pcarrell wrote: SilverSpike wrote: Hey, PC, did you test out the revised links on my web page yet?Sure did, and they work great! I had thought about going with the shelving brackets on my layout be decided not to. How's it working out for you?
SilverSpike wrote: Hey, PC, did you test out the revised links on my web page yet?
Hey, PC, did you test out the revised links on my web page yet?
Sure did, and they work great! I had thought about going with the shelving brackets on my layout be decided not to. How's it working out for you?
It has been just over a year since I installed the first sections of the brackets,shelving and benchwork system on the east and south walls of the lower deck and I have not had any problems. The shelving is holding up quite well, each stanchion is screwed into every other wall stud, so about every 32" or so and the brackets are rated to hold up to 250 lbs. each.
Now that the shelving bracket benchwork system is completing the full seasonal cycle (east and south sides) it seems to have passed that test. I will have to wait another 6 months or so before the rest of the lower deck meets the complete seasonal cycle. The true watermark will be March 2008 when the swing gate reaches the 1st year, and it has been through the complete summer, fall, winter, spring cycle. Fingers and toes crossed!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Jerry, I'll have some extra strong please. Not going anywhere right now, as we are under a severe thunderstorm watch (gustys, hail, etc...). Really booming out there as I type. Internet keeps coming and going, and we're on a land line.
Been reading posts on....power flickering...gotta go. -Rob
Hey all.
If you remember me, this will assure you that I'm not dead or gone to college. I have gotten extremely busy, and have not even thought about the forum for a while. (Sorry!) "In other news", I started a go kart which has been eating away at my time. If you guys want to see it so far, here's the address:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z51/GoAlterBridge/DCP_4398.jpg http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z51/GoAlterBridge/DCP_4399.jpg http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z51/GoAlterBridge/DCP_4400.jpg
My sister has moved out of the house, so as soon as we move her stuff out, I might be able to have her room as my train (and guitar) room!
-Alex
Good afternoon to all...cloudy here now, humid and very uncomfortable outside, so I am restricted to inside maintenance today, and it just started to rain also.
Two decoders arrived today from Tony's along with speakers and enclosures for the two RS-1's I purchased two weeks ago, so I have no shortage of "inside"projects to work on.
JEFF: Here is a PhotoBucket website and address to Leicester FD Album. There was a training session being held in the neighboring town of Auburn. You can relate to all these training shots, my son is the BIG guy in about 15 of the photos. They were suffering in the heat that day as you will see. http://s189.photobucket.com/albums/z222/leicesterfd/
Time to download the photos from North Conway, hopefully the next visit to the Diner will have the pics.
TIFN
Afternoon all
Garry
Duke.. you still there? Still thinking of train show there? Anybody else?
For those of you that have been around since the days of the old CS you will remember Bill North. I talked to him last week on the phone and as of now he is planning to be at the show too with one of his boys and grandkids.
Ryan We are looking at about 11wks before the fun begins.
That's about it
Best to all on sick call and those recovering
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
Pardon the quick exit...storms are past now. What I was going to say was after looking at the various questions to be answered (or at least considered) before starting to build a layout, I find myself wondering if a larger layout is going to prove too time consuming & costly, even though the open expanses I desire would be impossible on a smaller layout. Now I am considering dumping some earlier ideas, like an open pit mining operation. I suppose the answer may be to plan a smaller layout but include some switches with "track to nowhere" that could later be continued to additonal layout projects if & when time/money/etc permits. Is this a sound approach? I am also less interested (at this point) in serious prototypical operations than in just running some trains through interesting scenery with a few stops here and there. I know that may cause a few of you to shudder in disgust...I just want to be running trains in this lifetime and not simply looking at an idle collection. Any thoughts will be appreciated!
-Rob
hey guys. Finally got the layout up and running.
And Tuesday my mom and I went to North Conway to do some shopping for a family reunion/ birthday party, while there we went to the Conway RR and gess what was sitting in the station? Canadian Pacific 0-6-0. the one that was menchioned a few pages back, and I was surprised to find one of my friends from the MNGRR (Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad) was the fireman for the day. (It's his summer job to work there), He let me have a look inside the cab. It's a whole lot bigger than the ones at the MNGRR.
SilverSpike wrote:RT, good luck with the job search, but why the move? I must have missed some of your previous posts, sorry!
RT, good luck with the job search, but why the move? I must have missed some of your previous posts, sorry!
(...and Ryan answers his own question...
SilverSpike wrote:Hey, that area is great! We were in the Gatlinburg area in May for a wedding! We visit around there almost every year, rent a cabin and tour the Smoky Mountains, go trout fishing, hiking, horse back riding, or just plain ole hanging around the porch.
Hey, that area is great! We were in the Gatlinburg area in May for a wedding! We visit around there almost every year, rent a cabin and tour the Smoky Mountains, go trout fishing, hiking, horse back riding, or just plain ole hanging around the porch.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good afternoon.
Ryan........ good look with the gate.
Alex.......hope you get the train room, but what if "Sis" returns/
Rob ....... You may wish to consider my layout construction strategy. I build a one or two sections at a time. Each section gets fully built including scenery before going on to the next. I don't like seing just boards and track. Also, I don't get bored. I don't do all the bench work. Do all the track. Do all the wiring. Make all the structures. AND install all the scenery. By rotating its more interesting and fun. I have sectional construction in case I ever need to move the layout.
Duke, if you can get people interested in doing lunch following Saturday morning at the show, that would be fine. My friend will be selling stuff there and we could meet at his table. Let me know.
Ryan ..... could you show up and do the cooking?
Colby.and Dick need to guard the 0-6-0 in case Fergie sneaks into town.
Cape Jim. your club getting ready for the big alyout move?
Happy Model Railroading!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evening, Chloe. I'm still deciding what to have for dinner, so just a Dr. Pepper for now.
Ryan, enjoy what I've seen of your website so far. I think I may need to do more looking over the weekend, and maybe print some of the info or tutorials out for future reference. Looks great!
Garry wrote:Cape Jim. your club getting ready for the big alyout move?
Thanks for reminding me, Garry! Last Monday we found out the landlord's planning to have the space ready for us around the end of this month(!). The Monday I was gone for my on-call, they got about all of the engines and rolling stock boxed up, and then this past Monday, we got all the structures in boxes. There are two or three buildings that we've not figured how to handle - like the auto plant that takes up the inside of a turn around the peninsula. I think someone said that next week we're supposed to bring our saws for starting to separate sections into movable portions. We also have to take down several cabinets from the walls to move, too. You guys should've seen the dumpster full (second load) out behind where our new space's entrance is (and this is a LARGE commercial dumpster, about 10-12' interior dimensions, I'd guess!).
Well, back to dinner for me, since Jerry's buying. Think I'll have one of those burgers that Jeff had for lunch earlier. Looks big enough for me to have dinner from it. Oh yeah, Chloe, and a root beer float, too, please. Thanks, Jerry!
Blessings and a good evening,
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
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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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.
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.
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 !!!!!!!
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.
Good Night All
OK, Have at it gang. It's on me.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
07-20-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
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.
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.
Good morning
Happy MRRing
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,
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!
Congratulations RT! I have an appliance dolly you can borrow for the move, but you would have to come and pick it up.
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!
Cheers,
Ryan
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 All,
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.
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
No I need you bring it and show me how to use it . It has to many moving parts for my little mind
David Parks I am the terror that flaps in the night!
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
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.
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.
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!
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.