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Good Morning, Zoe - I'd like a glass of Ed's famous OJ, cup of coffee and a ham, egg & cheese croissant please.
Thanks, Bill T.!
Just grabbing a corner seat in a booth for now. Have to get going pretty soon.
Steve Barkley - Congratulations on your engagement (and the approval of Judy's kids, always a plus)!
Ed, the way Fran's been cooking up a storm lately, we may need to open up a branch for the Diner SOTB so we can come sample all the good cooking she's making!
Have way too many posts to catch 'em all up this morning in the time I have, but a bunch of great pics - liked the city pics that were posted (by Derrick?), I think you've as many billboards as Bar Mills makes (I'm jealous)!
That S1 does look in good condition - someone must've taken good care of it at Cadiz RR!
We're getting some more rain our way today, so Rob and Ryan, you guys should hopefully get a bit of this once it makes it east past us. Hang in there!
Ryan, did you have to negotiate for the additional room for the loop you added? Nice plan!
I'd best be getting gone. See you all later!
Blessings,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/17/2007 Rain with embedded thunderstorms will continue moving north at 15 mph from the Kirbyville area to Rosepine and Pitkin. Heaviest rains will be from Burr Ferry to Leesville and fort Polk where rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches an hour can be expected. Elsewhere light rain will continue east of this area including around Alexandria and Marksville. Off the coast...weakening showers and a few thunderstorms 20 to 40 nm off High Island and Cameron will move north at 25 knots. Visibilities down to 1 mile can be expected from 20 nm out from sea rim state Park to the coast.Heat Index: 78°FHumidity: 94%Dew Point: 72°F So Far TodayHigh: 74°FLow: 71°FRain: 0.03"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 20mph SSE Today High: 85 Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Tonight Low: 72 Decreasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Good Morning All,
A regular and that frosted with sprinkles donut Bill brought in is looking awfully good.
I need to build replicas of thehouses abutting the railyard here circa 1950 hence the need to scratch build as three story plain wooden worker housing kits aren't real plentiful. I'd gotten some shingles and a couple of sheets of N clapboard but needed all the rest. since it's all donated to the museum I kinda blanched at the idea of spending a ton on brass etched windows and the Grandt Line stuff looks like just the trick with several sizes of the same sort of style. Here anyway, the first floors have taller/wider windows than the upper stories and this will help. All I need now is some time to get started.
Der - The rocks are looking very good indeed. It all seems to be coming together for you.
Ryan - the layout concept is really good. Lots of switching and still provision for a loop and continuous running. Nice job.
Sue - Speed will broadcast the entire 24 SCCA Runoffs one race at a time. We ran in G Production (Datsun 510 #29) I also have a friend Bill Goldkind who ran CSR and FA and did better than we did. As they say, broadcast times may vary in your area.
Time to pick up tools. CUL, J.R.
Strongin a tall cup "To Go".
Have a good day all. Rob
Good morning ! from Indiana.
10-17-07
Bill Tidler Jr.
Near a cornfield in Indiana...
I will just slip into the back booth and have a coffee, and listen to the great conversation.
Rob, Your drought was featured on the national news tonight. They were talking about the lawn watering police. I guess everyone is worried about running out of water. We also use the gutters to fill the stocktank. I seldom have to fill the trough in the winter.
JR, What time zone on the Speed Channel?
Jim, Missed your food choice today. Have fun working on that new gondola.
Ryan, Looks like you are going to have lots of fun with operating sessions. Are you using 3rd Planit? Thats what we used. Larry spent hours just running the simulator part.
Steve, Congrats on the wedding plans.
Derrick, Is your whole layout Las Vegas? Oh, by the way, I love the tire marks on the road. Very realistic.
Mark, Get to practicing your photos. I sometimes take 20 shots to maybe find one that I want to share. I enjoy the photography part almost as much as the MR part.
Philip, I saved you the last piece of Lemon Meringue Pie from our staff meeting. Sylvia makes the best pies.
Paul, Sounds like you have been working on the place a lot. If it is like here, we are trying to get all the feed in for a hard winter. I will be picking up my calves on Thursday. Then the work begins.
der, I am so jealous of all that space.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Good evening Diners!
I’m glad you liked the stained rock castings, I’m pretty pleased with the way they are turning out. Spent a little time last night experimenting with colours for the ones representing up-thrust rock. After 5 different mixes, I’ve decided to use the very first one! That will be for the dark rock, but there will be some lighter rock mixed in too. I won’t be doing that staining until I’ve finished the tunnel mouth and its surrounding scenery that joins onto that scene, as it all has to be stained at the same time to look decent. There’s a wet weekend forecast again, so maybe…maybe….
Jerry I keep forgetting to thank you for the photo of your layout you sent a while back. What a neat set up that is! Really nice work, and you put my “workbench” to shame.
JR
I would like to find the N equivalent to Grandt Lines HO window and door assortment.
Ryan: Great looking plan. When’s the ground breaking?
Steve: Congratulations! Best Wishes to you andJudy. December will be here before you know it!
CapeJim:
I see you're working on a depot also, huh?
Just having my bedtime snack, so I’ll say Goodnight All, and God Bless. Prayers for all in need of healing, comfort and peace.
"There are always alternatives, Captain" - Spock.
Evening Gang: The meeting was a good one and the diner was great. Of course it was great food and it was free. Mary Ann got a door prise. Nothing big but she was happy.
Ed: Any chance of soming by here on your trip north?
Garry: That looks like an interesting project. I got to run a S-2 a number of years back.
Rob: Those tanks will pay off. If not now in the future.
I think my spelling cells have taken a vacation tonight. I guess I should go to bed.
Good Night All
in a ATSF mug tonight, please & thank you.
***Derrick, how does the carsystem work? Any photos of the underside you can share? My wife thought that was a REAL photo of Vegas...very cool!
Today was spent running errands. Got all the last minute stuff to finish gutters on house and one more setup for a walk in shed in a pasture. Wrong tank fittings, so will run into town early to get the right part(s). No biggie! And the ladder stabilizer is perfect to allow reaching underneath the ladder to attach the house gutters. Just hope having these tanks isn't "too little - too late". Gulp!
Tired tonight. Rob
Good Evening Coffee Clubbers,
Another beautiful day down here in Paradise. Not much doing here today. So what else in new?
Biggest event of the day was Fran making some homemade bread. Another thing she's new at, but it came out great. My sister-in-law showed her how to do it when we were up in Canada this summer.
Ryan - interesting looking layout. Nice that you can also do a 3-D rendition in CAD. Will that bridge be a duck-under, swing out/up, or a removable section?
Steve/BaylorMax - Congrats on the news. Good for you. I'm still hoping to get over to Beaumont on the 24th to see some of the open houses. We're going to be up at my daughter and son-in-law's place in Cleveland for Thanksgiving. If I make it I'll be sure to stop by.
Garry - good luck with the restoration scheme. Just cosmetic? Or back to running condition? Does it still have it's prime mover and traction motors?
That's about it for the moment. Going to pray for the Red Sox.
Hasta luego
Ed
Good luck. Find yourself a caboose and you all can travel. Find a Baggage car and you can put a model in it :D
-Morgan
pcarrell wrote: ModelTrainLover wrote: *sprints into the bathroom knocking down PC with his first piece of Pie for the week*Are you kidding me? It's Tuesday man! I'm not on my first piece of pie this week.....I'm on my first piece of the 10th pie this week!
ModelTrainLover wrote: *sprints into the bathroom knocking down PC with his first piece of Pie for the week*
*sprints into the bathroom knocking down PC with his first piece of Pie for the week*
Are you kidding me? It's Tuesday man! I'm not on my first piece of pie this week.....I'm on my first piece of the 10th pie this week!
either way the is lost for the hour.
Garry- that looks to be is fairly good shape.
Good afternoon everyone:
Here's a local photo I took today. Cadiz RR #8 sits near I-24 & US 68. It was one of three Alco S1's that traveled on the short line in western KY.
I met today at the S1 with Gus, Dan, John, and Stan to discus an ambitous idea. The thought is to restore the thing enough to make a decent display for the local historical group. John is the historical guy. Stan is the former Cadiz RR Gen. Mgr.. Gus, Dan and I are model railroaders. Gus and I are retired railroad guys. Before Cadiz RR ended operations in 1988, it traveled over about 40 route miles. Just what I need; something else to do.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Hi Gang: I'm early today. The Farm Bureau is having our locals dinner tonight. I'm going to try for a short nap. It's drizzeling right now. We could get more rain tomorrow.
I'm going to head out.
See you all later.
Cederstrand wrote: ***Derrick: Wow, what a cool layout. Like the tire wear marks on that main road.
***Derrick: Wow, what a cool layout. Like the tire wear marks on that main road.
Actually, the tire wear marks that you see is the path of the Carsystem. The cars actually move.
Carsystem Fire trucks
in a UP mug, please & thank you!
***inch: Yes, I will make screens for the tanks. I also will use Stock Tank Cleaners (biological kind) that keeps the water clean. Have used them before in regular stock tanks quite effectively. Can also use a fish strainer on the end of a pole if needed.
***Ryan: As for water use, strictly for animals (for now). Will visit Tractor Supply to see what kind of addapters & pumps they have. The one at the house I could use gravity so might add a simple on/off valve. The one at the barn will need some kind of pump. (EXCELLENT layout plan, at least to my amateur RR'ing eyes)
***Steve: "CONGRATS" and the very best to you both.
Gotta run now. Rob
Mark, bring #11 for the week over here!
Steve Barkley, Congrats to you my man!
Morning all!
It's going to be another cold day, I assume.
Rob: I'll get to pictures at some point, yesterday I had waaaay to much homework to deal with.
Great news Steve! Eat your meal or cuppa joe on me!
PC: I forgot to mention, on Sunday, my grandma home made a cherry pie... Want some?
Looks like it's that time again,
Mark
Derrick .... I'm impressed! Any more photos?""
Yup....
Las Vegas...
GMTRacing wrote: Anyone know of a source for N scale windows and doors in quantity? The only stuff listed in Walthers is brass. I would like to find the N equivalent to Grandt Lines HO window and door assortment.
Grandt Line also has N scale details. See:
http://www.grandtline.com/architectural_parts/n_scale_arch_parts.htm
Tichy Train Group also has N scale windows and doors. See:
http://www.tichytraingroup.com/index.php
Might be more, but those are two that I know of.
Regards
IT LOOKS LIKE I'M FIRST TO CONGRATULATE BAYLORMAX/STEVE. TRERRIFC NEWS, STEVE!
Ryan, nice track plan. I started using one of those MRR/CAD programs; decided the learning curve would be too long; and used my trusty old t-square and other drafting tools. I had a layout planned before any learning curve would have been completed. Anyhow, I like your layout.
Morning, all!
It's Fair week here in Southeast Texas. Beaumont hosts the largest state fair in Texas after the State Fair in Dallas. Which reminds me, do any of you remember going to Bobye Hall's in Dallas when it was open? It was located not that far from the Fairgrounds in Dallas. I always enjoyed going there. I could always find something that I "needed."
My girlfriend is now my fiance, and we're planning to marry the last week in December. For now, we're going to move into my house as hers is not really large enough for both of us and there is no place for my model railroad. We had planned on waiting until Spring but her daughter suggested that it was time to get married. The good news is that her family likes me and approves, and that is huge. I did not know that daughters hosted shotgun weddings! :)
We've an appointment with our minister this morning to begin pre marital counseling. Mind, we both were married one time and both our spouses died. My late wife and I were in the same Sunday School with Judy and her late husband and were part of the same group that went out for lunch after church on Sundays. So we've known each other for about 5 years, which helps!
The layout continues to run. We'll be open for an open house the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I suspect that we'll have a few folk if only becuae of the signaling article in October's MR.
Well, time to pour another cup of coffee, have a bite of breakfast, and go on with the day!
Steve Barkley
I had a bad case of not being able to hold anything down and out of both ends again, but I am better now.
I agree Mike - and I forgot to mention that many of you have posted some really great photos lately. It is nice to see all the photographic action in the Diner and the general forum lately. And everyone has been playing nice out there too it seems.
Duke - I watched some of those videos from the DVD/CD, and that Berkshire sure is a sight eh! Thanks again!
Paul - Thanks for the link to the Annetta Valley Western site, great photos and the layout seems like it makes for some exciting 7.5" ventures. Like Monique said, I got to get me one of those engines....
Rob - Makes perfect sense! Those gutters and down spouts going to the tank should do the job. Now what are you using to distribute the collected water and is the water for potable use or irrigation only?
Welcome to the Diner BryansHO! Have a cup a Joe on me!
Ed - Well the Rockies made it last night, so hopes for the Red Sox are still pending! Thanks for the grove update, and keep those pies a coming.....thanks Fran!
Colby - I haven't seen a newspaper in these parts for years....oh, looks like a old Sunday edition from 10 years ago sitting over on the back booth....
Here is my latest incarnation of my layout plan, updated with a new loop coming out of the classification yard west end lead track and tying in with the westbound main line. Hurray, I finally figured it out! It took many months of thought and consideration to bring this idea to fruition.
Plan facing South:
This is the plan rendered in 3D (facing North):
Cheers,
Ryan
P.S. Looks like I got TOP honors..... Chloe you know what to do....
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Good Morning, Diners! Zoe, a go cup of Joe and one of those chocolate donuts Bill T. brought by. Thanks!
Many pics of excellent work (Derrick, DerJohn, Garry, Jeff, and others I've no doubt missed mentioning...)! Keep 'em coming.
BryanHO, back!
Got another P2K gondola yesterday - this one's the Frisco one. Right build year (53) - on my C&O gon that I got earlier, I'll have to do some 'adjusting of the date, since it's '61 for it (and my RR's set in the mid-50's to 1959 (at the latest). Or I could just heavily weather the C&O around the build date...
Best get myself going for now. See everyone later!
Blessings and prayers,
Good morning.Today's Weather for: Sundown, LA 71446-6114 10/16/2007 Wind Chill: 64°FHumidity: 94%Dew Point: 63°F So Far TodayHigh: 64°FLow: 63°FRain: 0.00"Rain Rate: 0.00"/hGust: 7mph NNE Areas of light rain are streaming across southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana this morning. This area is moving to the northeast and dissipating at this time.
Today High: 85 Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight Low: 68 Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds.
Mornin, coffee please Zoe
Raining out [sorry ROB] suppose to end this morning and then rain again Thu and Fri. Still got warm weather for now, no complaints here on that.
Down it the back, worked to hard outside this past weekend, but most the leaves that were down are cleaned up and in the compost bins. Even got some time on the layout doing some wiring on the new control panel, track power drop, and turnouts.
Sure have enjoyed all the PICS you folk have been posting lately, thanks. Maybe I'll get out again one of these days and get some more.
ROB,, hope you put screens of some sort over the gutters to keep some of the dirt, leaves and such out. Those tanks are no fun to clean out when it gets in there n starts rotting, I know.
JR,,,, didn't notice ya up there, but glad you had a good trip anyway.
Best gets moving, kids are here and KC has the hold-me's. Hope ya'll has a gooden n stay safe
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