Elliot's Trackside Diner- MARCH 2012!!

[gear-jammer]

jeffrey-wimberly

Nice evening shot, Jeffrey.

I will have waffles and coffee, please, Chloe.  Then back to painting. We should finish today, then I can think about the tax preparation. And then back to hobbies.

Garry,  Nice location for your market.  Larry liked that City Classics market, too.    Did you have fun deciding which sale posters to use?

Curt,  I thought the coaling tower looked familiar.  I chose it for my first plastic kit ever.  It was a bit complicated for a first kit.  We planned to have the inside track abandoned, so the inside chutes are hanging down and appear broken.  That was harder than having them functional.  I am impressed how fast you got things working again.

Sue

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning. It's 54° and cloudy. The high will be 65° and mostly cloudy. There's a 40% chance of rain today.

There's still a bit of cleanup work to do on the layout, put away some tools, sort some things out etc.

Well, my nephew had a starter problem on one of his trucks. It seemed to be hung up and wouldn't engage with the flywheel. The starter would just spin. A couple of weeks ago he crawled underneath and tapped on the end of the starter with a hammer while one of his friends tried to start the engine. After several hard taps there was a loud clack and the starter worked and it's worked every time since. He knows it will eventually hang up again but he's hoping it'll work until he can get another starter for it. He's between jobs (nothing surprising there) so funds are a bit tight.

[james saunders]

Moaning folks, still PM Caturday here... I'll grab a glass of Californian hand juiced OJ, thanks

Head on over to the WPF thread and check out my pics, I'll post a teaser here...

I got this today for $75 from our Home Depot equivalent Bunnings, 2 year warranty, 1250 watts, plenty of suction, and about 10 different attacments. It is of course wet and dry.

I worked on a few little things on the module, cut some abutments etc out of timber... check out WPF for pics.  Hopefully get a bit more done tomorrow PM. Busy morn ahead.

 

Anywho, bed for me - been awake over 16 hours...

OzJim

[inch53]

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Mornin,,,, an irish coffee and a short stack, please Janie. Suppose to be sunny, high near 50, and the wind not as strong as the last couple days.

The kids weren’t too bad yesterday, other than they wanted to hang on me all day for some reason

BLOWOUT,,,,, no I don’t have info for the other than it’s the tallest in the county. Guessing it’s 80-90’ or close to it.

GARRY,,,,,, your city is really growing lately. Hope the governor’s right on the replacement

CURT,,,,,,,,,, coalin tower looks good.

Got a busy day planned, a couple stops in Casey [one of those is the barber for my spring shearing], then, the train show at the mall in Mattoon [Mother will be shopping], we’re taking a load of cans to the scrap yard, a stop at HD for a couple boards. A stop at County Market Charleston and I’m sure Mother will find a reason for Wally World.

Thoughts for all in need n hope ya’ll has a gooden

[blownout cylinder]

mmmm...got the top again...have at it!!!

[blownout cylinder]

Good Morning

Getting ready to go to w**k at w**k this fine morning..supposed to go to a high of 33F today with a 30% chance of little tiny snowfluffies this morning...tomorrow it will go all the way to 60F!!

I may, if I'm lucky get something of a chance to see if the turnout works tonight..as I might get a chance to run some choo choo's....

Ulrich:  Tnx for the info!! 

[wetidlerjr]

 

Good Morning! from Tipton IN.

 

 

 

 

TIPTON

 

[LSWrr]

Good Morning,

If you’re eligible for food stamps take advantage of them without remorse.  Over the years you, me, and others have paid towards them and now is your time to get a little of that money back.  I’m not eligible for them (I was in the past), but it would make me feel better knowing someone deserving of a little help is using them.

Garry I’m glad the span is being replaced if I see anything on the Federal Register Digest I’ll let you know.

Last night I painted a few of the finished castings in a base color, if Dorothy comes over we may detail paint the first castings.

[Anonymous]

Good Morning!

A typical Spring day in northern Germany - overcast, with the odd spell of rain. Temperature is at 7°C and won´t go up much more. No business outside the house, so I don´t mind.

Spent an hour carefully sanding the hull with fine grit sandpaper, just to shape the typical "schooner-type" bow and get the hull as smooth as a baby´s butt. I had some primer left, so right now the hull is up in the attic with a nice coat of primer. More sanding to do after the primer has cured, and, following that, I´ll give my hand a try painting the hull.

Barry - the kit is made by the Italian firm Mamoli. Here is a link to their web page:

Mamoli

AFAIK, the Bluenose is their only N scale kit, most of the models are in a different scale.

If you are looking for N scale model ships, it might be worth looking at this page:

Artitec

Those are cast resin kits, which sport a lot of detail, but are a PITA to assemble and paint.

Not plans for the day, maybe just running a few trains down the line to keep the dust of the rails

Have a good day!

[galaxy]

GOOD MORNING!!!

Today is Saturday, March 10th, 2012!!!

The weekend is here YIPPEE!!!

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Simon ... It's good to see you in the Diner

This bridge is on US 68 very close to where I live in western KY. It was hit on January 27 by a large river cargo ship moving in the wrong channel. Our neighbors were on the bridge on another span and saw it happen. It is on Kentucky Lake which is man-made on the Tennessee River. 

[simon1966]

Is the "bridge" the interstate bridge at Louisville?   What a pain that is!  That one cost me a bunch of time a few weeks ago.

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Good evening .... 

Lee, Barry, Curt ... Thanks for the comments. 

Der John .... Lunenburg might be the town where there was a very good sea food restaurant we ate at. I think it was called something like "The Fish Factory", but I'm not at all sure about that. Interesting the Bluenose II os being rebuilt. 

Ulrich ... Nice start on the model ship!

Jeff ... Your baggage car needs some weeds around it too like teh real one. Maybe you can use a small amount of real weeds. 

 Local news here is a fire two nights ago destroyed a downtown building in the little town. It closed 3 businesses including a restaurant. 

The collapsed bridge will have a replacement span by this summer according to the governor. 

 

 

[blownout cylinder]

Good Evening...

Actually had time to run some trains today...so I did do that thing and didst find that the turnout that acted up on me a few days ago was acting nice tonight......I'm having another operating session on Monday night...I think i'll leave it be this time....

Since I be doing on-call this weekend I'm going off to  ...have a good night all...

[GMTRacing]

Greetings from Titusville,

    Been back in Fla the last two days and picked up my stuff this AM. Yesterday Kiwi and I toured the Kennedy Space Center, Today was credentials for access to the test facility tomorrow and an air show at the Titusville Air Museum. Between showers it was awesome. Besides lots of aircraft from when I served, there was a great gathering of WWII vintage aircraft. Notable were 4 B-25's more than I've ever seen at once and a B-29. We saw the Mitchells take off and fly in formation and I have to say they are majestic in flight. Perhaps because we're used to jets and their speed and manuverability, the prop planes and especially the bombers have a majesty to their movement lacking in smaller aircraft. Nice day!

    If you get a chance, and I know some of you already have, check out Lions' thread over on main street. He's really great with his composition and the pics are super.    All for now, Lots to do for tomorrows' test day.    CUL, J.R.

[howmus]

Evenin'!

Janie, just a decaf please.  I'll be sitting in back by the stove for a while.

Been a long day, and have solved all the problems  of the computer upgrade except for why my new Epson printer won't print.  System Profiler says something is there, but the print driver is grayed out even although I installed what Epson said and did it exactly the way they said....  I send an email to the tech gurus there. 

Have an early morning tomorrow.  Have to be at RIT in Rochester for rules class for the museum before 9AM....  Hour drive from here.  Then later in the afternoon there is a party for my nephew's newly adopted little girl.  They have had her for about a year and a half, but the adoption was final mid February.  I am most happy for the little girl as she will be growing up with a wonder family around her.  They are wonderful people!

I think I best be heading to get some pretty quick.

Have a great night, and prayers to all in need!

73

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Weather here is getting somewhat nasty and looks like a preview of coming attractions. So I'm calling it a night. See y'all tomorrow.

[blownout cylinder]

Good Evening

We actually had some clouds and some sun today as well as a bit of fluffy stuff..but it was ccold!!

I had some fun at the docs today...he was telling me of a few things he found on the web...including my favorite sites...lotsa fun to be had when doc turns out to be a trainnut like me....

Curt, Ulrich, Jeff, Garry, Ray, Ken, Lion...I enjoy all your shots of your layouts..they really are inspiring!!

Ulrich:  What model ship was that from? That looks like it is a wonderful little kit!! 

[Curt Webb]

Evening All,

Flo I would like a cup of coffee please while MOH orders for dinner. Everyone is invited to share some.

I finished the coal siding today. There were about half a dozen small 15 minute jobs to do. The longest one was the ground cover and ballasting. I used a combo of WS mixed Green with mine run coal and cinders. To save time I brushed 1:1 Elmer's on the board then sprinkled the green ground cover. I then ballasted with cinders and sprinkled mine run coal on the ground cover. I sprayed everything with Iso then used ballasting glue on everything.I repainted the coaling tower a flat brown (rattle can), put down the painted rocks and installed 2 ground throws. It sounds like a lot but it only took a couple of hours.

I have a 3' x 1' area between the passenger station and the coaling tower. I think I am going to put in a dirt road with trees and rocks (of course) to a office for the coaling tower. This area is the old double freight siding that I removed. I also want to put a large pond in by the farm.

Sue- It is the Cornerstone wood coaling tower. I believe it took me about 4 hours to build it.

Ulrich- That is going to be a nice looking boat when it's done.

Garry- Excellent downtown pics.

Lion- I really enjoy your subway thread.

Here is a K4s pushing 2 coal cars to the coaling tower.

 

 

Prayers for all those in need and I hope everyone has a good night.

 

[howmus]

Mornin'...... Ah,  Afternoon?  Looks at watch......  Ahem!  Evening folks!  Been one of those days here!

Chloe I'll have  a hot turkey sandwich and a trip to the salad bar along with a cup of decaf (dark raost if ya got it).

I think I am finally through upgrading, updating, hooking things up, moving data, using words my mommy would wash my mouth out w/ soap for using, and all those other things I have been doing for most of the last week!  I would have been done two days ago if I had been able to get a clean copy of all the files on the old G5.  Cloning the laptop did much of the w*rk, but having to go back and check every folder for missing files...... I almost shut down the G5 last night and took it all apart when I decided to check my office files.  All the financial files for the MLK for the last 4 years were missing!!!  THAT is when I decided I better check everything twice before I recycle the old girl.  In fact I will hang onto it for a bit so if I find anything else, I hopefully can still recover it.  Of course since I bought the new iMac the G5 has been running just fine......  Sometimes very slow, but hasn't hung up except once I think.

Darrell, I'm with you.  I do my best to live simply most of time, and pay cash if at all possible.  THAT is why I was putting off upgrading the computer until last next fall.  I could easily have the cash on hand.  Fate didn't work my way and since I have to get new hearing aids, the cash will go for THAT.

Have a great evening everyone!

73

[cudaken]

 Afternoon Fellow Dinners!

 Thank you Flo.

 Spent a lot of today reading about roundhouses. I all so look up the old yard my Grand Father House over looked. Boy things had changed in 40 years!

 Work has been calling, but nobody's home!  My guess is they want me to come into work. Well after Wednesday they can go Philips's Head them self's! Dave jumped my butt about a few things Wednesday. OK, I made a mistake and selected a wrong car from a customer work history and it easy to do. Told me to stop making mistakes! 

 OK, I am fine with that, I made a mistake! But the day before He keyed $1500.00 worth of work for a Ford Pick Up on a BMW ticket? My guess is he made a mistake on the Schedule, we have a radio ad that started Wednesday and they are busy today and need help. If he had asked me Wednesday if I would have work today, I would have said yes. Heck if he had called Thursday, I would have said yes!

 See you all later, Ken

 

[cats think well of me]

Hello all from lovely Lancaster PA! 

I'd like a few slices of the artisan pizza with sausage and good veggies. 

CN-Charlie: I might go to Toronto this summer when a friend of mine visits her family up that way :)

I'm heading to work around 4:15, and asked to get let off a bit early so I can give a ride to a friend later. But that should work out well. As of this writing my coworker has agreed to relieve me early. He comes in at 9:30 and will come in around 8:45 instead.

I started work on another freight car kit this afternoon, working 12-hours a week has given me much time for that, it's an Intermountain PS-1 decorated for the Virginian Railway. I actually have another already assembled, but it had been assembled poorly by the previous owner, something I only really got to see once I got a close look at it. I don't mind replacing missing parts or even doing a little paint touch-up, but it's not one I'm dying to try and rehab, as it looks that bad with numerous glue spots and many missing or broken parts. Maybe in time it'll be worth truly rehabbing but that's not going to be anytime soon. 

Alvie

[Stourbridge Lion]

I totally understand, I was just tossing out a way to maybe help explain to MOH why a car right now may not be in the picture using a third party.  Right now we are down to 1 car and I understand the schedule issues of Work / Dr. Appt.s all too well when my wife needs to see a Dr. and I'm at work.  My wife lost her job several years ago and since was seriously hurt with permanent spinal damage.  I've been laid-off twice in the past 10 and also in the hospital badly sick but we have been lucky to have enough reserves to stay above water and get through them.

As always, my thoughts to you and MOH

[blownout cylinder]

Good Windy Afternoon...

We have the winds back for another day..some gusts up to 50mph...yay

Getting some more things to work on the layout..curtesy my wife who found a few things while at neighbours home for a visit...

[moelarrycurly4]

Afternoon, folks,

 

feeling way under the weather today. Caught some bug. 

going to go to bed when I get home. 

[galaxy]

Sir Madog

I was able to do some w*rk on the "Bluenose", despite a heavy migraine attack. Seems as if I am discovering a pattern in those attacks - every time there we get close to or are at full moon - bingo!

I have found, like I often mention, that when the weather/barometric pressure changes, I get them. I swear its like going up and down in an jet airplane to me...the changing pressure outside gets to me...and i often describe it as "being like in a airplane" or having "airplane head". ALso just changing elevations on ills and mountains without getting your ears to pop would also describe the pressure changes I fel in my head. I swear.

[Stourbridge Lion]

galaxy

MOH and I got into an argument this AM...Kia delaer is trying a new Kia sales blitz and MOH wants to go look like we did last year. I said NO we cannot afford a new {or newer} vehicle right now and I don't want to again disappoint the saleman whne we don't buy. SO we got into an arguement. MOH drives the older vehicle teh 98 carvan to work to spend the mileage on the older vehicle and "save" the new one. Oh well, wants a newer vehicle.

Have either of you seen of heard of the "Suze Orman Show"; this woman is constantly showing people how they can't afford things and why.  My wife watches the show all the time and she maintains a tight budget and if we don't have the CASH to pay the Credit Card bills off each month it doesn't get bought.  The last time we made "payments" on anything was the house.  It's tough to get on a serious budget but once you have every cent of every paycheck allocated to certain buckets you find most $$$ arguments go away very quickly; there is either money in that bucket or there isn't.  Sure things can happen which can cause you to tap your emergency funds but that is the idea of having one and then you work to rebuild that fund quickly.  Were not rich but we work very hard to never be in debt either.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning. It's 48° and wet. The high will be 55°, mostly cloudy and wet. Chance of rain 50%. NE wind 15 to 20 mph gusting to 30.

Nothing planned for today. Didn't get much sleep due to storms. I'll be trying to rectify that today.

[Anonymous]

Good Evening!

The sun is setting. Petra has just "released" our notebook for my use and has gone into the kitchen to prepare supper. I don´t know what we will be having, but it already smells nice.

I was able to do some w*rk on the "Bluenose", despite a heavy migraine attack. Seems as if I am discovering a pattern in those attacks - every time there we get close to or are at full moon - bingo!

Used the last drops of gas for a shopping run. We have a small department store, which is closing their toy department. I was able to get three little cans of acrylic paint for just 1 Euro, that´s 90% off!  It´s naval blue, red and white, the colors I need the most for the boat!

Here is were I am in assembling the kit:

Still needs a lot of sanding, plus many more of those tiny details that come with the kit. Hard to believe that it is about twice the size of one of my steam locos.

The smell from the kitchen is getting too tempting - I guess Petra will be ready to serve supper in a moment.

 

CU & have a good one!

[Cederstrand]

Strong coffee TO GO, please.

Having a wonderful time with my relatives here.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Cheers!  Rob