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Posted by SeeYou190 on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 7:35 PM

BigDaddy
which leads to the Peter Gunn theme

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To me, and many people my age, PETER GUNN will always be THE SPY HUNTER SONG!

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:18 PM

Good evening.  

Jim UP831 ... I also like GP30’s .  This is the only time I was on a train with one operating.  I have thought about acquiring a pair of Burlington GP30’s.  If I do that, they would be the most modern locomotives on the layout.

Henry ... I recall liking the Playboy theme too .  I liked it and the Peter Gunn theme too. 

Steve O..... Have a good time off of work .  I’m sure everybody here will not cause any problems. 

Everybody. .... Happy Model Railroading .  

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Posted by mbinsewi on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:10 PM

Thanks Henry.  They both are great.  I've never heard, or seen a video of the Good, Bad & Ugly like that, only while watching the movie.

After one of my uncles died, my aunt used to stack  many Henry Mancini albums on the "stereo" console,  ( the almost buffet size cabinet with the radio and record player in the middle, speakers on each side) at night, at bed time.

Just old memories.

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Posted by moelarrycurly4 on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:27 PM

The Good the Bad and the Ugly theme by the DNO is spot on.( I made an Mp3 of it) I saw that a few weeks ago. TGTBATU is one of my favorite movies. 

 

 

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Posted by NWP SWP on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:35 PM

Mancini? I have a vinyl two pack of his greatest hit's, I've heard of Peter Gunn, to me it is the SpyHunter theme, but I have the original version. I know a lot of older music, more than newer!Laugh

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Posted by moelarrycurly4 on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:38 PM

Garry: thanks for the Branson pix. 

 

Spyhunter I have not played that in years. 

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Posted by cudaken on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 10:44 PM

 Eveing Diners

 Flo, the gang and I will have a Beer please and give Rick and Steven what they like.

 Work Front, got a lot of reading done.Whistling

 Gary How long was the trip and was the food worth? $130.00 would be a good down payment on a new engine, like I need one! Smile, Wink & Grin I might beable to stay in the owners condo for free, just maybe.

 Train Front Played around a little with the cv's on the Bessmer SD7 Thundering Tennis Balls. (BLI Rolling Thunder) Cut back the master volume down to 100 and cranked up CV 5 from 50 to 78. I like the speed control better, but the sound is still way to loud. Can hardly hear the Mighty CB&Q's F7's. It's not because of the base.

 I am still amazed by the leaps DCC decoders are making! To hear the engine ram up and down depending on the grade it is on sounds very real.

 Ed BowBow again.

 Later, Ken

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Posted by gmpullman on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 10:59 PM

Glad you're having FUN Ken!

Sure was nice of BLI to send a new decoder. They are good people to deal with.

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Cheers, Everyone!

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Posted by hon30critter on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 11:18 PM

Henry:

The video from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was fantastic. When I was a teenager I listened to the Boston Pops directed by Arthur Feidler every Sunday when others were listening to the Beatles (well, I listened to them too, but I liked the Boston Pops better). I haven't paid much attention to big orchestral since then but watching that many talented people work together is awesome.

Dave

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 1:42 AM

Good Morning!

Another beautiful day, although I am getting a little worried, as it is way too dry. It´s not that we have to expect a shortage of drinking water, it´s just the danger of a forest fire is quite high. 42 years ago, there was a similar situation, resulting in a devastating forest fire not far from here, which took 7 lives.

While I am waiting for the missing bits and bobs to arrive, it´s time for a little philosophical excursion. Building this new nostalgic layout is more fun for me, than any of the previous layouts.

I have often wondered what makes those actually rather crude looking train sets so attractive. I have yet to meet the person who is not fascinated by old tinplate trains, be it in O scale or HO scale. Tinplate trains are crude, lack detail, are not true to scale, so what is it then?

My answer to this question would be two-fold. There is always lots of action on tinplate train sets (I deliberately try to avoid the word layout). It´s not only the trains, it´s the electric points and their sound when operated, the signals, the gates, the doors of the engine shed pushed open when the engine comes out, the lights of the point lanterns etc. All this  evokes the memories of a busy railway back in the good old days. In addition, the imperfection leaves more room for one´s own imagination than a perfectly executed layout. Well, those are my thoughts - your mileage may vary.

Have a great day!

Happy times!

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Posted by hon30critter on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 2:09 AM

Tinplate Toddler
I have often wondered what makes those actually rather crude looking train sets so attractive.

I know exactly what makes the old tinplate train sets attractive. They were one of the most desirable toys when we were in our youth. Many of us wanted to own those train sets but for whatever reason we weren't able to. In my case we had the train set, but my brothers wore out the Marx locomotive before I was old enough to be allowed to play with it ( talk about being a frustrated child!). If you were lucky enough to have a train set you had a ball with it! You spent many hours enjoying running your trains.

Having said that, I much prefer the detail of the more modern HO trains, especially those with sound. However, I will never part with the old Marx train set (which now has working locomotives). I have regretted giving up too many things in my life, like my MG sports cars, to make the same stupid mistake again.

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 2:32 AM

Dave,

At all the train shows I visited, there was at least one tinplate layout among the many highly detailed and realistic looking layouts. It was the tinplate layouts where kids watched with their mouths wide open, when the trains zoomed around ridiculously sharp curves at the speed of lighting. I haven´t seen an elderly gentlemen who´s eyes did not brighten up or even became watery with the memories of happy days in the past. While those perfect layout command our appreciation and respect, the tinplate train set fill our hearts with emotion.

I am really happy to have the opportunity of re-living those days!

Happy times!

Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)

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Posted by "JaBear" on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 3:17 AM
Gidday Chloe, winter is on it’s way, had to light the fire tonight, so a nice cup of hot chocolate would go down nicely, please.

Tinplate Toddler
I have often wondered what makes those actually rather crude looking train sets so attractive.

The tinplate I mainly associate with is Hornby, but even as a young cub it was acknowledged that the contemporary Marklin was a product of higher quality, crude as it may seem now.
In my light weight perusal of the history of model railroads, I go as far as to suggest that it was the German “toy” manufacturers that led the way from the word, go.
 
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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 8:34 AM

The postman rang once and brought the missing pieces of track! The gaps have duly been bridged and rail service have started again!

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The engine shed is also correctly positioned and secured, the doors can now open and close properly!

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The trains now clear the bridge -

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 - and the signal!

Unfortunately, the missing pieces of overhead wires were not delivered , but I am supposed to pick them up at the nearest post office tomorrow morning??? The postman should have rung twice! Crying

Happy times!

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Posted by maxman on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 9:19 AM

BigDaddy

 

2 out of 3 for posting Youtubes,   https://youtu.be/MIKSQT-oXfc

 

 
So. did they hang that guy in the G/B/U video because he "wa'waa'ed" out of key?
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Posted by RideOnRoad on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 11:12 AM

BigDaddy
. . .the Peter Gunn theme. . .

And now, for something completely different. 

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Posted by Water Level Route on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 11:26 AM

Tinplate Toddler
I have often wondered what makes those actually rather crude looking train sets so attractive. I have yet to meet the person who is not fascinated by old tinplate trains, be it in O scale or HO scale. Tinplate trains are crude, lack detail, are not true to scale, so what is it then?

A thought on this that I don't recall having been mentioned yet is that they are attainable by basically anyone.  While the highly detailed and realistic layouts are admired by all and something many strive to achieve, they can be a little discouraging in that one may not have (or think they have) the skills and/or time to create a layout to such quality.  The tinplate level layouts, on the other hand, don't have that goal.  They are simply to be what model trains should be.  Fun!  Not saying the highly detailed layouts aren't fun.  Just not as easily attainable.

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 11:53 AM

Water Level Route
A thought on this that I don't recall having been mentioned yet is that they are attainable by basically anyone.

How true - all you need to know is how to handle a drill and a screwdriver, the rest is "plug & play".

Happy times!

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Posted by NWP SWP on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 9:22 PM

Evening diners,

Not much going on.

I was looking at some old BB locomotives on eBay, does anyone know if they made a DD40 (DD35A) with a more prototypical hood?

Well I'll be around.

Steve

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Posted by FRRYKid on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 9:38 PM

Evening All!!

Mentioning GP30s, I have a Bacthearn one. (For those who haven't run across my nomenclature before, a Bacthearn is a kitbash between a Bachmann shell and an Athearn drive unit.) That was the result of trolling eBay one day when I was bored. Bought a shell that Kader, Bachmann's parent company, released to Bev-Bel for painting to BN. Had to find a donor unit as the original handrails were not usable.

Hobby Front: Part 2 of the layout move. This time, it included the Dremel tool, the Athearn grain hoppers, all the long passenger cars, five diesels (2 F7As, a F7B and two GP20s), three switch engines (2 SW7s and the SW1), the idler cars for the car ferry dock, a misc reefer car, the three passenger cabooses and my tack hammer. (What fit in my hands and Mom's car.)

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Posted by cudaken on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 10:47 PM

 Eveing Diners

 Flo, The gang and I will have a Beer put Ed will have a Royal Crown with a Beer chaser. Give Rick and Steven what they like.

 Water Level Route Welcome to the dinner and hope you return!

 

Water Level Route
While the highly detailed and realistic layouts are admired by all and something many strive to achieve, they can be a little discouraging in that one may not have

 Sure don't have to have a great layout to enjoy trains in my case. Part of the layout looks fairly good. Most of it looks like a 10 year got $10.000 and bought stuff and bulit the layout him self with no adult help. Yet I enjoy the heck out of it.

 Ulrich Glad you are happy with the Tin Plate trains. I have never been around them in person so there is not attraction either way.

 PRR Coach Wars have started again! Super Angry Seems the mystery coach (one that fell on the floor) coupler is sagging and is becoming uncoupled? Hmm I think it will be a easy fix. Well I hoping it will be!

 Later Ken

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Posted by Water Level Route on Thursday, May 24, 2018 6:07 AM

cudaken
Sure don't have to have a great layout to enjoy trains in my case. Part of the layout looks fairly good. Most of it looks like a 10 year got $10.000 and bought stuff and bulit the layout him self with no adult help. Yet I enjoy the heck out of it.

Same here.  (What parts have scenery anyway)  Still, I just think there is something disarming about tinplate / toy trains.  I've seen too many times where someone gives up doing something because they see someone elses superior work and thinks "I can't do that, so what's the point?" Not just talking about MRR here either.  When it comes to the tinplate stuff, there's typically a lot of action, operating accessories, and nothing terribly difficult to attain.  My first layouts, although using HO scale stuff, were more of a mix of the two styles and were built using a very small hammer and a push drill, like Ulrich suggests.  Tons of fun!  

Ulrich, I love the idea you are pursuing.  Look forward to updates.

Flo, give the gang a round of Coffee on me!  It's too early for me for anything else!

Mike

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, May 24, 2018 8:41 AM

Good morning ... 

Mike - Water Level Route .... Welcome to the DIner, and your thoughts are appreciated. 

Tinplate is always intriguing. When I look at the Classic Toy Trains forum, they always have interesting coversations going on. There are some very good people particpating in their Coffee Pot which is similar to our Diner. I communicated with some of them when Jeffrey was in the hospital before he died. Jeff particpated in a lot of forums, and I had voluteered to Jeff before he went in the hospital to communicate his medical status to other forum members. Jeff definately had a lot of good freinds in the forums. 

I have a few Lionel trains which are used under the Christmas tree. 

GARRY

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Thursday, May 24, 2018 9:24 AM

Good Afternoon!

Just stopping by for an RBF - it´s too hot for coffee in my neck of the woods. According to the weather guessers, this May will go down in history as the hottest ever recorded! Tomorrow, we expect to surpass the 30°C mark! Too hot for me!

Ken - tinplate trains are just straight forward fun and nothing else. While not accurate in terms of scale and detail, especially the Marklin HO trains of the good old days give you that railroading feel we enjoyed in our childhood - no frills, but lots of bells and whistles! Add to that the incredible reliability and simplicity and it all adds up to what we all are aiming for! Only my way is a different one!

HO tinplate trains are maybe not so common in the US, but O gauge trains are. Norm Charbonneau has created a masterpiece, which displays much of the same atmosphere of what I am aiming for.

Little progress today, as the missing parts finally arrived!

The station now has a platform with a roof over it and a couple of benches for the elderly to sit down:

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Progress has been made stringing the overhead "wires"

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In the meantime, the last two gaps have been bridged and the for the first time in my railway modelling life, I can run my engine with the pantos up!

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I am running short of masts to continue putting the catenary up, so work will pause a little. I´ll enjoying running my trains in the meantime!

I am pondering to change the setting of this layout from a rather rural atmosphere to a little more urban character.

What do think of this row of houses behind the station?

 

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Faller is offering so-called "action sets", which are a steal! The above set includes lighting and sells for € 31 + shipping!

Happy times!

Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)

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Posted by moelarrycurly4 on Thursday, May 24, 2018 10:57 AM

Nice looking stuff Ulrich.

The guy hanging in the GTBTU video was using his cell phone earlier in the concert....

 

More miss heard lyrics:

"Sweet dreams are made of cheese"
"Who am I to diss a brie?"

 

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Posted by cudaken on Thursday, May 24, 2018 5:27 PM

 Afternoon Fellow Yard Workers!

 Flo, the gang and I will have a Beer please and give Rick and Steven what they like.

 Felt a lot better today. Got the front and rear yard cut, weed wacked the rear yard and it was bad. Cut some vines the wife hates and did the dishes for her while she was away. She was visting with Debbie one of her friends.

 New Weed Wacker Bought a Black and Decker 20 V Lithium Battery one for $79.99 from Home Depote. Hmm Hmm Not sure if I like it. I think the main thing it has just one cutting line. My old $29.99 that I have to plug in has two lines and it cut better.

 PRR Coach Wars Centfaun coach is still being a pain! Just caused it's second derailment in a row! Confused Odd part, it had been working fine for about a week! Think it is time for new trucks.

 Later, Ken

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Posted by NWP SWP on Thursday, May 24, 2018 5:45 PM

Evening diners,

Ken if you are inclined to use a internal combustion engine may I suggest a 2 stroke Toro brand weedeater, I swapped the string out for a Rhino Tuff Brush cutter head, the kit is 15 or so bucks, and each new set of blades is about 10, a pack of blades will last a tank of gas, I use the TruFuel to avoid the mixing, it's about 10 a bottle and you get two fill ups.

Still eyeing some Athearn BB I'll get more serious about buying when I've got my business running.

I'll be back in later.

Steve

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Posted by saronaterry on Thursday, May 24, 2018 6:09 PM

Hi all! Hotter than blazes and t-storms tonight.

Song lyrics I've misheard:

Stones.  I wanna be your pizza burger.

Jimi. Scuze me while I kiss this guy.

Elton John. She has electric b**bs.

Hope everyone is good!!

Terry

 

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Posted by NWP SWP on Thursday, May 24, 2018 7:14 PM

Misunderstood lyrics?

Yeah I've had a few over the years, I typically clear it up by Googling the lyrics.

Here's some music, this song seems right for today, don't ask why.

 

Steve

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Thursday, May 24, 2018 9:46 PM

 Just stopped by to say "Hi!".

Nice to see Ulrich back. He's always been one of the good guys. Cool

Later!Geeked

Bill Tidler Jr.

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