Hi everybody.
88f and really humid. under a severe t-storm watch.
Thanks for the comments on the trees. They are all goldenrod, trimmed and trunks painted. This short video shows how easy they are to make:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TNNV8vVNRo
Pretty quick, too. I'm working on a cost/tree analysis to find out the price, not including my labor. I think it's fun, not work!
That's about it for now!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
Evening Dinners
Flo, a please. No, I don't think Ed will be stopping by, he is at his son's wedding. If the Buick Guy drops by give him a round cushion to sit on and a brew as well.
Well, I was right I'am sick! Left eye is still watering but I don't feel any pressuer today. But still felt like caboose most of the day and napped a lot.
Yard Wars Well I have wood! Don't hit me Vinney, it for the fences! Lowes dropped it off around noon, along with a pallet of cement. The installer should be here at the house around 7:30 AM to install the post.
Daughter Health Front First thank you all for asking! But at this point you folks know as much as I. She has not seen the other Dr that the surgon wanted her to see. She was told that would be in Dec?
Wish I felt like typing more, but I sure do not feel great tonight.
Ken
I hate Rust
Cudaken,
Where was this photo taken and what year is it from?
ATSFGuy JoeinPA, What is it you were going to post?
JoeinPA,
What is it you were going to post?
The Lion's location but that should be in another location: "Lion in Hiding"
Joe
True, I can't see him.
V8Vega I installed this shed 20 some years ago and I have found things put in there then and not touched since.
Vega, You didn't find—maybe—a New York Central Hudson or Niagara in that shed, did you?
Yep, Ken. The wedding was great! Small group but very nice ceremony. The Reverend sat next to me at the reception and I did ask for prayers for YGW, Ulrich and for you, too, Ken. I thought maybe he could get me a little closer to the request window
Ken, Sent you a PM WITH tracking numbers!
Well, no food for me tonight, Flo. Maybe a cuppa joe with just a spritz of Kahlua in it. The food was excellent! The reception was at a country club, no less
Take care, all,
Ed
ATSFGuy Cudaken, Where was this photo taken and what year is it from?
ATSF Guy, Maybe Ken turned in for the night. I recognized that shot from the Library Of Congress collection.
Martinsburg, 1970. You can download hi res photos (tiff) here, too. Be prepared to browse for hours!
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/wv0255.photos.172838p/
Regards, Ed
Can't sleep, wanted to entertain myself on this board.
You're probably right, I can find the photo on google if I type in the lead locomotive number or search long enough.
yougottawanta FRRYKid - I laughed out loud ! Sandel tanks on a Schwinn I can see it now ! I think the pink and green locomotive tribute is nice.
FRRYKid - I laughed out loud ! Sandel tanks on a Schwinn I can see it now ! I think the pink and green locomotive tribute is nice.
I will have to take a picture of it for the group. The only picture I have doesn't have the current lettering or the upgraded air horn on it either. (I also have a caboose in that same scheme.)
PM Railfan FRRy - Think Auto-Train, second hand Dome cars! Its got purple in it, and those cars left along time ago. Auto-Train service that is. Isnt Montana 'big sky country'? What better way to see it than in a Dome car. Though they are rather long and tall cars. Douglas
FRRy - Think Auto-Train, second hand Dome cars!
Its got purple in it, and those cars left along time ago. Auto-Train service that is. Isnt Montana 'big sky country'? What better way to see it than in a Dome car. Though they are rather long and tall cars.
Douglas
Montana is known as "Big Sky Country." I already have passenger service that includes a dome car, all in the same scheme inspired by the Pine Tree (Butter Knife/Original) Passenger Scheme of the old NP.
The cars are Athearn streamline passenger cars: Two coaches, a baggage car, the afore mention dome, a diner, and two cars modified to become steam generator cars that stump people as to their ancestry. The dome car, like the rest of the fleet, have been weight upgraded (Adair kits). It was misplaced and forgotten about in my old bedroom at the ranch. The car had gotten buried around my old desk. It ended up being quite the treasure box: A couple of old boxcars that weren't useable, a couple bottles of paint that were and the dome car and one of the other passenger cars (I think the baggage car) that I had completely forgotten about.
FRRYKid,
Can we see some pics please?
I'm sure this passenger tourist train is a beauty.
The Auto Train used the Big Domes from the Santa Fe, they allowed front end viewing and were more comfortable unlike the Milwaukee Road Super Domes.
Just to clarify, I actually have two different types of passenger trains.
The three tourist trains that use the wye that was finished on the expansion I mentioned earlier are one type. The engines are Model Power 2-6-0 steamers. The first is a puller coming out of the station (the full train can't handle a 3% circular climb the get the right height for bridges even with the drivers Snotted. {Small section built in my apartment and been tested.} It would pull off at the end of a planned passing siding.) The second 2-6-0 handles the train solo after the climb. The passenger cars are all Roundhouse 34' Overtons in NP paint. They consist of a combine as a crew car (runs backward with seats in front and the baggage in back), a full baggage car, three coach cars and an observation. I will probably take a picture of one of those trains sitting in front of the passenger station.
The train I mentioned with the Athearn cars is the main passenger service for the FRRY. (Yes I realize that Amtrak took over most of the passenger service for the US in '72 or so.) I decided that they could be used for short run. (Rich owner of the railroad like Dennis Washington with Montana Rail Link.) I would probably set the equipment for that train on my test track.
Regarding Model Power, those trains look very toy like and unrealistic when compared to the Athearn, Atlas, Bachmann, BLI, Rivarossi, MTH, Walthers, Intermoutain, Roundhouse, and Kato models.
I doubt they can be converted to run on DCC.
Hi gang!
Just got back from a great trip to British Columbia (more on that later) so sorry if some of my comments are a bit late coming.
Ulrich:
Nice intro. I'm glad to see the RIP post even though it is a bit saddening to think of the loss of those great modellers.
Happy B'day!
Your layout continues to get better and I'm looking forward to seeing the details your are planning come to life.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
Ed!
Congrats on the retirement!! I don't miss working one little bit! Happy B'day too!
Brent:
Congratulations to your kids!!! Obviously they come from good stock!
Brent and Richard:
Dianne and I just had some great Orca encounters too. I'll detail them later.
Terry:
I was wondering just exactly what Apollo Mission the first few seconds of your video were taken from?!? Seriously, great video and great layout! I love the trees.
Sanny Ken:
Sorry about your FIL.
Cuda Ken:
Sorry about your lower region predicament. Get well soon.
Lot's of other great work folks! Our thoughts are with those in need.
Just a few details from our trip to British Columbia:
We flew into Sailcone's Grizzly Bear Lodge on Minstrel Island, which is just off the mainland about even with the top of Vancouver Island, for two days of nature viewing. We had a female Grizzly and two 2 year old cubs within 80'. No, we weren't being stupid. We had been sitting still in the same spot for a while (in a boat). They were chasing salmon downstream and ran up to us. We had a professional guide who had done this many times (bear spray at the ready). The bears were focused on catching salmon so they paid us no heed, but it was still a bit disconcerting to have them run up that close.
We had Orcas swim right under our boat just like in Brent's video. I got some videos of them but the quality is a bit lacking.
We saw several Humpback whales, including two breaching, plus a huge variety of other wildlife. We saw too many Bald Eagles to count. We rarely see them close to home. Being bird watchers, we were thrilled!
We found a couple of great B&Bs, one on the Sunshine Coast and the other just north of Nanaimo. If anybody wants the details on those or the lodge please send me a PM.
Regards.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Good morning! Rain and muggy. looks like a train day!!
Sorry about the rocket train video! The wife was shooting it while I ran train. So, her fault!
I made 125 trees before I ran out of green blend fine ground foam. Here's the cost breakdown:
2 cans aquanet hairspray...$6.00
1 bottle WS foam... $11.00
about a half can spray paint.$2.00
Total..... $19.00
Do the math and it works out to about $.15/tree! Not bad.There's another 70 or so ready for foam, so the paint estimate includes those.
That's all for now! Terry
That's all for now!
Morning all
Anyone hear from Ulrich ? I am very worried about him. This is not normal for him to not be in the diner early.
Dave - Welcome back from vacation. Glad the "Baaares" were eating fish and not you two !
Ed - LOL "Little closer to the request window" FYI since Jesus went to the cross we can all go to the request window and are as close as anyone else. Pretty nice eh ? Thank you though for the request though all the prayers are needed and appreciated.
V8 - Hey did you find a J in that roundhouse/Shed ? How many years in the past did the shed get painted ?
Ken - Any post set yet ?
Howmus - Doc or Dentist ? Free is always good
Lion - Is that you laying on the steps ?
ATSFGuy - Model power is marketed for the lower end of the hobby. They are generally not as detailed as some of the higher end products
FRRYKid - Thanks I look forward to the photo. That will be nice !
Joe, JaBear, Richard, DER, Phil, Galaxy, Henry, Reinhard ....Howdy
TTYL
YGW
Good mornimng.
Terry ... Thanks for the video of making trees. .... That is an easy way to make realistic trees.
I'm progressing with my scenry project. I have added trees, but mine are Woodland Scenics products.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
It's gonna be 97 degrees here today, and only a bit cooler through the weekend. I'm not riding my bike today. I think I'll go for a walk before it gets too much hotter, but nothing strenuous outdoors. The gym is nice and cool inside, so I may go there.
The wife is in Florida. They've closed the ocean where she is to swimmers. I think it's an algae problem from the river.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
JoeinPAThe Lion's location but that should be in another location: "Lion in Hiding"
: )
LIONS hide in Lotsa Places.He makes the LION in HIDING thread only when him isa hiding on the model railroad. Over on the trains side, he only appears when he his hiding on the NYCT. But then that image is repeated to the diner, just so diners can keep uo with the LION.
Today him will appear on the layout, and so in the "in HIDING" thread.
Of course him always appears on the Sub chat Forum,.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
Morning diners,
Well last night Charles decided to torn up the bathroom floor tile paper. It was his safe haven but now I believe his safe place will be a tied up against a tree.
Has anyone noticed that Atlas detailed more on their freight cars. I noticed they painted the hub caps on the wheels of their trailers, and painted a silver lining on the bottom.
Amtrak America, 1971-Present.
Garry
Do you buy ready made or assemble yourself trees from woodland ? Judging by the price of teh trees Woodland is VERY proud of there threes !
Here is the scene I am working on..... Most of the trees are from WS kits to assemble myself. .... The background buildings are left over from my 1900 era layout. I put them there to see how they would look. I may leave them there.
I will adding a bridge that will connect with the upper level to the left of the photo, and it will go diagonally across the lower level tracks. It will partly block this scene.
ATSFGuy Regarding Model Power, those trains look very toy like and unrealistic when compared to the Athearn, Atlas, Bachmann, BLI, Rivarossi, MTH, Walthers, Intermoutain, Roundhouse, and Kato models. I doubt they can be converted to run on DCC.
yougottawanta ATSFGuy - Model power is marketed for the lower end of the hobby. They are generally not as detailed as some of the higher end products
Those four (three for the trains and one for puller service) steam engines are the only Model Power things I have. Otherwise, steam is prohibitively expensive in my experience. For the purpose I'm using them for, they do the job. Given I'm not planning to go DCC, the DCC issue is not a problem.
yougottawanta FRRYKid - Thanks I look forward to the photo. That will be nice !
Photos. There will be at least three. (Tourist train, pink engine and caboose and the regular passenger equipment.) More likely four or five by the time I get representative passenger equipment in. It will be Sunday night or Monday before I can get the needed pictures posted.
YGW Still around, and please know your dad is being prayed for, as are the other situations. Just a very full summer, and I've only just recently started catching up on Diner news. Nearly all track now laid, with plan changes I'll tell y'all about in due course. Cheers....
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
ATSFGuy Can't sleep, wanted to entertain myself on this board. You're probably right, I can find the photo on google if I type in the lead locomotive number or search long enough.
Hi, SantaFe Guy
I wasn't exactly saying you had to look for the photo yourself, I did provide a link to that picture at the Library Of Congress site.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/hhh.wv0255.photos.172838p/
I was just implying that once you get to the LOC site there's so much to look at that you might want to stay a spell!
Take care, Ed
gmpullman,
In File Explorer on my computer, I have folders which are numbered 1-10, only 1-5 are full, 6-10 I'm still working on. Sometimes I browse through them to decide which one to upload to my Facebook timeline. I'm sure at least 1,000 photos are in those 5 folders!
Afternoon folks!
Chloe, I could sure use a tall icy glass of lemonade right now....
It's in the mid 90's here in Geneva at the moment and the air is very heavy feeling. The Weather guessers say the humidity is at about 50% but it sure feels more like 90% outside. I have been sweeping and vacuming off the back porch where I used to keep the woodpile. The walls and the pits for the cellar windows are filthy. Lots of wood chips, leaves, spiders, walnuts the squirrels put in there, etc. I will get a pail of hot soapy water to scrub the window sills and the walls down. The ceiling is blackened from when I used to Grill and BBQ suppers out there years ago. I have given up waiting for the guy I have been trying to have paint the porch for me. There are a couple others in the city I will check out.
The exterminator came and did his thing..... While I was here I noticed that there were about 15 or so wasp grubs on the deck. That pretty much tells me the last time I sprayed I must have gotten the nest itself. No wasps went in or out while he was dusting the site. Cost me an arm and a leg.... The Tesla Fund will take a small hit this month! But, at least I can be assured that we won't have extra guests for the picnic from the wall of the house........ I would hate to have someone who is in their 80's and walks with a walker end up with a dozen or so stings from the little buggers. They are (were) yellowjackets! I did find I have at ;east opne Cicada Killer Wasp burrow out in one of the raised beds that I don't have anything in at the moment. I will leave her alone as wasps perform an important task of cutting down the bad insect population. Interesting things actually... Just don't want them around where I will be having the picnic in a couple weeks....
A couple nights ago we got .33" of rain overnight. Didn't have to water the garden last night and won't tonight either. We are under a severe storm watch... A local weather forcaster has said over the next 3 days we could get 3 or more inches of rain and may get up to 2" in a hour with some of the storms we are in line for. Possible we could get a tornado or two in the central/western NY area.... It is clouding up right now and there could be a small thunderstorm right about supper time....
I best get back to accomplishing some outdoor stuff.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Afternoon Dinners
Flo, please and keep them coming! Get Ed a Surf and Turff if he is hungey and a either way.
What A Day, What A Day.
Good News I felt like my old self today. Went to bed around 7:00 PM and was up at 5:45 AM. Slept pretty well.
Day went South pretty fast after that!
Fence Wars. Installer got here around 8:00 AM, right on time. They looked at the fence line and said "We need to talk with the boss". Boss showed up, said "we cannot do that, I need to talk with Lowes". He all so pointed out to me that Jim, the person that gave me the bid had been canned. Told his crew to go another job and they all left!
Lowes called around 10:00 AM. I pointed out to them that Jim had been to my house 3 times before I signed the contract. I was told I was charged extra for a hard dig (tree roots) sinking the post to 3 foot deep and I was assured it would cost me no more money! Told me they call me back.
Lowes called back and said the installers where on there way back to my house? They said they could not do the work? (code for we want more money!) Boss saw my 18th Air Born hat and said he was in the 82nd Air Born. Explain's a lot 82 where cry babies when not at war!
Installers got to the house at 11:00 AM and I started some running.
Changed a flat on one of the cars. Good thing Ed is helping out with B&O Roster, tire is junk! Have a new tire coming and will be at Bob's Friday.
Heat was bad! All I got done after I was home was cut the rear grass. If the heat was not as bad as it was it would not been that had.
Installers called it a day at 4:30. While I cannot blame them they only got 3 post set and started 4 other holes. What really got me was.
1 Left post laying in Dwight yard with out asking Dwight.
2 Did not reinsall the construction fence. I have a in ground pool and I have to have something up! Not holding my breath on the crew coming back!
Ed, I got the PM and Thank You!
YGW Hope all is well with your father!
Ulrich Hope you are doing better, miss seeing you at the diner. How much would a window A/C cost in Germany and way?
Later, Ken
Anyone here from Ulrich ? Preparing for weekly production meeting. Talk to you all after lunch.
Good morning.
Tomorrow is a milestone for me. It is the 8th anniversary of my life saving flight to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN when my heart stopped beating 6 times. Since then, I have been able to live a close to normal life with an electronic device implanted in my chest and with medications. I am very thankful.
This morning we lelave to visit family in Cincinnati, and we will return Monday.
Have a nice weekend.
Garry: Congratulations! That is awesome.
Today's bike ride was the fastest for the year--an average speed of 18 mph for 23 miles. It is always amazing to me the effect a clean, well-lubed drivetrain can make.
Richard