hello all,
Greetings from the Southern Command. Mrs MLC has a Blues Conference she is attending, she is on a panel this year.
we had a sucessesful "technical dress rehersal" for the practice we are onboarding, they reopen Friday.
Garry : I went to lunch at BBQ on the river last Friday.I stayed away the rest of the time. The new bridge looks different from underneath than driving over it. I had a hankering for "Taste of the South" this morning. The S&G box car looks right at home on the Heartland division.
Kevin, that is a right strange engine.
That is all for today.
Hey all, here's my guitar family. L-R:
Fender acoustic, Original 1967 Fender Mustang. Ovation 12 string Fender Strat Squire.
Hope everyone is well this evening.
I was able to break down and reassemble my first HO scale train tonight on my layout- I still need to wire it for DCC though, That comes next. Eh, small victories though, right?
(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).
Steve O .... Thanks for the thoughtful reply regarding photos in MR.... I have had a few pictures published in MR over the years, and all were taken with my Nikon digital camera.. Recent pictures here in the forum have been from the iPhone. ... It's fun to see my photos published, and I may dust off the Nikon if I try again.
Kevin ..... You might recognize boxcat following the red GP7
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
OP Diesel
Some were used in the larger fishing boats, They usually started on 2-300 pounds of air. An electronics technician was working in the wheel house on the Old Colony in Boston. The engine was a OP, not very well taken care of, had reached the point that it took 3000 pounds of air on the system to start the engine. When the engine was rolled over to start, it blew a piston--through the deck, and out the overhead, about four feet in back of the tech. He packed up his tools, and promptly left the boat.
OPs, a good engine, had to have the cam adjusted when it became worn .002-3 thousands.
The Northern Lights,140 foot Easter Rig, had a Baldwin direct reversable locomotive engine, and could jog at 3kn. @ 125 RPM, in a 100 Kn. breeeze.
To reverse the boat, the engine had to be stopped, and started in reverse. She ended up in the municipal parking lot in New Bedford one night coming back from a trip to Grand Bank. When they went to reverse, the cam got stuck half-way, and the air was dumped, ergo-no engine start. It was estimated she was doing just under 4 kn. across the parking lot. We used to take the safety shroud off the fly wheel to be able to get a bar into the holes on the flywheel to nuck the engine one way or the other so that it would start.
herrinchoker
Heartland Division CB&Q Steve O ..... Regarding photos in MR..... Does MR accept photos taken with iPhones ? I remember an article in MR a couple of years ago explaining model railroad photography with and iPhone 7. I have an iPhone 7, and rarely use my older Nikon digital camera anymore.
Steve O ..... Regarding photos in MR..... Does MR accept photos taken with iPhones ? I remember an article in MR a couple of years ago explaining model railroad photography with and iPhone 7. I have an iPhone 7, and rarely use my older Nikon digital camera anymore.
It depends not on the camera (or phone) used to take the photo, but on the quality of the photo. I get a number of photo submissions taken with an iPhone, and I can always tell by the weird asymmetrical pixilation of the JPG patterns. Those photos can only be used small (2 columns max), which makes them unsuitable for Trackside. But sometimes that's all that's available. If you plan to use your iPhone as your primary layout-shooting camera, I would advise you to look at the app store for an improved camera app, one that can shoot in and save photos in .TIF or Camera-RAW formats. The JPG compression algorithm on the default Apple camera app is no good.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Heartland Division CB&Q The S&G boxcar is now in general service on the Heartland Division. It might appear in a future photo.
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Glad to hear it is serving you well. I eagerly await the pictures.
BATMANIs it a Wankle marine?
I think it is a marine application engine based solely on the object on the lower left that resembles a raw water pump.
The engine itself is a design called a "Barrell Diesel", which was not successful.
Internally it is nothing like a Wankle Design engine. The arrangement of internal components looks like a variable displacement hydraulic piston pump.
It is a two stroke design, and is very bizarre. I have no idea what the RPM range of operation would be. Each cylider has two opposed pistons like an old design Fairbanks Morse engine.
I would love to take it apart!
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I have been following that crash on FB. I joined the Plane Savers group. Very sad.
We knew the lady very well that owned/owns? the one in Seattle@ the museum there. She was a good friend of my Moms from the dog show world and would stay with Mom when she was up for a dog show. She inherited the plane when her Dad died, I remember her talking about how much work it was to own the plane even though it was in the hands of the museum. Lost touch with her when Mom died and I doubt she is still alive either. Maybe the museum owns it now.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Garry most professional photography is digital these days. They won't know it's an Iphone.
A B17 carrying sightseers crashed in Connecticut today killing some on board. There aren't too many of those flying anymore. This is the Memphis Belle that my son and I flew on a couple years ago. It was not the one that crashed.
Why is it 98 degrees today? It's supposed to be fall.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
SeeYou190I'll bet very few people have ever seen a diesel engine like this one.
Is it a Wankle marine?
Howdy ....
Mr. B ..... E-Commerce is taking over all retailing, not just model railroad items. It is easier for people to click their computer mouses than to drive to a store.
Kevin ..... True, I have not seen that diesel engine before. The S&G boxcar is now in general service on the Heartland Division. It might appear in a future photo.
MLC ..... I thought of you when we were in Paducah Friday afternoon.
Everybody .... have a nice afternoon.
Just when you think you know everything about something... you come across a thing you have never even heard of before.
I'll bet very few people have ever seen a diesel engine like this one.
I feel like having a cup of coffee and a chat with friends! Add a slice of apple crumble pie to my order of coffee, Zoe dear!
Yay for meat as well! Petra has a degree in nutritional science and always tells people, that people who eat vegan are most likely to suffer from severe malnutrition, unless they add quite a bunch of vitamins and minerals to their diet, of which quite a lot are fabricated in pharmaceutical companies. What a nonsense. Meat is a must in a well-balanced diet and beef is certainly the best form of "red" meat! Which reminds me - I haven´t had a decent steak for ages! Too expensive for us! My last really good steak I had in 2008 in Philadelphia in the historic City Tavern - a delight!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Yay for red meat! At least I can eat steak. With bread and pasta on my prohibited list, along with potatoes and rice, my diet is pretty limited now.
Sadly, the LHS I had planned to go to is gone. The owner retired and the owner of the building wanted it for something else, so another one bites the dust. There is actually an LHS very close by, but it's mostly an O-scale shop, but they do have some HO stuff. I guess I will be forced to shop online from now on. It's only a couple of hours to MB Klein, but that's time and money. Mostly, I will just need track now, anyway.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I was thinking this morning, The Lion must be back from New York by now.
Welcome home Lion. Fresh rare prime rib wildebeest and eggs on me. Oops... I just seen John already offered that one, Oh well, now you have two plates Hope you're hungry!
Have a good day everybody.
TF
Good morning. Lots of black coffee this morning. Fall is definitely here -- we are in the low 50s this morning and a low dewpoint of 49°.
Best news I've heard in a long time, from the New York Times:
From the article: "But on Monday, in a remarkable turnabout, an international collaboration of researchers produced a series of analyses concluding that the advice [not to eat meat] , a bedrock of almost all dietary guidelines, in not backed by good scientific evidence."
So on that news, waitresses, I'll have bacon, lots of it, sausages, eggs, and give lion a rare wildebeast.
Have a good day, everyone.
York1 John
BATMAN Guitars are a staple in my trainroom, so trains should be a staple in Erv's.
Guitars are a staple in my trainroom, so trains should be a staple in Erv's.
I will show him this post when I bring up the subject. I think it will be a little more persuasive when he sees your 12-string. Those take a bit more to tune I gather. Nice guitar setting, those keyboards look fun too.
Good morning all.
Cool and crisp out this morning here. Fall definitely has its foot in the door. The highs projected to be only in the 50s this week. I'm really okay with that. I have some outside work after the rain clears.
Thanks for the compliment Ray, good to see you.
Lunchtime!
I think I´ll have a Kiwiburger with all the works, please!
JaBear - thanks for the video, which includes a few nice shots of your namesake engine! Here is some more of NZR steam!
I do like the "colonial" look of NZ trains! Too bad, that Ironhorse Hobbies does not market the nice Sn3 1/2 steam engine kits anylonger!
Brent, I LOVE that 12 string. I've got one of my own remind me to post a family photo of my equipment-guitars bass and amps
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
BATMANDo you get that high when you are finished your run?
Yep!!! Thanks! There were times when I first ran three laps without stopping (Usually do two or three triples while I am there now), I felt like raising my fists in VICTORY! There are a few regulars there that even though they are faster than me pass me and give me a thumbs up. One of them is a 6'4" retired instrumental music teacher, 4 years older than me, who now runs mini marathons! Last week he was in the final stages of training for one and ran 30 laps without stopping...
I would have no problem doing 4 laps without walking I think. Will be doing that in a month or so. I am working up to running a 5k in the Spring (hopefully).
I had a NMRA Division Meet last weekend in Rochester, NY. That got over at 2PM. Met the lady I have been dating at the Bowling alley at 3PM. We got two hours of time and an alley. When the time ran out we were each two frames away from bowling 5 games! I was nice and let her beat me 4 of the games..... LOL (If you believe that I have a bridge I want to sell you...) She is good! She is two years older than I and much more fit! We then headed to a local restaurant for prime rib dinners! I will confess to having some muscles talking to me for a few days......
Nice set of Axes, TF!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
I don't run anymore, it would tear up the last of my knee I have left. I'm glad to hear some still can though.
I used to be a heck of a downhill skier and hockey player, I don't dare do that anymore either.
My buddy Erv got wind that I had the day off today after Judy called him for mechanic advice for her friend that was having car trouble.
I met him down at a new music store he found in Savage and walked out of the store with this.
It's no Rickenbacker that was stolen from me 35 years ago when I last played bass. I don't think I have another 35 years to wait to replace it though
Erv has five to six guitars on stands in his garage at any given time I go down there to watch football.
Now I'll have something to do after the football game. I never was quite coordinated enough for the six string but I could always handle four.
I've been thinking about talking to Erv about getting an N scale switching yard for his garage going. That would just add to the fun down there.
howmusI am now putting in 29 laps of the track at the fieldhouse three days a week. 19 of those laps are now riunning.... Total running is now up to 3.6 miles each time.
Ray, having followed you from the time you started your quest for fitness I am happy beyond words for you.
Do you get that high when you are finished your run?
I feel on top of the world on workout days.
Evenin' Folks!
So... We Down Under in New Zealand, I see! That sounds good, I do like Spring! Of course I also like Fall here in the Finger Lakes. We have 4 seasons here. Most locals call them "Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction...."
Heating bills??? My August bill (haven't got my September bill yet) was, including both Gas and Electric, $19.54. Yep $19.54! Yep, I ran the air conditioner most all month! OK, OK.... There was an overcharge for the months of April, May, & August that they deducted from the bill... LOL Otherwise it would have been $67.02. Still not bad. Much of my electric does come from the solar panels on my roof. Oh, and they have already paid for themselves over the past 7 years. They will be saving me $$$ just as long as I live here, and if I should move and sell the house, I should get quite a bit back for having them up there.
Been way too busy to post here for the last few weeks, but hope things slow down a bit. I do lurk in the back booth and see what kind of trouble folks are getting themselves into.
I am now putting in 29 laps of the track at the fieldhouse three days a week. 19 of those laps are now riunning.... Total running is now up to 3.6 miles each time.
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Ride done! New record for me by six seconds for 22km. Came ripping to the end with Gypsy playing, that made me motor. Nothin like a tune you really like to get you movin.
SeeYou190 BATMAN Just look at the difference in consumption in my gas bill for September with both kids away . When my last daughter moved out, my electric bill and water bill were both cut in half. . I do not have a gas/heating bill. . -Kevin .
BATMAN Just look at the difference in consumption in my gas bill for September with both kids away
When my last daughter moved out, my electric bill and water bill were both cut in half.
I do not have a gas/heating bill.
We turn the furnace off May through September so the gas bill is only for hot water. The balmy West Coast.
BATMANJust look at the difference in consumption in my gas bill for September with both kids away
Hey all. That burger looks amazing .
Not much in this part of the world, although i ran my first revenue move on my layout in the yard Saturday night. Its temporary dc wiring, but its enough to make me happy atm. Saving a bit from each paycheck to buy a powerpro or the learner set.
Good morning from a sunny West Coast where it is 14c.
I'M RICH.....I'M RICH!.....I'M RICH!
Just look at the difference in consumption in my gas bill for September with both kids away at University. It was all those hot showers where they stay in there until they drain the tank. It would have been even lower if it weren't for all the puppy laundry. How to spend my new found wealth!?
I was really looking forward to my drive to Calgary at the end of the week and now the person is coming here instead. She is a doggie friend of the wife and she has a beautiful home on the ocean in Victoria. She wants out of the snowy weather in Alberta so she is headed West. We have stayed at her huge estate South of Calgary and at her waterfront home in Victoria. She also has a villa in the French countryside and a home outside of Zurich. We see her often and the wife has known her for a long time, but we have never seen her husband ever. He apparently is a bigwig in the oil biz.
Well took my BP as it is bike day. It was 114/67HR55 so I am good to go as soon as I finish my coffee.
The wife is at Costco so I need to be finished by the time she gets home so I can help her unload. It is also dogfood day. We get about 2000 pounds delivered and all the wife's friends come and get their bags and tins. She gets it wholesale and they save about $60.00 a bag. The husbands tend to come along as well and it is generally a good time. She will also be handing out some of the goodies she won at the auction I'm sure and that will translate into bottles of wine for me.
To the bikemobile!
York1 Tinplate Toddler You are a little late for that, but just a little !!!!! Now you know why my wife gets frustrated with me -- I'm living in the past!
Tinplate Toddler
You are a little late for that, but just a little
!!!!!
Now you know why my wife gets frustrated with me -- I'm living in the past!
I do, too, but make thatnnot a month, but a little over a century, when steam was king and we still had the Kaiser!
Tinplate ToddlerYou are a little late for that, but just a little