with that itsy bitsy N Scale stuff?
Cheers!
GARRY
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