BEER BARN

[jeffrey-wimberly]

How about this nice home going up in a nice quiet neighborhood.

Should be a great train watching spot. Just sit out on the porch and watch them rumble by.

Bartender, 1 vodka matinée, shaken, not stirred.

[inch53]

Evening, how bout an Old Mil, Joe, just set up round could use the company.
Been along day with kids and all.

Chris,,, didn't get to much of the "L" word, to many grandkids. kids. Geuss that's what happens when you have a bunch of kids and live in a woods
OH, I think it got to 64 today and mostly cloudy.

Jeff,,,, we had 3 computors on the bird I crewed while in the AF [early 70's]. The equipment bay for them was 9'L x7' H x 2' deep and that wasn't including the parts on the ground. Couldn't do a 10'th of todays desktop.

Mike ,,, like the Coleman fuel depot. MR had a something in it a couple 3 months ago on making paper shingles. Might look it up

Best get moving , the wife said supper be ready, so catch ya'll laters
inch

[mikesmowers]

     Joe,  I'm dry again.  
   jeffrey,  I like the home, I have been wanting to do something like that on my layout.  Make a house under construction, with a couple of trucks from Fillmore Concrete on the job.  Did you get this as a kit or scratch.  Is there a place on line that I can order scale 2x4's, 2x6's and the such?  What about wood siding such as ''teardrop siding''  any one make this stuff in HO scale.
     The biggest problem I have in making a house under construction is finding the room.    Mike

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Mike, you kind find all kinds of stuff on Walther's web site

The house is a Bachmann Plasticville kit. Here's the link for it.

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/160-45191

Here are some links for HO scale lumber.

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/385-200

http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?manu=&item=&split=30&category=&scale=H&instock=Y&keywords=lumber&start=120

http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?manu=&item=&split=30&category=&scale=H&instock=Y&keywords=lumber&start=240

 

[colvinbackshop]

One more round for the house, Joe!

 

coborn35: Didn't get a pic, nor could I make a link. But, next time I get to Duluth, we should try for a rendezvous. Were you running trains down town at the depot?

 

Jeffrey, so...you're a carpenter too! Nice little house! My in-laws house was situated close to the busy set of tracks (but not even as close as the one you're building) and was great for railfaning...But really hard to get a whole night's sleep! 

 

Mike: I really like the Coleman Fuel diorama! As for the building...Here in our neck of the woods (but depending on the year), the building would have been sided with wood "car-siding" and most likely have a steel roof. Or...corrugated steel on the walls and roof.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

When you've lived close to a rail line for a while, you don't even hear the trains. You just tune them out.

[MisterBeasley]

Yeah, I'll second that.  I used to live right across the street from the B&M, back when they still ran freight on the old Fitchburg line.  I still remember one time when I couldn't sleep because somebody had put their perpetually-barking dog outside.  Once the freight came along, it drowned out the dog and I drifted peacefully off to the Land of Nod.

Jeff, I hope you've got a buyer for that house.  The market has gone real soft here, and there are two new homes in the area which just aren't moving.  And, they are under a half-million each, not bad for a McMansion on a postage-stamp lot.  I hate to say it, but if the bank calls the construction loans, that house might never get finished.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

The house is as good as sold. There are 4 HO scale families fighting over it right now.

[colvinbackshop]

Coffee this morning please, Joe...Or is that Joe this morning Joe!

The housing market has taken a turn here too...Across the country perhaps! As far as an effect on me, I don't mind, because the cost of lumber has gone down a bit too, which helps with the re-modeling project I have going on right now. With that said, I've got to get busy with a little carpentering this morning. I'm finishing up the last of the framing and may even get some paneling up today!

[mikesmowers]

   Good morning all. Joe, black coffee here,  thanks
   Got more rain here during the night, the creek in front of our house is up and running good, and both of the ponds have water in them.  There hasn't been this much water here in 8 months.  I'n glad to see it, 
   We have had a total of 5+ inches in just less than 1 week, I hear it is raining again as I type, glad for the  rain although I hope I don't have to swim, that might be hard to do carring a RR layout.    Have a good week,    Mike

[SilverSpike]

Hey all,

After the day I've had, I need a beer!

Colvin, drop me a PM and I'll hit you with my email; I'll gladly take any Gumbo recipe or even etouffee off your hands (Ryan, that goes for you too).  It's gettin colder here, so time to do some spicey smothered things.  And like you, I can't get Fat Tire here in NC.  The last time i had any was about 2 years ago when our Production Manager went back to Colorado to pick up the rest of his belongings.  He had a Uhaul that was only half full, and asked if any of us liked Fat Tire.  I had him bring me back 3 cases (I think he brought back 5 of his own).  Wish I had one now.

Oh well, I'm heading to Hilton Head South Carolina tomorrow morning early.  Can't wait, finally some time off from work to do nothing.

Ya'll have a goodn.

Chris

Chris,

I sent you a PM with the Chicken and Sausage Gumbo recipe, you can cut it in half if you need too. I made this one on Saturday and it makes a 3 1/2 gallon batch. 

Cheers,

Ryan

[91rioja]

3.5 gallons?????  You feedin a small army over there?  Oh well, I usually cook stews and such in my 12 qt stock pot filled to the brim.  And it is just me and my wife.  Thanks for the recipe.

Ch

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good afternoon, a large Coke and a 5th of Jack Daniels please.

Just got in from work a while ago, almost had to row home. It has been raining non-stop here since last evening. I estimate we've gotten abaut 10 inches by now, and it's supposed to rain all night too.

Hope it's dryer where you are. I'm thankful that I'm on a hill top. That puts me over 30 feet above the level of the lake.

[mikesmowers]

   Well it's that time again, ya know it happens every day about this time,  Hay there Joe, I'm thiristy,  Thank ya kindley there sir.   Had a slow day around here got my work all done by noon so I have been working on the RR all afternoon. Got the parking lot all done with the saw lines in the concrete and weathered. I used some black chalk on the roadways and I am impressed with the way they turned out.  I also tried my hand at making the road way smoothe with the tracks, and the train still crosses the road just fine.
    I did break down and order some cedar shingles for the structure from Walthers. I want this to be the best scratch built structure on the layout so I am trying to take my time and be patient.  Will post some pics if you all want to see them, if I am not boaring you all to much with my building.   Well so long for now, Oh by the way, never use dulcote without a WHOLE LOT of ventelation!!!!    One good thing about not smoking....I haven't had to clean cigarett ashes off the layout in OVER 2 weeks.
                                Mike

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Mike, one of my HO home buyers punched on of the others in the head. The home may be tried up in litigation.

 

[mikesmowers]

    OH NO  I hate to hear that jeffrey, Was it over the sale of the house,    Maybe he was trying to do something that the other fellow did not approve of, was he hurt bad?       Mike

[jeffrey-wimberly]

He wasn't hurt bad. The fight started because he went with a Dytec home loan and undercut the other buyer.

[mikesmowers]

   He ought to consider himself lucky he is still able to tell about it.   I think Mike needs another cold one,  Joe I need a beer over here, how 'bout you jeffrey you OK?      Mike

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Jack Daniels straight up for me.

[mikesmowers]

   Getting close,     Who is going to be at the top of the page and buy the next round?   Joe I'm ready for another cold one, bring jeffrey a double, he's buying.     Mike

[MisterBeasley]

Are you sure they were fighting over the house, and it wasn't just a spillover fight from a football game this week?  Or, as Rodney Dangerfield used to say, "I went to a fight last night, and a hockey game broke out!"

With that, I see Joe's already drawn me my Harpoon IPA, so...ah, that's better.  Scoot down some of those beer nuts, would ya?  Thanks.

Now, I've actually been reading some exceptionally dull government documents about the proper codes for pipe colors at distribution facilities.  These are recent, and they actually specify unleaded gasoline only.  Loosely speaking, gasoline is red, diesel is yellow, fuel oil is green and kerosene is brown.

And...have you notice how busy the forums got all of a sudden?  Two weeks ago, folks were saying that they were drying up from lack of attention.  I went away for the weekend, and I had to scroll back two pages on the layouts forum!  Up here in the Northeast, we had a bee-yoo-tiful fall weekend, but I understand the pre-winter nasties have taken over most of the rest of the US of A.  Well, I guess it's an ill wind that blows us back into our layout rooms, eh?

Make the next one a Sam Octoberfest, OK, Joe?  Cheers, to the season...

[mikesmowers]

   Joe, I'll have anothr over here....thanks.
  Mister B. I have defentally noticed the change in the forums, a lot more useful post and a lot less complaining. To be honest, a couple of months ago I seriously considered quitting  these forums because of all the complaining, but now I am glad I am still here, things are like they used to be, there is a multitude of useful info here for the model RR enthusist. I for one could not have done what I have done if it wern't for the forums.  Taking that in condersidersation I would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone on the forums.   Mike

[inch53]

Evening all, I'll have an old Mil over Joe, thanks. Set round also
Been a long rainy day day here in the midwest, looks like another tomorrow. Sad part is , still no MRR work, to much help [grandkids]. At least their leaving for the night, so a couple hours of quiet afore morning.

JB,,, we live close to a busy set of tracks out back. Most the time we don't notice the trains, but once in a while it sounds like their coming through the bedroom when the airs right.
The housing market here has soften too, but lumber prices are still going up.

Mike,,, talked to my cousin abit ago, it's rained so much here now. He thinks he'll need a mudhog kit on the combine or wait till a freeze to finish the harvest.

Mr. B. ,,, the only time I notice the forums being busy, is when I've not been around for a day or two.

Need to go pop some grandkids pampers. Hope mommy and daddy get here soon. Catch ya'll laters
inch

[trainfreek92]

Guys I would hang out but the cops might arrest me.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning and top 'o' the day to all of ye. How about a boiler maker, bourbon with a beer chaser.

The rain has finally stopped! It's hard to believe it came down non-stop for 29 hours straight!

Gotta go to work in about 7 1/2 hours, We'll be making 120mm mortar rounds today. Oh joy. More concrete.

[colvinbackshop]

One cold one here Joe, I'll take a Summit Extra Pale Ale with a wedge of lime...And set um up for who ever else needs one!

We've had rain today too, but we really need it, so that's OK with me. And as mentioned, the bad weather drives us into the Trainroom! Or in my case the addition project. I didn't get to the paneling, but I do have EVERYTHING else done and I am ready for the paneling! Soooo...Tomorrow I'll run some through the saw and start nailing. Did I mention that I am making the paneling??

The dimension lumber for the framing came from the lumber yard, but all of the interior lumber (actually for our entire house and Trainroom benchwork too) comes from our "Tree Farm". It is truly a labor of love...Or as my wife puts it "He graduated from The School Of Do It Yourself...The Hardest Way Possible". Which for the most part is true!

 Each piece of Aspen paneling for the new library went through the sawmill at least three times to make a rough cut board, then it got "dry stickered" out in the barn, turned once after 6 months and stickered again ...continuing to air dry for at least a year. Now the real fun begins; with two passes through the saw again (re-saw process to produce a standard width), three times through the planner to get it to a standard thickness, then twice more, either through the saw with a dado to make "ship-lap" or the spindle shaper to make tongue and groove.

Soooo....To say the least, the Trainroom is experiencing a "Slow Order" until I get the addition somewhat under control. That, of course is under the direction of the CEO of Home Development. On the other hand when she cuts me loose (in the Trainroom that is)...I'm loose and the construction season is "full tilt"!

[colvinbackshop]

Well...Looky there, I'm on top this "go round"! Set um up Joe!! I could do another anyway!

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Set me up with a Harvey Wallbanger.

[MisterBeasley]

Guys I would hang out but the cops might arrest me.

No, we use "Modellers' License" here to adjust the rules appropriately.  For instance, there's no Interstate Commerce Commission out there banning the use of "billboard reefers," so all those colorful cars are still perfectly legit on our roads.  Likewise, you won't be served a beer, other than a root beer, but you're free to mooch the popcorn and beer nuts.  Joe's coffee will clear the morning fog from the bay in Downeast Maine, so you might want to stick to the OJ in the AM.

Cup o' coffee, by the way, Joe.  I've gotta meet with Government types this morning, and I'll need it.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Come on now, his coffee is stronger than that! The last time I looked, the pot was walking down the bar waving the sugar decanter and a spoon. Send a pot of his coffee to Iraq and that mess will be over in a week.