Coffee please. Late start this morning. Some friends of Larry's came over and kept us up quite late. Today will be a slow day. Maybe I will get back to my stockyard.
Colby, Looks like you had a fun time. Thanks for sharing the photos.
Rob, The mallet is my fav. We have had it for a couple of years, so its not new. And yes, it is HO. I'm sure that your mallet is fun too. They look so tuff.
RT, I have a friend that does O. It is a lot easier to do some of the details.
Philip, We did consider N scale in the beginning, but I was not sure about working that small. We saw the Athearn Challenger at the Portland show, and that was goregeous. Almost made us wish for N.
Paul, Glad you could identify the MILW hoppers. It was Larry's first attempt with the camera. Our goal is to have a few more hoppers, but we are trying not to duplicate car numbers. One of my favorite parts of that clip was the coal loads on the superelevated corner. My brother works in the coal yard for a coal fired steam plant. He said that the coal loads that you buy seperate are more realistic that the ones that come in the cars. We may do some modifying later.
OZ, Hope that your bowling injury is not to be ongoing. Larry and I just started bowling a year ago and are having a blast.Jeff, I would like to order some of your weather. I haven't been able to mow the lawn in over a week. It will be good to see how your loco work turns out.
Well, time to enjoy that coffee.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Sue: I've already started work on it. The shell has been stripped and now has the gray primer on it.
This is how it looked when I got it.
And this is how it will look when I finish it.
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That is an impressive undertaking. We have some UP passenger cars that we are going to modify to S, P, & S, but they are on the shelf, soooo we just don't get to it. Our current goal is to connect the log landing with the rest of the layout.
Have fun painting.
I was just in time today to keep a family in a motor home from being smashed all over the landscape. This happened about 11:00 am central time. The crossing has no gates and the driver apparently had no idea that there was a train coming. I had just pulled off the road on the opposite side of the crossing and saw what was happening and hit my police air horns to get his attention. It worked! He looked at me and I pointed down the track at the oncoming train which was now very close. He threw the RV into reverse and backed up, nearly hitting the car behind him. He was clear of the train by only a couple of feet.
Here's a couple of action shots of the train in question. These pics were taken in rapid fire sequence, only a quarter of a second apart, so you'll have some idea how fast this baby was moving.
Hi. Just woke up to a rainy morning today. Hopefully it doesn't keep raining into camp (tomorrow to next Wednesday, 10 days). What I just said should explain why I am absent for the next week or so.
And to go with the rain, my current train table has structural flaws and will probably be replaced with another table that utilitizes the extra space around the power outlets. I should draw up a plan later to explain. My current table was constructed by my dad about a year ago. It was built from a foam material and glue with a wooden frame around it for support (and that didn't help much) and it was still very bendy, which would affect the scenery in the future. I have made the decision to scrap the current board for scenery and build a new one with a plywood base and real bench work. I will update after camp.
DANG, was just finishing responding to some posts, accidently clicked something on the mouse and lost it all. New short version:
***Colby, I envy you working that Hogwarts Express. Probably hard work, but what a blast it must be. Enjoyed seeing the photos.
***Jeffrey, nice save with that motorhome. Thought at first you were sharing a "model story", then saw the photos. Enjoy the GP38 painting project, even if it requires the loss of a perfectly fine UP color scheme. Yup, I'm a big UP fan. That being said, that GWWR grey IS quite nice.
***Sue, leave those UP cars alone. They look GORGEOUS sitting on that shelf. caviate: If they are the silver cars with yellow stripe versions, go for it.LOL
Doing feed rounds, almost got kicked by Sandy, our oldest and half blind mare. I think she also suffers from a touch of senile dementia. Poor old thing bumps into a stall door and just starts kicking wildly. She earned extra special care for all she gave us earlier in her life, but is a bit dangerous now.
Better post this before another accident with the mouse buttons. Oh, a
please & thank you. Have a great day all! Rob
Good afternoon, Janie - I'll have a root beer float, please.
Thank you, Duke! Fine day for a float, hits the spot for me.
Sue, nice movie on your Mallet - I'd not realized that Mallet was a class of locos; I'd thought it was only the 2-6-6-2, since that was the only one I'd seen with the Mallet designation. You l'arned me something there - thanks! (That's a fairly long train (in model railroads I've seen, anyway). I didn't get stressed too much, though, since I'm (already) modeling in HO scale.
Ouch, OzJames - can you sleep on the couch until your muscles feel well enough to negotiate the stairs? At least your team won the (cricket) match. Will keep you in my prayers for healing.
Colby, I'm sure - that hard work or not (?) - you had some fun with the Hogwarth Express. That's a lot of Muggles riding the trains - hopefully, some of them got bit by the train bug, too, and will come back again later!
RT, Best wishes for your Tennessee move going smoothly (and quickly as possible). That is (as DerJohn said) quite a to-do list... Travelling are in order, I would say.
Jeff, good thing for that family in the RV that you were there, or they'd have been goners! That'll be a sharp-looking KCS Geep, once you get the paint job done - will it look as grimy as the picture you showed?
Rob, be careful around your mare Sandy. Don't want to be within range if she gets confused on you. (no siree!...)
Well, on my personal MRR'ing front, I might be getting around to posting some pics again (and the chorus said "FINALLY, Jim!"). Found out today that my buddy Mark got a Canon digital camera recently, so I may trade out helping him get the software installed on his XP 'puter, in exchange for my borrowing the camera long enough to get pics of some of my train stuff. Also, Saturday I went to the MRR club member's (almost)LHS, but only got a couple packages of Kadees. Turned out that the ones I'd bought earlier, and thought were the right model for my RDC's, weren't. But I'll be able to use the 'wrong' ones, 'cause I checked after I got home, and the older ones will work on some MDR ore cars that I already have. I almost got a tri-level auto car, but the date on it turned out to be in the 60's instead of the 50's. I might go back later and get the Athearn 2893 covered hopper he had, though.
Don't think I had posted earlier, but I found out I'm getting a raise (and it showed up in this paycheck! ). So I may be able to resume getting some MRR stuff I need (tools, stuff for wiring, etc.). I'd tried ordering some stuff this past week from the Walthers sale flyer, but (maybe because I hadn't been able to order until less than a week before the sale ends) 2 of the five items I wanted were out of stock. Ah, well...
I also got the Dream-Plan-Build DVD (vol. 2) later last week. Looks pretty good so far. Haven't taken time to sit down and watch the whole thing, but I printed out some of the PDF files (which turned out in most cases to be some Information Station items that I hadn't bought already). Think I'll be looking at the rest of the series, too.
My float's 'bout done now, so I'll get going. Hope everyone's weekend has been going well and has had some MRR'ing time in it.
Blessings and prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
JimRCGMO wrote: Jeff, good thing for that family in the RV that you were there, or they'd have been goners! That'll be a sharp-looking KCS Geep, once you get the paint job done - will it look as grimy as the picture you showed?
This is what I've done on the GP38 repaint so far.
Yep, that's more of my handi-work. I make them on Air Mail paper now. I can't get onion skin anymore. The Air Mail paper costs five cents a sheet. I bought five bucks worth. You wouldn't believe how thin this stuff is. Regular paper is 20#. Air Mail paper is 5# and it's extremely light.
How do you print the lettering onto the paper, in a printer or??? Also, how do you then transfer the lettering onto your model? Is the paper clear? I am most intrigued, more info Please and Thank you!
Rob
Cederstrand wrote: How do you print the lettering onto the paper, in a printer or??? Also, how do you then transfer the lettering onto your model? Is the paper clear? I am most intrigued, more info Please and Thank you! Rob
Evening Gang: Not much got done today. I took 3 of my firearms out to the barn and got 2 cleaned. I'd rather clear 3 1903 Springfields then an AR-15. I do like that little rifle but it is a bit much to clean right. Actually mine is a M-4 carbine. I also got my Colt 45 Commander cleaned up. Now of course I'll want to go out and shoot them.
I didn't get down to the UP today. I did get set up so Mary Ann can start working on her shelves. I'll help her of course. The sooner we get things into the container the sooner I get the room in the basement.
The pump house has a roof now. The boys will finish the trim tomorrow. Mary Ann and I will have to make a trip to town to pick up the trim lumber in the morning.
Well I guess I'll head for bed.
Cheeese top of the page again. Enjoy, it's on me.
Good Night All
I will have one last coffee before bed.
Rob, The UP cars are the gray ones so they will only need slight modifications to change.
Jim, I believe that mallet is a generic term for articulated locos, so the 2-8-8-2 fits in that class. If I am wrong, I am sure someone will help us on that.
Jeff, Thanks for the tutorial on the decals. Things are looking great.
Philip, You are really going to town on your layout. Now your photos can keep the rest of us motivated.
Paul, Cool guns. We haven't been shooting in a while. The rain has been keeping us inside. Looks like you are still getting plenty of rain.
Good night all, Sue
Thanks Paul. Töten Sie die Kreditkarte, Jungen! I'll have the steak and potato.
Good Evening All
I fear my time is limited as I, against my better judgement, just flame "our" evermost Illustrious David Bedard.
Anyway let's see if I'm here tomorrow?
Later All
And remember
"It is a far better thing i do for all"
Fergie
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If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
Good morning ! from Indiana.
07-23-07
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Near a cornfield in Indiana...
JimRCGMO wrote: Ouch, OzJames - can you sleep on the couch until your muscles feel well enough to negotiate the stairs? At least your team won the (cricket) match. Will keep you in my prayers for healing.
I slept there last night wih a few heat pads on the muscle which relieves the swelling and damage to the muscle and eases the pain of it, the couch was too uncomfortable tonight, But the pain has eased enough for me to climb the stairs and i'm now able to lightly jog on it. So it might be less severe than first thought. Thanks for the prayers.
Oz
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
Good morning.
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done.
From 'A tale of two cities' if I'm not mistaken.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 7/23/2007 Wind Chill: 66°FHumidity: 86%Dew Point: 62°F So Far TodayHigh: 73°FLow: 66°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 7mph NNE Today High: 92 Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight Low: 65 Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds.
Good Morning All,
A regular and a boston cream donut please Zoe. Ran some trains last night so not much progress to report on construction. On the philosophical side, I'm close to removing several of the Atlas turnouts I have as they don't work reliably enough to suit me any more. 75% is not good enough affter I spend time working on detailed rolling stock so it's probably better to cut them out now and replace with the Peco I prefer. I'm also on the verge of reworking my swing bridge as I've not run my dehumidifier this summer and have some minor swelling problems for the first time. Once I get the dehumidifier back up and running I'll reevaluate the situation.
Yesterday I did get the new oil coolers and brackets for the museum ex New Haven 44 tonner finished. I used an old surplus ex Richard Childress Racing radiator as it was the only core I had that would hold 100psi reliably. After mods they look good if not exactly prototypical and should work fine.
Colby - those events are a lot of work but very satisfying aren't they? 4,000 is a very respectablle turnout for any rail event. Was that the first time or have you run it before?
James - glad you got through the game. If you now have a couple of weeks off, it's time enough to see the physical therapist and get some rehab. Do you have access to any whirlpool or similar (having heard the typical Aussie vernacular I'd hesitate to think of what nickname it might have)?
PC - that's some nice progress again. You have with just a couple of backdrop pieces achieved a totally different look. Very nice.
Jeff - that loco is looking goood. Thanks for the tip on the decals - do the backrounds blend in well over time or do you trim them to suit?
Time to get to it and pick up tools - hope the rest of you have a goodun' CUL, J.R.
Good morning, Zoe - did I miss the announcement that the Literary Circle was meeting in the Diner today? Think that I'll have some of Ed's fine oj, cup of coffee and a couple of waffles,
but I'd better eat quickly, in case there's a test. Haven't been talking much about literature in a long while, not since I was an English major (but as you can guess, I switched to something else later)."Tale of Two Kitties" - was that the book?
gear-jammer wrote:Jim, I believe that Mallet is a generic term for articulated locos, so the 2-8-8-2 fits in that class. If I am wrong, I am sure someone will help us on that.
Jim, I believe that Mallet is a generic term for articulated locos, so the 2-8-8-2 fits in that class. If I am wrong, I am sure someone will help us on that.
Nope, you're correct on that, Sue. When I read your post, I was curious, and went and checked it in Wikipedia (they have a page on the Whyte loco classifications/terminology). It was just like you said - Mallet is the group name. There are some specific names for some of the Mallet locos, but the 2-6-6-2 I have usually seen labelled as Mallet doesn't have a specific name. So I suppose that's how I got confused. (Do I need much to get that way?
OzJim, good to hear the muscles aren't as sore/aching now. Prayers will continue for you, as well as for Fergie's Dad and others in need of healing or comfort or strengthening.
Currently, it's 58 F here in Cape G., with 93 percent humidity. Sure hoping a lot of that fades away during the day, but hey, it is almost August in Missouri...
Well, better get to my waffles.
Blessings on your Monday,
GMTRacing wrote: Jeff - that loco is looking goood. Thanks for the tip on the decals - do the backrounds blend in well over time or do you trim them to suit?
So far it's held up pretty well. I have decals I printed years ago that still look good today and haven't faded at all.
Gotta go. I have to pick up parts for my father's tractor and then install them.
GMTRacing wrote: PC - that's some nice progress again. You have with just a couple of backdrop pieces achieved a totally different look. Very nice.
I know! I was kind of shocked myself! I didn't think it would make that kind of difference, but it really does. I can't wait to get it sanded and painted now!
gear-jammer wrote: Philip, You are really going to town on your layout. Now your photos can keep the rest of us motivated.
I don't know about all that, but thanks. I'm still drooling over that mallet of yours though.
Cox 47 wrote:Jeff...Your decal making sounds like something I might try to make some hard to find Decals for N scale...Whats the smallest you have made
Good afternoon folks!
So what's on the lunch menu for today?
I'll have some Shrimp Marinara with Angel Hair pasta please Chloe! Thanks.
Updated my website again this weekend, added some of the reference books that I have in my library on the Modeling Techniques page.
R.T. There is nothing to it, just a strap and two wheels. Sorry you can't pick it up, I know you are busy. Good luck with the move and it looks like the agenda is set!
Garry I would love to go to Detroit and cook for you guys, but does that mean your paying my way too?
Bob K. Hope all is well with you these days.
Der John Thanks for the Krump update! Oh, and I see you still got that email bug!
Sue Nice video you have there, thanks for sharing!
Colby Now that fireman's job looks like you had some great time there! Thanks for the pics!
PC Backdrop project looking like you make quick work there and a helper too!
Jeff Good looking loco shell and the decal tutorial is quite a gem!
Cheers,
Ryan
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