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grayfox1119 wrote: JEFF: Your making fast tracks with Project backdrop......coming along real good Jeff, I like the shade of blue. Get ready for some cold weather next week.
JEFF: Your making fast tracks with Project backdrop......coming along real good Jeff, I like the shade of blue. Get ready for some cold weather next week.
Grayfox: That's not the shade of blue that's staying on there. It's all going to be painted over with Nimble Blue and the clouds will be done freehand with flat white spray paint with a little gray thrown in.
Good morning everyone, a little late getting into the Diner this morning, the youngest grandson was here this morning, 11 months old and crawling all over the place, so I was on play duty for an hour. These little tenders can wear-out an old steam engine like me real fast. MIKE can atest to that right Mike?
Weather here in central New England is cloudy with a light mist in the air, the temp is 48F, RH is 98%, DP is 45F.....we have some freezing precip due tomorrow, then on Monday..WATCH OUT..all h.. breaks loose here.
Time to get down to Train room, trying to plan the layout...ohhh oh, not yet, honorable son #2 just called and needs help trying to construct the ceiling in his "man room" over the garage. There goes another day not in the Train room..... what are dad's for... see you later guys, I'm outa here.
Good morning ya'll.
Jeff- That looks like a Champion spark plug box. Am I correct?
Your MRR looks good. The new backdrop will be great.
Flip
Operation Backdrop, Phase I
First, let's have a last look at the old backdrop.
Deleted due to change in copyright (01/17/07)
The backdrop has been removed, exposing bare walls.
Hey! Where'd that window come from!
Now new poster board is going up. I put a thin bead of wood glue behind the top and bottom of the poster board. Screws at each corner of the poster board will hold it in place until the glue dries.
More pics coming in Phase II
Morning all!
So, Jeff's putting up another backdrop, huh? He did a good job on the last one, so this one should be nice. Can't wait to see it!
Sue, I think I'd trade the lake in my back yard for your country hills if I could.
And that brings us to Ryan,........breakfast on you, huh buddy? Lets see.....can't waste this on......
So, how about.............Stuffed French Toast!
Yeah, thats the ticket! Thanks Ryan!
JimRCGMO wrote: And Ryan, what are you doing with your lights down there? Must've missed that post, also. Ah, the fun of missing a few days in the Diner here... Liked your Cajun joke, BTW.
And Ryan, what are you doing with your lights down there? Must've missed that post, also. Ah, the fun of missing a few days in the Diner here... Liked your Cajun joke, BTW.
Me too! I have no idea what the fuss is all about. But, for those who are in the dark (myself included), here is something to assist....
Glad you liked the joke!
Hey Paul, you can email the pics anytime and I will post them for you!
Cheers,
Ryan
P.S. Looks like it's on me today. Chloe, put all the orders on my tab!
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Hi Chuck and Kathy. Remind your Dr. that there are now male and female knee replacement models. Good luck.
Good morning and top 'o' the day to all of ye.
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Today is the first day of Operation Backdrop. I'll be keeping you updated with pics and descriptions as I go along. Time to get started.
Today's Weather for: Sundowm, LA 71446-6114 1/13/2007
Sundown Fire Dept., Station 23 Wind Chill: 68°FHumidity: 90%Dew Point: 65°F So Far TodayHigh: 68°FLow: 67°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 12mph NNE High: 73 °FLow: 65 °F
Now through 09:00 AM CST January 13, 2007
High: 72
Through 9 AM...widely scattered light showers will continue to develop and move north across portions of central Louisiana and inland southeast Texas. Showers will also be isolated across southern Louisiana and extreme southeast Texas from Interstate 10 south to the coastal waters. Rainfall amounts will be just a few hundredths of an inch in most locations.
Today High: 72 Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers early in the morning... Then showers likely and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tonight Low: 62 Cloudy with showers likely and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
I'll be having the cheese and mushroom omelet today.
Mornin all, coffee and a couple sweet rolls Janie,
Hope ya'll staying dry, raining here still. Weather guesser's talking like winter going to show up finnaly tomorrow with some ice, snow and colder temps next week. Talked to Jamie last night and it was icy up in Springfield then. So far it's still north of us.
Nothing much been going on here, got some wood working projects going and some more road bed, track down on the layout. Maybe next weekend I'll get to run some trains on one main line anyway. Haven't got any rail fanning done, rainy, cloudy and glummy bout every weekend.
Best get n to chores if I want to get any train time in today. Mothers gone bout all day, so I'll get some time with out to many honey-do's. Hope ya'll has a good day.
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Good morning ! from Indiana.
01-13-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:Good morning.
Good morning Jeffrey! what is happening in lovely leesville?
James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
PAUL: Check out the Weather Channel.....this cold wave is spreading south all the way to the Rio Grande, you guys in TX are going to get over 1/2" of freezing rain if they are correct!!! Bad news, that will bring down power lines. We have the same headed for us here in Southern and Central New England for Monday......Winter is here!!
SUE: Noble Fir ??? I have never heard of that, I must look that up on Google. What are it's characteristics? BTW, are you using WS water for your water features? I have heard good things about it.
Evening Gang: It's raining and the temp is getting near the freezing mark. We're under a winter weather watch and an ice storm warning. Oklahoma is a mess already. I guess we won't be going to the train show tomorrow. I'm waiting until tomorrow morning and I can see what it is like before making a final decesion. If I had to go to work tomorrow I would have allready decided to stay home, a train show is another thing.
Jim: The PVC sheet is for stock for making whatever. I finished the Cliffs headframe. It's made from 3mm pvc. I really like working with the stuff. I got 2mm the other day and have a piece of 1mm coming. A couple of 4ftx8ft sheets should be a life time supply. I'll get Ryan to post pics of the Cliffs headframe soon.
Well I guess I'll head for bed. We're listening to the weather guessers and they aren't at all encouraging.
What are we doing on Page 2. Lets get going here gang.
Good Night All
grayfox1119 wrote: SUE: Good Lord no....you can't use Colorado Blue Spruces for wreaths etc. the needles will pick you death!!! Balsam is Ok to use ( nice scent too ), or Fraser Fir, Canadian Hemlock, Douglas Fir also. Many people feel that Douglas Firs make the best Christmas trees.
SUE: Good Lord no....you can't use Colorado Blue Spruces for wreaths etc. the needles will pick you death!!! Balsam is Ok to use ( nice scent too ), or Fraser Fir, Canadian Hemlock, Douglas Fir also. Many people feel that Douglas Firs make the best Christmas trees.
Dick, Our cadillac of trees would be the Noble Fir. Frasier, Balsam, Grand, Shasta and Doug grow here, but most people use Noble.
Well, back to my log retaining wall. I may get to do some water this weekend.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
J.R. Believe it or not J.R., they use a shotgun!!!! I was watching a DVD last night, Donner Pass in the bad snow year of 1993. They had a workman walking ahead on the tracks, loading and firing a blast of pellets at the icicles.......they also used primer cord along the track inside the shed, after cutting long grooves in the ice, then setting the primer cord in the slots and blasting the ice build up away. This DVD is really worth getting from Pentrex...on sale right now for $19.95
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:Mark: You'll have to get the starting voltage on that down a whole lot lower before you put a decoder in. The way it is now, it'll smoke the decoder.
Paul, You are going to solve my lost cap problem before I even get back to the layout room.
Dick, I planted a few Colorado Blue Spruce, thinking that they would be great as wreath material. Wrong. They are so stickery that my hand must have been the receiving end of a pin cushion. We have noble fir. Our site is north facing which is well suited for them.
Jim, It is easy to identify with clutter. The tools get cleaned off the layout and wham it is buried again.
Chuck and Kathy, Is your white stuff hanging on like ours?
Good afternoon, Diners! Chloe, I think I'll have a small order of the ham and eggs, if you still have some of that ham from this morning, please.
Hey, Paul - whatcha going to build with that PVC sheet, a backdrop, or cut it down for some buildings and stuff? I must have missed one of your earlier posts where you explained it.
Chuck and Kathy - good to hear from you two (and your no-doubt-puzzled cats, trying to figure what to do with that cold, white stuff...) Not exactly the usual seaside weather, I'd guess.
Sue, nice backyard there (even if it is a 'toy farm'... )
I've decided I need to straighten up some around the apartment, so I have more room for getting to and working on the layout. Also need to get some buildings started on putting together for my town(s).
Almost time to slip out from work, so I'm out of here!
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good afternoon to all....just got in from out shopping with the CFO all day......LHS? ....of course silly.....went to Warren, Ma to Tucker's. Bob Buck, the owner, a 76 year old gentleman in every sense of the word, is a walking encyclopedia of Railroads, and very knowledgable of all the MRR products and mfgr's as well...I get there at least once a month, more if we can "adjust" the budget. Did I buy anything? Of course!!! All were Steam period cars from Atlas, two milk cars, a tanker, and two box cars. Also, a great book that I can't put down, " Titanic Railroad: The Southern New England......the story of New England's last great Railroad War, written by Larry Lowenthal.
Todays weather here started off at 29F early this morning then rose to 49F at 3pm before falling back to 44F now, under clear skies.
We stopped at the Apple Orchard in North Brookfield on the way home and they had a new hybrid apple there ( at least new to me ) called the Spencer, which is a cross between a Mac and a Cortland....what a great new flavor and very juicy. If you ever see it in your local store, try it !!
CHUCK & KATHY: That must really be something to see snow at sea level in Oregon...I can just see the cats walking outside and stepping into the snow then lifting each paw one at a time and shaking the snow off....our cat did this all the time. That is really great news about Kathy....way to go Kathy, that takes willpower and she gets Kudos from the gang here at ETD.
SUE: We grow some Christmas trees also in the back 40 as we like to call it ( actually only 9 acres ). We get seedlings each Spring from the Forestry, any kind of evergreen we wish, in bundles of 25 per same type ( $15 per bundle). We sell some and the kids all have one of course for Christmas, the Colorado Blue Spruces are best for landscaping purposes, and Canadian Hemlock are great for natural hedges if you cut off the tops at whatever height you wish and kept trimmed once a year.
RYAN: WHAT HAPPENED down there in NC??? We had a power drain up here in NE, from somewhere down south...all the lights dimmed, the generators at the pwer stations were whining, meters were pegged.......good Lord what are you doing Monsieur Ryan?
A trivia question for you RR buffs....up in Donner Pass, there are snow sheds that cover the tracks in several locations. During the Winter, large icicles form inside on the roofs and pose a hazard to the locomotive windshields. How do the track crews remove these hazards?
Hi again: It's about time to head for the house.
Sue: I was just out in the shop working on a couple of show light fixtures when I looked up on the wall and saw the selection of colored electrical tape I keep there. Red, yellow, green, blue, and white. A piece of that wrapped on the X-acto knife cap would do with out the mess of paint. Very quick and easy and reversalable. Just another thought.
Ouch! That's two today.