***Garry, how about some tape down the middle of the car, one side for Shelly's stuff, the other side for only train purchases? Enjoy the show!
***Bob, wishing you the very best during obviously difficult times. Hope you can spend some enjoyable time with your children.
No storms here today, just sunshine. Need to finish window trim in the library, baseboard in and around the kitchen, then start removing my tools from the living room so I can start preping for the wood floor.
Daydreaming of the day I can start a layout. Also keep eyeing a couple of the newer Kato & Atlas diesel locos, but have a hard time justifying buying any more right now. Need to concentrate on finishing the new house. But I REALLY do want a couple of the newer N scale engines...sigh!
Have a great day all. Rob
Bob,
I haven't had to deal too much with Carters or Rochesters (except for the F.I. on older Vettes). Most of my cars run S.U. or Weber and a few Solex. The old sand cast Weber DCO is a good challenge - few interchangable parts and fewer gaskets but when they run correctly - hard to beat. Lots of people get all sideways about S.U. carbs as well, but once you figure out how they work and how to "read" a needle and check it against a chart they get real easy. Usually the closest we get to V-8's are the flathead Fords or early Caddy 331's. Lots of those still use Stromberg 97's (supposed to keep them period correct) so the only Hollies we ever see are on the tow vehicles LOL. I did get to look after a C4R Cunningham at one point - small hemi V-8 and custom manifold with 4 Rochesters. J.R.
JR,
I know exactly how you feel with the older cars. I am always having even some of the "newer- younger" mechs drilling me for info and advice especially about cam specs, cylinder head avail, and carberation. It is almost becomming a lost art to do the "old style" troubleshooting and/ or solve some of the strange problems that can be encountered with some of the older cars. The worst has to be the '85-87 Rottenchesters 2V or 4V. I have installed 4-5 carbs on these and they will run 4-5 different ways along with their own set of troubles. Making an '87 Monte run with the stock carb is almost an impossible task. Change out the carb/ intake and now it won't pass emmisions. Fun isn't it. My experience was with street running of Chevy big blocks, not too much w/ the 427, mostly 396/402 and LS5 and LS6 454, Mopar 318/340/360, Pontiac 389/400 both early and ramair I/II.
I absolutely love the Carter Thermoquad, many just call them junk. I say great then throw on a Holly or Edelbrock/Carter and give them all to me. I have never seen a carb that is so versitile and has so many adjustments to suit most needs of a motor. I actually still have the origional Carter strip kits for the AVS,AFB an TQ. Cannibalizing many over the years has even added to my collection of needle and seat combos and other rare parts.
Can't be done or impossible is not in my vocabulary, it may be very difficult and costly but there is always a solution.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
Bob - Good to hear from you again. I can understand what you mean when you talk about the satisfaction in "kitbashing" na staircase and the fact that you are depended upon to do the "boring" detail work. I geet the same here. Many of the people that have been through here dislike the older cars and leave them to me. I revel in the satisfaction that comes from figuring out how to repair or restore things that have no parts available or are so antiquated that it takes a lot of hand work to fix. My favorite projects have been the ones that came in and everyone said there was no chance of making a good car again from what was left. Hang in there we're with you too. J.R.
Good morning to all,
Just letting you know I'm still hangin' in there. Just haven't been up to posting lately.
Just been trying to keep busy and get lost in my w**k. That seems to get me through the lows. Well at least I've been enjoying working with those last antique doors and moldings (the icing on the cake). My fellow carpenters just don't what to deal with the tedious items. They know I'll do it. Just don't let them realize that I like it. The rebuilding of the good morning staircase was quite the challenge, sort of a 1:1 version of a kit bashing project.
Recently I have come to the realization of just what a toll the past year has taken on me an my children. Just got to get through it though- got to be there for my kids. Being depressed or withdrawn isn't the answer.
Hope everyone has a great day. I will try to enjoy the beautiful day we're having here on the south coast of Boston.
Good morning...
Shelley and I are departing for Cincinnati this morning, and to Detroit next day. Hope she leaves enough room in the back of the vehicle when she shops the malls there because i'm going to the national train show. I'll need some room myself.
DUKE ..... On Saturday I will be at train show from mid morning to noon approximately. I'll be stopping from time to time at a dealer called Classic Trains & Ferrari's of Paducah, KY. Bill is my friend and he has another frined who will be helping. Bill's got a fun personality and he sells a huge selection of railroad books. Also he sells dining car china and some model trains (mostly HO). He's the only guy I know driving a Ferrari in western KY.
JR ... you mention Elkhart Lake. I was there long, long ago.
Ryan ......are you sure you don't want to cook for Detroit?
Have a nice week everybody.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good morning and top 'o' the day to all of ye.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 7/21/2007 Heat Index: 77°FHumidity: 95%Dew Point: 70°F So Far TodayHigh: 73°FLow: 71°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 3mph S Today High: 88 Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight Low: 72 Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
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Good Morning All,
Regular and a short stack with blueberries and syrup plus some of Eds' oj please .
Back in the shop this morning to do some more catch up. The Order Of The Phoenix was pretty good last night though a bit different. A lot less plot development and a lot more action but you really had to have read the book to understand all you were seeing.
Did go to the LHS yesterday looking for metal wheel sets for the uNseeable display at the museum. They didn't have any - does anyone know who makes replacement metal wheels for the N trucks? Just changing all the rolling stock on the display will cut a lot of the dirt issues on the track. Probably need to get 100 or so as half the passenger cars and most of the older freight cars are on plastic.
Looks like another nice weather day - I'll try to get over to the museum yard later and get some w..k done there. Plus I owe Ryan some pics of the pits. Have a goodun'. CUL,J.R.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
07-21-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Evening guys,
I pulled my calf muscle this afternoon playing cricket, man it hurt. Still does. And lucky me living in a two storey house and having my bedroom upstairs.
Oz
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
Evening Gang: I don't know if I really want to post now. It looks like we're awfully close to the bottom of the page. Oh well, WETSU.
Rob: I know what you mean about trying to model something like that. I'm going to try to do a small portion of a pit in about 3 to 5ft long a foot or maybe i.5 ft in width and a couple of feet deep. I'll mock it up and see how it looks. My shaft mines so far are scratch built. I did a model of one of the Cleveland Cliffs concrete head frames that turned out pretty well. I'm also doing a take off of the Sunday Lake mine head frame. Goggle up Michigan Iron Mine Structures and that will get you into the general area of my research.
I actually got some MRRing done today. That's if you count the 7 1/2 inch gauge. I made a pattern for the hoppe car sides and started on getting the first flat car on trucks and couplers and ready for paint.
The boys have the roof ready to go on the pump house tomorrow. I unloaded the shelving for the container and will get set up for cleaning and painting it tomorrow. The sooner I can get it installed the sooner I get some more working room in the basement.
Duke: The next time you see Bill Of The North tell him I said hello.
I'm heading for bed.
Good Night All
Duke, a little pun on words I see! hee hee...
I got the calender marked for Apex on October 6th and 7th.
So that's only 78 days, but who's counting!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Ryan Bill is doing just fine and still liking it up there in the North woods and you know what he would say to me for putting it that way. he he he
The Apex meet should be the first full weekend of Oct.
Talk to you later
Duke
"Don't take a wooden nickel,because it isn't worth a dime" by my Dad
"There are only 3 things you need out of life:A gentle grade,the wind in your face,and cinders in your hair.....But keep an eye on the water glass!" Jack Evans
Train Master wrote:Boy, am I going to let Jeff have it later! After he leaves for work I'm supposed to be able to use his computer since he is not there, that is the agreement we have. After he left this morning I went over and found the computer busy copying a dvd. The progress meter said it had about an hour to go still. I went and talked with a friend for a while then came back to find it was done and had shut down! Lucky I still remember the pass words to get it started again.
What else could anyone want but a cup of . Thanks! One of these days I'll try a chocolate malt, but right now it's the caffiene I desire.
Paul, I've noticed that iron mining has some of (if not THE) coolest structures to work with. Expensive models, but I really like those I have seen. To answer your question, I have long wanted to model a small version of The Lavender Pit (Bisbee, AZ). Saw it as a toddler and made a BIG impression on me. Realistically, as cool as I think it could look on a layout, the time to create a presentable facsimile (minimum 3'-4' hole) represents a lot of time and effort to pull off. I still think it would be a most interesting and worthy project. For now, I will leave it as an idea for some future day. More of a priority is coming up with a small plan, as small as a 4'x4' or slightly larger table, that will allow smaller add-on modules as time and money allows for expansion. So many ideas, only one lifetime. Just don't want my collection to sit idle and collect dust indefinitely. Rob
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
SilverSpike wrote: Congratulations RT! I have an appliance dolly you can borrow for the move, but you would have to come and pick it up.Cheers,Ryan
Congratulations RT! I have an appliance dolly you can borrow for the move, but you would have to come and pick it up.
Cheers,
Ryan
No I need you bring it and show me how to use it . It has to many moving parts for my little mind
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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I'll have a regular and a glazed donut please. Moderate temps sunny and clear today a welcome break after yesterdays' storms. We had a tornado just north of us the third of the year so far but all we got was the downpour and that's fine with me.
Museum board meeting last night so no MRR time and tonight it's off to see the new Harry Potter movie with my youngest. At 16 I wasn't sure he'd be interested but he jumped at the chance.
With the guys covering Elkhart Lake for me this weekend I'm in the shop, but it's still plenty busy with a backlog of unit work along with my regular chores. Oh well, beats standing around idle. Hope you all have a goodun'. CUL,J.R.
Good morning. Coffee please. It will take me a few days to catch up on back posts. I should be around more this weekend.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Good morning folks!
I'll have a big bowl of grits with butter and some of Ed's OJ please.
Thanks Chloe!
I think it is supposed to rain this afternoon, leaving work early today and want to get the yard done before then. Fingers crossed!
I appreciate the responses from those who have reviewed my Piedmont Division web site. It is my attempt at documenting my model railroading legacy, hopefully I will pass on what I have learned over the years.
Duke, the Apex countdown begins! Do you have the exact weekend in October so I can mark my calendar? Thanks! So how is Bill North doing, haven't seen him around these parts for some time now!
Colby, glad to hear you got the layout running!
Jim, ah ha! So that was the reason for the move! Thanks for pointing out the obvious; I just didn't see it for myself! And that root beer float looks good, might have to have one for lunch today!
Garry, I would love to do the cooking at the show; unfortunately I will not be in that next of the woods this weekend. But hey, be thinking of me while you down a bowl of Burgoo!
Good morning! Zoe, a cup of that Tim Horton's for me, please, and I think I'll also have some orange juice, glass of milk, and a stack of pancakes, too.
Thank Paul for me when he gets in this morning, please, Zoe.
Storm front moved through last night, and through this morning, I understand we got just a little less than a full inch of rain. Humidity's supposed to be going down today - 73 percent at the moment - and only get to low/mid 80's (F, about 28 C) by the afternoon. But it's just 70 F (21 C) right now.
Saturday should be when the paycheck arrives in my bank account, so it'll be time to pay some bills, maybe do that Snoopy 'happydance' and get by the LHS, depending on what's left over after the bills.
I'll be working through this stack of pancakes over in the window booth. Prayers for better weather and for healing and comfort for those of us (and family and friends) in need.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good morning
Happy MRRing
grayfox1119 wrote: JEFF: My #3 son is in about 15 of those photos, he is the 6'-3" 275 lb fireman, they had fun dragging him out on that training didn't they? I can't imagine what you guys go through in the deep south with the extreme humidity...dehydration must be a MAJOR concern.
JEFF: My #3 son is in about 15 of those photos, he is the 6'-3" 275 lb fireman, they had fun dragging him out on that training didn't they? I can't imagine what you guys go through in the deep south with the extreme humidity...dehydration must be a MAJOR concern.
Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 7/20/2007 Heat Index: 80°FHumidity: 93%Dew Point: 73°F So Far TodayHigh: 75°FLow: 74°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 5mph NNE Today High: 85 Cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight Low: 72 Cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.
07-20-07
Evening Gang: John and I made the trip to Oaklahoma City today. Actually it was north of OKC by about 20 miles. We got the rail and also found out that a fellow from Florida has moved to Weatherford and is building a 7.5 inch railroad. He's just north of us and is looking for our group. I have his ph no and left a message for him tonight. It'will be nice to have some new blood around here.
Rob: Open pit mine? What kind of mine? I'm into the Iron mining in Upper Michigan myself. I've have the same problem with my layout. Mine is 12 by 26 modual type. At least it started out as modual. I enjoy letting a train run and watch it. I am trying to work in an open pit mine by having just a small portion modeled with a shovel and a couple of trucks or a RR spur. I also have several shaft type mines in the works. Since I am also going to have the ore dock and ore yard I will have to add on. I've made provision for that with the tracks to nowhere.
Right now my shoulders are aching and I'm pooped. I guess I should for bed.
OK, Have at it gang. It's on me.
Good evening .......a wet, sticky, foggy night here, I have been busy downloading some of the 300, yes, 300 photos that I took this past weekend up in North Conway. Still more to go. Some are already on Webshots ( bottom of my email ), so you can go there and check out the new ones under the title of Cog Railroad, NH. I will also post "some" fo thie photos here, but for the sake of those with Dial-Up, I don't want to bury them in time warp.
GARRY: No sweat with worry about Fergie sneaking into North Conway to swipe the CN 7470 0-6-0....he is a sailor, and gets very lost when he gets about 50 miles inland from the sea...LOL
COLBY: I can't believe you came to North Conway on TUESDAY !!!!! Only two days after they ran 7470 all the way through Crawford Notch, over a 1600 foot climb to Fabyan station!!! You missed all this excitement, a once in a lifetime chance to see the steamer pull 4 passenger cars fully loaded up through the mountains with smoke billowing high up on the mountain sides....FOR COMING ONLY TWO DAYS EARLIER?????? You "may" get another chance when the 470 club out of Portland, Maine hosts a railfan day for their members in October...MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
FERGIE: Home Depot has a sale on work gloves !!!!!!!
TIFN
Packing acually started last monday and still going on been packing today scince about 3 had some running around earlier. Probally will be packing again first thing and go get some more boxes to keep packing.
Any volenteers here to help pack
Oh well thought I'd ask now all you better than 4 hours away know your willing but just to far to drive and those closer either have a sprain back or have somethin going on you can't break away from but glad you all offered anyway
LOL