Hi All,
getting odds and ends taken care of for my open house tomorrow.
Dennis Blank Jr.
CEO,COO,CFO,CMO,Bossman,Slavedriver,Engineer,Trackforeman,Grunt. Birdsboro & Reading Railroad
JimRCGMOJeff - two decoders? What did you have to do, wire them in parallel, or what? (s'plain it in simple terms for electronics dummies like me...) And as for smacking you with THAT 2X4, I think I'd be leery of trying that with you... Heck, before you get done, you'll make a silk purse out of that ancient diesel loco!
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
I hadn't intended on putting much into the Pathmark GP40 today. Well I guess it wasn't all that much, just stuff I had laying around. Both short hood handrails were fixed, the rear handrail was fixed. The front handrail and both handrails along the long hood were replaced. The stock couplers were replaced with Kadees. The old Bachmann train set drive was replaced with a new Bachmann GP38 drive with all-wheel pickup and drive and DCC. I then added coupler cut levers then started looking around for air and mu lines but then decided it was time to stick a fork in it. It was done. It's not a bad accomplishment for a day of goofing off. I still need to find a horn for it.Here's a couple of photos I took a few minutes ago.Time to call it a night. See y'all tomorrow.
"Good Morning!" from Tipton IN
Saturday, April 27, 2013
TIPTON IN
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Morning coffee in the diner..
GOOD SATURDAY MORNING!!!
Today is Saturday, April 27th, 2013!!!
I have said the prayers and lit the prayer candles...for those in need..
MAKE it a GREAT day!!!
-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!!!
Glass of pineapple juice, coffee and……..Chinese beef please. Thanks.
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 60.
Grass needs cut again and there’s a ton of stuff to do outside. Plus, Brenda’s getting ready for all town garage sale this coming weekend and I…...am gonna pitch stuff in the all town cleanup.
New tractor day? Don’t know yet
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 morning. It's 68°F with 97% humidity. Cloudy, showers possible, high of 82°F.I think today I'll just sit back and watch some movies. I may clean up the work area on the layout later.
Morning All,
Sitting here watching the Grand kids in the pool. MOH and daughter are going to IKEA and some place else--who knows
Go back to w**k tomorrow. I only have 5 more shifts before vacation. I can't wait, we have not had a vacation in at least a year because of my Son's issues. We also have a paid off cruise in September (delayed from last year) on Carnival--hopefully the ship does not break down
I may go to the club later but not sure about that. Speaking about trains I see the 2 preorders I have of BLI items (K7 stock cars and H10 loco) have been delayed yet again. The stock cars are TBD and the H10 is now December. I really like BLI products but am fed up with their inability to deliver items any where close to on time. I believe the loco is more than 1 year delayed. I am seriously thinking of cancelling the pre-order and going with a Spectrum. OK, OK. Vinnie I am done, I promise.
Well I hope everyone has a good day and prayers for those in need.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
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Good morning.
Got that book last night. Started reading it, and so far so good. May have mentioned the title already, but is "A Higher Call", which is about Franz Stigler, a German Ace, and Charlie Brown, a B17 pilot.
Worked hard last night, hence why I hadn't gotten back on.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Hellllloooooo Diner peoples. Anyone here today? Hm, must be closed for cleaning or something
Dennis
CDN Dennis
Modeling the HO scale something or other RR in the shadow of the Canadian Rockies Alberta, Canada
Good Afternoon!
We had a bad temperature drop yesterday night. It is not really cosy outside. so I spent some time at the ´puter, playing with some old layout ideas of mine.
If it looks familiar to you - well, it is actually is - this time in HOn30. Makes it cheaper, quite a lot cheaper....
No news about my Mom. Is that good news? I try to get a little distance to the ongoing issues, just to keep my sanity.
Y´ all have a good one!
looks awesome, Ulrich!
Curt, don't worry man I know how you feel. I'm really hoping those intermountain F3's (NP Loewy), and those passenger cars(BN green, BN silver, and SP&S) pull through and are delivered. As well as that Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH that was supposed to be delivered in January.
SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide
Gary DuPrey
N scale model railroader
Morning (okay, maybe afternoon), Flo, I'll have a grilled cheese sandwich with a pickle spear and a RBF, please 'n' thank you!
Packer Evening guys Not too great of a day today. Got let off work early, then got stood up for a date, and now may be stood up for another date. Ugh....
Evening guys
Not too great of a day today. Got let off work early, then got stood up for a date, and now may be stood up for another date. Ugh....
Hey, Packer - two dates on the same day? How do you avoid getting them mixed up (assuming both show up, anyway)?
Jeff, good idea about having both decoders use the same CV for resetting. I can imagine that if they aren't the same, it could get a little hairy to figure which one was causing the trouble. This way, you can just wipe both and re-program them.
And Galaxy missed the TOP again this morning... Think you're on a good streak this time, G!
Pineapple juice, coffee and Chinese beef? Eeyeeww, Todd! How'd you develop a taste for THAT combination, anyway?
CDN Dennis - I guess everybody might be sleeping in today (or they're too busy with HD lists?).. Oh, on one comment you made in your PM, Missouri has what I would call hills, compared to what you have near you. (REAL mountains...!) On my one-and-only vacation trip when I was married, we went by/through some of the Rockies in Colorado - which are a whole 'nuther thing than Missouri's "mountains".
Curt, it sounds like you're feeling like Packer's signature lately. I've considered some of the BLI stuff (through their Factory Direct place), when they have sent me info, the money wasn't available. I think they may have stopped sending me emails, possibly. I think the only stuff I've pre-ordered were some Athearn RTR flatcars (ATSF and Uncle Pete), but that was a while back.
Ulrich, nice layout design there. Not completely sure why, but a lot of NG "little critters" remind me of the Athearn Hustler diesel.. I'm sure it's a nice change to not have the weight of wondering what phone call you will be getting next related to your mother. Enjoy the (comparative) peace and quiet.
This morning, our men's small group from church met for breakfast (fund-raiser for a youth group mission trip) - all you could eat pancakes, sausage, and coffee/milk. So I was about ready for a nap after that... Instead, I went by Hobby Lobby and picked up a couple of colors of paint for the Merchants' Row trim colors, and some small jars (for any mixed colors that I want to save some of for later use). May start on the trim painting this afternoon (if I don't try to catch a catnap, that is).
I'll be at the RC, digging into my lunch, and then do some sketching for ideas on the trim colors...
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape G.
Good afternoon. Just a Dr Pepper, please. I've got power tool work to do.
I got to the 30% off sale at the hobby shop a few towns away this morning. I picked up some small WS trees, which I can always use more of, and another couple of box cars (1 RTR, 1 kit) that I already have too many of. I got some scratchbuilding stuff, too, because this shop has both Evergreen and Plastruct, in addition to shipbuilding stuff that I can use around the carfloat pier. Unfortunately, they carry balsa wood but not the Northeast Scale Lumber stuff I'd hoped to find. NESL is actually close by, so if the traffic doesn't look too bad on I-93 north of Boston later this week I'll drop by after work.
OK, off to repair the shed door and get the garden hoses out.
Hey! It's me at the top. Set 'em for the crowd. The shed door is done, I'm already working with my hobby-shop booty and the weather is fine.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Afternnon guys
Went to the train club this morning. I ran the train I ran at the open house last week. It ran without a hitch then, but this week it kept derailing and uncoupling. Ugh. Once I get that BN SD40-2 going, I'm going to hook it up to my 2 BLI C30-7s and a coal train. Really would like another BLI C30-7 or Athearn RTD SD40-2s in BN, but without sound.
Curt, I know how you feel, but one year is nothing. I've been waiting 3 for some newer Athearn RTR BN SD40-2s and the Bowser C636. It's been about 3-4 years on the Athearns, and about 2 on the C636. Don't get me started on the BLI S-2 Northern (the GN one), that's been almost 8 years now.
Jim, I even amazed myself with that one. I got stood up one on the first one, but the 2nd one said she was in a bad mood, but kept texting me until I fell asleep.
I may work on getting beacons into my 2 Gp38-2s later today. Maybe I'll even get them into my SD40-2 and C30-7s.
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.
French roast coffee in a UNION PACIFIC mug, please.
***Jim, just the right amount of rain/sun combo here to finally get the pasture grass growing.
Have a terrific day all.
Cheers! Rob
V8Vega I forget how old my Dell Windows XP is but I'll guess 7 years. What is a tab?
Dennis, a tab is like the tab on a file folder. Each time you open a different web site, a tab is created along the very top of your browser screen. I currently have MRR Fourms, TCS digital decoder, Weather Network websites tabs showing. Click on any one of them and your browser will go to that page. You have to do a refresh to bring it up to date. That would be a hold the CTRL key down and press the R key.
Cheers
The other Dennis from the Great White North
PackerJim, I even amazed myself with that one. I got stood up one on the first one, but the 2nd one said she was in a bad mood, but kept texting me until I fell asleep.
As Red Auerback of the Boston Celtics used to say, "Let me tell you a story...."
Once upon a time a railfan was walking on the beach in California when he stubbed his toe on what turned out to be an old oil lamp. He pulled out a handkerchief to clean it off and look for any markings, when lo and behold, a genie appeared. He explained that he was required to grant one wish, but that 3 wishes was just something out of the storybooks.
"Well," said our railfan, "I've always wanted to go to Hawaii, but I hate to fly, so how about a railroad bridge from here to Hawaii?"
The genie looked aghast. "Do you know what you're asking for? That's, like, impossible! All the materials, and labor costs, and not to mention the environmental impact statements. Why, you could be long gone before the first shovel of sand would be turned. No, try something else."
Well, then," answered the railfan. "I've always wanted to really, really understand women."
The genie looked at him, looked out at the ocean, and said, "Single track or double-track on that railroad bridge?"
chochowillieDennis, a tab is like the tab on a file folder. Each time you open a different web site, a tab is created along the very top of your browser screen. I currently have MRR Fourms, TCS digital decoder, Weather Network websites tabs showing. Click on any one of them and your browser will go to that page. You have to do a refresh to bring it up to date. That would be a hold the CTRL key down and press the R key.
chochowillieThat would be a hold the CTRL key down and press the R key.
Eh? THAT would take TWO fingers. Why not just press [F5]. ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Evening Dinners
Flo, Beer Pleases.
Pretty much did not get anything done I wanted to, again. Went and paid for the Darn Lawnmower repair! Man it blows to pay $150.00 repair bill so you can do something you hate to do! But, it did start on the first pull while I was at the shop, that something it did not do new! Luckily it is raining again so I have not had to cut the grass today!
I knew I should not go there, but I did. Went to K-10 Model Trains for a tub of glue and a pack of #5 Kadee couplers. Well I had to look at engines while I was there, right?
I am now a proud (I Think) owner of a PK 2000 GP 30 in B&O colors! Reason I say I think, I am a proud owner is after I got the engine home I found a few things I don't like.
1 Frame is hot, there is only 1 wire going to each truck. Just reminds me of the ill fated Decoder Eating Athearn RTR SP SD 50.
2 Same open frame Motor of the SD 7 and 9's. But Vince's warned me, but they where the only B&O engines there that I saw. There is a second one, so if I like this one, well?
3 To install a decoder, you have to remove the PC board like on my PK 1000 F 3's. That means I have to install LED's and I hate to solder.
Well see you all later!
Ken
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I hate Rust
LION has been working in the train room all afternoon. Him was soldering and testing relays. About 2/3s of the are connected properly. It take a long time to solder that many connections, and because LIONS are dyslexic and cannot figure out North and South, or Previous and Next, there are mistakes that have to be corrected over and over again.
All the While the trains were running on all four tracks. LION would have to stop what he was doing and go up into the interlocking tower to maneuver trains in and out of 242nd Street. AND we have a lot of visitors here at the Abbey this weekend, and the train room seems to draw them up like a magnet, so LION also was explaining and entertaining. Him should really get some donkey to come up and clean the floor for him, but donkeys cost money, and the LION does not pay very well. It's not like you can let a donkey share a piece of your wildebeest or something. Let them eat grass!
Anyway, much was accomplished sore paws or not.
ROAR
cudaken That means I have to install LED's and I hate to solder.
Soldering is easy. Soldering Iron of LION comes on when train room power comes on. Is always hot and waiting form me.
Must be careful not to burn nice fur or other things, and for pity sake keep the TAIL out of the way. Other than that. Is easy.
They said flat Black, I said gloss black. the look and smile on grandpa's face was great, best friday night spent working on a model! I think I'll work on my P-51.
BroadwayLionEh? THAT would take TWO fingers. Why not just press [F5]. ROAR
That too Lion. As with all things "computer" there are always a number of ways of accomplishing the same thing Right
cudaken 3 To install a decoder, you have to remove the PC board like on my PK 1000 F 3's. That means I have to install LED's and I hate to solder.
Good evening. Been reading "A Higher Call" through the day, and, spoiler alert, it has changed the way that I look at the second world war. I'm not even halfway through it yet, but am looking forward to reading it more.
BroadwayLionSoldering Iron of LION comes on when train room power comes on. Is always hot and waiting form me.
Please, please tell me you don't really do that. It's fine to sing "Nearer My God to Thee," Brother Lion, but don't do things that might actually make that come to pass.
My soldering iron gets turned off and UNPLUGGED when its work is done.
Ooops, I appear to have caught something from Galaxy, huh? OK, here's the rules: Good microbrews on tap only, or pie and ice cream. No lite beer in cans or pop-tarts, OK? And nothing low-fat, either.
Goooooooood evening,
Well (clear full, toads basking in more temperate temperatures), I found out yesterday what the new hire will be at w**k. THAT Editor and Mr. Boss selected a dude who is about to graduate from the University of Iowa. He's a history major who has written about arts and culture stuff. He beat-out an apparently very talented gal who also is from the UofI, studying urinalism...I mean, journalism, and wrote for The Daily Iowan (newspaper).
Hands-down, she apparently has the skills and experience (having covered politics, government and education). But, her references sank her. A roommate had little to nothing to say, and her writing coach could only speak about her writing. He/she/it (this IS Iowa City we're talking about...) had no idea about her work ethic, reliability, public presence, professionalism, etc. The dude's references said all the right things. He starts in late May.
In other news and views...
VINCENT: I heard you say you picked up a LifeLike boxcar, the flat roof Evans type. IF you can find one, the Details West Evans cushion underframe is a direct replacement for the LifeLike floor, takes a Kadee No.5 and Athearn (or similar) trucks screw right on. Other than the goofy stirrup steps (easily replaced), it's actually a very good replica of a car the Penn Central had a crap-ton of. I've got three (stripped and repainted) for the PC, a BevBel Conrail version and two of the more recent Proto 1000 offerings in Conrail and Conrail patched PC. I've got them assigned to deliver Nestle products from Ohio to Nash Finch in Cedar Crapids.
Mowing season has started. Blackie the Mower is humming right along. I changed her oil, cleaned her air filter, dumped in some gas, primed the ever living bat snot out of her...and she fired-up on the second or third pull! I got the bulk of the yard done with no problems encountered, but it looks like I either need to sharpen or replace the blade.
'Lil Red on the other hand has, I fear, a terminal condition. She was running very roughly last fall, sounding like an old 2-cyl. "Johnny Popper." I fired her up and she's burning oil big-time. I went to pull out the air filter, it's soaked in oil. For what it would likely cost in repairs, we could just as easily get a replacement. The yard is big enough it's nice having two mowers, for when the Wife decides to renew her Advanced Mowing Skills certification. It's also nice having a reserve mower handy if the primary craps-out. Will decide in another paycheck or two.
Have a good evening people!
Chris (in Iowa)
The Cedar cRapids Industrial Branch: Proudly Shipping Yesterday's CrunchBerries Tomorrow!
MisterBeasleyPlease, please tell me you don't really do that.
It has a very SAFE place, very secure, and fire resistant.
It will be some time before the LION gets to spend a day in the train room without soldering something.
Besides, if it is not plugged in, I'll forget where I left it.
If it is not on the regular work bench, then yes it is unplugged., Most of my extension cords die when the master switch is pulled but the outlet on the south wall, and its plugs do not.
LION really is careful with it.