HELLLPPP! I know nothing and I need to get him a train....

[Anonymous]

P.S. I will need floquil paints and some of their airbru***hinner. Not unless you want me to come up with a mix based from "Testors" paints.

[Rotorranch]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Adelie

QUOTE: Originally posted by piccolotess

definitely going to research that latter on when I have more then five minutes between students coming in and out of the classroom....

Well, now if you have students, Tess, why not have them do the research? [}:)][(-D][(-D]

Now that I think about it, not only does that make your life a little easier, it could recruit another model railroader or two from their ranks. [:o)]

Great idea! Great idea to pass the hobby on!

Tess...you are one awesome lady! You have a lucky guy there!

Good luck, and have fun!

Rotor

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Rotorranch

QUOTE: Originally posted by Adelie

QUOTE: Originally posted by piccolotess

definitely going to research that latter on when I have more then five minutes between students coming in and out of the classroom....

Well, now if you have students, Tess, why not have them do the research? [}:)][(-D][(-D]

Now that I think about it, not only does that make your life a little easier, it could recruit another model railroader or two from their ranks. [:o)]

Great idea! Great idea to pass the hobby on!

Tess...you are one awesome lady! You have a lucky guy there!

Good luck, and have fun!

Rotor

Believe me I would love to have time to have kids do projects on trains for me....unfortunately I see each one of my students for one instrumental lesson a week and that's a 20 minute lesson. I have enough time just trying to get through all the music in that short time much less anything else....it's a very sad situation....you bet if I were a regular ed teacher they'd be doin lots a train projects. :-)

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by piccolotess
Believe me I would love to have time to have kids do projects on trains for me....unfortunately I see each one of my students for one instrumental lesson a week and that's a 20 minute lesson. I have enough time just trying to get through all the music in that short time much less anything else....it's a very sad situation....you bet if I were a regular ed teacher they'd be doin lots a train projects. :-)

You are a music teacher? That is so cool. My family is very musically inclined. I have been trying for years to form a multi genre orchestra/band that I affectionatly call "The Union Station Jazz Band" But so far it has only been me, and my best friend and we are both trumpet players.

That reminds me, My trumpet has the mouth piece jammed on. (I think it was dropped in my abscence and as such I can't close the lid to my trumpet case. Know a way to get it off?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Student of Big Sky Blue

QUOTE: Originally posted by piccolotess
I believe it is privately owned....I'm sure I could track down the owner.....who knows what will happen....I might try and contact him somehow to see what is in store for the engine.....most likely because its being stored at a location where the reading lines museum used to be it might be restored to put in Hamburg, PA the future home of the Reading Lines museum. (a bit of info i learned sitting on the Santa Train)

You could never know it is a place to start.

I have also been giving some thought about your caboose situation. I do alot of painting. of my own trains, and do do custom painting for several freinds of mine. I could paint you a caboose if your'e interested. However I do have a small problem. As a Great Northern modeler, I don't have anything remotly correct for a Reading Caboose, any Reading Decals, and most likely any of the correct paints.

I am certain however that if furnished with them, I can have it done in 4 days. Give 3 Days here and back Priority Mail, I could get it to you by Christmas. Will be cutting it close though.

James

I could definitely get you everything you need....ship it to you....include money for return shipping and also money for your labor......honestly if you think you could do it I'll gladly take you up on your offer. Here's the other thing...I have no real need to get it before Christmas....If I know it's coming I'll include an envelope with a picture of a caboose in it. If you agree to this project then just send me a list of the materials you need. I'll get them to you....and also please just be honest and tell me what an appropriate fee would be to do this project. I honestly don't know how much labor and time go into these types of things.

Much thanks and appreciation,
Tess

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by piccolotess
I could definitely get you everything you need....ship it to you....include money for return shipping and also money for your labor......honestly if you think you could do it I'll gladly take you up on your offer. Here's the other thing...I have no real need to get it before Christmas....If I know it's coming I'll include an envelope with a picture of a caboose in it. If you agree to this project then just send me a list of the materials you need. I'll get them to you....and also please just be honest and tell me what an appropriate fee would be to do this project. I honestly don't know how much labor and time go into these types of things.

Much thanks and appreciation,
Tess

Ok. The first thing I would need to see is a color picture of the real caboose you want done up. From that I can get you some hard numbers to bank on.

What I will need in terms of materials, is the following.

1. The car that is desired to be painted. Undecorated preferred (this expedites painting by not having to strip it.

2. The color(s) that is desired to have the car painted. My preference is Floquil solvent based paints. However I do not have any in my inventory so I will need the desired color(s) and some of their airbru***hinner.

3. Decals for the appropriet era Reading Caboose that is desired.

4. A package of Kadee Couplers.

That is what I need. Email me a picture and I will get you numbers.

James

[Anonymous]

Hopefully I'm getting towards the last of my questions.....I'm trying to find a pic of the caboose that would be compatible to the proto 2000 one that i'm gonna buy to have James repaint for me.....which one on the following link will match the caboose I want....

http://www.railroad.net/articles/railfanning/northeastcabooses/index.php

Any suggestions, Friends?

Tess
P.S. Snow day today!!! Woo hoo!!!

[Anonymous]

Another question as I look through Reading's long list of fallen flags.........how many of each type locomotive were their typically back then.....duh, tess.....it's not like they were hugely mass produced.....esspecially the older ones......I'm guessing it would be kind of hard to get an assembly line started for one of them. :-) So there were only a couple of each one?

[Anonymous]

:-) my locomotive actually working....btw, it is owned by the Reading Company historical society and is "awaiting restoration". Wonder how long that will be.....but glad to hear it's not going anywhere. :-)

http://www.readingrailroad.org/gallery/vignettes1/rdg_gallery_vig1f.html

[tstage]

That's cool, Tess.

Here, try this link: http://www.thedieselshop.us

Terrific web site. You will have to poke around to see what's there. The F-units will be listed in the Electro-Moitice (or EMD) page. The list the individual locomotives, when the RR lines that bought and used them, their number, when they were retired, etc. I've used this site quite often

Hey, enjoy your day off. Wow! A 3-day weekend...[8D]

Tom

[Cthetrains]

wow..I just hope Keith is as excited as you are..otherwise, he's in BIG trouble it sounds like...haha

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by piccolotess

Hopefully I'm getting towards the last of my questions.....I'm trying to find a pic of the caboose that would be compatible to the proto 2000 one that i'm gonna buy to have James repaint for me.....which one on the following link will match the caboose I want....

http://www.railroad.net/articles/railfanning/northeastcabooses/index.php

Any suggestions, Friends?

Tess

In looking through those pics the caboose #90739 is very well depicted by a Proto-2000 NE Caboose

I estimate, It would take me close to six "Working" hours to paint the model. I Normally charge $14.50 an hour on projects like this, but since you are in a spot I will cut you a speical one time only break. and charge you a flat $50.00 . Given that this is a multi color scheme (Red sides, black roof, yellow railings) This is going to take more like a week than the four days I originally thought. This added time is to allow the paint to properly dry before I mask.

Given since the railings are separate pieces those will be easy to do so we are just waiting on the main body color to dry so I can mask it off and paint the black roof. I will need appropriet Floquil colors for all three.

Consult my list I gave you previously and E-mail me for my mailing address.

James

[loathar]

GUYS! Get a grip.....You all are acting like you've never talked to woman before.(come on, this isn't a Star Wars forum) Act your age.(when was the last time a present to Hubby post got this many replies). I'm not trying to be rude...but ...come on?????

[Anonymous]

Loathar,

I think there is a difference.....I'm guessing here......Most wives want to buy a hubby a train set.....then purchase it after a few opinions are shared.....That was exactly the way I started.

Unfortunately (in a way because it's going to cost me) it has grabbed my interest a bit more then I thought it would. I'm sure other times women HAVEN'T gotten this many replies before.......but I'm sure they haven't reposted as many times on a forum as I have with continuous non-stop questions. In this case I'd rather think these guys are not helping "a girl buy a present for a hubby". They are helping "someone" who has just discovered a SINCERE and potentially LIFELONG interest in the hobby.

Gosh, I just wrote an email last night to see if my boyfriend and I can join the Reading Company Historical Society under a "family" rate. AND that would not be for ME or HIM. That would be our contribution to RHS in order to help preserve this piece of American History.

I really do hope that all these gentlemen on this forum haven't been helping me just because I'm a girl....I hope it's been because they want to share the passion they have for this incredible hobby and the significant place the railroad has in American history.

I'm not trying to be rude either but I owe it to these guys to defend them a bit because they were the ones to open my eyes to how fascinating this subject is. It wasn't my father who worked for the reading lines. It wasn't my trips to Road Side America and seeing the huge layout that's been there forever. It wasn't even riding on the train......it was these gentlemen sending me links to read up on what the railroad was really about and how intricate it really was...I owe these guys on this forum for having inspired this interest. And I thank you all.

Tess

BTW, I am still waiting for a woman to post here.........i'm sure others like me are out there. :-)

[Anonymous]

James,

I'll be in touch. Like I said, no major rush. I appreciate everything your offering. I'll collect the info and I'll probably get the supplies Monday in order to send them to you. RHS has colors listed on their web site....under the caboose they do not actually list yellow. I wonder if they really did have yellow. You can probably just make it all red to make your life easier. I see other pics of cabooses (cabeeses) that are just red with a brown roof. I'll be in touch via email.
Tess

[ARTHILL]

Being a good girlfriend helped, but being interested was the key. You sound a little like my wife and that also helped. We are waiting to meet the man, and see where this all leads. Meanwhile, it is still the best hobby I have had, and this forum helped me get active again.

[Attaboy]

Lighten up a little, Loathar. Folks are just trying to help the lady a little and her enthusiasm is contagious. A lot of folks on this forum (and others) could use a good dose of enthusiasm and less cynicism.

[tstage]

James,

Here's a couple of links for you:

http://www.readingrailroad.org/reference/ref_paint.html

http://www.readingrailroad.org/reference/ref_modelers.html

The roof was actually a brown, not black.

Tom

[tstage]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Attaboy

Lighten up a little, Loathar. Folks are just trying to help the lady a little and her enthusiasm is contagious. A lot of folks on this forum (and others) could use a good dose of enthusiasm and less cynicism.

Well said, Attaboy. Initially I was going to add something. But Tess did such a wonderful job of explaining herself, there's really nothing left to be said...

Tom

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tstage

James,
Here's a link for you:
http://www.readingrailroad.org/reference/ref_paint.html
The roof was actually a brown, not black.
Tom

Thank you Tom, Very helpful indeed.

James

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by piccolotess
I really do hope that all these gentlemen on this forum haven't been helping me just because I'm a girl....I hope it's been because they want to share the passion they have for this incredible hobby and the significant place the railroad has in American history.

That about hits the nail on the head. The fact that you are a woman Or girl what ever you prefer, while a novelty factor, is not the reason for such the entusiastic response. As was said. your entusiasm is contagous, There have been several other pople in the past who have come here looking for advice to get started, and they have gotten much the same level of response. I am sure loathar is just ubset because you currently have the spotlight and stole the show or something. So Don't be bashful or Shy and I look foward to you having a long productive tenure here on the MR forum. As for the topic at had "Getting BF a Train for Christmas" It is a lofty and noble goal. However you are one of the few that are looking for something more than what is avialable in a pre-backaged store bought set. So that is a refreshing twist and I am glad that all of us can help you get just exactly what your looking for. In a way, I wish I had more of your focus. I have been modeling since I was 4. And in that time I have modeld Union Pacific, Santa Fe, Bulrington Northern BNSF. Briefly considered Montana Rail Link for a long eneugh time to buy three locos. Modeled my own made up railroad for a time. So by the time I finally committed to GN. I now have lots of stuff to repaint. And Items that I own that GN didn't have. (Mainly various steam locos, and 90s era diesels) I have to figure out what to do with. But I wish you well. And I am sure that in a few months, you will get a train just for your very own to run around.

I often feel they should should put FDA warnings on all Magazines and websites that states

"It has been discoverd by the Surgeon General of the United States that the hobby of model railroading is highly addictive. Participating in such hobby leads to elevated sense of passion. Greater artistic ability, and increace in general common knowledge. It is often accompanied by a strong urge to share the interest in the hobby with other people which is the primary means for spreading the infection. There is no known cure for this afliction and can only be treated with constant expusure with the desired trains. Prolonged exposure can create a temporary subsiding of symptoms and the afliction can go into a recession for around a maximum of 24-36 months. But is usually more stronger and virulent upon its return. "

Hope you enjoyed the laugh.

James

[selector]

Loathar, I am surprised. Your pique seems to be a case of "methinks thou doth protest over much."

I can think of no thread that has garnered as much interest as this one, and dousing it with cold water, surely you could have guessed, would be unwelcome. It diminishes the noble intent of every contributor, and sets you apart as a churl.

I'm not sure if you thought this through.

-Crandell

[chateauricher]

QUOTE: Originally posted by loathar
GUYS! Get a grip.....You all are acting like you've never talked to woman before.(come on, this isn't a Star Wars forum) Act your age.(when was the last time a present to Hubby post got this many replies). I'm not trying to be rude...but ...come on?????

Perhaps one of the reasons Tess is getting so many replies is because she keeps coming back with more questions. Had you thought of that ?

Also, this is one thread that has actually been interesting and informative. Rather unlike the numerous other threads asking the same question for the 1000th time in a week; and the inane (almost infantile) polls we've been subjected to lately. Its also refreshing to find such enthusiasm, joy, and "five-year-old-kids-on-Christmas-morning"-like excitement about model railroading after a spat of flame-wars and troll attacks.

Besides, as Attaboy said, Tess' "enthusiasm is contagious." [swg]

[Anonymous]

I wish I had more of your focus. I have been modeling since I was 4. And in that time I have modeld Union Pacific, Santa Fe, Bulrington Northern BNSF. Briefly considered Montana Rail Link for a long eneugh time to buy three locos. Modeled my own made up railroad for a time. So by the time I finally committed to GN. I now have lots of stuff to repaint. And Items that I own that GN didn't have. (Mainly various steam locos, and 90s era diesels) I have to figure out what to do with. But I wish you well. And I am sure that in a few months, you will get a train just for your very own to run around.

It wasn't really hard to find focus. Keith and I are very proud to live in the Reading area and the railroad is very symbolic to this area. It's funny....the majority of my youth was spent thinking that the Reading Lines still existed. No idea that it wasn't around any more.

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