alexstanwhat on earth is happening in that photo? Has the trestle caught fire?
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Evening guys
Been busy so far today. no plans for trains as I am too tired
Trainwise, I've tried calling athearn at least once a day for the past week or so but keep getting the answering machine. I broke down and emailed them today, and in about 10 minutes I get a response saying that they had those parts, them but could only process and order via phone. I about flipped out just them...
Gary, make up your mind dude. lol
Ken, The one that I said was okay worked when I ran it on DC. Given my experience with digitrax, that DH163 might be DOA (I've had bad luck with getting decoders from them and NCE being DOA, but digitrax's warranty was kinda bad). Might be messed up electricals again, since I used atlas boards to simplify wiring. Check those clips on it. Have you tried the kato-motored one? What's shakey?
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.
Packer Evening guys Been busy so far today. no plans for trains as I am too tired Trainwise, I've tried calling athearn at least once a day for the past week or so but keep getting the answering machine. I broke down and emailed them today, and in about 10 minutes I get a response saying that they had those parts, them but could only process and order via phone. I about flipped out just them... Gary, make up your mind dude. lol Ken, The one that I said was okay worked when I ran it on DC. Given my experience with digitrax, that DH163 might be DOA (I've had bad luck with getting decoders from them and NCE being DOA, but digitrax's warranty was kinda bad). Might be messed up electricals again, since I used atlas boards to simplify wiring. Check those clips on it. Have you tried the kato-motored one? What's shakey?
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
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Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Well the visit to the doc went off well this morning. He checked out the usual things on the general exam plus I told him about something that's happened just with the last couple of weeks. I've been having nerve pain, quite severe nerve pain developing in my right arm and going all the way to the fingertips, making them very sensitive, so much so that just touching the fingertips together is painful. It feels like needles going into them. He's put me on gabapentin which is used for treating partial epileptic seizures. My mother would have been very familiar with this drug. It's also used to treat certain types of nerve pain. I'm not liking the list of possible side effects but they're no worse that those of other meds I already take. allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue worsening of mood, thoughts or actions of suicide or dying. constipation. difficulty walking or controlling muscle movements. nausea. slurred speech. tremors. weight gain.I'll just have to wait and see if it makes things better or worse. It may not work for me at all. The worsening of mood could be a real attention grabber! I'm not sure my native American temper can get any worse. It's gotten me in plenty of trouble in the past and has been known to clear out more than a few bars in my younger days.No layout work today as I've been busy with some other things. Be back later.
Hey gang
Yes it took me long enough, but I finally got spare time enough to finish MY engines. Early camera phone sneak peek pic, will have better ones by WPF.
The colors are skewed, the focus isn't the best, but hey, whaddaya want from Verizon!!
This brings the Midland Fleet to 2 F7's, 2 FP7's, 3GP9's, 3 SD24's and 5 of the 7 GP38's. The 2 remaining ones are in line, just haven't gotten to them yet! Oh yeah,,, then I have to scratchbuild the center cab Whitcomb,,,someday.
But til then, there are repairs to do, installs and paint jobs that pay $$. They go to the front of the line.
Karl
NCE über alles!
PackerKen, The one that I said was okay worked when I ran it on DC. Given my experience with digitrax, that DH163 might be DOA (I've had bad luck with getting decoders from them and NCE being DOA, but digitrax's warranty was kinda bad). Might be messed up electricals again, since I used atlas boards to simplify wiring. Check those clips on it. Have you tried the kato-motored one? What's shakey?
Vince's One with the original motor is all most DOA. When I installed the DH 163 it ran say 1/4 speed at best at WOT. Then it stop moving at period. I pulled the decoder and hooked straight DC to the motor, again the same thing plus I had to spin the motor to get it to run.
I am using the same decoder in the Kato powered PK F 3, it is running just fine.
PackerWhat's shakey?
Vince's I have not ran Shakey for sometime now. After I got the SD's on the rails it has been sidelined. Never did figure out what the problem is, will in do time. You of all people should know I move slow!
Just tickled to have a Monon F 3 A B A consist running again. They are making a 30 car Coal Drag look easy!
New Photo Bucket Suck Caboose!
Ken
I hate Rust
cudaken New Photo Bucket Suck Caboose!
Evenin', plate of bacon double cheeseburgers and a tall RBF please and thank-you.
Well (still full, toads are again questioning why the season known to us in Iowa as spring has yet to fully arrive), my "give a durn" is broken, THAT or Rerun ran off and buried it somewhere. Yup, didn't do a durn thing I was 'sposed to today...and I just don't care!
VINCENT: Your tale of toil and trouble with Athearn reminds me of my woes and hassles in trying to exchange money with Atlas for some parts yesterday. I don't remember what I used for a password sometime last year when I placed an order via their online store. Their website won't recognize my e-mail address, so as to send me the password I forgot. So, I'm thinking, "OK, maybe Hurricane Sandy mucked-up their computers, their customer databases, etc." I go and try to register as a new customer. Message pops up saying THAT email is already in use, use another. Hot crap! I DO exist! Try again to get them to send me my forgotten password...and I don't exist. I sent an email to "customer dis-service" which as of yet has not been answered. I was rather snarky... I had some less-than-complimentary things to say about the pain in the butt doing business them is. Then again, the clowns sent me double the order a few years back. Being an honest, decent man of (some) morals...I contacted them to see about sending back the excess. For all the hassle, and the sour demeanor of the customer mis-service reps I spoke with, I probably should've just kept the duplicates and re-numbered them! It was kinda like, "how DARE you try to return merchandise you didn't pay for?" Maybe its a New Joyzeey thing.
KARL: Good lookin' geeps!
Adventures with THAT Editor: So, I've got several options through the course of this week for high school sports events to cover for THAT Editor. Not being sure how much content she will need (one event being sufficient, or do I need to cover two at one page each), I decided to get some supervisory input. Now today was almost "perfect," almost "spring like." I could've got a girls' soccer match. Tomorrow I can get a boys' match on their new pitch at the other school I cover. Thursday is a home boys/girls track meet at the primary school. THAT decides to have me cover the Thursday track meet. Cool, one page boys, the other girls. Easy Peasy. WRONG. THAT decides I should also get the boys soccer tomorrow at the other school. Not a problem...except the forecast is for low-to-mid 40s for temperatures, with wind and rain/s***w possible/probable. Whoever it was THAT was complaining about a boss in a state of schedule confusion has my empathy...
Oh well, she'll be clucking like a happy little hen next week after I file pics from a training fire I covered on Saturday. Being a former fireman, and having a good reputation as such, granted me virtually un-impeded access. I even got shots of the first-in guys coming into the house (with a working fire on the second floor as I took pics on the first floor )
In other news and views...was gonna get the mowers prepped today. What better way to celebrate "Earth Day" than by firing up fossil-fuel burning motors, in honor of all the resources God put into and on this rock for the betterment of mankind? But, the give-a-durn was broken or misplaced...so didn't. The yard is green, but the cold weather has slowed the growth, mostly. We get some warm, sunny, dry days...I'll be looking for a hay mower/baler combination! I'm gonna go find a back corner booth and be un-sociable...maybe step out back and launch some lung rockets and blow smoke rings in the dark! Have a good evening, gents, Chris (in Iowa)
In other news and views...was gonna get the mowers prepped today. What better way to celebrate "Earth Day" than by firing up fossil-fuel burning motors, in honor of all the resources God put into and on this rock for the betterment of mankind? But, the give-a-durn was broken or misplaced...so didn't. The yard is green, but the cold weather has slowed the growth, mostly. We get some warm, sunny, dry days...I'll be looking for a hay mower/baler combination!
I'm gonna go find a back corner booth and be un-sociable...maybe step out back and launch some lung rockets and blow smoke rings in the dark!
Have a good evening, gents,
Chris (in Iowa)
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
Well, it's time for me to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
cudaken I am using the same decoder in the Kato powered PK F 3, it is running just fine Ken
I am using the same decoder in the Kato powered PK F 3, it is running just fine
How much speed matching had to be done to get the Kato-powered one to run with the others? Good that that one works fine, the kato motor can be had for 17 bucks online. The only mod to the motor I made to fit it in the P1K chassis was cut the shafts down a bit.
Maybe next time you get stewarts' F-units, make sure they are the ones marked "Kato" on the bottom with the black (kato) motor, lol
What kind of athearn BB frames did you find? If you have 2 athearn trainmaster frames, I'd take them in a heartbeat.
Evenin' folks!
Janie just a decaf, please.
I'm tired.... Got a lot of stuff done though. Basically cleaned the living room today, and did the laundry. Also took my old chainsaw down to the guy in Penn Yan who sells and repairs them. I am having him do a complete tune up on it before I donate it to the Museum. He will also give me an estimate on what it might be worth.
Today was a beautiful sunny day all day! The solar panels kicked out 28.67 Kwh of power so with a couple more good days on the horizon before I officially read the meters this month should make April the first month I have made more power than I used.
Happy Earth Day!
Called my son tonight, He has a busy day off planned for tomorrow including taking his wife to the Physical Therapist for her arm and wrist (she is really hopeful she can start driving again and get back to teaching her class), so I won't be helping him with yard work tomorrow meaning I will likely get out the mower and see about doing my lawn. Grass is growing fast at the moment. I will only have to vacuum out the battery compartment and drop in the battery. Put in the key, and go mow lawn. Love electric stuff! I will also need to continue cleaning the house and start to pack for the weekend.
Hope you all have a good night!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Evenin', Chloe - I'll just get a go cup, as it's too late for me to stay up (especially after fritterin' away some time until 2 a.m. this morning...). Thanks!
Jeff, as you indicated in your response, you are known for maximizing the use of any resources on your layout, so I was sure - between that and your technical background in electrical/electronics stuff - that you, above anybody else in here (no offense meant to you other Diners who are conversant in electric-speak - which I'm not so much), would be able to put the lights, wiring, and any/everything else to good use!
Todd, y'know we/us other Diners look for photos to inspire us/steal ideas from, right?
Broadway, nice photos of the SL there. How big (space-wise, more than cat-size) is the local zoo there? Seems like your area has a very good selection of the big felines, from various pics you've posted.
Well (whose rising level may be due to the Mighty Misssissippi coming up around these parts (the riverwall gates were closed a couple of days ago, already) I'd better head for my bed now; I'll try to swing back in the morning and catch up on the other posts I've missed today. It's too easy to forget how many pages of posts that you Diners can put up in just one day! Maybe I can catch the breakfast buffet in the morning.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape G.
G'mornin'..
Gonna be a sunny and mild day here...high of 62F....
Welb..I had a wonderful day, yes't'day. Had the Oncologist happy..ever't'in' looks good, he arranged to have full bod MRI/PET scan thing done as well, for next week. Bloodwork was done before I went to Oncologist's...and a fine appointment with the Cardiologist went well as it should....so I be here to pester you guys ...still.
JimRC: Saw some footage of the river yesterday..hope it does not get any higher!
Chris: Nice pix!!
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...
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blownout cylinderWelb..I had a wonderful day, yes't'day. Had the Oncologist happy..ever't'in' looks good, he arranged to have full bod MRI/PET scan thing done as well, for next week. Bloodwork was done before I went to Oncologist's...and a fine appointment with the Cardiologist went well as it should....so I be here to pester you guys ...still.
Gidday, Good to hear, besides who else is going to start the pie fights. . Runs to door looking nervously over shoulder for Jeffs Cousin Vinnie......................
Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need Them.
Cheers, the Bear.
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
"Good Morning!" from Tipton IN
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
TIPTON IN
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
"JaBear" blownout cylinderWelb..I had a wonderful day, yes't'day. Had the Oncologist happy..ever't'in' looks good, he arranged to have full bod MRI/PET scan thing done as well, for next week. Bloodwork was done before I went to Oncologist's...and a fine appointment with the Cardiologist went well as it should....so I be here to pester you guys ...still. Gidday, Good to hear, besides who else is going to start the pie fights. . Runs to door looking nervously over shoulder for Jeffs Cousin Vinnie...................... Thoughts and Best Wishes to All that need Them. Cheers, the Bear.
KEERRRRSSSSSHHHHHPPPLLIIIISSSSSHHH!!
No!! Vinnie!! It was not me!!....
*Vinnie proceeds to tie me into a neat little square knot....I leave using my tips of the fingers..."
Come back here you little.....!!!!!!
Morning coffee in the diner...
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING!!!
Today is Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013!!!
The prayers have been said and the candles have been lit...for those in need...
MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!!!
PAY IT FORWARD, you never know when you might need/get it back!!
EDIT: I got top, Daisy, here is my CREDIT CARD, go easy on the full breakfasts, guys, it's $19.99/plate!
-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.
Feeling good this morning. Will have to have finger prints taken later today to get cleared for summer work here at Towanda seeing as to how I'm not going to be a student at Towanda in a short amount of time.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Good Morning!!!
Coffee and eggs Benedict please, thanks.
Do you believe that??!! Ridiculous. Where are we? Canada?
Ulrich- Prayers continue for you .
Ray- Glad to hear Blackie’s doing even better.
Oh be still my beating, nay I say pounding heart! I see Karl brought in a real hotty yesterday!
Jim said- “Todd, y'know we/us other Diners look for photos to inspire us/steal ideas from, right?” Oh you betcha I know. I’m right in there with yall too.
Vinny is Jeff’s cousin? That does explain a few things….
Well, got the lawn roller assembled yesterday and is waiting in the back of the truck (not filled, yet. I at least thought in advance on that one.) for this next rain to come. They claim 3/4inch for sure, maybe an inch. Then I will smash the lawn and hopefully rid it of most of the bumps. I will continue this crude but hopefully effective ritual until I can push my mower without it looking and feeling like it’s gonna bounce itself to pieces and/or a wheel busts off the thing. In the mean time, my buddy and his wife decided they wanted this doorway closed in at the waitress station end of a restroom view blocking wall….thing. Hard to explain for me but probably simple for most others. Anyway this opens on one end into the waitress station and once again….”you can still see the bus tub when they go to the bathroom.” She is obsessed with customers not seeing the "dirty dishes in a nasty bus tub". Eh, can't blame her. So I got the stuff yesterday and the “saloon doors” as I call them, she calls them “cafe doors” she now wants I guess so the customers can’t see right into the waitress station AND….can’t see the bus tub if they look through there. Oh well, I don't mind. Actually does look better.
Bus tubs…..hate ‘em.
Ya’ll have a good day, ya hear!!!!
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 Tuesday morning, Diners. 30f ,windy and clouds.
7" of spring feel last night. I am tired of this.
Off today(again). Can't roof with snow . Soooo, Train Day!!
Doing some kit-bashing, a little scenery etc. Got the yard ballasted last week. Glad that's done. I started weathering some cars ,too. That's all for now.
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
Good morning to all. Coffee and fresh mixed fruit for me. I'm not hard core on this weight loss thing, but avoiding big breakfasts seems to help. 9 pounds since the start of the year when I started keeping track. It's already a bit easier to squeeze into that tiny space by the carfloat, but my pants keep slipping down to the point where I feel like a modern-day teenage boy.
I just happened to check into the Facebook page for a hobby shop some distance away that I don't go to very often, looking for Northeast Scale Lumber since my own LHS has stopped carrying it. To my great delight, they're having their semi-annual 30% off everything sale on Saturday, so I'll be in attendance. Hobby Emporium in Tyngsboro, MA, if anyone is interested. Strictly brick-and-mortar, not even a real web site, but they are very well stocked.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Morning Dinners
Flo, Diet Dew pleases.
Vince's I missed read when you asked "What is Shaky". It is the N&S GP 20 I got from you. Last time I ran it, it was fine. Think I am going to speed match it to the SD's as a helper.
Far speed matching the Kato Motored F 3 with the stock F 3's? Not a problem, mid range took some time but went with out a real hitch. All so found the led A unit was slower than the B unit? Now that all 3 are speed matched well they run pretty darn good!
Jeffery, problem I am having with the new Photo Bucket is sometimes I cannot get a link to paste and copy. Most of the time I have no problems, but there are times all I can copy is the first 5 or 6 letter's of the link?
See you all after work.
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Good Afternoon!
Just a quick update on the family nightmare.
My brother and his GF will join us for on Thursday, to say our farewell to Dad. We will meet in the local church for a silent prayer afterwards.
My Mom will not be evicted from the nursing home - she decided to go on her own. The management has now applied for a court ruling on that issue, and it is most lake she will be admitted to a state hospital. As sad as all of this is, I feel a little relieved, as I know she will be taken care of.
I am still shocked about what happened during the last week - a week I will never forget.
Thanks for bearing with me!
cudaken Jeffery, problem I am having with the new Photo Bucket is sometimes I cannot get a link to paste and copy. Most of the time I have no problems, but there are times all I can copy is the first 5 or 6 letter's of the link?
If you're not using the 'Easy Link' mode you simply rest the mouse pointer on the photo thumbnail. A little gear type icon appears in the top right corner of the thumbnail. Place your mouse pointer on that and it gives a last of options, one of which is 'Get Links...'. Click that option and the screen blacks out and a list of link options appear. Go to the bottom where it says 'IMG codes' and left click the tag line under it. The tag line will highlight momentarily and will flash 'Copied'. Go to the top of the 'Share' box, click the 'X' in the right corner and the 'Library' screen will reappear. You can now paste the photo tag line wherever you wish.
See how easy?
Mornin' everyone!
"The sun is a-shining to welcome the day......" Zoe, I'll have a couple sour cream donuts and a cup of dark roast coffee to dunk them in. Thank you Ma'am!
The weather people have declared that today will be sunny around these parts and so far they haven't disappointed...
Ulrich, hope and pray everything goes well for getting your Mom the care she needs!
Going to get out the Lawn mower, clean it up a bit, install the battery and have a go at the yard. Then I am to continue cleaning the hoiuse so the pet sitter doesn't get too grossed out this weekend while I'm gone to the convention.
Later!
Just gave it a try Jeffery, seems to work.
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Yep, pretty simple.
Ken: Are you using the 'Insert Image' with the 'IMG code' tag lines? You don't have to. All that needs to be done is to position your cursor where you want the tag line, right click, click paste and that's it. The IMG tag line is in the post. After you click post the photo will show and it won't have that code line mess above or below it.
Morning All,
Currently 47 with an expected high of 67 under sunny skies.
Closing shift today, so no time for trains tonight. I will do some train related things this morning before heading out to w**k.
Prayers to all in need.
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
Good morning. It's 73° with 77% humidity. It's cloudy and the high will be 80°.No particular plans for today. I may work on the layout later depending on how I'm feeling. I still have the nerve pain in my right arm and hand but it's not as intense as it has been. It's kind of funny that I don't like the sensation as for most of my life I haven't had much. I could easily do without it and I hope the sting continues to fade.
Hi, diners. Thought I'd give you all an update as to this week's projects. Sorry!
As you may know I model the old C&NW mainline from Spooner to Cameron, Wi. At US 53 and Co. Rd. B is a supper club called Country Inn. My wife used to work there and it's still there. Great food, BTW.
Anyhow, I've kitbashed the building out of 2 old Bachman kits. So first I had to excavate the site:
Then place the building and backfill for the parking lot. It'll get paved after the subgrade cures.: Do you remember those old Tyco SF trailers that came with trainsets? took 4 of them and painted the vans. Then added weights to the chassis.: Figure that would help give weight to flat cars. That's all for now. Sorry for all the pics! Terry in NW Wisconsin
Then place the building and backfill for the parking lot. It'll get paved after the subgrade cures.:
Do you remember those old Tyco SF trailers that came with trainsets? took 4 of them and painted the vans. Then added weights to the chassis.: Figure that would help give weight to flat cars. That's all for now. Sorry for all the pics! Terry in NW Wisconsin
Do you remember those old Tyco SF trailers that came with trainsets? took 4 of them and painted the vans. Then added weights to the chassis.:
Figure that would help give weight to flat cars. That's all for now. Sorry for all the pics! Terry in NW Wisconsin
Figure that would help give weight to flat cars. That's all for now. Sorry for all the pics!