Good Morning guys and gal!!! Missed yun’s!!!!
Coffee and eggs benedict please. Thanks.
I see Ray jinxed the place. And I quote, (ahem) “Hope is just maintenance and not one of those "upgrades"!
Well, the place looks……nice I suppose. I’ll get used to it like the last couple times. But now, I have to figure out what want to do and how best to do it. For me……., that’s a time consuming effort when it comes to this computer type stuff.
Went to the fair……it was fair.
Garry- Yes sometimes communication is difficult at best. I don’t have much trouble. They key is kinda knowing how they talk anyway. Evenwhen they speak in their own language to each other, their wording leaves to the listener still a bit of “you just know what they mean”. They also don’t use or have a lot of the words we have that to them mean nothing and actually really don’t have a meaning. Like “the”. Actually had a Chinese girl many years ago ask me that question when she was kinda criticized for speaking the way she did. Another girl said sorta snooty about her not using “the” and “a” type words. Prepositions I guess. Chinese girl smiled but later asked me what “the” meant. I told her and she said “if it mean nothing, why use word? English hard. You have many words mean same thing and many words mean nothing.” Couldn’t argue. Besides, man was she cute. BB= Before Brenda.
Since I got you Garry, late congrats on the anniversary of your second chance.
Galaxy- Glad to see you back and no real issues.
Barry- Good news to hear. Several years ago took Brenda to the horsepiddle for chest pains. Turned out to be GERD for her as well. She said it scared her and when she gets scared like that, so do I.
OK, what I don’t like is I can’t jump to the page I left off like before. Or at least I haven’t figured out how. Not gonna complain about the software, it’s free and I’m grateful.
By the way Flo, do NOT give Ray any caffeinated products until I say it’s ok. He needs to get used to this new update and really doesn’t need caffeine.
Ya’ll have a good 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.
Just seein what happens when you do this.
Mornin' everyone!
Good morning Zoe! Can I please have a cup of dark roast regular coffee if I promise not to get riled up about the stupid new downgrade in ......... If I promise not to complain? Thank you Ma'am. could I get a bowl of Organic Flax seed Granola with Pumpkin seeds cereal as well?
At least this time most everything appears to work... I do remember the last fiasco they had when they were doing this sort of thing.
Tom, they say a dusting of snow (up to a couple inches) will not cut down efficiency much. Two foot, on the hand..... There are ways to remove the snow if it gets too thick, but I am not yet sure what I will need to get. I was told it can be done from the porch with need to climb on the roof. The steel roof will shed snow very well.
Todd, nah, no jinx, just a premonition!
Barry, lines in your post? Did you accidentally click on the "horizontal rule" next to the smiley icon?
Lee? Your post is way down where?
Time to get moving! Have lots to do before company gets here....
Later
72.9
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Morning Coffee in the diner
Good Morning!!!
Went and did the usual grocery shopping. Spent $116.00 We don't have. Came home with 2 paper bags, and two plastic bags and 12 packs of seltzer water.
Now I guess a nap is in order before dishes, laundry and vacuuming. I say nap because I didn't sleep well at all last night. we had and Only got to sleep in the early hours, then MOH wakes me and says "if you want to see me off you have to get up". I could have killed! I had basically just gotten to sleep!
So, Off I go to join the puddy tat who is in bed already.
-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. It's 84° and feeling like 91°. There's a small chance of rain. It'll be mostly cloudy with a high of 95° and it will feel like 109°.Got the FP7 wired this morning and did a test run. It ran great! For about two minutes. Then something in the drive train slipped and threw the motor out of place and partially destroyed the drive. So today it looks like I'll be changing out the motor and the drive. Oh well, I've never said I don't like a challenge.
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
Morning All,
OK, a few changes here, maybe not too difficult to get used to.
High today of 95, but the air is very heavy. Not normal for western Nevada. Air will probably kick in before 10:30.
Oncoligist finallly has the results from the biopsy, so we have the long awaited appointment to see what we are dealing with. I am hopeful. She is still very tired.
Jeff, do you ever use double stick tape to mount the motors, or do you always use hot glue?
A/C just kicked in.
Paul
Living in Fernley Nevada, about 30 miles east of Reno, also lived in Oregon and California, but born In Brooklyn NY and raised on Long Island NY
pascaff*Jeff, do you ever use double stick tape to mount the motors, or do you always use hot glue?
Jeff, Thanks for the reply.
Working on the Atlas FP7 again and it's slowly becoming a Frankenloco. The frame and trucks are Atlas, the motor is Athearn, the flywheels, shafts and shaft couplings are Proto 2000. Yesterday I tried the quick and dirty method of remotoring the unit by slipping in an Athearn type motor using the Atlas/Roco components already in place. Well that didn't work out near as well as I thought it would. So today I'm applying some self taught engineering skills from the Macgiver school of redneck engineering. I've had to adapt some of the shaft pieces to fit properly and changing the worm shaft couplings was somewhat interesting.Here are some photos of what I have thus far:
Afternoon Modelers!
Starting to recover from the upgrade and I am still working with IT on the major issue; biggest being the MASSIVE email messages that were going into the Inbox. I think the issue is now solved and folks just need to adjust their profile settings based on if they want them or not. It looks like allot of notifications that were not working on the old version kicked in with the upgrade and starting working.
I know I and others have other requests but can't say if we will get those changes or not. Hang in there with us as we work through the issues.
Darren (BLHS & CRRM Lifetime Member)
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM), Railroad Adventures (RRAdventures)
My Blog
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer pleases.
Lee I am all for change when I see a need for it. As of now I do not see any benefit from the change.
See you later.
Ken
I hate Rust
Well, well
I see they did away with that silly link to the enhanced reply section button you had to click and you now go directly there. Good.
Now , If they would just reinstall the post counts and date joined, that would be nice.
I see people apparently don't read. there are what about 6 "new Format" titled threads!
MOH came home and I was right, a nap was in order. Of course starting work at 6 AM when tired can do that to you. I just got up, finished off my half a sub and now I think I go back for more nappy. Of course news is coming on. SO maybe I Wait a bit.
LAter gaters
jeffrey-wimberly Good morning. It's 84° and feeling like 91°. There's a small chance of rain. It'll be mostly cloudy with a high of 95° and it will feel like 109°.Got the FP7 wired this morning and did a test run. It ran great! For about two minutes. Then something in the drive train slipped and threw the motor out of place and partially destroyed the drive. So today it looks like I'll be changing out the motor and the drive. Oh well, I've never said I don't like a challenge.
Jeff, once I'm satisfied w/ a remotoring/ driveline set w/ doublesided tape, I will permanently mount using RTV Black. Nice isolation and vibration dampening.
Still don't like the no post count, location and join date thing. I've been waiting anxiously to see you hit an alltime milestone here.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
bogp40 Jeff, once I'm satisfied w/ a remotoring/ driveline set w/ doublesided tape, I will permanently mount using RTV Black. Nice isolation and vibration dampening. Still don't like the no post count, location and join date thing. I've been waiting anxiously to see you hit an all
Still don't like the no post count, location and join date thing. I've been waiting anxiously to see you hit an all
Afternoon folks!
Chloe, a tall glass of lemonade would be great now. Thanks!
I see they have put some of things back the way it used to be..... Very good! Gettin' better I guess.
Lee, I think you asked for me to send along anything I found locally about the Hojack Bridge Demolition. Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201208150500/NEWS01/308150015 I also have been getting a lot of emails from the Museum people along with links to some old photos of the bridge (Including a couple that show our RG&E 45 tonner switching from Beebee Station on the last run across the bridge back when). Throw me a PM and I will send you some copies of the emails and the URL for the photos if you like.
Had an enjoyable day with Master Model Railroader #483 today. He helped me install the upper staging, then we discussed how to make the mold, and then went to lunch. Spent some time in a antique store downtown here and toured some Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway (Trolley) artifacts that still survive just outside of Geneva.
Hope you are having a great day!
72.8
The FP7 is done and is back in service. I guess it's an Atlas in name only now. Proto-Atlas or atlas 2000? Mustn't forget it also has a couple of Athearn parts. It runs even better now than it did when I got it. In the first photo below you'll see a little red rectangle at one end. That believe it or not is the decoder. Yep, I searched through my stuff here and dug out a Z Scale Digitrax decoder. It works much better than that old Bachmann lightboard decoder.
Evening All,
Had Pork Chops for supper. My son had his hearing today and the judge accepted the plea deal so he has a appointment with his parole officer tomorrow. Hopefully he learned his lesson. After that I went up to the LHS and the main discussion today was PRR LCL container cars. I told him about a friend (Lee) that had made a bunch for me. When I go next week I will bring one of my cars and show him.
My new BLI NW2 is supposed to be delivered tomorrow. I listened to a 3 or 4 minute sound clip of it and it sounds great. We had some extra money come in so I ordered it.
I was cleaning track today with my CMX car that my FP 7A was pushing. It was on the back side behind the Ice House and I heard a thunk and a grinding sound. It seems my Spectrum 4-4-0 was sitting behind the Ice House. Oops..I had forgot about it being there. It destroyed the front coupler on the FP7, so I had to fix that after cleaning track. Note to self.....Always check track before cleaning
Barry- I'm glad it sounds like you received a clean bill of health.
Ray- Sounds like you had fun today.
Maybe someone can answer this question about the new format. I like receiving the Diner and WPF postings in my Email but it appears that if I select Email Notifications I will then get everything in this section of the forum not just what I want. Is there a way to be selective in my Email.
Hope everyone has a great night and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
http://s1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/curtwbb/
Good Evening!
Will be interesting to see how this post turns out with the new format. It is exactly 5 years ago today that I joined the forum largely so that I could get some great food and fellowship here in the Diner and I haven't been disappointed, well the food somehow isn't so satisfying but the fellowship is.
Sure have been a lot of faces come and go over the past 5 years. I guess I'm an infrequent regular if you know what I mean.
Barry, I sure know what you mean by an aesophogial spasm mimicing a heart attach as my wife had one a few years ago. Nitro relieves it so it really seems like a heart attack. Are you on protein pump inhibitor drugs?
Garry, how are the decoder installs going? I'm about to put in a Loksound Select in my PK2 0-8-0. I have one of those Soundtraxx LC decoders in it now but the sound is very poor as it is old technology. It also cuts out all the time which supposedly is a problem with that decoder. I decided on the Loksound for motor control as that loco runs like the proverbial Swiss watch. So does my 0-6-0. They are both old LL versions.
Hope we here from Ulrich soon.
Lee, how is that new pup doing? Believe it or not we have 70 plush dog toys. Wish Robbie would put them away when he plays with them. He is kind of rough with them as a terrier will so my wife is always having to sew up tears in them. Our first Westie loved to rip the squeakers out of toys. He would just spit them out and then walk away as I guess for him the toy was then dead. He got really good at it and it rarely took him more than 10 minutes to get the job done. The female we had loved to rip the limbs off toy animals. We'd find legs, wings, etc. all over the house. I guess she was just practising in case she caught the real thing.
A rainy night here so I think I'll go downstairs and tackle that decoder. It should be basically a plug 'n play but I've heard that one before.
CN Charlie
Hey guys
Well I'm going through way too many new things at once. I upgraded my computer to Windows 7 and the forum changes. I don't see the quick reply anywhere. That made it a lot easier to respond to people's posts.
I did manage to buy something (or things) train related for once. Picked up 2 Stewart/Kato F-units for $54. Both are SP black widow units, but I mainly bought them for the chassis. The shells are useable, but I may stick them on my 2 P1K F3 drives (I think I figured out a way to modify the frame and not the shells) and sell them. Guess that depends on what I get for my birthday. I asked my parents for a powered sound/dcc chassis for a stewart F and some scalecoat wash away for it. Dunno what I'll get.
I'll be in the back somewhere catching up.
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.
Curt Webb Maybe someone can answer this question about the new format. I like receiving the Diner and WPF postings in my Email but it appears that if I select Email Notifications I will then get everything in this section of the forum not just what I want. Is there a way to be selective in my Email.
Thanks Jeff- I'm giving it a try with this post and I will let everyone know.
Good Evening, Chloe - what have they done with the place? I feel like I'm at Sesame Street or something like that, with all the simplified format and all, and the LARGER print (hey, I can get out my glasses if I need to, no need to magnify all the text...). Oh, yeah, dessert - I'll have a hot fudge sundae and a Santa Fe mug of coffee, please. Thanks, at least the food is still yummy.
Thought I needed to stop by and remind you all what I look like (glad I don't look like one of those "Weebles" icons that they have for a generic avatar - sheesh!). Have been way too busy with computer 'adjustments' (upgrade of external drive to 'Mountain Lion' (10.8.0 - remind me not to go with the "point zero" edition again...). Finally got that w**king okay. Then I slipped and bought a friend's used iPad (more techy time to adjust...), and now I come in and find the forum has been replaced by its kindergarden twin? At least, I think our emoticon abbreviations are the same (well, we'll see when I post this thing, anyway) And good to see that they changed the default about email replies to 'unchecked'.
[Edit:] Cool! - looks like when you post, you go directly back to your last page (instead of having to go through another step.
Garry, sounds like you've been more productive in your recuperation than I have without recuperating.
Jeff, hope things have been improving for your mother - is she still in the hospital? I was just explaining to the guy next to me here at my WiFi about Frankenlocos (he got a chuckle from some of your photos of the FP7 project/challenge). Little does he imagine all the things you have created from the Sundown shops...
Curt, I think it was you said something about wishing they still had the post counts - I wish they had them, but mostly for myself, so I have a guesstimate of how long I've been hanging around the Diner, as well as how (in)frequently I've been posting. Do wish they still had at least the 'joined' date, at a minimum. (IT folks, you listening?)
Have been keeping various Diners in my , though I am likely way behind on any current concerns (other than a couple/three who've emailed me). Maybe can catch up tomorrow. I saw that Ulrich is MIA lately, so will add that to my list. My friend, if you're peeking in the window, take care of yourself and get back in here as soon as you can.
I'll be at the RC for a bit until it's time to head for home.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape G.
JimRCGMO Jeff, hope things have been improving for your mother - is she still in the hospital? I was just explaining to the guy next to me here at my WiFi about Frankenlocos (he got a chuckle from some of your photos of the FP7 project/challenge). Little does he imagine all the things you have created from the Sundown shops...
My mother is still in the hospital. There's talk of her being sent to the nursing home in Leesville but so far it's just talk.
jeffrey-wimberly All my Frankenlocos were built with the same things in mind. #1 It gives me something to do. #2 It's something I enjoy doing. #3 They're mechanically different from lookalike units. #4 I have good running locos where there WAS a bunch of junk. My mother is still in the hospital. There's talk of her being sent to the nursing home in Leesville but so far it's just talk.
All my Frankenlocos were built with the same things in mind. #1 It gives me something to do. #2 It's something I enjoy doing. #3 They're mechanically different from lookalike units. #4 I have good running locos where there WAS a bunch of junk.
Hey, the thing that impresses me is that you are able to make the Frankenlocos work (amazingly well), no matter what parts/pieces you combine to make them!
I'm sure on your mother, that THAT idea went over just dandy with her...
JimRCGMO Hey, the thing that impresses me is that you are able to make the Frankenlocos work (amazingly well), no matter what parts/pieces you combine to make them!
JimRCGMOI'm sure on your mother, that THAT idea went over just dandy with her...
Time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
Back again,
I got that Loksound decoder installed and I must say I'm impressed. The motor control without any adjustments is amazing. The sound is good too. It is a Select Micro so no problem fitting it into the tender.
Howdy ...
Big celebration! CN Charlie says he has been here 5 years today in the Diner. Happy Anniversary to CN Charlie! Time for RBF's and cake!
I see the wreck train was dispatched to Curt's layout. An FP7 and a 4-4-0 collided. Looks like the 4-4-0 crew will be in trouble for failure to keep the right-of-way clear.
Jeff ... Your Proto/Atlas/Athearn FP7 is remarkable. Sundown Shops out did itself.
JimCG ... Gld to see you here again.
bpgp40 Bob ... I was pleased to see you here. It's been a long time please return often.
Barry .. Glad the pain was not serious, but you definately were wise to get immediate attention in case it was something very serious.
Galaxy ... Have you heard from Ulrich?
Vincent .... You said you were going to try to fit Stewart shells on P1000 chassis, and then sell them. I would suggest simply selling as is. You may get more money if you are auctioning on eBay, and it will save time you can use for other projects.
Todd ..... I'm thinking if I ever visit your town, i would not want to go to the Chinese restaurant. Is there a good Italian place?
Ray ... Solar panels? Did you say you were getting some?
Darren ... your efforts to upgrade the forum are appreciated.
Lee .... That is remarkable you and Dorothy met at a zoo. ... Did you monkey around at first?.... Or were you necking at the giraffe habitat?
CN Charlie ...... My conversion to DCC has been mostly non-sound and mostly diesel as I try to get operational with DCC. I'll be interested in how you do installing the sound decoder in the 0-8-0. You are correct about the 0-8-0 and 0-6-0 being smooth runners. I have one of each also. My only sound units so far are BLI Blue Line E7A's (one pair), a Genesis F3 A/B set, and a P2K E8 with MRC "drop in" sound decoder made for that model. I have about 35 locomotives with decoders now. I just installed non-sound decoders in a P1K F3 ABBA set. .... Since you like CN, I will mention, I like how my shares of Canadian National stock are doing this year.
Regarding my recovery from surgery. I'm progressing nicely, but not 100%. However, I'm pleased to say, I will be able to take a trip this weekend to Alabama. My mother there is celebrating her 93rd birthday. We'll have family members coming from PA. MI, and KY to join those in AL. It should be a good time.
I hope more MIA's find their way back to the Diner.
Happy Model Railroading.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evenin'
Janie, just a cup of decaf for me please.
Jeffrey, sorry to hear your mother may be nursing home bound, but I guess you expected that might be the case........
I actually got a compliment from the MMR today. I was showing him the wall I made for the mold. he had asked several questions about it and I told him I had about 6 evenings worth of work into the little thing he was holding in his hand. He gave me a strange look and said, 6 evening in to this? I said, yes. Each of the rows of stones had to put in order and said I put a strip of white glue on the plywood, then used the tip of an exacto knife to find a suitable sized grain of sand and then carefully put it in place. All of a sudden his eyes got wide and he looked at me and said, Each one of the stones was put in place individually? I thought you just dumped the stones on it and glued them.... I had him look carefully at the picture and notice how each row of Cobblestones is perfectly aligned.... He looked at the photo, then at the block in his hand and then at me and said, "Wow!" He is not one to rave about peoples modeling....... I should be getting the mold finished sometime next week. I need to start writing down all the things I have done so far. One area I can get some good points on is the Prototype research for the building. The fact that I photographed and measured the building will help.
Tomorrow will be the August meeting of the Museum out at the RR. I bet we will be getting a preview of a what we may be using for Diesel Days.... The official announcement and unveiling of something they are being very secretive about will be done at the picnic this Saturday.
Lee has mentioned the Hojack Bridge outside of Rochester, NY that is being removed by CSX over the next few months. We are pretty sure the announcement will have something to do with the 45 Tonner at least and may have something to do with the Hojack Bridge......???? The Hojack bridge was how they got coal hoppers over to Beebee Station.
Hope you all have a great night!
72.9 (I'm getting accustomed to the downgrade of the site....)
Good Morning from Tipton IN!
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