Good afternoon
Just an Americano with cream for me Chloe!
Well I have now fully recovered( I had posted in Jan that I was back to visiting the diner) but there was a major set back but that is all cleared and we have a full bill of health. I have kept in touch with the diner by checking out the posts but felt that I didn't want to burden people with my minor problems when many of you were having greater problems than me! Galaxy what you have been through has been really terrible but hopefully things can only get better!
Ulrich I hope your medical problems are behind you and your layout looks very nice. By the way on EBay UK there is a HOem "tractor" for £575 €700 or $900 some people are rip off merchants!
To all others health and happiness to all!
Morning diners,
Atlas released their 6 month product line on Monday. I spent 1/4 of the day yesterday looking at freight cars to see if they got their picture taken. That might be appropriate for the layout. I found some cars that will fit my modern era; really enjoyed the Conrail coil cars.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Good Afternoon!
I am still suffering from that nightly insomnia attack, although I got an hour or so more sleep than the night before. So this big guy is not up to doing a lot these days, not even on the layout. All I got done today is to preliminary fit the backdrop to the layout in order to get the correct length and mark the openings for the track to pass through. With that done, I took the board to our DIY place to have it cut to size. Which they did - free of charge! Now isn´t that nice?
I have to cut the openings and install it permanently, for which I need a helping hand to hold it while I bolt it to the layout. Let´s see - maybe I can talk Petra into it
On the dang side of today, while packing some of my rolling stock away, I broke off some of those tiny detail parts from my electric rail car . I can get replacement parts, so it´s not a big issue.
Participation is somewhat low these days - we should do a MIA role call!
Good Morning Diners,
Flo, I'll have an extra large coffee with lots of cream, please.
Not feeling well. Think I caught the 24hour bug. Still feeling very weak And tired.
My last post was interrupted by customers. I also wanted to mention that Feb. 2nd is also the day the music died. That's when Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens were all killed in a plane crash.
Nothing to report MRR wise.
Hello to all.
I hope everyone is OK, safe, and warm.
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
Mornin' everyone...
Zoe, I'll have a bowl of Vanilla Almond Crunch Organic Cereal and a large pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast coffee for my R&GV RR Mug please. I'll be in the back booth with [colior=red]Garry[/color].
Rather empty in here this morning... Wonder where Galaxy is off to? Hope he is helping his Train Nut Friend cope with the loss!
As Barry would say, dull...... Just plain dull here in the Finger Lakes Region of NYS today so far. According to Weather.com it is currently 49°F outside with a high today of 39°..... Ahhhh??? HJmmmm..... Yep! That is what it says! That site has gone completely flakey lately. We will be getting some rain showers this afternoon, and I shall be hiding out in the train room getting back to w*rk on the Girder Bridge project... May have some progress to show later tonight after the Scout Meeting.
I need to get my shower taken and go over to the Fieldhouse at the college to sign up for a senior walking pass... Yep! need to get back in shape again.
Catch you all later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Good morning ...... I'll have coffee and a donut please !
Henry .... Your box car looks terrific.
Jimmy ... Did the GP40 get to you okay?
Der John ... Keep working on the doors, and you can win the door prize.
Ken ... I bet your B&O GP30 looks good. Hope you get it running okay.
Mr Mick ... I hope your tunnel portal project goes well. There is a lot of good YouTube videos with how-to-do-it's.
YGW ... Any updates about your SIL?
Galaxy ... Prayers continue.
Happy Model Railroading, everybody.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Henry, nice job with the decaling. I have had pretty good luck with Microscale decals and some of their liquids when I have repaineted cars and locomotives into the New Haven Scheme. I am not planningon weathering any of my stuff; that's a line I manotplanning on crossing. Today "weathering" a car used these days problably requires some graphiti decals to be 'accurate'; that's not to my liking, for sure!
todays task was to stain some tunnel portals from Woodland Scncs as per their YouTube. They came out presentable, somewhat to my surprise. Replaced an electric 'burner' on MOH's litchen range , too, so that works now.
Evening Dinners
Flo, please.
Did not feel great today, not sick just tired. So I got a late start on the need running. I did make it to Lowes for some Bar Oil (Got a chain saw for Christmas that I now have to pay for?) needed Self Taping Screws to fix my control tower chair (did not have time today) and a Sunlight LED Blub for my wife night stand lamp. Well she hates the new LED and it does look more like a florasant over head bulb than sunlight. All so bought some contact cleaner and I hope to get the PK 2 B&O GP 30 up and running Thursday.
Wife wanted to go to Shop & Save with me. She used one of the electric carts they have. I would have been caboose off if it was not for the fact I am married to her! How she has not wrecked her car is amazing to me after today.
Later, Ken
I hate Rust
Der John ... Thanks for the info regarding the CP locomotive. You may be interested, when I was a boy, we rode on CP from Vancouver through the Rockies and then to CP's connection with Soo Line at the border with North Dakotoa. Most of the time it ws dieseles but the train had a steam locomotive on its final leg to the border.
This worked great, there now a perfect fit. I’ll do the same with the other 2 pair.
I have embarked on a diet to lose weight. I got down onthe floor the other day adn couldn't get back up on my own wihtt he cane. One day when we were moving, I did the same, and it took MOH and train nut friend both to get me up. I wrenched my knees and L hip trying to get up, so I need to shed aobut 50 lbs.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Flo just a glass of water for me. I have a lot to do today. My 20+ year old Walthers white on manilla background paper decals were all but invisible. I got it done with Rail Graphics, same vintage but on blue paper. The home RR now has it's first box car, albeit lacking floor trucks and couplers.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Good Evening!
Flo, how about handing me the dinner time menu? Thank you! Well, let´s see - I´ll have a sirloin steak, medium, a baked potato w/sour cream, a side dish of green beans and a , please.
It´s been a slow day. Due to the lack of sleep, I was up to nothing other than lugging my tired body around. I did the finishing touches on that cement silo kit (that greenish towering thingy in the last picture). Now it´s ready for a good dose of weathering. Guess I´ll be off to the hay pretty early today to capture some of the missing sleep.
Knock, knock, knock.... Hello! Oh, hi Zoe. I guess you are open. No cars or buggies out front, I thought maybe you were closed for the day or sumpin'.
I'll have the #2 special for breakfast this morning. Over easy eggs, bacon, homefries, and a double order of the sourdough toast. A pot of Marrakesh Express Dark Roast Coffee is in order as well.
As Barry would say, dull here this morning with a bit of wind.... Currently 49°F outside with a high today in the mid 50's. This type of weather is not good for the friut farmers! It tricks the trees and vines into thinking it is spring and they start to bud out only to have the buds killed when the temp decides to plunge down below freezing for a few days.... We are under a wind avisory untill early this afternoon. We are having a 20mph wind at the moment.
I already made a few rounds this morning. Went to the vet's office to get some cat food for my boys and a bag of cat food for my sister's cats. She once again headed out to one of her trips and din't leave nearly enough food for her kitties. She also didn't leave any kittie litter for them either. Heck, why should she buy it when her brother will take care of it.... She always says she left plenty for while she is gone, but being an art teacher math is not her strong suit. At least being a Musician, I can count to 4! Sorry, that is an old joke from out at the R&GV RR Museum..... Had to do with getting car counts and I had to add them all up in my head and write the total down on the sheet...
Have to go feed my sister's kitties today, and then get to the Boy Scout District Roundtable tonight. catch you all later!
Morning all. Goinh to be a long day today,but its payday at least and my altas GP40 is going to ship to my house today! It'll still be 7-10days before it gets here, but still its on the way.
Galaxy- I know the feeling, I need to drop some fat as well. I've struggled with weight all my life so I know how the struggle is.
I am still undecided on what season I want to model my Wheeling and Lake Erie layout in, but its probably not going to be winter. I get enough of that in the real world. It's probably going to be in summer, but I think the !ocos would look excellent in a fall setting. Orange and black exactly like the Rio Grande scheme.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
well, tonight is christian's funeral/service. He was naturally cremated.
I don't feel like a word of the day today, so I will skip it.
tomorrow I see my therapist at Mental Health.
well, that does itfor now.
have as good a day as you can.
-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.
Morning, Folks!
Chloe, dear, coffee in an IV bag, please - hold it! Make that Italian extra strong Espresso, per favore!
After a a fruitless attempt to find some sleep, I got up in the middle of the night. I must have dozed off on the sofa for a few minutes, but that´s about all the sleep I got last night. I feel "freight-trained" this morning!
Ken - I am yet undecided. Right now, I am in favor of a "Winter Wonderland". There is an open issue to that - I don´t know how to bury the track in a scale foot of snow...
MrMick - installing the facia is not a big issue at all, but it sure does make a heck of a difference in the presentation of your layout! I´d say go for it!
If you hear the sound of a chainsaw - it´s me in the backbooth!
CUL!
Flo, Beer Please.
Work Stunk so that is covred.
Days Off I am to the point I cannot even call them days off! Besides do all the running Sue normally does I all so have to do the house keeping (It in it self is not much) I all so the cooking, laundry and shopping. Then I have my own running to do. Plus I need to find time to work on the backyard before the Zoing Inspector comes back Feb 18 th.
Ulrich Are you going to make the layout a Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter layout? I would love to do a winter layout some day, I like snow.
Ulrich: I would like to second that 'Nice Work" comment on your success at installing a fascia; I have yet to install one and I am not looking forward to it. I have the material, just not the gumption as of yet.
Evening all, Yep Phil says we are not going to have six more weeks of winter....I just hope none of us go Bill Murray over it.
In regards to a post about the boxcars, I have no idea who made them, but I suspect Bachman.Truck mounted couplers give it away. Ah well, another project to upgrade them (Body mount the couplers, decal it even further, add seperately applied ladders and grab irons,etc)
Good Afternoon diners,
Well, it's Groundhog Day in which it is learned that if the groundhog see his shadow, we get 6 more weeks of winter. If he doesn't see his shadow, we get 42 more days.
gotta go.
Calling it a day! It´s been quit in here today, only 7 customers for Vinnie and his team during the day.
Refering to the video in my previous post - suddenly they were all gone!
CU tomorrow!
Gee, Richard - you make me blush! Nothing really amazing about it & the photo does not show all those areas which will have to be reworked.
Found a great video on "the Tube". It´s completely , but worthwhile watching. Should bring back fond memories to some of us ...
Enjoy!
Well, I spent 6 hours at the pulmonologist, the CT scan with contrast and blood work done. Exhausted. DOn't know anyhting yet. I make quite the pin cushion for IV and blood needles.
Nap time.
Garry: it will be a long whiel before trains are unpacked. we have other stuff to "find"
Ulrich, cook her a dinner like spaghetti don't tell me you cant-nad make it up to her.
Ulrich: You do amazing work.
Richard
It was a good thing to be out of Petra´s way for a while. Her mood has improved and I got a few things done! The fascia is now cut and already installed, which was a simple glue and bolt on job.
This is how things look now:
Installing the curved backdrop will be a challenge. I will use the one I made for that On30 failure layout, but I need to have it reduced in height and length. Fortunately, I can have that done at our DiY store at a rather nominal charge of $ 1.10 (1 Euro).
Good morning ..
Galaxy .... You're welcome. Again, keep your faith. Prayers are being answerred, and you are near a turning point where you've used up bad luck, and good luck is following. Even Punxsutawney Phil says your tough Winter is approaching an end. Model railroading is good for what I call "sanity breaks", and it has helped me through some very rough times in the past. .... I would suggest you and Train Nut get started with building your layout in your new basement. Let's see. Did you once say you model the Chessie System?.... Also, don't forget the Little Engine That Could. Repeat this phrase over and over: "I think I can."
Ulrich ... Thanks for reminding us of Groundhog Day. Your talking about Petra reminds me. I get most of my model railroading accomplished if home alone. Perhaps, Petra could go spend time with lady friends.
Speaking of wives, Shelley has a bad memory. She remembers everything!
ulrich: do your duty and make it up to her. you have her Bday V day and "make up" day to make up for....she will only tolerate your hobby so much before she says "no more".
Gm,
Today's word:
Good Morning, Folks!
Looking at our weather, Punxsutawney Phil would certainly claim the end of Winter. It´s a wet & windy day, with the daytime high expected tp exceed 10°C!
Folks, I am really in for something nasty. I just did very little on the layout this morning, with only a tiny bit of dust involved, but Petra was short of losing her temper! I made arrangements to do the cutting of the remaining fascia boards at a friend´s place - my attempt at restoring the household peace.
Guess I have to buy a bouquet of flowers!
Over all today was pretty uneventful. Work was OK at the very best. I was looking at what I made last year comparied to this year, about a 20% drop in income.
Train Room Front. Good news is the trains are running well! But the Control Tower Chair Is Jacked Up! OK, it is my offices chair. I have to get 80% of my weight on the right side or something slips and I am leaning at a 10% grade to the left. I have a good idea what the problem is. A self tapping screw should do it, but at last I have none that I can find.
Ulrich, shame, shame, shame on you! Fresh laundry and saw dust do not get a long!
Galaxy Good luck on the X-Ray!
Tired of feeling like I am falling over.
Ken
I like the CP post card.
DER when do you start construction ?
Der I'm planning something smaller. Cleaning my mom's house out this spring was an eye opener. I don't want to leave my wife and kids with 2 dumpsters full of stuff.
3 prisoners escaped from the jail here, they had nothing to loose, they were murders. So the big news story here for a week. They have been captured now.