Good morning, fellas.
A couple of months ago I locked the Trains magazine version of the off-topic area (coffee shop) because it was so big. It's time to do the same with this thread... we shouldn't be constantly dragging a 414-page thread around.
So, I'm locking this. One of you can start a new thread with a new established date, but please, one only.
Happy Friday. Have a great weekend.
Bergie
here's what's going on up here
777 my lucky post.
http://www.weather.com/weather/map/USME0213?clip=756®ion=ne&collection=regwxforecast&presname=Northeast%20Forecast&name=index_large_animated&day=1
wow jeff I though it was always above freezing down there.
gess not
gear-jammer wrote: Help. Is there something special that I am expected to do with my next post? I reach the 1000 and want to use it wisely. Many of you are already there. It may mean that I am a blabbermouth.Sue
Help.
Is there something special that I am expected to do with my next post? I reach the 1000 and want to use it wisely. Many of you are already there. It may mean that I am a blabbermouth.
Sue
Yes you must prove your a blabber mouth and post a long post of no less than 10,000 words all related to trains
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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ModelTrainLover wrote: IT'S SNOWING!!!!!It's snowing here is wounderful Maine!@!! The first snow of the season!!YAAAAAAHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT'S SNOWING!!!!!
It's snowing here is wounderful Maine!@!! The first snow of the season!!
YAAAAAAHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We had snow yesterday here in TN so I sent it up to you as we didn't want it. Serioursly thou it was snowing here last night.
Good morning, all. I think that I will have decaf this morning. I have to meet some friends for coffee at 10:00 and probably shouldn't be bouncing off the walls. You know me. That would be par for the course.
I think that I will paint the hardshell before I leave.
Train show this weekend. I am starting my list.
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
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must be slippery come winta that's if it lasts long enough
ModelTrainLover wrote:IT'S SNOWING!!!!!It's snowing here is wounderful Maine!@!! The first snow of the season!!YAAAAAAHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah but it has stopped snowing!!
(noooo)
and it looks like I have the top of the page!
and it coming down hard!! the snowflakes are huge!!!!
Good morning ! from Tipton Indiana.
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Hey guys, only one other person cruising the area tonight. Whoever you are, howdy! Guess I should pay more attention to the opening page to see whats going on.
der- I have only used the sharp end for graffiti and the such, and using it that way, you don't pick up the graphite shine unless you see it from an acute angle. Also, I didn't clarify that I used Roseart Colored pencils also, on light cars-grey, white, etc.- they look (to me at least) like faded paint. They also come in handy for sun bleached paint streaks if you can find a lighter color for whatever car you might be weathering.
One of the better things I stumbled onto was using a sharp pencil and a piece of typewriter correction paper. You can make pretty convincing chalk marks like this, so a couple of my cars have "RIP" or "BO track" scribbled on them. I also have a couple with Kilroy and the little guy with the sombrero under the palm tree, Herbie, if I remember right. I also used this method to make "construction remarks" on a bunch of steel beams used as a flat car load. I thought it could also be used to create graffiti, but as soon as I thought that, the taggers went to colors that boggle the mind!
As for the oil stains and the such, I use the edge and smear it with a finger tip, but now that you mentioned it, I suppose you could hit it with a quick shot of flat finish. I might just have to take another look at those stains under better lighting!
JeffreyW- I never thought about using air mail paper. (Hope I quoted that right, it's been a long night). If I didn't I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. That sounds like an idea worth checking out.
Gonna go read some more, and try to keep from falling asleep! Gettin too old for this graveyard shift!
LSWrr wrote: RT: What is the minimum turn radius for that 4-8-4? This week I'm working on the turns for my HO layout with a 2 track main I've laid out 42" dia turn for the outside and a 38" dia for the inner rail.
RT: What is the minimum turn radius for that 4-8-4? This week I'm working on the turns for my HO layout with a 2 track main I've laid out 42" dia turn for the outside and a 38" dia for the inner rail.
Not sure need to find a regular hobby shop that deals in n scale I do know n does at least 2 radius I've seen 9 3/4 and 11 3/4 (I think)
Hello Diners!
PC......... It's really good that your Mom can help with Mrs. PC. . That way you can go to the wonderful work place. Of course, we'll keep praying for Mrs. PC's recovery from surgery.
Colby ...... One week vacation! Any planned model railroad projects?
RT .... 4 hours one-way is a bit far. Oh Well.
JR ..... A pink caboose. Terrific!
Johnboy (Saskatchawan) ... Enjoyed the senior breakfast story. Your wife could have told the server: "The yolk is on you!". Suggest you have breakfast in the diner after this.
Fergie .... Don't "MESS" with the 4-8-4's paint job. It's beautiful. Now that you're into 4-8-4's, I've got visions of a 2-10-2 for my railroad. There may be some left over after all.
Rob......... Oh? You expect air in all 4 tires????? Silly idea.
Hello der.
We didn't have spinach salad tonight. Not after last night's scare.
I have nearly completed my shed for the track department and am working on the scene. Photos will soon be available too. If you're interested in an idea for working HO door hinges that are nearly invisable ............... tune in this weekend.
Happy Model Railraoding!!!!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Rob:
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NOT! Turns out that there was an “error” with our order, and now we won’t get it ’til Monday. Nice of them to phone and tell us wasn’t it? We would have been waiting all day tomorrow if I hadn’t phoned to find out why the courier didn’t deliver.
Northern Phil:
der-I use pencils a lot in modeling, probably due to all of the doodling I did in school. You can add personalized graffiti, weathering, facial hair and wristwatches, all sorts of neat stuff!
You don’t find the graphite is a bit shiny for weathering, or is it just specific effects you’re after like the oily patches you mentioned before?
Jerry:
Johnder....I can't wait to see photos of steel pilings...
Fergie:
HO and 70 ton ore cars... And they are not Red but Orange (not pink)" style='width:11.25pt; height:11.25pt'> " border="0" width="15" height="15" /> (heads up, incoming)
Johnboy: Welcome back! That senior’s joke was great! …as it says, don’t mess™ with us, we’ve been around!
Ed: Thanks for the website.
I guess it’s bedtime again here on the Eastern Shore. So I’ll say Good night all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing (inc. Paul’s friend), comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Evening Gang:
Hogger: The ladies serving here, Zoe, Cloe, and Janie, like to be treated nicely. You know, please, thank you, yes mam, and no mam. They have a way of giving us an attitude ajustment. Just ask Flip and Fergie. I'm just kidding of course. I never did say welcome, so here you are .
Rob, I think that you left the twilight zone a ways back and went right to plaid.
I didn't get to work on the fence, I did clean up some black plastic pipe that the well drillers left behind. It's 2" dia and about 1000ft long. I cut it into about 15 ft pieces to make it easer to handle and will use it for moving water with my gas pump. Tomorrow it's doctors all day. First my regular and then the VA. Fun, fun, fun. I got a call from my friend with cancer. He's in the hospital. He didn't sound to good. I hope that he does all right. Give him a prayer.
Well it's time for bed so I'll say
Good Night All
-Morgan
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
philnrunt wrote: rtarincollector-Good score on the G scale at Hobby Lobby! Careful, sounds like the beginning of MSD- Mutiple Scale Disorder-, a disease that creeps up on you and promptly dissipates your energy, depletes your finances and causes your focus to go right out the door! Especially after you see all of the really neat stuff that is coming out in G, like that SD70MA uhhhh.....see, there it is! Thats how it gets you!
rtarincollector-Good score on the G scale at Hobby Lobby! Careful, sounds like the beginning of MSD- Mutiple Scale Disorder-, a disease that creeps up on you and promptly dissipates your energy, depletes your finances and causes your focus to go right out the door! Especially after you see all of the really neat stuff that is coming out in G, like that SD70MA uhhhh.....see, there it is! Thats how it gets you!
I've been suffer for a while if you remember I bought a n scale engine about a year ago and a box car for it too. still need to get track and transformer and more cars for it it needs a wide turn radius as its an 4-8-4 with 16 wheel tender for a n scale its long about 9"
RT .... good news about the deal from Hobby Lobby. As I mentioned, there are train shows in the Nashville area early in December.
I'm about 4 hours away from nashville I'm about 40 miles east of knoxville so it kinda far for a day run for me. in all honestly I'd do better waiting for york train show(mainly O gauge items) in april as I could stay at brothers and only be about 30 miles away from there.
in a Union Pacific mug this evening, please & thanks!
***Paul, want a good laugh? We went to pick up our tires and "only one is filled" so far. I think we've entered the Twilight Zone here.
Two vintage Safeway cars arrived today. Had one as a kid and it is the only car I never replaced. One day I'll get the new wheel/coupler sets for them (and others).
Dipping into the 20's tonight. Good thing we picked up another load of hay today. Nothing left in the pastures for the horses or cows to eat at this point. I'll be enjoying my coffee in a corner booth. Rob
Cox 47 wrote:Jeff..Did the high winds pass you by?.....
It will take me a while to catch up on the posts. You guys have been busy. If I miss responding, please ask again.
Sunday I worked on my geodesic foam hard shell. I finished a small piece on Monday before work. I will paint it and then on to ground goop. I am trying to extend my stream.
Mark, Thanks for the link on the 4449. We would probably be more interested in the S,P, & S. Looks like Larry won't be home until late Saturday, so we will hit Puyallup on Sunday. Save some of the hot deals for us.
Ryan, Yes, I am hoping to get some photos this weekend. I like your expansion joints.
Jim, Gray and drizzley, Hmmm, That sounds like today.
Philip, Glad to hear that you wife is doing ok.
Fergie, Nice new loco. Your yard looks very functional for operating sessions.
JR, Congrats on the decoder score.
I am off to do some mowing in the trees.
Afternoon Gang: Just barely. I just stopped in for a quick pick-me up.
Rob: Are you sure that you went to a service shop and not a dementia ward? Even this old dum helicopter pilot could figure that out. I'm happy to hear that you got a good rain. It's getting a little dry here again and no rain in the forcast.
Well I've got fences to take care of and a downed tree that needs to be cleaned up. Rob knows how it is with a ranch/farm operation.
See you all later.
afternoon.
Well I have a week vacation comming up next week.
I'm in a good and bad mood today bad because I didn't make much progress on my table in wood tech, I'm in a good mood because it will be Fun friday in ROTC tomorrow.