Ryan ... sounds like good cookin' .......... we actaully have talked about visiting N. Carolina, and that sounds very good. BUT we canceled several ideas for trips with too much stuff going on. I'll have to read that MR article.
We're about to go out to eat ourselves now. It's the neighbo'rs birthday, and we skipped celebrating my birthday and also our anniversary while Shelley's sister was still alive in ICU. Finally getting back to somewhat of a normal schedule now.
I've been working on some cabooses during my sanity breaks.
Anybody want to have a very nice cat? We can not keep Janet's cat much longer.
Happy Model Railroading, everyone.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
I'll have a large on Colby. Thanks!
Our little bottle baby pygmy goat Nutmeg is gone. We suspect a fox came in the wee hours and took her. Our huge male Pyrenees obviously wasn't on point when he should have been. Poor little goat. Wife is pretty bummed out about it and I'm not very happy with our guard dog not doing his job. He has been hot and heavy over one of the girls the past couple of days instead. Had to yank him off the other girl as he was trying to kill her. It's a Pyrenees trait and one really should never allow a male with two females when one of them is in heat. The one girl dog is now separate.
Visited the Inlaws. THANK GOODNESS that WITCH doesn't live here with us now. Man, she is one MEAN SNAKE. The verbal abuse coming from that foul mouth today (directed at everyone within her eye sight) was amazing. Nuff said.
We will be taking the FIL to a park next week sometime where there is a riding train. Will naturally take pics of it when we do to share with you all. Rob
SilverSpike wrote: PC - where on earth did you find that photo? LOL
PC - where on earth did you find that photo? LOL
This is what happens when you play with google images too much. Just go to google, and select images. Now search on the word "crazy". I think that lovely young lady comes up on page 2.
I know, I need a hobby........
Oh wait, I have one! *Maybe I should go do it, huh?*
Evening Gang: NOt much again today. I did get some very large scale done. I fixed the broken axle on the truck from one of my 4 in scale gondolas. I drilled and taped a 5/16 hole in the axle end and used a 5/16x 18 blot for the new axle end. I've done this a coujple of times before and it works out fine. When I get the time and energy I'll make new wheel/axle sets with 6 in dia wheels.
Rob I'm sorry to hear about Nutmeg. I know how you all feel since we've been there several times.
Well I guess I'll head for bed.
Good Night All
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Jeffery - there is no limit to the depths some people will sink to. I asssume they will use the placard to save a few steps at the store. Shame on them.
Hoople - try Con-Cor for domes in UP colors. They list several on their web site for reasonable money. They are fairly plain and will need detailing, but I have a bunch of the NH corrugated side coaches and like them just fine even though they are pretty generic. J.R.
GMTRacing wrote: Hoople - try Con-Cor for domes in UP colors. They list several on their web site for reasonable money. They are fairly plain and will need detailing, but I have a bunch of the NH corrugated side coaches and like them just fine even though they are pretty generic. J.R.
I don't know, I'm not a superdetailer, and I don't think they'll look good beside an all walthers passenger train.
Evening all -
I guess there are some advantages to working nights - I cna either come by the CS for coffee in the a.m or for desert in the late p.m since I can't see the g/f for the week cause of the work schedule.
Well, let me have some ice cream Chloe, please?
Night all!JP
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Hunter - When we met in January of 2000, you were just a 6 week old pup who walked his way into this heart of mine as the only runt in the litter who would come over to me. And today, I sit here and tell you I am sorry we had to put you down. It was the best thing for you and also the right thing to do. May you now rest in peace and comfort. Love, Dad. 8 June 2010
I love you and miss you Mom. Say hi to everyone up there for me. Rest in peace and comfort. Love, John. 29 March 2017
Good morning ! from Indiana.
10-04-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good Morning All,
67F and dark but still dry this morning. I'll have a regular and one of Bills' donuts please Zoe. Can't wait for "fall behind" as 7am is way too late for it to still be dark out.
Spent a couple of hours cleaning the work bench and adjoining areas last night. With so little time to spend on the layout this past summer, projects and debris really piled up. This winter may not be much better as we are going to be looking to move the shop along with the usual winter rebuilds.
Hoople - Sounds like you're stuck until Walthers cars are available. Of the other prefab cars out there, Rivarossi are pretty good and should have a dome of some sort. I was unimpressed with the Athearn passenger cars - too short and too generic at the same time. IHC can be made all right but are a bit on the cheap side. The Branchline kits are great as are the new built ups, but they don't offer a dome and the kits are probably more work than you want to tackle.
Jerry - We hope Sallies feeling better today and both of you are in our prayers.
Time to pick up tools and get on with it. CUL,J.R.
Good Morning, Zoe - a cup of
and one of those twisty donuts Bill T. brought in, please.
Thanks!
Mark, I think JR and the others may be right - you may need to watch for Walthers to come out with a dome car (or they put one on sale that you could repaint and decal). I know what you mean about liking having the cars (somewhat) matching in general style, though.
JR, your mornings must be getting darker than ours are here - at 7 a.m., we have a fair amount of light (though it's been cloudy or foggy lately, so it's hard to tell when sunrise is). Good luck with finding some MRR'ing time, now that you have the workbench and nearby areas cleared away.
JP, looks like you're working the night-owl shift for a bit, huh? Hopefully that won't mess up your getting sleep - you don't want to be falling asleep on the girlfriend when you do get a chance to see her.
Jeff, how long will it take you to get your parking hang-tag replaced? Hope that person gets caught that stole it from you, and the judge nails him/her. Hang in there in the meantime. I've seen some people who will stow away the hang tag when they're at home or another place where they're not in a designated handicapped parking spot (perhaps to avoid the kind of jerk that took your tag).
Wonder when the Nov. MR will be hitting the stands locally. My subscription ran out and I'm looking for some special rate lower than the $42.95 one that's on the insert cards.
Guess I'd better get going for now. Prayers for Sallie and any others in need.
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/4/2007 Heat Index: 70°FHumidity: 88%Dew Point: 66°F So Far TodayHigh: 72°FLow: 69°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 6mph ENE Today High: 92 Partly sunny with isolated showers. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds up to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tonight Low: 70 Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows around 70. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Good morning. I will share one of Bill's Donuts with coffee.
I didn't even get the computer turned on yesterday, with climbing last night. I usually drag in about 9:00; scarf down something; and head for bed. Today is an errand day, with a trip to Seattle. Ick.
Yes, Ryan, we got 5 inches of snow on Stevens Pass last night. Glad to see that someone is working on RR goals. I just have too many other projects at this time.
Jeff, I like your weathered window frames.
I will check in later today.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Mornin' everyone!I know that most of you just won't believe this, esspecially after all of the weather reports you've seen from me this year so far, but get this.....We're going to have weather around here today that is unusually hot!Today: partly sunny and warm - high: 86Tonight: increasing clouds and muggy - low: 67Normal highs for this time of year is low to mid 70's! I guess summer is going to stick around for a while.Gotta do the online class thing tonight after work. I suppose it might be a good idea to actually read the books *just kidding*. So far this online class is a breeze.
Jeff, I hope you get a replacement tag soon. I know that we keep ours in the front windows of all or our cars and I'd never even thought of someone doing a five finger discount on them. Guess I'm just flirtin' with disaster, huh?
Oh, I guess that I buy this time around.
The usualin a UP mug, plus some pecan waffles and a cheese omelet, and put it on Sue's bill, please & thank you.
Rob
Morning folks!
A cup a coffee please! And I'll have a slice of whole wheat toast with some apple butter and a banana on the side!
Thanks for breakfast Sue!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good morning...
Regarding UP dome cars, the Rovarossi line has been around for many years and still looks more like a UP dome car than any other. Rivarossi passenger cars can be upgraded to operate as good as any cars, and I think they would look just fine with Walthers cars.
I'll have my coffee and I'm off.
Hapy Model railorading!
p. s. who wants a cat?
Morning.
Just decided to check in before I get ready for school.
Jim: I'm trying to keep it somewhat the same, but I'm mixing in a few heavyweights, becuase there isn't a pullman streamlined or standard observation.
GMTRacing: It seems like that. Hopefully walthers might come out with the UP City of Something as there next passenger train. Probably doubtful, though.
Garry: I guess I'll go look for a picture of one, and see what I think. I'll wait and see, Flashwave said something about his LHS having Walthers UP domes.
Gotta go,
Mark
Afternoon.
I've been having some trouble with uncoupling through town. I'm relaying my mainline using cardboard as my base and laying foam roadbed on top of that, and gluing it in place
Mark ...... i just looked in ebay ...... There is a listing of 7 Rivarossi Union Pacific passenger cars. The entire lot currently has a bid of only $35.00. If interested go to ebay HO trains category and then to AHM/ Rivarossi . Search on Dome,Coach, Observation. Looks like two dome cars are in the group. You could buy the set; resell cars you do not want; use proceeds from selling extra cars to buy items needed to upgrade dome cars. Upgrade usually includes adding weight, replacing trucks, and replacing couplers. The couplers (long shank) need to go on the car body instead of on the trucks. Early Rivarossi cars had no interiors, and you may need to get interiors.
Colby.. I normally install cork roadbed on a wood surface to keep level. Also, staples instead of glue allow easy removal of cork
Still nobody wants the cat.
Good Afternoon Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. Didn't get around to posting last night. We went out to the orange grove yesterday for regular routine maintenance. After getting home I was too pooped to much other than watch the Red Sox vs the Angels on tv.
The crop is looking good. The mandarin oranges are really starting to get some color (other than green) on them and I suspect we're only a couple of weeks away from starting to pick them. As I suspected, we lost a few limbs full of fruit from the recent winds. Typical, we have some of this each year, and not a huge problem. We trim off the broken branches and harvest the fruit, even though it's not fully ripe. They still have lots of juice, although it's a bit on the acidity side, and it serves well to make orangeade. Also picked some (Key) limes.
I'm glad to see that it's still warm up there around Jerry and Phil. I was starting to get jealous of all you guys (and girls) up north with fall temperatures.
Jeff - bummer about your placard. When you say they stole it off your mirror, is that the inside mirror? Do you mean you left the car unlocked? If so, you're lucky that's all they stole.
CG Jim: ... your mornings must be getting darker than ours are here - at 7 a.m., we have a fair amount of light...
Well, with the morning nap out of the way it's time to go run some errands. Catch you later.
Ed
egmurphy wrote: Jeff - bummer about your placard. When you say they stole it off your mirror, is that the inside mirror? Do you mean you left the car unlocked? If so, you're lucky that's all they stole.
refill, please & thank you.
***Ed, that's good news about your crops. And any key limes you want to send the diners way, I'm sure someone in the back will whip up a yummy pie for those of us who relish them.
***John, that coffee you make doesn't sound half bad to me. If you lived a little closer, I'd bring my own spoon and give it a try.
***Jeffrey, glad you replaced that placard cheaply enough. What a dirt bag someone has to be to steal that. Would be cool if you had the car set up to "trap" such a thief inside.
Afternoon All: I just got back from my friends 7.5 track. I took the repaired truck over and put it under the gondola. Then I went and mowed the grass along some of the yard tracks. Boy the grass burs are going wild.
Garry I'm happy to hear that someone else uses staples to put down cork roadbed. I've put down and taken up some of mine 4 times.
Ed: Nap hu, good for you. I'd take on now but Mary Ann is using the bed for her desk. When I nap I really nap.
I'll be back tonight. Prayers for Sallie.
Good Afternoon All
My new Kato beast has arrived and man does it run smooooooth. It's one thing to read about how well the newer Kato, Atlas, etc diesels run, it's another to finally get one of your own and try it out. Instantly "hooked on diesels" again, even though I swore it was going to be all steam ahead...UH OH! Wife got it out of the mailbox, so had to open it infront of her. All she said was, "That's a big locomotive".LOL Here it is infront of the computer screen. Note at the far left & front is the new Bachman 2-8-0 I got not long ago. That one will require some break in time, the Kato runs smooth as silk right out of the box. Very Pleased! I have GOT to start a layout next year, even if only a small module from which to build on.
Wife & I banded all the baby billy goats today. Looks like a Civil War battle field out there...wah wah wah. Glad I'm not one of them.
Hope everyone is doing well tonight. Rob