I was counting legs.LOL Looks like at least one large "head" made up of the others and scene, also. However, knowing Bev (if this is one of hers), there could be 20 or more.
Off to pick up more mortar and a bag of quickcrete. Rob
Morning all.
I'm enjoying my first school day off. Thanks to the teachers... They have to go to some meeting all day, and the students get to stay at home and ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT AND PARTY EVERY DAY!
Hmm, I wonder if my passenger cars will come soon... I wish the guy would've accepted paypal... How long does it take to get to Arizona from here...
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Afternoon all
to the newbies
Ryan Yes,I did hear Monique say that she wanted one and if memory serves me right,Paul said it wouldn't be a problem to come down and see him. And as I have said, if it works out in a couple years and I can become an ORF I will have the time to do it (I hope). I haven't gone in on the other side but have done what I have been doing here for the most part and that is sitting back and listening.
It's been good to see some of the old names dropping in.
That's about it
Best to all on sick call and those recovering
Talk to you later
Duke
P.S. This will get us off the top of pg 2.
"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
Cederstrand wrote: in a UP mug, please and thank you.OK, so I made the mistake of looking around on ebay and found an interesting little loco (anyone know what this is???) and seeing that there were only seconds left, put down a bid and won the darn thing. Had a vision of using it (after repaint) for my Soylent Green Plant. Hope it isn't total junk!?! See pic below:Ugly little thing, ain't it? Worked on laying brick & mortar at the corner of the porch this evening where the water tank is going. Not going to share a photo of it, incase there is a masonry worker around here. It isn't pretty, but will do the trick. Rob
in a UP mug, please and thank you.
OK, so I made the mistake of looking around on ebay and found an interesting little loco (anyone know what this is???) and seeing that there were only seconds left, put down a bid and won the darn thing. Had a vision of using it (after repaint) for my Soylent Green Plant. Hope it isn't total junk!?! See pic below:
Ugly little thing, ain't it?
Worked on laying brick & mortar at the corner of the porch this evening where the water tank is going. Not going to share a photo of it, incase there is a masonry worker around here. It isn't pretty, but will do the trick. Rob
I think she's kinda cute, looks too small, but cute.
Looks to me like it's missing the Pantograph, I;ve seen an electric loco like that
-Morgan
A quick refill of, please & thank you!
Well, an old Bach. Docksider arrived today that I had planned on swapping parts with one I had. Unfortunately, the frames are different. There goes my "Plan A". So now I have one that runs quite well with both couplers but no running gear....and another with good running gear but missing one coupler and the part of the frame it would have to mount to. There is no way to combine them into one good runner. Darn! So, what do I do? Sell both and keep an eye out for a complete one? Or try obtaining yet a third and hope for parts needed to make one? (I don't much like having incomplete and/or non-running locos in the stable)
Finished the support wall, added backfill, then finished with a clayer of sand. Will need some flat cement patio bricks to lay down next, then it's time for the tank. Well, off to do the evening feed rounds. Rob
Cederstrand wrote: Finished the support wall, added backfill, then finished with a clayer of sand. Will need some flat cement patio bricks to lay down next, then it's time for the tank. Well, off to do the evening feed rounds. Rob
***Jeffrey, must be a Southern word that slipped in there. That's what I get for living in the Deep South for 10 years now. "Clayer"...sounds like it could be slang for Claymore Mine? Or a student of sculpture? OK, actually it's short for "convergence layer", sooooo, in a way, what I said was kinda sorta correct? Ha Ha Ha
Rob
Here's something a posted in the WPF thread earlier.
A nice little retaining wall that wasn't as simple to make as I thought it would be.
Evening Gang: The meet is this weekend. My goof in listening to my son and my friend. From now on I go by our website. Anyway I ran my diesel for the first time since the overhaul. It did very well with one small problem with the throttle. I put in the shop and had it fixed forthwith. A couple of the guys had a bunch of new 2.5 inch scale narrow gauge cars here. They are prototype 3 ft. narrow gauge. Terry ran Mark's locomotive with the cars and it made a real good looking train. Eight cars, four reefers, a gondola, flat car, and two passengers cars.
Well I think I'll head for bed.
Good Night All
Good morning
Happy MRRing
Good morning ! from Indiana.
10-13-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
Good morning.
Hey Jesse, looks like you're buying this morning.I'll have steak and eggs.
Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/13/2007 Wind Chill: 51°FHumidity: 83%Dew Point: 46°F So Far TodayHigh: 59°FLow: 51°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 0mph NNE Today High: 85 Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight Low: 55 Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Just a quick visit. Grandkids are here, and yes, they brought their parents. My job this morning was waffle maker. Some country ham on the side.
There's a neat thread on childhood memories started by Dave V., and last night I posted some of my memories growing up next to the "Q" if you're interested. Post yours, too, if you like. I'd be interested.
Now, back to the grandkids. Wood train set time! Boat ride this afternoon. Ham festival parade tomorrow.
Cheers!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Cox 47 wrote:Jeff.....Excellent work on the retaining wall I have been following it in WPF....What are you using to stain the rock work?
Good Afternoon from the Briny Ocean Tossed
Been a very busy several days onboard as we are playing catchup with the program and am presently off the Continental Shelf just east of Sable Is.
Not much on the go I'll load up my mug and be off
Later All
Fergie
http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5959
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
Hey Fergie! So you aren't so far away from here, really.
Just got back from the Truro Train Show. That was really good, lots of vendors, and some interesting modular layouts in Horribly Oversized and Normal. Got there later than I expected as it wasn't where I'd been told it would be. Picked up #1 grandson and his school buddy first. The other gks were off at Cadets orienteering. After we tried the college campus I'd been directed to, and the place where there was a show this past Spring, we went to Zellers for breakfast. Eventually we got hold of the correct address (a completely different college ). I bought a Revell Trailer train flat marked for GTTX with two 50 ft SeaLand trailers. Metal frame on that puppy. Also 4 more containers by ConCor. (SeaLand and P&O/Nedlloyd.), and a couple of Atlas Ford Taurus undecorated. So I'm a happy camper. In addition, #1 gs expressed a desire to "get into trains". So, if he can show me he's able to save his allowance, I said I'd give him a bunch of help.
Dinner should be in a little bit, so I'll say TTFN.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. Although the temperature was still up there, somehow late this afternoon it actually felt bearable outside. I'm trying to learn to use the term "balmy" instead of "hot and muggy" . Went to shoot some pool at the local with my father-in-law this afternoon. Used to do that on a much more regular basis, but somewhere along the line we fell out of the habit.
Work on the boxcar didn't progress too much in the last day or so. This is the first time I have used decals from this particular manufacturer (a small local niche vendor) and it looks like I need something stronger than MicroScale's MicroSet and MicroSol. These are industrial strength decals. Even after repeated applications of MicroSol it still looks like I have painted canvas signs on the sides of the cars. I finally resorted to soaking the car overnight in MicroSol to see if I could get the decal film to settle down some. (just kidding). Anyway, today I bit the bullet and gave the car a coat of Dullcoat. I'll see if some judicious weathering tomorrow can help camouflage them.
We went out to the orange grove yesterday. We did pick some mandarin oranges. They're still "not ready for prime time", just getting into a yellowish stage, still with a lot of green. I keep trying to rush the season, but they probably still need about 3 weeks to fill out a bit in size and to mature and turn more orange in color. But they're already acceptable to me for juice. Maybe still too, let's say "tart", for the family's tastes.
Speaking of tastes, seeing as how not everyone here likes Key Lime Pie (ever when it is made with limes from our grove), I asked Fran if she'd whip up some Banana Cream Pies so there'd be some choice.
Quiet day posting on the forums, not just The Coffee Shop thread. People must either be taking advantage of the cooler weather to stay inside and model, or they're busy watching college football. Me, I have one eye on the tv watching the Red Sox vs Indians.
Later,
Ed
Here's something I've been working on. It's an all paper structure (except the base) that I downloaded from the internet. I printed it out and am putting it together. I've almost got it done.
These two pics were taken earlier today.
I took this one a little while ago after getting the roof on it to see what it looks like on the layout.
Even the roof is paper.
Evening folks-a bowl of soup & some Pepsi for me (getting chilly here- 49.5F)
Spent the day doing some laundry, some grocery shopping, & some cleaning around the new house. I got some time at my weathering workbench early this afternoon before I started the above, & hoped for more time this evening, but it didn't happen.
My fiance's a county or so SE of here (at the Algonquin Fall Festival in Carroll Co, for you OH folk) with a table set up selling her beadwork. By happenstance she ran into the wife of one of my best buds there on Friday, after inquiring when she heard the last name aloud (she had never met them, but heard of them from me!) Big time coincidence. His wife told my other half my bud would be down there tomorrow morning, so I'm gonna head down-hook up with my other half, & my bud-haven't seen him in awhile-we have some big time catching up to do.
OK, the dogs have been out, (oops, need to put the coffee on for the morning) Kasey isn't winning the race, so I'm off to zzzz.
Good morning ! from Tipton Indiana.
10-14-07
der5997 wrote: Just got back from the Truro Train Show.
Just got back from the Truro Train Show.
Missed it again! Darn!! Double Darn!!! Best show in the Province as far as I'm concerned. Oh well There's always the one at the Spotsplex... Unfortunately its more of a Swap Shop and Junkers emporium.
Jeff: Nice job on the shed, very rustic, I like rustic.
Anyway We are still way out here but slowly moving towards land. Haven't done much modelling this trip as I just can't get into it I'm 'fraid. Though I did stick the Portholes in the "Porthole 'n Tank" Mariners Pub. Though it's still a long ways away, especially as I tore out the door casings after they got damaged the other day.
Better and stronger next time!