Quick note for now - maybe more after I get caught up.
GMTRacing wrote:Pics when it gets a little further along. Don't want any more pictures of paint cans, right? (it is supposed to be hidden track).
Pics when it gets a little further along. Don't want any more pictures of paint cans, right? (it is supposed to be hidden track).
Oh, didn't know that - that is a novel way of hiding the track, JR. (just razzin' you there).
GMTRacing wrote:Speaking of Ed (and also Jim) is there a way to respond to messages sent through the board here? I've looked a bit but haven't sussed it out yet. Still not up to speed with this computer stuff I guess.
Speaking of Ed (and also Jim) is there a way to respond to messages sent through the board here? I've looked a bit but haven't sussed it out yet. Still not up to speed with this computer stuff I guess.
JR, I had to go pull up an email I'd got through the forum, but usually, I think they have a link in the email if you want to reply to the sender's email (vs. if you just hit 'reply' to the forum-sent email, it goes into an unattended account). Hope that helps a bit.
Jim in Cape Girardeau
morning guys! my layout is on my floor so I don't have to worry about bench work.. lol. I did have a RC crane that my mom wanted to toss out, but I gutted it and saved to controll, lights, wire ,ect. Even part of the plactic casing for the electronics which I turned into a crude power plant. I added a red light to it and put a pice of card board were there was a hole I have it hooked up to my track.
cya
Colby
Mornin, just coffee Zoe
A cool damp morning here with a chance of rain today, highs in the 50's
JIM CG, there was a wooden tressel there before. Looked like they came in and cut the top off, then set the bridge on top. The IC has several wood tressels along that line. I've got a pic of a short one down by Cole, if I can find it
DER, that moutain looks real good now.
ED, congrads on the new grandbaby, they are special.
Dick, bet ya'll slept good last night after all the running round. I haven't seen many of ethano; tankers yet, but I haven't been out that much.
Well need ta get on chores, I've 3 little hell'uns, J Bird, KC, and Leroy, and stuck in the house. Hope ya'll has a gooden.
inch
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Good Morning All,
A brisk 24F this morning but the high should be around 40 so maybe we'll get some softening of this ice flow we're in. Can't get the main gate here at the shop unstuck which makes me nervous as it's stuck open. Yesterday was interesting as we ended up (well CFO did anyway) taking middle son back to Plattsburg as AMTRAK wasn't running that far north Sat or Sun. I stayed home to do the chores and get a bit done on the layout when the w..k was finished.
Good to hear that Ed's ok and apparantly he can monitior the site as he knew about the conumdrum with the stone shed. That's worked out well with the tracks sunken to flush and plastered in with stonework scribed in. Pics when it gets a little further along. Don't want any more pictures of paint cans, right? (it is supposed to be hidden track).
Der - the grass and rock work came out fantastic. You're right, it looks spot on with the lighter highlights on the rock and the grass filling in nicely between.
Jerry - Glad the new locomotives are working out. Sounds like what I found with the HO stuff. The new equipment is so much better you tend to set aside the older in favor of the new. It does amaze me how much progress was made in the time i was out of the hobby.
Anyone seen Gearjammers' tank engine on Photo Fun? It looks a million bucks also with weathering done by her Hubby. The round log trestle is interesing also.
Well, it's crunch week as we get ready to leave for Savannah next week. Still lots to do and I need to get after it. CUL,J.R.
Good morning ! from Indiana.
03-19-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Quick stop back in before I head home for bedtime...
Dick, sorry 'bout getting your location mixed up - I just figured with how cold your winters get and the snow that you got lately, that the 'Ma' in your (short) profile had to be Maine (or maybe I was thinking Vermont or New Hampshire.... ) I do know my geography better than it would appear. So, will you be able to sleep in the afternoons without your nap buddy? I bet you'll sleep really good tonight, though.
Thanks, DerJohn, for posting Ed's note - good to hear what he's been up to. Don't know if I could survive for long without my internet fix connection... By the way, the rocks look nicely done. At first, the head on view of the viaduct threw me off, until I looked at the other picture from the side (D'oh...!). If your other pics were taken with just fluorescent lights, that explains a lot. As a former photographer, I could tell you more than you likely want to know, but short version is: fluorescent lights are not a photographer's friend...
Oh, and if you're reading through, Ed,
CONGRATULATIONS!
on the new grandchild!
Scott, good to hear that you learned a little more about the girlfriend and what was (sort of) going on (and as DerJohn said, good that you know who to call on). Hang in there!
Paul, another good visit to the show, I see. I agree with you, I'd like to see those old Roundhouse ore cars in a kit rather than RTR (for the same rea$on$).
Guess I'm heading home to say Hi to that bed for the night. See you all tomorrow!
Blessings and a good night's sleep,
Evening Gang: I went back to the WGH show today. I took my son and we had a great time. I really hit pay dirt right off when I met Michael Stephens the new president of Athern. We had a nice long vist. It seems he's from Cederberg Wisconsin and went to school with one of my distent cousins. It's a small world. his father was also an iron ore road modeler. I asked him about the old MDC ore cars and he said that they are coming back late this year. Of course they will be rtr and more expensive. I'll have to hit the discount stores or hope that they do some sales like Walthers did. Later I stopped by the both that Michael Broggie had for the Disney book. Again I had a nice visit but it was way too short. He did sign my copy of the book and the DVD. I hadn't been planning on getting them untill I heard his prensentation. I'm glade that I did. I watched part of the video and thought it was great. I have just had time to glance through the book and it looks very good.
Other then that Mary Ann and I finally got the front yard mowed and cleaned up some. Actually she did most of the cleaning up since I was at the train show. Tomorrow I'll start on the back yard. The grass back there is really heavy and may give the old diesel yard tractor some trouble.
Hey Ed: Congrats on the grand kid. Aren't they great? Have you got um a train yet?
Well I guess I'll head for bed. I'll see you all tomorrow.
Good Night All
pcarrell wrote:WAIT A MINUTE! Here I am with credit card in hand, and you're cooking?I like you!
WAIT A MINUTE! Here I am with credit card in hand, and you're cooking?
I like you!
Now, PC, you know if you're buying I'll make room for a little something to eat here! Don't want you to feel neglected, do we?
Good evening gents.......what is that sound? Why it's the sound of............silence!!! The three grandsons are home now. Would you belive that when mom and dad came home, the baby hung onto my neck and would not go to them? I guess the little man really bonded with Grampa. I miss him tonight , ........the little engineer.
No melting today here, only 25F, windy and cold all day with off n on flurries. Tonight it is clear as a bell and you can see every star in this moonless sky.
CAPE JIM: Dick sent us a tanker car of Maine maple syrup? Hey, thanks, Dick! Jim, I send tankers from Massachusetts, not Maine. AND, the Maple Syrup comes from Vermont, the land of Maple trees....Maine is the PINE TREE state. We have the Maple Syrup send via tankers down the former B&M tracks along the CT River to the Diamond in Palmer, Ma, then they are switched to the main CSX track ( former B&A ) for shipment to Missouri and points west.
DER JOHN: With the Gulf Stream just off your coastline, you are pretty well protected from heavy snows, New Brunswick gets the lion's share of snow, probably Moncton. Hey, I love the rock faced mountains, this last attempt came out fantastic !!!
MIKE: Nice photo shots.....too bad not much action on the mainline...where are those Ethanol cars anyways.
Time to hit the sack, see you guys for breakfast,
Hello everyone who’s still up. Well, OK, Chuck and Kathy and you “Other Coasters”…you’re up way later than we are in this part of the continent. I was able to try out staining the groundcover by wicking the paint wash up to the rock castings, worked well, once I had the right dilution to do the trick, and sorted out which size brush to use for which part of the process. It took an hour to do this much, but as you see, it’s fiddly work between the rocks.
This time the colour has come out much more true to “life”. It may be the time of day the photos were taken. Those blue ones from yesterday were under all fluorescent light, while these are a mix of daylight and fluorescent.
I heard from Ed today, Here’s his news:
Not much new down here. Life continues about as always. New (first) grandchild born a month ago to my daughter near Houston. We went up there for a couple of weeks. My email isn't working on my home computer so I have to come down town and rent one at one of the internet cafes to read/send email. Kind of a pain in the butt. Most of the sites I can access and read at home.
PC: Where was the fuel pump on that Fiat Spyder?
Thanks for paying CapeJim to cook for you tonight.
Scott: It’s hard when you want to help but can’t, isn’t it? Hope it all works out for her family soon….I see you know who to hand it over to
Colby:
In Model RR news: My HO Layout is a wopping 7ft x 7ft with 2 really long sidings.
Alex: I’ve been waiting for a good excuse to use this gif.
CapeJim:
Haven't heard much out of our Northeasterners/Nova Scotians since yesterday - are they still snowed in?
I’m calling it a day. Goodnight all, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
JimRCGMO wrote: Working on my Stroganoff at the moment (it's simmering with the lid on) - after my trip to the store, I discovered I didn't have the mushrooms (Oh, pooh...) and didn't want to go back one more time.Time to get back to the cooking!
Working on my Stroganoff at the moment (it's simmering with the lid on) - after my trip to the store, I discovered I didn't have the mushrooms (Oh, pooh...) and didn't want to go back one more time.
Time to get back to the cooking!
Good evening y'all.
Not much activity went down today in here...Kinda surprised.
Jim in CG: Yessir, I do talk with Him. I appriciate whatever help he can give my friends whenever I am unable to be with them.
But I did get to talk to her today, she called me earlier today; so I know what's going on, but it's not the greatest thing...So I'll be doing more talking with the Father.
I'll catch y'all later.
Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern
Hey, Inch, those are much better now - thanks! I'd have to agree - funny to see wood bents under so new of a metal bridge. Maybe they had an older bridge before that, and didn't want the line out of commission for too long?
Life's hard, even harder if your stupid John Wayne
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inch53 wrote: OK all,Check out the pics now. I changed the formattinch
OK all,
Check out the pics now. I changed the formatt
"I see" said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw! (Thought I'd throw a few double entendre's your way!)
The pics work great now! And they look even better now! Interesting supports for the bridge!
ModelTrainLover wrote: newRRdude wrote: Hey Guys,Colby, You'll faint when you see my hairstyle at 6:30 AM tomorrow. Or maybe just fall asleep like before... (get the shaving cream.... FAST!) ......Either way you'll be suprised. See you tomorrow.-Alex You WERE a redhead now you are a blue head.... and March 24th. MNGRR the steam engines will be in use. want to come? ask ur mom if you could meet us at the Lewiston Park & ride. call me for the time to meet us there. In Model RR news: My HO Layout is a wopping 7ft x 7ft with 2 really long sidings. a MARX 1950 train set complete with engine, cars, track and power pack for $90.00.
newRRdude wrote: Hey Guys,Colby, You'll faint when you see my hairstyle at 6:30 AM tomorrow. Or maybe just fall asleep like before... (get the shaving cream.... FAST!) ......Either way you'll be suprised. See you tomorrow.-Alex
Hey Guys,
Colby, You'll faint when you see my hairstyle at 6:30 AM tomorrow. Or maybe just fall asleep like before... (get the shaving cream.... FAST!) ......Either way you'll be suprised. See you tomorrow.
-Alex
You WERE a redhead now you are a blue head.... and March 24th. MNGRR the steam engines will be in use. want to come? ask ur mom if you could meet us at the Lewiston Park & ride. call me for the time to meet us there.
a MARX 1950 train set complete with engine, cars, track and power pack for $90.00.
Hey in most cases you can pick up Marx's sets for less than $50.00 including shipping on ebay and thats in good to vg unless its a rare set. Theres a marxs set at a store near here in box for $65.00 and I've told him he wants to much and its been sitting there over a year scince I told him lol.
Good afternoon, all - I'll have one of those root beer floats that Jerry's having. Thanks again, PC!
Jerry, I can't say as I blame you - I'd probably be calling up someone and chewing major in the morning, too. Point out that you need that chair working, and how long it's been out of commision, and if whoever you get doesn't have an answer, ask to speak to their "supervisor, please." But be nice (and persistent).
Scott, if you can't talk things out with the girlfriend directly, you still can talk with the Father (notice - I don't mean her Dad, either). He can do things when we can't do much about situations. We'll be talking with Him for her and you, too, if that's okay.
Oh my - what has Alex (newRRDude) done to his hair, Colby? Should we ask? Well, the good thing is, most color mistakes (I understand) - deliberate or otherwise - eventually grow out and/or wash away. Might take a while, but eventually they do...
Colby, did you modify your layout plan any more after the last one you showed us? When does construction begin, by the way? Plan it out and do it right the first time - having to re-do benchwork is such a pain... (yes, I already learned that lesson...). If you're lucky, the antique shop might drop some of their prices after the RR stuff sits there for a while.
pcarrell wrote:Nice pics Inch. They don't get any larger when I click on them though, so it's a bit hard to see them.
Yeah, Inch, I'd noticed that too - are the pics so big that the forum doesn't shrink 'em down like usual? I've seen that in here sometimes with some pics.
This afternoon (besides being on the computer way too long) I got out some Kadees couplers - going to put some more on cars I already have with the horn-hook type, until I run out of the Kadees (got too many freight cars to think I'll be able to get them all switched over). I also got out some autos, trucks and some figures to improve the looks of the layout as it currently is. The freight station looks better with people on it, and half the loading dock covered with boxes and crates instead of sitting empty! I discovered that most of the CMW delivery vans I have so far, are food delivery ones (Nabisco, Kraft, Swift). (Memo to myself - need to order more 'freight' type vans and trucks.) I do have some semi trailers, but no truck/tractors to pull them (!) - need to work on that, too.
Well, I need to run by the store - discovered I'm out of butter/margarine, which I will need if I'm going to fix Mom's Beef Stroganoff tonight. If I have any left, maybe I'll bring it by later tonight.
Blessings,
Afternoon, I'll have a barley pop Flo please.
Got back from the show a bit ago, had a good trip. Picked up a few thing I was in need of a some good prices even. Also seen a couple freinds from by Paris, that I hadn't seen in years. Mother wasn't happy with the mall though. Wasn't any of the stores there anymore that she liked, and what was there didn't suit her fancy.
Weather was good both ways, so I did get some more pics from Metcalf and in Villagrove found the old Round house and a couple other building still standing. Got a bunch of pics there, and even talked to a train crew [relief] waiting on their train to come in from Chicago. Still need to down load on to here and go through bout 62 pics, hoping to get a few good ones to post.
PC, don't know why those pics didn't work right. I'll check them out after I finish this post.
Need to do a couple chores I didn't get done this morning. Got kids tomorrow, so need to get a head start on the day
In Railfan news: today I went to an Anteek Store and foud a REAL LOCOMOTIVE LAUNTERN the kind that goes on the side of the engine. (the colored kind) it was $195.00 there were 2 NYC breakman lanturns, MilePost sign for $6.00, a "5 track" crossing sign for $12.00, and a set of grade crossing flashers for $50.00, a MARX 1950 train set complete with engine, cars, track and power pack for $90.00. can you say JACKPOT!!! but sadly my mom didn't want to buy me anything... but I doubt that anyone in the area would by those items anytime soon!
Good morning y'all.
Cup of coffee for me, please.
Hope everyone had a good St. Patrick's Day yesterday. I was going to post, but I had to run off to work. Seems like out of the four of us there...I was the only one who did anything for St. Patty's Day...Uniform isn't green, but I had my green beer mug pin on; and I was the only one who was having corned beef, cabbage, and Irish gold that night.
Kinda upset right now...My girlfriend is having family problems and is really upset, but can't be on the phone, nor can we go out and talk about it...I'm getting worried. I don't like this at all, and I know how distraughting these things can be...I want to be there for her, but can't at the moment...Argh, it drives me mad!
Jeff: The KCS paint scheme is kinda weird lookin' on the new locomotives...I'm not sure if I like it or not...I didn't know they were reviving the Southern Belle.
I'll see y'all later.
JimRCGMO wrote: PC, you should try to get together with JR if either of you gets close to the other's town. Maybe he might let you look under the hood of one of those race cars. [drool][drool] My car skills are considerably more limited than for either of you two, I suspect.
PC, you should try to get together with JR if either of you gets close to the other's town. Maybe he might let you look under the hood of one of those race cars. [drool][drool] My car skills are considerably more limited than for either of you two, I suspect.
I used to live not far from him. I used to live in Fairfield, CT. for many years. It's a bit further of a jaunt now that I'm in Indiana.
Good Morning, Zoe - since PC is so kindly footing the breakfast bill this morning, I'll have a steak (medium), scrambled eggs, and a couple of waffles with some maple syrup. Dick sent us a tanker car of Maine maple syrup? Hey, thanks, Dick! Oh yeah, and thank you, PC! Good thing this virtual food doesn't put it on like the real stuff, or I'd have to be walking a mile or two to burn off all the calories...
We're at 30 degrees (F; that's -1 C!) this morning here in Cape Girardeau, with 74 percent humidity, and an easterly wind at 3 mph (no effective wind chill). Supposed to hit the mid-50's this afternoon, and maybe some sun peeking through the clouds. Then tomorrow, storm and rain move back into our area. Yep, it must be spring.
Inch, nice pics, and hope you get some more today. Maybe you can negotiate part of your train money back from Debbie (but better do it before you head out for the swap meet - she might change her mind once she sees whatever they have in the mall stores! ). Maybe go for a 1/3 (or if you have to, a 1/4) cut for you - see if you can sweeten her up this morning before you go.
Got to get going - still need to wash my hair and get ready for church. See everyone after lunch, maybe.
Blessings on your Sunday,
Mornin, Janie, I'll have steak [rare], eggs [over easy], a side of gritts n gravey, and some irish coffee. Gotta another cold morning here [26].
Not suppose to be to bad here today for a swap meet with highs round 50, but showers moving in this evening, so I'm guessing cloudy most the day. Mothers all fired up bout going, they had a segment on the news last night bout, and she seen it's in a mall and she wants to look [there goes my train money]. Besides it's been 3 or 4 years since we've been up that way. Hoping to get some railfanning along the way,. Been wanting to get some pics of the N end of the EILL.RR in Metcalf and some of the UP in Villagrove.
GMT, those old cheese graders come in handy some times. I've used them on my layout some. I need a new one though, the boys used it on some body work and ruin it.
PAUL, glad you had a good trip to the show. Sounds like it was bigger than any one round here now days, we never see any factory reps.
der5997 wrote: ..Reminds me of a time in my youth when I was visiting a girlfriend in the country. We were outside at her place, and a vixen screamed quite close by. Gf's reaction was to cling tight to me, which was kinda nice...but then I was young and impressionable.
Nature can be so helpful some times. I think the rocks are coming along ok, looks good to me.
Heres some pics I got last weekend, first ones are of the bridge the CN is replacing the tressel that was there, on the IC track, between Bethany and Sullivan
These 2 are of the IC [CN] and NW [UP] diamond in Sullivan
Still got 2 or 3 to post from Mattoon the other day. Best get a moving on chores, Thanks for breakfast PC. Hope yay'll has a good day
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
03-18-07
Hey everyone....check it out! This round is on me!
It's been a while, so load up!