Elliotts Trackside Diner (est 1-1-07)

[Cederstrand]

in a Southern mug, please & thank you.

***Flip, made a note about Sat 9:00 and I'll try to wake up for it. Mostly a night own so usually sleep until 10-11:00am.

***JR, can you please send me that link. Wondering if I am on the right page. Thanks! I was surfing and did find one site with a number of layouts/plans that came up for viewing. (They sell stuff too so didn't know if I should post it here)

Well, coffee has cooled enough to drink. Will be in a corner booth nodding off. Rob

[jeffrey-wimberly]

also Jeff when the power pack burnt out I thought something came loose inside it. I opened it up, and you would not believe how dirty with was inside the thing. Dirt, dust and a little bit of loobracant, and some food crumbs. man was that thing dirty!!! 

That's not surprising. I got most of those second hand. I think only one was new.

 

Had a big woods fire at the spillway earlier today that involved about ten acres. Our guys put it down in record time. There were spots that couldn't be gotten at easily so Forestry was called to bring a dozer and plow a fire line all the way around it. Even if it flares up again, it won't be going anywhere.

[Cox 47]

Afternoon All....Its sunny and a little warmer up around 60 they say...I'll have a steakburger,onion rings and a diet coke...please..Thaks Jeff....Chair feller got here about 10:30 had to have a new right axle, and new batteries..only took him about hour and a half...sure runs better..Yes Mike havn't been to the store in almost a month and I plan to go down this afternoon

Somebody in here was talking about Eddy Stubbs and classic country on WSM? I catch him often since I found out they have a web site..That feller knowns more about country music than a man ought have a right to...and when he goes deep and drags out those great oldies doesn't get any better..

Well gotta weather Small Town Building maybe this afternoon and I'll try to get a photo to post..I got a DPM I got in the same deal that needs to be took apart stripped and repainted...You all have a good one...Jerry

[grayfox1119]

What a parade in Boston this noontime for the Red Sox.........there must have been near 1 million people ......the players and their families were all in the Duck Boats that are used for tours of the city for visitors and they can go right from land onto the Charles River as well.

JEFF, your native son, John Papelbon did Louisianna prowd, New England loves that guy, he could run for Mayor of Boston and win.

SUE: And your home state lad was equally a hero with the people, Jacoby Ellsbury, the girls all wanted to marry him, many had signs that read " marry me Jacoby".

MARK: Your home state was represented by J.D. Drew, he was overwhelmed by the crowd and the cheering. He is so laid-back and shy, that when the vehicles pulled away from Fenway Park and he got sight of the emmense crowd and the roar and cheers, well lets say he never expected it and was beyond belief.

There were people there from all over the country as well as Japan, this was trully a "Red Sox Nation" event. The owners also had many of the old time players there like Johnnie Pesky of the old Red Sox team of the '40's who played with Ted Williams.

ED: I wish you could have seen this on TV...mayve ESPN or FOX will carry it.

[GMTRacing]

Rob - the link is http://www.trains.com/mrr/default.aspx?c=tp&id=93 -  it's basically the header box that reads model railroader above the page here and then highlight interactive and click on track plans. That will bring up the archive of plans. Good luck  J.R.

And yes there's always next year. I still can't believe the Mets collapsed so completely in the end. Still amazin' after all these years.

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I've been busy working on locos most of the afternoon, cutting decals and applying them. Once in a while that became a sticky situation and some of them were so small the only way to handle them was with tweezers. Can you imagine someone with numb hands using tweezers? Yeah, it was rather funny to see. Luckily my neighbors son came over to help. He took over the tweezers and placed the decals exactly where I told him to. Sure made the work go faster.

[Cederstrand]

***Jeffrey, may I borrow that neighbor to apply all the details to a Kato Mike for me? It has been sitting there naked/without sinse I bought it. One day when I can manage a trip to the nearest hobby shop (nothing is "local" from our farm) I'll pay someone there to install all those tiny parts. Same with that new Kato diesel I added recently.

Hope everyone is doing well. Rob

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I know what you mean. I found out what 'The devil is in the details' means when I got a Kato RSC-2. I added the details I could manage. Handrails, number boards, brake wheel. The rest got pitched into the junk box.

[pcarrell]

Jeff, you're talking HO, Rob's talking about adding teeny tiny steam details to an N scale medium sized loco.  Rob, been there, done that!  It's a pain, huh?  I just get a big caserole pan and work over it......with a good light!

[Paul W. Beverung]

Evening Gang: Well we're in for the next 3 years making payments. Actually we get it finalized tomorrow. I called around and got prices from $34,500 to $38,000 on the same tractor. By by MRR money.

I guess I'll head for bed now.  

Good Night All

[da_kraut]

HI Paul,

just curious, what make and size of tractor and what condition is it in?  I know that the loader size tractors are quite expensive even used and the bigger ones are dirt cheap.  Sure hope that somehow you can manage some money for the MRR.

Take care

Frank 

[Cederstrand]

***Paul, I don't think you will regret the tractor upgrade. Wish I could do the same. As for the model RRing, you can still enjoy what you already have until the tractor is paid off, right?

Before I forget, let me wish everyone in the Diner a...

[gear-jammer]

Yes, Dick, my friend Ron will be excited about the Red Sox when I see him.  I am sure he will still be talking about the series.

Ryan,  Thanks for the list.  I may copy that.  We have some castings of benches with tools & junk on them.   That will be a good start.

I will check in on Thursday.  Tomorrow evening is the rockgym.  Have  a good day.

 

Sue 

[JimRCGMO]

Evening, Diners - just a cup before I head back home for the night, please, Chloe. Thanks!

Ryan, thanks for posting that list - I'd agree with Sue, it was very helpful. Do you have the manufacturer(s) of some of those detail parts (tool box, the shop tools like the lathe/milling machine/etc.)? And do they also make the detail parts in HO? I know some of the things on your list (compressor, tool box, etc.) are in J&L Innovative's catalog, but some of the rest I don't know...

Paul, I hope you'll still be able to make LHS trips, but congratulations on the new tractor. Will you be posting a photo of what it looks like? How long until you'll know anything on the Shell-IRS fiasco, by the way?

Dick, Ed, and JP - C O N G R A T S ! on the Red Sox sweep! They did a bang-up job there.

Hope everyone has a good  All Hallow's Eve tomorrow.

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

 

[Cederstrand]

***Jim, did I miss something or is there another Rob here in the Diner? (my birthday was Oct 7 and I don't know what that list of parts you're refering to is?)

Been scanning old slides & photos into the computer tonight. Even scanning 4 at a time, it still takes a long time. Patience is not one of my strong points. Found some old train pics. Not sure if they are worth sharing though, not the best of photos.

Also started working over our horse website. What that bastar* did to the horses we sold him and his getting away with it has been eating at my soul ever since. So, I am going to devote our horse site to warning the public about him.

Wife thinks she had a good interview. Now we just wait to hear back from them. I didn't know there were so few Flight Nurses across the country. It is a prestigeous job among nurses. Hope she gets hired. Rob

[eeyore9900]

Evening folks-just coffee for me (which I don't need I guess-early day tomorrow & need my zzz's)

Been moving heavy appliances here from my fiance's old trailer (dryer yesterday, washer today, upright freezer tomorrow.) But that's good in a sense-once things are in place in the basement here, I can hopefully get started on doing measuring, getting ideas on dimensions of the future layout, which I'm awful itchy to get started doing things with.

Rob-what's the link to your horse website? My fiance' worked at an Arabian stable outside of Burbank Ohio for about 6-7 years. They raised & trained, & had some serious high $$ horses living there. She still likes to stay up with things so to speak.

Ok, just dropping in to say "hey"-nite all! 

[Cederstrand]

If anyone tried to go to my horse site, seems someone else now owns it (or I should say the name of our site). Just deleted the post. Will look into this tomorrow. Good night!

Healing thoughts to those in need.

Rob

[wetidlerjr]

Good morning ! from Indiana.

10-31-07

[GMTRacing]

Good Morning All,

       Dark and cold this morning don't have any other info just now except that it's not raining. I'll have a regular and one of Bills' donuts - the burnt coconut looks mighty good.

    Spent more time on the iNpossible scale buildings, I'm probably another day away from having something that resembles a building enough to shoot. Fitting the Grandt line window is a bit fiddly but if I keep carving they eventually drop in. Just need to try to keep the cuts parallal with the sides of the buildings so the stuff doesn't end up crooked.I'll try to get back in to catch up posts, see you all later, J.R.

[SilverSpike]

Morning folks!

Cup of Southern Pecan coffee for me today! Oh....and Chloe....I'll have it in Rob's Southern mug!

Ben had a Fall Concert at school last night with the Heritage Middle School band and it was their best sounding concert to date! The band director really raised the bar on them this time around and it showed. Bravo Ben!

Mike - Thanks for the happy birthenday wishes! I'm now 46 years and counting....

Wow! Only three doors down from Jamie's house and live action rail....nice!

Mark - Sorry you lost the soccer game, but like you said, next year starts up a new season of play.

Jerry - Glad to hear the chair is fixed now!

Dick - sounds like a real celebration down in Boston yesterday.

Sue - You are welcome! The list was primarily obtained from a couple hours pouring over the Walther's 2008 HO catalog and then placing an order with my LHS.

Rob, thanks for posting that list - I'd agree with Sue, it was very helpful. Do you have the manufacturer(s) of some of those detail parts (tool box, the shop tools like the lathe/milling machine/etc.)? And do they also make the detail parts in HO? I know some of the things on your list (compressor, tool box, etc.) are in J&L Innovative's catalog, but some of the rest I don't know...

Oh yeah, , Rob! Will you be going trick-or-treating for your birthday?

Hope everyone has a good  All Hallow's Eve tomorrow.

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

 

Hey Jim, thanks for the congrats and reference to my list, but you got Rob and me switched. I guess I need to take off the Halloween costume now!!!!

In answer to your question, here is the parts list with manufacturers and numbers:

Manufacturer	Part Number	Item Description
Alexander Scale	120-2603	Lathe/tool makers
Alexander Scale	120-2604	Mdrn drill press flr mdl
Alexander Scale	120-2605	Pedestal tool grinder
Alexander Scale	120-2606	Brdgprt vrt milling mach
Alexander Scale	120-3102	Instrument case
American Limited Models	147-5100	Diesel Sanding Tower
Custom Finishing	247-7024	Cmprssr 160psi w/hyrl whl
Custom Finishing	247-7042	Auto Rail Lifter kit
Durango Press	254-84	Acetylene Tanks
JL Innovative Design	361-413	Barrels yellow 5/
JL Innovative Design	361-925	Dlx Cshmn Trckster w/Dtls
Life-Like Products Inc	433-1663	Load industrial machinery
B.T.S.	464-23000	Oil Drum Rack w/Drums 2/
Model Railstuff	506-800	Oil storage tank black
Noch Gmbh & Co	528-14845	Industry Accessories
Plastruct Inc	570-1014	Twn blk oil stg tnk
Scale Scenics	652-3512	Electric motors assd
Stewart Products	683-218	Diesel oil storage tank
Woodland Scenics Co	785-225	Industrial junk
Walthers	933-3197	Industrial Tanks Set
Walthers	933-3514	Tanks & Details
Walthers	933-3516	Dumpster Set

 

***Jim, did I miss something or is there another Rob here in the Diner? (my birthday was Oct 7 and I don't know what that list of parts you're refering to is?)

 

Yea, you missed it alright! Not another Rob, my name is Ryan! Maybe the two names beginning in R are the confusion. Or, maybe my costume was too confusing....

Later folks,

Ryan

[JimRCGMO]

Good Morning, Diners! I'll have some scrambled eggs, toast and coffee, please - oh yeah, and a glass of Ed's OJ, too! Thanks, Zoe.

Rob, my bad - the list was by Ryan, and I must have been having some nightmare (on Elm St.?) about whoever has a birthday today (or they were telling a joke?). Do you want to celebrate your birthday again today? I can ask Zoe and the cook to whip up a cake for you, if so.

Not much new on my MRR'ing, except I'm figuring from a list our LHS owner/club member sent me, what items on sale I want to buy. Looks like several of the Walthers modulars are on sale (walls, doors, fire escapes, etc.), plus some CMW vehicles (trucks mostly). But payday's another week away...Hmmm....

Time for me to pack it on out the door. See everyone later!

 

Blessings on your Trick-or-Treat Day,

Jim in Cape Girardeau (no, that's not my mask!) 

[jeffrey-wimberly]

Good morning.

56 this morning with a high of 80 expected under sunny skies.

Today's Weather for:
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      10/31/2007

Wind Chill:  56°F
Humidity:  95%
Dew Point:  54°F

So Far Today
High:  56°F
Low:  53°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  0mph NNE

Today High: 80    Sunny. Highs around 80. Light and variable winds. 

Tonight Low: 52    Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.

[pcarrell]

Morning all!

Lookin' nice 'round here today!  Highs should top out in the upper 60's to near 70 degrees.

Too bad I'll be cooped up in my windowless office again........on the other hand, at least I have an office.  I should practice being more thankful for the job I have!

[SilverSpike]

  Happy Halloween!

Besides the BD and all, we are giving out candy tonight and then will walk through the area later in the evening. Ben will be a rabid LSU fan, I'm dressing up as a Rastaman, and Monique is going to be a vampiress...

What are you all doing for Halloween?

Wooo hooooo!

Breakfast and lunch are on me today.... How about that! Halloween, BD, and TOP all in one day! I hit the trifecta....

Now all I need to do is go ahead and get a lottery ticket.....

Chloe.....here's the plastic.....

[jeffrey-wimberly]

I'll have some biscuits and gravy. Thanks Ryan.

BTW, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[Derrick Moore]

HAPPY HOLLOWEEN, EVERYONE!

Here's a story........

This is AWESOME....something we should all remember.

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.  His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.  After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.

"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.

"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."

"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.  Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged, it's how I arrange my mind.  I already decided to love it.  It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.  I have a choice: I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.   Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I've stored away.  Just for this time in my life.  Old age is like a bank account.  You withdraw from what you've put in.  So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories!  Thank you for your part in filling my Memory Bank.  I am still depositing."

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

Pass this message to 7 people except me.  You will receive a miracle tomorrow.

Now, STOP!  Did you hear what I just said?  You WILL receive a miracle tomorrow.  So send it right now!

Have a nice day, unless you already have other plans.

[Hoople]

Morning all.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Did I hear talk of lathes and milling machines?

Good times... Good times. When I was 6 my grandad let me use both to drill holes in brass for our Erector Drawbridge so we could have handrails. Today, that unfinished bascule bridge sits up in his shop. (The bascule part is, the extra non lifting part isn't.) It's been sitting there unused for 4 or 5 years now.

Well, looks like it's s****l time.

Mark.

[Cox 47]

Good Morning All....Happy Halloween!...Its sunny and cool here this morning....I'll have a sasage sandwitch,sweet roll and coffee please...It sure is good to be able to get aroud in my power chair!went down to the store yesterday for the first time in a while..






This is the Small Town building I have been working on I am not to satisfied with the weathing on it gonna work on it some more today....You will only see the back on the layout.....

You all have a good one...JERRY

[JimRCGMO]

Hi Zoe - a cup of coffee and some of those candycorn pumpkins from the plastic jack-o-lantern, please. Mmmm, sugar rush!

Jerry, you have a great start on the buildings - I especially like the left hand one of the pair up front. If you did the 'grouting' between the bricks on the right-hand building and then maybe a light black wash on both fronts, you might be about done (Just my ).

Ryan - you're the B I R T H D A Y   B O Y today! Sorry I got you mixed up with Rob. And your list looks good. I had seen Canyon Creek (? or was it California Details something...) had some plaster or resin long workbenches (unfinished) that I was eyeing to get. But I think if it's the one I recall, their website doesn't have much of their HO stuff anymore (more of the Oversize stuff). But thanks for that list!

Nice, sunny morning here - already at 52 F and still warming up. Ah...

Better get back to the wk stuff for now. Have a great one, Diners!

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau  

[pcarrell]

Hey Ryan.......