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Posted by Hoople on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:22 PM

PREPARE YER EARPLUGZ! THINGZ BOUT TO GET LOUD!

MY CHALLENGER CAME TODAY!!!! WOOOOOO!

By now, it needs more attention.

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Posted by CPRail modeler on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:29 PM

Hey guys. Sorry I haven't checked in in a while. I have a thunderstorm coming so I'll update later (Loud rumble of thunder). I'm fearing of losing data on the computer so I'll check back.

BTW ice tea to go.

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Posted by Flashwave on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:28 PM
 SilverSpike wrote:

Just a quick checkin in fellers! 

Hope you are feeling better Philip!

I've spent some time working on the roundhouse and roundtable renovations and updated my web site too. Here are a few previews of the progress:

Rusting and weathering the turntable:

Cork and sheet styrene foundation alignment checks:

More photos and documentation on my web site pages, Photos Part 6 and Roundhouse Renovations pages. Click the Piedmont Division link in my signature below!

Later,

Ryan

 

Show Off, I wish I had room for a decent turntable...

 

*Since other peples is buying, orders enough food to feed an army of tracklayers and myself*

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Posted by SilverSpike on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:46 PM

Just a quick checkin in fellers! 

Hope you are feeling better Philip!

I've spent some time working on the roundhouse and roundtable renovations and updated my web site too. Here are a few previews of the progress:

Rusting and weathering the turntable:

Cork and sheet styrene foundation alignment checks:

More photos and documentation on my web site pages, Photos Part 6 and Roundhouse Renovations pages. Click the Piedmont Division link in my signature below!

Later,

Ryan

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Posted by Cederstrand on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:22 PM

in a mug, please & thank you!

[Are you going to start with a section with a fairly long tunnel (so you can hide that new engine you were thinking of getting)?]

***Not a bad idea at all there, Jim. Hadn't thought of that one.Whistling [:-^]

***Philip, hope you get well soon.

***Jeffrey, the third casting looks great. Looking forward to seeing how you will do the finished wall on your layout. 

Exhausted & dizzy again today, but it will pass. Have a great day, all. Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:44 PM
Yeah, I'm doing a bit better now, thanks.  I'm needing a nap though since I was up all night.
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Posted by jwar on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:20 AM
Philip..Hope your feeling better as you read this. Gads I know how you feel about calling in sick. Perhaps only a 24 hr flu bug. Take care...John
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Posted by pcarrell on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 8:44 AM

Tough night last night.  I've been up sick all night and now I can't sleep.  Called in sick to work.  I can't remember the last time I did that.  It's been a couple of years at least.

Oh well, I hope everyone else is doing good.

Warmer than normal air will arrive as the jet stream will lift back to the north.  Highs will be in the lower 80's.  Pretty toasty for this time of year around here.

Philip
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Posted by JimRCGMO on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 7:19 AM

Good Morning, Diners - Zoe, a cup of coffee and a chocolate donut, please.


Thanks!

Just a quick stop for my breakfast 'snack' today. Want to get off to the w**k thing and get some more headway on some of the paperw**k.

Rob, sounds good that you and your CFO will be getting some more sleep now. 3-1/2 hours is a bit too short on that, especially if you're having to do all the stuff with the horses and farmw**k that sounds like is your usual day there. Starting with a modular (or sectional, like mine is) approach sounds like a good idea. Are you going to start with a section with a fairly long tunnel (so you can hide that new engine you were thinking of getting)? Wink [;)]

Well, I'd best get going - Zoe, could you please put the rest of this coffee in a go cup and top it off for me? Thanks.

 

Blessings and prayers,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:09 AM

Good morning.

Today's Weather for:  
Sundown, LA  71446-6114      9/18/2007 
 
Heat Index:  70°F
Humidity:  76%
Dew Point:  62°F
 
So Far Today
High:  70°F
Low:  68°F
Rain:  0.00"
Rain Rate:  0.00"/h
Gust:  0mph NNE
 
Today  High: 90    Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds around 10 mph.  

Tonight  Low: 65    Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds.

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Posted by wetidlerjr on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:34 AM
 

Good morning ! from Indiana. Big Smile [:D]

09-18-07

Clown [:o)]

 

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Near a cornfield in Indiana...

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Posted by jwar on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:38 AM
Jeff...When you make your rock wall, are you going to cut one columm off, just curious, cant wait to see it. I like custom stuff. I do wish you would drop by and get some of my balasting in, as I havent done one inch of it. Take Care...John
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Posted by Cederstrand on Monday, September 17, 2007 11:11 PM

Glass of water will be fine, going to hit the hay shortly. Another very long day of Inlaw stuff, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. MIL will not be returning (YIPPY...shhhh) and FIL may well end up in a nice assisted living facility. One thing we have discovered is taking care of him is 24/7, and it's killing us. 3 1/2 hours sleep is not a long term option for me. 

Train Room Update: There will be no new train room. However, there is still the original plan/option for a 8.5' x 45' space (still needs a floor). OR, there are windowed rooms with more typical dimensions in the old cabin (needs roof repair, sheet rock, etc). That second option could be a while because we haven't the money to do the repairs. So, some re-thinking to do. Will probably make a modular layout, so I can start working on one section. Could spend the rest of my life waiting or actually start on "something".

 Hope everyone is doing well. Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Monday, September 17, 2007 10:42 PM

Chloe, I'll have a cup of decaf for now (and we'll let Inch and NScaler argue over who's covering it). Wink [;)]

NScaler, I'm wondering the same thing about the Cardinals - they've been very on-again, off-again with their playing this year. Hope they get things together ASAP!

At model railroad club tonight, they got some additional lights up (little bit better grade than shop lights) for one side of the layout, and some of the cut joints evened up and mudded. Then we spent what seemed like a lot of time trying to figure how to add onto the layout (and whether to go for continous runs on the mainline (which would require stopping at one point on the layout and walking around to the back side, if we want walkaround control), or possibly remove a backdrop so the engineers could see the back part of the layout run. That'd involve putting the staging yard tracks up front, and trying to find something to sort of hide some of the back part of the mainline... They were still trying to figure it out when I left to come home (about 6 or so members). I'd prefer to have continuous mainline runs (even with the stops, which we said could be done as a crew change stop) and not lose the backdrop. But others seem to want something slightly different. We'll see what they want to come up with.

Work wasn't too busy today - had one client in walk-in (because the client couldn't wait until their Friday scheduled session), and an informational talk with a parent of a woman in an abusive (or at least over-controlling) marriage. Also had a call or two that were basically informational. Sent my co-worker out early to see a doctor (he'd been at an outside REO Speedwagon concert on Friday night, and had the sniffles (worse than mine has been so far).

Trying to figure out what I want/can afford to order from this month's Walthers sale flyer. Paul, I'm going to try to get some of those data only ore cars, so hopefully you aren't ordering your usual 100 at a time, right? Wink [;)]

Jeff, that work on the stone wall with your mold looks pretty good. I'll have to get some of that WS rubber for some molds, myself. I'll check when Hobby Lobby has one of those 40 percent off coupons and get it then. Smile [:)]

Bob K., it was good to see you in the Diner, and come back fairly soon, okay? Smile [:)]

'bout time for me to head home and get ready for bed now. Prayers for those ailing or in need of comfort 'n' peace.

 

Blessings,

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

 

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Posted by nscaler711 on Monday, September 17, 2007 9:40 PM
Inch ill pay, as long as you stop braggin! lol

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, September 17, 2007 9:40 PM
 inch53 wrote:
Donovan's reef is one of my favorite moves
I like the beer tent fight scene.Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by inch53 on Monday, September 17, 2007 9:38 PM
 Paul W. Beverung wrote:

Evening Gang: Not much doing today. I finished sprayinf the 7.5 track with weed killer. After that I watched Donovan's Reef with John Wayne and Lee Marvin. Trivia queation, What was Gillhooly's Christmas present?

A Loinel train train set, I forget which one now

Donovan's reef is one of my favorite moves

DARN, got snookered right into this round. I'll settle up Thursday Cleo when Mother get paid

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, September 17, 2007 9:37 PM
I'll keep that in mind the next time I make a mold. This is the first one I've made in two years.

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Posted by Paul W. Beverung on Monday, September 17, 2007 9:17 PM

Evening Gang: Not much doing today. I finished sprayinf the 7.5 track with weed killer. After that I watched Donovan's Reef with John Wayne and Lee Marvin. Trivia queation, What was Gillhooly's Christmas present?

Jeff: When you make a mold you can paint on severl coats of laytex and then put plaster soaked cloths on over that to make a hard shell. This saves laytex and still makes the mold keep it's shape.

I see that it's time for bed.

Good Night All

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Posted by ModelTrainLover on Monday, September 17, 2007 8:34 PM
 Flashwave wrote:
 nscaler711 wrote:

hahah! well if it will help with the traction then sure!Wink [;)]!!!!

 

*Hysteric Laugh* i guess it did work for a ship too. *Chalks up Concrete Loco next to Church Caboose and Elliot's Diner project.

Don't forget Aircraft Carrier made of ice








PC did you try to get into the Pie Reserve?

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, September 17, 2007 7:54 PM
So far I've made four castings and have a fifth one in the mold.

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Posted by Flashwave on Monday, September 17, 2007 7:29 PM
 nscaler711 wrote:

hahah! well if it will help with the traction then sure!Wink [;)]!!!!

 

*Hysteric Laugh* i guess it did work for a ship too. *Chalks up Concrete Loco next to Church Caboose and Elliot's Diner project.

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Posted by nscaler711 on Monday, September 17, 2007 7:27 PM

hahah! well if it will help with the traction then sure!Wink [;)]!!!!

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Posted by Flashwave on Monday, September 17, 2007 7:25 PM

 nscaler711 wrote:
Sweet! How well do you think it would work for Kit bashing locomotives or other projects?

 

Not as well as you might think... (scale wise) You wanna drive a locomotive made from Concrete? :P

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Posted by nscaler711 on Monday, September 17, 2007 7:23 PM
Sweet! How well do you think it would work for Kit bashing locomotives or other projects?

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Monday, September 17, 2007 7:20 PM
No, nothing. I just flex the mold and the casting pops right out, then I wash and dry the mold and put more plaster in it to make the next casting. I'm not using hydrocal or the other modeling plasters. It's a plaster of paris product from 'KidKreations'. I got it when I couldn't find my usual brand, and I really like it. It mixes easily and has a little longer setup time.

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Posted by Cox 47 on Monday, September 17, 2007 7:06 PM
Jeff do you put anything on the master to help it release from the mold when its dry?...Jerry
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Posted by grayfox1119 on Monday, September 17, 2007 6:51 PM
 jeffrey-wimberly wrote:
 grayfox1119 wrote:

JEFF: Can you handle the dispatch and invoices please?

??

JEFF:  It is in reference to my virtual RR shipment via Fergie's MESS RR, see my morning edit above earlier in day.

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Posted by nscaler711 on Monday, September 17, 2007 6:10 PM

Jeff cant wait to see the finished product!

Inch: Sign - Dots [#dots] Dead [xx(]  what has happened during the training season?
The Cards were handing peoples butts on silver platters last year,Sad [:(]

 

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Posted by gear-jammer on Monday, September 17, 2007 4:55 PM
 JimRCGMO wrote:


I thought that I would stop in and share a rootbeer float with Jim.

This afternoon turned out beautiful.  I got a lot done on the fence and it can rain now.  Looks like the weather will be great at the end of the week.  We are going to sell the '41 Plymouth.  Ten callers are fighting over the car at this time.  The video sure helped to sell it.  We were probably too low on the price, but I get my wood shop now.

Sue

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