Dave. ... Thanks for commenting. I was not necessarily trying to do Glenwood Canyon. I was just making rocks out of foam insulation board and patching plaster .
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
der:
Why don't you start your own thread about your passenger car project? Lots of people may miss it here in the diner, and it will be hard to follow the responses given that there will be lots of unrelated posts in between them. I'm sure there will be lots of interest.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Garry:
Your scenery captures the rock formations in the Glenwood Canyon extremely well!
Richard ... Wow! ... That is some dust storm. ....
Henry .... Your photo of 478 looks great.
Steven NWP SWP ... Congratulations
on the drivng test scores.
Also Henry....Nice to see Bambi... We saw several of them this evening.
Ken .. Sorry to hear about Sparkie.
Ray .... Congrats on the 4 mile run.
Der John .... The passenger car looks like a fun project
Here is a shot of some of the scenery I have been working on.
Here is another photo of the Amtrak trip in CO. It is in Glenwood Canyon. Remarkably, they were able to fit an Interstate Highway in the canyon.
We saw several UP and BNSF freight train on the trip.... Here are two BNSF pusher locomotives. I did not get a picture of the front of the freight train.
Good evening Diners: Just a quick drop in with a request for help.
I've a passenger car I want to re-paint. To do so requires disassembly, and I've hit a snag. This model has Made in Germany on the bottom, but no manufacturer's name. It is lettered (see photo of side) for Santa Fe car name Pine Beach and #704. I have been able to remove one window glass segment, but the other won't budge. Ditto the interior detail casting - there seem to be no tabs or other disassembly aids. Suggestions welcome. I've had this for years and bought it second hand. The actual detail molded in the car is quite fine. Thanks.
Any helpful suggestions most welcome. I'll get back to swapping out Rapido-type couplers for MTs while I wait for those. Have a good evening...
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Evenin' folks!
Chloe, I just need a refill for my decaf please.
Steven, congrats on getting most everything done for the drivers license. Back when I got my NYS one I signed up for my permit the day after my 16th. birthday. I wanted to sign up for the drivers test while I was there but they gave me a crazy look and said, "You can't do that!" Told me I couldn't sign up for the test for a minimum of 2 weeks. Since I had been driving tractors since I was 4 years old and driving farm trucks on the road by our house since I was 7 (completely legal for a farm kid back then, the trucks had a special license plate) I already knew the laws, and could handle a vehicle better than most 40 year olds. I went back in two weeks, got some rolling eye looks, signed up for the test, and took it and passed a few days later. So by the time I had been 16 for 3 weeks I already had my drivers license...... Only problem was that I couldn't drive after dark until I turned 17. That made dating an embarrasement because "Mom" had to drive me to and from..... So it was a good thing that I didn't really date much until my senior year... LOL I will tell you that I got my first kiss one week after I turned 17.... on a date with the girl I finally ended up marrying. I turned 18 my first fall at college. I was married and a Father at 19 as a sophmore in college.
Pets.... Yep they can be expensive! I figured out the kitties and their problems cost me about $2,000 each year. Blackie is diabetic and gets his insulin every morning, and Manét has had a variety of problems including being diabetic for a while, urinary tract problems, and now we think he has a Lymphoma on his neck. But the love they give is worth every penny I spend on those guys!
Well! Heh, heh,heh!!! I broke thru a major barrier over at the fieldhouse this morning and walked....... 4 miles! Yep 22 laps of the track! I got walking and was feeling very tired (was up late last night for the Scout Training session at my house) but decided I was going to push myself anyway. I did take 3 rest sessions, so I walked 8 laps, rested, then 6 laps, rested, then 5, short rest, and finished up with 3 more at the end. 22 laps is actually just under 4.1 mile. I am feeling it tonight, but I won't be back over there until Monday, so Friday is the good day for new records....
I am trying to get everything ready to send the count in for the number of my NMRA Division Members going to a combined Divisions picnic next week. 19 people have signed up so far. That is the most we have ever had for a summer event from my division. I guess the fact it will be at one of the world's best modelers house is a good draw! His layouts (two) are definately worth driving to Syracuse to see!
Oh, it got all the way up to 75°F here in the Finger Lakes Region today. Currently 70°F and will drop to around 53° overnight. I wouldn't live down South for any amount of money. Nice to visit in the wintertime, But I will stay up North....
Have a good one!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Oh I was looking on the Forum instead of in my email I found it thanks.
Track Fiddler, I seem to get subscribed to threads randomly. It's nothing I do.
Ken I'm sure we have spent 1,000's of dollars on our two rescues. Toby has inflammatory bowel disease and is on two different meds, both expensive. OTOH he has never wrecked his car, and I didn't have to pay for his education at Tulane.
I was hoping to get a pic of this little guy sitting in the depression, but he took off. I don't think he was more than 25 pounds
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Somewhere in the emails you receive there should be an unsubscribe button.
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I did that once, and it took a bit of work to find it.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Afternoon Dinners
Flo the gang and I will have a and give Rick and Steven what they like. Oh, Lion will have a raw side of beef.
Running Today Took 3.5 hours and made 9 stops! Yet I drove only like 15 miles?
Sparkie The Rocket Dog Going to try some new med to help his joint pain. It has Glucosamine in it and our Vet seems to think it will be fine. Poor boy cannot get on the bed with out help. Real problem is him being blind. As soon as I touch him he jumps no matter which way he is facing! Today he did a back flip and hit the floor some what hard. Seemed fine but still breaks my heart.
I have nicked name him the Money Pitt. This year I have spent $603.00 on him so far and last year $1300.00. But how can you places a dollar worth on the Love a pet gives you!
Poor Boy has had a hard life! He was in two Resuces before we got him at age 10. But this is his forever home and family! Today at Petsmart I was told "The free dogs cost the most" and she is right. But they seem the most loving (not that my other dogs where not loving) and grateful for a family! In the 4 years he has been in his forever home I have spent $2900.00 on his health and speical food. While I wish I still had the $2900.00 he was worth every dime!
Ed Still let me know in a PM what I owe you for the passangers. Giving me your over flow is one thing, buy something for me is another matter.
Fried Chicken and Greek Sald for everyone.
Later Ken
I hate Rust
I accidentally hit the Subscribe button and I'm getting emails from this thread I don't see an unsubscribe button anywhere how do I turn this off. Thanks
NWP SWPI passed the class! Got 93 for in class, and 90 on the road! I just have to schedule the 3rd party test!
I lived in Baton Rouge when I was in 9th grade. Back then you just had to be 15 and cast a shadow to get a license.
We moved back to Florida just a few weeks before by 15th birthday. I had to wait until I was 16 to get my license.
RideOnRoadBesides it is no fun being nearly 1000 miles from the grandkids.
That's what keeps me from Prescott, where it doesn't get that hot, or Flagstaff, which would be ideal if I had any snow shovelling left in me. I was only in Idaho once, Sun Valley, where my ex-wife cut off Arnold Schwarznegger in the lift line.
MR front: still making sculptamold rock molds for my canyon and filling in various defects in my foam. It's the kind of thing I really enjoy in the hobby. I am creating something unique, I am learning a new technique and I am going to get to paint it to make it look even better. The thickness definitely matters in the curing of the product. I would love to hit it with the heat gun, but I am sure I would melt the underlying foam.
Dang, it is hot! Last night, at midnight, it was still 100 outside. That was after our first haboob of the year. (Woah, Vinnie, put me down... It means a wall-of-dust storm. See.. .) However we did cool all the way down to 92 overnight. (*Insert tongue-in-cheek emoticon here.*)
Right now it is 110 at 1:30 in the afternoon and we still have a couple of hours for it to keep rising. Our temperatures usually peak around 4:30 or 5:00. I am really getting tired of Arizona summers. This week, I returned from almost two weeks in eastern Idaho where the high for the entire time was 82 and the lows dropped into the 40s. We are seriously considering relocating north in the next couple of years. The heat and population growth in the Valley of the Sun is stifling. I recognize it is cold in the winter in Idaho, but you can put on additional layers. There are only so many layers you can take off before you get arrested (and sunburned in places that should never be sunburned.) Besides it is no fun being nearly 1000 miles from the grandkids.
Richard
hon30critter Track fiddler: I'm glad to hear that you have survived all those incidents! According to my calculations you have six out of nine lives left so I figure you are still safe! Dave
Track fiddler:
I'm glad to hear that you have survived all those incidents! According to my calculations you have six out of nine lives left so I figure you are still safe!
That's funny Dave. I hope your calculations are correct. I hope even more I won't have to use any more.
I finished framing the deck today. I don't like the pre-made stair stringers. They never end up right on the last step. That's what the customer wanted though, that's what they had delivered.
I pretty much work at a relaxed steady pace. If you try to work too fast that's when accidents happen.
PS.... Lion have fun in Duluth I sure know I did. Go to Sammy's Pizza there are three of them around town. Good stuff.
Congratulations Steven!
I passed the class! Got 93 for in class, and 90 on the road! I just have to schedule the 3rd party test!
Steve
If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!
The hard hat is in my eBay shopping cart, hopefully my bank card will come in the mail and I can order it.
Good Afternoon!
We had a few moments of rain today - not enough to get us out of the forest fire warning, but enough to bring the temperature level back into my comfort zone.
I am still waiting for my last order of figures to be delivered. We are in the midst of rhe summer vacation season, which slows down the postal service to the speed of a snail. In normal months, orders are delivered within 48 hours, but during summer that figure reads 2 to 3 weeks.
Since a few days, I am rather sleepy. I had to take a morning nap, a mid-day nap and now I feel sleepy again. Maybe coffee in an IV bag does the trick and I manage to keep my eyes open. Zoe, shall we give it a try? Thank you, dear!
Steven - here is to a speedy recovery. Next time, wear a hard hat!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Heartland Division CB&Q Good morning, everybody .... Speaking of injuries, make sure you use common sense while constructing your model railroad layouts. For instance. wear safety glasses when using tools. I had a blade break off of a rail cutter that flew across the train room like a bullet. I'm glad it did not hit me, but it could have caused a bad eye injury if it went in that direction.
Good morning, everybody ....
Speaking of injuries, make sure you use common sense while constructing your model railroad layouts. For instance. wear safety glasses when using tools.
I had a blade break off of a rail cutter that flew across the train room like a bullet. I'm glad it did not hit me, but it could have caused a bad eye injury if it went in that direction.
Agree 100%. Not just power tools; hand tools as well.
When using Xuron rail cutters and cutting off that last 1/16" of rail . . . I've heard the little tiny pieces fly all the way across the room and ping on the far wall.
Safety is no accident.
Robert
LINK to SNSR Blog
I'm a couple of days late for the 4th with this photo. I took it in Detroit.
I'm still working on a scenery project. This includes my tunnel access. I'm not ready for more photos.
Good morning all.
Chloe - W*^king the morning shift today I see. I will have a blue plate special, with bacon and eggs, wheat toast, and a OJ please. Thanks.
Lion - Enjoy the show, and your vacation!
Steven NWP - No more knocking yourself in the head, ok. That's for your friend to do when you say something goofy at her!
See everyone later. Have a great day!
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Just to clarify, this is what I hit my head with, basically, ours is not as sophisticated as that one.
Stephen I'm so sorry that happened to you. Sudden injuries are never expected and rather traumatic. The main thing is you are all right.
I got injured by a post hole auger once. It was bad. It was a two-man auger. We were digging holes for a fence. We were digging one of the holes near a tree. The auger caught a root and seized up quick. When that happen it smashed my hand against the tree. It was bad. Blood all over, broken bones in my hand, not a good day.... my hand has never been the same since but I make do.
I do have a worst story. Way before that injury happened. (I've always been a little accident prone) for some reason.
We used to go to the baseball field behind the church and play ball. It didn't matter how many of us kids showed up, sometimes it was just 3 against 3. I was bending over reaching for my glove by home plate. I will never forget the name.... Danny Gelikson swung a big wood bat at the same time. He smacked me in the head so hard I flew about 7 feet from what my friends told me. He cracked my skull open. They had to pin my skull back together., I was in the hospital a long time.
Now get this. a few years later. After my parents bought the resort in northern Minnesota..... It was one of those stormy nights. The lake is big. When all the guests don't come in. My dad goes out in the big boat, finds them and brings them in...... Tows them in if the waves are too high.
I will never forget this name either. Freddie Schultz. With the big fiberglass boat. I was winding it up in one of our boat lifts. (we didn't have ratchet checks then), we did later!!
It was a storm. A bolt of lightning came down and hit the metal roof on the boat shed. I did not get shocked but it freaked me out and I let go of the handle. It back lashed and smacked my skull re-cracking apart the same injury from that ball field years ago. At that point my skull was shattered. I have a steel plate in my head now.
Steven stop, look, listen. Always be aware of your surroundings. It doesn't take much more than just being there.
Thanks Track fiddler
Yeah, I'm glad I got two other holes dug before it happened! So it was not a total waste.
Far as the DMV complaint, I don't plan to complain till I'm driving home with my license in my wallet.
NWP SWPI was using a t post driver and T post to break up the dirt at the bottom of the hole, the driver slipped at conked me on the head!
OK, when you do things Steven you certainly go all out! Good thing you didn't crack your skull.
I was digging in really dry hard ground, I was using a t post driver and T post to break up the dirt at the bottom of the hole, the driver slipped at conked me on the head!
Dave, yeah that sounds like a great idea!
Steven:
Call up your friend. Tell her you need help recuperating!
Now you have a battle scar to brag about!!
I hope there are no complications.