I'll have a cold one Joe...One before teaching a toddler swim class shouldn't hurt!! Should it??
Well...I've finely gotten the backdrop up on the end of the peninsula. I still have a bit to go with getting it all together, but I'm pretty satisfied thus far.
Either I'm really slow or something, but it seems to take for ever to get any of my projects finished.
Here on the W. side at Whyte...It isn't looking too bad. The Backshop will get some details toward the front of the building interior and I'm going to do some lighting, with office light and a goose neck light over the office door, but that will be it.
Over on the E. side...I still have a ways to go! I, like George, am not much of a painter / artist! I did "take to the brush" and put in a road, but I still need to get the hills in place and then....Do the road. This was only a test! Thank God that paint is like an eraser! Just put another layer of paint on and start over!
Gotta' run...I have class at 1800.......
Just a quick one. We've got to head out to the school play in a few minutes. It's Little Shop of Horrors, a distinct departure from the standard fare of Rogers and Hammerstein that's characterized our high school musicals for 20 years.
I did a bit of modelling, just the gas station. These are the old-time pumps from JL Innovative. Other accessories around are part of the same set, plus some random stuff I had around.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Just a quick coffee this morning, Joe. I know that I haven't been around much lately.
Nice photos, JB & MrB. It is always great when you share.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Good morning. I'll have a coffee and the breakfast special Joe....Then it's out to the Trainroom for a little bit, yet today.
Mr. Beasley, I like the station picture. What automobile is getting fueled? It looks real cool.
Mike: The trolley is on its way to OK. As for shipping and handling....Let's see: My time at $20 / hour, the mileage to and from town (what is the going rate these days....40 maybe .50 cents / mile), the cardboard box and the use of the Sharpie for addressing purposes, the return labels and the actual postage charge....Should round out to just under $100. JUST KIDDING AROUND!
The shipping / postage was under $3 and the way I see it, that's not even worth doing a stamp, envelope and a check. Consider it a gift...Maybe do something for me someday.
Well, I'm heading out to the Trainroom where I hope to do a little backdrop painting in between running some pine lumber through the planner. I need some paneling to finish the library project.
That's an Athearn RTR Model A Sport Coupe, in green. I've got to lighten up that picture, huh? I was in a hurry last night to get the picture up before we left for the show. I'll see if I can improve it tonight, or maybe take a better one. I'm planning some interior work on the building, too. If you look close, you can see the car inside is sitting on the rails of a scratch-built lift. The rails are all that's there right now, but I'll try to get it up higher later on.
JL Innovative used to sell those old-style pumps prepainted and decalled, but that item was discontinued. Instead, I found that they had a whole set of detail parts, including the pumps, for only a couple of dollars more. I had to paint them myself, but they still came out pretty good. The rest of the detail parts have inspired me to do up the inside of the building.
Ooops, top of the page. Well, set 'em up, Joe. It's Thursday afternoon, so it shouldn't cost too big a bundle, not like when that rowdy weekend crowd shows up. Make mine a Strumpet IPA. Thanks.
I'll have a tall tap beer . Thanks, Mr. B!!
The wife thought since I have a little time off it'd be a GREAT IDEA to bring home primer, paint, tape and some rollers so I could put this leisure time to "good use" painting the great room, kitchen and dining room.Oh well, it's been bare sheetrock for a while so it probably is time!That's what I get for making her strip the kitchen cabinets!I think I told you guys I'm a carpenter and I'm building our house as money permits.The 5 year plan has morphed into a 10 year plan(athough the basement is COMPLETELY finished except for some benchwork!No mortgage payment tho!
I haven't got much MRR done(see above) ,but I hope to get below tonight yet!
Cheers!
Terry
Terry in NW Wisconsin
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OK, these should be better. More light, steadied the camera, and brightened them up on the computer:
As usual, I've got a number of projects going. The trolley needs to be painted, and while I am working on the decal designs, I'm also putting in the window decals for the cigar store, so that I can have a cigar store Indian outside.
Wow, Mr. B! Did you say the pumps are hand painted? Nice work. I don't remember your scale!??
saronaterry wrote: Wow, Mr. B! Did you say the pumps are hand painted? Nice work. I don't remember your scale!??Terry
They're in HO. Hand-painted, yes, but the Texaco logos were provided. They were on a small paper sheet, and had to be cut out. I really wish they'd gone with decals instead of these "label" things. Before I cut them out, I scanned the sheet into the computer, so I may yet decide to make up a decal set myself and do them right.
The paint, by the way, was cheapo acrylic white and red. I sprayed them with a semi-gloss finish to get the metallic look.
I will stop by for a quick coffee this evening.
Very nice, MrB. Does the nozzle fit in the gas tank? Cool.
Kinda busy tonight. Joe, Set us all up with what ever they are having. I am feeling OK tonight, not much going on but I am still getting a little done in the trainroom a little at a time.
colvin check your PM, I got the trolly today and am looking forward to trying it out, Thanks.
Guess I better go and find some food to fill my empty void, unless someone wants to join me in a pizza, my treat. Mike
Thanks Mike! I'll take you up on the brew and the pizza!! I'm hungry, so pizza and a cold tap should hit the spot.
Glad to hear the little trolley got to you. Hope that it will find a route on your layout and live a happy life with you in OK.
Mr. Beasley....Those pictures did improve and they give a nice perspective...Still like the old car! Your scenes always look so good!
Not much to report in the Trainroom here. I did get some painting done on the Isabella Station side of the peninsula and now have some hills in place. Next I want to get a little foreground detail on and then try my hand at the road again. I also painted fascia and the back side of the peninsula backdrop, and worked on another piano wire turnout at Cascade Jct. But the BIG push of the day was to run the pine paneling....And, I got it done!
If all goes well tomorrow, I'll do a bit more painting in between the re-sawing of the paneling and maybe even get a few pieces of it nailed up too.
Terry, I understand where you are coming from in regard to the building of your house! Mine started with standing timber ion 1988 and a hole in the ground in 1989. Perhaps some day I'll have it finished......
I'll join you for a brew Mike.
Hope all is going well for you this evening! You mentioned you were feeling better...This is GOOD! Now just don't "over-do" and all should be right in your world!
I did a little more painting in the Trainroom today and think I'm close to being done with the peninsula backdrop. It didn't turn out as I had hoped, but as I've said, I'm not much of an artiest! If I do a bit more landscaping in front of what I've painted....I'm thinking it will be / look pretty good.
Even though it's been real nice, as far as temperature goes with mid 20's of late, we're supposed to drop into the freezer for the weekend! If so...I'll play in the Trainroom! All is not lost.....
Maybe we'll even get some snow! I did see a few "flurries" in the lights on the way home from work. We really need some more snow!
'Morning, Joe. Coffee and a glazed donut, please.
Mister Beasley, your gas pumps look great! I was wondering how you had gotten that 'raised sheet of tin' look on the Texaco logos on the lower pylons. As I very vaguely recall, those logos were raised sheets of painted tin, not applied directly to the base metal.
Competely - I have about had it with Dell! They won't take a Post Office box address, but insist on trying to mail to my street address (which has NO postal service.) Then, their Customer 'Service' is all based in India, and the people there haven't got a clue. One suggested that I go to the USPS "store" to find my shipment! Guess I need to get a printer that uses ink I can buy at the local Office Big Box.
Well, it's off to the races. See ya.
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)
Joe, been slow this weekend, well better have a cold beer and try to keep the place alive.
Been doing a little in the new train room the past couple of days, got about half the walls done. I am ready to do the trim work and then the painting. Slow process but I keep hacking away at it and I will ''get 'er done''
I guess if I buy the next round I won't go broke?
Take care. mike
Thanks Mike...I'll have a brew with a lunch plate!
BTW, I did get your PM, and if you didn't see the post on the last page...The trolley is a gift! Done worry abut any S&H.
Sounds as you are doing well again. That's good! Be careful.
Today I've been work in union stuff again, but tomorrow, I get to play in tha Trainroom! I have gotten some stuff done out there. Been taking advantage of the cold temps. We had wind chills in the -40 to -50 range over the weekend and woke to -22 (the real thing) this morning.
Well, I see my brain was working faster then the fingers on that last post...Sorry about the typos!
With that...It's my turn to by a round. Set it up Joe, and keep the change. I'm taking another break from working on the union stuff and I'm thinking a cold one would be in order!
I am the chief negotiator for our union in contract talks. We haven't had a contract since July; the state (as is our entire country) is cutting funding for education and the local citizenship just voted down an operating referendum! To say the least, my work is certainly cut out for me in just saving jobs...If nothing else!
Mike, I hear you about buying a round every now and again, just to keep the place open! Yes, we still see a few of the old regulars and of course a few new folk too, but on the other hand we haven't seen inch, GUB, Jeffery, Fergie, fifedog, ukguy, roadrat or Nigel (trying to name a few, if memory serves) for quite some time now. Hope they are all OK and just didn't feel like hanging out here!
Oh well...Their lose! Gotta' get back to work.
It's a little like keeping our LHS running, isn't it? Well, a round on me, if it helps. Strumpet IPA for me, Joe. As they say in the ads, nothing goes down like a Strumpet.
I was at my LHS over the weekend, and I found a Woodland Scenics set, one with a pair of 50's era cars, for $9.95. Some would have just walked up and bought it at that "great" price, but something was wrong here. So, I told our proprietor that it was likely mismarked. He checked, and it should have been something like $23.95. To me, a great deal is less important than keeping a great shop in business.
I was there for a speaker and sound decoder for the new trolley. I've got to go with one of the Digitrax programmables. I found a sound "project" for a trolley online, so this will be another fun learning experience. I've done the "cream" color on the paint job, and I'll probably get to the rust-red tone later in the week. I'm matching the paint scheme and decal set I did for the PCC car. Nice to be working on trains again. I've realized that I haven't done anything but scenery for the last few months. Fun, but it's nice to get back to basics now and again.
Happy Valentine's Day. I brought in some chocolates.
Mmmm, thanks, Sue! I'll have an Irish coffee with mine.
Yucky weather here in the Northeast. We had a couple of single-digit nights earlier in the week, then a few inches of heavy snow, followed by a day of rain and a cold night. A perfect recipe for turning roads into hockey rinks. I had to take a long detour this morning, because my usual route had turned to ice, and the police had the road blocked off while they assessed fighting and roughing penalties after the hockey game broke out.
I'm hoping to get the trim color painted on the trolley today. It's a bit warmer and a lot drier, so I should be able to do the painting in the garage.
Mike, any results on your trolley yet?
Good morning.....And Happy Valentine's Day to you all too!
Thanks Sue. I love chocolate with coffee, and an Irish coffee sounds good too!
Mr. Beasley: Sorry to hear of the bad weather. You guys have really been getting nailed this go-round. We've had major ups and downs with the temperature (we have a -24 wind-chill again this morning) but thankfully no rain to ice things up so far this year.
I spent some time in the Trainroom yesterday, but I didn't get any modeling done! My turnouts in the heart of Cascade Junction (the double cross-over and run-around track) are going to have to have the piano wire control installed from under, as I have the site on a sheet of cork.
So this project had to start with moving EVERYTHING from under that portion of the upper level. This sounds simple and it really isn't hard, just time consuming with sorting, moving and most of all...finding other places to move everything to. It is a relatively small room already packed with the around the walls and peninsula benchwork, so as I am working on the upper level, the lower level has become the storage, staging and tool room! I did however get it cleared out and will hopefully gat a chance to lay down under there to bend and route some wire today.
Thanks for the cookie,Sue!
I found a CHEAP source for styrene. I know I'm not the first to find this but I don't remember seeing a post.Running errands the other day I stopped at wally's mart and found that the "for sale, garage sale etc." signs are about .020 thick. Same size as what you get for roofs in DPM kits.I bought two of the 15"x19"ones for $1.97 each.Seemed like the smaller 10"x14" ones were about .010 or so at $.97 each. I got enough to pave around and between the station tracks for less than 5 bucks.The lhs sells it for around $6 for 3 8x10 sheets.
Have a good one!
Morning all. Joe I'll have a cup 'o coffee and one of Sue's candys. Been having nice weather the past few days, unlike those in the north country. Mr. B, I read on the internet that there were some -40 deg. temps in your neck of the woods. Any where close to where you are? I did get the trolly last week and like it. I tried to run it a little but it didn't run very well. Wouldn't make it around the layout without a push now and then. It was cold in the train room and I hadn't run any trains in a while and I am sure the track needs to be cleaned. I am sure it will run OK on clean track. I was wondering about the wheels, they are real shiny, should I rust them up a bit and do a light weathering or are they supposed to be that way?
I was up about 4 AM this morning with Samson (My 9 month old German Shepard pup) barking and raising cain. I figured He had another racoon in a tree, wrong, He had his first encounter with a skunk. He smells bad this morning and wants ot rub on me, He has been in and out of the water all morning I guess trying to wash off the smell. I figure Samson learned a lesson about wildlife last night LOL.
I am still working on the new trainroom, need to put up a few more pieces of trim and paint the walls then the benchwork. I did get the ceiling painted yesterday and am so ready to see some blue walls instead of a solid white room. After I got all the adding and removing of the walls done, I ended up with a room about 40 foot long and 10 foot wide with a longer elbow on each end, sort of a shallow and long ''u'' shape. If I live long enough, I should be able to have a quite nice train room and much easier to heat.
Guess I have rattled long enough and I'll have another cup and a candy then off to the train room to try to finish up this weekend. I will try to post a pic or two to let you see what I am trying to explain. Have a good day. Mike
Wow! Looks as if all of the regulars have turned out. Must be your chocolates, Sue.
Coffee and toast for me, Joe. Thanks.
Mike, if you haven't done so already, give Samson a bath in tomato juice. I've been told that will de-skunk a dog in rapid order.
The dessicated desert doesn't have minus ridiculous temperatures, but we did pick up a few breezes last night and this morning - about Force Ten on the Beaufort scale. It's a little calmer now - 25 to 35, gusts over 40 - but our predicted high is 25 degrees less than it has been.
I know about the un-built-on part of the benchwork becoming a catchall. In my case it's a 5 by 10 table that will be the big end of the second peninsula. After I put up the L girders and a minimum number of joists, I flopped a sheet of Masonite on it. BIG mistake! The Masonite is still there, buried under layer after layer of (????.) Of course, all of the under-layout space is also full of boxed 'stuff,' one reason why I've designed everything to be worked on top-down or edges-in.
Time for a mail run. See ya.
I will have tea with my waffles this morning before work. I have a short day today. Maybe I can drop in more this weekend.
Good morning gang. A coffee to go again this morning Joe...I'm heading out to the Trainroom again for a little while.
I got three more of the piano wire controls done yesterday and hope to get two more done this morning! It is a bit of a slow process with adjusting everything to fit right, but they are turning out pretty darn good!
In regard to "stuff", it seems I never have enough space....But then on the other hand, the more space I have the more space I fill up!! I guess I am true pilot: I pile it here, pile it there, move the piles from one place to another and then back again!! It's a disease!
Mike: I also noticed that the wheels on that trolley are like little mirrors! I think I would blacken and rust them up some. But I have to admit that the only ones I have ever paid much attention to were the old trolleys in New Orleans.
Hi, folks. Friday evening, so I'll buy a round. A plate of those hot nachos with the mini-shrimp would be nice too, Joe.
I got the trim color painted on the trolley, and a bit more of the small part stuff. The decals are printed and I put a coat of decal sealer on them. I cut the legs off of some of my citizens to allow them to sit in the trolley. ("Legs? Who needs 'em? All I want to do is ride the trolley for the rest of my natural born days.") Then, I realized that I have a use for the legs, too. I cut the base off of some old metal figures, and they didn't end up as well as I'd hoped. Now, though, I've got a few sets of legs and feet to transplant on to them. Modern medical science ain't got nothin' on me, I tell ya. Sister Mary Elephant, you are about to receive new mobility!
An ice cold beer sounds pretty good this evening. I will snitch a nacho or two.
Sounds like your figure surgery is challenging. I found that the plastic figures were easier to cut and paste. Can't wait to see the end result.
I'll buy a round, Joe. I might get by pretty cheaply...Doesn't seem to be too many around this weekend!
I finished six turnout wire controls so far...Five to go! But, I've run out of tubing!!
I have struggled with one that didn't "line up" quite right, but I'm thinking that it will be OK once all the adhesives cure, holding the control tube in place. I hope, I hope!
Skiing was great today with a little fresh snow and temps. in the upper 20's. I love winter, it really is my favorite season...And, when it's snowing (not raining) and above 0....It's really great.