You got in such a hurry you forgot the morning photo!
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Morning, Flo - a cup of coffee to go, please. Thanks, Rob!
Sue, tell Larry a great job on the video (and the comments about how realistic it looks!).
JR, I think your theme song lately must be "On the Road Again"...
Rob - as was said, the parts will likely turn up just after you've bought another and installed the parts. Can you contact the manufacturer and see if they can sell you just the parts you need? Might be worth a try (and less headache).
Jeff, another nice job on the decals for that GP50 (and a nice photo of the finished work).
Few errands to run this morning (in addition to the usual Sat. a.m. laundry run). Probably will get by both LHS's, need to get the car's oil and lube done, check the PO box for an eBay win or two that should hopefully be here, get the rent and storage fees paid, and then get groceries in the afternoon. [whew!]
Gotta go for now - hope everyone has a productive and fun day!
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Cederstrand wrote: Do I now sell a brand new loco missing those parts (for peanuts) OR try finding a non-running unit I can take those lost parts from to put this one back together???
Do I now sell a brand new loco missing those parts (for peanuts) OR try finding a non-running unit I can take those lost parts from to put this one back together???
I agree with Jim, the first thing to do is call the manufacturer's service or parts department and see if they have parts available. By the way, check the box the locomotive came in to see if it contains an exploded view drawing showing parts, may show part numbers.
Even if they don't, couplers are easy to fix, as you can buy replacement ones from M-T. Even plows are fairly easy as there are a few small manufacturers that make these kinds of detail parts for locomotive detailing.
Regards
Ed
in a ATSF mug, please & thanks.
Thanks for the suggestions guys. Still no luck finding the missing parts, except I believe I found a tiny bottom plate for one of the coupler units...not a very good sign actually. Shot an e-mail off to Bachmann to inquire how to get replacement parts. Also found the schematic for the model online with parts numbers. IF it costs much at all, it is not going to be worth bothering with. Besides, I would rather save funds to put towards Kato, Atlas and Athearn locos...uh....I mean "more track". Still, bugs the heck out of me.
Bad insomnia last night. Woke up dizzy again from either inner ear or molars (who knows ). Did the required critter rounds and am going to kick back in a corner booth and drink my coffee.
Rob
Larry says, "Thanks for the comments on the Mallet video".
Rob, The scenery is started in the corner and back wall. Once that is finished, we can complete the track to the logging area. Most of the summer, we have just operated the trains. It is all you can do to keep the track clean.
Jeff, Are the buildings part of your backdrop, or are they in front of it? Very realistic.
Jim, What is your ebay find? I hate errand days, but if you are going to check out a new toy, that is different.
Jerry, What passenger cars did you miss out on?
My goal for today is to paint some RR ties. I may not get to it until this evening. Larry just took off for LA, so Pearl will be my only help today.
Thanks again Rob, for the pie, and coffee.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Kudos Scott. Attitude is everything and it sounds like you've got a good grip of things!
Looks Good Jeff
Rob: I've had excellent results with Broadway and Bachmann. Though I found picking up the phone and talking to a real live human being by far the best way to get results. It's the best way to go about it.You might have to wait 4-6 weeks for the parts but time flys. Oh and take care of the ear those infections or sinus problems, they can be real nasty and persistant if not dealt with.
Well not much on the go, though the ship is fixed and we're back at it off the Continental Shelf.
Anyone here from Der John as of late?
Anyway might do some modeling tonight if I have the energy. Was up till midnight last night and back up at six this morning. The wicked never rest and the responsible never sleep... Go figure
Later All Fergie
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Paul W. Beverung wrote: Jeff that GP-50 looks great. I've got to try that lettering.
Jeff that GP-50 looks great. I've got to try that lettering.
gear-jammer wrote: Jeff, Are the buildings part of your backdrop, or are they in front of it? Very realistic.
They're part of the backdrop.
Cederstrand wrote: ***Jeffrey, another nice job. Unique & well done!
***Jeffrey, another nice job. Unique & well done!
JimRCGMO wrote: Jeff, another nice job on the decals for that GP50 (and a nice photo of the finished work).
Cox 47 wrote:Jeff...Nice paint and decal job..
Jeff...Nice paint and decal job..
Fergmiester wrote: Looks Good Jeff
And anybody I may have missed, thanks.
Afternoon, a barley pop please Janie
Got word a bit ago our neighbor lady passed away this morning. We know their daughter from Arz made it in yesterday, don't know if their daughter from Florida did or not yet. I don't know what Jim will do now, he has never had to take care of himself for very long. We're sure gonna miss her, even our kids thought of her as family.
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Good evening ya'll. FERGIE- John sent me some jokes yesterday. Has been busy but O.K. SUE- Enjoyed the heck out of watching the Mallett. I have 2 S.P.@ S cars and 6 N.P.s. Only time I run them is when I put my 44 G.N.s on the layout. Jeff- Wish I had your talent.
Prayers for all. Have a happy sunday.
Flip
Hello everybody......
While listening to some Johny Cash music and watching an NP 2-8-8-2 posted by Larry & Sue, it reminded me that Sue asked about NP on my layout. These Alco road switchers will have to suffice. No match for that neat steam loco video.
I'll be posting my caboose project on weekend photo fun if you are interested.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Evening Gang: I actually got some 7.5 MRRing done today. I fired up the weed burner and did about 200 feet of right of way. The weather is really strange. It was not to hot but very humid. By the time I got over Scott's Bridge I was soaked and worn out. I headed for the re-cliner and some water and a book. John got the baler here today and will get the tractor tomorrow. Then if it dosen't rain we'll start cutting hay here. A couple of our pastures are full of grass burrs. I may cut them with the swather and rake the grass and burrs and haul them off. I got to do something and the government has banned all the good pre-emergence herbicides.
Sue add my kudos to Larry. I watched the video but my sound didn't work. I've got to check the connections. I think I may have pulled something out. Daisy the Dog was fooling around under there also she may have done it.
Well bed time.
Good Night All
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Nice lazy start to the weekend down here in Paradise. Only went to the market this morning for some fresh fish and veggies to cook up. Speaking of cooking, some more Key Lime Pie suddenly showed up with this evening's coffee. Hmmm, purely coincidence that we went to the grove this week and brought home Key limes? I think not.
inch: Best get round ta chores, we've got a long day ahead, I've got a eye doc appointment this morning in Casey, I need to go to Marshall for the part on Mother's stove, a cookout this afternoon up by Rockville Ind, and a 40'th birthday party to go to this evening.
Fergie: Anyone here from Der John as of late?
Okay, off to the recliner to watch the Philllies/Rockies.
Hasta luego
How 'bout that, top of the page again. Seems like every time I mention Key Lime Pie I wind up buying. Good thing Fran cooked up a few extras.
Later
Flip, Sounds like we run similar lines. We do not have any S,P, & S yet, but plan to. We recently added GN, but we are predominantly NP.
Garry, Thanks for sharing your switchers. Larry's fav is a BLI EMD switcher. It is very similar to yours.
Paul, Larry says thanks. He is half way to LA by now. Our dog before Pearl was a Daisy, too. When you talk about your Daisy, it brings back fond memories. Your statement about pre-emergence pesticides has made me curious. In Washington, we have a private applicators license that after passing an exam, allows you to purchase the restricted chemicals. Is that similar in Texas?
Well, I got the RR ties painted, and muted the clothing on a few figures. I plan to get an early start on the layout in the morning.
Evenin' all.
Had a fun day today, train bud came over and we ran trains. He showed off his new Roundhouse passenger car set, I think they're the 50' footers in the GN scheme. They look pretty good.
Sue: Tell Larry congrats on the video! It was great!
Garry: I think I'll bid on the custom painted ones, because they end tommorow. If I lose, I'll see if I can get the other ones. I was thinking maybe to upgrade, P2K metal wheels, and Kadee #148s or #58s in their boxes mounted on the bodies. I hope I get them, it'll be a great start to my train. I was thinking down the line, I could add interiors, and maybe a couple red LED's on the observation car.
Well, night all.
Mark
Good evening ....
Glad Sue liked the NP Alcos. No Johny Cash videos from me, but I enjoy Larry & Sue's video. Maybe I'll run my NP 4-8-4 sometime. As I've said, most of my lcomotives are Burlington, but it's fun to operate other roads, too. Burlington connected with so amny roads, I can justify almost any of them. No KCS stuff yet though, Jeff.
Mark ............sounds like good ideas. I often don't bother with interiors, but instead place black construction paper in passenger cars to block view. Remember long cars with body mounted couplers need wide radius curves. Stick on weights should be installed inside Rivarossi passenger cars to get car weight up to NMRA specs.
Nice work, Jeff on the GP 50.
Happy model railroading.
Garry: I know... But I'm cheating, squezing them onto 22"s.
I bet they'll work.
I've made screens for the GP50's dynamic brake housing. At least now it doesn't have those holes you can see right through.
Tall cool glass of water, that's all.
***Jeffrey, EXCELLENT idea to add the screens.
Twas a long day. Going to try hitting the hay early tonight. Rob
I just stopped in here before bed J-I reported him, as my aussie friends say-No Worries.
Trolls, trolls-they just want to get a THRILL!!!!! (not helping things by posting this maybe, but trolls need a severe psychological (sp?-it's late) examination-if they put the effort into their model railroading like they did their trolling, they'd have the model rr of dreams. (My other half has been dealing with similar on some of her forums-the internet definitely makes the worms crawl out that have social & mental issues.)
BACK ON TOPIC-strongest coffee for me please-long day for me, getting a few things done around the new house, but didn't hit the "weathering" bench (BLAH!) I hope to make up for it tomorrow. Well, off to bed-I have a Shepherd/Elkhound mix laying on the floor behind me "woofing" as he dreams.
Good morning
Happy MRRing
Good morning ! from Indiana.
10-07-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Mornin' all!
RECORD HIGH SATURDAY IN INDIANAPOLIS! The high in Indianapolis hit 89 yesterday afternoon, breaking the old record of 88 from 1946. This is the 2nd day in a row of a record high...and more record heat is possible today & Monday.
COLTS TAILGATE PLANNER: Weather outside of the dome on Sunday is much more suitable for Bucs fans. Hazy sunshine will quickly push temperatures from the low 80s in the morning to near 90 as you head into the dome. Here is a map of expected highs today.
Well yesterday I managed to get a few jobs on my own list of things to done. I got the lawn mowed and I did the brakes on my car. Both jobs were needing done pretty badly. Grass has been slow to grow with little rain and lots of this guy hanging around......... ...........so I've been putting it off. Yesterday it was time though, so I dragged out the mower and did my thing. And the brakes,.....well,.....I've been needing to do that for a little while and I figured I'd rather do it in 90 degree weather then 40 degree weather, ya know?
Still have a few more things on the list to take care of, but I heard that one of our church members is going to reroof his garage today, so I may just head over there and lend a hand.
On another front, God loves trolls too, though sometimes I wonder why? (Just kidding of course) Really though, it pains me that some people feel they have to resort to such tactics just to get some attention. What hard lives they must have lived to make them react to others in such a way. The thing is, they could come at this with a different approach and they would be welcomed as one of the group. Kinda sad really. In the end though, it just goes to show that man is basically not good when left to himself, and thats why we need a Savior. / sermon
So whats up with all of you?
Good morining ........
Good "sermon", Philip. Last night I posted a photo in photo fun. Absent minded me was not paying attention to other posts when I did so. However, I did read some of the other posts after posting the picture. Wow. Evidently, there is at least one person who thinks its his job to control what's posted in photo fun. Also, it appears that he and others have decided Jeff's posts don't fit their narrow minded opinions about what should be posted. For some reason, they don't consider others when they do that. Obviously, others do appreciate seeing Jeff's work. One poster said the critics were bullying. I posted my two cents. I said it was good to see people enjoying themselves such as Jeff, and I did not like seeing others picking on him. If someone is not interested in Jeff's models, they can simply go to other posts that are interesting to them. I doubt anybody even saw my photo, and I'm wondering if I should post other pictures after all of that.
pcarrell wrote:
Kremzeek!!!
Oh, sorry, wrong hobby. So, jus how many of us are Indy peeples?
-Morgan
Good morning, All. I guess it is almost lunch time.
I must have missed something last night on WPF. What does locked mean? And why were all the old WPF brought forward? When things like that happen, I tend to just stay away. I hope that if someone gets too critical here that we will all just ignore them.
It is cold here in the 50's, so the only thing that I will do outside is bring in firewood, and prune the butterfly bush. Inside, I need to get started on some Aggro trees.
Later, Sue
Flashwave wrote: So, jus how many of us are Indy peeples?
So, jus how many of us are Indy peeples?
Well, there's you and me at least........