I was in the neighborhood and saw we were on page 100 in volume 3, saw I figured what the heck, I'll open the new lounge.
Dave, can you please lock the old one and pin this one.
Thanks.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the new fridge purchase.
Larry, happy birthday to Ellie. Wishing you better sleep tonight.
Dve, good luck with the truck and wheelset choice.
Jim, thanks for sponsoring the forum and encouraging us to build something.
Ron, I'm looking forward to your continued build of the boxcars.
TomACL, glad you have a good time with family.
Karl, sounds mighty cold up there. Do you visit the northern compound in the winter?
Rick, safe travels today. That's some boring driving through the Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma.
Philip, what's on your bench?
What's on your agenda for the day?
It's a bright morning, warming to 61°F this afternoon. I'll be watching the Cowboys play their last game this afternoon. Tonight we are eating at our daughter's place and watching the Steelers (SIL's team).
Have fun,
mike
Several items as usual Mike.. ;D
Eyeballing the Big River Maru, which has been on the shelf 13 years. It needs all the steam stuff added to make motion! Such a thing of beauty!
Wow!! New diggs....thanks Rick.
New quarters, cool.
Dead a$$ Sunday here this, afternoon now. COld and clouds. 1/2" maybe of new snow.
The last football game today, for old times sake. LIONS at 4 on Fox.
Mike, we haven't been to UP the last two winters but could, if we can get in the road. We've not heard the conditions nor planned on going so far. My last trail cam from up there seemed like a bit of snow, more than usual for our area. 12-30-25
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Been making little detail parts today pallets, 2 sizes of crates, barrels and the facia of a storefront. Using up the last of a jug of printer goop to be technical... ;D
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Dat be it fo' me...
Larry Happy Birthday to Ellie.
Good afternoon Crew from Wisconsin. Have not been outside yet but the ladies of the house have decided dinner is at Culver's!
The granddaughter is here till late afternoon tomorrow. The rest of her family are still doing hockey in Karl's UP. Finally after 3 ties they won another game 6-2 with the other team scoring 2x's in the last minute. The snow in Marquette per the daughter this morning is much greater on the ground than Calumet. She can't wait to get home. The team is 2-0-3 with the final game starting in a few minutes
Rick continue safe travels!
Mike, the Wisconsin Interstate is doing well and decided to spend some money. 3 ladders in the bottom of the gallon bags of Isopropyl Alcohol to strip the cars was an easy fix. I did a primer this morning as painting is not something I'm used to. Weathering and painting are so different and though my painter offered me a good price, I can do this.
TomO
Great stuff Karl! Looks like a perfect inside day! :o
A bit late but Happy Birthday, Ellie!
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is anything that doesn't need to be chilled. :-\
I didn't look but I think it's in the 50's with heavy fog heading to 80F today...so shorts weather again. Yesterday we delivered Lucas to his forever home, bought a new fridge and unloaded the freezer section of the fridge. What a mess. Since we got rid of all the 2 liter bottles we keep for ice during hurricanes I put frozen turkeys and ham to keep things slightly cool. No modeling
yesterday.
Today the delivery is scheduled for 9-1. Just before 9am we will unload the chilled section and not so patiently wait. I also have the normal Monday chores this morning. Oh, and son's car wouldn't start after work last night and needed a jump so that needs dealt with also-probably another jump. Wonder what the 3rd thing will be?
Rick safe travels. Driving cross country..Ugh!
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt I'll just grab a coffee this morning. Hope you get the new fridge on time and hopefully this one will last awhile. Sounds like you have your hands full atm.
Karl great looking 3D prints; you can save a tone of $$ making your own.
Thanks everyone for the B'day wished for Ellie.
What's on your plate today.
It's 18 with a high of 31; looks like rain tomorrow so I'll have to deal with the driveway later. Hope to do a thread update today as well after grocery shopping shortly. So that's my day ahead.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, and travel safe.
Good morning everyone.
49 now, cloudy, windy and 72 later in IKC today.
I'm on the phone again and keeping it very brief because I want to get an early start today.
The goal is to get past Little Rock, AR.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt and I see you have a very busy day. Of course, you know the fridge won't arrive until after 1PM.
I'm not doing anything today bench or layout related. I'm going to get caught up on my reading and chill.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and the bagel. Hope the day has better luck in store.
Larry, I'm looking forward to your update.
Rick, safe travels.
TomACL, wishing you a relaxing day.
How goes the rest of the gang?
It's a hazy morning, warming to 63°F this afternoon. Last night was a fun evening watching football with our daughter and SIL. Work continues on the ladder. It's 48' long, and that's a lot of rungs. The outhouse is finished except for weathering. I have a haircut on tap this morning, which shouldn't take long.
Have fun,
mike
Quote from: friscomike on January 05, 2026, 08:45:59 AMI have a haircut on tap this morning, which shouldn't take long.
Yeah, barbers charge the same independent of how many actual hairs they have to cut!
dave
Blue sky and sun 8) brightening up the outlook here in Michigan this morning. LIONS won after a let down in the 4th quarter. Golf date for all thoses guys as they won't be moving along.
Projects for the day yet to be determined. It appears most of you are finding things to do today. Bench or layout? We'll see.
Enuf for me this morning.
Be Well!
KS
Morning Gang,Thanks for the coffee Curt.
It's been almost warm here. Spring like weather but I'm sure it is January?
Nothing but casting on my agenda for the day.
Later!
Good morning Curt, Larry, Rick, ACLTom, Mike, Dave, Karl, Philip and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, hope the new fridge comes sooner rather than later.
Like Rick, I'm going to keep this short as it's the first day back to work. Current temperature is -15c (5f) and overcast. I didn't make it to the bench yesterday as the Mrs wanted a couple of other projects done. Not sure what tonight will bring, will have to see how I feel when I get home.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
I mised yesterday we had company come early in the morning.
And then I just relaxed the whole day.
Still fighting this cold but getting better.
Haven't been to the bench in ove r a week so nothing to report.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good afternoon from a mild Wisconsin day.
Back from 2.25 hours of cutting framing boards. Cut enough for the 7 frames being assembled today for the Wednesday session. Cut enough to do 2 more frames for Fridays work session. Many miscellaneous pieces cut for supports. Maybe 6 hours more cutting and the frames for the rest of the layout will all be cut.
My friend is meticulously accurate in his measurements and rounds off nothing and close enough doesn't exist in his frame building assembly world. A few months ago after a session at the saw that saw me realize he really wanted precision I made the effort to hit every line he had for cutting. Now he just hands me the cutting sheet. It's slower and you need to measure each and use a square for the line. But he'd do it and it's his layout so I follow his requests
Enjoy the day
Good morning everyone.
53 now and some clouds and some sun with a high of 69 in West Memphis today.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Basic two eggs any way you like, crispy bacon and/or sausage and home fries for breakfast today.
TomO, that's a lot of cutting and measuring.
Jerry, that's enough relaxing.
Back to the bench. ;) ;D
Ron, how'd you feel last night?
Philip, check with Jim about posting your URL here.
Karl, was it bench or layout?
Mike, that's a tall ladder I wouldn't want to be on.
ACLTom, hope you enjoyed your reading and chill.
Larry, rain today?
Curt, did they bring the fridge on time?
How's the rest of the crew?
Nothing exciting here except lots of driving that I'm not enjoying.
Trying to get as many miles in before getting tired so I can stop and rest.
Driving through Tennessee today.
Haven't done any hikes or taken any pictures in a while now, so no pictures again till that starts to happen.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Rick thanks for opening and breakfast. Safe travels for you and Star. I bet neither of you like being cooped up all day.
Started out the day with a walk at 55F. Cold enough to bundle up but overly warm being bundled up by the end.
Yesterday the delivery folks showed up at 9:30 am ;D and we're gone by 10 so we now have an operating fridge.
Today I have some routine pool maintenance and I need to get chlorine. After that I should be able to finish up the kit. The display case for it arrived last night.
Not much else going on today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick, continued safe travels. Good to see you back on the east coast.
Curt, I'm surprised the delivery was early, at least you got the fridge installed.
I had a nice day of relaxation yesterday. I read. napped, read an napped some more. Slept great last night.
Unfortunately, Pam has the chest cough again and sound nasty. I have an 8:20 Dr. app. for her this morning.
That's all from here.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for breakfast and coffee. Travel safely; pounding off the miles is never fun and tiring. The weather guessers said rain but the sun's coming up with clear skies.
Curt great news on the new fridge and hope it lasts a looooong time. Have fun at the bench.
Tom sounds like you had a great day yesterday. Hope Pam feels better soon.
What are the rest of you up to.
It's a clear 25 with a high of 37; calling for afternoon rain; hopefully that will help melt and settle some of the sn*w....I running out of places to put it. Making a trip to Wegmans this am for Ellie's Rx and some groceries. Maybe some bench time after that. Also need to start taking down the holiday decorations.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, and travel safe.
Tom pls tell Pam I hope she feels better very soon.
Larry if you didn't put them up you wouldn't have to take them down. All we do is put up a table top tree.
Good morning Crew. Best wishes on everyone's health. I understand when the spouse or S/O is sick. Terry went through hell most of 2025 but has been doing tremendously better the last 3-4 months.
The cleansing rain over night has stopped. High today is mid 40's.
Some bench time today is expected around noon. Inspect, clean and fade some commission weathering. Hopefully done by dinner.
Safe travels Rick
Enjoy your day
TomO
Good morning Rick, Curt, ACLTom, Larry, TomO and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, safe travels.
Curt, glad the fridge came early.
ACLTom, hope Pam feels better soon.
Larry, hope you make it to the bench.
TomO, have fun at the bench.
Current temperature is -9c (16f) and overcast, almost spring weather. ;D The drive home last night was fun, only took 2-3/4 hrs. :o Needless to say there was no modeling last light as after the stressful drive home I had no energy left. We shall see what tonight will bring.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. You must have had your hands full driving and making us breakfast... Safe travels.
Curt, congrats on the new fridge. Good luck mounting the kit.
TomACL, sending get-well-soon wishes to Pam.
Larry, good luck with the holiday take-down.
TomO, hope the bench time is for you.
Ron, the drive home doesn't sound like fun. Better luck out there today.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a foggy morning, 65°F this afternoon. I finished the oil derrick yesterday. I don't think I'll mount it permanently on the layout until I finish the road and river next to it. The Mount Blue combine received some attention yesterday. I'm still perplexed about how to add weight to it.
Have fun,
mike
Right now it's cool (22) and sunny, but there's winter weather advisory for tonight & tomorrow for snow, sleet, wintry mix, etc.
I'm still pondering my next project. None of the current candidates would meet the requirements for the winter contest.
dave
Morning all,
Very dreary out this am.
Not sure what the day brings.
How many are participating in the 2026 Challenge?
Have a good en.
Philip
Hazy, drizzle with temp right @ freezing makes for poor outside conditions. Damp like this feels worse than single digits and sun.
Bench time yesterday, prepping diesel for paint and a couple more 3d runs.
Today, TRY to get to the paint shop, corner of the layout. I'm thinking of an America 250 paint scheme. Will need to make some decals for that and use the stars and stripes segments of a Montana Rail Link Veteran's diesel decal sheet I have. ::)
Best to all on sick call, word is a nasty flu is in our area so outside exposure is being limited. Not sure how the Doll is this morning, she's not up yet and it's going on 10:30, (she was breathing the last time I looked) ;) This damp stuff really fires up her achy joints.
Still thinking about the challenge, like to but not to the cost of progress, already slow, on the layout.
Have a good day all, with the West to East progression of the weather, LarryC, I'd imagine you might lose some of the snow in a few days.
Happy grey Tuesday all! ::)
KarlS
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Be safe traveling.
Curt glad you go the fridge in.
Tom hope Pam fels better today.
Larry & TomO have fun at the bench.
Ron hope the rive home tonight is a better one.
Mike looking forward to the final pitures.
Morning Dave.
Philip enjoy the day.
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/35.
My cold is getting better but still not not back to normal.
I'll take the outside decorations down today.
I have dust on my workbench!!!
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out here at 60F and heavy fog. Yesterday was not a good day at the workbench. I dropped several small parts on the floor into the black hole. Even on my hands and knees with a flashlight was a waste of time. :-X After that I proceeded to bust the "beam" of the crane. At that point I had to leave the train room.
I was surprised yesterday when the mail came. There was a envelope from Brett with 5 or 6 3-D printed smoke stacks. I called him probably 7-8 weeks ago about a missing stack and he said he would mail it out in a couple of days. :o
Today is floors then hopefully the workbench time will go more smoothly than yesterday.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt as always thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Sorry to hear about your modeling woes; been there, done that. A couple of years ago while cleaning my bench, I placed a newly finished building on my chair. Not thinking I sat down and guess what....CRUNCH.
What's going on in your world.
It's 37 and that's it for the day with rain. Been hearing all kinds of rumbles with the sn*w and ice sliding off the metal roofs; sounds like a freight train coming through the house. Bench time today is a definite since yesterday it didn't happen.
Have a great day!!! Be well, travel safe, and keep warm.
Morning all,
Keeping it short today.
Pam tested negative for Covid and three strands of flu. She just has a bad head and chest cold with cough according to the doc. She gifted me the cough for good measure.
I'm going back to bed.
Have a healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning everyone.
Should be sunny and 61 in Bristol, TN.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and hope the bench time is much better today.
Only about 600 miles from the target now.
Traveling through VA. Today.
ACLTom, hope Pam and you feel better soon.
Have a great day everyone.
Rick...if you're traveling on I-81 you'll be passing by Wytheville, VA...that's where we spend much of the summer. In Bristol there is supposed to be a spectacular former train station
terry
Tom Ouch! I hope you and Pam feel better very soon.
Terry when are you coming back to town?
Rick safe travels. You seem to be making good progress driving cross country.
Good morning Curt, Larry, ACLTom, Rick, Terry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, sounds like a really bad day at the workbench, hope it goes better today.
Larry, have fun at the bench.
ACLTom, A triple whammy is not good, hope you both feel better soon.
Rick, you are almost there, safe travels.
Terry, have a great day.
Weather here is -3c (27f) and the white stuff is falling, it's supposed to fall all day. Because of the falling white stuff I'm working from home today. While I didn't accomplish any modeling last night I did spend some time on figuring out what I was going to do for the winter challenge.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Getting down to look for dropped parts is how I get my exercise...
Larry, wishing you a great day at the bench.
TomACL, hope Pam and you get well soon. Pam's plague sounds rough.
Rick, safe travels.
Terry, howdy!
Ron, sounds like you have modeling weather.
Karl, the 3D printing looks great. Looks like you've mastered the process.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a dense foggy morning forecast for 71°F later today. Yesterday I worked on the combine body and frame. The glue should be dry, so I hope to finish the roof today. Think I'll start work on the main street road on the layout.
Have fun,
mike
Bright sun and clear sky...maybe a 1/4 to 1/2 mile above this dense FOG, 100 yd vis if that. 45 shades less than a best seller... :o
The paint shop and loco prep crew remain in action today, unless, of course, something else raises up. Most of our snow has vaporized.
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Bristol, TN/VA is one beautiful area. I used to go there a bit later in the year for NASCAR races. The scenery is spectacular in full SPRING regalia...Wytheville, VA is an area my cousin from Jacksonville, FL used to go on and on about where they RV'd in the summer. Travel safe
Tom. keep the cough under control, I've another Diet Pepsi for you if it'll help.
That's all I've got. Be well. Stay safe.
KSinMI
Good morning from foggy and gloomy So. Central Wisconsin. We will see low 40's today.
Went to the movies yesterday late afternoon. Marty Supreme, here's the theater's Synopsis: Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. It starred Timothy Chalamet and because dad always said if you can't say nice things about something don't say anything at all. The Milk Duds were fresh and excellent, the free popcorn was good
Afterwards we hit up Jason's Deli a national but not too big a chain. We have not been there since the start of Covid. It's different as it's not fast service, it has a decent variety of really good sandwiches to choose from and the ice cream machine is free.
Yesterday prior to the movie I did inspect, clean and fade some commissioned rail cars. Today I will do the same for the 6 diesels that showed up yesterday. There's not a lot of commission work on the shelves but that was the idea when I started cutting back last year anyway.
I belong to 2 operations groups and have met guys at these sessions from across Wisconsin but also many other states. A guy I barely know from out of state texted last week me after I mentioned on my FB page I was having issues finding styrene structural pieces and some flat sheet. Asked me what I needed as he'd ask his group. Last night he texted he added 10% to what I needed and he'll bring it to an OPS Session he is coming to tomorrow night a few miles from me. Fearing the price I had to ask. Damn almost free! What a great group model railroaders can be
Be well
Badger TomO said:'What a great group model railroaders can be'
How true, we are in spite of ourselves. ;)
Good morning crew!
Looks like a grocery run today once the coffee kicks in!
Hoping you all under the weather get better!
I need a NWSL chopper....
Philip
Phillip...also consider an Ultimation Slicer..more $$$ than the chopper but more versatile (IMO)
terry
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Better luck at the bench today.
Larry have a nice day at the bench.
Rick drive with care!
Morning Terry.
Ron smart move to stay home if it's going to snow all day.
Mike be looking for an update.
Karl nice looking loco.
TomO sounds like you have some painting to do.
Philip don't spend all your money on groceries.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/49.
My cold is just about gone thank God.
All the decorations are put away for the year.
We have a trip planned for the Mall Diane needs new slippers.
Maybe just maybe some time time at the bench later today.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, Publix cake donuts, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 59F. About halfway through the fog started rolling in. Yesterday was a mixed bag at the workbench. After about an hour I gave up on the supplied I-beam for the "beam". It was just too flimsy for my ham handed attempts. Instead I made it out of styrene I had, and left it to dry overnight. Fingers crossed.
Today with luck I will finish up the build. If I do, I'll do a last update in the build thread.
Tom and Pam I hope you are feeling better.
Jim good luck to your wife today.
Rick safe travels. You got to be getting close to NJ.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
Hamilton, NJ weather: 36 now, partly cloudy and 50 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope the new beam works.
ACLTOM and Pam, hope you're feeling better.
I made it.
I'm in NJ.
Stopping at Walmart to get boxes to use for shipping my stuff back to AZ.
Then going to my friends house.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning Gents,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope the time @ the bench goes smoothly.
Rick glad to hear you made it to Jersey safely and hope the packing/shipping goes smoothly.
Tom hope you and Pam are feeling better.
Jerry get the cobwebs off the bench?
What are the rest of you up to.
It's 35 with a high of 40 here. The roofs are bare once again and the white crap is settling; calling for 50 this weekend....yippee. Took down the decorations yesterday so today the rest of the lights come down along with the tree then it's a done deal; I have RR projects to do.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, and travel safely.
Rick, glad you arrived OK.
Hope Tom and Pam are feeling better.
I worked on a practice roof for my wood passenger car kit. That's going well, my plan is to finish that, and then use the custom-cut piece for the 'real roof'.
dave
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the beam.
Rick, congrats on making it safely to NJ.
Larry, that's a chore taking down decorations. The bench time will be well deserved.
Dave, good luck with the roof.
TomACL, get wishes to Pam and you.
TomO, indeed!
How goes the rest of the crew?
It's another foggy morning forecast of 70°F this afternoon. Yesterday I was dead tired for some unknown reason, and I read instead of going upstairs. Maybe today.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning and wishes of better health to everyone in need.
Wisconsin weather is interesting. We are roughly 30 degrees warmer this week than what the pseasonal average says we should be. Right now it's 38f degrees heading to 48 and yes it is shorts weather for some.
I did my check list for the train room activities yesterday. I have 2 projects going on for a friend and when they get done, they get done. Some commission weathering has been worked on this week. Since I reduced the amount of weathering and just let my regulars know I'm still doing it the weathering has been pretty much stress free. I had some a couple clients that used to send 25 cars in for weathering. Those are what I cut down on, maximum is 10 at a time. It will be out within the 6 week lead time. My own stuff, yeah, it is there. I'm following a list but have been known to take a left when the notes say go right!
The wife mentioned something about getting away from this miserable damp weather. That means we might be going somewhere warm. I didn't pursue that discussion. If serious it will return without my prompting. I am very content staying home.
My 1st mandatory withdrawal from my 401k is tomorrow! Ridiculous they are making me take money out now! The feds will get the tax money eventually, what a F...ing joke
Rick, enjoy the packaging of whatever you are sending back to the daughter in Arizona. Be prepared for sticker shock at the post office or UPS.
Be well
TomO
Good morning Curt, Rick, Larry, Dave, Mike, TomO and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, hope the new beam works and you get the build finished. Looking forward to the final update.
Rick, glad you made it back to NJ okay. So are you planing to retire in AZ, or will that be your new base of operation?
Larry, hope you get the rest of the decorations down so that you can get back to the railroad projects.
Dave, Good luck with the passenger car roof.
Mike, reading is good, maybe you will make it to the bench today.
TomO, sounds like you are getting your modeling goals in order.
Karl, that is a mighty fine looking locomotive you have there.
Current weather here is 1c (34f) and overcast. They are calling for a high of 6c (42f) and rain. Dur to the white stuff falling yesterday morning I ended up working from home. This gave me more time at the bench which I put to good use by constructing the ladders for the boxcars. If all goes well tonight, I'll cut them from there carriers and attach them to the boxcars. The end is in site. ;D
Have a great day everyone.
Morning Gang,
Yeah, I'm broke after the Kroger trip. Was $332.00 yesterday but we haven't been to the store for a month Jerry.
Thanks for the heads up Terry, forgot about that one.
Pondering the day ahead, glad to be in it!
Watched a bit of new tracks modeling and also see Rslaser sold and reopened with a new owner.
Old Shop (https://www.rslaserkits.com/)
New Shop (https://www.phoenixmodelbuildings.com/)
Philip
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Good luck with the beam.
Rick glad to hear you made it safely back here.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Larry good luck with talking the rest of the Xmas down.
Morning Dave.
Mike hope you make it upstairs today.
TomO most things the government does is a joke!!
Ron looking for the next update.
Philip I see you left some for the hobby!!! :)
Weather in South Jersey i sunny/49. Later on 54.
A few chores to do around the house than I think the day is mine.
Well maybe mine!!
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Early afternoon was sunny now still bright 8) in Michigan. Been at it early. Barbershop, ears lowered slightly and the PT were discussed discharge after next week. Much better, 60% better. I'll take it. See how the next 3 months go.
Took all day to decal one side of the C-415. The Circus City decals I used are for a Montana Rail Link Veterans SD70ace. The base material,is a bit tough and the red stripes seem to be on the verge of easy to crack. LOTS of decal solution, over and over... :o I had to cut each stripe out individually so there wasn't excess clear to try to fit over panel lines and door handles.
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Back at it shortly. ::)
KS
Karl what a great job you did on that loco!!
Jerry
Great job Karl.
Wow Karl she looks great!
Thanks...started the other side this afternoon... :o It's going slowly with various interruptions due to incoming rain and schmutzy stuff.(re) Design as you go is slowly getting done too.
Karl, That is one heck of a decaling job, well done doesn't quite cut it as it is much better than that.
Good Morning,
The morning beverages are ready. Breakfast is western omelet w/ cheese on your choice of bagel. Sides of crispy bacon and/or pan sausages; bottle of hot sauce if you want a little zip.
Karl nice decaling job.
What's your plans for the day.
I'd a mild 44 with a high of fifty. Errands to run this am then maybe some bench time after. Need to order a couple of items from SW for the challenge. That's about it here.
Have a great day. Be well, stay warm, and travel safely.
Good morning everyone.
29 now, 54 later with clouds and a chance of rain late in the afternoon.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I hope everyone is feeling well and isn't ailing.
Spent to do yesterday relaxing.
I bought a pizza for dinner for my friends and I.
Played cards afterwards and I lost bad.
Going to do some packing and then have dinner with high school friends at a restaurant tonight.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Larry. I hope you make it to the workbench today.
Started out here in the low 60's and headed to 80 today. Yesterday I finished the build and posted what I thought was the end of the thread but realized that I forgot 2 photos. I added them this morning. I'm having issues putting together the display case but I'll get it together. I already have the brackets mounted on the wall.
Today I have a haircut mid morning and need to dig out and prep 4 pet carriers for MOH and daughter tomorrow. There's a rescue event in the Tampa area. Jan and Feb the calendar for the rescue is very full. I guess they think nobody has a life. One of us has to attend every event because we have a vehicle big enough to haul the needed equipment like tents etc.
Tom I hope you and Pam are feeling better.
Rick are you leaving NJ soon? I had to Google your location in NJ since I have only been in the state once in the late 70's, and that's a story for another time.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Larry. I'll add fresh squeezed OJ to the table.
Pam and I are doing much better now. As they say, "Better living through pharmaceuticals." I can honestly say I'm now on drugs. 8)
Bill is home now and recovering very well. Still a long road of rehab. He sounded great yesterday and was at his desk.
That's it for me. Not sure when I'll get back to the Doc Koontz build.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good news from Tom all around!
It's cloudy and pretty much seasonal temps. It should get above freezing again today before some rain starts, maybe I can scrape ice off the driveway. After the cleaners are gone, I should get downstairs to do some work on the passenger car practice roof, and also the 'farm bridge over the tracks' Those are a couple small projects after the marathon of the machine shop.
dave
Morning all, Great news about the Judge recovery. Good luck on the church Tom!
Empty house as Gena slipped out early to the dentist with our Son. Root Canal..
So I'm the King for a moment ;D The cat just walked in crying, so much for that King stuff.
Have a great day!
Philip
p.s. Someone need to unpin the old lounge?
Good morning,
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Rick, the reunion with friends sounds nice.
Curt, good luck with the display case.
TomACL, glad you are feeling better.
Dave, the small project list grows when we work on the marathon projects.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's another hazy morning, rain later, and a forecast of 71°F this afternoon.
I plan to continue working on the combine today.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning from a really weather confused Wisconsin. High today might be 40. Yesterday it was 56f degrees. Rain started around 2pm and continued into the overnight.
I have not ordered my paints yet and need to! I have 1 go to place that is great pricing except for shipping. I need to get to around $150 and then shipping when amortized over the order is reasonable. But here and the other 2 places I buy from just do not my full order so I have been holding off. Our trip east to Racine Wi on the western shores of the Great Lake called Michigan next week will have a Hiawatha Hobby stop on the way down. Because Terry has stuff to do in the Chicago area we will also stop at DesPlaines Hobby and Lombard Hobbies on the way out of the city. My LHS refuses to carry Vallejo but doesn't carry enough of Mission Models for me to start switching over. The other (70 miles) LHS is Hiawatha and the Vallejo and Tamiya racks are short colors I need. The grandson has hockey in Green Bay next week and the Son-in-law said they can stop at Enginehouse Services there if needed. So I will figure my order and place them at the stores for pickup. I generally buy 3-4 times a year but based on my self imposed slow down maybe twice this year for the big orders.
Enjoy your day
TomO
Good morning Larry, Rick, Curt, ACLTom, Dave, Philip, Mike, TomO and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Larry, have fun at the bench.
Rick, enjoy dinner tonight with your friends.
Curt, sounds like you have a busy day planned.
ACLTom, glad you and Pam are feeling better, great news about the judge.
Dave, enjoy your time at the bench.
Philip, enjoy the quiet time while it last.
Mike, have fun working on the combine.
TomO, Good luck with the paint orders and you get everything you need.
Current weather is 3c (38f) and rain. Made it to the bench last night and installed the ladders on to the boxcars, I'll post an update later this morning. I'm getting near the end of the build as there are only small details to be added.
Have a great day everyone.
Philip said: "Gena slipped out early to the dentist with our Son. Root Canal..
Kid must get kidded a lot... :o
I spent much of the day doing the other side of the C-415. It turned out ok, modified my decal process, added a generous soak of Red to the Blue decal solutions, the decals softened a bit easier over the door handles and such. Still was tedious and time consuming. Will do follow up coats of clear gloss/flat as well as probably re-do the cab. The one side cab number got wrecked, Microscale soooo...much thinner and I really have a Just one little touch thing where 99% correct, no one would ever notice, still makes me poke and ruin the :-X thing...for some reason the paint was soft under it and now I have to sand and repaint half the cab... :'(
Wet, wind, temp at midnight was 510 and now, 1000hrs it's 440 and falling, the icon in the hour by hour is schizoid...shows clouds, rain, snow and high wind, then a tiny peeeeking sun late in the day just as the sun sets and we won't see it.. Another joyous day. ;D
Back to the battle, be well all.
TomO have you looked at Hobby Lobby for Vallejo? Our local store used to have lots but is cutting back on paint and REAL hobby supplies like we'd want, just more chinese pseudo farmhouse stuff any real farm family wouldn't put in the pig pen. They also appear to have dropped out of quality airbrush sales, I bought my Iwata there, when they had sales. LHS in GRapids said they quit selling airbrushes because cheap skates like me were waiting for the HL sales and getting them for 50-60% off. Guilty...of course Hobby Lobby doesn't do blanket %off sales like they once did. The store in GR has lots of different paints in the Vallejo style dropper bottle, but it's a 125 round trip. Maybe end of year tactic but I looked for strip wood at HL last week and they're supply isway down :-\ :'(
Enuf dribble from me, be well all, enjoy the day.
BTW good to hear the Judge is home. Our friend in FL that was hit by the car is reaaally slow in recovery, dizziness.
The Doll is fixin' oatmeal for me...better go, my ribs need something sticky...LOL
KSinGREY
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Have fun at the bench.
Rick have a nice day and tonight with friends for dinner.
Curt good luck with the case.
Tom glad you and Pma are feeling better.
Dave have fun at the bench.
Philip keep the crown as long as possible.
Tom I hope you get all the paint orders today.
Ron I'll look for the update.
Weather in South Jersey P. sunny/48. Later on 53.
The cold is just about gone. Thank God.
After I see what is going on with the little lady...
Maybe some dusting of the bench!!
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
For all you machine shop affectionados; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BckZ4i1BzF0
Quote from: KentuckySouthern on January 09, 2026, 10:25:56 AMPhilip said: "Gena slipped out early to the dentist with our Son. Root Canal..
Kid must get kidded a lot... :o
I spent much of the day doing the other side of the C-415. It turned out ok, modified my decal process, added a generous soak of Red to the Blue decal solutions, the decals softened a bit easier over the door handles and such. Still was tedious and time consuming. Will do follow up coats of clear gloss/flat as well as probably re-do the cab. The one side cab number got wrecked, Microscale soooo...much thinner and I really have a Just one little touch thing where 99% correct, no one would ever notice, still makes me poke and ruin the :-X thing...for some reason the paint was soft under it and now I have to sand and repaint half the cab... :'(
Wet, wind, temp at midnight was 510 and now, 1000hrs it's 440 and falling, the icon in the hour by hour is schizoid...shows clouds, rain, snow and high wind, then a tiny peeeeking sun late in the day just as the sun sets and we won't see it.. Another joyous day. ;D
Back to the battle, be well all.
TomO have you looked at Hobby Lobby for Vallejo? Our local store used to have lots but is cutting back on paint and REAL hobby supplies like we'd want, just more chinese pseudo farmhouse stuff any real farm family wouldn't put in the pig pen. They also appear to have dropped out of quality airbrush sales, I bought my Iwata there, when they had sales. LHS in GRapids said they quit selling airbrushes because cheap skates like me were waiting for the HL sales and getting them for 50-60% off. Guilty...of course Hobby Lobby doesn't do blanket %off sales like they once did. The store in GR has lots of different paints in the Vallejo style dropper bottle, but it's a 125 round trip. Maybe end of year tactic but I looked for strip wood at HL last week and they're supply isway down :-\ :'(
Enuf dribble from me, be well all, enjoy the day.
BTW good to hear the Judge is home. Our friend in FL that was hit by the car is reaaally slow in recovery, dizziness.
The Doll is fixin' oatmeal for me...better go, my ribs need something sticky...LOL
KSinGREY
I haven't been to Hobby Lobby since we purchased and returned a big 3' diameter clock there 3 times in 1 day a few years ago or right before they discontinued the coupons. I now forget about them. They are close to Barnes and Noble and while Terry is there this afternoon I can check HL out. Thanks
TomO
Quote from: KentuckySouthern on January 09, 2026, 11:23:44 AMFor all you machine shop affectionados; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BckZ4i1BzF0
Very interesting to me, because it's a machine shop focused on the oil industry, at least in the beginning.
But watching the young'un running a lathe without any safety glasses bothered me!
dave
Very interesting Dave. Thanks for posting.
Jerry
Quote from: Jerry on January 09, 2026, 12:24:10 PMVery interesting Dave. Thanks for posting.
Jerry
Karl's link, not mine.
dave
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 63F. MOH leaves in a bit for the skunk rescue event. Daughter isn't going because she was exposed to Covid yesterday from one of her students. The only thing I accomplished at the workbench yesterday was starting to put things away.
Today I hope to finish assembling the display case and get it on the wall and finish cleaning up the workbench.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. I'll just have some OJ for now.
I did get a little done on the Koontz build and will post an update later. Trying to decide if I want to enter the build challenge.
Pam and I are feeling much better this morning. Hopefully I'll get more bench time in today.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Tom I'm glad you and Pam are feeling better.
Quote from: PRR Modeler on January 10, 2026, 07:01:47 AMTom I'm glad you and Pam are feeling better.
Thanks Butty!
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope all goes well at the event and at the bench.
Tom glad you and Pam are feeling better. As of yesterday there's only 3 of us doing the challenge so ya hop right in with something.
What's on your agenda today?
It's 36 with a high of 39 here. An early morning errand then I have one more rafter to build for the Challenge. If the lumber shows today then I'll keep going but if not I'll jump back on the Shop until it does.
Have a great day!! Be well, safe travels, and keep warm.
Larry I expect to join in also.
Good morning! Just coffee today.Thanks Curt!
Alright Tom and Pam, glad your both better.
I'm pondering the challenge, not sure yet. I need more scale real estate first.
Philip
Good Morning;
Curt thanks for breakfast, I'll put another pot of coffee on the stove, it was a long night yesterday. The Boss had her knee revision two days ago. She had it replaced the first time a year ago but the doctor had goofed the job. So after a year of pain and denial of anything wrong from the original doctor, a ortho specialist who is an expert at these revisions redid the knee in Gainesville. Doctors never throw stones at each other but this one did say he was disappointed at the quality of work displayed, nothing had attached and she was essentially walking on a broken leg. But it is fixed now so once she rests for a couple of days, rehab and recovery, as I am a lousy cook I can't wait! I got her home yesterday, she had issues with anesthesia so was a little sick to stomach yesterday but good this morning.
Today I will be cleaning house, taking care of my better half and perhaps doing some work on the bridge project. A nap is also in my future!
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Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Good luck with the display case.
TomACL, good to hear you guys feel better.
Larry, good luck with the challenge build.
Philip, good luck with the scale real estate.
Jim, glad your wife's knee is on the road to recovery.
How is the rest of the gang?
It's a rainy morning, warming to 70°F this afternoon. The combine is coming along.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning.
It will be 51 and rainy here in Hamilton.
Going out for breakfast in a few.
Dinner last night was good.
Have a great day everyone.
Lots of youse guys got up early today! Nice to see all'a y'all!
Some record warm and wet here the last 24-36 hours will be replaced by 100% of accumulating snow and probably sloppy weather...just in time to go out this afternoon for grand daughter's birthday, delayed from the 7th due to folks that still have day jobs. ::)
Bench time, 3d time and paint booth time yesterday kept me at it. The diesel project is moving along at a snail's pace. UNDECORATED does not, for Bowser/English, mean all the itty bitties are lose, in a bag or easy if possible to get out of the way so one can then UN-Undecorate their model add in some paint and decal performance issues... >:( tends toward :'( Thought about a strip and restart but all the lights and such are in the shell and too complicated to remove without damage so I'm making a compromise or two but will be the only one that sees them, I hope. Not going to be ready for Monday's OPS.
Speaking of OPS, at the last session one of our guys is the shop manager, motive power, for the Ann Arbor, Michigan Interstate, now Great Lake Central out of Owosso. He says he is down to one active GP35 and new owner, one of the short line groups, is bringing in some SD-60s and starting to run more "modern" power and hiring folks if anyone wants to railroad in Michigan.
All I got today, best to all. Best, Jim, to your lady, hoping recovery goes well.
KSinMI
Jim so glad to hear your better half redo went well; couldn't even imagine trying to get through life with an essentially broken leg. That's one tough Lady.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.Tom glad you and Pam are feeling better.
Larry its good to have choices.
Go for it Philip.
Jim glad the wife is feeling better. Good luck with her new knee.
Mike have a nice day.
Rick glad your enjoying the time here.
Karl thanks for that link yesterday.
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/45. Rain is on the way.
Today is Diane's birthday!!
One of the grandkids is coming down for the weekend.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Curt, ACLTom, Larry, Philip, Jim, Mike, Rick, Karl, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, hope you join the challenge, I love seeing your work.
ACLTom, glad you and Pam are feeling better. Looking forward to your update.
Larry, hope your wood arrives today.
Philip, have a great day.
Jim, glad to hear your wife's knee is finally fixed, going through a year a pain like that is criminal.
Mike, your combine is looking great.
Rick, enjoy breakfast and your day.
Karl, sounds like you have a good handle in the locomotive.
Jerry, Wish Diane a happy Birthday for me.
After yesterday's thaw, everything is is now. :o Current temperature is -1c (30f) and overcast. Little late checking in today as I had to drop Gracie off at the groomer. She will look like a different dog when I pick her up. Did some more work on the boxcars yesterday, but it is getting harder to finish them as I'm currently excited about the winter challenge. I think I suffer from "squirrel" syndrome. The problem is that when I jump from one project to the next the forgotten projects sit on the shelf for years. I'm determined not to do that this time.
Have a great day everyone.
When my dogs get back from the groomers, they look different. Livia changes color from 'dishwater' to 'white'. But more importantly, with fluffy clean hair, they look like stuffed toys (with attitude!)
I'm back from the store, down to the train room in a bit. I'm working on 'farm bridge over the tracks', a quick project.
dave
Ron said: "suffer from "squirrel" syndrome. The problem is that when I jump from one project to the next the forgotten projects sit on the shelf for years"
I confess to that, but I call it being a 90%er, get 90% done and life intrudes and removes all the spark for -insert project- and replaces it with complacency. My house and layout are both full of 90% stuff. :-\
Jim great news about your wife.
Jerry Happy Birthday To Diane.
Good Morning All,
Breakfast today is coffee, cereal, bagels, freshly made banana nut muffins, yogurt, OJ, and milk.
Starting out here at 62F. By Friday the lows will be in the low 30's. Yuck. Yesterday I finally got the display case together and mounted after much colorful language.:( MOH made it home around 5 pm.
Today besides chores and the honey-do's, I think we are taking down the subdivision Christmas crap at the front entrance. That only takes about an hour.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
42 now, some clouds and 45 later here in NJ.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Meeting a RR friend for lunch and then getting two boxes of my stuff out of his garage.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope the un-decorating goes quick.Glad you were able to get the case together despite the colorful adjectives.
Rick enjoy your lunch with your friend.
Jerry Happy belated Birthday to Diane.
What's the rest of you doing.
It's 32 with a high of 36 here. Daughter and a friend went to Buffalo, NY to watch a NHL Sabers game yesterday; hope they won. Some bench time in the forecast working on Hank's while I wait for my lumber delivery; hopefully tomorrow. That's about it from here.
Hope everyone has a great day ahead!!! Be well and keep warm.
Good morning Curt, Rick, Larry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, now that you got the case built and the model put away, any idea what the next project will be?
Rick, enjoy lunch with your RR friend.
Larry, have fun at the bench.
Current weather here is -2c (29f) with white stuff in the forecast. Worked some more on the boxcars, they are getting closer to the end. The goal is to get the assembly completed today.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, the coffee and breakfast. Congratulations on the display case assembly.
Rick, enjoy lunch.
Larry, hope you enjoy the bench. Where do you purchase your lumber?
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright but cooler morning. High today forecast for 58°F. Still working on the combine.
Have fun,
mike
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt.
We are feeling much better although we both still have the cough. IO made a short grocery run this morning and now feel exhausted. I'm headed back to the bed.
Hopefully some bench time later.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Ron keep the white stuff up North. Hope you finish up the boxcars so you can get going on the Challenge.
Mike I get my wood from Northeastern Lumber. They're in Mass. so I usually get it in about 3 days from when it's ordered.
Tom glad you guys are feeling better but don't overdue; enjoy your nap.
Feel better Tom and Pam.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Leave the decorations up then you won't be bothered next year!! ;D
Rick have a nice lunch with your friend.
Larry great job on that last engine!!
Looking for the update Ron.
Mike how's the combine doing?
Tom glad you and Pam are feeling better.
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/43. RF 36.
Diane thanks you all for the B-Wishes.
I started to frame a building yesterday so at least I got a couple of hours in at the bench.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
1-2" of new snow and 290of new cold in Michigan.
Dinner out was decent, we went to the much maligned Cracker Barrel and found their food to be decent, middle of the road and revised and rearranged menu a bit consternating ??? But, the food we ordered was good, warm and the waiter kept all 6 of us with the correct items.
I worked on a couple tinkery projects yesterday and will be close by the bench much of today. No plans to leave, not enough snow to roll the rigs... :o
10 am seemed to get here awfully early today. :-*
Be well all, stay well.
KSinMittens :D
Good morning everyone.
It's 30 now, sunny and 41 later in Kendall Park.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are available.
It's cold so a steaming hot bowl of oatmeal sounds good this morning.
There are walnuts, chopped almonds and some fresh fruits out to mix in if you like.
Karl, tinkery projects still on going?
Jerry, I'll see you later and a very belated Happy Birthday to Diane.
ACLTom, I had that cough linger for a couple of weeks.
Hope you can shake it soon.
Mike, combine is looking very good.
Ron, keep having fun with the boxcars.
Larry, hope your lumber shows up today.
Curt, have you ordered a new kit from Brett?
Dave, bridge done?
TomO, what are you up to?
Jim, James and everyone else looking in, hope you are all well.
I finally plugged the Starling and have the laptop on so I can make a longer post.
Lunch yesterday was very good.
Today I'm meeting with Diane and Jerry for lunch.
The van is full of train stuff and don't have much room for anything else.
I'll head back to Hamilton tomorrow to my friends house and start packing this stuff up and shipping it out.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Enjoy your lunch with Jerry and Diane. I hope you don't need a bank loan to pay for the shipping.
Started out the day with a walk at a feel like temp of 46F. The wind was brutal. Yesterday was spent on honey-do's, taking down the HOA things, and errands to Harbor Freight and Aldi.
One of our water pipes has started making noises when water is used so the contractor is coming today to try to figure it out. The noise started about 2 weeks ago.
I've decided that my next build will be the SW Blue Sky Freight House. I believe it was Brett's first kit.
Tomorrow Dad has a VA appointment so I'll get a flu shot. I tried getting one before the holidays but the rash prevented it (immune system issues).
That's all I have today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope the shipping from Jersey to AZ. doesn't put too much of a dent in your wallet; it ain't cheap anymore. Say hi to Jerry and Diane for me.
Curt sounds like you had a busy day yesterday. Hope the water pipes aren't a big issue. I've seen photos of the Blue Sky Freight House and it looks like a nice kit.
What's your plans for the day.
It's a cloudy 30 with a high of 35; had a little white crap hit th ground yesterday pm. An errand to run shortly then some bench time starting on the boiler build. Hopefully my lumber shows up today at some point so I can continue with the Challenge.
Have a great day!! Be well, keep warm, and safe travels.
My bridge is moving along well, probably 2 more days. Yesterday I did one bent, today I'll do the other. I also realized I needed to do the scenery underneath the bridge, so over the weekend I did the rock face. That didn't come out quite as well as others, so it'll be more overgrown with plants and vines :-)
dave
8) Upper 20s going to mid 30s with some sun this morning, warmish tomorrow then a week of mid 20s coming up. :P
Tinkery stuff at the bench, worked on making a jig for piling style Campbell bridge bents and woke up in the night with aching shoulders from the working with small parts. Did a wrap up on some of the C-415 decals and will get back to paint booth for an attempt to even out the paint. The gloss I used seems to vary depending on what the surface is. Decals much more than the painted surface. ::) I hope semi gloss can even out things. The Circus City decals were thick and resistant to decal solution.
Taking a break today, OPS at Keeneys will take my mind elsewhere. Nice to change the pace.
Weather appears to be mild most everywhere, maybe quiet is a better term. Enjoy what Mother Nature hands you I guess...
Be well, stay safe.
KarlS
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
See you later.
Curt looking forward to the next build.
Larry looking forward to the next update.
Morning Dave.
Karl have fun at the OPS.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/32. Later on 43.
Like Rick said we are meeting up and going out to lunch today.
I did manage to get and hour or two at the bench yesterday framing a new building.
Maybe some more time on that later tonight.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the packing.
Curt, the Blue Sky looks like a fun build.
Larry, good luck with the wood and boiler build. Thanks for the reference.
Dave, building bridges and scenery sounds like fun.
Karl, wishing you a fun day at Andy's.
Jerry, good luck with the new building. Have fun with Rick.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright and brisk morning at 28F, rising to 55F this afternoon. Winter is finally here.
Hope to finish work on the combine today and start working on the layout.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning Rick, Curt, Larry, Dave, Karl, Jerry, Mike and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Rick, thanks for coffee and breakfast, seeing as the van is full of train stuff, are you planing to build a layout in the van? ;D Enjoy lunch with Jerry and Diane.
Curt, hope the plumbing issue isn't a big one. Looking forward to your next build.
Larry, have fun at the bench working on the boiler build.
Dave, there is no bad scenery, have fun working on the bridge.
Karl, enjoy the ops session.
Jerry, enjoy your lunch with Rick.
Mike, hope you get the combine finished today.
Current temperature is -8c (18f) and white stuff is slowly coming down. Another successful day at the bench as I finished adding the details to the boxcars. I posted an update on my thread showing the progress. I will probably take a week off from the boxcars until I paint and add decals to them.
Have a great day everyone.
Late morning all,
Thanks for the breakfast Rick.
I'm still coughing my head off. Pam seems to be doing better but I have that nagging chest cough. Wears me out. I get up, do a few things and the back to bed. I'll be happy when this crap passes.
Not much else going on. Hope all are staying safe and healthy.
Tom
Good morning, all. Dave didn't mention the weather he, Dan and I share, but we've seen thin clouds and mid-30s. Rick, for me this is a week of meetings. Town Budget, Planning Board, Trolley Museum and Flying Yankee. Remains to be seen what of my own I can get done, but I'm working on plans for the next round of Downtown Newburyport structures. Karl, I remember Andy Keeney from RR-Line. Is his layout still the same basic project he was working on 15 years ago?
James, yes the layout is the same, but continuously updating and improving with a small group of 5-6 guys that meet Tuesdays to keep the behind the scene stuff going. Quite organic.
We had a dozen fellows there today and kept quite busy.
Good morning everyone.
31 now, 49 and sunny later in front of Jerry's house.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are available.
Diane made an excellent coffee cake and that will be today's breakfast.
Karl, sounds like a good time was had at the ops.
James, hope there's some modeling time left in-between all those meetings.
ACLTom, feel better soon.
Ron, boxcars look great.
Mike, do any layout work?
Jerry, it was great sitting and chatting with Diane and you.
Lunch was excellent.
Dave, keep having fun with the bridge.
Larry, lumber show up?
Curt, hope Dad's VA visit goes well.
TomO, how are ya?
Had an excellent time visiting with Diane and Jerry.
I'll go back into the house after they are up and say my good byes.
Then heading back to Hamilton to start the packing process.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Safe travels today.
Getting ready to head out to the VA with Dad and MOH. I'll post later.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thank Diane for the coffee cake Rick. And, thank you for the OJ. Happy you had a great visit with Diane and Jerry.
My cough is subsiding but still lingers. Slept like crap last night.
I'll try to post an update later this afternoon on the build.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good Morning,
Rick thinks for the coffee and breakfast. The temps must be quite the change for you. Safe travels and hope the packing goes well. NO the lumber ever showed yesterday; hopefully today.
Curt hope your Dad's VA apt. goes well with good reports.
Tom hope you sleep better tonight; nap time?? Looking forward to the update if you feel up to it.
How's everyone else.
It's a cloudy 35 with a high of 45 here. Getting Ellie out of the house this afternoon making a trio to the $1.25 store then stopping at Arby's for a few roast beast & cheddar sandwiches...yum. Maybe some bench time this am working on the boiler build.
Have a great day!! Be well, safe travels, and keep warm.
A mock-up of the bridge (same photo I showed elsewhere yesterday).
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Today I'll install the NBWs on the other bent, and start figuring out how I'll assemble the bridge itself. I want the entire unit to be removable, the challenge will be getting the two ramps solidly attached to the rest of the bridge.
I'm also not happy with the rock strata, I'll work on that, too. (I want the strata to be more defined, so I need cleaner edges between the colors of paint.)
dave
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Safe travels to Hamilton.
Curt, good luck at the VA.
TomACL, hope you and Pam get over your coughs soon.
Larry, good luck with the boiler build.
Dave, hope you survive NBW Hades.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning headed to 60F this afternoon. Worked on decals yesterday afternoon. I'll try them out today. Lodge tonight.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning Rick, Curt, ACLTom, Dave, Larry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, glad you enjoyed your visit with Diane and Jerry.
Curt, hope the visit to the VA goes well.
ACLTom, sounds like you are on the mend, hopefully the cough goes away real soon, looking forward to the update.
Larry, did your wood arrive? Have fun with the boiler build.
Dave, the bridge looks good.
Current weather is 0c (32f) and overcast with a 40% chance of snow/rain, could be an interesting drive home. I spent some time last night working on the challenge build. I needed to figure out the building locations and how long the loading dock needs to be. I posted an update on the challenge build.
Have a great day everyone.
"G'moanin' from the moderate midwest, upper 30s going to the mid 40s before a slow couple of days cooling then a plunge into double digit highs next week. :o The weather geek this morning had a snowfall chart labeled Sunday in his presentation this morning. :P
OPS went well, as I said. A slight ruffle of political bs as all were headed out the door took the edge off the day, for me tho. :-\ Some folks just can disagree a bit but need to poke fingers and raise their voices. :-X
Today I'm going to finish, hopefully, the bridge bent jig I'm making for Campbell piling trestles, I have a couple to try and build. Not sure how to glue parts without them sticking to the jig. Dave?Fortunately I have extra materials that will match. Close. ???
Hope all are well and improving, ACLTom maybe you could freeze that bug out if you trekked up here next week. I know a guy from Pepsi, get a case of diet for you to sooth that cough. No deals probably, tho, he might have a broken finger by then anyhow. :-X
I missed a B'day, many happy returns to Diane
Safe travels, Rick. Nod and grin to everyone else! ;D
Karl in the mitten.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee.
We have some errands to do this morning.
Rick left a little while ago. It was just so much fun having one of our favorite friends staying here with us.
Time was to short though.
Rick just be safe driving back.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All Again,
Back from the VA. Dad's podiatry appointment went well. Myself and MOH got flu and covid boosters.
SIL is coming over to help replace the drivers low beam headlight. It's on a 2006 and requires 3 hands to change. Great design.
Tom I'm glad you're feeling better. I also slept poorly last night. :'( I'm drinking some OJ to get some energy.
Karl unfortunately there's a lot of that going around these days.
Ron be safe on the roads.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Karl, my preferred technique is to lay the jig on a piece of balsa, put a piece of wax paper on top of that, and then use pins and strips of balsa to align parts in the jig.
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Sometimes I do a permanent jig (rather than the adjustable jig with those pieces of balsa pinned in place.) My rule-of-thumb there is to do a jig for wood parts in styrene, and a jig for styrene parts in wood. Here's a jig for doing car undercarriages from styrene:
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That way the parts are less likely to stick to the jig in a different material.
dave
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My jig, need to learn gluing without sticking to it :(
Good afternoon from Wisconsin. It's 51f degrees now and heading to a high of 21f at noon tomorrow! Between here and Dubuque Iowa this morning other then a few piles on the north slope of hills there's no snow around. Even our parking lot piles seem to be gone.
Karl, too bad on the politics coming after the session. I ride with 2 other guys and we seem to agree politically all of us just a bit farther right than our wife's. At Ops and work sessions for maybe 18 months now there has been no politics or religious discussions. There was one right before that and the OPS session owner stopped the trains asking 3 guys to leave. No issues since and believe me there are some real left and right wings nuts in the 2 Ops groups I belong too. It has become harder though to stay in the middle
The son and g/f are on day 2 of 5 in Tokyo, Japan. She was able to turn Tokyo into a business trip as she will see 2 clients while there. She was originally going for the 3rd of 5 sessions on some ink being tatooed. She asked if he wanted come along. It's now Business, ink, 2 concerts, lots of sight seeing and some skiing. He says they are having a great time and so far he loves Tokyo. They are in Japan for 15 days
I'm in the midst of finishing a few projects as I need to clear the bench and paint booth.
I had picked up a new weathering client in October, did 1 diesel for him and 3 autoracks. 1 rack with custom graffiti plus the weathering and sent the week after T-Giving. He's having a bunch of autoracks sent to me direct from Scaletrains per a phone call yesterday. I'm surprised as he didn't seem that enthusiastic about what I did for him. I'll get his stuff out in my 6-8 week lead time but anything coming in now will probably be 12 week lead time. I'm trying real hard to stick to my limiting schedule. I put an email out to my regulars of the 12 weeks lead time so they are aware. I have a client's daughter who occasionally does custom graffiti for me. I now only do graffiti decals but still offer her custom services. She was happy this morning when I informed her she has at least 25 autoracks to do. That's an easy grand for her and she is very good and quick.
Staying off line is getting easier especially if I am in the train room
Be well
TomO
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 60F and clear. I think tomorrow morning and Friday will be in the 30's.
Once I got home yesterday there were some honey-do's and SIL and I replaced the headlight. I found out our trip to pick up the 2 skunks is delayed until next week. They are in Ft. Lauderdale at a nature center that's closing. One of the animals is getting dental work done and getting meds from their vet.
Today is floor day. Not sure what else is going on. Tonight son is grilling steaks (previously cooked for a steakhouse) for supper. ;D
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt as always thanks for coffee and breakfast. Grilled steaks?....yum,yum; I remember what those used to taste like. I'm sure you'll find something to occupy your time today.
What's the rest of you doing.
It's a cloudy 44 with a high of 45; tomorrow winter returns with 3-5 inches of white crap. It was nice to have a break for awhile. Finally received my lumber order late yesterday afternoon. Have a few pieces of siding set to go so today I hope to continue on with the Challenge.
Have a great day!! Be well, safe travels, and keep warm.
Good morning.
Good morning everyone.
It's 43 now, cloudy and 56 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I left Jerry's home after having a second cup of coffee.
It was a great visit and had some very good conversation.
Then went back to my friends house in Hamilton.
I packed up my stuff and it all fit into two boxes.
I took the other two I bought back to Lowe's.
Drove to UPS and there was a sign on the door that the place closed permanently in October.
I decided since there were only two boxes I'd keep them in the van with me.
Since it was still early I left town and started heading south.
I have an appointment with Storyteller to fix a couple of minor things on Jan. 28.
I currently in Northern VA. Just south of DC.
Since I have time I'm going to Shenandoah NP now and do a hike.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Steaks, yum!
Larry, congrats on the lumber receipt. I ordered from there (thank you), and the order should arrive tomorrow. NE shipping was much cheaper than the other source.
Philip, good morning.
Rick, safe travels, and enjoy the hike.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a rainy morning, with temperatures headed to a chilly 50°F. Today will be filled with 1:1 tasks, but I hope to try out my latest decal print on the combine.
Have fun,
mike
Rick..an interesting abandoned mill along I-66 near Haymarket VA
https://www.google.com/search?q=abandoned+mill+near+haymarket+virginia&client=safari&hs=QBAp&sca_esv=b9266a0addfdcf78&channel=iphone_bm&sxsrf=ANbL-n5-e5tM3jGekOMcKr15kFAbedx5pA%3A1768397772341&source=hp&ei=zJtnacTNEfXekPIP0dC4mA4&oq=abandoned+mill+near+haymar&gs_lp=EhFtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1ocCIaYWJhbmRvbmVkIG1pbGwgbmVhciBoYXltYXIqAggBMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABSKS8AVDlOVinsAFwA3gAkAEAmAGxAaABhB2qAQQwLjI2uAEByAEA-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&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp#ebo=0&sv=CAMSVhozKhFpYy1nY213aUpRTG1DWThiTTIOZ2Ntd2lKUUxtQ1k4Yk06DlhJZEJoUnQwU3FsTjNNIAQqGwoEc3ZpbRIRaWMtZ2Ntd2lKUUxtQ1k4Yk0YATABGAcgrOGsuQIwAQ
Good morning Curt, Larry, Philip, Rick, Mike, Terry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, steaks for dinner sound great.
Larry, glad your wood finally arrived.
Philip, have a great day.
Rick, enjoy your hike.
Mike, hope the 1:1 chores get done soon enough so that you get to try out your decal print.
Terry, have a great day
Tom, sounds like you are going to be busy with the latest weathering commissions.
Current weather is 2c (35f) and overcast with rain in the forecast. Last night I made drawings for the loading dock and stained some scale 8" x 8" basswood for the loading dock stringers and posts. I used Hunterline's brown weathering stain but after looking at it this morning it is too dark for my liking. I think I can fix it by using pan pastels. At least I stained an extra piece of wood to experiment with.
Have a great day everyone.
:-\ Winter is back.
Snowing temp in mid 20s expected to drop and be cold for a week or 10 days.
PT this morning at 11. Coming home to hibernate afterward.
KS
There have been some proposals to restore Chapman's Mill. I don't think they went anywhere. But I remember being a bit startled by seeing it for the first time (back when we lived in Northern VA.)
dave
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Larry please keep the white stuff up there!!
Morning Philip.
Rick it was just great having you here for a couple of days.
Your missed already.
Just be safe driving my friend.
Mike looking forward to the update.
Ron looking forward to the loading dock.
Karl go easy on that PT.
Morning Dave.
Weather in South Jersey P. sunny/50. Later 56.
Tomorrow who the hell knows.
We have a trip to North Jersey today.
Maybe some more framing later today one wall is almost framed.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning everyone.
Harrisonburg, VA weather: 24 now, 36 and a mix of sun and clouds later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
I've got the Belgium waffle machine plugged in and warmed up.
There's a big bowl of batter next to it.
Help yourself and make as many as you like.
Real Michigan maple syrup and fresh churned Wisconsin butter along with crispy bacon and sausage are out too.
Jerry, safe travels and did you see the drones?
Karl, is the PT helping?
Any luck with the glue and jig?
Ron, I'll have to go look in on your challenge thread.
Terry, that would of been neat to see, but I was already past that area by the time I saw your post.
Mike, are the decals OK?
Larry, I need to look in your challenge thread too.
Curt, how were the steaks?
TomO, staying off line and working on your weathering sounds good.
ACLTom, hope Pam and yourself have stopped coughing.
Philip, Dave, James and everyone else looking in, hope you are all well.
I did stop at Shenandoah NP and did a hike.
I was very surprised that this park allows dogs on most of the trails.
Star and I hiked up to Mary's Rock.
7.6 miles and 1,467' of EG.
Not the prettiest time of year to visit this park.
Fall is the peak time to be there but it gets extremely crowded.
Today I'll travel just a little further south and hit the gym along the way.
Yesterday's view from Mary's Rock.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. I do like waffles. The steak was great but I only eat half of one these days. When did I get old? Safe travels today.
Woke at 0530 this morning so I read a bit before heading downstairs because I knew the critters would mob me until I fed them.
Today after chores I have more reading on weathering to do. On the next build I want to up my game especially with wood planking. We'll see how it turns out. ;)
Tomorrow MOH and hopefully daughter are doing 2 rescue events (sat and sun) in the Tampa area so they are getting a hotel. They will be back Sunday evening.
Not much else happening this way.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and waffles. Beautiful photo and travel safely.
Curt animals have a way of knowing when you're up and about. Good luck with the weathering research; usually Brett has a section on that in the instruction booklets.
What's your plans for the day.
It's a cloudy 28 with a high of 35. Received a trace of white stuff overnight and more coming at some point. May need to make a trip to Wegmans since that's about the only place left around that will accept empty soda bottles. Hopefully some bench time as well.
Have a great day!! Be well, safe travels, and keep warm.
Good morning Crew from the cheese state! It is +1f degree feels like -9 and only heading to +10 this afternoon. The howling winds have slowed down from yesterday's regular breeze at 25mph but occasional 40mph gusts. Winds now are running 10 to 15mph. So, it's still not nice outside.
More time at the bench yesterday and some time will be spent there today.
Rick, safe travels. As you move west again I hope the weather is great. We are heading into a cooling wet snowy spell in my part of a Wisconsin.
The box cars and autoracks are faded. I need to drive these 30 down to my custom graffiti painter. That's 40 cars for her now to do. The rest I will do decals for graffiti supplied by the owner of the cars. My hands are too shaky to do custom paint graffiti and I let the guys know and no one has complained it's not my work. The weathering and clear coats are still my work just not the graffiti any more. Mora is now 23 and used to come to the studio with her dad's autoracks and 86' long hi Cubes, so 6 years at least. She'd pick them up too. She wanted to be a commercial graphics artist and her dad threatened to pull the college funds as he wants her to take over his hard landscapes (stonework mainly) and excavating business.She asked me to quietly show her how to paint the graffiti. Within 10 cars she was better than me, so with my hands getting worst I hired her. It's worked out for both of us and her dad finally seems ok with her career choice. Her graphics arts offices are in one of his buildings and she is also learning daddy's business. She's no fool as she know where the real money will be coming from.
At 6 we are heading to the Kohl Center on campus as the #2 University of Wisconsin's Men's Hockey plays #4 Michigan State at 8pm. We go see a Men's game every couple of years, this is one of those times. The #1 Women's team is in St. Paul Friday and Saturday and we were going. However with the ICE disruptions we cancelled the trip.
Enjoy the day
TomO
Good morning,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Congrats to Star for tagging along the hike.
Curt, good luck with your new project.
Larry, hope you make it to the store.
TomO, good luck to your team.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning with the wind howling and 27F. Hopefully it will warm to the forecast of 42F. The decals should be dry this morning, so I'll try them on a test piece of wood. They are hard to see on the decal paper, so I may need to intensify the color.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning Rick, Curt, Larry, TomO, Mike and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, The pictures are back, YEA!!!!! Safe driving.
Curt, enjoy your research on weathering.
Larry, hope you make it to the bench.
TomO, enjoy the hockey game tonight.
Mike, hopefully the decals work out.
Current weather is -11c (12f) and the white crap is falling. I made a jig last night to install the posts for the loading dock to the stringers. I think this is the longest jig I have made at 24" long. Tonight's plan is to start fabricating the loading dock.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning, A beautiful 13 degrees today! :o
Cats are playing the in and out game.
Great pic Rick.
Cruising along with the kits. Sent one to a friend for a test building. He is suppose to write instructions.
Ironing out shortcomings..
Have a great day..15th already...
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Your moving right along.
It's been cloudy the last two nights here. But I will look again tonight.
Curt here's a link on how to do great weathering.
https://sierrawestforum.discourse.group/t/the-dr-grunge-advanced-wood-clinic-kkarns/205
Larry I hope you get to the bench.
TomO enjoy the hockey game.
Mike looking forward on how they turned out.
Ron that is a heel of a dock your building!!!
Philip sounds like your getting close to being done with the kit.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/39. Later 42.
The trip to North Jersey going and coming back was very good this time around.
It's the best time we have ever made.
WE have a few things to pick up at the store today.
Then maybe I can sit back down at the bench for and hour or two.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Jerry thanks for the link. I joined the site 2-3 days ago and that thread is what I was closely reading.
Thanks for thinking of me.
Close to done Jerry...but the detail labor on some parts is killing the bottom line.
Mo money needs to be invested ;D
TomO; it's a good thing your "arteest" has a fall back to the Graphics design plans. AI is killing the jobs. My 43yr old daughter Michigan State Arts Grad, left a high power GArts gig with an ad agency and is working for a commercial construction contractor doing pre build projects. She has started a part time consulting company working for a couple of her previous clients (state lotteries). It's a scary time for creative endeavors right now.
Best to her. Sounds ambitious.
Good morning everyone.
Waynesboro, VA weather: 18 now, 36 and cloudy later.
It is cold, but I'm nice and warm in the van.
I also have cold weather clothes so I'm ok outside too.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Huevos Rancheros for breakfast today.
Didn't bother setting up the Starlink yesterday so I'll be brief today.
I did go to the gym yesterday and also did laundry.
Today I'll drive a bit further south and do a short hike on a former B&O right of way.
Hope everyone is feeling great and have a wonderful day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. You left the Northeast just in time; it's really brrrr here. Safe travels and hope you get South soon. How's Star like the colder weather?
What's on your agenda.
It's 16 with a high of 25 and sn*owing thru about 1pm. Errands to run this am then maybe a little bench time. Have to get things together this afternoon to take to Daughters tomorrow. Meeting her @ noon at a garage since she needs an oil change and new brakes. While that's being done going back to her place to start on the couch repair; should be interesting.
Have a great day!! Be well, safe travels and keep warm.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Enjoy the hike and safe travels.
I got a solid 7 hours last night never getting up once. ;D I'm supposed to walk today but will wait until the temps are above 40F. Yesterday I spent several hours reading up on weathering and spent time practicing. I expecy more practice today. Around noon today MOH is taking off to Tampa. Daughter isn't going since she has had covid/flu type symptoms all week.
Not much else going on this way.
Tom I hope you and Pam are still ok.
MOH just told me Pensacola got 9 inches of s**w overnight.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Enjoy the hike.
Larry, good luck with the couch repair.
Curt, hope your Daughter gets well soon.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning at 21F. I'll be glad when this cold front moves on. Decaling the combine was a disaster. I coated the decals after printing, but the color still melted when I dipped them in water. I was tired of fooling with homemade decals, so I used commercial white lettering. I'll post photos later. I don't like the way it looks, but it is what it is.
Have fun,
mike
Quote from: KentuckySouthern on January 15, 2026, 05:18:25 PMTomO; it's a good thing your "arteest" has a fall back to the Graphics design plans. AI is killing the jobs. My 43yr old daughter Michigan State Arts Grad, left a high power GArts gig with an ad agency and is working for a commercial construction contractor doing pre build projects. She has started a part time consulting company working for a couple of her previous clients (state lotteries). It's a scary time for creative endeavors right now.
Best to her. Sounds ambitious.
She is a go getter Karl. She does her graphic arts work from her studio about 45 miles from me and 1/2 way to Dubuque Iowa. Her main clients are in Madison, Dubuque and Davenport. She is working for daddy as she is doing all his artwork for his hardscape landscaping jobs as she learns the business besides my graffiti. But her main thing has been she does big landscape paintings and does the Summer weekend Art Festivals circuit in Wisconsin and some dates in Iowa. There she says she's doing extremely well. Gets lots of commission work from the Summer weekends. Good kid that finally understood daddy wasn't wrong just a jerk as to how he handled her.
When I delivered 10 cars Monday I asked her about Ai and she said it will take over but a human still needs to tell it what to do. She knows graphic artists are going to be dead end jobs but by then she'll be more into daddy's business that she does now want to run it someday.
Tom
Good morning from a very white covered So Central Wisconsin. Maybe 3-4" of the WGFA when we read maybe 1" predicted...
The roads were terribly greasy as we came home at 10:30 last night from campus. The UW man ranked #2 nationally and #4 Michigan State played. We lost in what Terry and I both believe was a boring 3-4 loss. The Badgers looked uninspired and the Spartans, holy crap, they are big men who can skate! That's our every other year Men's game we go to. For college I do prefer the Women's game and of course I love the NHL. The Badgers looked uninspired, the Spartans big
I'm supposed to deliver another 30 cars this morning to my graffiti artist. I may wait to drive until this afternoon because of the road conditions but If not today it will be Sunday.
I'll head to the train room just because as I had no plans. The work session planned today was cancelled Wednesday due to weather. All those who work on this layout drive at least 45 minutes. The owner didn't want anyone taking chances so re-scheduled to Monday
Fish Fry Friday a Wisconsin Tradition like no other is a new place to us. Been in business a couple years and I've read it's good. Our Reservations are for 7:10pm. If the weather is bad and that's very possible according to the WeatherChannel app we will drive down the hill 1/2 mile to our back up FFF place.
Be well
TomO
Good morning Rick, Larry, Curt, Mike, TomO and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, enjoy you hike today.
Larry, Hope the couch repair goes well.
Curt, glad you got a good nights sleet, have fun practicing your weathering techniques.
Mike, Sorry to hear about the decal disaster, I know when I make decals I use a laser printer, then spray them with a flat matte finish. I then let them sit for a couple days before using them.
TomO, enjoy your day.
Current weather is -21c (-6F) and cloudy. Spent some tome last night cutting wood for the loading dock. Probably won't get any more done on it this weekend as ore On30 group have a setup this weekend. Need to load the modules in my car and set up this afternoon. I promise I'll take some pictures this time.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Have a nice hike dress warmly!!
Larry keep the white stuff by you.
Good luck with the couch.
Curt make sure you keep the snow down there!!!
Mike sorry to hear about the decals.
TomO you have a very talented daughter.
Ron make sure you take the pictures this time!
Weather in South Jersey sunny/25. Later on 35.
Well the wall I was working on needs to be done over.
For some unknown reason it's a 1/4" taller than it's suppose to be.
I know why it happened just stupid on my part.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
I wrote late yesterday, so little to add this morning. Cold and snow is the forecast for the next few days here in MI. LOTS of snow closer to the Lake than me.
I did get the jig made and glued up some bents for the bridge project. Sort of a test build for a future, bigger project.
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I used yellow carpenters glue, the dried bents popped right out.
Indoor plans here today.
Yes TomO the SPARTANS have been playing great hockey. I had a friend that used to take us to the games but he's gone and my hockey bug is as well. Now, our HOOPS team is something to behold as well. Best on TV. All the good seats are Lonnng gone at the Breslin.
Mike, I feel your pain on the decals. I've had varying success with DIY decals, from great to floating turds... :o
Enuf...be well all.
KS
Good morning, all. Sunny and may reach freezing on the NH seacoast. I've got the rest of the day for modeling, and a list of projects to work on.
TomO and Karl, I'm not betting on imitative ai. It looks great to the moneymen as long as it's cheap or free, but the financials of AI companies are far enough beyond comical to make me think 'fraud'. Ai won't be cheap/free or nearly as popular once it has to earn its keep.
Breaking News
The Soo locks have closed for the season. The last two vessels through had quite the venture traveling from Duluth on the big Lake, Superior aka Gitchee Goomie.
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It's "ice in" here for Lake Winnipesaukee https://www.wmur.com/article/ice-in-lake-winnipesaukee-new-hampshire-2026/70010527 But with last week's warm weather, the ice isn't very thick.
On bridges: I need the trestle bents for the farm road bridge to fit against the rock cliffs. Clearance there is tight, I'll probably have to sand/cut away some more plaster. I built an inverted U shape wood template to use for clearance from 1/4 plywood, so it's good and sturdy. I also have an approach for how to do the two approach ramps, but I'll wait until I show that works before I talk about it. :o
dave
Quote from: Jerry on January 16, 2026, 10:09:29 AMMorning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Have a nice hike dress warmly!!
Larry keep the white stuff by you.
Good luck with the couch.
Curt make sure you keep the snow down there!!!
Mike sorry to hear about the decals.
TomO you have a very talented daughter.
Ron make sure you take the pictures this time!
Weather in South Jersey sunny/25. Later on 35.
Well the wall I was working on needs to be done over.
For some unknown reason it's a 1/4" taller than it's suppose to be.
I know why it happened just stupid on my part.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Jerry I do have a very talented and stubborn daughter. Thank you! She takes after her mom...
The graffiti artist is the daughter of a weathering client and she also is very talented and stubborn.
Quote from: jbvb on January 16, 2026, 11:21:07 AMGood morning, all. Sunny and may reach freezing on the NH seacoast. I've got the rest of the day for modeling, and a list of projects to work on.
TomO and Karl, I'm not betting on imitative ai. It looks great to the moneymen as long as it's cheap or free, but the financials of AI companies are far enough beyond comical to make me think 'fraud'. Ai won't be cheap/free or nearly as popular once it has to earn its keep.
People forget that James. All that's being seen now is the CEO or founders pay and those Data centers they want to build with tax incentives. Wisconsin landowners, those who pay the utility bill, have finally started asking for accountability and the State has lost a few possible Data Center projects. The water use is IMOO criminal abuse of a utilities' authority. I'm NOT against the data center but why, why should I have to pay ur electric and water bills?
TomO
Quote from: KentuckySouthern on January 16, 2026, 10:42:48 AMI wrote late yesterday, so little to add this morning. Cold and snow is the forecast for the next few days here in MI. LOTS of snow closer to the Lake than me.
I did get the jig made and glued up some bents for the bridge project. Sort of a test build for a future, bigger project.
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I used yellow carpenters glue, the dried bents popped right out.
Indoor plans here today.
Yes TomO the SPARTANS have been playing great hockey. I had a friend that used to take us to the games but he's gone and my hockey bug is as well. Now, our HOOPS team is something to behold as well. Best on TV. All the good seats are Lonnng gone at the Breslin.
Mike, I feel your pain on the decals. I've had varying success with DIY decals, from great to floating turds... :o
Enuf...be well all.
KS
Spartan hockey is good no doubt! Big friggin boys especially on defense. I know the Badgers beat them twice in East Lansing in early December. Today's game should be a good one to watch but it's on BigTen+ and that's the Big Ten Network's streaming service
Be well
TomO
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out here at a chilly 45F. Yesterday I did my 3 mile hike around 10 am then after getting home finished packing up the van for MOH. After she left I pretty much ran out of motivation and sat on my backside for the rest of the day.
We had a warning on our digital thermostat yesterday about aux heat being on so we called the ac company about it (installed along with new system in Aug.) They checked the system but the problem was a thermostat setting. The damn thing is smarter than me. :-\
Today nothing is planned other than workbench practice.
Rick safe travels.
Tom I really hope you and Pam are alright.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Glad the heating problem was correctable.
How goes the rest of the crew?
I finished the combine and posted a few photos. My next structure build will be a stone sheriff's office. Yesterday I designed it on paper. Hope to get to it this afternoon.
I'm off to a Masonic forum this morning and should be back home by 3:00. Forums are always fun and good for catching up on the Masonic doings in Georgia.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning everyone.
32 right now in Troutville, VA, cloudy and 46 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Glad the heating problem was an easy fix.
Mike, I look forward to following your next project.
TomO, IMHO, data center owners need to pay for small nuclear reactors to power their systems.
The government needs to get out of the way and let these reactors be built in a much more timely manner.
Dave, any more work on your bridge?
Karl, I shivered when I saw your pictures.
James, hope you made lots of good progress at the bench.
Jerry, hope the new wall build goes better?
Why not make the whole building 1/4" taller?
Ron, have fun with the On30 group.
ACLTom, Philip, Larry and everyone else looking in, what's happening?
Star and I did 4 1/2 miles on the old B&O mainline.
It was cold but I was comfortable.
Star prefers the cold weather over hot weather.
So far just driving further south is planned for today.
This was last month at Lake Havasu.
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have a great day everyone.
Beautiful scene Rick.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Nothing wrong with giving "your backside" some exercise. Enjoy you day.
Mike I'll check out your combine after this. Have fun with the new build.
Rick nice to hear you managed to get a hike in and nice photo. Safe travels to warmer climates.
What's the rest of you doing.
It's 25 with a high of 36 and light sn*w. Going to meet up with my Daughter @ noon at the garage then going back to her place and start getting the broken springs removed from her couch. Hopefully I can rebuild it like I planned; a 1:1 scratch build. Maybe a little bench time first.
Have a great day!! Be well, keep warm, and travel safely.
Morning all,
Just checking in this morning. I thought I was getting better but the cough came back with a vengeance four days ago. Came out and posted to the Koontz build Tuesday. That was probably a mistake. I'm now on my second round of meds and am feeling a little better, but not much. I now have a head cold to go with the cough. Tested negative for Covid and the 3 types of flu. If this isn't the flu, I don't want to get it.
Doc says it may take another week+ for my body to get rid of the cough.
If you call this good news, I've lost 12 pounds from lack of appetite over the past month.
Later, my mattress is calling.
Please stay safe and healthy everyone.
Tom
Tom
Tom 😖😖😖🤬🤬🤬
Terry
Well, we woke up this morning to no heat. The oil tank ran dry. So we should get an emergency delivery today. I'm glad it didn't happen yesterday, when it was at least 10 degrees colder. House is currently at 57, and wife took off to her exercise club. There's also an inch of new snow on the ground, which seems to have caught the city road crews by surprise.
Today's plan is to work on the farm bridge. Once I confirm the center piece fits, I'll work out the approach ramps. Rick pointed out they're kinda steep, so I'll look at building a dirt ramp up to each side to reduce the slope.
dave
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Mike I'll check out the update in a minute.
Larry good luck with the couch build.
Tom hope you feel better.
When I had my cold it took over 10 days to get rid of the dam cough!
Morning Terry.
Dave better keep you eye on that oil level!!!
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy/39. Later on 37!
Rick I'm using stone walls on the ends!! It was a stupid mistake on my part.
One of the kids are coming down and we are going out tp dinner with them.
Bench time after they leave tonight.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Tom it's good to see you posting but sorry that you continue to be sick. Get well soon.
Bright sun, 220 and wind in the teens. Makes for a great day for Well Diggers :o We're on the East fringe of the Lake Michigan lake effect so we'll not get the "up to a foot" caveat left off our guess. Cold stays and more snow.
We drove to town and picked up another bag of sunflower seeds as the birds are really flocking around the feeder.
I had some bench time yesterday, clear coated the assembled the C-415. Not a great pick it up and count rivits but overall it looks pretty good. I hope it runs ok. Lots of fumbling of parts in the process. >:(
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Grand daughter is coming over to entertain the Doll. Bench time my plan. Clean the 3d printer among needed tasks.
That's my bit for today. Be well all, safe travels for the "roadies" amongst us.
Dave; I had the oil guy over fill my basement tank years ago. They busted their buns to clean it up and neutralize the odor. Was really aggravated. We're on propane here.
KSinMi
Excellent job on the diesel Karl.
Oil guy just left. He confirmed they're short delivery drivers. After filling the tank, he bled the line, and now I have a small dish of oil, that I'll pour back into the tank. It's red :o
dave
Inquiry from a city boy. Isn't red FO designated for farm use?
Karl that is really a fine looking diesel. Outstanding job.
Jerry
Quote from: PRR Modeler on January 17, 2026, 03:18:18 PMInquiry from a city boy. Isn't red FO designated for farm use?
Not positive, but I know the road diesel I buy for my tractor is Green
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 58F. Tomorrow it's supposed to be in the low 30's. :o The rescue cancelled today's event because it's supposed to rain in Tampa most of the day so MOH made it home about 2030 last night. I continued practicing weathering techniques yesterday.
Today after chores I need to clean out the van and straighten up the rescue equipment which looks like everything was just thrown into the van.
This coming week we have a trip to Ft. Lauderdale to pick up the 2 animals TBD.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
Currently 26 in Abington, VA, 34 and cloudy later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope the van cleanup isn't too bad.
Karl and Curt: Red dye heating oil is essentially diesel fuel dyed red to signify it's untaxed for road use, designated for off-road purposes like home heating, agriculture, or generators, and illegal for highway vehicles due to tax evasion penalties. This red-dyed fuel is chemically similar to on-road diesel but cheaper because it lacks road taxes, with the dye acting as a visual marker for enforcement.
Karl, that diesel is beautiful.
Dave, glad your heat is back on.
Jerry, how was dinner?
ACLTom, get well soon.
Larry, how'd the couch repair go?
How's the rest of the crew today?
Nothing exciting to report on yesterday's activities.
I did see an area that had been dusted with s@#$ and saw some flurries later.
Heading to Costco in Knoxville today and possibly a gym visit too.
Still haven't taken any new pictures so here's another oldie.
Sorry, having technical difficulty's and there won't be a photo today. :'(
Have a great day everyone.
Technical difficulty resolved.
This is from a hike I did at Cathedral Gorge SP in NV.
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Rick pretty picture. Thanks for the info. I never realized it was colored for tax purposes.
Morning Gents,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Temps are going to 30 in Florida? dang keep warm. Hope the equipment unloading doesn't require too much time.
Rick stay warm in the Van and hope Costcos doesn't eat up too much $$$$. Nice photo, looks nice and warm there. The couch repair is coming along. After making a trip to Home Deport for 1 8ft. 2x4 and some shims we managed to get the the old springs removed and the couch inside framed out. I did take a bunch of left over lumber from home so that helped. The strapping is suppose to arrive today from Amazon so maybe next Saturday we can finish the couch.
What's the rest of you up to.
It's a cloudy 25 with only a high of 27 here. Going to cut a piece of 1/2" x 4" x 9" green foam for the base of the Challenge diorama and get the building glued down so I can start doing the detail work.I have 2 items coming from SW Tuesday so in the meantime I can start painting/coloring some of the details I have on hand.
Have a great day!! Be well, keep warm, and travel safely.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast. I'll just have some OJ today.
Last night was the first in two+ weeks where we didn't cough. I believe we are both on the mend.
I'm gong to sit at the bench today and get something, anything done.
Karl, nice paint job on the diesel.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good news, Tom
Terry
Rick, thanks for the explanation on fuel oil coloring.
Tom, glad to hear you're finally over the hump.
More fiddling on the farm bridge and its scenery/approaches today. Plus I should shovel the driveway, we got about 4" of fluffy snow, with more 'wintry mix' due today. The truck is parked outside, so wife can park her car in the working garage (door) bay. Door repair guys due tomorrow first thing.
dave
Good morning everyone,
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast curt.
Going to keep this short as I need to get back to the setup. I did take some pictures this time. Here is one of them.
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I'll post some more pictures tonight.
Have a great day everyone.
Great looking setup, Ron, looks interesting to operate.
Oh so cold here the next few days, shivering just thinking about it :-[ I have to go out later, it's trash can to the road day.
I cleaned the 3d machine and wash tank while the Doll and grand daughter went off to town yesterday. I also set up a print to run and removed lettering from a New Haven heavyweight Pullman car to reletter SOUTHERN to run behind my Green Pacific steamer. I tested the diesel, it runs on the test track. Need to recall changes to make to get it to go the correct direction ::) .
Daughter, Son in Law and teen mind numb geek coming for a bit this afternoon. Means fresh cookies ;)
Little to add, glad the ACL is recovering.
Enjoy the day.
KSin Mittens... ???
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the van cleanup.
Rick, safe travelling. Wow, what a photo. Thanks.
Larry, good luck with the couch. Looking forward to your diorama.
TomACL, sitting at the bench all day sounds like fun.
Terry, howdy.
Dave, good luck with the garage door repair.
Ron, the layout looks great. Wishing you a fun time.
Karl, you've got a lot going on in the hobby world. Sounds like fun to me.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's an overcast morning, snowed overnight, but it melted since the temperature was 33°F. In addition to the sheriff's office, I started work on the main street retaining walls. They will be a combination of stone and wood.
Have fun,
mike
Glad you're feeling better Tom.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Have fun cleaning.
Rick a very nice picture.
White stuff doesn't sound very exciting!!
Larry sounds like you have the couch almost finished.
Looking forward to the next update.
Tom glad you and Pam are feeling better.
Morning Terry.
Dave go easy with that shoveling.
Ron that's a nice looking setup.
Karl don't eat to many cookies!! ;D
Mike looking forward to the Sheriffs office.
Weather in South Jersey cloudy with little white flakes coming down.
Dinner last ight with the kids didn't happen.
Roddy got called into work for snowplowing.
I have half my frame rebuilt the other half today.
Pictures will follow I hope!!!
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
What a great day!
Shay moving a Carter boxcar out of the shop.
MJinTN
Good morning, all. Calm with thick overcast and 3" of snow on lawn and trees here in the lower Merrimack Valley. Once I close the computer, I need to make building footprint templates for the 3 houses I'm queuing up, install baseboards for them and start roughing in the scenery.
Good afternoon from Wisconsin. +10f degrees now feels like 0. Much nicer than it was @ 6am when it was -4 real but felt like -21.
Spent most of the daylight hours yesterday at a OPS session normally 50-60 minutes north of us. Yesterday's snow fall was all day and everywhere so 93 and 89 minutes on the drive to and coming back. I'm now a Wisconsinite and talk in travel minutes instead of miles.
The grandson's hockey team has on a slide recently. This afternoon's game will be #64 but #63 this morning was a good one. A team they lost 1-5 to yesterday they beat 13-1 this morning. I didn't see yesterday's games but the grandson called me to report in. He said he was tired. The last 17 games they are 7-8-2. Sorry as I know I've said this before but a 80 game schedule for traveling 12/13 years olds is too much. Because last weekend was somewhat a disaster per the coaches Thursday night's practice was strictly skating drills which are always tiring! I watched this morning with one of the other granddads who also is the hockey association president. His granddaughter plays on my grandson's team. Said she never mentioned it just said it was a tough practice. Grandson told me he was just tired and that was last night. Never mentioned the practice. It seems one of the parents watching the practice was talking about it between games yesterday. He said quietly to me if I believed it and I said yeah I do because you know how I feel about these coaches. They are bad and are holding these players back from reaching their potential...
Fun to be a hockey parent and grandparents
TomO
MJ that is a great video. Got to love that Shay!!
Jerry
WOW!! That's a lot of games for kids that young!!
Jerry
TomO, I've had some questions about the athletic program at my son's private HS. Pushing the kids hard in practice and competition, many more injuries and different kinds of injuries than I remember from the 1970s. Kind of horrifying to hear of a football player dislocating his shoulder, trainers on the bench putting it back (everyone in the stadium heard the kid), then back in the game for 4th quarter.
Good evening everyone,
Another great day running trains and working on models.
Below are some pictures of the setup this passed weekend.
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Have a great evening everyone.
Ron thanks for the pictures. It looks to be a fun RR to run.
Jerry
Good morning everyone.
Right now in Harriman, TN it's 26, sunny and 37 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
A bag of assorted bagels on the counter.
Butter, cream cheese and lox are there too.
Toaster is plugged in if you like your bagel toasted.
Ron, that's a great looking layout.
Thanks for the pictures.
Marty, nice video of the shay that runs slow and smooth.
See you in a few hours.
TomO, 80 games sure sounds like too much.
James, did your list of layout to-do's get finished?
Jerry, is the other half done?
Mike, nice job on the retaining wall.
Karl, cookies!!!
Dave, how's the bridge coming along?
ACLTom, very glad you're felling better.
Larry, more progress on the couch repair?
Curt, how's the weathering coming along.
Hope everyone is doing well.
After hearing about Waffle House I made my first and last visit there.
Food was OK except the eggs were a bit greasy.
There are other places I'd choose to go to for breakfast.
Costco was visited and because my space is limited I can't buy too much so it's not an expensive trip.
Also hit the gym yesterday for a shower.
Today's plan is to drive 1 1/2 hrs. to the home of Marty Jones (labdad) for a visit.
This was taken back in October and it's Mt. Hood.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast; you're up early. Safe travels and enjoy your visit with Marty. If his work looks that good in photos I can only can imagine the treat you're in for seeing his work in person. The couch repair is going well and maybe we'll finish it Saturday depending on the weather.
Ron great looking modular setup and love the group name.
What's your plans for the day.
It's 19 with a high of 26 here. Grocery shopping this am then my 6 month checkup at the Docs this afternoon. Maybe some time at the bench before hand. That's about it from here.
Have a great day!! Be well, keep warm, and travel safely.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. I occasionally go to WH (when traveling) but all I get is the waffle. MOH likes the biscuits and gravy. Safe travels.
Starting out here at 41F with a feel like of 36F, so no freeze to die from if you listened to the warnings of the weather guessers. Yesterday I did chores, honey-do's and dropped books off at the library.
Today MOH has an oil change. Later this week will be a trip to Ft. Lauderdale and Dad has a GI appointment at the VA
Thursday afternoon. Fun times.
Larry good luck at the doc's today.
Ron that is an impressive layout.
Tom I hope you continue to improve.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick.
Very slowly getting back my health, cough is still here but less each day.
Taking Emee to the vet for nail clipping. I can do it but Pam prefers the vet.
We are going to try to go out to eat late this afternoon. We've been in the house for the past two+ weeks.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Safe travels today, and wishing you an enjoyable visit with Marty.
Larry, good luck at the doctor visit.
Curt, glad you didn't die from the cold front. Good luck with the oil change.
TomACL, good to hear you are better enough to venture out.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning at 28F, but warming to 48F. I have an EGD follow-up appointment this afternoon. Not sure about the workbench today.
Have fun,
mike
Quote from: Jerry on January 18, 2026, 05:33:47 PMWOW!! That's a lot of games for kids that young!!
Jerry
Yes it is, sad but true and maybe 4 or 5 play in high school. But these parents have expectations.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Say hi to MJ for me.
I'm making this short this morning.
We have to go back to North Jersey today!!!!
Hopefully the drive will be a good one.
Maybe some bench time much later tonight.
I never did get there yesterday.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
The garage door guy has come and gone. Fortunately the track was OK, he just rebent the bracket and reinstalled the track and the door. He says they oil the parts with plain old motor oil. "No WD-40/no aerosols!" And this was cheap, $147 for about 40 minutes work. NO complaints.
Now that's done, I'll head to the basement for some time on the exercise machine and a run to the grocery store. We got another couple inches of fluffy snow last night, I asked the plow guy to come early today to make sure the driveway was clear for the garage door truck. Then back to the farm bridge. This weekend at Springfield I'll look for farmhouse and barn kits for the other side of the bridge.
dave
Quote from: jbvb on January 18, 2026, 05:41:50 PMTomO, I've had some questions about the athletic program at my son's private HS. Pushing the kids hard in practice and competition, many more injuries and different kinds of injuries than I remember from the 1970s. Kind of horrifying to hear of a football player dislocating his shoulder, trainers on the bench putting it back (everyone in the stadium heard the kid), then back in the game for 4th quarter.
James, lost my 1st response.
That is so sad to read but High School sports is a big money maker for the school districts here.
Parents here have expectations their player is going to school on a full ride and make money with NIL. Name, Image, Likeness is killing sport in Wisconsin High Schools and big time in College. We had a local student sue the WIAA which is the ruling athletic body in Wisconsin High School sports and win. But his suit wasn't settled until he was a junior in college. Now high schoolers not just athletes can do NIL. Our local school does it but with open enrollment for schools the better players, band members and even debaters are transferring to a school whose program offers them the best visibility but also a free ride with possibilities of good earnings
TomO
Good morning Rick, Larry, Curt, ACLTom, Mike, TomO, Jerry, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, enjoy your visit with Marty.
Going to keep it short today, as I have a busy day at work lined up.
Current weather is -9c (16f) and sunny, a nice winter day. I spent last night unloading the car and putting the stuff I brought to the set-up away. I did manage to find time to paint the boxcars between running trains so that is a plus. Next step for the boxcars is the decal them.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning from So. Central Wisconsin. It's -6f degrees and -28 wind chill. So Rick stay south of the Mason Dixon line as you head out West.
I watched maybe 5 minutes total between the 2 playoff games. No interest and I grew up in Chicagoland and was a personal not business season ticket holder with the Bears for years
With today being MLK day the schools are closed here. The grandson, then his mom texted asking if I could supervise a few slot car racers this afternoon starting at 1. I said yes, originally 8 kids now 16 but I'll have 2 helper grandparents along. Plus these kids have been excellent in past race sessions.
I'll spend maybe an hour at the bench this morning just getting reorganized. Not sure which direction to turn to, so maybe a reshuffle will help my thoughts
Be well
TomO
8) Bright sun at the moment after 2-3 inches of snow overnight. Temp is 11-12o that is the high for the day, with wind. Big COLD is setting in for the next 2 weeks it seems, with today being the last warm day. A fair breeze, in the teens just adds to the joyous time.
Did little yesterday, the visitors helped me eat all the cookies. Son in Law helped the Doll with some computer issues. I felt a bit punk most of the day.
We did watch and enjoy the Rams-Bears on TV last night.
Today, test bridge assembly, decals(?) and who knows..
Be well all.
KSwrapped up in a blanket in da Mitten... :P
Good afternoon, all. The lower Merrimack Valley is above freezing with occasional floods of sunlight as clouds pass. The tops of my orchard trees (which I couldn't reach earlier) are shedding snow on their own.
Rick, none of my layout projects got finished, but several show visible progress; much better than I managed for most of 2025.
TomO, you've mentioned NIL before, but AFAICT, that isn't enough of an incentive to change much in this area. The private HSes seem to be pushing their students because sports achievements draw donations and parents of 8th graders seeking prestige.
TomO
Did you see text msg from Pennman on this forum?
Good morning everyone.
It's 15 in Dunlap, TN now, sunny and 35 later.
Brrrrr.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Omelette station with all the fixings is set up.
James, hope you get the time to work on those projects this year.
Karl, how'd the bridge test go?
TomO, did all the racers behave themselves?
Ron, hope work is less busy today.
Dave, good news on the garage door.
Jerry, hope the trip north was uneventful.
Mike, hope the EGD follow up was all good news.
ACLTom, hope you were able to get out of the house and have a good time.
Curt, any bench news and did you order a new kit?
Rich, hope you recovering well.
Larry, I do get up early, but I also go the bed early and get 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night.
I keep going south with hopes of warmer climes, but it's just not happening.
Had a fantastic time with Marty, Denise and Katlyn.
Denise made a delicious lunch, then an excellent dinner followed by homemade pound cake.
I wish I could have eaten more but my stomach issues limit how much I eat.
Was nice meeting the dogs too, Lyliah and Beethoven.
It was Lyliah's 1'st birthday yesterday.
I'll stop back into the house in a bit and have breakfast and say goodbye.
Then Star and I will do a hike that's nearby.
Marty and me sharing some Tennessee whiskey.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Yesterday sounded like a fun time. Great photo. I do have a kit selected from SW. It's Brett's first one the Blue Sky Freight House. Terry is selling me his but between our two schedules we haven't met up yet. :-\
Starting out the day here at 39F and a feel like of 35F. Too darn cold for me to do my walk. After it warms up above 40F and the sun is up I'll do it. I didn't accomplish much yesterday.
Today I need to replace the batteries (2) in my DCS-200 command station. The oil change at Wally World did not go well for MOH. After about an hour she was told they didn't have the tool to do it, then listed it as a customer cancelation. :o She stopped at a quicky place and was told it wasn't needed!
Well that's enough blabbing for now.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Nice photo and Tenn. whiskey will get your blood pumping. Enjoy your hike and travel safely.
Curt sounds like the oil change was a nightmare and glad it wasn't needed. Sounds a little chilly down in Florida. we're going in the negative digits by weeks end.
What's on your agenda for today.
It's 13 with a high of only 17 today. Taking Ellie for a blood draw this morning then some phone calls about car/home insurance along with a few others. Maybe some bench time later on.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, and safe travels.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick. The hot chocolate will work for me this morning. Glad you had a good visit with Marty and family. Enjoy the hike.
Pam and I had a good time out yesterday. We went to a restaurant for dinner and their heat was out. We started to leave and the manager set us up with a tower heater. That was fun as we were the only ones in the place with a heater. I guess they wanted our business.
We also have bowling today. First time in three weeks we've been able to go due to being sick. Hope I don't fall on my face! 8)
Didn't get to the bench yesterday but plan on doing an update later this afternoon.
Have a safe and warm day everyone.
Tom
Darn cold in MI. :o Haven't left the house. We had several deer sleeping under the pine trees overnight. 40 at first peek this morning. :P The lake effect has been brutal along the lakeshore but for the most part fizzled out before reaching us. Huge crash on the Interstate just SW of Grd Rapids, :o
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My bridge project worked out fine. ;) Pix in a bit when I get back to my iphone. IMG_3112.jpeg I also did one side of the now Southern Rwy Sleeping Car, old CHAMP decals went on with no issue. Flip side today. Then some clearcoat to blend it all together.
Little new here, otherwise.
KarlS, chillin' on the SouthCentralMiddleWestLowerPlainsofMichigan :( Glad we had a fill of "profane" on the 12th. :)
Good to see the Purple Gang out on the town! Hope bowling goes well. :D
It's 'winter postcard' here right now. There's snow on the ground, snow stuck to the tops of the tree branches, and a bright blue sky. It's a bit chilly, but it'll be colder this weekend. (That includes Springfield MA, weather for the big show will be single digits both days.) The dogs are at the groomers, so the house is unnaturally quiet.
I'm making slow progress on the farm bridge, and I'll look for farmhouse/barn kits at Springfield.
dave
Good morning crew!
A chilly 7° here.
The better half has an MRI this am.
Have a great day!
Good morning,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Hope you find some warmer weather.
Curt, that's weird about the oil change.
Larry, good luck with the insurance calls.
TomACL, I hope the lanes treat you well. Glad you feel like bowling.
Karl, I'm looking forward to photos of the bridge and the car.
Dave, good luck with your barn quest.
Philip, now that's cold. Reminds me of Fort Knox days, so so long ago.
How goes the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning and cold at 27°F. It's not warming much later. I hope to get to the workbench today.
Have fun,
mike
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Sorry I missed the bourbon.
Great picture of you two.
Curt that's a great kit build.
Larry don't spend all your money on insurance.
Tom glad you and Pam feeling better.
Karl hell of a crash.
Nice looking bridge.
Morning Dave.
Philip hope your wife's MRI goes as planned.
Mike I hope you get to the bench.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/19. Later on 22.
The drive up and back to North Jersey wasn't to bad yesterrday.
But we got home later than expected.
And I was tired.
Today we have a home day.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
I'm 25 minutes west of Fort Knox Mike. Hwy 60.
Her MRI went well. It was a breast MRI with IV contrast. Hopefully normal.
Good morning everyone.
Gadsden, AL weather: 28 now, mix of sun and clouds and 55 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
With all the cold weather a big pot of steaming hot oatmeal sounds good this morning.
Assorted nuts, fresh fruits and spices are available to mix in.
Philip, I would of loved to visit with you but with the bad weather moving in and the need to get to Birmingham prevented that this time.
Hope your wife's MRI went well.
Jerry, hope you enjoyed your home day.
Mike, hope your weather is warming and you had some bench time.
Dave, how often do the dogs go to the groomers?
Karl, I saw video of that crash and wasn't sure if it was AI or real.
Hope no one was seriously hurt.
Bridge looks good.
ACLTom, hope you bowled well.
Larry, hope you got a good price for the insurance.
Curt, strange story about the oil change.
Walmart wouldn't be my first choice for an oil change in any case.
How's the rest of the crew today?
One thing I didn't mention yesterday was Marty gave me a tour of his house and shop.
Besides being an outstanding modeler he is also a first class furniture maker.
His house is filled with things that he's made.
His wood shop would be the envy of many wood workers.
And as good as his models look in pictures here, they look even better in person.
Didn't go hiking yesterday.
With the threat of some bad weather moving in I decided it would be better to head south and hope to dodge that mess.
It will be a pretty nice day today and Star and I will do a hike today.
This was on a hike at did in California at Sierra Butte.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick, I'll just have the coffee though. The idea was that MOH would get the oil changed while grocery shopping.
Starting out in the mid 50's and getting to the mid 70's today. I recieved my order of Rembrandt chalk sticks yesterday. I normally don't get that brand but they have some hard to find colors in chalk.
Today is floor day...ugh, but it needs done with all the animals. Still nothing about our trip down south.
That's it from this way.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Safe travels and hope you dodge any nasty weather. There was an older gentleman I knew as a kid who had a wood shop in garage; the items he made for folks were gorgeous and would probably last a lifetime.
Curt you wanna switch temps? I think you'll be very pleased with the chalks; I know I am.
What's on your agenda.
It's a clear 13 with a high of 26 in N.Y.; going to be a bitter cold weekend with temps dipping to around
-10; hopefully the air is calm and no air movement. The quotes I received from my insurance agent were surprisingly low compared with what I currently have; I even received $50 off for paying for the year all at once. Never made it to the bench yesterday with 1:1 stuff taking front and center. Today I hope to spend some quality time there.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, and travel safely.
Chilly start this morning, it'll be a dry run for the weekend weather at Springfield. It was about +5 when I took the dogs out. Rick, we get them groomed about every 6 weeks, more frequently if they get 'fragrant'.
A lot of interesting texture on that photo, Rick.
I won't get too much modeling done today, it's our monthly Lunch Bunch meet. Yesterday I actually regressed, I broke some stuff loose so I reglued it and will try again to set at least one of the ramps at the correct angle to the center span.
dave
Thick overcast and light snow that's been falling for several hours. It's a heat wave today being the warmest for the next several days, well thru the weekend in minus territory at times. I need to get out, clear the driveway and bring up the trash bin before some neighbor calls in a check for us as there aren't any tracks since Sunday's visit from the geek squad. Well, if we HAD real 'neighbors' not just blank faces that come and go and barely acknowledge you.
Bench time and reading yesterday. I did the decals on the obverse side of the sleeper. Need to get a clear coat on soon. I poked into ChatGPT for a few minutes yesterday. just dipped my toe into the shallow end. :-\
Be well all, keep a weather eye out....gonna be a crap fest in the weather department. Dangerous conditions out there. Today's 20s will seen like a spring breeze.
Careful out there!
KSinBrrrr...
The slushy snow man stuff on the ground this am.
Temp is hitting 40 with added rain. Yuck!
Drop by anytime Rick & Star! The next week is looking like a mess in the giant radius of S ~no~. Hope the weather folks are wrong~
Walking to the PO and mailing out an order today.
Have a great day!
P
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Have a nice hike today.
I hope that weather gets warmer for you!!
Curt have a nice day. Your a good man to do the floors!
Larry hope you make the bench today.
Morning Dave.
Karl enjoy the Spring day!
I meant to ask you do you ever go to the Northern command post this time of year??
Philip how close are you to the PO? That you can walk?
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/14. Earlier this am it was a brisk 4.
Thank God no wind.
Well yesterday's home day turned into a day of grocery shopping.
Today will be a home day!! Sure it will be!!
Hopefully I can get back to my bench.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. It doesn't look like anywhere is warm on the East Coast.
Curt, hope the floor day passes quickly.
Larry, congrats on the insurance savings.
Dave, good luck with the repair.
Karl, congrats on the decal finish. Do you have a project using ChatGPT?
Philip, you are close to FN. We lived in Elizabethtown during the winter of 1970.
Jerry, good luck getting a home day.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's cold here at 27F, but reading about the north and west, I am not complaining. It looks like rain the rest of the week, culminating in a "we're all gonna die" alert for .5" of sneaux is the northern part of the state.
Yesterday, I finished assembling the sheriff's office. Today, I hope to fill in the gaps between a few stones with acrylic putty. Lodge work this afternoon and into the evening makes it a busy 1:1 day.
Have fun,
mike
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick. I had hot chocolate this morning and oatmeal Pam fixed.
We both bowled our averages yesterday and won all eight points. My energy level was down from the heavy coughing and still feel low energy today.
I hope to get some work done on the Koontz build and start the challenge build. Doc Jeff has the same kit for his challenge, a interlocking tower.
That's it from me, have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning Rick, Curt, Larry, Dave, Karl, Philip, Jerry, Mike, ACLTom and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, enjoy your hike with Star.
Curt, sounds like you got what you need for your next weathering project.
Larry, hope you get to spend some quality time at the bench today.
Dave, enjoy your lunch group.
Karl, ChatGPT? you're braver than I am. ;D
Philip, enjoy your day.
Jerry, Hope you make it to the work bench, I'm looking for an update soon. ;D
Mike, hope the the lodge work goes well.
ACLTom, A dueling interlocking tower build for the winter challenge, this is going to be fun.
Current temperature is -7c (19f) and overcast. I wrote a whole posy yesterday and hit post, but it appears that it slip into the either never to be seen again. The drive home last night was uneventful so I got home at a reasonable time. That gave me time at the bench and I worked on the loading dock for the winter challenge. Hopefully tonight drive home will be uneventfull so I can post an update tonight.
Have a great day everyone.
Jerry, we have gone to Northern Command in the past, this year's weather and 1:1 stuff at home have prevented that...so far.
RE ChatGTP, I've only taken a peek, :o and not sure I'm really ready yet, but honestly it scares the hell out of me. The AI stuff I've known was AI on U-toob for instance gives me the willies :o ...
Good morning everyone.
Currently 46 in Leeds, AL, rain all day and a high of 50.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Eggs the way you like them, crispy bacon and/or sausage and home fries for breakfast.
Assorted breads are next to the toaster if you want.
Karl, AI is a very deep rabbit hole.
Ron, nice start on the loading dock.
ACLTom, congratulations on the 8 points and have fun with the challenge build.
Mike, I hope there's less 1:1 today and more 1:48.
Jerry, hoping you get to stay home today.
Philip, sorry, but visiting won't happen this time around.
Next time I'm in the area for sure.
Dave, hope you had a good time with the Lunch Bunch.
Larry, glad you got good prices.
Curt, Rembrandt chalks are excellent.
You'll like them.
TomO, I know you've been busy at the bench.
Hope everyone is feeling well.
Star and I hiked 8 miles and 1,775' of EG at Guntersville Lake State Park.
Pretty park and it would be much prettier in the fall.
Since today will be a rain out, only a gym visit is planned so far.
I was able to move my appointment at Storyteller from Wednesday to Monday.
Another view of Sierra Butte in CA.
Star and I hiked to the top two days before we did this hike.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast today Rick. Doesn't sound like fun weather. Nice photo.
Started out the day with a walk at 53F. I inadvertently walked 3.9 miles instead of the normal 3.1 by losing track of my times around the subdivision. Yesterday I turned the weathering sticks into powder. Talk about mindless work.
There was something I wanted to do today but can't remember what it is. Sigh. I did get some good news yesterday. Dad's appointment today is a phone appointment. Now I don't have to drive home in rush hour.
I'm done blabbing.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast along with another beautiful photo. Hope you find some things to do today.
Curt driving in rush hour ain't fun; done that many, many times when working. Interesting you turned your chalks into power all at once; I do mine as I need them. Each to his own.
What's your day look like.
It's 30 with a high of 32. Tomorrow we go into the "deep freeze" for the weekend. Not much on tap for today except for a appliance repair person coming to fix our 2 year old washing machine> Normally I don't bother but this time I bought a 3 year extended warranty so we'll see if that was worth it or not. My time window is 8am - 12pm so waiting for a call.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick. The Sierra Butte photos are great.
I'm in the train shed today so I should get a lot done.
Have a safe and happy day everyone. Enjoy the day.
Tom
It's the temporary thaw before the big freeze tomorrow, and then snow Sunday/Monday. I've been checking my shopping list for Springfield. Don Tichy sent out a note he's cancelled because of the storm. I don't blame him, he'll have to drive through the worst of the accumulation to get back home Monday. But that's disappointing, talking to Don and stocking up on Tichy parts is one of my show highlights.
Back to the bridge today, I think I can lock in the 2 ramps today, and let that glue thoroughly set, before doing the railings.
dave
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening and breakfast.
Curt, weather on!
Larry, good luck with the washer repair. Wow, only two years old.
Tom, wishing you a fun day in the shed.
Karl, hope the northern command isn't too northern.
Ron, good luck with the drive home.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a rainy day in Georgia. Yesterday I finished one section of the retaining wall. More work on the remaining two sections today, plus painting the sheriff's office.
Have fun,
mike
Wind ~18 per and temp in the teens as well. :o No plans here for venturing out. Took care of that yesterday. It looks like a windswept plain out across the state hwy to the east :o ...new snow blowing around. looked a bit later, 2-3" of new stuff blowing around
Screenshot 2026-01-21 at 11.14.23 AM.jpeg This photo was taken at the harbor entrance to St. Joseph, MI on Lake Michigan just NE of Indiana. It looks like frosting. (No not my pic, Dolly had in a newsfeed)
Bench time for sure. ;D
Lay low everyone, it's not going to be a fun weekend. :-\
Be Well Stay SAFE
KS
The Doll just made me some corn bread, time to feast!
Good morning Rick, Curt, Larry, ACLTom, Dave, Mike, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, enjoy your easy day.
Curt, have fun with the chalks, I think you are really going to like them.
Larry, hope the washer repair goes well.
ACLTom, have fun in the train shed.
Dave, have fun working on the bridge.
Mike, hope you finish the retaining wall today.
Karl, that is one dramatic photo, have fun at the bench.
Current temperature is -3c (27f) and overcast with a little bit of the white stuff in the forecast today. Spent a little time at the bench and posted an update on the challenge build. tonight's plan is to stain some more wood for the loading dock and maybe start adding decals to the boxcars.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Curt have fun playing with the chalks.
Larry I hope he fixes it so you don't have to do it by hand!! ;D
Tom sounds like a good plan for the day.
Morning Dave have fun at the show.
Mike looking forward to the painting of the jail.
Karl that is a great picture thanks for posting it.
Ron looking forward to that build of the deck and buildings.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/48. Later on 52.
The "Weather Weenies" are predicting a sn*w storm here of 10" to 24". There really going out on a limb on this one.
One wall is framed. Today we will try for wall number two.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
More photos from St Joe
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2026/01/22/elaborate-ice-formations-make-michigan-lighthouses-fun-in-winter-too/88066173007/
:o KS
OK you O Gauge crazy's as part of this years Winter Challenge I am creating detail parts for all participants. In the past I've heard a few voices saying the prizes were geared towards HO scale. We heard you, this year prizes are gift cards along with detail parts for all in O gauge and HO gauge, your choice. Below are pictures of first item Adirondack Chairs. The person in picture is O gauge 6 foot tall.
So no excuses you crazy oversized O gaugers, show your talent and join the challenge!
Jim
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Good morning everyone.
42 in Birmingham now, cloudy and 53 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Blueberry pancakes for breakfast today.
Sides of crispy bacon and sausage are out too.
Of course fresh churned Wisconsin butter and real Michigan maple syrup are available.
Jim, those are some good looking prints.
If I lived in a house I would definitely join in on the challenge.
Jerry, Philip, Marty and everyone else in the path of the storm, sty safe and be prepared.
Ron, staining and decaling get done?
Karl, that is a frosty but beautiful photo.
Mike, any progress on the sheriff's office?
Dave, safe travels to and from the show and have fun.
ACLTom, thanks and have fun in the shed.
Larry, hope the wash machine fix went well.
Curt, maybe do 3.9 miles every day.
TomO, all good in Wisconsin?
James, what's new?
Greg, haven't heard from you win a long time.
Because of the rain nothing happened outside yesterday.
I did get motivated and edited and posted my video at the Tonopah Historic Mining Park.
There should be some good inspiration for a mining scene to build.
A 5 mile hike planned for this morning.
My video at the Tonopah Historic Mining Park: https://youtu.be/O2qw7ccy4iI
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast this am.Frrom what I've seen about this Nor'easter coming I hope you're far enough south to avoid it. The washing machine repair took a whole 20 minute from start to finish. The Control computer was shot which was a "plug & play" scenario; works like new now and didn't cost me any $.
Jim nice prints.
What's your plans today.
It's 19 and that's about it for the day. Taking our trash shortly then planning on staying put for the weekend. Some Lake Effect after 10am into tomorrow and cold. Sunday night into Monday we get hit by the storm; they're not giving any snow totals yet BUT could be 12+ inches; going to be a frigid and nasty weekend with wind chills around -14; yikes!! Some bench time later today.
Have a great day!! Be ready for what's coming, keep warm, keep your pets inside, and hunker down.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Great video. I can't do that every day because of my knees. In a previous life I jogged every day and ran half marathons and even one marathon (photo to prove it).
Starting out in the 50's heading into the 70's again. I believe it's supposed to get in the 80's this weekend.
I hope everyone stays safe and warm in the coming storm.
Here's a photo of my weathering endeavors. The 3 planks were done yesterday and the 2 planks was done several days ago.
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Just in, MOH wants to go to Costco. My poor wallet!.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick, nice video of the mine and surrounding area. Thanks for sharing.
Curt, hold tight to the wallet.
Larry, that's just way to cold for me. It will be in the mid to high 30's next week here and that is plenty cold for us'ins.
I got a lot done on the Koontz build yesterday and will get it finished today. Updated post later this afternoon.
Have a safe and warm day everyone.
Tom
Curt...perfecto on the weathering (IMO)...well done
terry
Nice weathering indeed....moving into the weather, it is -5 and the wind reported to be 14 per... :o but the SUN is Shining! Chill in the negative teens... We have about an inch of new snow that fell the last 24 hours with off and on lake effect bands. Forecast shows the warmest day in the next 8 as a 16 a week off. TomO in Wisc will report much colder.
I'm working on trestle bents today, going along ok. I hope I don't bend any. ;) Sure lots of sticks.
Unless something urgent comes along today is one you can list us as Shut Ins but no pity please, we're just fine.
KSinMI, Brrrr...
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
I'll save the video for the snow storm thanks for posting it.
You could put a board on your lap and sit in the front sit and model?? ???
Jim there some nice looking details.
Larry glad you can wash the dirty clothes now!! ;D
Curt the wood looks fine.
Tom looking forward to the finished build.
Morning Terry.
Karl looking forward to updates on the Trestle.
Weather here in South Jersey is sunny/35. Later on 41.
The outlook for the big storm is "Weather Weenies" have no idea !!
First it's snow than a mix than it's anywhere from 1" to 24" so who knows????
Maybe some time at the bench which I say everyday but never works out that way!!
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Rick, Larry, Curt, ACLTom, Terry, Karl, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Rick, thanks for the coffee and breakfast, will have to check out the video. Enjoy your hike.
Larry, hope the storm bypasses you.
Curt, those planks look great.
ACLTom, Looking forward to the update later this afternoon.
Terry, have a great day.
Karl, hope the trestle bents stay straight. ;D Enjoy the modeling.
Jerry, hope today is the day you get to the bench. :)
Jim, those prints look great.
Current temperature is -16c (3f) and sunny. The white stuff is supposed to hit Sunday. No modeling last night as I got a call from my buddy who is in a band who was playing at a pub near by so I ended up drinking beer and listening to great music. No work today so I should get some time at the work bench.
Have a great day everyone.
Karl, did you see my notes on a curved trestle from Thursday's lounge?
dave
Quote from: elwoodblues on January 23, 2026, 10:03:18 AMGood morning Rick, Larry, Curt, ACLTom, Terry, Karl, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Current temperature is -16c (3f) and sunny. The white stuff is supposed to hit Sunday. No modeling last night as I got a call from my buddy who is in a band who was playing at a pub near by so I ended up drinking beer and listening to great music. No work today so I should get some time at the work bench.
Have a great day everyone.
A perfect way to end the day!!!!! :) :D ;D
Jerry
Nothing wrong with that Ron.
Afternoon all! All is peachy cold. Another provisional trip and just waiting in the Ohio Valley.
Looks like 8-12 of the snowman stuff. The fear is the sleet and the brutal cold blowing in from Karl's outpost.
Great video Karl BTW!
Philip
Good evening folks,
I wasn't up to much today, so I am late to check in.
Rick, thanks for opening this morning. Nice hike for you and Star. I love it that you two can hike together.
Curt, your morning walks are an inspiration for me to hit the bike. Nice job weathering the planks.
Larry, hope you stay nice and warm up there. Brrr...
TomACL, I hope the train shed was fun as well as productive. Congrats on the Koontz completion.
Dave, the farmer's bridge looks great.
Karl, what a photo! Stay warm up there. The trestle bents looks great!
Jim, nice 3D prints.
Terry, howdy!
Jerry, our weather forecast keeps shifting like yours. In any case, it's cold.
Ron, the music and beer sound fantastic.
Dave, howdy.
Philip, that weather sounds brutal.
Looks like most of us are in for some real winter weather. Wishing safe travels if you are out and about.
Today was a non-day, except that I am still here. I kept the recliner from hitting the ceiling. I just didn't feel like going upstairs. I finished the Sheriff's office steps to completion in my head, so I know what to do tomorrow.
Have fun,
mike
Quote from: deemery on January 23, 2026, 10:40:22 AMKarl, did you see my notes on a curved trestle from Thursday's lounge?
dave
I did, pardon my failure to acknowledge my appreciation.
I'm finding that those Campbell kits are full of various sizes and variations of sticks that lead to some interesting confusion in which is which. :o Most were originally packed in bundles wrapped in no longer elastic rubber bands but not labeled or described in the directions. Luckily my Constructors License has wide latitude. No nit pickin' sommamabeeches checking my work.
I did find one bundle a prior owner had labeled as being 1/16" x 2/16" :o
(better if you do it right the first time)KS
I bought my first set of cheap digital calipers to measure batches of stripwood from a kit where all the rubber bands had failed. :D
Glad you found my notes useful, they were a late post so I wasn't sure you caught them.
dave
Quote from: friscomike on January 23, 2026, 07:01:17 PMI finished the Sheriff's office steps to completion in my head, so I know what to do tomorrow.
Mike, this is an excellent way to model! ;D
Now why didn't I think of that?? LOL
Rich
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, frozen waffles, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 59F and light fog. I think it's supposed to get to 80F today. Monday and Tuesday are supposed to be in the 30's. :'( I accomplished nothing yesterday except chores and Costco although we only spent about half of what we normally do.
I did recieve the sanding wand from Micromark that I ordered and ordered the Scott Bulldog truck kit from SW. I figure to use it in the diorama of the next kit.
Nothing really on tap for today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
It's currently -11 with a high of only 9!!!! Any slight bit of wind and we could see -14 or worse. Our Governor has issued a "state of emergency" for the entire state and encourages for people to work remotely from home on Monday...yikes. Not much happening today except keeping warm, maybe cleaning the driveway, with lots of warmups and some bench time.
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. and enjoy your day.
What's the rest of you doing.
Have a great day!! Be well, keep warm and watch the temps & time IF you have to be outside.
Good Morning;
Curt thanks for breakfast, I am on my second cup of coffee. These are the days I am glad to be living in Central Florida. 55F outside now going to 77, I don't think much of the country is going to see anything like that this weekend outside of CA and Florida. I hope everyone stays warm.
We bought a new stand for the TV and it arrived yesterday so that is today's project to assemble and put in place. Hoping for a little bench time as well. Well off for third cup of coffee and getting the day going. Best of luck to all in path of the storm. Here is a photo of the train you can catch to get out of the snow!
Jim
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Good morning everyone.
Currently 33 in Birmingham, cloudy and 53 later.
Rain will start late in the afternoon.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Have fun building the truck.
Larry, stay safe.
Rich, looks like you're feeling better and hope that trend continues.
Mike, some days are like that.
Philip, stay safe and indoors.
Ron, sounds like a great evening.
Jerry, hope you stocked up on bread, milk and toilet paper.
Karl, how's the bridge coming along?
ACLTom, Koontz build looks amazing.
I hope everyone in the path of the storm stays safe.
I hope all of you have backup generators because it sounds like many will lose power.
Went to Oak Mountain SP yesterday.
Star and I did a 7.27 mile hike with 1,086' of EG.
Nothing planned for today.
Here's a picture from yesterdays hike.
I was surprised that some trees still had leaves.
Thank you everyone that watched my video, hit the like button and left a comment.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning Jim and hope the stand assembly goes well.
Morning all,
Thanks for the breakfast and cold OJ Curt. Keep those kits coming.
Jim, good luck with the new TV stand. Enjoy our weather today. Next week it will be in the 30s and low 40s all week.
Larry, your weather is perfect for bench time.
Rick, the video was very interesting.
I finally finished the Koontz build and started the '25 Winter Challenge.
Have a safe and warm day everyone.
Tom
Good morning Curt, Larry, Jim, Rick, ACLTom and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, the SW truck should be a fun build.
Larry, sound like the best thing to do is stay indoors. Have fun at the bench if you make it there.
Jim, hope the stand assembly goes well.
Rick, really enjoyed the video, gave it a 2 thumbs up.
ACLTom, looking forward to your 25' Winter Challenge.
Current weather here is -26c (-15f) but at least the sun is shining. The goal today is to stay inside. I spent some time at the bench yesterday preparing the wood for the deck. It's been cut to size, distressed and stained. Update later. Not sure what today's plan is, either start decaling the boxcars and/or start planking the deck.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Morning Jim good to see you here visiting this am.
Why is it winter pictures look so nice but in real life there so cold?
Rick that looks like a Fall day. I'll watch the video today I got busy yesterday.
ACLTom be looking for the start of your winter project.
Ron it's always good to have choices!! I's go with finishing the boxcars.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/16.
Last night we were at 0.
My room is a little on the chilly side this morning but I hope with the small heater I can get to the bench in an hour or so.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Great video & mine tour Rick, thanks for posting and safe travels..... 8)
Good evening! I'm back from Springfield, about an hour or two earlier than usual. A couple quick observations: 1. I think crowds were down significantly from last year. 2. But I think it's mostly families that stayed home. The Scenic Express booth was cleaned out by 1:00 PM. I said to Jim Elster "Seems the people who showed up brought full wallets." He agreed. 3. Several people I wanted to talk to were not there, but most booths were occupied. 4. I had a good talk with a guy at the Athearn booth about marketing early rail stuff and reaching out to the right audience. I did get to see their truss rod freight cars (gons and the tank car.) I'm particularly excited about the tank car, it's easy to scratchbuild flatcars and gondolas. 5. Other than that, I don't recall seeing anything particularly new & surprising, with the exception of a new Deluxe Materials matte finish. (I bought some to try.)
I did come home with everything I was expecting to buy. I'm still disappointed no one is bringing stripwood to Springfield any more. B&B Hobbies reports they have good stockage of the HunterLine stains. Bill said "It's a bit of a challenge to work within the current shipping and tariff rules. We don't want to buy too much if the tariff will be reduced. But we have a case of Driftwood, the biggest seller, due in to refill our stock. It'll probably be waiting for us when we get home."
dave
Good evening,
Curt, thanks for opening. Congrats on the new toys.
Larry, hope you stayed warm up there.
Jim, wishing you success with the TV stand construction.
Rick, I really enjoyed the Tinopah video.
TomACL, congrats on the Koontz build completion.
Ron, did you purchase decals specially for the boxcars, or did you make your own?
Jerry, hope your room warmed up for hobby fun.
Greg, howdy.
How is the rest of the crew?
It' was a dreary day in the 40s, but nicer than the frozen north and west. One of my hearing aids broke off in my ear, so I went for a repair. They fixed the hearing aid, but would not take the end out of my ear. So, I found a pair of blunt medical tweezers from my hobby desk and fished the half-inch-long speaker out of my ear. I slept most of the afternoon since I only slept six hours last night.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning everyone.
In Birmingham it's 51 now, all day rain and 58 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Those of you that need to go outside and shovel will need some good fuel to do the job.
This mornings fuel are belly buster sandwiches.
I hope everyone in the storms path is staying warm and safe.
Mike, sorry about the hearing aid but glad you were able to get the broken one out.
Dave, thanks for the show report and have fun with your purchases.
Greg, thank you.
I appreciate you taking the time to watch.
Jerry, did your room get warm enough?
Ron, did decaling or decking happen?
ACLTom, have fun with the challenge.
Jim, pretty picture.
I stopped in at a Barnes & Noble where I had a coffee and thumbed through some magazines.
That was about it for yesterday.
Today I'll hit the gym and then go to a Buffalo Wild Wings for a late lunch and the early football game.
Last year at Yosemite.
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Have a great day everyone and take it easy shoveling.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Beautiful landscape. Enjoy your day.
Started out here at 63F and heavy fog. It's supposed to get to the high 80's today before taking the plunge into the 30's.
I just helped MOH load up the animals and she is on her way to Tampa. To say she is getting fed up with the every weekend events is putting it mildly and volunteers are burning out. Hopefully Kathy talks to the head person today. As of now there is a event every weekend until the end of February. The problem is that we have the vehicle that transports all the gear so Kathy has to be at every one. :-X
Nothing really planned for today again, but I will putter around the workbench some. Tuesday afternoon I'm meeting up with Terry (Vietnam Seabee) to pick up my next SW kit. The Deer Creek Mine was purchased from him also. ;D
That's enough blabbing and venting for today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick, haven't had a belly buster in some time. Oh wait, I had a hernia in Dec. '24. Rick that is a great photo this morning.
Curt, I learned many years ago that being a volunteer is a pain. Not saying it isn't a good thing but, one can be taken advantage of if you are a reliable one.
Pam wants to go practice bowling this morning. I'll go but not sure I'll bowl. Just not in the mood for that this morning.
Bench time for me later.
Have a safe and warm day everyone.
Tom
Morning Gents,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast; I'll need all the energy I can get. Nice photo and enjoy the wings and the game.
Curt send some of those warm temps up North. Sadly the "workers" for events get taken advantage of; it's the same with any group. Have fun at the bench.
Tom you can just coach Pam instead of bowling. Enjoy your bench time later.
Mike glad to hear you were able to get the broken piece out of your ear. They probably refused doing the extraction for insurance reasons.
What's on your agenda for the day.
It's currently 5 with a high of 11 and that's it for the day. The Nor'easter is supposed to kick in sometime between 10am & noon thru Monday afternoon. With 12-18 inches I'll have to clean out the drive way a couple of times; not sure the snowblower could handle that much all at once. Some bench time this am and I want to clean the Escape off and back it up closer to the road before the crap starts.
Have a great day!!! Those of you dealing with the storm stay safe and dress in layers to keep warm; be well all.
Good morning, Rick, Curt, Tom, Larry and later arrivals. I'll put a box of paczki on the counter (there's still enough of a Polish community and tradition in the Connecticut River Valley that local grocery chains like Big Y make them seasonally), then I'm off to see what's going on at the Amherst Club train show at the Eastern States (home of what's effectively the State Fair of all New England). Didn't buy anything yesterday, but did see a lot of old friends. The B&M Modeler's Get-Together attendees were mostly on-line but I saw a lot of good work and didn't get rotten tomatoes over my "computer/network tech" work.
Good morning from a stilled chilled but warming So Central Wisconsin. Currently -2f feeling like -19 but oh so much nicer than the last 3-5 days. It's like a heat wave!
Been down at the bench destroying styrene and emptying paint bottles via airbrush for basically the last week. I need to hit up the LHS this afternoon and empty out his styrene supply, again
Went on campus for a hockey game yesterday afternoon and will again this morning. The last game for the 6 Badgers Women who are playing in the Olympics. They will be back the 1st weekend in March. Missing players will make conference play tough but it is what it is. They are #1 now but expect to lose a few games over the next 5 weeks. But they still should make the NCAA playoffs and when the Olympians return will return to #1
Now to go back and read what I missed
Be well, stay safe
TomO
Good morning Rick, Curt, ACLTom, Larry, James, TomO and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and hearty breakfast Rick, going to need it today. Enjoy the wings and football game.
Curt, have fun puttering around. In the "old" days I used to volunteer a lot but ended up suffering burnout so I volunteer a lot less now.
ACLTom, I bet you change your mind and end up bowling. ;D Have fun puttering around in the shed this afternoon.
Larry, Be careful shoveling the snow today, have fun at the bench this morning.
Mike, My decals are white so I had them custom made by Precision Design Co. I supplied the artwork and was very happy with the results.
James, have fun at the show.
TomO, enjoy the hockey game today.
Current temperature is -22c (-8f) and overcast with 10-20+cm (4-8+in) of snow expected between this afternoon and tomorrow morning. Looks like tomorrow will be a work from home day. Bench time yesterday was spent planking the loading dock. Got about a third of it done, it is a slow process but I'm very pleased with the result. I also managed to spray the boxcars with a gloss cote so they are ready for the decals.
Have a great day everyone.
Up to 60 in the lower mitten this morning after a record setting -200 at a nearby University associated Ag Weather reporting station, just SSE of me a half dozen miles. We are getting 2-3 or 3-6 inches of snow depending on the path of the Super Storm. As it's trash to the road day, most likely I'll fun the Deere this afternoon.
I was at trestle bents most of the day yesterday, finished up 8 of varying height. I need to engineer layout placement in the next phase of the project.
SPARTY beat Maryland 91-48 in a clinic on Natl'll TV yesterday. Nice to be able to have them on an accessable outlet for a change. The current state of college sports viewing is disappointing to go easy on my feelings.
TomO, sounds like you're at it big time. I had bet myself after a couple days of missing your sprightly commentary of all things Wisconsin that you might show up suddenly reporting from some place warm and tropical. ;)
Football has no interest for me spiritually any more this season but may watch one of the games, most like the West Coast teams just for a time filler.
Enuf from here.
Rick, travel safe. All you folks in the Mason-Dixon areas are on our thoughts here. STAY IN!
Be Safe, stay well.
KSintheMitten
Well, the dogs have been out twice and completed their business, so that's A Good Thing. Snow should start early afternoon. Dogs won't be happy this evening. I just dug out some ground meat (beef, pork, sausage combo) and will do a batch of chile tonight.
First order of business in the train room will be unpacking the stuff from Springfield. With the exception of 2 BESTTrains kits (house and barn for my farm area), I didn't spend much. But that doesn't mean I came home empty handed. Then I'll do the handrails on the farm bridge.
dave
Still hunkering down. The weather folks were wrong from the get go. Maybe 3" so far.
They got the cold part right.
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Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Great picture.
Weather here in South Jersey is wintery 26 and heavy sn*w!!!
With all this cold weather I haven't been able to use my room. It just to much for my small heater to keep warm.
I'll post a picture of the wall I have framed later. I did start the second before the cold.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day at an unbelievable 72F with it being breezy trying to rain. It's supposed to be in the 30's this time tomorrow. :o
Didn't accomplish much yesterday, mainly picking up and arranging the workbench area in preparation for the new kit. MOH made it home about 6 pm.
Another slow day after chores. I may get chlorine so I don't have to deal with it tomorrow when it's colder.
Larry when are you going to write another chapter?
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
19 now in Birmingham, mostly sunny and 33 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I look forward to you getting the SW kit and following your build.
Jerry, I guess the 'Weather Weenies' were mostly right this time.
Philip, what was the final total?
Dave, chili on a cold s#$@y day sounds good.
Karl, so how much did you end up getting?
Ron, enjoy your working from home day.
TomO, you staying warm?
James, buy anything yesterday?
Larry, how's the s$#@ removal going?
ACLTom, did you end up tossing the ball down the alley yesterday?
I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.
Although BWW has pretty decent wings, I usually get their triple bacon cheese burger and that's what I had yesterday.
After leaving there I headed to Storyteller and stayed in their lot.
Later at night I got an email saying they'd be closed today and I can have the work done on Tuesday. >:(
So, I'll hunker down here and probably work on the video from the Nevada Northern RR.
Another photo from Oak Mountain SP, AL.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. I usually clean my bench before I start a new project; I like things more on the tidier side. I'll be posting another chapter soon; it's written I just need to prove read it first.
Rick the sn*w removal will take a few hours including warm-up breaks.
What's your plans today.
It's 12 with a high of 18; that will be 3 times warmer than it's been the last 2 days. It finally stopped snowing and from what I can tell we have a good 12 inches maybe slightly more but not the 18 they had predicted; which is fine by me. In a little while I'll go deal with the sn*w and get the cars and driveway cleaned out Bench time ?????
Have a great day!!!! Keep warm and if you're dealing with the weekend's aftermath be careful outside and be well. Oh ya, there are 279 closings in Central NY including ALL the schools.
Good morning,
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Rick, good luck with Storyteller.
Larry, hope clearing the driveway goes well.
How is the rest of the crew?
IT's cold here, but no precipitation. High today forecast for 40°F, tonight 19°F. I'm covered up with 1:1 tasks today, so doubtful about any bench work.
Have fun,
mike
The plow guy came about 7:00 this morning and pushed the powder off the driveway. Because it's so fine and tends to compact (particularly with the wind gusts last night), it's a bit hard to measure. Weather app says we got 23", I'm guessing we have maybe 15" of snowpack. The dogs are happy the driveway is cleared, the path I shoveled for them last night was barely adequate and I got some stink-eye when they were doing their business.
Today's German class is fully remote, as planned. (Teacher is laid up for ankle replacement surgery.) Then it's back down to the train room. I'll try to finish the railings on the farm bridge, and work more on the farm building placements.
dave
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. I'm also looking forward to your next build.
Raining here with temps dropping by the hour.
I'm warm in the train shed.
Rick, I did bowl yesterday. I bowled 187, 222 and a whopping 139. Actually, I lost interest in the third game. A bunch of screaming kids came in and bowled next to us the last game.
Time to work on my challenge build.
Have a safe and warm day everyone.
Tom
Good morning Curt, Rick, Larry, Mike, Dave, ACLTom and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, enjoy your day hopefully the chores won't take too long.
Rick, looking forward to the video about the Nevada Northern RR.
Larry, be careful shoveling all that snow.
Mike, hope the 1:1 tasks go easy for you today.
Dave, hope the time in the train room is productive.
ACLTom, have fun working on the challenge build.
Jerry, looking forward to the update.
Current temperature is -14c (7f) and the white stuff is falling, I'm working from home today. No modeling yesterday as we had a pet emergency to take care off. It seems that Gracie found some chocolate and decided to give it a try. Not sure where she found it as we are very careful where we store food that is harmful to dogs. We ended up rushing her to the emergency animal hospital where they took care of her. Fortunately she didn't each much and we got her to the hospital quickly. They ended up inducing vomiting, gave her an IV and kept her for observation for a couple of hours. She is a little out of sorts but otherwise fine today. That was an experience I would not wish on anyone. Working from home today so should make it to the bench tonight.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Rick nice picture.
At least you'll be the first one in line tomorrow!! ;D
Larry go easy with the sn*w removal.
Mike have a nice day sorry you can't fit the bench in.
Morning Dave. Remember the dogs come first.
Tom looking forward to the update.
Ron glad the puppy is okay!
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/23. RF/18. High today 34.
Today will be a day of shoveling we have about 16" of the white stuff.
So it will be shovel a little then rest then shovel a little then rest.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Positive numbers in the temp dept, 8o with 14 per gusts. 8) Sunshine makes it LOOK nice.
I watched the 2d half of the snow bowl and all of the W Coast games, both had their highs and lows.
Snow, hmm, make 5-6" total over the weekend. For some reason going out and dealing with it kicked my butt yesterday, today's respite is appreciated.
Layout engineering on tap, we'll see.
Later y'all.
Be Safe and WARM
KSindoorsin the Mitten
Good morning from chilled So Central Wisconsin. -4f degrees feeling like -20 but 7 degrees warmer than the 6am wake up temperatures. The real temperature will break zero today but the wind chill will still be - double digits.
Last week I noticed the train room seemed cooler than the rest of the lower level and had in retrospect been cooler for awhile. Turns out one of the radiant heat segments was in a semi closed position. After trying a new thermostat I called the HVAC guys who said I needed a new valve. The cost was roughly the price of 3 sound equipped DCC diesels. But of course they didn't have one. They could install it over the weekend for another sound equipped diesel but with a hoodie on the train room wasn't too bad. They are here now installing the new valve.
The hockey was good yesterday. With 4 of the 6 top scorers heading to the Olympics the next 5 weekends should be interesting for the now #1 ranked Badger Women. #2 and #3 Ohio State and Minnesota are also sending players so I expect an Eastern school to magically become #1 over the next few weeks.
Yesterday I hit up the LHS for supplies and later this afternoon it will be HomeDepot for adhesives.
My few weathering commissions are waiting for payment. Have a great day as I am heading to the bench
Stay warm
TomO
Quote from: KentuckySouthern on January 25, 2026, 10:20:27 AMUp to 60 in the lower mitten this morning after a record setting -200 at a nearby University associated Ag Weather reporting station, just SSE of me a half dozen miles. We are getting 2-3 or 3-6 inches of snow depending on the path of the Super Storm. As it's trash to the road day, most likely I'll fun the Deere this afternoon.
I was at trestle bents most of the day yesterday, finished up 8 of varying height. I need to engineer layout placement in the next phase of the project.
SPARTY beat Maryland 91-48 in a clinic on Natl'll TV yesterday. Nice to be able to have them on an accessable outlet for a change. The current state of college sports viewing is disappointing to go easy on my feelings.
TomO, sounds like you're at it big time. I had bet myself after a couple days of missing your sprightly commentary of all things Wisconsin that you might show up suddenly reporting from some place warm and tropical. ;)
Football has no interest for me spiritually any more this season but may watch one of the games, most like the West Coast teams just for a time filler.
Enuf from here.
Rick, travel safe. All you folks in the Mason-Dixon areas are on our thoughts here. STAY IN!
Be Safe, stay well.
KSintheMitten
Karl, stay warm! No plans to head to warmer climes as I type this. We do have credit on airline tickets as we were going to fly to Austin and house sit the son and his girlfriend's places while they were in Japan. Their house sitter was supposed to have surgery the 2nd week but it was cancelled the last minute. We thought about Florida but like Maui it holds no appeal to me after a couple days.
Too many issues on Maui since the Lahaina fires and even the brother is thinking of relocating and has finally started looking. When you are the support network for the Island economy but are not openly welcomed there, why stay or visit?
Be well
TomO
One problem with the Springfield show is no one brings stripwood or Evergreen styrene. So I have a list of those things that I need to order. But I did fill the rest of the stuff on my shopping list.
dave
Bulletin
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Good one, KS
terry
Karl you're too much! ;)
Ron I'm glad Gracie is OK.
Karl, that's funny.
Ron, glad Gracie is home and resting.
I was looking forward to editing and posting the video from the Nevada Northern RR but I can't find the video clips.
They must of gotten accidentally deleted.
Don't know how, since I'm careful with that stuff.
Everyone with a dog/cat at home: Keep a bottle of hydrogen peroxide handy. That's a great way to induce vomiting after the dog/cat eats something they shouldn't. Bookmark this page, or at least look up how much to give your pet and write it on the peroxide bottle: https://dogscalculators.com/toxicity-safety/dog-hydrogen-peroxide-vomit-calculator/
dave
Cats puke enuf already... >:(
Quote from: KentuckySouthern on January 26, 2026, 01:23:20 PMCats puke enuf already... >:(
But, being cats, they will refuse to puke when you want/need them to!
dave
Quote from: Jerry on January 26, 2026, 10:04:11 AMRon glad the puppy is okay!
Puppy? She is 11 years old. ;D
Good twilight, everyone. Left BigE about 1PM. Purchases were the White River book on the Chicago, Missouri & Western and a brass scale rule. Appears the General scale rule most of us grew up with is out of production.
Took 3 1/4 hours home from Springfield, 1 hr longer than normal. Only saw one accident; the dry snow was building up in lots of places but not much trouble driving through. I managed 45 MPH on segments of I-90 where I wasn't following plows. Visibility maybe 500 feet. Snow got heavier the last 20 miles; visibility just before I got off I-495 down to 300'. And then the town roads with plows hurrying toward me on the plowed side while the edge of the pavement on my side was hidden. Finally, parking the car outside my barn cellar driveway - it's short, and family can't run my tractor to do the long driveway.
Today I snowshoed out to the tractor's home, then 3 hours breaking plow berm and doing driveways for family. Pretty much done when I got the shear bolts on the lower auger. Family tired too, nobody else tried the snowshoes and I'm the only one with X/C ski boots. Driving again tonight, delivering son's friend back to her school.
Just to add to James' narrative: It started snowing again about 3:30 or so. It's not snowing hard, but this time it's big fluffy flakes, which pile up faster than the powder we got last night. Looks like we'll get another 2-3 inches. I was able to measure the snow on the back porch, about 13" - 14"
dave
Good morning everyone.
16 in Birmingham now, sunny and 42 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Two eggs the way you want, crispy bacon and/or sausage along with home fries for breakfast today.
Dave, 13"-14" is more than enough.
James, hope last nights driving was completed safely.
James, Star will always be a puppy to me.
TomO, did you get all the hobby supplies you needed?
Karl, hope you got some good rest yesterday.
Hope all the other shovelers and plowers finished clearing the s$%# safely and got some good rest afterward.
One of the bosses here showed and invited Star and I inside.
I was assured everyone would be here today and the work on the van would be completed.
I already mentioned it, but I can't find the videos I shot at the Nevada Northern RR.
I can't imagine what happened to them.
Depending on what time the work gets done on the van, if it's early enough I'll move west a bit.
This was taken on one of my hikes at Yosemite.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. It was nice of them to let you inside. Good luck with the repairs on the van. You should be heading to FL instead of west.. just saying.
It's starting out here at 38F and a feel like of 31F. While this feels warm to most of you lately, I assure you for a FL resident of 31 years it is darn cold. Tomorrow is supposed to be slightly cooler.
The only thing planned for today is meeting up with Terry to pick up the next kit, drink some coffee and BS some. I was told Thursday supper will be Chinese buffet with daughter's family.
Rick interesting perspective in the photo.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning from the "Winter Wonderland" called New York. Spent 3.5 hours yesterday snow-blowing the 18+ inches we received. Since they were kind enough to drop a couple more inches of Lake Effect last night I have a feeling I'll be back at it later today...ugh!! It's 11 with a high of 17; Curt I'll take the 30's anytime. Not sure about any bench time today.
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope you get the Van seen to today so you can move along; safe travels. Nice photo btw.
Curt great news on getting the kit and have fun BS'ing with Terry. I added another Chapter yesterday to my blog; enjoy.
What's on your agenda?
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, don't overdue on the s*ow removal, and stay safe.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick. The hot chocolate is perfect for today. Nice photo and along with the carvings, probably not petroglyphs, it appears there was a structure between the trees. Hope you get the van fixed today.
We have bowling at noon and late lunch/early dinner with bowling friends after.
Probably no bench time for me today.
Have a safe and warm day everyone.
Tom
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Good luck with the van. Nice photo.
Curt, enjoy your meetup. Congrats on the model purchase.
Larry, hope you don't have to get back out and shovel. Brrr.
TomACL, good luck on the lanes.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning in the frozen place. It's 14°F but warming to 40°F later today. We didn't have any precipitation during this storm. Yesterday was spent working on lodge stuff. Lodge tonight. My workbench will stay lonesome.
Have fun,
mike
Warmer than Georgia here!, it's 15o with a early sunny break in what is warned will be all day long snow, hopefully not as much as LarryC reported.
Rested, 3d printed and studied a couple U-toob videos yesterday. Fed birds, boy are they hungry! Enough Cardinals to elect a new Pope. The Doll just said they all flew off and there is a big hawk sitting under the crab apple, that scares them off for sure.
I did dull coat the decals on the sleeper, pic to insert from my iphone in a bit. As promised—- ;)
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Snow and cold to last much of the rest of the week. We're far enough East inward from Lake Michigan that the lake effect usually tapers off a bit from double digit levels.
Thas all I got...stay warm. The sunshine is gone already and the snowfall has begun. :o
:o
KS
Good morning Rick, Curt, Larry, ACLTom, Mike, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, hope the van work goes well and you get away early.
Curt, enjoy the coffee and BS'ing with Terry today.
Larry, you got a lot more of the white stuff than we did. When it was all said and done we got about 6 inches.
ACLTom, good luck bowling today and enjoy the late lunch/early dinner with your bowling friends.
Mike, good luck at lodge tonight.
Karl, sleeper looks great.
Current temperature is -14c (7f) and overcast with a little snow in the forecast today. I did make it to the bench last night and did some more decking on the loading dock, about 2/3 done now. Tonight I think the Mrs has plans for me.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Safe travels for you and Star.
Curt have a nice day with Terry and keep the BSing to a minimum.
Larry you have more white stuff than I do but ours is just a frozen mess.
Tom & Pam good luck bowling today.
Mike have fun at the lodge with the guys.
Karl nice job on that coach.
Ron looking forward to you updates.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/16. Later 24.
We have a top coating of ice over the snow I can walk on it and it doesn't even break.
Shoveling is a real slow process here.
I took a picture yesterday but never posted it so I will post it today!!
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Karl, nice looking car!
dave
Good Morning Folks;
It is chilly out, was 32 when I got the paper, cold for Florida. Rick great photo same for you Karl, thanks for sharing.
I grew up in a small Village in Western New York. Three churches and no stop lights. The recent snow they had is unique to the folks there now but was just a normal winter when I grew up in the '60's. That little town is like a snapshot of the past, not much has changed but the car models. It is a pretty main street. Here is the library that is located dead center on Main Street.
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Enjoy the day.
Jim
Good afternoon from Wisconsin. ++9f degrees at noon(1 minute ago) with the wind chill at -8. No snow though received in the last 10 days. The airport about 12 miles north of us says there is 16" of snow cover still on the ground.
My shopping list yesterday at the LHS was completed plus a couple things not needed somehow jumped into the basket! Adhesives I was planning to stop at Home Depot for but life got in the way. With all sorts of medical appointments this afternoon I might just buy online tonight. It's a re-supply so the timing is not crucial.
Stay safe, stay warm
TomO
Good evening to anyone looking in this late. Just got in from putting another 0.8 engine hours on the tractor (over 2 hours wall clock) in the dark.
After a roughly 18" fall, our Town plow contractor had the roads barely two cars wide this morning. Late today he got worried about next weekend's forecast. His trucks came around "winging back" after sunset and did a thorough job of filling in all three of my driveways. Just what I ran the 7' snowblower along 1000' of road shoulder hoping to avoid. He came back and offered to fix it, but I said I'd take care of it myself. I added if he sees I've shaved the banks, but haven't left it so he can just pick up his wing, tell me how.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, lots of coffee, cereal, bagels, toaster waffles, yogurt, OJ, and soda. Did I mention coffee?
Slept very poorly last night and up early because I could here the animals getting into stuff they shouldn't be. >:( Of course once I was up they were like a cloud of mosquitoes around my feet until I fed them.
Yesterday I met up with Terry and did the money and kit under the table exchange. ;) We had coffee, split a very good cookie and BS'ed..er, I mean socialized for about an hour before going our separate ways.
Today I planned to start the build thread, but I discovered Dad needs to go to the DMV to deliver some paperwork. The only way I'm sure it will get done is if I go with him, so... He has a appointment late morning. I will probably do floors before it then afterwards do my walk since the feel like temp is 34F this morning and too damn cold. Sunday and Monday the actual temps are supposed to be in the 20's. :o :o The guessers are saying they will be the coldest mornings in 14 years.
Anyhoo,
I hope everyone has a good day.
We're having a tropical heat wave in lower MI, 11o headed to a high way up there at 140 and more of that white mess falling out of the sky. Wind will help stir the mess. Drivers West of us played dodgem cars on the expressway again yesterday near GrdRapids and elsewhere.
I also had a poor night, awoke at 0400 after some sort of jarring mental exercise in my sleep and an inability to regain the Zzzz's that came to a sudden halt...then got congested :-[ laid there for a while then exercised my senior card and got up. iWatch needed an update and was jiggling and I just sat down to look online... :-*
I'm getting real tired of YOO-TooB inserting nasty ads in the videos, women talking in the coarsest language :o about their old guy(50+ old?) rocking them til their legs were shaking...good for you honey now get off my porch...let me continue my train video... ::) If at age 50 my lady de-jour talked like that SHE would need a good washing out of her mouth with soap, then a ride home...
Worked on the layout a bit yesterday, managed to draw blood within 2 minutes :o ...got that out of the way early ;) and then made some progress(well, lots of sawdust) on my project. Yes, a sawzall was involved, (not in the blood letting) as well as other power tools. The power UNscrewdriver is what bit me.
The 3d machine made a couple things yesterday, as well.
Today? Hmm, back at the layout.
KS geesh it's early.
Good morning everyone.
30 now in Toomsuba, MS, sunny and 50 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and have fun with the new kit.
Hope the VA visit goes smoothly.
Van got finished around 12:30.
There was a very small leak at the fan and water fried the electronics.
The fan works perfectly again.
Headed west afterwards and made to just over the border into Mississippi.
I'll drive an hour west today and do a hike with Star.
ACLTom, yesterday's picture was one tree that was heavily damaged by fire.
What's in the photo is pretty much all that was left of it.
What looks like a burnt building is part of the tree.
Sorry, no picture today.
Hope all are well and have a great day.
Good Morning Guys,
Curt I'll take a coffee, thanks.
Same 'ol stuff here, I'm being polite, with the added wonder of more S*OW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a great day. Be well. stay warm, and safe travels.
Had a great meet up with Curt yesterday. Coffee and a shared Kitchen Sink cookie at Panera Bread.
Some train BS, some Navy BS
(Blue water sailor and a dirt sailor)
Finally just some general BS
terry
Quote from: jbvb on January 27, 2026, 10:35:35 PMLate today he got worried about next weekend's forecast.
There's discussion on the national level of a 'bomb cyclone', but the two weather sources I use, Apple's Weather.app (which correctly predicted heavy snow for Springfield Sunday from the start of their 10 day window) and Weather Underground, both show minimal snow on Sunday. We'll see... 11 years ago, the storm on Springfield Sunday was the start of Snowmaggedon where it pretty much snowed for the next 30 days.
Anyway... I thought I had an open day today, but I have to pick up my wife after she drops her car off for service. No big deal, but it does break up the time. Goal for today is to paint the barn walls, I'm after a weathered whitewash look.
dave
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Good luck with the 1:1 stuff.
Karl, hope your sleeping improves. That sawdust is good for absorbing blood on the layout...
Rick, safe travels to Star and you. Congrats on the van fix.
Larry, wishing you a warm day up there.
Terry, yesterday sounds perfect to me.
Dave, good luck painting the barn.
What's on your agenda?
It's a hazy morning and cold at 28°F. I'll be glad when January and February are over.
Yesterday at the bench, I put another layer of paint on the sheriff's office. Today, the plan is to drybrush with several colors and apply pigments.
Have fun,
mike
Dave I've seen craft paint in chalky white if that's the effect you're looking for.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Have fun with the kit.
Making this short today I have shoveling to do again!!
At my age it takes a long time to move snow.
I still need to post the picture I know.
Later today I promise. ;)
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Morning all,
Not much to add this morning. Lots of errands to run with Pam, maybe some bench time later.
Have a safe and warm day everyone.
Tom
Good morning Curt, Karl, Rick, Larry, Terry, Dave, Mike, Jerry, ACLTom and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, have fun at the DMV. ;D Looking forward to your next build thread.
Karl, sounds like you had a busy and productive day yesterday. Have fun on the layout today.
Rick Safe driving and enjoy the hike with Star.
Larry, enjoy your day.
Terry, glad you had a great visit BS'ing with Curt.
Dave, have fun painting the barn, weathered whitewash is not a look we see very often here.
Mike, Have fun at the bench today.
Jerry, Picture later today? I'm going to hold you to it. ;D Be careful shoveling the white stuff.
ACLTom, hope you make it to the bench after all the errands are done.
Current temperature is -16c (3f) and blue skies but it's supposed to get cloudy later today. The drive home last night was later than usual so by the time we ate and cleaned up it was almost bed time, so no bench time. I think I'm going to take a couple of days away from the bench, just to have a break and spend some time on my other hobbies.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning everyone.
Currently 27 in West Monroe, Louisiana, a mix of clouds and sun later with a high of 55.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Pork roll, egg and cheese on an everything bagel for breakfast.
Ron, enjoy your modeling break.
ACLTom, maybe less errands and more bench today.
Jerry, thanks for your update.
Mike, how's the sheriff's office coming along?
Dave, barn walls look good.
Terry, good morning.
Larry, hope the white stuff has stopped falling.
Karl, I watch a lot of YT and haven't seen any adds like that.
Curt, have you opened the box and smelled the resin?
James, hope all the s$#@ is where you want it now.
TomO, hope the medical appointments went well.
James, that was a pretty picture you posted.
Philip, what's new?
Currently in Louisiana.
Very happy to be west of the Mississippi River.
Today's plan is to visit Caddo Lake SP on the Texas/Louisiana border.
Hope I can get a couple of nice pictures there.
From last years visit on the Outer Banks, NC
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Best of luck with your photography endeavors. Yes the s*ow has finally stopped; my lower back needs a day of rest. Nice photo.
What's your plans for the day.
It's 9 with a high of 17. The Arctic air needs to go back north; the cold temps start wearing on you after awhile. Like I mentioned I need a rest day when I'm not "playing" in the white crap. Some bench time shortly and maybe an update later on. That's about it from here.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay warm.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. I believe one of the old pawn store shows was filmed there. Safe travels. Are you headed back to you're daughter's?
Currently 38F with a feel like of 35F. Yesterday after DMV where Dad had to get a new license I did my walk. The rest of the chalk sticks I had ordered came in so I ground them up.
Today after chores I plan on cracking open the new kit and start a build thread. This one I may put on the layout replacing either 1 or 2 current buildings. I'll determine that later in the build.
I think one day very soon I'm being drafted to drive MOH to Sarasota (about 3 hours away) to replace her broken sewing surger. She wants a specific type and model. $$$ :-*
Larry rest your back. I'm sure it will s**w there again soon.🤫
That's it for me.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Low of -1, currently +8 heading to 22. We'll be in this pattern for the next 10 days, with the chance of temps above freezing still predicted for early next week. Looks like the weekend storm will go out to sea.
I have to pick up some Rx, otherwise the day is mine. I should start assembling the barn walls today. There will be some challenges with some of the laser cut parts that warped laterally (in ways I couldn't fix with weights), so careful gluing and clamping will be required.
dave
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick. Nice photo of the Outer Banks Lighthouse.
Like Curt said its 38 here going to the low 50s. This weekend is going to be brutal for us Crackers.
No bench time yesterday but today I'm in the train shed working on the challenge build.
Have a safe and warm day everyone.
Tom
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for the coffee and pork roll. Safe travels to Star and you.
Larry, glad you have a rest day.
Curt, the new kit sounds like fun.
Dave, good luck with the barn walls.
TomACL, a day at the bench sounds like fun. Stay warm.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's another bright and cold morning at 26F. Yesterday I worked on the sheriff's office door, windows, roof, and porch. I hope to have an update later today.
Have fun,
mike
Warmer , not that one would notice, temps on the + side, 9o currently nd going to low double digits. Wind is reduced as well.
Went with the Doll out to town yesterday and did little hobby stuff. Baked a couple of 3d prints in UV and checked the power on a new Atlas U30B w/Loksound I bought on a whim over the weekend. Lombard canceled their trip to the train show so was selling $300 locos for about the price of the decoder and speaker, $129. Sank their hook in me. That's all I needed, more engines. It ran well and sounded fine, needs the volume turned down but ok other wise.
Back to the layout later, maybe. I have a kitchen project to look at, too.
All I've got...
Another nice shot, Rick. Love lighthouses.
KarlS
Good morning Rick, Larry, Curt, Dave, ACLTom, Mike, Karl, and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, have fun at Caddo Lake SP.
Larry, enjoy the time between the white stuff and have fun at the bench.
Curt, have fun building the new kit and I'm looking forward to the new thread.
Dave, have fun assembling the barn walls, will have to check out your thread on it.
ACLTom, enjoy your time in the shed working on the challenge build.
Mike, looking forward to your update.
Karl, Hope the kitchen project isn't too complicated.
Current weather is -15c and cloudy with no white stuff in the forecast. Received my latest stamp order yesterday so spent some time updating my collection spreadsheet. In case anyone is interested I collect Mint Canadian, US, Germany and British stamps. I have a cousin in England that also collects stamps who sends me the newest British stamps and I send him the latest Canadian stamps. My grandmother bought me my first stamp album when I was young and it is a hobby that I have been involved with ever since.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Nice picture it looks warm there!
Larry your right it gets old playing in the white stuff.
Curt looking forward to the new build.
Dave take your time you'll get them together.
Mike looking forward to the update.
Karl flip a coin heads for trains tails it's the kitchen!! ;D
Ron that sounds like a full time hobby. I use to collect then somehow stopped doingit. I should have kept it going.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/16. A blazing 22 later.
I think my shoveling is done for this storm.
But there talkin another 5" on Sunday.
I hope to see if my room is a bit warmer this morning so I can turn on the heater and get my second wall going.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Great way to ruin your day
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Quote from: KentuckySouthern on January 29, 2026, 11:06:39 AMGreat way to ruin your day
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Looks like a job for the 0-5-0!!!
dave
Afternoon all. Staying warm Rick!
My fiber optics line had to be serviced. Lost my internet last night about 2100hrs. The server repair man was scratching his head. Seems it was shining to bright.....whatever that means?
Stay save crew! That thing with the blade and handle will wear ya down! snow.png
Good morning everyone.
Currently 32 in Longview, TX, mostly sunny and 49 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
A light breakfast today.
A basket loaded with assorted muffins and bagels.
All the usual smears are out too.
Philip, I'm warm, it was 60 here yesterday.
I hope you're warm when you have that blade with a handle in your hands.
Karl, that certainly ruined a few people's day.
No sooner did I post yesterday, I saw the ad you mentioned on YT.
Haven't seen it again.
Jerry, I think you posted the second wall is done.
What's next?
Ron, my Mom collected stamps.
I wish she collected precious metals instead.
ACLTom, I hope you have some cold weather clothes.
Mike, the Sheriff's Office is a knockout.
Dave, barn walls assembled?
Curt, I guess your wife figures since you got a new kit she can get a new sewing machine. ;D
Yes, I'm heading back to Arizona to my daughters.
Larry, nice job on your scenery.
Hope the rest of the crew is doing well.
I did stop at Caddo Lake.
Didn't stay long.
Took some pictures and continued west.
I called Brett at SierraWest to ask about stopping by for a visit.
Unfortunately my timing wasn't good and he already had other plans.
Maybe next time I'm in the area.
Hitting the gym early then continue on my way west.
Caddo Lake
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Pretty picture. Safe travels.
Started out the day with a walk at 45F. I broke down and wore gloves. It's amazing how much warmer you stay! Yesterday I started on the next kit and will continue today after chores.
Rick in all fairness to my wife, her old unit was broke and wasn't worth fixing. I just like to grouse about things. ;)
Tom are you going to be open for visitors tomorrow?
That's it for me.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Safe travels and enjoy the warmer weather; it hasn't hit 20 here all week. Thanks trying to up my scenery game.
Curt have fun with the kit; looks like a good'in.
What's your plans today.
It's -2 with a high of only 11; this cold is getting really old. The usual Friday am errands then some bench time afterwards. Also need to get a few things together for tomorrows trip to Daughters to hopefully finish up her couch rebuild.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, and safe travels.
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for the coffee and muffin. Good to hear it is warm out there.
Curt, congrats on the new kit start.
Larry, good luck with the couch rebuild.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning but still cold. Not much on the agenda today. Several 1:1 chores, then upstairs to finish the sheriff's office.
Have fun,
mike
We stayed positive last night, down to +2 and up a whole degree at 8:30. High of 15 predicted, and no signs of the Nor'Easter/Bomb Cyclone they've been talking about. Guess that will track much further east.
Today I'll do the trim on 3 of the barn walls, and I might even get them assembled. I'm making good progress on this.
dave
-3o but sunny 8) here this morning. Deer that were asleep under the pines have just run off. It appears pretty, but the single digits are getting old. My son says his auto repair shop is "slammed" with 2-3 weeks of work piling up.
I saw a followup video to the derailed locomotives, they're building a new bridge across the "slough" that must be costing tons of money. Solid looking structure that looks permanent. I'm sure there have been some overlooking of permitting to get that done in Oregon so fast, or much of any place these days. -just found it- too much music. :o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBtkR44pULk
Layout and bench time may come my way today. Hoops tonight, SPARTY against a very good team from A2 so it should, hopefully, be a barn burner. :-\
Wasted my day making bean soup, good the Doll said but not too enjoyable to me, I wasn't overwealmed and then, it didn't seem to like me much :o ::) and no dogs to blame it on... :P :-X
Yeah Rick, gotta love lighthouses
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Crisp Point on Lake Superior.
Most likely you'll need a snow mobile to get there today. Winter snow has been brutal up there. They don't plow the road. It's a challenge in the summer time.
That's all I got. Be well.
KS
Morning all. Yet more what stuff. 2" so far but clear again.
Stay safe crew!
Morning everyone
Well this will be short as we have to go the bank to figure out what they did a 5000.00 deposit!!
Weather here sunny/14. Later 18.
Maybe some bench time if I can my room somewhat warm.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good afternoon everyone,
Checking in real late today due to circumstances beyond my control.
Current temperature is -a5c (5f) with blue skies. Day started out normal enough with a trip to the barber (long overdue) and while there the Mrs called me about the house being cold 16c (61f) and dropping. Called are heating and cooling guy and they had someone show up within the hour. A limit switch needed to be change and now we have heat again. Only cost me $180.00 for the service call, money well spent. Now I get to go out once the Mrs gets back and complete the days errands. Tonight we plan to visit my Mom so I'm getting the feeling that the bench will have to wait another day. Tomorrow is the SLD meet with clinics in the morning and modeling in the afternoon.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning everyone.
Currently 18 in Wichita Falls, TX, sunny and 31 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Fresh out of the oven coffee cake to enjoy with your beverage.
Ron, glad they got the heat back on quickly.
Jerry, hope they found your deposit.
Philip[, hope there wasn't more white stuff.
Karl, excellent lighthouse photo.
Dave, keep making good progress.
Mike, the Sheriff's Office is a prize winner.
Larry, hope the sofa rebuild goes well.
Curt, I'll be wearing my mittens today.
TomO, ACLTom, James and everyone else looking in, hope you are all well.
I hit the gym early yesterday and then hit the road to continue west.
Driving past Dallas and Fort Worth wasn't fun.
Mike, do cars in Texas come equipped with turn signals?
It will be cold but I think today I'll visit Caprock SP and do a hike with Star there.
One more from Caddo Lake.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. We have the same turn signal issue in FL. Safe travels westward. Another nice photo.
Starting out at 60F then slowly falling through the day until this time tomorrow it will be 27F (actual). Midday we start seeing 30-40 mph winds that will last up to 6 hours. Brrrr. The 20's will be on Sunday and Monday.
Yesterday I applied a diluted A&I to the front of the clapboard walls and black on the back. After that I read, re read and re re read the next steps to understand what I'm supposed to do. I think I have it but I'll start out going over them again.
Today will be spent trying to stay warm and coloring strip wood for the barn.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Couldn't even imagine trying to drive through those areas. N.Y. drivers have the same turn signal problem....they're standard equipment people. Safe travels westward.
Curt welcome to my world; we're finally going to be in the 20's next week; time to break out the lawn chair and the sunscreen....of course after I snow-blow the back yard. Have fun with the kit.
What's on your agenda.
It's 5 with a high of 13 here. Today is couch day at the daughters so hopefully that goes well. Probably zero bench time today and pizza for dinner later.
Have a great day!! Be well, travel safe, and keep warm.
Headed to OPS at Keeney's this morning, it's 4o but supposedly will be sunny today. 8)
Little to add, SPARTY fell flat last night, couldn't hit their shots, came back and led 10 min into the 2nd half, had been down 13. They couldn't hold it. Refs didn't help them much. Spoils the game when it takes 5 minutes to "Review" tv and then confer over a call....kills momentum. Oh well, it's only a game.
Time to run.
Be well all.
KS
Quote from: Rick on January 31, 2026, 06:43:05 AMGood morning everyone.
Currently 18 in Wichita Falls, TX, sunny and 31 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Fresh out of the oven coffee cake to enjoy with your beverage.
Ron, glad they got the heat back on quickly.
Jerry, hope they found your deposit.
Philip[, hope there wasn't more white stuff.
Karl, excellent lighthouse photo.
Dave, keep making good progress.
Mike, the Sheriff's Office is a prize winner.
Larry, hope the sofa rebuild goes well.
Curt, I'll be wearing my mittens today.
TomO, ACLTom, James and everyone else looking in, hope you are all well.
I hit the gym early yesterday and then hit the road to continue west.
Driving past Dallas and Fort Worth wasn't fun.
Mike, do cars in Texas come equipped with turn signals?
It will be cold but I think today I'll visit Caprock SP and do a hike with Star there.
One more from Caddo Lake.
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Have a great day everyone.
Rick, I don't mind the traffic in Houston. But Dallas! OMG what were the road engineers thinking of when they designed the roadways there. I grew up and still travel lots through Chicago. and la traffic sucks too but Dallas IMOO is the absolute worst.
No turn signals, that's mostly a Texan thing because as the signs say drive the Texas Way!
TomO
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick, much appreciated. I had OJ this morning but tomorrow it will be a couple of cups of hot choclate.
Rick, yes, I'm fine just haven't had much time to sit at the bench lately.
I'm spending the day with Pam, you know, trying to keep the weeds out of the marriage garden. This is her day, get her hair done, roam through the antique mall and then early dinner. Tomorrow the day is mine. ;D
I talked to t he Judge and he is doing fine. They now have a chair lift and he has been walking further each day with the walker.
That's all from me, have a safe and warm day everyone.
Tom
Officially, it got down to -4 here, so this was our coldest night so far. (My recording thermometer said -7, but it's usually a bit colder than the official temperature.) But no wind, so for me at least, it's not too bad.
Scotch Club has been called for 3:00 this afternoon, so that gives us 2 hours before sunset. High of 23, so that should be OK.
Today's goal is to look at the foundation pieces against the wood structure, to see what adjustments are needed. I might need to fiddle with the front of the barn that hangs over the plaster foundation, it has a bit of warp and I'm not sure there's room for bracing.
dave
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. The lack of turn signaling used to make me crazy. I grew up 60 miles north of WF. Safe travels west.
Curt, good luck with the strip wood.
TomO, there are simply too many people in the DFW area. Lots of people from rust belt and Cali settled there in waves over the years. The transportation system designers had no idea it would grow so much. They sure missed that one.
TomACL, good news about the Judge. Wishing you a fun day with Pam.
Dave, good luck with the foundation and walls.
How is the rest of the gang?
It's an overcast morning at 28F with winds gusting at 35 mph. I think we dodged the sneaux bomb, but I wasn't going out anyway. Today, I hope to finish the signs for the sheriff's office. I'm trying to decide on layout work or starting the post office...
Have fun,
mike
Good morning from OPS Saturday day. I totally spaced this one out forgetting I signed up for it. Thank goodness for my calendar alerts I have setup. I get picked up at 12:15pm.
Yesterday I spent most of the morning and early afternoon dropping feeder wires for the resistance soldering guy rolling behind me. What a great tool that is, so quick, so neat and small. I cut the feeders, trimmed one end, made a 1/8" L, drilled the hole and dropped it. He came in behind me and did his thing. I finished the drops and went back to the beginning and attached the feeder to the bus lines. Feeders on every 3' section of rail, double main and yard on one level. Way too many drops to count. There was another crew of 3 on the other end of the layout doing the same thing. We were 2 wiring guys short so instead of me doing scenery forms I was the wire guy and connector guy. We will do it again Tuesday with the 2 resistance soldering guys working the 2- 40' long staging yards. There will be 4 guys laying track today as yesterday they were putting down cork roadbed for the mainline. Rolls of cork sheet has been drying in the staging yards. Today nthey will do the staging and then the mains if they get that far
So Central Wisconsin temperatures are nice, +12 feels like -1 but heading to +24 and +10 wind chill.
Have a great day
TomO
Good Morning Folks;
I posted this on the other daily topic but the photo of the day is worth sharing again given the weather. Somebody left the door open and the cold air is moving into Florida. I guess we have a couple of days of this ahead of us.
Today I will definitely being staying inside, good time to clean the work bench then make it dirty again. Today's picture is a load of wood cuttings that filled railcars during the orange grove clean ups of one of our past freezes. Frankly I don't think there are enough orange trees in Florida today that you will see these pictures ever again.
Hope everyone enjoys the day.
Jim
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Afternoon everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee cake.
I'll put on a fresh pot of coffee.
Larry good luck with the couch.
Karl have fun at the OPS.
Tom have a nice day with Pam. Yes killing the weeds is a good thing.
Morning Dave.
Mike looking for the update.
TomO sounds like you guys are wired!! ;D
Jim always good to start with a clean workbench.
That sure is a lot of kindling.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/20. And that's it for the day.
Turn signals is something new in cars?? :o Someone should tell the seniors here about them. ???
My room is at 48 so there is no sense in trying to warm it with a space heater that will eat more electric than I want to spend.
I need to make a jig so maybe I'll work instead the homestead today!!
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good evening everyone,
Seeing as it is cold outside (at least for most of us) there is some 18yr old Glenfiddich scotch as well as a bottle of Rare Eagle, help yourself.
Had a great day at the SLD (NMRA) meet where there was a couple of great clinics in the morning session and some progress on the challenge build, got the 4 walls blued together as well as started on the roof. After the session I stopped at my LHS and picked up some supplies.
Have a great evening everyone.
Hey Ron I'll join you.
Make mine a Eagle Rare neat!!
Jerry
Ron,
I'll surely have one too!
Make mine a Eagle Rare neat!! I can use something strong about now.
I've been in a personal battle the last two weeks. Not a health battle,
an Estate settlement. It's taken a toll on my mind. Best way to avoid it
is not to die. ;D
Rich
Good morning everyone.
24 currently in Tucumcari, NM, sunny and 64 later.
I see Curt is here and hope he's getting breakfast going.
A brief post from me today.
Didn't do a hike yesterday because it was too cold and windy.
Decided to get some miles in instead.
Definitely warmer here in NM.
Will try to do a hike today.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, hot chocolate, cereal, sugar donuts, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out today at 27F with a feel like of 14F.🥶🥶🥶 The high today will be 45F. Tomorrow will be a repeat, but there is a full moon out. MOH says there is snow on the ground about an hour west of me.
Yesterday I spent an hour sorting wood strips from just 1 bag :( I started coloring the end bracing of the barn walls and feel comfortable with the next steps.
I was going to do a walk later but that probably won't happen until Tuesday. They say discretion is the better part of valor. ;)
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick glad to hear you're in warmer climates. Hope you and Star have a good and safe hike.
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Right about now I'd happily take 27 with a high of 45. enjoy the time with your kit.
Rich I feel your pain. We spent 3 years getting Ellie's late Sister's Estate settled; it was a case of "hurry up and wait" which drove us nuts.
What's going on in your world.
It's a whole 7 with a high of 17. The good news it's going to be up in the 20's for most of the week; I'll take it. Managed to get all the straps on Daughters couch from back to front installed yesterday, Ordered 3 more rolls which will do the length straps with a weave over and under the other ones. Next Saturday should finish it up then it's a few 1:1 things to do here. Did manage about an hour bench time yesterday and more today.
Have a great day!! Be well and keep warm.
Good morning Rick, Curt, Larry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt. 27f here is short and t-shirt weather at this time of year.
Rick, have a great hike with Star.
Larry, sounds like you have mage great progress on the couch.
Rich, estate settlements are no fun, hope it gets completed soon.
Current weather here is -17c (1f) with bright blue skies. Today's plan is to do a grocery run and dinner with my mom this evening. Plan to get some bench time in this afternoon.
Have a great day everyone.
-3 up from -8 here in Michigan. Sunny totally clear sky makes it look nice outside, little if any wind and it might actually feel ok, as well.
OPS went well yesterday. I used the C-415 I bragged up on this outlet and it performed quite well and was favorably commented on by the crew. I think a bit more keep-alive function could help in some places but it managed to do quite well. Only real issue was one of the KDs lost a knuckle spring but I was able to work with it. It took me a whole capsule of the damned things before I could keep track of one long enough to replace it. :o Damn they disappear quick. :P
Tucumcari, Rick, watch out for Ringo and the Outlaws prowling the streets...what a name for a western location. I think I passed thru there when the Doll and I drove out little Nissan Cube out to AZ to see her son and grands. What a box of tin. The CVT (transmission) puked on us in Tennesee in the mountains on the way home, what a last day of a trip that was. We had taken the low route across AZ and NM through TX, Ark, and Tenn to avoid a early spring snow storm that had closed down the upper route that paralleled US-66 in places. What an adventure...drove thru Tuscon and headed East in a nasty snow! All the week we were out there it was in the 80s back here in Michigan. We got in time for one day of it before winter returned.
Back to now, easing into today. See what comes along.
Be well all, enjoy the day.
KS
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening. Glad you are in warmer places.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Good luck at the bench.
Larry, congrats on the couch work. It's going to be like new.
Ron, sounds like a great day.
Karl, glad the ops session was fun.
What's up with the rest of the crew?
It's another bright morning at 14°F, but no worries, it is warming to 38°F. We are headed to brunch, then The Da Vinci Code at Springer Opera House in Columbus. The kids are driving, so I'll just sit back and relax.
I finished the exterior of the sheriff's office (https://modelersforum.com/index.php?msg=200079) yesterday. I'll work on the interior tomorrow. I haven't decided what's next: rolling stock, a post office, or layout work. I've been thinking about pulling out a porter to get it ready to run to the local mines.
Have fun,
mike
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
You must be freezing down there!!
Rick glad you made it warmer weather have a nice hike with Star.
Larry sounds like the couch is almost done.
Ron have a nice dinner with Mom.
Karl sounds like you had a good time at the OPS.
Mike have a nice day with the kids.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/13. Later on 23.
We have a few errands to run this morning.
I did manage to grain the wood for the studs and firebreaks last night.
Today I'll stain them and then hopefully finish the second wall.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning from a slowly warming So. Central Wisconsin. +15f degrees now though it feels like +2. Heading to maybe 30 this afternoon. The sun is bright.
I ended up missing yesterday afternoon's OPS Session as I was not feeling good. The chills, sneezing, cough plus some other issues. I decided not to take the 2 hour ride and subject my fellow riders and then the operators at the session.
Still not feeling the best today but much better than yesterday. We are doing nothing outside the house I was told so I may go down to the bench. If I sneeze and cough there it's fine! The chills are gone and that was the most worrisome of the ailments yesterday to me.
Friend told me in a text this morning he has 123 pairs of 6" feeders cut and the 1/8" L is stripped for Tuesday. He wanted to give the feeder guys a head start for when they come Tuesday morning. He was pretty anmazed how quick the resistance soldering works on the track. He said he tested my portion from Friday all all was good.
Enjoy the day
TomO
No question, if I were starting over again, I'd pay someone to do my trackwork! I still remember the chapter in Dave Frary's "Pennsy Middle Division" book where he Tom Sawyers Bob Hayden to come and do the track. I still have a lot of switch machines and turnout tuning to do, in case anyone's looking for a job :o
dave
I actually enjoy doing the trackwork...hand laid ties, rail snd turnouts...but for me, it's just another model build. Track is a model too
When it gets up to 85 degrees in your neck of the woods, give me a call, Dave
terry
Good morning, all. The storm went out to sea well South of the NH seacoast and it's 20-ish and shadows are visible through high clouds.
I've been curious about Tucumcari ever since I first read about the Golden State Route. But I was too young to ride that train, Amtrak didn't take the route on and I never had any business within 200 miles. Now the Rock Island has been gone 45 years. I remember my more-or-less S scale Rock Island E7 A-B-A set from my O tinplate cays.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out at 32F with a feel like of 26F. It should start warming up a bit, but later in the week it's supposed to be in the 30's again. Yesterday I realized I hadn't colored enough wood so that's what I did.
I forgot to mention yesterday that Dad managed to slice open his leg on the car door corner (Saturday) not paying attention getting into the car (again), but this time it required 11 sutures and a trip to the Urgent Care followed by the ER. That's about 5 hours I'll never get back.
Today MOH and I have the Ft. Lauderdale run to pick up the 2 animals, so it will basically be a wasted day for anything
else.
And so it continues.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Sorry to hear about your Dad's leg; hope it heals quickly. I've had those days where modeling is the last thing on the agenda if at all.
What's your plans for today.
It's currently 0 with a high of 26; ya right. Grocery shopping soon then early afternoon taking Ellie for her 6 month checkup then probably a stop for subs before returning home. I most likely won't see the bench today but it's not going anywhere.
Have a great day!! Be well and keep warm.
Good morning everyone.
I'm in the ER here in Albuquerque.
Pretty sure it's a kidney stone again.
30o warmer :o this morning, it's a fine blistering 20o with a snow front moving in for most of the day, dull grey sky completes the turn around from yesterday's clear but COLD. Today will still be cold. :(
I spend a couple hours on the lay out yesterday, took the cutting tools to a large 180o loop and moved it all 6-7 inches straight out to, hopefully give the trestle room to contribute. I wasn't aware of the width of the 'footprint' of the bents when I got into the project. In order to accomplish the slice and dice I had to remove the base and support for the roundhouse and turntable I had roughed in. Plan on more work on that project later.
Enjoy the day all, be safe.
KS
Best with the stones, Rick...you posted while I was composing. Not fun I'm sure. This too, shall pass....(poor pun, sorry)
Aw geez, Rick! Hope you get over that quickly (and I hope someone is taking care of Star for you.)
dave
Get and feel better Rick.
Good morning,
Sorry for your Dad Curt.
Rick, ouch hope it passes.
Another cold one here. Feeding the hungry wild birds have been the highlight of my days.
Philip
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt, but I've already had a bowl of oat meal with honey. The OJ is nice and fresh though. Safe travels to The Dale. Very sorry to hear of Tim's leg and hope the recovery is smooth. I know you know that it will get even more trying as the time goes by.
I'm in the train shed this morning working on the '25 Winter Challenge. Update later this afternoon.
Rick, sorry to hear of your ER visit, hopefully something can be done.
Have a safe, warm and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Safe travels today. Hope you Dad, heals quickly.
Larry, hope your 1:1 goes well today. Good luck to Ellie.
Rick, yikes, hope the stone passes, and you get some relief.
Karl, good luck with the trestle installation.
Dave, good morning.
Philip, I'm sure the birds are thankful.
Tom, the train shed all day sounds good.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning at 20°F, but headed to 50°F. I have lodge tonight, but otherwise I'll be upstairs.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning Curt, Larry, Rick, Karl, Dave, Philip, ACLTom, Mike and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, sounds like your dad dot quite the gash, hope it heels well.
Rick, hope the stone passes soon.
Current temperature is -15c (5f) with bright blue skies. I did managed a little time at the bench and started the roof for the tool shed. I also posted an build update, so I'm calling it a successful day. :)
Have a great day everyone.
Rough idea of my curve move...
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The RED indicates cuts and movement.
The GREEN is rough idea of trestle.
The BLUE Arrow the area the Turntable base will return to.
The different elevations don't translate well in the photo. :-\
Someday I'll, hopefully, shut off the mind and fill in the landmasses and run trains. ???
KS
The buffet is open...
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Good morning everyone
Well the groundhog "Punxsutawney Phil" saw his shadow so 6 more weeks of this cold weather!!
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
I hope Tim is doing better.
Larry have fun with those 1:1 things.
Rick feel better I hope the stone passes quickly.
Karl sounds like you have your work cut out for yourself.
Morning Dave.
Philip the birds have to eat to.
Tom I'll be looking for an update.
Ron I saw the update great work as usual.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/23. Later a scorching 34.
A few errands this morning.
Then maybe with the warm weather my room can be heated later in the day.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out here at 36F. I'll wait until around 9 a.m. to do my morning walk when it's supposed to be in the 40's which is cold but bearable bundled up. Yesterday nothing was accomplished beyond the transport. We have 2 very unhappy skunks in our dining room but at least they are eating. They should be going to their permanent home Saturday.
Today I hope to finish the bracing on the barn walls. No other plans.
Rick I hope you are feeling better and out of the hospital.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. How is dad doing with the leg laceration?
Rick, I hope the ER was able to help you. Any better today?
I'm off to give blood and then get a hair cut. As Curt mentioned, it is cold here for us Crackers.
Have and safe, warm and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Good luck with the barn walls.
TomACL, hope the visit to the vampires goes well.
Jerry, warm weather would be nice. Good luck.
Karl, wow, that's a lot of work on the trestle. Great cardinal photo.
Ron, the rafter tails look terrific.
Rick, hope you are feeling better.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's still cold here, but warmer weather is coming. I'm off to the car dealer for a service. Then it's back to the workbench to start 3D printing a few details. The sheriff's desktop needs some papers and a lamp, so I'll work on those, too.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Enjoy your kit.
Tom make sure they leave you some of the "red stuff".
Rick hope the ER was able to help you; get feeling better soon.
Mike hope the car service is painless and doesn't make your wallet scream too much. Have fun making the details.
What's the rest of you doing.
It's 10 going to 30 later. First time we've been out of the 20's in a couple of weeks. Dentist apt. this am for x-rays and a cleaning then stopping at Wegmans for a Rx and a few groceries; it's less than 5 minutes from the Dentist. Maybe some bench time later. Been spending some time this last week going down the AI "rabbit hole" designing some Trek stuff; interesting concept.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, and be on the mend.
Good morning everyone.
Currently it's 23 in Grants, NM, sunny and 56 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope the barn wall bracing goes well.
Larry, AI certainly is a very deep rabbit hole.
Mike, hope the car dealer service isn't too expensive.
ACLTom, hope the blood draw results is all good news.
Jerry, hope your room warmed up enough.
Karl, that's an ambitious project on your layout.
Have fun with it and cool photo of the birds.
Ron, how's the roof coming along?
Philip, hope it warms up soon.
They finally released me after being there for 12 hours. :P
It took forever to get from one step of the process to the next.
Right now I am pain free.
The urologist gave me a prescription that gives me a 70% chance of me passing the stone.
I'll be consulting with a urologist in Arizona when I get there.
Getting permission to go outside and walk/feed Star was another huge problem.
After some tense back and forth it was finally decided that they would remove my IV before I could go out.
Then put in a new IV when I got back in. ::) ???
Todays plan is to push west and maybe cross the border into Arizona.
On Sunday Star and I did a hike.
This hike was a tough one for me because the trailhead was at 10,000' and I haven't been hiking at those elevations for at least 4 months.
I had to stop often to catch my breath.
Also, the entire trail was covered in s@#% but wearing my micro-spikes made that a non issue.
I was impressed with how many others were out there doing the same hike.
A picture from Sunday's hike.
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Have a great day everyone.
Glad to hear the ER helped, Rick. Drive safely!
Heat wave in SE NH, it got above freezing yesterday, and might do so again today. There are bare spots on the driveway where I can see the paving. Still not enough grass spots to make the dogs happy, though.
Today I have a couple of 'events', including PT and a viewing for a friend who passed away. I hope to get a bit of modeling in between those events.
dave
Mid 20s and light snow with grey sky the de jour... :(
I managed to splice new track into the cut places on each end of the curve. Most of the meat of the day, and my ambition was occupied by a sudden gotta get it done yesterday ::) plunge into throwing together the taxes that wore me out.
Back to the layout(?) is the rough idea for the day, but... :-\ time will tell.
KSinMI
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast
Nothing worse than an unhappy skunk!! ;D
Tom what a combo blood & haircut!!
Mike don't spend all you money on car service.
Larry good luck at the dentist.
Rick glad your feeling better.
Great picture Star looks happy!
Morning Dave.
Karl looking forward to an update.
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy/31. Later on 35.
Feels like Spring out there.
I managed to get the wood stained and cut for the wall.
Hopefully today I will place them in the frame.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Curt, ACLTom, Mike, Larry, Rick, Dave, Karl, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt.
Have to be quick today as I have a busy day. Current temperature is currently -7c (19f) and overcast. Mo modeling last night as I have decided that Monday nights will be spent on other interests. Tonight will be back to modeling with more work to be done on the roof.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out the day at 39F and getting into the 60's and maybe even higher. I can't remember. ??? Yesterday I did a later walk then completed the wall bracing and then colored more strip wood.
Today after chores and floors I'll start "planking" the walls of the barn. I also need to give Bill a call later.
Rick I'm glad you're feeling better.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
47 right now in Payson, AZ, sunny and 73 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and keep having fun with the kit.
Ron, how's the roof coming along?
Jerry, glad you're making progress on the bench.
Star loves running in the s!@# and eating it.
Krl, layout>taxes.
Dave, my condolences on the loss of your friend.
How's the rest of the crew today?
Drove most of the day yesterday.
I'm really tired of it and very glad I'm getting close to the end.
The spot I stopped at yesterday just happens to have a trail nearby.
Star and I will hike it later this morning.
Then off to Tempe for a quick stop at Costco for just a few things.
One more picture from Sunday's hike.
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Have a great day everyone.
Morning Gents,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Have fun working on your new kit.
Rick hope you're feeling better today and the meds are doing their job.
What's your plans.
It's 18 with a high of 24; made it to almost 30 yesterday. Never made it to the bench yesterday but plan to today since it'll be a "stay at home" day. Other than that not a whole lot going on here.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay warm.
Good Morning from contral Florida.
We are starting to warm up here as it did not freeze last night. Love the photo and hope and thanks for the coffee. Today I see the skin doctor but other than that the day is mine. I did some CAD design work on bride project yesterday, suspect more will get done today. Hope all is well and see you later.
Jim
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck planking.
Rick, glad you are feeling better. Safe travels!
Larry, wishing you a fun day at the bench.
Ron, good luck with roofing.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a cloudy morning at 52°F, headed to 52°F. No plans today other than heading upstairs. Yesterday I added a lamp and papers to the sheriff's desk, 3D printed some figures and other details, and completed about 50% of a trumpet vine for the sheriff's office.
Have fun,
mike
Morning crew!
Glad your out Rick!
TY Curt!
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Looking forward to the update.
Rick glad your feeling better today.
Have a nice hike with Star.
Larry hope you make the bench today.
Morning Jim. Have fun with the CAD project.
Mike I guess the Sherriff office is just about done.
Morning Philip.
Weather in South Jersey is P. sunny/29. Later on 33.
The snow & ice pack is slowly melting!!
Izzy to the groomer this morning.
Then a couple of errands while she is there.
Bench time later in the day I hope.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning from Wisconsin. It's 0f degrees and feels like 0. The sun is pretty bright this morning.
Rick sorry to read about the kidney stones. Been there twice, absolutely no fun.
Karl. That is quite the track adjustment, have fun with it.
We are on a warming trend and may reach the mid 20's this afternoon.
Working some at the bench. I moved on from a project that I just fundamentally screwed up from the beginning. Now I'm re-thinking it. It will get done but not for awhile
It is amazing the time I must have spent online the last few years. Yesterday it was less than an hour and other than my train bench time I need stuff to do. Terry is handling that with the honey do lists. But I have time to do them. Mostly now I wake up and log in. Maybe 30 minutes on a couple forums and then not until late evening do I go back online. I'm off line enough my Facebook page has less postings. Removing the game I played daily for years without missing a day sure helped and the withdrawal pain was gone in a week!
Be well
TomO
Glad to hear Rick is doing better (although I do worry about a hike into the boonies in case he has a relapse...)
Nothing on the plate today, so I should get back to the train shop in a bit.
dave
Dull grey with a flake or two falling, my watch said it was 9o outside. It will go to the 20s later, maybe. Headed to 30 sometime this week but briefly.
I managed to move the track and then patched the open areas I had cut. I also added 1 foot to the layout base before I started the track change. Now, I have to figure out the land mass under the trestle. :( I prefer plaster cloth over a webbing of strips of cardboard, made from cut up priority mail boxes. Then cover that with Sculptamold. 2-3 weeks of that if I get at it.
The Doll went for an eye exam to get new glasses yesterday and ended up with a referral for cataract surgery. That ought to ball up 6 weeks of time. She's been spending a lot of time researching genealogical mysteries on the computer and complaining of head aches. :'( I hope it helps. My eyes are much better after I had that done last year around this time. Not perfect but much less use of glasses. Reading especially is better for me. Not needing them all the time, leads to me 'losing' them frequently because they are not on my face. The close up lower bifocal area was poorly placed on my current pair so I rarely use that feature, just the optivisor.
Rick, glad you are able to continue the trek Westward. I hope it warms up...for all of us.
TomO there sure are lots of ways to lose track of online time. Facebook seems totally without merit from what I hear from the Doll. She marvels at the total amount of self discipline of comments folks put out there. She does stay out of the fray after suffering anguish over political stuff in recent years. That stuff breads viral hatred I can not believe.
Looking forward to making some progress on the layout. I do have an Rx to retrieve later. Just to get the reminder text and phone messages to stop. :o
That' all I've got for now. Everyone enjoy the day.
KS
Good afternoon everyone,
It's getting late so I put on a fresh pot of coffee.
Current temperature is -7c (19f) and cloudy. Found out last night that my Aunt died as she lost her fight with cancer, she was 96 so she lived a great life. No modeling happened last night but I did spent time cataloguing my railroad supplies. To do this I made a database in Microsoft Access. The reason for this it threefold, 1 - seeing what I have, 2 - Insurance purposes, and 3 - to help with disposing my collection. I'm beginning to see I have more than I thought.
Have a great day everyone.
Good afternoon, all. I've spent much of the morning researching; I updated my thread about online resources for scratchbuilding structures that still stand. Now it's time to shut off the confuser and do some actual modeling.
Ron condolences on your Aunts passing.
Ron sorry to hear of your Aunt passing. Prayers for the family.
Jerry
Afternoon all.
Ron, very sorry to hear of your Aunt's passing. Time will heal the sorrow but time will never take the memories.
I was hear just after breakfast was served and then ran errands with Pam. Forgot to check back in.
Hope all are having a happy day.
Tom
Morning all. I have a lengthy commute in a couple of minutes.
Sorry for your loss Ron. Prayers for your family.
Good morning everyone.
Currently 52 in Phoenix, sun then clouds with a high of 78 later.
I see Mike is here and hope he's preparing one of his delicious breakfasts for us.
Mike, any more work on the sheriff's office and what's next once it's done?
Philip, safe travels.
ACLTom, I guess more work on the tower today?
James, I've been enjoying your thread.
Ron, my condolences on the passing of your aunt.
Karl, all the best to Vicki on her upcoming procedure.
Dave, I appreciate your concern but I'm fine and pain free.
TomO, being on line can have benefits.
It all depends on what you're looking at.
But it does steal time from getting things done in the 1:1.
Jerry, did you sit at the bench?
Jim, hope it was all good news at the skin doctor.
Larry, hope you got to enjoy your stay at home day.
Curt, any kit progress?
Ended up not hiking yesterday.
The van heater, not the Mercedes heater in the dash, started acting up.
Just by luck the only authorized repair shop for the heater is here in Mesa.
The part is still under warranty and I just have to pay for shipping and labor.
Part according to UPS is due to arrive at 10:30.
After that is done continuing west will happen.
Yesterday morning at my campsite outside of Payson, AZ.
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Have a great day everyone.
I see Mike didn't make breakfast.
No problem.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Since I'm in Arizona a Mexican based breakfast today.
Breakfast burritos filled with scrambled eggs, chorizo, cheddar cheese and salsa are waiting on the counter for you.
Morning all,
Rick, the breakfast burrito is perfect along with the hot chocolate. Nice sunrise photo.
Yes, I'll be working on the tower today and updating the thread.
Philip, have a safe commute.
Not much else going on from here.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
"Breakfast Burritos with chorizo" reminds me of Louis/Desert Drover, who didn't make the transition from Railroad-Line. I hope he's doing well.
Today's task is the roof for the barn. I need to decide between the kit shingles, which look like traditional asphalt or slates, or Bar Mills wood shingles. I like the Bar Mills product for wood shingles, although I know others have gotten spectacular results with different products. That's pretty much the last step before the new foundation arrives. I could start on the house, or do some scenery work on location.
dave
Buenos Dias with the breakfast.
Heat wave here this morning, 20+ outside but snow is expected.
Watched a bunch of the NASCAR race from Winston-Salem last evening until FOX decided to switch the race over to FS2 >:( what a bunch of -DELETE- will certainly 'color' my NASCAR viewing back to near zero this year.
Layout efforts dragging along, today I'll get some done. Hopefully.
Little left here, we do miss Luis in the mornings.
KS.
Good morning Philip, Rick, ACLTom, Dave, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, hope the heater repair goes well.
Philip, hope the commute is uneventful.
ACLTom, have fun working on the tower build.
Dave, your barn build is looking great.
Karl, hope a lot of progress is made on the layout modifications today.
First of I would like to thank everyone for the condolences regarding my aunt, it is very much appreciated.
Current temperature is -16c (3f) with blue skies, it's a great day. No modeling last night as I got home from work later than usual and I didn't feel like it. We shall see what tomorrow brings.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
I just peeked in earlier before I had to do a quick task for the lodge. It's finished, so...
Philip, thanks for opening. Safe traveling.
Rick, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. It's perfect.
TomACL, good luck on the towers.
Dave, wood shingles might be best for your period.
Karl, congrats on the layout modification. Are those trestles completed?
Ron, good luck getting to the bench.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's another overcast day and cold. Warmer weather is headed our way I think.
Rick asked what's next. I am thinking about building the post office. I have it cut out on the laser, and need to paint and assemble it. I'll add a few details like a post office box and signage. Haven't decided on shingle type.
Hope to finish the sheriff's office today. I plan to finish the vines and paint the sheriff print.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning,
Philip safe travels.
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. That photo looks to be a lot warmer than it's here. Hope the heater repair goes well and travel safely.
Tom have fun with the tower.
Dave I was actually surprised Louis never made it over to here; although neither did Roland/Hopeless both are great modelers and miss their work. Speaking of wood shingles I make my own using either 1x10's or 2x10's then I can color them exactly how I want them. The only drawback is it's a very tedious process.
Karl you're a little warmer than we are here. This weekend is going to be brutal w/ the Arctic air returning.
Ron my sincere condolences concerning the loss of your Aunt. Hope you get some modeling in soon.
Mike have a great modeling day.
What's the rest of you doing.
It's a sunny 18 with a high of 23. This weekend the Arctic air returns and the temps drop right into the basement. Saturday they're saying -25 with windchills and sn*w; doubt I'll be going to my Daughters...too darn cold. The Challenge diorama is done so I'll post an update after here.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, and safe travels.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening Philip and Breakfast Rick. I hope your heater gets repaired today Rick.
Just got back home from my walk at a damp 57F from the early morning rain. The sky is still gray and overcast.
Yesterday I "planked" all of the colored wood and I'm not even half way done with the barn. I don't know if not enough strip wood was included (unusual) or what the
issue is. The pouch it came in was sealed when I got it. The planks are 2x10 size so I will color what I have but I see a trip to the LHS in my future. :(
So much for my day.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Did you cook the breakfast over that fire pit??
Glad your feeling better.
Tom looking forward to the update.
Dave go with the wood shingles.
Karl don't you hate when they do that?
Ron I've been seeing a lot of F1 testing runs.
Mike the mail must go through.
Larry I'll look at the update in a minute.
Curt I hope you have enough wood. Not very often that Brett makes a mistake.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/31. RF/35.
A few errand to run this am.
Then back to the wall just need to put in the firestops.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Quote from: KentuckySouthern on February 04, 2026, 10:27:27 AM
TomO there sure are lots of ways to lose track of online time. Facebook seems totally without merit from what I hear from the Doll. She marvels at the total amount of self discipline of comments folks put out there. She does stay out of the fray after suffering anguish over political stuff in recent years. That stuff breads viral hatred I can not believe.
KS
I think Facebook is a great wealth of sell/buy sites, modeling, tips, techniques and ideas for model railroaders. Make what you want of it.
That said, I don't look at ads, reels or tolerate anything political, religious or financial. It's been years since I looked at the reels or the ads. I certainly don't need a bankrupt financial expert giving me advice.
My Facebook page says it is a political, religious and financial free zone. I delete and block the few that try
TomO
Good morning from an Olympic hockey break in Wisconsin.
Yep, watching TV of the Czechia and USA Women hockey. US is winning 1-0
Not sure what today will bring. Normally on Thursday we head out for breakfast but hockey was the morning priority.
Ron sorry to read about your aunt
TomO
Mike said,"Karl, congrats on the layout modification. Are those trestles completed...?" >:( Don't push me...'completed' well the bents are built but placing and proper support are going agonizingly slow, as I'm making it all up as I go... :P glad no one is looking over my shoulders for sure. ::)
Did make some micro steps today...
Good Morning,
I see Rick's here but I'll get us breakfast anyways. Coffee and the usual morning beverages are ready and waiting. Breakfast will be cheesy scrambled eggs, toast w/ butter, pan sausages and/or crispy bacon, and hash browns.
What's everyone up to today.
It's a whomping 8 with a high of still too damn cold. Have the usual morning errands to run then a few more tweaks to the Challenge build. Not sure about the rest of the day.
Have a great day!! Be well, keep warm, and be careful out there.
Good morning folks,
Larry, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Congrats on the challenge diorama completion.
Curt, hope you have enough wood.
Jerry, firestops installed?
Karl, sounds like progress.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a cold morning, but warming to 63°F. Yesterday I reprinted a figure since it looked too small. Not much else was accomplished. I see figure painting in my future.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Larry. It's a little chilly your way. I'm not sure there is much more you can do to improve your current project.
Starting out here with a feel like of 33F and headed to 63F. Yesterday I colored my remaining correctly sized strips. I don't think it will be enough but after animal chores I'll glue down what I have. If I go MOH wants to come with me and go to the Oriental food store. It's on the same road as the LHS about 3 min away but there is always a very heavy traffic intersection between the two.
Tomorrow MOH and daughter have a rescue event about 90 minutes away and the 2 recent rescues are going to their new home.
That's it for me.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
57. now in Mohave Valley, sunny and 79 later.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I peeked in earlier and saw you were so I left and came back later.
I like what you did with your diorama, but I'm not sold on the tarp.
Mike, I figured you'd be painting. ;)
Karl, micro steps is fine.
Start a thread and we can all look over your shoulder.
TomO, did the US win the game?
Jerry, firestops?
Curt, very unusual that there wouldn't be enough wood in Brett's kit.
Ron, hope you got home earlier last night.
Dave, did you pick something for the roof?
ACLTom, I'll have to see if there's a thread update.
How's the rest of the crew.
Heater part showed up earlier than expected and work was completed earlier than expected.
Since the heater fix finished early I decided to tough it out and make it all the way to Mohave Valley.
I got here around 4:30.
Mostly taking it easy today and definitely not driving anywhere.
My daughter and grandkids will be here later.
This is an older picture from 2023 at Medicine Bow Peak in Wyoming.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning Larry, Mike, Curt, Rick and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Larry, will have to check out your latest progress on your diorama build.
Mike, have fun with the figure painting.
Curt, have fun working on the kit, hope you stained enough wood.
Rick, enjoy the visit with your daughter and grandkids.
Jerry, 3 days of testing at Barcelona just happened, was interesting, Mercedes and Ferrari did well, Williams couldn't put a car together in time, but it is just testing, which means the season is around the corner (March 7, 2026)
Current weather is -17c (1f) and cloudy with light s%$w showers in the forecast. Later this morning is my Aunt's funeral and then after that I should get in some bench time. The trip home last night was uneventful which allowed me some time at the bench last night. Besides, I don't work Fridays so I can stay up later. At the bench I made the doors and added some roof bracing as the plan is to make the roof removable.
Have a great day everyone.
Nothing to add this morning. Still cold but 'warmer' but feels damp. ::)
3d project might get some attention. The Doll is giving up coffee, again, cold turkey as well as Diet Coke, etc. :-X
Micro progress on the layout.
KS
Condolences re: your Aunt, Ron
Good morning from here! We hit the high for the day, 36. 1st time in 22 days we offically are over the freezing line.
Rick USA won 5-1, easy game, no real contest
Karl, cold turkey? Wow it going to be a tough 5 days to clear out the caffeine dependency. I remember when I stopped caffeine and the headaches were miserable. I can tell you water is no substitute for a caffeine loaded drink. My medical team says the 1 diet Dr Pepper I drink at wake up is ok but I consciously try to avoid caffeine. Best to the Doll on this adventure, oh and buckle in for the ride. I guess I drove Terry nuts that 1st week
No real plans for today. I have sheet styrene and Black Sintra being delivered today. 5 of us got together to order from the local plastics distributor and we got a super deal. I have .040. .060 and .080 plain sheet styrene coming cut to 2'x 4' sheets and 3mm and 8mm Black Sintra cut to 2'x 5' sheets. 2 of the guys are driving over to pick it up and all I know was they said they will be here before 5pm.
Be well
TomO
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Mike good luck with the LP painting.
Curt hope you get the missing wood today.
Rick glad you got the heater fixed and made it home.
Don't forget to have those that stone problem looked out before you have another attack.
Ron looking forward to the update.
Karl I's be careful around the Doll the next few days while she gives up all the caffeine!! ;D
TomO there some good size sheets. You won't run out any time soon.
Weather in South Jersey M. sunny/27. Later on 31.
The weekend is supposed to ne really cold here with high winds.
Had dinner last night with the neighbors went to Olive Garden.
We have a few errands to run this morning.
No the firestops did not get done!!!! Maybe this afternoon.
Everyone have a great day! :)
Jerry
Afternoon all,
I slept late today and loved it. Slept until almost 8AM and it was great.
I decided to take it easy this morning and read. I finished two books I started last week.
I went to Chic-fil-a and got Pam and I a Chic meal. That was great as well.
I've been in the train shed the past hour and plan to update the tower build.
Hope all are having a great day, staying safe and healthy.
Tom
I forgot to mention the other day that I talked to Bill. He sounded very upbeat and said he's making slow progress.
Good Morning from the frozen tundra,
The morning beverages are ready and waiting. Breakfast is eggs any way you like'em, home-fries, English muffins, along with your choice of meats.
What's on your agenda.
It's -4 with a high of 4 with a NWN wind of 5-15 mph giving us a windchill of -25 at times. We received about 4-5 inches of grainy sn*w which will sit until Monday or Tuesday when this arctic air goes back to where it belongs. Maybe some bench time later to work on Hank's.
Have a great day!!! Be well, keep warm, and limit your time outside if you're in the "Arctic Air Zone".
Good morning, Larry and later arrivals. My local orchards still have native apples, "keeper" varieties like Cortland, so I'll put out a basket. Alas, they don't grow Baldwins (my favorite) like they did 60 years ago.
Today snow removal is at the top of the list, but not yet. We have 3-4 inches of light, fluffy snow with more falling. The youngster wants to have lunch with a friend, so he gets the best shovel. Nid and I don't need to go anywhere, so the barn cellar driveway can wait till it ends this afternoon. Our modeling projects will get some attention in between.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Larry, eggs and home fires, perfect.
Bill is making progress but it is slow. He is only 6 weeks out of hip surgery. He has a case of cabin fever. I told him no trains have been running on the A&S RR.
We have another Memorial Service to attend today at noon.
I hope to get a little more done on the tower build and an update as well.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Larry. Try to stay warm today.
Started out the day capturing animals for MOH and loading them up in the van before I did my morning walk. Currently it's around 55F getting to 69F later.
Yesterday I used all the colored planking and needed more so off to the LHS and oriental market. I also picked up a box of dried worms (20#). The skunks eat them like popcorn! After getting home I colored 1 pack of the strip wood and set aside to dry.
Today I'm taking Dad to the ER to remove the sutures. I was going to do it but they convinced me it would be better if they did it because of how fragile his leg skin is (you look at it and it tears). After that I'll finish planking the barn.
James my favorite is Gala and I try to eat one everyday.
Tom I hope you can make it to the workbench today.
Rick I hope you are enjoying the family time.
I hope everyone has a good day.
North of James, we got a dusting, less than an inch of powder. Neighbor cleaned his driveway with a leaf blower. But it's turning sharply colder this afternoon, then maybe a warm spell next week. Scotch Club today is cancelled, in part because the winds will pick up significantly this afternoon as the serious cold front pushes through.
I'll look at the laminated sides from the farmhouse kit (laser-cut clapboard over laser-cut basswood for each wall), and if there are no mistakes (!!), I'll paint the walls (airbrush). It'll be easy to do lighting, so I'll spray the interior black and the exterior white.
dave
Good morning everyone.
Currently 48 in Mohave Valley, 82 and sunny later.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Box up the s@#$ and send it to me and I'll melt it for you.
Curt, hope the suture removal goes well and have fun with the kit.
ACLTom, thanks to you and Curt for letting us know Bill is doing better.
Sorry you have to attend another Memorial Service.
James, thanks for the apple and take it easy shoveling.
Jerry, staying warm?
TomO, have fun with your new modeling supplies.
Karl, hope The Doll is doing well with her withdrawal and any progress is good progress on the layout.
Ron, enjoy your 3 day weekend and have fun modeling.
How's everyone else today.
Nice restful day yesterday.
Star and I did a two mile walk around the neighborhood.
After lunch I finally got to enjoy a tasty cigar with my coffee.
Jacklynn and the kids showed up around 6:30.
Had a good time interacting with them.
Going to unload the two boxes of stuff I drug back from NJ and do a load of laundry today.
Nothing else planned except family time.
I don't think I posted this picture from last Sunday's hike yet.
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Have a great day everyone.
Quote from: Jerry on February 06, 2026, 10:28:59 AMMorning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Mike good luck with the LP painting.
Curt hope you get the missing wood today.
Rick glad you got the heater fixed and made it home.
Don't forget to have those that stone problem looked out before you have another attack.
Ron looking forward to the update.
Karl I's be careful around the Doll the next few days while she gives up all the caffeine!! ;D
TomO there some good size sheets. You won't run out any time soon.
Weather in South Jersey M. sunny/27. Later on 31.
The weekend is supposed to ne really cold here with high winds.
Had dinner last night with the neighbors went to Olive Garden.
We have a few errands to run this morning.
No the firestops did not get done!!!! Maybe this afternoon.
Everyone have a great day! :)
Jerry
The styrene and Sintra in the large sheets is a real time and money saver for me. I have 3 projects in the works that it's needed for plus a couple more bid on. A piece of 12" x 6" x .060 plain styrene is $7.39 after my LHS 20% discount. The 4' x 8' x .060 sheet cut to 2'x 4' was under $60. So a vey nice saving. Because we had to get to a certain dollar amount to order 5 of us joined up.
Tom
Good morning from +5f degrees that also feels like +5. Our 2 days barely in the 30's is over for the next 7 days per the weather app. Back to below seasonal.
It's a hockey day. The grandson has 2 games, the Badgers play at home this afternoon and the Olympic Women are today. So no train time for me
Enjoy the day
TomO
Curt...are you going to 'write me off' as a source of kits? I think this is the second kit you got from me that you had stripwood problems with
terry
It just climbed up to 10o here in the mitten state. Currently it's sunny but the area weather report said clouds all day. Yesterday was in the 20s but so was the wind. The roads drifted quite a bit, at one time the County Central dispatch reported a blocked road with several folks stuck awaiting a snow plow.
The Doll was quite sad yesterday, one of the last of what once were 12-20 older gents that stopped daily in the auto repair shop she managed for her family sent a message saying goodbye. Tom was one she enjoyed like a father, lost hers as a teen, at 92(ish) had a good run.
The tax folks had our return done yesterday and gave me an excuse to leave for a bit. btw...withdrawal seems to be going 'ok' ::)
I spent time working on the layout yesterday. I fired up the airbrush and painted a couple dozen feet of track. Used to use Krylon or Rustoleum camo spray cans, but it became an serious point of olfactory contention >:( . Much of the reason for considerable lack of progress on the layout. Today, cleaning rail heads. :-[ We had Olympics on last night but was just ceremonial stuff no kids competing.
That's all I got. Be well all.
KS
Good morning Larry, Jam,es, ACLTom, Curt, Dave, Rick, TomO, Terry, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Larry.
ACLTom / Curt, thanks for the update on Bill, hopefully he will be able to get out soon.
Current temperature is -20c (-4f) and overcast with more of the white stuff on the way. The funeral for my Aunt yesterday was a nice affair this a lot of stories and laughs. I also worked on the challenge and made the doors and finished up the roof supports and posted an update. Today's plan is to finish the roof so that I can complete the first building so I can move on to the second building.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
James the snow removal can wait.
Tom thanks for the report on Bill.
Curt it sounds like there better equip taking those sutures out of your Dad.
Dave be looking for the update.
Rick glad your feeling better.
Have fun with the family.
TomO good luck to the grandson playing hockey today.
Morning Terry.
Ron I'll check out the update in a minute.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/13. RF/-4.
The wind is howling and only going to get worse.
I never did get to the bench yesterday.
But I'll try today.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Howdy folks,
Larry, thanks for opening, the coffee, and breakfast. Hope you make it to the bench.
James, good luck with the sneaux.
TomACL, looking forward to the next tower update.
Curt, blue birds love the dried worms, too, as do crows, blackbirds... I haven't seen any skunks climbing the pole yet.
Dave, good luck with painting the farmhouse.
Rick, wishing you the best of family time.
TomO, good luck to your grandson.
Terry, how are you?
Karl, congrats on painting track.
Ron, good luck with the roof.
Jerry, good luck getting to the bench.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning at 48°F, headed to 54F°. The wind is howling, so I'm hoping it's the cold air going away.
This morning I finished printing another batch of details. I assembled the post office, and it is drying in the clamps.
Have fun,
mike
Quote from: friscomike on February 07, 2026, 12:34:13 PMDave, good luck with painting the farmhouse.
Well.... That didn't go as well as I wanted. I taped the walls to a piece of cardboard with the insides showing. What I wanted to prevent was any bleed of the black paint onto the front of the walls. The problem came with the paint. I'm using the Badger black primer. They say that's 'airbrush ready' out of the bottle, and usually that's been true. But the black primer was way too thick, and I ended up having to take apart and thoroughly clean the airbrush, then dilute the primer by 50% or more, to get it to work. And the up-flushing system in the basement for the workshop sink is kaput (plumber coming next week) so I have to run upstairs to clean anything.
Anyway, I did get those segments painted black (although not a heavy black coat). They're now "resting" underneath bricks to prevent warping. This afternoon, I'll take a look at them, and maybe flip them and do the white outside walls. I'm not worried about white bleed-through into the black interior walls...)
dave
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, glazed donuts (not KK), bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out here at 47F and possibly getting to 70F later. Yesterday I finally finished the planking on the barn and set it aside to dry overnight. I read ahead in the instructions also. MOH made it home about 1830.
Today after chores I'll separate the walls from the chipboard background. I have to be careful. Some sides were not completely glued to allow close joining with other walls instead of using separate pieces of strip wood to do it. This afternoon another rescue goes to his permanent home, and thankfully the new owner lives very close to us. ;D
Mike I have not seen a skunk climb a pole either but I have seen them climb furniture and pet fences.
That's enough gabbing for me.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. The OJ is nice and fresh.
I haven't seen a skunk climb anything but I have seen a gator climb a chain link fence.
Pam and I are visiting Bill and Cindy later this afternoon.
I hope to get another update posted for the tower build.
Have a safe, happy and warm day everyone.
Tom
Allie Gator -
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Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. I'm jealous of your temps down there. Have fun with your build.
Tom enjoy your visit and looking forward to your update.
There's currently clear sunny skies with temps to "freeze the nads off a brass monkey" with the highs about the same. Other than keeping warm not sure about the rest of the day.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay safe, and keep warm.
Good morning everyone.
Currently 51 here, sunny and 82 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope separating the walls goes well.
ACLTom, that's not something you see everyday.
Star used to be able to climb over the fence in my yard.
Larry, stay in and stay warm.
Dave, hope painting the walls goes well today.
Mike, I guess we'll see a post office update soon.
Jerry, I know it's crazy cold at your place.
Ron, is the roof done?
Karl, I haven't watched a lick of the Olympics.
TomO, hope the grandson and his team did well yesterday.
How's everyone else doing?
The young'ens wore me out yesterday.
Today, Star and I will head north about 35 miles and do a hike.
After that I'll stop at Buffalo Wild Wings for one of their bacon cheeseburgers.
Then I'll drive back to the house.
I might of posted this before.
This was taken at White Water Draw here in AZ.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning,
Curt, thank you for the coffee and breakfast. Good luck with the transfer.
TomACL, whoa, a gator climbing a fence! Please tell Bill we miss his posts and wish him well.
Larry, I feel sorry for the monkey. Wishing you warm weather.
Rick, hope you enjoy the hike. That bacon cheeseburger sounds delicious.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning at 28F, but warming to 60F this afternoon. I added roof trusses to the post office and primed the building. I think I'll use fish-scale-type shingles painted green. Super Bowl party tonight at our daughter's. Go Cowboys!
Have fun,
mike
9o going to around 20o under overcast, at the moment, some warmer temps in a day of two.
I did nothing worth mentioning yesterday until the evening when we watched my SPARTANS outlast the Illini in overtime.An entertaining game most all evening. SPARTAN girls won their game as did the hockey team. No interest in that football money grab tonight. IF I watch it will not mean much, just fill time.
Enjoy the day all.
Larry tell me you're jealous about our temps come July thru October. ;D
Tom I have never seen it in person but I have seen videos of gators climbing. Enjoy your visit with Bill. Please tell him hi from me.
Good morning Curt, ACLTom, Larry, Rick, Mike, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, sounds like you are making great progress on the kit.
ACLTom, Have a great visit with Bill and Cindy, hopefully Bill is doing much better. Tell Bill I say Hi.
Larry, stay warm today.
Rick, yes the roof is finished. ;D Enjoy your hike with Star.
Mike, enjoy the football game tonight at your daughter's.
Karl, have a great day.
Dave, sorry the painting didn't go as planned, hopefully there is an easy solution.
Current temperature is -22c (-8f) and overcast. Like Larry, it's a good day to stay inside. Finished the first building of the challenge build yesterday and posted it on my build thread. Today I start the second building with distressing and staining wood, should be fun.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
How many more skunks do you have there??
Tom nice picture of a gator! Hope it wasn't your backyard.
Larry ask the monkey if he wants to come in and sit by the fire!! ;D
Rick nice picture. I'll have a burger with you sounds good.
Mike I hate to bust your bubble but the "COWBOYS" didn't make it this year!! :D
Ron I'll check the update later.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/12. RF/6.
Today should be the last of the single digits hopefully.
I hope to get my wall finished today I brought a table in side to work on it.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 45F that although there was no breeze, felt colder. Yesterday I cut the walls off the chipboard (that was a pain) and read ahead. Next up looks like doors,windows and stenciled signage.
After chores I'll head up to the workbench. Nothing else much planned. Tomorrow I have to take Dad back to the ER.
Dave I forwarded the drawing to MOH who shared it with the rescue.
Jerry we currently have 9. The number fluctuates depending on need. Four are ours, and 2 are "senior retirees" living out the rest of their lives comfortably. The only time they all come out in mass is mealtimes. They have the same clock in their heads that dogs do when it comes to food.
Well that's enough for today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.
Sadly, the Cowboys did not win the Super Bowl again. Man, it's been 30 years since the last one.
Lodge tonight, may work on the PO today.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning, Curt, Mike and the rest of the gang. Bright sun on the lower Merrimack valley will melt off more of my driveway, low was 5F, high might be 27. But my driveway will continue to melt. Most of today will be model work, I'll show some progress on my Challenge overpass.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Have fun with the kit.
Mike sorry to hear about the Cowboys and enjoy the time at then bench.
James hope your temps make it to 27 today.
It's minus 9 with a high of 20 so we'll see. After it warms up some I have to deal with the sn*w in the driveway and cars; NOT looking forward to that. Did spend some time working on Hank's yesterday.
Have a great day!! Be well and keep warm.
Mike as a kid we lived in El Paso and Dad was a die hard Cowboys fan. We would watch them play on Sunday. My suck up brother always rooted with Dad but I always rooted for any other team. Now I refuse to watch any of them. ::)
Good morning everyone.
Currently 47 here, mostly sunny and 81 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Have fun working on the kit.
Larry, take your time with the s$#@ and stay safe.
James, have fun at the bench.
Mike, what's really frustrating is watching a QB that the Jet's drafted win a SB, and they couldn't win with him.
Jerry, glad you were able to bring a table inside to work on.
Ron, hope you had fun staining and distressing.
Karl, how are you liking Starlink?
How's the rest of the crew today?
Star and I hiked 10.4 miles and 1,175 of EG gain on the Secret Pass Loop in Bullhead City, AZ.
Saw about a dozen burros who got a lot of attention from Star.
No, she didn't get close enough to them where she might get hurt.
Afterward I had a delicious burger at BWW.
Stocked up with DEF, water and fuel at Walmart.
Then headed to Jacklynn's boyfriend's house to watch most of the game.
I showered during the half time show.
I need to call a urologist to make an appointment.
Might head into the desert for some me time.
Three burros from yesterday.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning Curt, Mike, James, Larry, Rick and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt.
Current weather here is -24c (-11f) with blue skies, it should get warmer tomorrow. Started on the rigging shed by distressing and staining wood. Posted an update on my build thread while watching the Superbowl. There will be no modeling tonight as Monday nights are "other interest" night.
Have a great day everyone.
Rick great photo. It looks like the burro's are keeping an eye on Star also.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt.
I didn't watch the SB yesterday out of protest. I have a problem with half-time entertainers that say they hate America and that I needed to learn Spanish to hear the half-time program.
The fence climbing gator wasn't in my back yard. The photo was sent to me by a friend. He said it was taken during the mating season for gators, so, Mr. Gator was after some gator stuff!
I had two skin biopsies taken this morning so I need to get my leg elevated for a few hours and then I can get back to the train shed. Being a Fl. Cracker, I've had these things taken off multiple times. Can't count all the skin cancer I've had removed from my arms and legs over the past 30 years. Part of growing up in the Fl. Sun as a teenager and young adult and not using sun screen.
Hope all have a safe and healthy day.
Tom
Still cold and grey today in Michigan, half a dozen deer overnighted under our pines last night, weather chick said there have only been 4 hours in the last 20 something days with temp above freezing...might have some this week but not today, 20s will be it with some wind. This has been a real winter like we remember from childhood, except all the wheeny school systems have used up all their snow days, rare for any of that for my time, of course the mile walk uphill both ways made us strong winter warriors! ::)
Saw the game, muted the half time abomination and checked email and looked in here. Watched an hour or so of skiing and skating after the game. Don't fret, Mike, the LIONS haven't been even close to being in the last 60 games...
I'm going to make a couple more bridge bents today, then maybe some layout time, not sure. The fence around the Doll's coffee will power is really weak, whine is high pitched... ::)
Rick, Skylink has worked terrific, seems not to be quite as fast as it was to begin with but sooo much better than the hardwire dsl I was stuck with. Also no weather issues like our TV used to have, the antenna has a low level heater that removes a lot of the snow or ice. Only once have I brushed anything off of it. Elon has a winner with that project.
All I have for today. Later, gators et al..
KS
I'm not interested in popular culture, independent of the language. When I hear "Bad Bunny", all I can think is "someone let the dogs out" ;D (That's NOT a political statement, I'm just sick of hearing about him.)
I did a quick door casting hack for the farmhouse, see the latest post on my build thread. After German (Zoom), I'll head back down, prime the castings, and then maybe assemble the kit doors. This is the detail work that will make the kit pop.
dave
orning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Mike sorry to hear the Cowboys didn't win but the 49er's didn't either!! :(
James looking forward to the update.
Larry don't overdo that shoveling.
Rick great picture.
Glad your going to see a Dr..
Ron looking forward to the second build.
Tom hope the biopsies are a negative.
Karl your right about a winter like when we were kids.
Dave looking forward to the update.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/20. Maybe just maybe we will make 30!!
Well I did mange to get half the breaks done and will do the rest today.
I think were home today but you never know!!
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Currently 49F and getting to 79F today. :o The main thing today is Dad needs to go back to the ER. Joy. It's a good thing he has great medical insurance. Yesterday wasn't the greatest at the workbench. I applied the large rub off sign and to me it looks like crap. I may be able to make it look weathered. I'm not sure yet. After that I applied a whitewash on the walls.
This beauty came in the mail for me.
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That's all I have today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope your Dad's apt. goes well. Yup that's a real beauty; should be a fun project.
It's 14 with a high of 36; finally back to double digits AND above freezing. Maybe it'll help melt/settle the white crap. Errands to run shortly then maybe some bench time later; maybe.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay warm.
Good morning Curt and Larry.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, that is a nice mail delivery you got yesterday. I've been thinking of getting me a couple of those but shipping to Canada is expensive. I still might bite the bullet though.
Larry, hope the errands don't take too long and you make it to the bench.
Current weather here is -16c (3f), overcast with 4-6" of the white stuff in the forecast, it's a work from home day today.
No modeling last night but construction is ready to start on the second building of the challenge build and seeing as I don't have to commute today, I just might start construction tonight.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. Hope the ER visit doesn't take all day. Nice little kit Curt.
We have bowling at noon and late lunch with friends.
Not much is happening from here.
Have a great day everyone.
Tom
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Hope your Dad's visit to the ER goes well. Good luck with the sign.
Larry, good luck with your errands and making it to the bench.
Ron, hope you can start construction tonight. Working from home can result in a long workday.
Jerry, enjoy the breaks.
TomACL, good luck with the biopsies.
Dave, looking forward to your update.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a hazy morning at 50°F, but warming to 74°F. Finally, back to normal.
Yesterday I did not venture upstairs, but read all day.
Lodge is on tap for tonight.
Have fun,
mike
Quote from: friscomike on February 10, 2026, 08:18:32 AMRon, hope you can start construction tonight. Working from home can result in a long workday.
Mike,
you are right about that, I do tend to work longer when I work from home.
G'moanin' y'all! SUN and bright in Michigan this morning. 8) It has already reached 30o for the first time in a fair bit. The lil brunette on the tv said clouds today, a fair bit of wind, also in the 30s, but so far it's not materialized. Warm up ever so slight this week. Back roads will be treacherous as the ice glazes over.
I smell coffee this morning... ::) but I guess Will Power is only a race driver, lol, only going to have one cup... ;) OK.
I made 4 more trestle bents and still not sure how I am going to accomplish the project. AI doesn't do it for me. Actually leaving that Geenie in the bottle for the time being. My problem is the track is already in place, I need to build and support the scenery and structure beneath it. It too shall happen.
Curt, open the box, love to see what cha got to look forward 'playing' with. Those old Macks are cool!
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From Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds tractor show.
Good day all!
KarlS ;)
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Nice little truck.
Larry hope you make the bench.
Ron try to sneak in a hour or two during the work day!!
Tom good luck with bowling have a nice lunch with your friends.
Mike what are you reading??
Karl how big is the trestle your building??
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy/30. Later on 42.
Hell it's a heat wave here today.
I finished the firebreaks yesterday.
Today is graining wood for the outside of the building.
And painting some strips for the windows.
That's after errands & chores!
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good afternoon everyone.
I called a couple of urologists but they were booked weeks and months ahead.
Found a hospital not far away that had a urologist on their staff.
Went to the ER and after doing a CT they decided to keep me overnight and have a stent put in in the morning.
At 9AM I went down to the ER and had the stent put in.
While doing that they saw my creatinine level was high, so they giving me fluids and keeping me here another night.
Star is with Jacklynn's boyfriend and doing ok.
Gee, Rick! "keeping me here another night" must have been an unpleasant surprise. Hope you escape tomorrow!
I did get the two main doors glued to the farmhouse walls. There was a a bunch of touch-up paint I needed to do. Plus I primed and painted the window castings.
Tomorrow I can either spend time doing window glazing (UGH!) or glue the walls together.
dave
Rick I hope you feel better very soon.
Rick glad you found someone to treat the problem. Keep us up to date.
I'm sure Star is in good hands.
Take care my friend.
Diane & Jerry
Hope they get a handle on your issue, Rick. Must be a good feeling to have family around. It sounds like Star is having a sleepover, how fun is that!
KS
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, OJ, soda and whatever you want to make. There's a full pantry and fridge to get what you want. Breads and fruit on the counters.
Started out the day with a walk at 54F and heading towards 80F. Yesterday Dad got his sutures removed. After getting home I stained trim wood and glued into the door frames and sprayed the 4 barn doors initially light gray, but did it again in a sand color.
Today is floors before heading to the workbench.
Rick I hope you are doing better and pain free.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Have fun with your kit.
Rick glad to hear you've found a Dr. who knows what they're doing. Get back to normal soon and if the Doc says get more fluids into your body make sure you drink tons of water.
What's the rest of you doing.
For those of you following my blog I added another Chapter which is something a little different this time.
It's 32 with a high of 38 so hopefully that'll start clearing the roofs of snow and ice besides settling what's on the ground. Chiropractor @ 9am followed by getting my hairs cut @ 11; that's the easiest and quickest $20 anyone can make. Not sure about the bench though.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Glad you got to the bench.
Larry, good luck with the bone doc.
Rick, hope the stent does the trick. Glad Star is in good hands.
Jerry, I'm reading SciFi for a change. Vaughn Heppner's Lost Star Ship series.
How is the rest of the crew?
Hope to make it upstairs today.
Have fun,
mike
Larry the images are cool. I'm amazed by all the tech designations you came up with. Outstanding job.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt.
Rick, you sure have been trough the medical maze of trying to find a doctor and one whom can fix you up. Hope you get it resolved to your benefit.
Got the blood results back and all is well. PSA is .01.
I'll try to get some bench time in today.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning Curt, Larry, Mike, ACLTom and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt,
Current weather is -2c (28f) and overcast, but no white stuff in the forecast. Ended up working too late last night, :o the peril of working from home. I hate leaving things unfinished when it comes to work. Not sure what tonight will bring.
Have a great day everyone.
After a sunny day in the 40s we're back in the 20s today with wind in the teens... Yesterday was nice, we ventured over to the GrdRapids area. LHS, 'estate sale' shop and a stop at a Hobby Lobby. Apparently they are getting even farther out of the hobby stuff. This store had even less strip wood in their big display than the one I go to regularly on the W side of Lansing. Almost zero bass wood and little, mostly broken pieces of balsa. I try not to use balsa. I think I have enough stuff close enough to build what comes along.
On the way out of town we stopped at Mister Burger, our favorite greasy spoon over in GR. Back home I tinkered with the layout, not that you'd notice.
Larry mentioned haircuts, getting closer to $30 here for both hairs I have, I could see a barber making $150 per hour with a shop full of guys like us...of course she'd have to STHU, she puts a Whip-poor-well's xxx to shame. :-X
Today, hmm...haven't given it much thought yet. No snow to clear, so all is well.
Be well all, enjoy the day.
KSinMI
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Looking forward to an update.
Larry sounds like highway robbery!
Mike hope you make it upstairs.
Tom good news on the bloodwork.
Ron there sure going to miss you when you retire!!!
Karl enjoy the day whatever you decide to do.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/43.
I finished the second wall.
I'll post a picture later but its no big deal.
Now to grain wood for the siding and make a jig for the windows.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
I got released from the hospital just after lunch.
Now I need to schedule an appointment with another urologist that can break up the stone so I can pass it.
Closest place is in Henderson,NV about an hour away.
I'll call them tomorrow.
Then I need to follow up with a GP here.
I feel fine and not in any pain.
I'll be here in the AM.
Thanks for all the well wishes.
Quote from: PRR Modeler on February 11, 2026, 08:09:17 AMLarry the images are cool. I'm amazed by all the tech designations you came up with. Outstanding job.
Thanks Curt. After writing Trek for the last 8 years the Tech stuff is second nature now.
Rick so glad you're feeling better. Take care of yourself.
Good news from Rick!
dave
Rick glad your feeling better.
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out here at 59F and foggy up to 74F later. Yesterday I mainly worked on 4 doors getting the colors I wanted and made door handles out of flattened painted solder.
I found out last night That I need to drive Dad to the VA, pick up a signed document from his doc then go to DMV to renew his handicap parking placard. :-* His current one expires on Tuesday. We have been reminding him for a month. Nothing like waiting until the last minute.
Rick I'm glad you are better and out of the hospital. Those places will kill you! Good luck with the appointment.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
53 now, cloudy and 74 later here in AZ.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I agree, sometimes being in a hospital can make you sicker.
Jerry, I'm glad you're doing some modeling.
Karl, glad all is well in MI. which should provide time to work on the layout.
Ron, good news on the no white stuff forecast.
ACLTom, you can't do any better than .01.
Congratulations.
Mike, I hope you made it upstairs.
I hope everyone else is well and I'm behind on checking ion on build threads.
I'll try and get caught up on that today.
Thanks for all the well wishes, but I assure you, I haven't been in any pain or discomfort.
Star was very happy to see me yesterday.
I have phone calls to make today.
My daughters house is finished and she got her keys on Tuesday.
I think we might start moving her in today or tomorrow.
This is from the hike I did on Sunday in Bullhead City.
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Have a great day everyone.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. We had the same issue with Pam's mom, waiting for the last week to renew what needed to be done.
Rick, congrats on feeling no pain and congrats for Star getting daddy back. Moving into a new house is always a great feeling.
Its misty and wet here this morning, 35% chance of rain which means 65% chance I won't get any at all.
Pam wants to practice bowling this morning. I should be back in the train shed some time this afternoon.
Have a safe day everyone.
Tom
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope all works out well with your Dad.
Rick nothing quite like moving into a new home. Hopefully she can get settled quickly. I can only imagine Star seeing Dad and wiggling all over.
Tom good luck with the practicing and hope the Shed's in your future.
What's on your plate today.
It's 21 with more Sn*w and a high of 25. Haven't seen the bench in a few days having to deal with the sn*w and ice and doubt today will be much different. Received about 4 more inches last night so I have to clean out the drive once again and Ellie has a hair apt. this afternoon. Starting tomorrow I have a 1:1 paint job so that'll be good for the next few days.
Have a great day!!! Be well.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Good luck with Dad and remember you a good man for doing it.
Rick glad to hear your daughters house is ready to move into.
I bet Star was really happy to see you!! ;D
Tom good luck at bowling.
Larry I bet you'll be glad when this winter is over with!!
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy/31. Later M. cloudy/34.
I have an eye appointment this am.
Then some errands to do with the little lady.
Then some bench time.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Morning folks. ~mike
Well, Heisenberg strikes again! The plumber came first thing this morning to look at the up-flushing system. The pump kept on tripping the ground fault. Of course, when he reset it, it worked just fine! But we agreed, symptoms are of a failing pump. He noted the model, and if it happens again, they'll know what part to order and we'll just replace the pump.
Yesterday afternoon was a mess. Wife got a flat, and she ended up being towed to the tire place. (There's some sort of lug nut lock on her car, I think I'll get rid of those!) Plus I talked to the vet and picked up some medicine for my one dog. She's had no accidents the last couple of days, but the vet said "That's not uncommon for incontinence due to muscle weakness." So now my dog is on hormone replacement therapy ;D (An estrogen treatment to help strengthen those muscles.)
Today will be another day of interruptions. I'll have to take my wife to get her car when it's ready, plus PT around noon. And if her car isn't ready in time, I have to take wife to an appointment this afternoon.
dave
Good morning Curt, Rick, ACLTom, Larry, Jerry, Mike, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, hope the DMV visit goes well.
Rick, glad you are feeling better and are reunited with Star. Big day for your daughter, she must be excited.
ACLTom, good luck at bowling practice.
Larry, hope you can make it to the bench soon.
Jerry, good luck with your eye appointment.
Mike, have a great day.
Dave, looks like you have a busy day ahead of you.
Current temperature is -9c (16f) and mostly blue skies. No white stuff in the foreseeable future. Another night with no modeling but should make it to the bench this evening. Because Monday is a holiday here, I have a 4-day weekend, kind like a mini holiday. ;D
Have a great day everyone.
Sun and mid teens in the weather report, warming ever so slightly the next few days.
Good to see things going well around the place. Enjoy the days moving Rick, memories for the kids are being planted.
Curt, I concur, you're a good man for helping Dad like you do. I had 20+ years with my folks as their odometers wore on. Some days.... :-X
No big plans today, I did some layout work yesterday and also have a partially started Campbell bridge kit to try and adapt into my project. I keep tossing bs into the thing, excuses to overcome doubt on my ideas.
That's all I got, be well all.
(Hi Mike...persist... :D )
Afternoon
Eye exam was perfect. So I don't have to go from 1:48 O-scale to 1/16 Scale!! ;D
Jerry
Jerry or 1:1 ;)
Quote from: PRR Modeler on February 12, 2026, 02:42:33 PMJerry or 1:1 ;)
Who else here besides James Van Bokkelen does 1-1 scale?
dave
Dave I just meant about having to do full size due to poor eyesight.
Quote from: PRR Modeler on February 12, 2026, 03:07:49 PMDave I just meant about having to do full size due to poor eyesight.
I do know some other modelers, including one or two in the early rail community, who "model 1-1 scale" by working at museums.
dave
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 51F heading into the 70's. I think we're supposed to get rain this weekend.
I slept horribly last night due to neuropathy so I'm pretty tired and I still have the pain but less often. MOH suggested soaking my feet in Epsom salts with Arnica in it. After I get cleaned up I hope to get a nap in.
On a more interesting note while walking I was able to see the rocket launch and the booster returning for landing.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning Y'all,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Enjoy the nap and hope your feet feel better.
It's 13 going to 26. Starting tomorrow we'll be in the high 30's and low 40's for the week; melt sn*w melt.
A few errands this am then it's onto the laundry room refresh for the next few days so no bench time of me.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good morning,
Curt, thanks for opening and coffee.
Yesterday I finished applying sawtooth shingles to the post office, but not much else.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning everyone.
It's 59 now, cloudy and 74 later here in AZ.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I hope you sleep better tonight and do get a nap in later.
Larry, the melting sounds good.
Mike, congrats on the shingling.
Jerry, great news about your eyes.
Karl, keep plugging along on the layout.
Ron, hope you get some bench time during your 4 day weekend.
Dave, sorry about the flat tire and hope the dog does well on the new meds.
ACLTom, hope you get more shed time today.
Hope the rest of the crew is doing well.
Moving will continue today.
One more picture from Sunday's hike.
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Have a great day everyone.
Rick, your photos reminded me how much I miss trips to Arizona. I was traveling to Ft Huachuca for work a lot in the early '90s, and loved looking at the terrain. "So this is what the world looks like without vegetation covering up the rocks...."
Down to the exercise machine and train room in a bit. Hope I find some energy there, I've been dragging the last couple of days, along with both scheduled and unscheduled appointments, etc. Wife asked, "Will you move your brush cleaning stuff from the powder room?" "Yeah, as soon as I get down to the train room."
dave
Temp in the teens but sunny 8) and will climb to 40oish with light wind today. Lucky #13 with a positive attitude.
While the Doll went over to W. Lansing to see her(our) daughter I stuck around the 'crib' yesterday and got into the partially assembled bridge kit, worked 3+ hours on it and was making an assembly with two truss structures when the >:( >:( >:( thing "rekitted" itself, prior owner's glue reached it end of life and I now have more parts than I started with. The paper the instructions and diagrams are on is brittle and almost orange, making multiple trips to the copy function on my Epson.
My SPARTANS will be playing TomO's Badgers on primetime Fox, should be a good game,
The Doll's son in AZ hooked us up with YoutubeTV via his family plan last night and I was able to watch the twin qualification racing from Daytona on FS-1 we've not had and some of our hoops have been on there. The 500 is Sunday. Picture quality was quite good. Love/hate going on with the new LG TV. The Doll managed to lose the preselect for the local news station she prefers. Geek time. :-\ I've not even tried to learn how to run the darn thing....SmartTV...right... :'( My work at getting the Starlink up and running is about all the tech stuff I want to do. Well, a couple projects on the RR but mostly not hi-tech.
Anyone in the Michigan area the once mighty Ann Arbor RR Club train show is this week in Saline at the same school. Looking at the vendor list it looks to be about 65% of what it once was, no nat'l dealers as they used to have. They quit coming when the club went to a 1 day show, now back to 2 days and it's still not recovered vendor wise $7/head entry but I think parking, if you can find some, is free.
Well, that's all I've got. Be well all. Enjoy the day. Triskaidekaphobia* not allowed :o
KS
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triskaidekaphobia
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. Sorry you didn't get good sleep last night. It happens to me as well, but not often.
The day is mine so I'll be in the train shed most if not all of it.
Time to move to the bench.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good Morning Folks;
Sounds like a pretty good start to the day across the country. Our weather is like Curts as we are perhaps 40 miles away. Speaking of, sorry Curt, unfortunately I share your pain, at least one day a week, no fun at all. I usually just get up and try to read a book. Today I am invited to see a layout in our area with a group of other modelers. Hopefully I will have photos to share. In the meantime I hope everyone enjoys the day.
Jim
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Must be nice to see the landing!
Larry I go along with you had enough of the white stuff laying around.
Mike looking forward to the update.
Dave you better or there won't be any Valentine card for you!!
Karl I hope you can salvage the trestle.
Tom have fun in the train shed.
Jim I hope you get some photos to share with us.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/33. Later on 37.
We are tired of looking at frozen sn*w here.
We have to finish our grocery shopping this morning then the afternoon should be mine.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Jerry I live too far away to see the actual landing, I saw the first stage with it's steering jets as it was coming down.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Currently in the 50's and heading to the high 70's today. I slept like a log last night. ;D Yesterday I didn't make it to the workbench bur I will today. In a bit I have the last minute loading of the van for MOH. Today daughter is going with her.
Nothing much else planned for the day.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
It's 51 now, sunny and 75 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and very glad you slept well.
Jerry, hope the afternoon was yours.
Jim, hope you enjoyed the layout visit and I hope to see some photos.
ACLTom, glad you got a me day yesterday.
Karl, good news about being able to watch the race.
Dave, hope the brush cleaner got moved. ;D
Mike, that's an interesting color on your shingles.
How's everyone else?
I've got an appointment for Wednesday morning with the urologist in Las Vegas.
This is for a consultation and maybe an exam.
All of my daughter's stuff got moved except for a bunk bed that's at her mom's house.
Surprised I'm not more sore.
I'll go to her house later and help her get stuff where it belongs.
This is from '24 when I visited T Roosevelt NP in ND.
Can't remember if I ever posted this before.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning Sunshine!
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Chilly but not frigid in MI. Temp in the mid 20s is nothing to gripe about, might get to 40o with some sun 8) part of the time.
TomO's Madison beavers were not friendly last night. Embarrassed is the word of the day in Spartan Country. :-*
I managed to recycle the bridge parts and am moving along. Less than perfect as it progresses I'll know a couple compromises that won't distract much if any. ;)
Happy Valentines Day everyone!
Enjoy the day. ;D
KSinMI
FWIW: My Fed tax refund hit my checking account Thursday. WhooHoo...Poof!
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. I sure love the fresh squeezed Fl. OJ.
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE.
Yesterday, I had a me day as Rick said. Today is an our day. I'm taking Pam to a very large flea market in Mt. Dora. I promise you she will look at every single item in the entire complex. I told her this is her chance to see it all. We'll get lunch out somewhere.
I have no idea what time we'll get home but I know I'll be to tired to come back out to the train shed and work.
The #4 Lady Gator Softball team is off to a 9-0 start. We'll see how that goes.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
God Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast . Nice to hear you slept well and have fun at the bench.
Rick you should be in good shape with all the hiking so that's probably why you're not sore. Nice horse photo.
Karl great to hear the layout is progressing.
Tom enjoy the time out with Pam and yes women just HAVE to look at everything in a store; it's in their genes.
What's your plans today.
It's 26 with a high in the 30's so maybe some melting will prevail. Work continues on the 1: 1 project and Ellie's quite pleased with the way it's turned out so far. Bench time will just be a memory for today at least.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Wishing you a great day at the bench.
Rick, good luck at the urologist. As much as you exercise and walk, I'm not surprised you aren't sore today.
Karl, congrats on the bridge work. I was surprised at the game outcome.
TomACL, wishing you a good day at the flea market.
Larry, good luck with the 1:1 project.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning at 46°F, headed to 64°F. I'll spend some time today working on the PO. I selected a freight car to build next and am designing a hotel for a future structure build.
Since I do all our cooking, Sharon volunteered to cook our Valentines Day meal. It will be delicious, she is a marvelous coook.
Have fun,
mike
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Nice that you got that extra sleep.
Rick I don't remember that photo and that looks like a painting beautiful photo!!
Karl glad your moving along on the trestle.
And a beautiful picture.
Tom have fun a the Flea market.
Larry great to hear Ellie is pleased with your work.
Mike have a really nice dinner with Sharon.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/37. Later 47.
Maybe some of the ice pack will melt.
Yesterday starting working on the wood for the sides of building.
Not sure of the color yet.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Curt, Rick, Karl, ACLTom, Larry, Mike, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt. While I like OJ, I prefer grapefruit juice, always have. Have fun at the bench today.
Rick, You hike a lot, you're in better shape than you realize, good luck at the urologist next week.
Karl, we need pictures of the trestle build. Great sunrise pic BTW.
ACLTom, have fun at the flea market, one never knows what one will find there.
Larry, glad to hear the 1:1 is going well and that Ellie is pleased with it.
Mike, have fun working on the car project.
Jerry, enjoy your day and I hope you make it to the bench today and figure out the wood colour you want to use.
Current temperature is -2c (28f) and cloudy, definitely short and t-shirt weather here. Worked on the challenge build yesterday and got the 4 walls planked. I already went to the vet to get Gracie's medicine and made a coffee run. Later I need to walk Gracie and do a grocery run as Monday is a holiday here. After all that is done it will be more bench time and hopefully I'll post an update to my challenge build thread.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 64F and headed to 82F and thunderstorms later. We need the rain.
Yesterday I finished coloring the walls, did another rub off sign which worked much better and sprayed a light brown on the doors and windows. Coloring of them will continue after chores. I'll do an update after I get them installed.
That's all I got.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
Just letting everyone here know I'm taking an extended break from posting anything on the internet.
I'm fine, I'm not ill, I just need a mental break from the world.
I'll see you all again at some point.
Take care Rick.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Have fun with the kit.
Rick I think we all need a break from the internet every now and then. See you when you get back.
What's the rest of you up to.
It's 27 with a high of 40, melt baby melt. Haven't been at the bench for a week but hope to remedy that today. Taking a rest day for my lower back then I'll get back at the 1:1 project Monday.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good morning Curt, Rick, Larry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, looking forward to the update.
Rick, Take all the time you need, we will be here when you post again.
Larry, a break from 1:1 stuff is good, have fun at the bench.
Current temperate is -13c (9f) with sunny skies, supposed to hit -6 (21f) later today. I didn't get as much done on the build as I had hoped as 1:1 stuff got in the way, but the walls are glued together, after this I'll post an update. After the update the Mrs wants me to installing new lighting in her craft room but should get to the bench after that.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thank you for the coffee and breakfast. Your project is going well, and I'm looking forward to the update.
Rick, enjoy your break. Peace to you.
Larry, wishing you a fun time at the bench.
Ron, good luck with the lighting project.
How is the rest of the crew?
It was a rainy night in Georgia, and it continues today. It's 48F headed to 62F. Yesterday's Valentine's meal was fantastic and we have leftovers for future meals. Hope to get upstairs today.
Have fun,
mike
Mid 20s and SUN! in Michigan this morning. Little if anything to shout about, really. Hopefully a nice day all day. Melting snow.
Missed a deer by about one layer of dust on the truck last evening coming home from a day out and about with the Doll. With a fair bit of open ground showing they were out in the fields by the dozens and dozens it looked like the fall's corn fields were getting a lot of their attention. Some areas looked like livestock feed lots. The state needs to open up the hunting season for a couple years to thin them out. My last "minor" deer hit cost over $3,000, I can't imagine the cost for repairs around the state.
WE have maybe 4-5 inches of snow left on level areas, the snowblower discharge area still is deeper. With the weather rerports, much will be a memory by the end of this week.
NASCAR starts in earnest today, they've moved the start time up to 1:30, I understand, saying there is a weather chance. They've suffered from weather delays in recent times. IMG_3176.jpeg
Ron, here's the rebuilt part I did on the trestle project. I need to get at scenery to place it all.
Close to home the plans for today. Everyone enjoy. Be well.
KSinMI
I'll miss Rick and his photos. Hopefully he'll be doing more photography and we'll get a new set of great photos when he returns.
Yesterday's dinner tasted good, I made Scallops Tostadas. But something in there was off, and I had an unpleasant night. So I'll toss the leftover onions, lettuce, guacamole, etc. Sigh...
Today's goal is to get the windows installed and then glue the walls together. I've noticed on BEST kits the windows are always cut slightly undersized, so they need some significant sanding to get the window castings to fit. I cut a sanding stick slightly smaller than the window opening, so sanding is as efficient as it can be to enlarge the window opening.
dave
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Rick will be missing you and the photo's every morning.
Larry a week off I hope you didn't forgot how to model? ;)
Ron good to keep the little lady happy.
Mike hope you make it upstairs.
Wasn't that a song?
Karl glad you missed the deer.
And very nice work on the trestle.
Dave good luck with the windows.
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/40. Later 42.
There talking rain so maybe this ice pack will melt some.
It should be a good day to sit at the bench I hope. Will see.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning, all. Bright sun in the lower Merrimack Valley, on the way from the teens to the mid-30s. Karl, I also had a deer scare fetching the kid last night - standing in my lane, back to me, didn't move till I hit the brakes and horn. There are probably a lot of them in my woods; they yard up in a hemlock grove that so far has survived the adelgid. The kid and some classmates are going to try snowshoes this afternoon., I'll try to keep them on a route which won't panic the deer too badly.
Not much modeling for me today, between tax paperwork, company and snowshoes.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, homemade cherry pie, OJ, and soda.
Currently it's 62F but only heading to 70F today. Last night around 2030 we had bands of thunderstorms and high winds come through.
Yesterday I got the windows and doors put together but still need to add the "glass". MOH decided we had to go to Costco yesterday afternoon. We spent our kid's inheritance there and I think everyone that lives in Western Orange county and Eastern Lake County was there. :o
Dropped Dad's car off at the shop. He tried installing a wind deflector on the drivers window and after removing it the window won't close completely. Driving at hwy speed the air sounds like a hurricane but of course he can't hear it. SMH. Tomorrow is Dad's 93rd birthday and Thursday is daughter's 47th, although she says she is 21. ;)
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Sunday's are notorious for grocery stores to be very busy; usually they do the highest volume of any day of the week. At 93 your Dad's still driving is a feat in itself. Your daughter sounds like mine when it comes to her age.
What's on your plate today.
It's 27 with a high of 40 so more snow should go away. I had ice hanging off the back roof about 2 ft wide and 1 foot thick that I managed to remove yesterday afternoon. Good thing I was standing off to the side since the whole thing came crashing down in 1 piece. Grocery shopping shortly then back to my 1:1 project.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt.
I started trimming the dead (winter damage) branches and raking leaves yesterday morning and didn't check in. When I was finished, I cleaned the work bench off for the next build. When I got to the computer yesterday is was around 5PM.
Taking Emee to the vet this morning for regular stuff - nails trimmed and hair cut. After that I'll clean the train room.
Not much else on my agenda today.
Have a happy day everyone and stay safe.
Tom
Since Rick is on vacation, I thought I'd provide some of my travel photos to add some color to this thread. Machu Picchu:
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Weather here is low clouds and 21, heading to 36 and sunny once the clouds burn off. No German class today, but I have a PT appointment mid-day. Otherwise, I'll be working on the farm house.
dave
Dave I've always have wanted to go there.
Good morning Curt, Larry, ACLTom, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in early.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, I went to Costco last Friday so I feel your pain.
Larry, hope the 1:1 stuff goes well for you today.
ACLTom, sounds like you had a bust day yesterday,
Dave, Great Picture, hope the PT is not too painful.
Karl, the trestle is coming along great.
Current temperature is -10c (14f) and cloudy with a high of -1c (30f), supposed to be above freezing tomorrow. After doing some chores and hanging some lights yesterday, I did make it to the bench and made more progress. The Mrs likes the lights so much she wants mew to install a couple more. :o Guess what I'm doing today. ;D I should get back to the bench later this afternoon. Next up is posting an update on my challenge build thread.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Happy Birthday to your Dad.
Larry, wow, glad you didn't get iced. Good luck with your 1:1 tasks.
TomACL, congrats on next build prep.
Dave, thanks for the photo. Cool place.
James, good luck with the tax paperwork.
Jerry, hope the bench was fun. BTW, Brook Benton sang that song.
Karl, nice little bridge. Good luck with the melting sneaux.
Ron, good luck lighting the Mrs. domain.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning at 48°F, headed to 68°F. Probably raining the rest of the week. Yesterday I continued work on the PO. It was lots of fiddly work like painting windows, adding trim pieces, etc. Hope to continue today.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning Curt, Larry C*., Tom, Dave, Mike, Karl and Ron; ....
Thanx for the coffee and breakfast Curt, and I hope ya'll are having a great morning and will have a wonderful day...
I've got a break from 1:1 stuff for a bit ;D ...and needed to check in and see what's goin' on... ;D ;D, I haven't been by in a while and thought this morning'd be a good time.....I need to grab a look-in at all the projects ya'll have been workin'n on and I'll get to that today, and maybe do some work on the G&D also... ;D ;D ....ya'll stay warm if it's cold- dry if it's wet, and always safe and happy ;D ;D ;D ;) .......see ya... 8) 8) 8) 8)
KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry. Co.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Larry be careful of those icebergs falling off the roof!! ;)
Tom how does Emee like going to have her hair done?
Morning Dave nice picture.
Ron then there was light!! Looking forward to the next update your doing a great job so far.
Mike thanks for the who sang the song.
Looking forward to your next update.
Morning Kyle have a nice day!
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/31. Later on 33.
The rain we were suppose to get dried up I guess we didn't get a drop!
We have take a package over to UPS to send back to Amazon.
Then maybe some siding is in my future.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Quote from: PRR Modeler on February 16, 2026, 08:51:49 AMDave I've always have wanted to go there.
That was at the top of our bucket list, when the ISO standards committee I was on announced a meeting in Lima. So my ticket was paid for by my company... ;D When visiting Cuzco, we looked at a group of people around a tour guide and realized it was group from my committee. "Fancy meeting you here!"
dave
Sort of frosty this morning but going to head into the above freezing range as the snow melts and sublimates away. The sap buckets are out in town and it's sugaring time in Michigan.
I'm at Ops at Keeney's awaiting train time for a local I'm called for shortly. We have a crew of over a dozen today.
Watched the race yesterday and tinkered with layout stuff.
Noted an old beater GP at the Archer Daniel elevator I passed this morning. Looks like a whipped dog.
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Train time, gotta run.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 53F going into the 70's today. Saturday we're actually supposed to make it to the mid 80's. :o It's way to early for that nonsense.
Yesterday Dad's window was fixed but he needs to replace his tires that are cracking (6 years old) so they are on order. Dad is on one of his senior field trips today. MOH hates making his birthday cake because he always has seafoam frosting. It's made from dark brown sugar on the stove top.
After animal chores I hope to finish up the individual Blue Sky walls. If so I'll do an update.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. Dark brown sugar icing, sounds like it tastes terrible.
We have bowling at noon and then lunch with friends.
Hopefully a little bench time later this afternoon.
Karl, nice catch on the old GP. Looks perfectly weathered.
Have a happy day and stay safe everyone.
Tom
Good morning, Curt, Tom and late risers (or people out West). The lower Merrimack Valley is under thick overcast and about freezing now, rising to mid 30s later with a chance of precipitation. Feeling a little peeved just now by internet vendors who think they can sell me "half round brass wire" without giving length. If all else fails, there's always Ali Express.
Proofreading and writing to do this morning, more work on the layout after lunch.
When we checked Machu Picchu off our bucket list, next was Angkor Wat:
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One problem was getting these iconic shots without all the other tourists (and their blankety-blank selfie sticks) in the way. We really enjoyed Cambodia, I think Cambodians are the most friendly people in the world.
Today in SE NH, it's cloudy, chance of snow showers or even rain showers mid-day. At noon we're going to a talk by a back surgeon, wife is considering surgery to see if it helps her pain. There are definitely trade-offs with that! Then I'll get back to the farmhouse. Yesterday I painted the (1/16 square) corner pieces, so today I'll glue them into position.
dave
Good morning Curt, ACLTom, James, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, hope you get enough done to post an update.
ACLTom, have fun bowling today and good luck.
James, hope the proof reading goes well and you get to the layout sooner rather than later.
Dave, another great photograph.
Karl, great shop of the GP unit, hope you had fun at the operating session.
Current temperature is 1c (33f), overcast with a high of 5c (41f) later today. No modeling yesterday as I ended up doing 1:1 stuff for the Mrs and worked on other interests last night. We shall see what tomorrow brings.
Have a great day everyone.
37o already this morning after going to 53o yesterday. We've lost lots of snow. Lots. Currently it is grey and there is talk of rain later in the day or overnight.
OPS went well, we had a full crew and ran plenty of trains. I ran a couple of switching locals that I enjoy the best, using the Baldwin VO-1000 I've showed here before. I opened it up on return home yesterday as it has a light sound like a gear train related rattle. I found a power wire from one of the trucks that could have been touching the flywheel. I relocated it a slight bit and called it good. We'll see how it goes from here the next session. The only other thing I found was a bit of fuzz, dog hair, around one of the axles that was a bit greasy.
That's it from here. Little good news around, the daughter's father in law is quite ill with "C" in the throat, diagnosed late as they kept checking a lower irritation and ignoring difficulty he was having swallowing. Such a nice fellow, hoping the best.
Today I will try to get some layout or bench time in. We'll see how that goes.
All I have, hoops later if the mood strikes, Sparty has not played well lately.
KS
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Looking forward to the update.
Tom hope you have a great bowling!
James have a nice day.
Dave a great picture.
Ron I hope you make the bench today.
Karl hope you make it to the bench today.
Sorry to hear about your daughters father-in-law. Hope for the best.
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/38. Later on 48.
We will finish our grocery shopping today.
Then maybe some time at the bench later in the day!!
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning,
Sounds like everyone is having a productive day so enjoy.
It's official folks, the Laundry room is FINISHED. It was sorta like trying to paint a big closet only around vents and faucets but it's done.
It's a cloudy 40 with misty rain and really foggy; I guess it's the warm air and the cold snow. High is going to be 42 so They say. Not sure about the rest of the day so we'll just have to wait and see.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Currently 64F heading to 82F today. Yesterday I finished the individual walls for the Blue Sky building. Next up is gluing the 4 barn walls together. Probably no modeling stuff today since I have a lot of 1:1 things to do. :-\
Tomorrow we have a carpenter coming to the house to give an estimate on a new cabinet in the kitchen, then we're going out to eat for Dad's and daughter's birthday.
That's all I got.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Happy Birthday to your daughter and dad.
How is the rest of the gang?
It's a cloudy morning at 48°F, headed to 68°F this afternoon. Nothing special is on the agenda. I hope to continue work on the PO.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for coffee and breakfast. enjoy your dinner and take it easy on the 1:1 stuff.
Mike have fun working on the PO.
It's 34 with a high of 36 and they're calling for a wintery mix bag over the next 24 hours; oh joy. Nothing special going on here today.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good morning, Curt, Mike, Larry and late risers. We're still getting good local apples, so I put a bowl of Cortlands on the counter. Complicated weather in the lower Merrimack Valley: About freezing, headed higher later. I can tell where the sun is and see patches of "mackerel sky", but rain/snow forecast after lunch.
The kid is off to school and I need to work on two more 1:1 track design projects using XTrackCad. Plus ordering materials for my wife's next house and my HO bridge project.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt.
Well, bowling sucked yesterday. We beat the other team scratch but lost to the handicap.
Both the biopsies came back positive for Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Today at 10Am I'll have the one on my left tri-cep removed with probably 6-8 sutures. March 3rd. the one on the leg will be removed. Seems like every four months I get the "Slice and Dice" treatment for these. I guess I should have used sun screen 70 years ago.
Anyway, probably no bench time today.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Tom very sorry to hear about the skin issues again. I'm thinking of you.
Egypt was at the top of my wife's and my bucket list since we got married. We've been twice. This is from our first trip in 2005 (we did a round-the-world tour, when I scored a ticket from a United Airlines promotion. Wife's ticket was paid for by UAL miles, back when miles were worth something, and most hotel stays were via hotel night points.):
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I'll have to see if I can find photos from the second trip, when I was a better photographer. But this one is still pretty good. We really enjoyed Egypt, and our tour company (https://www.museum-tours.com) was great. We had the same 2 guides on both trips.
Meanwhile, back at the home front: It's 35 heading to 43, with a chance of showers turning to snow showers as it cools off down to 21 overnight. Good maple sugar weather. Today is our monthly lunch group meeting, when I'm back, I might cut the hole for the farmhouse into the plaster.
dave
45owith rain. The SNOW is GONE :o but it's stormy with rain and hazy visibility. 8) Sun and 60othis afternoon.
I had toyed with the thought of trekking up to Northern Command. But I just looked at the radar then the Bridge Cam...IMG_0908.jpeg
Hi Wind and NO Visibility...farther West there are Blizzard Warnings... ::) Not good conditions even for the natives.... Michigan started putting GREEN alights with the yellow on Road Crew trucks 4-5 years ago, seems they work well. People still ignore them like before, but still they do light up well.
Overall here, the warmer weather today is just a nasty tease as hi wind and cold returns by the weekend. Spring instability has hit.
ACLTom good luck with the slice and dice. It is good you keep on top of it. I dealt with a bull headed 90 yr old RN that knew more than the doctors, too young and horribly female, and put off dealing with that stuff until it was a major issue with a dozen trips to the UofM in A2and their rock star plastic surgeon to fix it all.
I'm going to work on the layout I guess today if I can get the old bones working. ;)
Everyone have a fine day. Safe and sane.
KSinMI
Good morning Curt, Mike, Larry, James, ACLTom, Dave, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, wishing your daughter and dad a very happy birthday, enjoy dinner.
Mike, Hope you make great progress on the post office today.
Larry, enjoy your day.
James, sounds like you have a busy day planned.
ACLTom, sorry to hear that the skin issues has come back.
Dave, I'm really enjoying the travelogue.
Karl, have fun working on the layout.
Current temperate is -4c (25f) with blue skies. No modeling last night as I spent time doing some research for a future project. Not sure what tonight will bring.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Happy birthday to the daughter and your Dad.
Mike I hope you get some time in on the PO.
Larry have a nice day.
James thanks for the Apples this morning.
Tom I hope your slice & dice goes well.
Dave that a great picture.
Karl good thing you checked the weather before going to the Northern command.
Ron your still working on one project and now thinking of what to do next?
Weather in South Jersey is once again cloudy/39. Later 47.
The ice pack is getting smaller we can see the grass now.
Well I think we did all the running around yesterday which mean I might get to sit at the bench today.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Ouch Tom;
I had that form of skin cancer years ago on my nose, it was no fun but I was able to tell everyone I was an abused husband, problem was no one corrected me!
I hit a milestone on my resin printed bridge project and wanted to share. The screen shot shows all the parts that make up the bridge, and all have been printed. I am now assembling and soon painting. There is a walkway that is part of the bridge still needing designing as well as the lift bridge operators building but today was a good day. I have decided not to motorize the bridge, just not sure I could pull it off and don't want to ruin what I've made.
Jim
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Afternoon all,
Thanks for the well wishes.
Slice and dice went well. In an out in less than an hour. 12 sutures in all and I'm at the "puter" and bench.
Tom
Jim that looks great.
Jerry
Tom glad everything went well.
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 66F and heading to 83F later. No modeling yesterday and maybe more of the same today with errands, chores and a carpenter coming to the house for a quote on a kitchen project.
Nothing much else happening this way.
Tom I'm glad things went well yesterday.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast this morning and enjoy your day.
Tom glad to hear things went well.
It's 32 with a high of 38 here. The sn*w is slowly settling and melting even the 5 foot tall pile behind the house. Not sure what today will bring but taking a break from modeling for a few days.
Have a great day!! Be well.
From our first trip to Italy:
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Bright sunny and 27, heading to 40 today. Chance of snow tomorrow afternoon.
I have a bunch of errands to run today, but I should get down to the Train Room. Yesterday I cut
the plaster wrap and built the stand for the farmhouse. I'll talk more about that when I post an update to that thread.
dave
38o and damp, grey sky and threat, or promise, of storms by mid day. Yesterday's rain was gone by noon and by mid/late afternoon it was clear. There was a bit of t-booming yesterday. Our snow is totally gone. :o For now. It is still mid-February. ::)
Plan is to stick close to home.
Enjoy the day everyone.
KarlS in MI... ;)
Good morning,
Curt, thank you for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the carpenter.
Larry, enjoy your modeling break.
Dave, looking forward to your update.
Tom, glad the procedures went well.
Jim, nice work on the bridge and all in Tinkercad.
Jerry, hope you got to the bench.
Ron, good luck on your next project.
Karl, that weather looks nasty. Good decision to stay south.
James, looking forward to your next projects.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a cloudy morning at 62°F, headed to 76°F. I didn't do a lot upstairs yesterday, but I did get the base for the PO completed. Today, I hope to apply a coat of AI to the PO and start detail painting.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning, all, my weather is Dave's. Glad everything went well, Tom. Really like that bridge, Jim.
My wife has been working away on 115 State, and with the arrival of our shingle order, has also started the roof on 114 High. I'll bring the camera down to her workbench after chores. I'll work on 1:1 track design till an early afternoon meeting, then my layout.
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After the rain moved to the East we had a sky akin to Mashed Potatoes ;D
I love sky photography, expect more in time.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Larry a break away form the bench is always nice enjoy the day.
Morning Dave.
Great picture Karl.
Mike looking forward tp the update.
James looking forward to the wife's update.
Weather in South Jersey same cloudy/38. Later 44.
I started to tarpaper the the walls.
So siding should be along shortly.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Curt, Larry, Dave, Karl, Mike, James, Jerry and the rest of crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, looks like another busy day for you.
Larry, enjoy your day.
Dave, looking forward to your next update.
Karl, that is one dramatic picture of the clouds.
Mike, hope you get to work on the PO today.
James, have fun working on the layout and looking forward to an update on your wife's build.
Jim, congrats on the milestone on the drawbridge project.
Jerry, I'm always planing my next project. ;D
Current temperature is -5c (23f) and sunny. No modeling last night as I worked on drawings for my next planned project. No work tomorrow so I get to stay up later than usual so I'll probably work on the challenge build tonight.
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Next Project: an Alligator Tugger
Morning all,
Thanks for opening the breakfast bar Curt.
This morning I had a Cardiologist app. All is well, he said the PSA was good, which I already had the results.
I got to change the bandage on my arm this morning after the first 24 hours. I thought I had 12 sutures but I counted 15 this morning. My arm is fine but it stings like H**L!
Pam's cousin from Indy is coming today around noon and will stay with us for the night and leave tomorrow.
Probably won't get any bench or update time in today.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Quote from: elwoodblues on February 19, 2026, 09:55:37 AMGood morning Curt, Larry, Dave, Karl, Mike, James, Jerry and the rest of crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, looks like another busy day for you.
Larry, enjoy your day.
Dave, looking forward to your next update.
Karl, that is one dramatic picture of the clouds.
Mike, hope you get to work on the PO today.
James, have fun working on the layout and looking forward to an update on your wife's build.
Jim, congrats on the milestone on the drawbridge project.
Jerry, I'm always planing my next project. ;D
Current temperature is -5c (23f) and sunny. No modeling last night as I worked on drawings for my next planned project. No work tomorrow so I get to stay up later than usual so I'll probably work on the challenge build tonight.
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Next Project: an Alligator Tugger
What are we going to model a swamp!!!!! ;D
Jerry
Good Morning,
I see Curt's here but I'll get us started anyway. The usual morning beverages are set to go. Breakfast is assorted muffins with your choice of toppings.
Tom hope the arm heals quickly and enjoy your visit.
Ron that'll be quite the project and certainly something different.
It's a rainy 34 with a high of 39; at least the sn*w is going away slowly which is a good thing. The usual Friday morning errands but beyond that not sure.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good Morning All,
Larry thanks for opening and first breakfast
Today for second breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
I think today temp wise will be similar to yesterday. Tomorrow it's supposed to get to almost 90F. I did make it to the workbench for about 45 minutes. Last night's birthday supper for Dad and daughter was nice.
Today MOH and daughter leave late afternoon after school ends for 2 different rescue events Saturday and Sunday. MOH is not thrilled because there will be minimal help and animals participating. If I was her I would of cancelled the events.
Ron interesting river boat photo.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Larry and Curt. I'll have a little of both.
Company is still here and all are still sleeping. I've escaped tot he train shed.
When they leave I'll get back to the Horwood build.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning everyone.
31 in Kingman, AZ now, 44 later with sun in the AM and clouds in the PM.
Larry and Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfasts.
Larry, good news about the s$#@ melting.
Curt, happy birthday to your dad and daughter.
ACLTom, glad the slice and dice went well and hope the pain is less today.
Ron, that's an interesting oat you're planning on building.
Jerry, how's the tarpapering going?
Karl, thanks for the beautiful photo.
James, track plan finished?
Mike, I'll have to go see if you posted an update on the PO.
Dave, you've been posting some very good photos.
I especially liked the sphinx and pyramid one.
No reason you can't continue to post photos every day even when I'm p[osting photos.
The more the merrier.
How's everyone else doing?
My world is starting to get back to my normal routine of traveling, hiking and photography.
Moving is done, but I'm still dealing with the kidney stone.
The urologist at the hospital I was at can't preform the procedure to break up the stone because he recently transferred here from MI. and doesn't have the certification he needs from AZ. yet.
That will take a few more weeks or months.
He suggested going to a urology group in Las Vegas who could maybe do it quicker.
I went there Wednesday but the earliest they could do it was June 23.
I said no thanks and left.
I called the AZ. doctor and told him I'll wait for him to do it.
So I hit the road but not going too far so I can get back to Mohave Valley and get this stone dealt with.
I'm slowly making my way to Petrified Forest NP in AZ.
I'm just east of Kingman now and was going to do a hike this morning.
But it rained last night and the trail will be muddy so I probably won't do it.
Instead I'll push anther 100 miles east to another trail I'll hike.
My current view here in Kingman.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning, Larry, Curt, Tom, Rick and anyone else awake. Rick, I presume you've visited the Meteor Crater you'll pass on your way to Winslow? I also liked the park Flagstaff has north of town, though I didn't climb the mountain.
I see a little sun through the overcast and the lower Merrimack Valley is about 25F. Snow forecast this afternoon to tomorrow morning, but only 3-6". Bills to pay, then up to the Museum to load 1:1 some brake parts someone scrounged a box truck full of last century. I'm bringing snowshoes to break a path and a toboggan to lug boxes. Spare time will go to polishing my other 1:1 track plan and maybe photographing my wife's HO scale progress.
Good morning folks,
Larry, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Wishing you a speedy recovery from 1:1 tasks and a return to the bench.
Curt, glad the birthday supper went well. Safe travels to your other half...
Tom, looking forward to a Horwood update.
Rick, thanks for the photo. Wishing you good luck with the stone.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's cloudy this morning with rain at 68F, warming to 76F. Yesterday was completely consumed by 1:1 tasks: I washed both cars and got gas, took boxes to recycle, returned an Amazon order, picked up a prescription, filled the bird feeders, cooked supper, etc. Today, however, I plan to go upstairs.
Have fun,
mike
Early sun has already been covered with grey, the wind is dragging cold weather into the picture and winter is make it's return after teasing us with a couple really nice days.
Little to add today, worked a couple of hours on the layout, stumbling along trying to create the trestle scene... :-\ I think Homer Simpson is helping..make that assisting...more of that today. Here's my other helperIMG_2893.jpeg
Not sure what you can tell from this. I had to crap the photo to get it to load
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Rick, good luck with the Doc. Dealing here with a bad tooth and upcoming cataract procedures for the Doll.
Little else. Winter is back. Not expecting much in the way of snow for now. BUT we do have a clear slate for its return.
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KS
Looks like the software ate my previous post.
This is even more spectacular in person than you expect:
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My favorite photo, from the grounds
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Snow starting late afternoon, could get up to 8" they say. Cleaners have come and gone. I'll head down to the train room and start shingling the farmhouse roof.
dave
Quote from: deemery on February 20, 2026, 09:27:54 AMLooks like the software ate my previous post.
Your original post is in Ron's build thread.
Quote from: Rick on February 20, 2026, 09:35:53 AMQuote from: deemery on February 20, 2026, 09:27:54 AMLooks like the software ate my previous post.
Your original post is in Ron's build thread.
Fixed that! A senior moment....
dave
Good morning, Larry, Curt, Tom, Rick, James, Mike, Karl, Dave and the rest of the crew that shows up later.
Thanks for the coffees and breakfasts Larry and Curt.
Larry, I hope a lot of the snow has melted.
Curt, Glad you enjoyed the birthday dinner.
ACLTom, hope th3e arm is feeling better.
Rick, glad your daughters move went well.
James, be careful with the 1:1 hauling.
Mike, Have fun upstairs.
Karl, hope you make progress on the layout today.
Dave, I think your post ended up on my challenge thread, thought you were giving me a hint as to what to build next. ;D
Current temperature is -5c (23f) cloudy with 5-10 cm (2-4") of the white stuff expected this afternoon. At least I'm not working today.
A future project I plan to build is the alligator warping tug (no Jerry, I'm not modeling a swamp scene ;D ) to go in the log pond that I have on my layout. They were used to haul log booms across lakes. The reason they were called alligator warping tugs is because they could use the winch at the front to pull themselves across land to the next lake.
Seeing as it's supposed to snow later today I see myself at the workbench later today.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Be careful with the not sure!!
Curt glad the birthday's turned out nice.
Tom glad your feeling better.
Nice picture Rick. To bad you can't get that stone blasted sooner.
James sounds like you have a busy day.
Hope you make it upstairs Mike.
Karl nice picture. Hope you get some more done on the trestle today.
Dave really nice photos.
Ron have fun at the workbench. Looking forward to the tug build. When you get to it.
Weather in south Jersey rain/43. Later the same.
I did the tarpaper and stained the wood for one wall, picture later today I hope.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good evening, Have been attending to some personal affairs the last 3 weeks or so. Everything is back to a somewhat normal. I'm keeping an eye on your forum projects. Lots of progress!! Grit! 8)
Philip
Morning all,
Breakfast this morning is country fried ham or steak. All drinks hot and cold are on the end table. Help your selves.
The SBG Gang is coming over this morning, should be a fun time getting caught up on all events since our last time. Of course we will have our normal BSing here and at the local watering hole during lunch.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning everyone.
It's 36 now in Wikieup, AZ, sunny and 63 later.
ACLTom, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Have fun with the SBG crew.
Philip, glad things are back to normal.
Jerry, I hope there's a picture today.
Ron, Drive to Survive is back on the 27'th.
Dave, nice photos and I'm sure it is even more impressive in person.
Karl, looks like some layout progress is being made and pretty sunrise photo.
Mike, you must of slept well after doing all that yesterday.
James, I probably will stop and see Meteor Crater.
How's everyone else doing?
I started heading east on Rt 40 towards my next planned hike but didn't get far.
They closed the road because of s$%# and a couple of truck accidents.
Got diverted onto 93 south.
Pulled over and found another hike to do in Wikieup.
Star and I did a short 4 mile hike on the Kaiser Hot Springs Trail.
Star managed to make a mess rolling in the warm spring water.
Today I'll head about 60 miles further south to Wickenburg to do a hike on Monday.
A scene from yesterday.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Tom thanks for thee coffee and breakfast. Have fun with the gang and of course the BS'ing.
Rick nice photo. Safe travels and I'm sure Star had fun.
What's the rest of you doing.
It's 33 with a high of 35; of course we got some white crap overnight being just enough to have to clean the car off. Heading over to Daughters late morning to finally get her couch finished; would have been done before now if it wasn't for the weather. Actually made it to the bench yesterday for a little while but nothing today.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Tom. I'll see you in a bit.
Started out with a walk at 64F and headed to 87F today. Monday will be in the 30's again. Yesterday I glued the roof card on the barn. It was supposed to go on in one piece but I had to cut it into 3 pieces to make it fit correctly.
Here's a picture of Ti the skunk making herself comfortable on my chair.
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Rick nice photo.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Howdy all,
Just lost my morning post. Don't know why. Anyway, have a great weekend.
~mike
Quote from: friscomike on February 21, 2026, 07:39:51 AMHowdy all,
Just lost my morning post. Don't know why. Anyway, have a great weekend.
~mike
I've discovered that if you're posting at the same time someone else your could disappear.
Don't know if that's what happened to you.
Now, I'll copy my entire post before submitting so I can repost it if need be.
Good morning, Tom, Rick, Larry and first shift crew. Rick, I've read about US 93 but never driven any of it. But I do recommend Jerome AZ for fans of odd old mining towns perched on the steep slope where the vein reached the surface. Probably not the right season to drive it, but the road uphill and NW out of town is an old narrow gauge roadbed.
I went to bed tired from slogging around my orchard knocking snow off the branches. Now I'm looking at maybe 6" of new snow out the window, and I've already started the barn cellar driveway I need to get to an op session this afternoon. Not complaining because we're close to making up last year's rain deficit.
Yesterday's sun and pleasant deteriorated into falling temps, light snow and moderate wind. The forecast I just watched shows a high of 32o today but little in the way of any snow. We can still see the grass, with less than a fraction of an inch of new stuff.
I ended up making a grocery run and stopped at Menards, actual intended destination when I left, picking up some stain for trestle bents, and some foam adhesive in a caulk gun tube. I stained all my bents after making dinner, baked salmon and rice pilaf ::) Ate well anyhoo..will look at the bents later to judge the results, not too sure, but am stuck with the color, a dark grey. HOPEFULLY it has soaked in better than it looked at the time, looked to me like too much pigment in the slurry. Oh well, stuck with it. :-\
Today, MAYbe I'll go to the Division 5 meeting across the Lansing Metro, E of Michigan State. FWIW SPARTY's hockey team is #1 after just beating Notre Damne ;) twice this week. Coach's name is Nightingale, went to State and think played pro a couple years. I've not paid a lick of attention to hockey in several years.
Sounds like plans abound. Wish I was in the area to drop in on the ACL crowd. It sounds like they know how to have fun. ;D
Be well all. Hike safe, Rick. Ever see any rattle snakes in the AZ walks?
All I've got.
KS
The trams in Porto, Portugal, go around some really sharp curves and take up the entire street:
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And, of course, Portugal is known for tiles:
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We got about 4" of snow last night. It's pretty sticky, so the branches, etc, are all snow covered. More snow due Monday. Frankly, I'm enjoying this return to old-fashioned New England winter.
Yesterday I ran out of glue stick for the farmhouse shingles, more due today. So I'll start on the stone foundation.
dave
Good morning ACLTom, Rick, Larry, Curt, Mike, James, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
ACLTom, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and have fun with the Gang BS'ing.
Rick, Should be an interesting season on Drive to Survive considering all that happened last season.
Larry, hope you get the couch finished today.
Curt, looks like you're not getting your chair back anytime soon, have fun at Tom's.
Mike, I now write my posts in Word, so that when My posts go into the either, I have a backup. Enjoy your day.
James, Hope the snow removal goes well and have fun at the operating session.
Karl, I have had the honour to attend one of Tom's sessions when I was working in Florida last year, and I can tell you, they were very welcoming and they do know how to have fun.
Dave, thanks for the great pictures.
Current temperature is -6c (22f) and cloudy. We got about 4-5" of the white stuff last night. Moved the cars off the driveway so the white stuff removal service can do there thing. I managed some bench time last night and was able to finish the second door and prime some detail parts that will go inside the building. Might spend part of today painting detail parts after I pick up Gracie from the groomer, (it's spa day for her) and relocated a wall mounted TV for the Mrs.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Tom thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Have fun with the guys!
Nice picture have fun hiking with Star.
Glad your feeling better and you can do what you want.
Larry any update on what your doing next??
Curt Ti looks comfortable.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/42.
Looks to be a nice day.
A few errands this am then some time doing siding.
A picture later.
Tomorrow they are calling for 20" of white stuff more known as SN*W!!
Blizzard conditions the "WEATHER WEENIES" are calling for.
Will see how close they are to calling this one.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out at 64F and only getting to 73F with some rain and wind today. The next 3 days are supposed to be cooler. Had a great time at the SBG yesterday. Everyone was there from the area except Jim and my dad (decided not to go).
Today MOH is making a decision in about an hour as to whether the rescue event will happen today (weather). I have chores then hopefully I'll get started on building the water tank that sits on the barn roof.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt.
We had a great time yesterday but we all missed the Judge. In attendance was PRR Modeler, Cuse, Vietnam Seabee, Reading Bob, GPdemayo, and ACL1504. Greg brought a three truck Shay and we ran that around a few times. We discussed structures and of course we BS'd about everything else.
Reading Bob brought down his Shakey's Pool Hall build and it was a beauty.
Jerry, I hope you don't get that 20" of white stuff.
Dave, not only is the curve sharp but it looks like the tram is going down hill.
Rick, hope you are feeling better and at least you got a hike in even though not the one you wanted.
Karl, yes, wish you were closer also.
It is supposed to rain and turn cold again. So, I'll be in the train shed if anyone needs me.
Have a safe, warm and healthy day.
Tom
Good morning everyone.
Currently 47 in Wickenburg, some clouds but mostly sunny and 74 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Glad you and everyone else had a good time BS'ing.
I hope everyone in the path of the big storm on the east coast stays safe.
Keeping it brief today because I'm running a little late.
Got a hike planned and want to get started before sunrise.
Hiking to Vulture Peak.
This is the view from the van and Vulture Peak is on the left in this photo.
We'll be hiking to the saddle which is the low point between the two higher peaks.
The trail up is on the back side.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Curt tanks for the coffee and breakfast. Have fun with the H2O tank.
Tom glad to hear you guys had such a great time yesterday; did you guys solve any of the world's problems....there's enough to choose from.
Rick have a good and safe hike.
Jerry stay in and hunker down. That's what we did during the "Blizzard of 1966".
What's the rest of you doing.
It's 25 with a high of 35 with light sn*w. They have us in a weather advisory from 1pm today to 7pm Monday but the local weather doesn't seem to agree so we'll have to wait and see. Finished Daughter's couch yesterday and it's quite comfortable. Hopefully some bench time today.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, and be careful out there.
Good morning, Curt, Tom, Rick, Larry and later risers. I've tended the barn animals and brought in one egg (we have an egg eater but it may be less her appetite or nutritional needs and more boredom after breakfast). Yesterday's op session got off to a slow start but I got my train to its destination. Then I finished another XTrackCAD 1:1 track plan after dinner, but it's too early to publish it.
Heavy overcast outside, but forecasters' current thinking is the snow won't start till midnight and won't stop till after dark Monday. My side of the Merrimack River might get 8", might get 18" depending on who's predicting. So my highest priority is a diesel fuel run, then prep the tractor. We'll see what I can get done on the layout later in the day.
Spain has a set of state owned hotels called Paradors (Portugal has a similar set), mostly set in historic castles and monasteries. We've stayed in several, and they've been great experiences, worth the price. This is the small Parador in Alarcon near Cuenca, 14 rooms and a very good restaurant.
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We also stayed at the Parador in Cuenca, it's converted from a monastery and is fancier than the Alarcon castle.
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There is an historic iron footbridge from the Parador across the valley to the city of Cuenca (this from the city side, looking back at the Parador.)
Right now it's sunny and seasonally cool. The snow starts about midnight, they're saying 8-10 here. But south of Boston they're predicting 18-24. It's a classic Nor'easter storm, and if it tracks further inland than predicted, we could get more snow. I'm sure both German class and PT tomorrow will be cancelled. That's OK, I have plenty to do on the farmhouse.
dave
Good morning Curt, ACLTom, Rick, Larry, James, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, have fun building the water tower.
ACLTom, sounds like everyone had a great time yesterday, have fun in the train shed.
Rick, enjoy your hike today.
Larry, glad the couch is comfortable, hope you make it to the bench today.
James, your XTrackCAD 1:1 track plans are interesting.
Dave, hope the white stuff stays away.
Current temperature here is -6c (21f) and overcast. expecting 1-2cm (less than 1") of the white stuff with none in the forecast tomorrow or Tuesday, so it looks like we will miss the storm.
Spent some time at the bench and installed the two doors and prep some of the detail parts for painting. Today after a grocery run I plan to start the roof and if I feel like it start painting the detail parts.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning!
Some of that white stuff coming down again. Come on Mother nature! :o
Have a good en!
I like the white stuff. It's ice I don't like.
dave
Hockey 1-1 at the end of regulation time...
Enjoyed seeing friends at Division meeting yesterday. The regular meeting place is quite a way from home. Traffic was more than I am used to.
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Afternoon everyone
I put on a fresh pot of coffee.
Or if you want something else help yourself.
The bar is open and there cold drinks in the fridge.
Great pictures by Rick and Dave this morning.
Had to run an errand before now were in for the day or two days.
It has started to sn*w here in South Jersey.
The "WEENIES" have the amount up to 25" North of us 18".
Be a good day to sit at the bench.
I'll post a picture later but it's not much.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Howdy folks,
Curt, thanks for opening. Good luck with the water tank build.
TomACL, SBG sounds like it was a lot of fun. Looking forward to Horwood...
Rick, that looks like a rugged climb and hike.
Larry, congrats on the couch completion. That's a big deal! Hope the nasty sneaux treats you well.
James, hope the diesel run was successful. Stay warm.
Dave, good luck dodging the cold.
Ron, sounds like work at the bench has been successful.
Philip, hope you stay warm up there. Brrrr...
Karl, glad the division meeting went well.
Jerry, glad you made it to the bench.
How is the rest of the crew?
Sharon's birthday celebration is tomorrow, and we braved the wind and journeyed to Biloxi, MS. It was a bright day but windy, windy, windy. Temps are in the high 50s.
I plan to work on a few AI projects and design the hotel project while we are here. Sharon's is a gamer, so she will be in the casino "gaming". I just as soon shave or brush my teeth as go to the casino. It is most boring to me.
Have fun,
mike
Evening
This was 20 minutes after it started to S*NOW!!!!!
Now they upped to 30" along the coast.
Jerry, are you hunkering down or going out periodically to keep up with shoveling?
Either way, stay warm and safe.
I saw a prediction for a place not far from you that is getting 40".
I've been out shoveling once! It's so windy here now you can't see worth a dam!
I'm playing it safe actually a neighbor helped shovel the driveway.
I'm going tp have a glass of bourbon and sit back and watch it snow so more!!
Jerry
Good morning everyone.
53 right now in Congress, AZ, sunny and a few clouds with a high of 74 later.
Coffee, OJ, sodas and hot chocolate are ready.
Fried egg, cheddar cheese, crispy bacon and avocado on your choice of toast for breakfast today.
Jerry, staying in and having a bourbon likes like a good choice.
Take it easy when you do go out.
How much did you get?
Mike, Happy Birthday to Sharon. Hope she did well at the casino.
Karl, congratulations to the women's and men's hockey teams.
Philip, how much white stuff did you get?
Ron, good news on missing the storm and keep making progress on your build.
Dave, I'm enjoying your pictures and did they get the s#$@ totals right?
James, I missed what the 1:1 track plan is for.
I'll have to look harder to see if you started a thread.
Larry, good news on the sofa fix.
But don't get too comfortable on it because there's more to do at the bench. ;)
ACLTom, keep having fun in the shed.
Curt, did you get your chair back? ;D
How's everyone else?
Star and I did 5.45 miles and 1,152' of climbing on the Vulture Peak Trail.
The person who told be the trail goes around the back was wrong.
It goes right up the front.
While I was still a fair distance from the mountain, I saw the chute that goes to the top and was concerned about climbing up on the rocks.
But, when I got to the base of the mountain I saw there was a series of switchbacks that went 3/4 of the way up.
The last bit was some rock scrambling but nothing too difficult.
Only issue with the trail was stopping a few times to get cactus spines out of Star's paws.
After the hike I drove to Congress for the night.
I'll go to Prescott today and hit a gym there.
Started the hike just before sunrise.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Nice landscape. I hope Star's paws are ok.
Started out with a walk at 46F and a feel like temp of 41F and only getting to 54F today. The wind is like a knife.
MOH canceled Sunday's event so was home by 11 am and I did all the cleanup stuff that happens after an event getting home. No modeling was done yesterday.
Today after chores I hope to start on the water tank.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for opening the doors and the breakfast Rick. Sounds like you and Star had a great hike even with the spines in the paws. Nice photo as well.
Jerry, that photo makes me cold just looking at it. I don't drink but if it warms the me up, I may have one.
Have a nice, safe and warm day everyone.
Tom
Good Morning,
Jerry the bourbon and sn*w watching was definitely a good choice. Take it easy when you do shovel; that's a lot of stuff to try and shovel and that's from experience.
Rick thanks for coffee and breakfast. Hope Star's paws are ok; ice photo.
Curt I'd like to feel sorry for you abut the temps but...ah....no. Keep warm and enjoy the bench time.
Tom you're not alone I gave up drinking years ago.
What's the rest of you doing.
It's a cloudy 28 with a high of 32. You guys that are in the lizard area hunker down and stay warm. A couple of errands then a small 1:1 project then maybe some bench time.
Have a great day!! Be well, keep warm, and take it easy out there.
Mike Happy Birthday to Sharon.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Nice picture wish I was there this morning!!
Curt your a good man doing those chores first.
Tom it will warm you up! :)
Larry have fun with the 1:1 projects.
Weather report from South Jersey we have 18" on the ground and it's still SN*WING!!!
It's going to be a long day of shoveling.
But I won't be overdoing it as far as I'm concerned I'd wait for it to melt!!
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Greetings from snowy SE NH. Looks like this storm is staying south of us.
Two photos from Japan. The first is from Kyoto:
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And the second from the Edo City Museum in Tokyo. They had a large model display of Tokyo from around 1900. (I suspect the scale here is something like 1:50)
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I cancelled my PT appointment today. German class will be via Zoom, and the rest of the day is mine...
dave
Good morning Rick, Curt, ACLTom, Larry. Jerry, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Rick, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and it sounds like you and Star had an interesting hike, hope Star's paws are OK.
Curt, hope you can get to the bench today.
ACLTom, have a great day.
Larry, hope the 1:1 stuff gets done quickly so you can get to the bench today.
Jerry, hope it stops snowing soon. I don't worry about the white stuff as we have a service that gets rid if it for us.
Dave, enjoy your day.
Mike, hope Sharon has a great birthday.
Current weather here is -4c (25f) with blue skies. Never made it to the bench yesterday, between laundry, a grocery run and hanging shelves in the Mrs craft room the day got away from me. Hopefully I'll have some time at the bench this evening.
Have a great day everyone.
I'll be in the area all day. Cold, windy, nowhere near the snow as in the NE, just wind and mid 20s for temps, drop feels like to low teens :-* .
Layout on the agenda for work today, we'll see, how that plays out.
Stay safe in the snow out there ;) .
KSinMI
Happy Birthday Sharon
A snowy and cold morning from Rochester,NY. Just got a dusting this far west from the east coast.
Went to my first RPM meet this past Saturday, "Rochester Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet". Was very interesting to see some outstanding modeling. Otto VanDrak, editor of RMC was there since he lives in Rochester. Also caught up with a couple of Rochester Model Railroad club members I had known when I was a member of the then called Kodak City Model Railroad club. Didn't stay for any of the clinks because I just wanted to see what it was all about. Looking forward to next years show and maybe even signing up to display something.
Bernd
Morning crew!
Happy Birthday to Ms. Sharon Mike!
Yesterday was mostly flurries but the temp tanked around 13 with the wind chill. Super breezy again today.
Have a great day!
Mike Happy Birthday to Sharon! ;D
Jerry
Afternoon, all. The wind still roars high above my house, and fine snow blows past my window. But lunch was fresh bread and a pineapple upside-down cake baked in the cookstove, so downstairs is warm. Can't say what the level fall is, but the shoveled path to my back door has 8-10". Plows appear to be waiting for the wind to die down. Supposed to be windy all night, but I have to go out before dark to free at least one car. The kid slept over at school, but didn't take clothes for tomorrow (to be fair, I didn't try hard to persuade him).
Rick, my screenshots are in Modeling Wizardry / Track Planning Software: XTrkCAD
Happy Birthday, Sharon!
Good morning everyone.
It's 45 now in Prescott and a mix of sun and clouds later with a high of 67.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Pork roll, egg and cheese on an everything bagel for breakfast this morning.
James, I'll have to look for that thread.
Philip, thanks for your hard work on the FB page.
Bernd, glad you enjoyed the meet.
Karl, making any layout progress?
Ron, hope there was bench time last night.
Dave, I like that first picture from Japan.
Jerry, so, how much did you end up getting and how's your back?
Larry, hope the 1:1's aren't interfering too much with 1:48 time.
ACLTom, what's new in the shed?
Curt, did you get to the water tank?
Mike, still out traveling?
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Star's paws are fine.
She's tough.
I pull the spines out and she runs off like nothing happened.
Ended up in Prescott yesterday.
Walked around downtown some with Star.
Another hike planned for today.
The view once you reach the top of the Vulture Peak Trail.
This is what's on the other side of the mountain.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Beautiful photo. It reminds me of growing up in the southwest.
Started out here with a 36F feel like temp and getting up to 61F later. Tomorrow is supposed to be slightly cooler. Yesterday during my walk I somehow managed to bruise the bottom of the left foot so I now have a very tender foot.
In the train room yesterday I built the water tank platform which was fiddly. The tank is resin and has it's initial color applied.
I need to do some thinking about the barn roofing. The kit says use strip wood to cover it but I don't entirely like that idea. The barn is located in the backwoods so I guess that makes sense. Does anyone have any ideas? I don't want to do tar paper. Maybe wood shakes?
Anyhoo.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning, Rick and Curt. Beautiful picture, Rick, but that dry landscape is a reason I'll never live in our Southwestern deserts. Love to visit, love to get home where it's green. The sun is shining through a thin overcast well above the trees and it's 25F. Snow cover on open ground is up to about 2 feet in the lower Merrimack Valley. My 2nd wife an her husband had to rent a U-Haul to get out of DC today; no rental cars, no seats on planes or trains.
I have errands to run this morning, including new shear bolts for the 7 foot snowblower. My wife is sore from the shoveling she did too. Likely we'll do Taco Tuesday tonight while picking the kid up from two nights at his school. And I have HO scale shingles and windows to order, plus an insight about how to fix a scratchbuild problem.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Gorgeous photo. Glad to hear Star is o worse for ware. Hike safely.
Curt hope the foot feels better. I've done wooden shakes for a roof using scale 1x10's. Grain and colored them first then I cut them 2 ft. long and lap them a foot. I also vary the exposed lengths to add some interest. Word of caution is does get tedious but the end result is well worth the effort; hope this helps.
James that's quite the snowblower; 2 passes and my driveway would be done. I can't imagine the mess some of the New England states are in right now.
What's your plans for the day.
It's a cloudy 13 with a high of only 18 but it's warming back up tomorrow. Probably spend some time at the bench this morning then work on the 1:1 project later in the day.
Have a great day!! Be well, keep warm, and stay safe.
Morning Fellow Forumites,
Happy belated Birthday to Sharon.
Thanks for breakfast Rick. Looks like the hike to Vultures Peak was well worth the effort. What a view.
I hope our northern forum friends didn't get hit to hard with storm the weather weenies have been talking about. As Curt said it cold here and if it never gets below 40 again, it sure is fine by me.
Pam and I have bowling today and then late lunch with friends.
I started prepping the location on the layout where Horwood's build will go. Update on that probably tomorrow.
Have a warm, healthy day everyone.
Tom
There was this short window of time when it looked like Russia would become 'part of the rest of the world.' They were sending representatives to participate in standards committees and hosted our committee. Before the meeting (which ended up in Moscow), we visited St. Petersburg in 2007. This is the "Church on Spilled Blood", built on the spot where a Tsar was assassinated in the 19th century.
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St Petersburg is a beautiful city and the Hermitage is definitely a world class museum. But the best summary of that experience was "First world prices, third world service." Unfortunately, things have gone downhill since we visited.
It's sunny, and there's about 8" of fresh snow. Roads are plowed so things are back to normal here. Further south, particularly south of Boston into Rhode Island, is a whole 'nuther story.
I finished the roof panels for the farmhouse yesterday. Today will be more final assembly and detailing.
dave
Good morning Rick, Curt, James, Larry, ACLTom, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Risk, what a coincidence, I'm also in Prescott, OK, Prescott Ontario. ;D Thanks for the coffee and breakfast, the picture was worth the hike, enjoy today's hike.
Curt, you could try a "board and batten" roof, I did that on my tractor shed and was very happy with the results.
James, have a great day.
Larry, enjoy your time at the bench, hope the 1:1 project isn't to complicated.
ACLTom, good luck bowling today.
Dave, that is a beautiful building.
Cloudy skies here with the current temperature at -17c (1f), it's a good day to stay inside. No bench time yesterday as I spent time on the computer drafting the plans for the alligator warping tug I plan to build in the future.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast but I'll have mine on a hard roll.
Jerry
Temp in teens, breezy and COLD it's still winter. Our mini snow is mostly gone from over the weekend. Just COLD or did I say that?
52-53 years ago I bought a brand new 1973 Ford F-250 with a Western plow and sub contracted a half dozen parking lots and a ~1/2 mile long access road to a gun range. Paid $25/hour. Rig had about $4,000 wrapped up in it. Ford couldn't sell me power steering at that time due to supply issues. Plowing with Mr. Armstrong is a good way to lose a thumb if you're not careful :o. I always envied the Highway Dept plow guys, still do. I'd have paid to do that job.
Rick, making progress then going back 2 steps...plugging away at increasing frustration.
Roofing project? I like Evergreen styrene standing ridge roof material, but it probably would be best for HO as I have used it. A bit small details for "0"
All I have...enjoy the day. Easterners, be safe. PATIENCE ::)
KSinMittens
Now that I've had breakfast I can finish my post.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/29.
We had around 24" of white stuff with wind.
Shoveling has been slow going but I'm in no hurry to finish it.
Hopefully they will be shortly to do the driveways.
Rick that is a nice picture wish it was here.
Curt hope your foot gets better quickly.
James don't overdo that shoveling.
Larry good choice bench first then the 1:1 project.
Tom looking forward to the update.
Dave great picture this morning.
Ron I can't wait to see the TUG
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at a feel like 39F and heading to 67F later. It's supposed to warm up again now. Yesterday I finished the roof platform and tank but it still needs attached to the roof.
Yesterday I also tested the shake roofing that Larry recommended. Based on the size of the roof involved and my inability to maintain a straight line consistently it's a non starter for me on the current project.
Today is floor day then hopefully I'll make it to the bench.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. I'll just have some OJ this morning.
I averaged 185 in bowling yesterday but we still only took 2 points. The other team bowled way over their averages.
Feel very run down this morning so I'll take the day to rest and not push it.
Have a safe, warm and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning everyone.
Currently 51 in Rimrock, which is just outside of Sedona.
Mostly sunny and 75 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Any thoughts on another roofing style?
ACLTom, It is very frustrating when the team you're bowling against is bowling above their averages.
Jerry, you can't go wrong with a Jersey hard roll.
Take it easy with the shoveling and I hear more is coming.
Karl, don't let the layout frustrate you.
Keep plugging along.
Ron, do they pronounce your town Pres-cot or Pres-cut?
Here they call it Pres-cut.
Dave, that's an amazing looking church.
Larry, hope you get more bench time today.
James, Arizona is very diverse.
It's not all desert and the largest Ponderosa forest in the US is in Arizona.
Mike, hope you're traveling safely.
Philip, how's things?
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Star and I enjoyed our 4.77 mile hike yesterday on the Wolverton-Quartz Loop.
I did see a lot of quartz on the trail.
Afterward I drove to a town just outside of Sedona.
I'll stay here all day and take a break.
Tomorrow another hike is planned in Sedona.
One more picture from Vulture Peak.
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Have a great day everyone.
Morning Gents,
Curt sorry to hear the shingled roof is a non starter and yes a large roof can be very tedious to do; maybe think about Ron's suggestion of a "board and batten" roof; it goes much quicker than shingles.
Tom get some rest and hope you feel better.
Rick enjoy the restfully and great photo.
What's your plans for the day.
It's 30 with a high of 39 with a couple inches of white crap overnight. Today I'll be working on the 1:1 project and may have to deal with the driveway first. Bench time probably won't happen.
Have a great day!! Be well and easy if you're digging out from the weekend.
Something domestic for today. This is from Gettysburg, at the corner of the Wheatfield across from the Peach Orchard. It's my favorite monument.
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Light snow, enough to cover the roads and make things slippery today. The dogs are off at the groomers, so the house is unnaturally quiet. After some time on the exercise machine, I'll finish attaching the roofs on the farmhouse. Yesterday I just did the annex roof, which still had some warp in it, and let that dry thoroughly.
add A cartoon for Curt:
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A friend lost one of his dogs yesterday. He didn't realize it had kidney problems when they adopted her. I told him, "You gave that dog The Best Life. Food, shelter, a loving pack of humans and canines, lots of time running and hunting. It wasn't as long as you wanted, but it was really high quality." (The dog was an American Pointer.)
dave
Some sun, pretty well gone now, wind and cold the forecast today for my part of Michigan, temps dropping a few degres, from current ~30o and winds in the 15-30 mph.
Plugging away with layout stuff. Made a couple more trestle bents yesterday, one to do. Yesterday 1:1 life intruded, visitation for a friend, father figure, of the Doll's. 91 years in the house he was born in on the river in the town. Grocery shopping in the mid afternoon.
Rick, they have their own way of talk out there, the main town N of you where the Super Chief used to run is referred to as "Flag" with the staff left in the dust. Not that I'm an expert on Arizonian by any means. Here just down the road our county seat is Charlotte, Shar-LOT unlike Shar'-lut in NoCar...but then it's also know locally by some as CharTucky, y'all. That Sadona area appears to be quite beautiful from photos I've seen. I can remember the slick color periodical Arizona Highways
from my childhood. I've not kept up on if it is still produced. Such beautiful photos they used to have.
Little new here. Hopefully the snow is relaxing the NE, while our local weather goon showed what he said was some weather passing our Northern portions that might bring more snow out there. Easy does it all, safety first.
KarlS in MI
Dave there's cartoon for me doesn't load. I'll try again later.
Larry the roofing is great and I really like the look. Doing tedious things when modeling is a fact of life at times. My no-go was my crooked rows that I think would look like **** over a large area.
Morning crew. Working on my third cup of coffee and the wife's raisin and molasses cookies.
Tonight is New Tracks Modeling night. I'll be presenting part two of my HOn30 diesel cabs that were a tribute to "Geezer". I'll be presenting adding some detail, two types of motor drive systems, and a paint job. These are the HOn30 engines I presented here in a thread. I will also be presenting some soldering tricks in making a TT scale antenna for an Erie caboose, plus custom built windows for a Syudam engine house using some soldering techniques and fixtures. This will be in the "My Build" segment of the Zoom meet.
If you are interested there are three ways you can watch the whole NTM featuring presenters with there modeling techniques, layout visits, plus guest speakers like Bob Banta who will be presenting a build-a-long on April first.
You can go to the NTM website and sign up to receive a link to join A Zoom meeting, watch it live on You Tube or watch it at your convenance on You-Tube at New Tracks Modeling.
Link for a subscription: New Tracks Modeling (https://newtracksmodeling.com/)
Link to You-Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@NewTracks (https://www.youtube.com/@NewTracks)
Bernd
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for breakfast & coffee.
Tom everyone once in awhile you just have to kick back, Feel better.
Rick where's the vultures? ;D
Nothing like a good hard roll.
Great picture.
Larry go easy on the driveway.
Great picture Dave. It is an interesting park to go to.
Cartoon is funny.
Sorry about your friends dog.
Karl we need an update on the trstle.
Weather in South Jersey after the 22" yesterday we got a dusting last night for good measure.
And there saying 1 to more on Thursday.
Which means the "RODENT" was right with his 6 more weeks of winter.
After shoveling and with the neighbors help the driveway is clean.
They still haven't come to do the driveways so everyone did there own.
Maybe some time at the bench today I hope.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning crew,
I usually listen to NTM every Wednesday while I'm doing resin casting in the shop. Kind of grows on ya.
Warmer here today in KY.
Feeding the birds is my highlight of the last few day. Plenty of Cardinals, Woodpeckers, Blue jays, Doves, and Starlings.
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Good morning Curt, ACLTom, Rick, Larry, Dave, Karl, Bernd, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, hope you get the roof material sorted out.
Tom, enjoy your day relaxing.
Rick, here it is pronounced Pres-cot. Enjoy your day of rest.
Larry, hope the 1:1 project goes well.
Dave, sorry to hear about your friend's dog.
Karl, sounds like you made great progress on your trestle build.
Bernd, glad to see you stop in, sounds like an interesting clinic you will presenting tonight.
Jerry, good to here you had help with the driveway, hope you make it to the bench today.
Current temperature here is -7c (19f) with white stuff falling from the skies. I did manage a little bench time last night where I stained the material for the shingles required for the roof. I also glued the LED for the interior lighting to the middle roof truss and glued the truss in place. We shall see what tonight brings.
Have a great day everyone.
Bernd, thanks for the link to the New Tracks Modeling YouTube page. Watched one of the layout tours and will subscribe.
Jeff
Ron said:
QuoteBernd, glad to see you stop in, sounds like an interesting clinic you will presenting tonight.
Trying to help diversify with some subject content. When I first joined the NTM Zoom group it was pretty much wooden scratch built buildings, weathering, scenery, some 3D printing and so for. Now with the third regime change the guy running it is looking for more diversified material. Model railroading has a large tent with many different subjects.
Jeff said:
QuoteBernd, thanks for the link to the New Tracks Modeling YouTube page. Watched one of the layout tours and will subscribe.
When you do say Hi so I know you are on the Zoom.
Bernd
Good morning everyone.
Currently 51 in Sedona and mostly sunny and 76 later.
Keeping it extremely brief because I want to start my hike before sunrise.
Hope all are well and I'll see you all tomorrow.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening Rick and I hope you enjoy your hike with Star. Tell her to stay out of the cactus needles!
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ and soda.
Yesterday after chores at the workbench I started adding the middle roof floor made of strip wood. The barn roof has a cardboard bottom roof glued in between the walls followed by wood strips glued on that, followed by additional random planking (instructions). I have decided to go with Wild West wood shakes. It comes like 3 tab asphalt shingles. It's a heavy paper product that has texture. I've used this product 3-4 times in the past.
Dave the cartoon finally appeared. A lucky skunk indeed. ;)
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for opening and have a safe and enjoyable hike you and Star.
Curt thanks for thee coffee and breakfast. Glad you came to a decision on the roofing; have fun.
What are the rest of you up to this fine day.
It's 25 with a high of only 26 and light sn*w again; ugh. Going up into the 40's tomorrow. Busy day yesterday with errands and the 1:1 project. I did manage to squeeze some time at the bench and will post an update later. This afternoon Larry's Beauty Salon will be open for business.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay safe, and keep warm.
The Pont du Gard, Roman aqueduct in southern France:
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This'll give you a better sense how big this is:
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The museum is really good, too. We've been to this part of France twice. For someone interested in Roman history & architecture, I'd argue this is almost as good as Rome.
Today'll be another 'broken' day, with someone coming to the house in a couple minutes, then a PT appointment mid-afternoon. But that's OK, it's time for the usual post-project Pick-up/Put-away.
dave
Good morning, Rick, Curt, Larry, Dave and those just getting up. Sunny now on the NH seacoast, forecast for all day reaching the high 30s. After tending the barn critters, I extended the slot the kid made for the sliding barn door so the sun can shine inside for a few hours.
Catching up on yesterday, Karl mentioned the Arizona HIghways magazine, which I used to see via the grandparents who lived in what's now my house's subscription (AFAIK they never visited the state).. So I looked it up and now I'm reading about National Parks and Monuments people tried but failed to create in AZ at www.arizonahighways.com . Seems you can still subscribe for a paper copy also.
Today should be fairly pleasant in my attic with the layout, so I hope I make it up there.
Morning all,
Curt, thanks for breakfast. Hope the foot is better.
Rick, enjoy the sunrise hike. Yes, I agree, it is frustrating. It happens a lot on Tuesday.
Dave, I spent three days walking around Gettysburg and could have easily stayed a week and still not see it all.
I enjoyed my day off from the train shed. I think I was just tired. I read, took two naps, watched Perry Mason win two more court cases and then had a Diet Pepsi. Pam took me to dinner. We have enough left over for a meal this evening.
Today, I feel rested and am in the train shed.
Have a safe, warm and happy day everyone.
Tom
Tom, I've done 6 Licensed Battlefield Guide talks/tours of Gettysburg, and there's a lot I haven't covered. My favorite was an 'Artillery of Gettysburg' tour. There was me, a friend who was a Vietnam helicopter pilot but originally trained as an artillery officer, and another friend who had been the intelligence officer in an artillery brigade. We went to the first stop, the guide started talking about Civil War cannons in general terms. Forrest and I looked out. "Range about 4km?" "Yeah, well within range for the Whitworth Rifle here." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-pounder_Whitworth_rifle - the Confederates had relatively few of these, they were the primary counter-battery weapon.) That's when the guide realized he had to seriously 'up' his talk, but he recovered well and we had a great discussion on siting, tactics, etc. He enjoyed the challenge, guides usually don't get to talk at that level of expertise. We went to several places including the Union artillery park and even Little Round Top, where he talked about how they got the guns up there. He was a retired infantry officer, and we ribbed him over lunch about that.
I've done Culp's Hill tours twice, and still don't have a full understanding of that part of the battle. The terrain is rough and more grown over than it was Back in the Day which doesn't help.
A Gettysburg LGB talk/tour is the best money you'll ever spend on history.
dave
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening. Wishing you a fantastic hike.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Good luck hanging shingles.
Larry, good luck with your 1:1 activities today.
Dave, hope the cleanup goes well. What's next?
James, wishing you a fun day in the attic.
Tom, there's nothing like a good all-day rest.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's raining today with temperatures at 50°F and headed to 65°F. We arrived home last evening after picking up Sweetie from our daughter's place. Everything is back to normal. We enjoyed the Gulf Coast, and the weather was nice in the 70s.
Today I plan to clean up the workbench and paintbooth, a mess from the post office project. Perhaps I'll work on the layout a bit, too. I didn't complete a design for the hotel, but it is in the works.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning Rick, Curt, Larry, Dave, James, ACLTom, Mike and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, wood shakes sounds like a great choice for the roof.
Rick, enjoy your hike with Star today.
Larry, looking forward to your update.
Dave, sounds like you have a busy day planned, another great travelogue photo.
James, hope you make it to the attic today.
ACLTom, have fun in the train shed.
Mike, have fun cleaning up the workbench.
Current temperature is -9c (15f) and cloudy. The trip home from work was longer than usual due to slushy conditions and by the time I got home, made dinner and ate it, it was late. I did manage a little time at the bench and now I have a dish full of wood shakes and purlins cut to size.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for opening. Have a nice hike with Star be careful.
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Looking forward to the update.
Larry don't cut her hair to short!!
Dave great pictures this am.
Tom Perry Mason could put anyone to sleep! ;D
Mike have fun cleaning and I do hope you get to the hotel.
Ron you making you own shakes??
Weather in South Jersey a morning without a dusting thank God.
Today after a few things around the house I might get to the bench and start staining the siding.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Morning all,
I purchased some figures from Cumberland Shop. Hope they arrive soon.
Off to renew vehicle tags this am. Have a good en!
Cold, teens, but sunshine and less wind.
There was a member of the old RR-L crew that had a direct connection to Perry Mason. His step father played Hamilton Burger the DA. Steve had a beautiful take on modeling middle rural Georgia.
Little to add. Making trestle pieces/parts.
My SPARTANS play hoops tonight.
Be well all. KSinthe Mitten
Quote from: Jerry on February 26, 2026, 09:31:31 AMRon you making you own shakes??
Jerry,
Yes I'm making my own shakes as per Brett's kit instructions.
This just InConstruction continues on bridge works
Trestle bents and a small truss bridge on the table this morning.
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Karl thanks for the update. Nice and neat cutting on the wood.
Your doing a great job!
Jerry
Good morning everyone.
It's 40 right now in Flagstaff, sunny and 68 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Basic two eggs any way you'd like them, crispy bacon or sausage and home fries for breakfast today.
Karl, glad to see the bridge progress.
There's a wealthy town in north Jersey called Bernardsville.
Heaven forbid you pronounce like a mans first name.
They pronounce Barn-ards-ville.
Philip, hope getting the new tags was an easy process.
Jerry, any stain hit some boards?
Ron, hopefully you'll have time tonight to start laying those shakes.
Mike, glad you enjoyed your getaway.
ACLTom, hope you made good progress in the shed.
James, hope you made progress in the attic.
Dave, it's amazing how well the Romans built those aqueducts.
Larry, should be some melting with today's warmer temps.
Curt, your kit is looking very good.
Greg, haven't seen you stop in in a long while.
TomO, hope you are well.
Yesterdays hike went well.
We did 7.76 miles and 1,142' of EG.
There's a spur off the main trail that leads to an open ended cave that's called The Subway.
It's a steep, narrow climb into it.
Star started to go up but quickly turned around and went back down.
If I'm ever back there I'll try doing it by myself.
Visiting the gym here in Flagstaff.
Then after a quick stop at Walmart I'll drive east and find a place to stay near the Petrified Forest NP.
This is from Tuesday's hike in Prescott.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Nice landscape. It sounds like Star is a smart dog.
Started out with a walk at 64F and heading to 80F later. This weekend it's supposed to get to almost 90F. :'( Yesterday I joined the store walls to the office, worked on a drain pipe for the roof tank, then did some thinking on the office and store roofing, deciding on shingles instead of tar paper.
After chores I have to drive son to get his motorcycle out of repair shop, afterwards I hope to start roofing.
Karl very nice job on the bents.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Sounds like Star's a smart dog and wonderful photo.
Looking good Karl.
Curt enjoy your build.
What's everyone else doing.
It's a clear 10 with a high of 43 so should see some melting going on. The usual Friday errands then taking Ellie out for the afternoon and a stop to Arby's for some roast beast sandwiches...yum. Not sure if I'll make it to the bench or not.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Morning all, An uneventful day yesterday at the license branch. In and out in a jiffy.
Well here is something in the making from Gary. They look fantastic! He said this was the first run and a couple of mod's are needed on the geetar. Hobo's in Oh scale ;D
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Have a great day!
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick.
Dave, thanks for the information. All Civil War Battlefields are fascinating to me. I've spent many summers at Point Lookout (Lookout Mtn.) in Chattanooga, TN and Chickamauga. Recently I've been reading up on the Battle at Jenkin's Ferry in AK. The muddy, bloody scene from the movie Lincoln was filmed at the Jenkins Ferry battle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fEb1Xjj47U&t=25s
I was at the work bench yesterday morning when everything went south. I won't go into a long pontification of what the day was like. Here is a short compendium of what happened.
I was at the bench when Pam told me her SC 430 Lexus wouldn't start. The battery was dead. I paid Lexus $350.00 for a new battery 4 months ago. I called Lexus and they said bring it in and they'll check it. I jumped it off and took it in. They checked it and said I needed a new battery. Another $350.00, not on my watch. I showed them the paper work from September and got the new battery for $0. Three hours gone from my bench time.
We got home and got a call from the bank. Fraud alert on both of our debit cards. Not our charges, one from NY for $450 and one from NJ $425, so off to the Credit Union to get new cards issued and old ones cancelled. The charges were denied, so no money lost. Another 3 hours plus gone from the day. Can't use the new cards until today.
The end of my day yesterday.
Today is tax day with the tax man. That will probably ruin the day as well.
Hope everyone has a better day than we did yesterday.
Tom
Tom yesterday sounds painful. Sorry to hear about the banking stuff, it seems to happen all the time anymore.
8) Sun and fun in Michigan, 20s going to approach 50 :o .
Speaking of taxes, we got notice of assessment from the township on our place in da Yoop and another from the home base. :-\ Nearly $30,000, between the two. That's a reflection of the housing market and real estate sales and some crazy algorithm they use. I've made no visible changes or improvements other than maintenance. ??? I sure wish the income would reflect that. Mine seems to just barely cover the increase in what they take out for Medicare. We did our taxes early in the month and the refunds were less than 10 days before they populated the bank account.
Similar credit card experience, Tom, about 6 weeks ago.
Spent much of the day with the bridge stuff. Today, not sure. A couple things liable to show up in the way. We'll see. Off to Keeney's tomorrow for ops. :D
Some snow coming back in tomorrow afternoon. The roller coaster continues. :o
Be well all.
KS
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.
Curr, careful up on the roof with the shingle chore. ;)
Larry, wishing you a great Friday with Ellie.
Philip, nice set of figures. I recently purchased a bunch for the station. They are excellent.
Tom, what a crappy day. Good luck with the Tax man.
Karl, the bridge is looking good.
Ron, congrats on the shingles and purlins. Hope it was a relaxing exercise.
Jerry, did you make it to the bench?
How is the rest of the crew?
It's an overcast morning, raining all night. I mostly cleaned the workbench, did some organizing, and worked on the layout yesterday. I have misplaced my blade coffee grinder that I use to grind dirt and debris. I am about out of dirt and haven't decided what to do about it yet. As I began planting structures, I decided to add lighting. I'm out of lamps, so I ordered some clear resin to print lamps and lanterns. I'll light them with tiny tiny LEDs.
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Have fun,
mike
Morning crew. Bench time today. Working on my HOn30 rotary dumper.
I've got a nitpick to pick on this forum. It says I'm 75 today. Not true. My birthday is March 5th. Says so in the profile section. Seems like the forum software wants to make you older than I really am. I don't need the software help getting older. I'm doing fine on my own. <LOL>
Thank you for the attention to this matter.
Bernd
We've been to a bunch of places that later showed up as sets for historical dramas or fantasies. I'm sure this is one of them, it's the originally Moorish palace (Aljafería) in Zaragoza, Spain:
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Zaragoza is a bit off the usual tourist track in Spain, and that's too bad. It's a city with a lot of history. (The name derives from the Roman "Colonia Caesar Augustus") The interior has some well preserved original Moorish architecture, along with Medieval and some Renaissance features.
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Another free day for me today. It's sunny and will be 'warm', heading to 37. Tomorrow it might even reach 50, Scotch Club has been scheduled for a neighbor's porch (the usual host is away on vacation, he offered us his patch of beach for the meeting, but we couldn't arrange travel.) More pick-up/put-away and pondering scenery and farm layout.
dave
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Star was probably thinking is this guy crazy I'm heading back!! ;D
Nice picture this am.
Curt looking forward to the update.
Larry have a nice day with Ellie.
Philip morning. And they do look outstanding were do you buy them??
Tom sorry to hear about the banking problem. We've had it happen and it's just a PITA to get it fixed.
Have a much better day today.
Karl looking forward to an update.
Mike maybe Sharon used to grind coffee!!
Bernd I wish I was that young!!
Nice picture Dave.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/43. Later the same.
No I did not make it to the bench yesterday.
Seems 1:1 stuff got in the way.
But I will try again later today.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Rick, Curt, Larry, Philip, ACLTom, Karl, Mike Bernd, Dave, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, it sounds like the Petrified Forest NP is your next hiking spot.
Curt, Have fun with the roofing.
Larry, enjoy your day.
Philip, those are some great looking figures.
ACLTom, taxman day is never fun, but it can't be worse than yesterday.
Karl, those are some great looking trestle bents there, it never ceases to amaze me how much great modeling that happens here, it's inspirational and pushes one to do better.
Mike, did you print the lanterns, they look like something I could use.
Bernd, It least it's not telling you that your 85. ;D
Dave, enjoy the scotch club today.
Jerry, hope you make it to the bench today.
TomO, hope you are doing well.
Current temperature here today is -1c (30f) and cloudy with a predicted high of 1c (34f). Late checking in today as I had some errands to run and a haircut to get. That is all done now so the rest of the day is mine. Not much bench time last night but I did stress and stained the wood required for the side yard wall which I hope to build tonight.
Tomorrow is the monthly SLD meeting where we have clinics in the morning and a work session in the afternoon. I plan to use that time to start painting the detail parts I have already primed.
Have a great day everyone.
Afternoon all.....
Rick, I've been so busy with pre-construction work for clients over the last six months that I haven't had much time to interact on the forum. I'm hoping that I will have a bit slower pace in the the near future. Still love keeping track of your travels with Star!
Good morning folks,
I see others online, but I'll make breakfast anyway. Drinks are on the counter. Breakfast is salmon crepes with sour cream sauce, fresh fruit, and pastries. Enjoy.
Jerry, I don't think so, the coffee hasn't tasted like mud lately... ;D
Ron, the lanterns were cast in clear resin. I'm working on a 3D printed version now. I'll report the success.
Gregory, thanks for stopping by.
How is the rest of the crew?
I piddled a bit on the layout yesterday. Going to the movie with family this afternoon.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Mike. Enjoy the movie. What are you going to see?
Starting out the day in the high 60's under a milky sky. Yesterday at the workbench I got the office and store roofs shingled but decided to wait on weathering until all 3 roofs are done. Speaking of, the barn roofing is supposed to be here Monday afternoon.
Today MOH wants me to go with her to the local farmer's market. After this is translated from MOH speak it means I need to carry the bags. ::) Nothing special planned for the weekend, other than Sunday we have to pickup a local pet skunk who will be vacationing with us for a month.
That's all I have.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Mike thanks for the coffee this morning. Have fun at the bench if you make it there and enjoy the movie.
Curt thanks for the breakfast. Hope you ate your wheaties this morning to carry all the heavy bags.
How's the rest of the gang doing.
It's a cloudy 43 already with a high of 46 with rain. I'm sure the snowy driveway will be a sheet of ice by tomorrow; time to break out the rock salt. Painting some installed outside corner pieces today so that should, hopefully unless the Mrs has other ideas, finish up that project. Have a few St Patty's decorations to put up and if I get bored a new shade to be installed in the computer area. Bench time???
Have an enjoyable day!! Be well.
Today's travel photo is Cambridge University, UK:
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I attended a conference there and even stayed in one of the dorms. (I forget which college it was, but one of the newer ones.) Unfortunately, some of the university museums were closed, particularly the archeology museum.
It's a bright sunny day, lots of glare from the snowpack. Scotch Club this afternoon, and I'll have to go to the store before then. But I'm making progress in pick-up/put-away, and that usually gets me motivated to start a new project.
dave
Good morning everyone.
34 now in Holbrook, cloudy and 73 later.
Mike, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope the movie is a good one.
Curt, have fun at the farmers market.
Dave, hope there are some good scotch's today.
Larry, hope things don't get too icy.
Greg, thanks for stopping in.
Glad business is good and thanks for following my adventure.
Ron, have fun at the SLD.
Jerry, any melting happening there?
Bernd, that's happened to all of us.
Karl, last time my house was re-assessed I disputed the higher price and got my tax bill lowered a few hundred.
ACLTom, sorry you had such a bad day yesterday.
I've had my CC co-opted a couple of times.
Although it didn't cost me anything, it was an inconvenience waiting for the new card.
Hope today is much better.
Philip, those are very good looking figures.
How's everyone else?
Drove towards Petrified Forest NP yesterday.
Stopped in Winslow for a little sightseeing.
That town has done a fantastic job of turning a song lyric into an economic boom.
I'm about 1/2 from the park and I'll head there shortly.
Park doesn't open till 8 and closes at 5 which is odd.
Got three short hikes planned and surprisingly dogs are allowed.
Yesterday
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning, all. Thin high haze over the Merrimack Valley but otherwise weather as Dave's. Tom, I don't know what it would do to the warranty, but at the Trolley Museum we put battery knife switches on all modern vehicles. Too many parasitic loads to sit idle for more than a few days. Rick, I don't recall that statue but it's been a decade since I passed through Winslow.
This weekend's plans don't leave much time for modeling: watching the kid and his SO wrestle at her school this afternoon, then dinner. Tomorrow prune the orchard and burn a few years' accumulated brush before taking her back to her school.
Morning all.
Its a girl my lord in a flatbed ford
named Star.
Those figs are from
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCumberlandShops?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=4446836024&from_page=listing
Have a great day! 70's today. I'm kidnapped to the garden for a while.
Bernie, I'm 300! ;D
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Mike.
Curt, have fun with the totting!
Rick, good photo of you and Star. Looks like you are also watching the girls go by. ;D
I'm in the train shed and later Pam and I are going to the SBG watering hole to get a salad. Then I'll be back in the train shed.
The tax man cometh and I get to pay IRS 13 hundred, Yea!
Have a safe, happy and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Morning everyone
Mike thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
What movie are you seeing?
Larry have a nice day. At least you have choices! ;D
Nice picture Dave.
Rick that's a great picture of you and Star.
I like the Eagle in the window!
James seems you have a full weekend enjoy.
Philip thanks for the link.
Tom enjoy your salad with Pam.
1300 that's a lot of hobby money!!!!!!!!!!! :'(
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/46. Later 51.
At least the white stuff is melting slowly.
I started staining wood yesterday but didn't get very far as other things had to be done.
Hopefully some bench time later.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Sitting in the crew lounge waiting for my switch job in about one hour"fast" hour. OPS has a full crew this morning.
Sun at wake-up this morning, sub freezing headed to mid 30s. Some snow late in the day or overnight, nothing to fret about.
Was going to work on the bridge/trestle but ended up going with the Doll. Folks been bragging up Sparty's hockey team so watch them last night, not the team I expected. The Ohio crew kicked them badly. :o Did not finish it.
Have a good day all.
KS
Quote from: Jerry on February 28, 2026, 10:33:26 AMMorning everyone
Tom enjoy your salad with Pam.
1300 that's a lot of hobby money!!!!!!!!!!! :'(
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Jerry,
Pam inherited her mother's 401 account so that was the difference. We still made out, so to speak. We had IRS withhold 25% and still got stung.
Tom
Neat photo. I think it's mandatory if you are there. ;D
No problem Jerry. I ordered 3 sets, Hope they are as good as the hype!. Some of the other figure sellers have some really proud pricing. Actually all of them 2d printed or otherwise.
The afternoon activity was removing a dead apple tree with a 2 cycle chainsaw. I'm spent..........4 wheel barrels full. This golden year stuff ain't easy!
Good Morning All,
Breakfast today is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 58F and heading to 78F. Yesterday at the workbench I made and attached roof flashing and rafter tails. After that was the farmer's market that was beyond packed, and finally we bought 2 new couches which will be delivered Thursday.
Today I will finish the rafter tails and we have the vacationing skunk to pick up.
That's about all happening around here.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt.
I'm in the train shed but Pam wants to go practice bowling. I guess after that I'll get back out here.
Have a great day everyone and stay safe.
Tom
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Farmer's Markets are fun to go to but not when they're packed. Hope the skunk enjoys its vacation.
Tom gotta keep your better half happy.
What's your plans for the day.
It's a sunny 20 with a high of 29 and we received another inch of white crap. Yesterday it was 52 and the hopes of an early Spring were high. Have yet another 1:1 project installing a new window shade to replace a blind. Not sure about the bench though.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay warm.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the rafter tails.
Philip, congrats on the tree removal. Sounds exhausting.
Karl, the ops session sounds like fun. Better luck to your Sparty's next time.
Jerry, we saw Crime 101. It was pretty good. Good luck staining wood.
Tom, glad the tax prep is over.
James, good luck with the orchard haircut.
Rick, terrific photo of Star and you. You've made all of us hear the Eagles sing...
Dave, have fun selecting your next build.
Larry, congrats on the project completion.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a sunny morning at 41°F, headed to 78°F later today. We enjoyed the movie yesterday. I didn't make it upstairs, but spent the day hanging out with Sharon. I hope to make it upstairs this afternoon to work on the layout scenery.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning everyone.
37 right now in Saint Johns, sunny and 76 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Was the new couches a surprise purchase to you?
Taking that picture is the only reason to go to Winslow.
Mike, glad you enjoyed the movie and spending time with Sharon.
Larry, hope the s#$% falling and the 1:1 projects end soon.
ACLTom, hope you bowl well.
Philip, hope you're not too sore today.
Karl, glad the ops was fun.
Jerry, maybe more wood was stained yesterday.
James, I'm not sure when they added the statue.
Dave, nice shot of the university.
How's everyone else?
I had an excellent day at the Petrified Forest NP.
Someone told me a couple of years ago it wasn't worth visiting, but I couldn't disagree more.
I did the three planned hikes which totaled just under 8 miles.
Beautiful scenery and I was very surprised by how much petrified wood there was everywhere.
It's very tempting to put a small piece in your pocket but that's against the law and also brings bad luck.
The park has received many letters containing wood because of all the bad luck that happened after taking it home.
I was able to get a night sky pass that allowed me to stay in the park after closing to take sunset pictures.
Not exactly sure what I'll do today but I'll talk more about that tomorrow.
A phone picture from one of the hikes yesterday.
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Have a great day everyone.
The Doll arose before I did this morning, as did the sun 8)
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We have an inch of new snow and about 15
o with 8) sunglasses a necessary part of the wardrobe.
OPS was a good time as usual. I had a nice time with an industrial area switching job then a pair of over the road jobs from one of the big yards to the end of line staging areas. Wrapping up as the end of session hit. We had a full crew of over a dozen including a fellow from St. Charles, Illinois.
Plans today are still in flux. I hear we have a grand coming over soon.
Bench time and hoops?, we'll see. :D
Have a good day all.
Be well.
KarlS in the mitten. [/color][/font]
Not sure on the color and stuff here, this looked 'ok' on the iphone, but here on the Super Computer....not so much
Good morning crew!
8)
When we visited Athens, I paid extra for the 'penthouse' room, to get this view:
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And the same shot at night:
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That room was worth the surcharge!
More pick-up/put-away today, and then I'll decide what to start next. Lots of choices, of course, including farm scenery and a boxcar kit.
dave
Good morning Curt, ACLTom, Larry, Mike, Rick, Karl. Philip, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, have fun with the rafter tails.
Tom, good luck with the bowling practice.
Larry, hope the 1:1 project goes well and you make it to the bench.
Mike, have fun working on the layout scenery.
Rick, that is a stunning photo.
Karl, it's still a stunning shot, glad you had fun at the Op's session.
Philip, have a great day.
Dave, have fun cleaning up.
Current temperature is -15c (5f) with crystal blue skies. Yesterday the temperature was above freezing but I think that was just a teaser. No modeling yesterday as there was a medical incident yesterday at the SLD meeting yesterday where the ambulance was called and the meeting was called after that. Fortunately, one of the members is a retired doctor and he was on the phone with 911 till the ambulance arrived giving updates. From the signs it looked like it might have been a (mild?) heart attack. The good news was that he was conscience when the ambulance arrived. Let's just say that after that incident I did not feel like doing any modeling. We shall see how today goes.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning Curt, Tom, Larry, Mike, Rick, Karl. Philip, Dave, Ron and those who look in later. A thick overcast has been dusting snow on the Merrimack Valley all morning, but none has stuck on my driveway. I'm not feeling it for burning brush, but that may change if the kids bring enthusiasm home. So computer work, including posting prototype and model photos of my Rowley, MA HO NMRA standard modules.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
So you bought two new couches for the skunks!! ;D
Tom have a nice day with Pam.
Larry it was just a tease of Spring here to.
Mike glad you liked the movie.
Rick great picture this morning.
The last thing you would need is bad luck good choice in not taking any of the wood.
Karl nice picture. Enjoy the hoops today.
Morning Philip.
Great picture Dave.
Ron sorry to hear about the indecent yesterday.
Morning James enjoy the day.
Weather in South Jersey P. sunny/39. Later on 39.
Did some staining yesterday and then started to build a jig.
More of that today.
Pictures during the week.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Jerry
Jerry there's actually truth in your statement. We bought couches with enough floor clearance for the skunks. They sleep under the couches.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, muffins, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Currently 59F and heading to 80F later. Last night's sleep was a mixed bag. I did get some solid sleep but the nerves in my feet were bothering me also.
Yesterday I had mixed results at the workbench. I was looking at pictures of the office roof and for some reason the cardboard sub roof didn't extend far enough for rafter tails on the rear of the office. I removed the existing roof and cut a new roof card that was longer in the rear out of a raisin bran box.
We also found out that the skunk yesterday was surrendered (not vacationing) to the rescue due to very valid acute family health care issues.
Today after chores I plan on re-shingling the office roof and redoing the flashing.
Tom good luck tomorrow with the leg skin surgery.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt and the well wishes for tomorrow. These skin cancer removal are getting all to routine for me. However, the four days after surgery when I have to keep my leg elevated to reduce swelling is a pain in the A** as well as the leg.
We did go practice bowling yesterday. I bowled over my average as did Pam.
I got a little done on the Horwood build and will try to post an update later.
My plan is to edge and cut the grass today as the next two weeks will be a no go due to the leg.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning everyone.
43 right now in Flagstaff, windy, cloudy and 66 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope sleep is much better tonight and a new home is found for the new skunk.
ACLTom, all the best for tomorrows procedure.
Jerry, hope there was a lot of staining.
James, it's $29 to visit meteor crater. I passed.
Ron, hope the SLD member is OK.
Dave, it's all greek to me.
Karl, beautiful photo.
How's everyone else.
I wanted to go to the north western corner of New Mexico to visit the Bisti Wilderness area and also go see the Alien Throne rock formation.
It's a bit over 300 miles from where I was at the Petrified Forest.
I didn't want to get too far from the urologist just in case he calls and says he's ready.
So I backtracked towards Flagstaff.
I'll do a hike outside of town later today.
This is the view at the end of the trail in Boynton Canyon at Sedona.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and muffin. Now that's what I call dedication...buying new couches for the critters. Hope the bench time goes well.
Tom best of luck with the procedure tomorrow; sounds like an inconvenience more than anything else.
Rick staying close by was probably a wise move. Enjoy your hike and thanks for another beautiful photo.
What's your plans for the day.
It's a sunny 11 with a high of 28; tomorrow it's going to start warming back up. Grocery shopping shortly then maybe, just maybe some bench time as well as an update. That's about it here.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay warm.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Gotta love those cereal boxes. Good luck with the new roof.
Tom, good luck with the surgery. I hope you don't have to stay away from the bench
Rick, hope the urologist calls soon. Enjoy the hike.
Larry, looking forward to an update.
Jerry, good luck with the jig.
James, good luck with the brush.
Ron, hope the member is okay.
Karl, the ops session sounds like fun. I like switching the industrial areas, too.
Dave, thanks for the photos.
Philip, howdy.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a hazy morning at 41F, but headed to 74F. This morning I have a dermatologist appointment and lodge tonight. I hope to work on the layout this afternoon.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning,
Good luck with the doc's Tom and Rick.
Looks like the last round of ole man winter has arrived. Cold and rain turning to s noo oh but above freezing.
Took it easy yesterday.
Have a great day!
Forum ate my post this morning... I'll try again later.
dave
8) A slight bit warmer and sunny today.
Taking the Doll to eye doc today, work up for cataract extraction..Paperwork sent home with her shows several options I didn't have last year, each extra $$ I'm sure, maybe $$$ or even $$$$... :o we'll see. Different provider than I use. Someone has found a new way to extract more $$, I guess. She has two dental trips later in the week, too. checking her eye teeth? ::)
SPARTY played very well yesterday. Defeating da HOOSIERS at their barn, second game in Indian we've won this week. Been quite awhile for both. Both difficult places with loud and sctive rooting sections.
I also watched some IndyCar racing and end of the NASCAR. After dinner we watched a movie. Early in the day I opened up an Atlas U-30-B and am prepping for a keep alive. After reading a side note in MRH online mag I saw mention of a new variety, to me at least, of portable battery/rechargeable mini solder irons, Amazon is bringing me one today to try out. Will report back. Been using a Weller solder station, the mint green ubiquitous unit. Still will for bigger stuff. It does well on trackwork, etc. Circuit board are seemingly much smaller these days....8)
Little else to add. Be well all.
KS
Good morning Curt, ACLTom, Rick, Larry, Mike, Philip, Dave, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, hope the roof re-shingling goes well.
Tom, good luck tomorrow with the operation. Looking forward to your Horwood Build update.
Rick, enjoy your hike today.
Larry, hope you make it to the bench today.
Mike, hope you get to work on your layout today.
Philip, have a great day,
Dave, I heard the forum burp, now I know why. ;D
Karl, Interested in seeing your report on the new soldering pen.
Current temperature is -17c (1f) and blue skies (better than the -24c (-11f) that I woke up to.) Managed some time at the bench yesterday as I started painting the detail parts and built the free standing wall for the rigging shed. I also started watching the latest season of Drive to Survive (watch the first 3 episodes) preparing myself for the 2026 F1 season starting this weekend in Australia.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Must be crowded under the couch at times!! ;D
Tom hope all goes well tomorrow.
Rick enjoy the hike today I assume with Star.
Great picture by the way.
Larry don't spend all your money on groceries.
Mike hope you make it to the layout later on.
Morning Philip.
Dave you never can tell about computers.
Karl looking forward to the report on the new iron.
Ron it will be an interesting year or I should say the first race will be as they try out the new stuff for real.
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/29. Later on 30.
Once again I never did get to the bench.
Well try later today.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
(2nd try...)
The market (Souk) in Marrakesh:
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In general, people did not like having their picture taken, but this guy let me take a photo of his cat. (I showed him the photo afterwards, to verify that's all I captured. He appreciated that.)
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I'm back from German and finishing lunch. In the train room, I'll do some more work on the boxcar kit and the scenery around the farm.
dave
Yeah, that song played in my head the whole time we were in Marrakesh.
p.s. We did not travel by train to get there...
dave
I love this forum! ~mike
Good morning everyone.
50 right now in Rimrock, sunny and 73 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Breakfast burritos with scrambled eggs, chorizo, cheddar and salsa for breakfast today.
Mike, the forum loves you too.
Dave, interesting photo of the market.
Did you find out about the citizens not wanted to be photographed?
Philip, thanks for the musical memory.
Larry, has all the s%^$ melted?
Ron, I watched episode 3 last night.
Karl, hope the new soldering iron meets expectations.
Larry, I enjoyed your update.
ACLTom, hope you and your leg are doing fine.
TomO, you've been quiet.
Curt, any more kit progress?
How's everyone else.
Star and I had a very enjoyable hike in Walnut Canyon.
Afterward I continued south on 17 and parked in the same spot I did last week.
There's a hike I'll do tomorrow that's a mile down the road.
This was near the start of the first hike I did at Petrified Forest NP.
We continued down into the valley and hiked another 2+ miles into the desert.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Pretty landscape. Enjoy the next hike.
Started out the day with a walk at 61F with it heading to around 80F today. I watched the lunar eclipse during my walk. I tried taking photos but you can't see anything but a white dot. :-*
Yesterday I received the roofing for the barn and re-did the office roof including rafter tails. It looks correct now.
Today I hope to shingle the barn roof. This afternoon I'm meeting up with Terry (Vietnam Seabee) for coffee and conversation.
That's all That's happening this way.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick. My leg surgery is today at 12 noon. The Petrified Forest is a neat place, I was last there in 1956.
Have a safe, happy and modeling filled day everyone.
Tom
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast and enjoy your next hike. To answer your question: not even close considering I have 5 ft. deep snow around the driveway and the back of the house. Thanks, glad you liked the update. Beautiful photo.
Curt nice to hear the roofing is working out for you.
Tom best of luck on the leg procedure and hope you heal quickly.
What's on your plate today.
It's a sunny 22 with a high of 39. By Saturday it's projected to hit 61!!!! yehaw!!!!!!!!!! Some errands to run shortly then hopefully some bench time. That's it from here.
Have an enjoyable day!! Be well.
The Templar "Church of the True Cross" in Segovia, Spain. That's the famous castle in the background.
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The plumbers are coming in a bit to fix the up-flushing system in the basement. That will give me back the sink in the train workshop, so I don't have to go upstairs to clean a paintbrush. When they're done, I'll get back to work on the boxcar kit.
p.s. you can tell how old this photo is by the cars in front, 1999 :-)
dave
25o and Severe Clear here..in the mitten. Perfect sugaring weather in Vermontville. We passed thru there recently and they have all the trees tapped and a community wide effort in collecting the sap and cooking it.
The eye deal for the Doll does look like they manage to use $$$$ :o in their recompense that will be done in April and May, so I need beef up my 'rainy day' funds.
The soldering unit arrived, appears to be solidly constructed and I look forward to getting to try it out. Just need time.
Little to add this morning. Everyone enjoy their day.
Mike, I really do, as well.
KSinMI
Good morning Rick, Curt, ACLTom, Larry, Dave, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, enjoy your day.
Curt, hope you get the shingles on the roof today.
Tom, good luck with the operation today.
Larry, with weather like that the white stuff should be gone soon.
Dave, hope the plumbing work isn't too hard on the wallet, and have fun with the boxcar kit.
Kark, looking forward to your review on your new soldering pen.
Current temperature is -4c (25f) with blue skies. The high today is supposed to hit 1c (34f) with above freezing temperatures for the rest of the week. Saturday is supposed to get to 10c (50f) No modeling last night, but the plan tonight is to work on the rigging shed after supper and maybe continue to paint the detail pieces I started.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Great looking picture this am.
Curt have a nice afternoon with Terry.
Good luck Tom be thinking of you.
Larry instead of running why not take the car!! ;D
Great picture Dave.
Karl let us know how the iron works?
Ron hope you make the bench tonight.
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/38. Later on 41 and rain.
We have nothing to do today so I might make the bench for a change.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Morning crew!
The coffee is mighty tastee this morning! A blazing 57 right now!
Have a good one!
Quote from: Jerry on March 03, 2026, 09:37:18 AMLarry instead of running why not take the car!! ;D
You a funny guy....actually trying to save on gas. Lol.
Quote from: Larry C on March 03, 2026, 10:59:12 AMQuote from: Jerry on March 03, 2026, 09:37:18 AMLarry instead of running why not take the car!! ;D
You a funny guy....actually trying to save on gas. Lol.
Gas here in Michigan is up $.45 today.
Good morning everyone.
A brief but hopeful good news post from me today.
Got a message from the urologist yesterday to come in and get an x-ray to see if I qualify for a procedure he could do now to break up the stone.
Fingers crossed.
If not I'll have to wait longer for him to be able to use another procedure.
Leaving camp shortly to beat the nightmare traffic in Kingman due to construction.
Hope all are well and have a great day.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening Rick and good luck today with the doctor.
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
It's currently 63F with heavy fog heading to a high of 83F. I met up with Terry yesterday for coffee and conversation and had a great time.
In the train room was a mixed bag again. I started messing around with the other shingled roof and ended up messing it up meaning I had to redo it also. I also started laying the shake shingles on the barn. I normally like using double sided scotch tape for roofing but for some reason the paper wouldn't stick to it so I have to use white glue.
Today I have a bunch of stuff to do around the house so I may not make it to the workbench.
Tom I hope you are doing well after the surgery.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick hope the Doc can fix you up today snd hopefully be done with it.
Curt we all have times when modeling doesn't want to go our way; at least you know how to fix the problem.
Tom hope you're doing well this morning.
How's the rest of you doing.
It's a foggy 31 with a high of 49 today; Saturday they're called for high 60's so that should do some damage to the snow. Making a trip to Wegmans shortly to return bottles, pick up an RX, and some grocerying. Maybe some bench time later.
Have a great day!! Be well and heal up.
Good morning,
Rick, good luck at the urologist's office. Hope they give you relief.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope everyone is well.
mike
Morning crew!
Good news Rick!
Thanks for the coffee Curt. Persist as Mike says!
Hey Larry!
Philip
8) Sun, mid 20s going to ~50o Hard heavy frost until the sun gets around this morning.
I did get the soldering iron working, it's ok. Heats quickly and solders fine. A couple pics when I change input devices, :-[
I put a keep alive in the Atlas U-30-B and tested it. Gets 3 and a smidge seconds of run if you lift it off the track. Good for my needs, used a TCS KA-2 the small cube shape unit, it fit well in a space between mother board and speaker atop the weight.
Back to layout today after the daily 'stuff' gets done. The Doll has a trip to town but I'm not needed for it today. I think... ::)
Good luck, Rick, with the doc. My GI doc's office called me and set up an appointment, the end of May is earliest.. :P I love it when they have English as a second or third language folks to talk to the hearing impaired...closest to my name she could say was to call me, "Mr. Karl..." throughout the conversation and answered everything I said, "Perfect..." the latest buzz word in face to face conversation with 'providers', fits right in with.."NO Problem.." response to Thank you, or the latest, "Of course.." I get from my daughter. YOU'RE WELCOME has be eradicated... >:(
So, if it's perfect, and no problem, of course I have nothing to add this morning....You're Welcome! ;D
KS in MI...
Good luck, Rick! On a similar note, my wife got a last minute appointment with a back specialist in Boston. That guy usually has a 3 month waiting list.
Today's photo is railroad related, it's from the Ffestiniog 2' gauge railway in Wales:
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I made more progress on both projects, adding more Sculptamold around the farm. On the boxcar kit, though, I glued the end panels the wrong way. So I filled the holes for the brake platform and will drill and add those on the other end piece. bleep!
dave
Good Morning;
Tom hope surgery went well. We are back from our cruise and settling back into our routines. Kind of doctored out. Well hope everyone has a great day.
Jim
Good morning Rick, Curt, Larry, Mike, Philip, Karl, Dave, Jim and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, sounds like the shingles are fighting back hard.
Rick, that's great news, hope you qualify for the procedure.
Current temperature is 0c (32f), sunny and getting warmer. I did make it to the bench last night and manage to make a construction jig for the rigging shed build before the Mrs asked for computer help that took longer than I hoped (did I say I'm not a Windows lover). I also managed to watch another episode of Drive to Survive.
Have a great day everybody.
Soldering iron report
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Unboxing and Important Information
The unit is like a nice fat cigar, holds well in your hand. It heats up to a temperature that you set then you can do some fine soldering. This was a Loksound V and wiring a TCS KA-2 in place. Tinned the pads, the wires then quickly attached to the pads
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Continues. Limit number of photos
Pt-2
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And always remember
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?Qustions?
$30 on Amazon. Recharges with C plug cord
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Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Glad you got the shingles to stick.
Rick good news I hope he can do it sooner than later.
It gives a new meaning to be "stoned"! :) ;D
Larry hope you have time for the bench.
Morning Mike & Philip hope your day is good one.
Karl thanks for the report on the new Iron.
Nice picture Dave.
Welcome back Jim.
Ron I guess your ready for the F1 race this weekend.
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy/45. Later the same.
Managed to get a couple of hours at the bench yesterday.
I have been working on 3 things and getting nowhere. Today I will concentrate on one!
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Karl, thanks for the report. Also thanks for passing on that consumer warning. (My favorite warning was on a fingernail brush, "Always use eye protection", and I wondered if I should keep goggles in the shower.) It looks, though, like that guy in the product photo is going to snort the hazardous smoke.
dave
Reminds me of a posed photo for a conventional soldering iron with the cute little oriental girl's fingers wrapped right around the chrome base of the tip simulating soldering like she was gripping a pencil.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out with a walk at 64F and heading to 84F later. Yesterday I finished the 3 basic roofs on the kit (finally) and received 2 orders in the mail of 2 FOS 3-D printed figures and NBW'S and rivets from Tichy.
Today our new couches are scheduled to be delivered between 1430-1730.
Rick I hope things worked out OK with the doc.
Tom I hope you aren't in pain.
Larry your water tank build made me realize that my roof tank needed NBW'S. ;)
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning Gents,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope your new couches arrive on time. Sorry didn't mean to cause you more work.
What's on your plate for the day.
It's a cloudy 29 with a high of 44. Starting Saturday it's going to be in the mid to upper 60's for about 5 days.....yippee....melt baby melt. Have an apt next Monday to get our taxes looked at so I need to go to Best Buy later this am and get a new black ink cartridge so I can print my W-4's and maybe looked around a little. Not sure about the bench.
Have a great day!! Be well, heal up, and stay safe.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the couch delivery.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a hazy morning at 53°F, headed to 80°F. A plumber comes sometime today, but I hope to spend quality time upstairs. I've been detailing the top of the caprock area near the depot. Hopefully, I'll get a lot of detail parts painted today. The clear resin arrived, so I hope to print lamps and lanterns.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning everyone.
Currently 57 in Lake Havasu City, sunny and 70 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope the skunks like hiding under the new sofas.
ACLTom, hope you are mending well and pain free.
Karl, thanks for the detailed report on the new soldering iron.
Jerry, glad you are making bench progress.
Ron, I'm also not a Windows lover.
Jim, welcome back.
Dave, I'm happy your wife was able to get an appointment.
Philip, have fun painting your new figures.
Mike, anything new upstairs?
Larry, nice progress on your diorama.
Hope everyone else is well.
Good news bad news yesterday.
Good news, I qualify for the procedure.
Bad news, the hospital doesn't have the equipment yet to do it and will take a few weeks to arrive.
In the mean time I head a bit further south to LHC.
Today is laundry day and then I'll continue a bit further south towards the next planned hike.
Another photo from my Sedona hike.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning, all. The NH seacoast is headed for 35F with sun through a high overcast, but that won't last. Another storm tonight, mixed rain, sleet and snow. They guess 4" to clear Friday AM. My taxes await one late 1099 and, probably, a check. I need to finish a set of meeting minutes and get to work on, at a minimum, my clinic subject for the 14th. More demands may arrive at any time...
Well, Rick, there are worse places to be in March than central Arizona.
Today's photo is from Cordoba, Spain. There's a contest for courtyard gardens every year:
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I dropped an itsy-bitsy part from the boxcar. Despite having cleaned the floor before I started and searching, I can't find it. So I'll do a substitute from the Tichy boxcar parts sprue. I'm still pondering the next steps in farm scenery.
dave
Rain and fog and temps in 40s this morning. Dreary. It's a great day, NOT, to head to town, but...the Doll has a dental appointment she's not excited about. Some 60s in the forecast the next few days at times. :o Rx to pick up while in the area, too.
Spent about 3 hours with plaster cloth yesterday working on the layout terra forming around the trestle site.
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The little red marks on the track base show approximately where the bents will go.
I need to keep at it as the weather improves and suggestions of things needing to occur in 1:1 increase. It was chilly working with water in the basement. Sculptamold next, then ground cover. All before I build the trestle.
Little else to add to the mix this morning.
Rick...patient times, hard to come by I'm sure..
Be Well
KSinMI
Morning crew, Was locked out earlier.
Today & I'll be casting some stuff.
Nice soldering iron and trestle work Karl!
I got a few of the figures cleaned/deburred & prepped in primer. I'll let them cure for a few days before paint.
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Have a great day!
Good morning Curt, Larry, Mike, Rick, James, Dave, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, glad you got the roofs done.
Larry, hope the tax preparation goes well.
Mike, Have fun painting the detail parts.
Rick, laundry day, sounds like fun. ;D ;D Glad you qualify for the procedure.
James, sounds as you have busy days ahead.
Dave, I don't think I've ever built a rolling stock kit where I haven't lost a small part.
Karl, thanks for the soldering pen review, looks like a winner. You are making great progress on the trestle, it's looking great.
Philip, those figures look great.
Jerry, I can't wait for this weekend. ;D Let the F1 season begin.
Tom, hope you are recovering well.
TomO, hope you are going well.
Current temperature is a balmy -2c (28f) and sunny. Rain expected this weekend, getting rid of the white stuff. Was tired last night but did make it to the bench. I started by cutting the rafters for the roof that goes between rigging shed and outer wall. When I was going to glue the rafters in place I found that the wall spacing required as per the instructions vs the rafter length there was a spacing difference. :o At that point I decided to call it a night. I'll correct the problem tonight, or this weekend.
Have a great day everyone.
Karl, what I did for my trestle was cut styrene strips the same width and length of the bottom sills on my trestle bents. I coated them with Vasolene. I placed those (leveling them) on the scenic base. Then I did the rest of the scenery up against those styrene strips. When that was done, I carefully removed the styrene. In one case, the plug was still stuck, so I drilled a hole, screwed a 2-56 screw, and used that to remove the plug. Then I just set the bridge bents into the hole left by the plugs. That worked really well for me.
Philip, those figures look great! What scale are they?
dave
They are 1/48 Dave.
Afternoon everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee.
Hope the couches are approved by the skunks!
Larry glad to hear it's melting.
Mike have fun painting those details.
Beautiful picture Rick.
I hope they get the equipment soon.
James I hope you get all that done on time.
Nice picture Dave thanks for sharing.
Karl nice progress! Starting to look really good.
Philip looking forward to you painting those figures.
Ron I'm ready it should be really something different this year!
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy/44. Later on more of the same.
With the weather like this I may get some extra bench time in today.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning,
The morning beverages are set to go. Breakfast is Belgium waffles, fresh fruit, butter, and maple syrup along with sides of crispy bacon and/or pan sausages.
What's on your agenda.
It's a cloudy 36 with a high of 47. The sn*w is melting slowly which is a good thing since there are areas around here that are prone to flooding. Have the usual Friday errands to run shortly. Have to wrestle with the SS site and try to get my W4 for taxes Monday....ugh; they've made it sooo hard to sign into your account. Maybe some bench time to sooth my nerves.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Larry. Good luck with SS today.
Starting out in the 60's and heading to the mid 80's later. Not a real restful sleep last night. One of the animals kept getting into things and making noise. Speaking of, MOH and daughter are headed to the Strawberry Festival this afternoon for a 2 day rescue event. They'll be back Sunday evening.
Today I have to call my VA primary care team to reschedule my annual (was 3/27). This is my first time with a new doctor, not a great start.
Tom you're almost there with your elevated leg ;D
Rick I hope you don't have pain while waiting.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
It's 51 now in Parker, sunny and 68 later.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Good news on the melting and good luck with the SS website.
Jerry and Ron, I agree about this year being very interesting due to all the new rules and changes and a new team too.
I watched FP2 highlights this morning.
Other than a lot cars running wide off the track I didn't see any surprises as to who was fast.
Philip, how's the casting going?
Karl, looks like you've got a good handle on where to place the bents and terra forming.
Dave, did you eventually find the part?
James, you are definitely staying busy.
How's the rest of the crew?
After doing my laundry I headed further south in AZ.
First time in this part of the state and I was impressed with the mountains and scenery.
After I finish posting and having my coffee I'll pack up and go to the trailhead for today's hike.
This one will be challenging.
From my hike in Sedona.
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Have a great day everyone.
Venice:
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It snowed a bit last night, maybe 3" Wife is not feeling well. She'll hang out in the train room (there's a full size couch and the newly repaired bathroom) while the cleaners are here. I went to an interesting geology talk yesterday about using cell phone technology for geologic mapping. There's another talk today, this one is a PhD proposal presentation on sea level rise. So not much work in the train room for me today.
dave
Good morning folks,
Larry, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the SS site and taxes.
Curt, good luck with the VA. Enjoy the me time this weekend.
Rick, hope you enjoy the tough hike.
Dave, my wife does the same thing.
Jerry, hope you got the bench time.
Philip, cast away. Those are handsome figures.
Ron, good luck with the rafter fix.
James, hope the clinic goes well.
Karll, the terraforming is looking good.
How is the rest of the crew?
IT's a bright morning at 57°F, headed to 83°F. We are still a few weeks away from the last chance for a freeze, but things are starting to bud.
Yesterday I spent a lot of time at the bench painting details. I painted flesh on figures, and sprayed a wood basecoat on the crates and barrels. I'll probably do more of the same today.
Have fun,
mike
Morning all!
Little to add to the mix this morning, spent most of yesterday away from hobby stuff. The Doll's dental trip was over within 15 minutes of her going "behind the curtain" Once home I had a trip to go for groceries as well as return a defective spray can of Rustoleum to Menards.
Last evening our SPARTANS blew a 19 point second half lead to go right down to the last seconds to retain a 4 point victory, nearly ruining Senior night. The usual replace each Sr and allow them a spotlighted exit, kissing the big logo at center court almost blew up in their faces and they all the starters had to stay in right down to the very end... :o
Wet and foggy here, a warm front is forecast to send 2-3 waves of ugly through the area, a couple chances of severe. Layout time if I'm lucky. 50s or maybe 60 in the temp here by late afternoon a possibility. Our snow is again gone. Trail cam tripped yesterday from Northern Command shows a healthy bit of snow still up there.
Be well all, enjoy the day.
KS
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the breakfast & coffee.
Good luck with SS.
Curt maybe they didn't like the new couches!!! :)
Rick great picture.
Be careful on the hike.
Morning Dave nice picture.
Hope the wife feels better.
Mike it takes time to paint all those little pieces but they sure make a scene.
Karl when do you make a trip up to the Northern Command?
Weather in South Jersey cloudy again/43. Later rain.
I did manage to get some siding stained and put on.
More of that today. A picture should be coming along shortly I hope.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good afternoon everyone.
Seeing as it is afternoon I put a fresh pot of coffee.
Checking in late today because the Mrs had a couple of Dr's appointment and she asked me to be the chauffeur, so I did. ;D
Managed to fix the rafter issue last night. I'll hopefully get an update up later today.
Have a great day everyone.
Good afternoon, all. Thick overcast but just above freezing in the lower Merrimack Valley, about 3" new crusty stuff finished after breakfast. We shoveled the minimum this morning, because they guess it will reach 60F Tuesday. There were a bunch of things I was thinking about doing after lunch, but then I found a late 1099 in the mail so that's 15 pages to scan.
Good Morning All,
Today is find your own breakfast day. Stuff is in the pantry and fridge.
Started out the day with a walk at 68F with some humidity and getting to 86F today. Yesterday my VA eye appointment was switched from next week to the end of June. :-\ In the train room I weathered the 3 roofs and placed rafters on the store porch roof card.
Today I need to clean the dining room and drop some books off at the library. If I make it to the train room I'll start mounting smoke stacks on the 3 roofs.
Tom I hope you're up and moving around.
Rick I hope you and Star enjoyed the hike.
Don't forget to change your clocks tonight.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thankd for all the well wishes. My leg is sore but the surgery went well. Doc. said they cut out all the skin cancer. Today is my first time out of bed since Tuesday afternoon. Having the leg propped up was more of an inconvenience than anything. However, I did what was suggested, stayed off the leg for 3-4 days.
I won't be in the train shed long this morning but wanted to check in.
I should be back to normal on Monday. Whatever, normal for me is anyway.
Have a great day and stay healthy everyone.
Tom
Good morning everyone.
49 in Salome, sunny and 69 later.
Curt, I rummaged around and found the coffee maker and fired it up.
Also found eggs, bacon and hash browns for breakfast.
You asked if I was in pain and I am not in any pain.
James, which is worse, shoveling s#$@ or taxes?
Ron, very interesting qualifying results today.
Jerry, hope more siding was finished.
Karl, how close was that tornado to you?
Philip, thank you for conserving our monthly forum allotment of pixels. ;)
Mike, buds appearing is great and have fun with the detail painting.
Dave, hope your wife is feeling much better.
ACLTom, how are you doing?
How's the rest of the crew.
Star and I did 7.93 miles and 2,126' of climbing on the Harquahala Mountain trail.
The trail continued another mile and 1,400' of climbing to the peak, but I started the hike late and didn't pack a lunch so I turned around.
This hike was a test to see how well my climbing was and I felt good doing the 2,000'+ of climbing.
I'll have to do more hikes with lots of climbing to get back into peak hiking shape.
The trail was beautiful with all the yellow wildflowers in bloom.
Today will be a rest day.
This is Star on the trail yesterday.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning,
Curt, thanks for opening. Hope you weather the day, and 1:1 stuff doesn't stack up.
Tom, good to see you up and about.
James, good luck with the taxes.
Ron, congrats on the rafter fix.
Jerry, looking forward to photos of the siding installation.
Karl, good to hear the temps are warming up there.
Philip, good morning.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a sunny morning at 60°F, warming to 82°F this afternoon. Still painting details, but finished the details for the sheriff's office yesterday. I hope to plant the loading dock and its details today.
Have fun,
mike
Rick, glad to hear the hike went well.
Today's photos are from Colorado, Aspen, Leadville, etc. I have lots of photos of architecture from various trips.
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Right now it's foggy and 34, with a touch of black ice on the roads. In a bit, I'll head down to the train room and work on the boxcar kit. Maybe I'll tackle scenery tomorrow.
dave
Good morning crew,
Thanks for the coffee.
Glad your on the mend Tom.
Wondering about Karl this am... Michigan had some terrible weather with a Tornado.
Typical Spring weather today. Windy and cloudy.
Have a great weekend!
Good Morning;
Great pictures Dave. Tom glad to hear you are on the mend and hope everyone else doing well. We woke up to great weather in 70's and plan to get some yard work done this morning and benchtime in the afternoon. Not much else to report so have a great day.
Jim
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hopefully the train room is in the cards today.
Tom glad to hear the leg is doing well but take'er easy anyway.
Rick very nice photo; looks like Star was enjoying herself.
Mike good luck in the train room.
Dave nice photos and love the architecture.
Philip enjoy the Spring weather.
Jim have fun at the bench. I'd love to do yard work but I'll have to wait for the rest of the sn*w tp melt first.
What's the rest of you up to?
It's a cloudy 45 with a high of 62 in New York. The snow is slowly melting and the driveway is almost bare. Going to our Daughters shortly to put a bookcase together for her to display more of her Funko Pops; she's getting quite the collection. Did get in some bench time earlier working on Hank's. Spent some time on the phone yesterday with the SS nightmare and had to change my tax appointment as well.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good morning Curt, ACLTom, Rick, Mike, Dave, Philip, Jim, Larry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Curt, hope you make it to the bench today.
Tom, glad to hear that the surgery went well and your healing is going well.
Rick, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. The F1 qualifying was interesting, should be an interesting race tomorrow. Enjoy your day of rest.
Mike, Have fun at the bench.
Dave, interesting buildings, have fun working on the boxcar.
Philip, enjoy your day.
Jim, don't overdo it with the yard work today.
Larry, good luck assembling your daughter's bookcase.
Current weather is 3c (37f), overcast and rainy. Today's agenda includes relocating shelves from one wall to another, assembling a desk and mounting a TV. I should get to the bench this evening.
Have a great day everyone.
It's hazy bright with temp in the 60s after quite a weather day yesterday. It's quite unstable feeling and humid.
Weather yesterday was tragic in the S and SW part of our state. 3 folks were killed at Union City which my maps app says is 45 miles away. One a bit farther West. While everyone was watching a bright red/yellow line of strong weather rogue pop up storm spawned the tornado(s) that did lots of damage. Several folks posted some dramatic videos of it. Screen grab of video from the area it killed the 3 folks.
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Closer to home that line of storms was full of rain and there was major flash flooding on some of the roads.
Right here we had rain, wind and lightning with just a blip of the power, made it very dark in the layout area. So I discontinued my work. Maybe back at it today.
Some places around gasoline is within of a dollar more per gallon than last weekend.
Layout construction is expected to continue today.
Be safe all.
Was asked about going North. It looks like that will not be soon. Medical, dental, optical stuff coming up.
KSinMI
Glad it missed you Karl.
Afternoon
Curt thanks for opening.
Tom glad to hear your up and around.
Rick beautiful picture.
Build up slowly for those longer hikes! :)
Mike how's the detail painting doing?
Dave great pictures this morning.
Philip have a nice day.
Afternoon Jim. Wish I could wake up to 70 degree weather!
Larry have fun with the bookcase project.
Ron get those chores done today. Tomorrow is race day.
Will see how they handle all the changes for real.
Karl glad the storms missed you.
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy again/48.
Had a few errands to run this morning as we are having one of the granddaughters for the weekend.
There going somewhere tomorrow which means bench time for the day!! :)
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Glad your safe Karl! Dang spring!
Wayback machine "Mike" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160627211945/http://railroad-line.com/discussion/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18429)
Good morning everyone.
55 right now in Salome, sunny and 78 later.
Coffee, sodas, OJ and hot chocolate are ready.
Bacon, egg and cheese on a NJ hard roll for breakfast today.
Philip, interesting seeing Mike's introduction.
Jerry, enjoy time with your granddaughter.
Karl, that's a scary picture.
Glad you are OK but 45 miles is a bit close for comfort.
Ron, I have comments about the race but won't comment yet in case you and Jerry haven't watched it yet.
Larry, what's a Funko Pop?
Jim, yard work all done?
Dave, I've been to those towns.
Mike, how's the detail painting going?
ACLTom, more shed time today?
Curt, smoke stacks mounted?
How's the rest of the crew?
Clocks don't change here in AZ.
Other than a couple walks with Star nothing happened here.
Heading towards Phoenix today for a gym visit and a Costco run.
Sunset at Petrified Forest NP.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Pretty sky in the photo. I'm glad it's you and not me going to Costco on a Sunday. Here will be wall to wall people.
It's in the 60's heading to the 80's for another day. Yesterday I never made it to the workbench taking a day off to clear my head. Today after chores I'll head back to it. MOH will be back this evening then I'll have more chores to do.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Great picture this am.
Curt it never hurts to take a break.
Weather in South Jersey once again cloudy but 60.
Diane and the granddaughter are heading out in a few minutes.
So I have the day to myself.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee, breakfast, and another beautiful photo. I figured someone would ask. A Funko Pop is a figure about 4 inches tall, think a cartoonish look, of movie & TV stars that come in a box with a cellophane front. The collectable side is leaving the figure in the box and displaying.
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Funko Pop
Karl glad you're safe and no damage; scary stuff!
Jerry bench time on your to do list?
How's everyone else doing.
It's a rainy 46 with a high of 50. Yesterday it got up to 65 and that really did some damage to the sn*w....yippee!! Hopefully some bench time later. Assembling Daughters bookcase went well AFTER I figured out how to tighten the screws.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Quote from: Larry C on March 08, 2026, 08:05:23 AMGood Morning,
I figured someone would ask. A Funko Pop is a figure about 4 inches tall, think a cartoonish look, of movie & TV stars that come in a box with a cellophane front. The collectable side is leaving the figure in the box and displaying.
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Funko Pop
So this is how the Dark Side got started in ON30!!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Rick, Curt, Jerry, Larry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, have fun at the zoo (Costco). Haven't watched the race yet, but will when I'm done here.
Curt, enjoy your quiet day and have fun at the bench,
Jerry, seeing as you have the day to yourself, will you make it to the bench? ;D
Larry, thanks for the description of what Funko Pop is, as I was wondering. Hope you make it to the bench later.
Current weather is 3c (37f) with bright blue skies, the driveway is back to blacktop and the piles are shrinking. Like Curt, I didn't make it to the bench as I got distracted doing other things and the Mrs had other ideas. Todays plan in to watch the race, get groceries and then hopefully, spend some time at the bench.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Nice photo of the sunset.
Curt, hope you make it to the bench. Head clearing is a good thing.
Jerry, enjoy the day.
Larry, glad the temperatures warmed.
Ron, good luck getting to the bench.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a rainy morning at 61°F, headed to 79°F. It will rain all day, I think. This afternoon, I hope to continue painting details. I am down to a few figures (but need to select more for the station workers). I don't know how many folks use a wet pallet, but it makes painting a lot of details and figures a lot easier. The paint doesn't dry up between details.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning!
8) Early sun has hidden behind the clouds, it's down in the 30s today after 65o mid afternoon yesterday so with rain, heavy at times. High winds forecast for the day here.
Today is my personal favorite of the year. Daylight time sets my world straight.
I worked 3 hours or so on the layout. The Doll made slow cook chicken soup.
Photos and video from the storms area are amazing. Reading between the lines of the news reports they still may have folks unaccounted for. So far 4 folks have been confirmed as losing their lives.
My older son sent photos from the Upper Peninsula where he's been snowmobiling on "feet of snow" IMG_6103.jpeg
I guess he's been doing that all winter closer to home. He was at Grand Marias on Lake Superior one of the high level lake effect snow areas. I used to go to Canada, NE of the Soo with father in law and his buddies all Buick brass from Flint. I was a bit intimidated by them, mostly all the wrong reasons. Father in law was a neat guy, Silver Star from one of the Airborne units in WWII.He was Superintendent of the Buick Axle plant. Now a big brownfield site full of weeds. GM raped Flint when they killed off Buick and all its suppliers and a big Chevy plant. They do still build trucks out on the edge of the city. Much of the city resembles Tehran.
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Here I drink a toast to life with a bottle of "India Pale Ale". Was 1978, long hair and beard while I was on the Narc Squad. Was about bald by then, 29yrs old.
No plans yet. Hoops at 4:30, last regular season game. In Ann Arbor, it will be a challenge. M has a great team.
March Madness is here!
Be well all, stay safe.
Rick has shown photos from the Sedona, AZ area. I thought I'd chime in:
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It stayed well above freezing last night, and the snowpack is definitely reduced. They're predicting 68 for Tuesday, before returning to more seasonal March temperatures. After breakfast (brunch), I'll head down and do something in the train room.
dave
Morning crew. Was down in the shop yesterday in the morning working at (playing ;) ) CNCing out more quarry car sides. A couple more sheets of .020" thick sheet brass to go to get 50 cars.
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More time being spent in the shop today.
I think we need a "What's on My Workbench" section. What do you think?
Have a great day everybody.
Bernd
Afternoon all,
Trying to get back in the swing/mood of modeling after the five day forced layoff.
Great photos today.
Karl, the one area I never got into was vice/drugs. My interest was more crime scene and homicides.
The photo (1981) below is of a transient who thought it would be funny to take a dump from 19 floors up on a bank building into an empty elevator shaft. The building was under construction. He fell and bounced off the walls on the way down. The next photo shows me holding his right arm which was detached from just above the elbow. I'm sure Dave the Moderator won't want me showing that one.
Hope all are having a great day.
Tom
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Maybe you should of beat him with that stub ACL! Crazy world!
Ok!!!
Morning all,
Scrambled eggs bacon, and pancake are on! Coffee and OJ also.
What's on your agenda this day?
I'm finishing up some figures I just purchased last week.
Philip
Good morning everyone.
Currently 54 in Scottsdale, mostly sunny and 75 later.
Clouds move in late in the afternoon and possible rain overnight.
Good morning Curt.
I see you're here too and I'll assume you're making voffee and breakfast.
ACLTom, that guy fell 19 floors and lived? :o
Nice photo of a young Tom.
Bernd, why not start a thread yourself.
Dave, nice Sedona pics.
Karl, nice picture of you and look at that 'stash'.
Philip, good morning.
Mike, keep having fun with the details.
Ron, I thought all the passing was interesting, but the drivers have a steep learning curve on how to best drive the new cars.
Larry, thanks for the picture and I guess they are the latest collectable like beanie babies were.
Jerry, did you enjoy your day yesterday?
How's everyone else?
Costco was crowded but I was still able to get in and out rather quickly.
Up early again to do a hike.
Petrified Forest NP
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Have a great day everyone.
Philip, good morning and thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Quote from: Rick on March 09, 2026, 07:27:52 AMPhilip, good morning and thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Thanks...surprised are we? ;D
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Philip.
Rick, he didn't live or finish his business. It was squeezed between his checks.
I'm having the house alarm updated and upgraded today. I'll be in and out of the train shed until the work is complete.
I also finally finished my challenge build.
Have a great day all and stay safe.
Tom
Hong Kong. 2003:
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German class today, although half of the people can't make it. Then a run to the local coffee roaster and back home. I'll finish the cows and do some work on the boxcar. I drilled grabiron holes, but I'm not quite sure that went as well as I hoped.
dave
Good Morning All,
Philip thanks for opening and breakfast. Lynyrd Skynyrd always a good choice.
Started out the day with a walk at 68F and slightly humid heading to the 80's again today. Yesterday I finished weathering the roofs and mounted the roof hardware. I'll take a photo later and post it on the thread.
I have a bunch of chores this morning including doing stuff with skunk item's in the van.
Rick gorgeous photo. It being in B&W really makes it pop. I was indeed in earlier but didn't have the mental energy to post...if that makes sense?
Tom sometimes you just have to give a helping hand! :o ;D ;) Interesting to see a younger you.
Dave one deployment we were supposed to do a port visit there but got switched to Singapore. That was around the time that the Chinese Communist took over.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning Philip, Rick, ACLTom, Dave, Curt and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Philip.
Rick, enjoy your hike today, glad you got out of Costco relativity unscathed. ;D
Tom, hope the alarm upgrade goes smoothly.
Dave, Run to the coffee roaster, at least you have your priorities right. ;D
Curt, will be looking forward to your latest update.
Current temperature is 7c (45f) with cloudy skies. Supposed to hit 14c (58f), that should shrink the white pile considerably.
Watch the F1 race and it was interesting, as Rick mentioned the passing was interesting but battery management looks like it's going to be a big learning curve for some. I also spent time working on the challenge build and got the corrugated steel roof on the yard roof and glued the wood shakes onto the perlins for the main building.
Have a great day everyone.
Quote from: Rick on March 09, 2026, 07:27:01 AMBernd, why not start a thread yourself.
Naw, that's OK. Wouldn't know what section to start one in. Besides there are lot's of builds going on which is close to "what's on my workbench".
It was just a spur of the moment thought. I was looking down through the forum sections and wondered why there are subjects in there that haven't been used at all. Waste of space in my opinion.
Bernd
I could start a thread, Where IS my work bench... :o
Sun 8) here in MI this morning with a possibility of 60o later as we had yesterday. Another potential storm day tomorrow then cool off later in the week.
My SPARTANS kept up much of the game yesterday but couldn't get any breaks, worked hard but were off. 10 point loss was not fun. Decent game to watch.
Layout work today ? I'll see.
My son lives quite close to the tornado. He has a delivery service and said he had a regular customer in the red circle below594938091833080658.jpeg
Before/after of the area
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Weather Service rated it an EF-3 storm.
Headed to the layout later.
Stay safe all
KSinMI
I'm looking for Clint Eastwood in Rick's photo~
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Morning,
Philip I'll take another cup of java; too late for breakfast.
Karl that's horrible what the weather did to that area.
Tom nice photo; A younger you in blue.....who knew.
Sounds like the rest of you guys are doing well.
It's 59 with a supposed high of 70 for 3/9; I'll take it as I watch the sn*w go bye-bye. I've spent 2 days now trying to get into my SS account online but to no avail. Have a tax apt. @ 1300 so we'll see how that goes. Our internet keeps dropping so I'm going to get a new modem and router tomorrow am then hook that back up; a Tech will be here between noon and 1pm check the line signal and make sure I have the equipment hooked up properly; hopefully that will fix the issue. The present equipment is quite old and needs to be replaced.
Enough whining from me.
Have a great rest of your day!! Be well and stay safe.
Morning everyone
Philip thanks for the breakfast & coffee.
Diane and I both had blood work early this am.
Then we got back home and the power went off!
So now we are back on line.
Weather here is sunny/61. Later on 70.
I'm keeping this short because we have some things to do this morning.
Ron still working to get a picture before you.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning folks,
Philip, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Have fun with the figures.
Rick, thanks for the photo. Enjoy the hike.
Tom, congrats on the challenge completion.
Dave, sounds like the work at the bench is going well.
Curt, good luck with the 1:1 duties.
Ron, sounds like the roofing went well.
Bernd, good morning.
Karl, sad to see those photos. Mother Nature can be mighty tough.
Larry, nice weather for a change. Good luck with the Internet fix.
Jerry, hope the blood tests are okay. It looks like nice weather there, too.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a foggy and hazy morning at 63°F, headed to 79°F. This morning, I worked on webpages and flyers for an April Car and Bike show sponsored by the lodge. Proceeds go to the Children's Home. This afternoon I have an eye doc appointment with a lodge meeting tonight. No modeling today, I fear.
Have fun,
mike
Morning Crew,
Coffee and bagels with strawberry preserves this Tuesday.
Looks like a beautiful day ahead. Karl that is just terrible!
Hope you get thing sorted out Larry.
Have a great day gang!
Philip
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Philip. Wow, two days in a row. I have lots of strawberries to contribute from the local strawberry festival. ;)
I actually slept in a bit this morning. Today I have some routine pool maintenance then I'll get started painting on the cookhouse stone walls. I googled pictures of stone walls yesterday.
Not much else happening this way.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning Gents,
Philip thanks for the coffee and breakfast. I was able to get things sort of sorted out yesterday; I did manage to get our taxes squared away so that was a plus.
Curt good luck with the pool and have fun with you build.
What's on your plate for the day.
It's a sunny 48 with a high of 65. Yesterday it actually hit 70; not bad for 3/9. We've been having issues with our internet dropping every so often. Called yesterday so I'm off to the Cable Store for a new modem and router; the ones we have are old models. Then between 1200 and 1300 I have a Tech coming to go over our whole system to make sure it's up to snuff. I did manage a wee bit of bench time yesterday but not sure about today.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Consuegra, Spain, the famous "Man of La Mancha" windmills:
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We have a bit of history with this site. You'll notice the castle under construction in the background. The first time we visited here, 1988, they were just starting the restoration of the castle. It's a project being done by the local trade school. So it was really great to go back almost 25 years later to see how much has been done. You can see the new work in lighter stone. (They had to rebuild from the middle out, so there's a lot more progress on the inside.)
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Weather here is spring, heading to 72 (although that's less than they promised earlier in the week.) I'll open the house to let it air out. "Burping the house", apparently the Germans call it.
The farm animals have been painted, so I'll go back to the boxcar kit.
dave
Good morning everyone.
Currently 48 in Scottsdale, 66 later with a mix of sun and clouds.
Philip, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Enjoy your beautiful day.
Curt, thanks for the strawberries and glad you got some sleep.
Mike, I hope the bike and car show does well for such a worthy cause.
Jerry, do you know what caused the power to go out?
Larry, good luck with the new router and hope you can get on the SS page.
Karl, thanks for the pictures.
It's crazy how much damage those tornados do.
I drove through a neighborhood about 2 years ago right after a tornado went through and seeing the destruction in person was shocking.
Bernd, good morning.
Ron, FIA is already talking about rule changes.
Dave, Hong Kong must be an amazing place to visit.
ACLTom, thanks for clearing up the story.
How's everyone else doing?
Star and I hiked 10.9 miles with 1,804' of EG gain on the Cave Creek Loop Trail.
Very pretty scenery the whole way.
I'll stay here at the trailhead today and take it easy before heading to my next hike.
Star got excited yesterday when two men with three horses passed us yesterday on the trail.
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Have a great day everyone.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Philip.
I never made it to the train shed yesterday. The alarm guys were here yesterday. My house is 76 years old and my alarm system was 35 years old. The new alarm system is now all wi-fi with door cameras and exterior cameras.
We have bowling today. I haven't been cleared to bowl yet and I certainly don't want these sutures to fail with my bowling. I'll go watch.
My debt card got a fraud alert so I'll need to get a new one this morning. The card was cancelled and all charges blocked.
Lets see what this day brings my way.
Have a safe, fraud free day everyone.
Tom
Good morning Philip, Curt, Larry, Dave, Rick, ACLTom and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Philip, enjoy your day.
Curt, have fun painting the stone walls.
Larry, hope you get your internet issues resolved today.
Dave, have fun working on the boxcar kit and thanks for the travelogue, I'm really enjoying them.
Rick, I'm not surprised about possible rule changes as there were a lot of changes this season, maybe too many changes for 1 season.
Tom, hope your team does well at bowling today, debit card fraud is never fun.
Karl, that is quite the path of destruction. When I was working in Kentucky, a tornado passed through the worksite tearing the siding off the backside of the building, that was an experience I don't want to go through again.
Current temperature is 6c (43f) and blue skies. Going to enjoy this as long as it lasts as they are calling for more white stuff during the week.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Philip thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Curt thanks for the strawberries.
Looking forward to your update.
Larry I hope they get you all set up.
Dave nice picture this morning.
Rick Star looked confused maybe she thought they were big dogs!! ;D
No they didn't say why it went out but there working somewhere on the grid and tomorrow the same thing.
Tom sorry about your CC it sure is a PITA when it happens.
Ron I can't watch F1 this year as there on Apple.
And I'm not going to get another add on for TV.
I'll read about them.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/52. Later on 75.
We have a few things to do today.
Then later some bunch time.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning folks,
Philip, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.
Curt, good luck with pool maintenance.
Larry, good luck with the Internet improvement.
Dave, have fun with the boxcar kit.
Rick, I bet Star wanted to go with the horses.
Tom, congrats on the new alarm system. It's amazing how we get so many fraud alerts these days. How do they do that?
Ron, hope the better weather stays longer than forecast.
Jerry, glad you are getting some bench time.
How goes the rest of the crew?
It's a cloudy morning after a night of ferocious thunderstorms and rain. It's 63°F now, headed to 80°F later today.
Yesterday was busy. The eye doc said it's time for cataract surgery, so that is coming soon. The plumber will be here to fix a hot water recirculation system problem this afternoon, then I have a lodge meeting tonight. I hope to get some time at the bench at some point.
Have fun,
mike
60o with fog this morning in Michigan as we prepare for another round of Severe storms late today and throughout the night. The a plunge to cool off with Snow back in the forecast for the weekend.
I'm going for a haircut and beard trim after the morning SSS routine ::) Its been weeks, looking like a vagrant...
Back to the layout later. Making progress but need to pull back to the trestle project.
That's it here. Be well all.
KSkeeping a weather eye out in MI :o
Good morning folks,
Coffee, soft drinks, and breakfast are on the counter. Today we have a fiesta omelet stuffed with chorizo, onions, tomatoes, and jalapenos (mild ones). Help yourself.
Karl, thanks for the photo. Hope the trim went well.
It's 62°F this morning, headed to 82°F later. I'm up early to attend a community breakfast, which is my first since moving here. Tonight I have lodge, but I hope to continue with planting details around the depot today.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning,
Mike thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Enjoy the community breakfast and hope you get to meet some nice folks. Have fun at the bench.
What's on your agenda.
It's a foggy 44 with a high of 68; supposed to get thunder boomers with rain later. Picked up my new modem and router yesterday and had a Tech come out to check and tweak everything plus a lineman came out later and changed the taps so the 3 houses now each have our own taps. Now when I download a photo from my email it loads in a second; much better. Brett shipped my detail parts so hopefully they'll arrive by weeks end.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good morning everyone.
It's 49 in Scottsdale now, 75 and sunny later.
Mike, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Enjoy the community breakfast.
Karl, thanks for the picture.
Jerry, it was nice seeing your update photo.
Ron, enjoy the nicer weather and maybe they're wrong about the white stuff.
ACLTom, sorry about the debit card BS and hope your team bowled well.
Dave, nice photos and it's good to know some young folks are learning a valuable trade.
How's everyone doing?
We had some surprise visitors yesterday.
6 horses from a ranch down the road stopped by.
At one point they surrounded the van and that got Star all excited.
Later after they moved away some I took Star out with her on leash so I could keep her a safe distance away.
But they were friendly and curious and came right up next to me while I was walking.
This made Star uncomfortable so I took her back to the van.
A short video of the horses: https://youtube.com/shorts/txK-8k9v9K8
And a photo
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have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Mike. Enjoy the community get together and lodge tonight.
Started out the day with a walk at 71F and heading to 90F today. The first of normally 100+ days of it a year.
Yesterday I painted the 3 stone walls in 4 different shades of gray and tried out a new product for me from Army Painter with good results.
Today is Wednesday so it's floor day. :-\. MOH has to pickup the skunk that was vacationing with us earlier. He'll be here until his big boy vet appointment.
Rick I imagined in the photo that Star was looking at you to say Please Dad can I go play?
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning crew!
Thanks for breakfast Mike! Interesting ingredients this am.
Looks like spring with storms likely later.
I bet Star was freaking out around the giants? Be safe out there.
Gena's power steering pump is growling, but no leaks. I put seafoam quick action trans tune in it after draining part of the fluid. Steering was hard turning to the left. It may be the rack and pump worn out. The seafoam helped but hasn't cured it. Oh fun, this is one for a shop. Just maybe it's loosened up deposits overnight.
Have a great day.
Very GREY and wet here this morning, still some rain. It's in the 40s, but...it appears a cool off with snow is coming mid afternoon. Heavy snow and stuff in the UP dashed another wild hair I had about going in that direction. :-X The storms last night were highly electric with sound and lights of an artillery barrage well past midnight.. areas N of us had as much as 2 1/2 inches of rain and 3" diameter hail. :o Lots of flooding is reported but, in Michigan, no twisters.
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Trim went well, the girls spent a decent amount of attention to the beard I'd not touched since I let it start in October. I have much of the plaster cloth work done on the layout segment I am working, maybe 12-15 feet? not sure. Not sure whether to continue with SculptaMold or Hydra cal material. Looking to replicate horizontal striation in a cut section. I'll see what comes out...I also have a truck dump, coal, to engineer and cobble..
Rx in Capital City to fetch, no other excursions planned.
Mother Nature will need watching out for today. Keep your eyes and ears open. :o
KSinMittens
Good morning Mike, Larry, Rick, Curt, Philip, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Mike, enjoy the community breakfast.
Larry, glad your internet is now working well.
Rick, those are some beautiful looking horses, nice video. Enjoy your day.
Curt, Enjoy your day, once the floor is done.
Philip, sounds like a $$$ car repair is in your future.
Karl, sounds like you're making great progress on the trestle scene, glad the trim went well.
Current temperature is 1c (34f) with dark skies and freezing rain in the forecast, could be an interesting drive home. No modeling last night as I needed to finish another project I started last night. Not sure what tonight will bring as it could be a long drive home.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Mike, much appreciated.
Pam and the team bowled well yesterday. They took 7 out of 8 points. Pam was happy. It was hard to sit and watch.
Rick, Star wasn't horsing around with the horses. Nice little video.
We got both CC/debit cards replaced.
I've been up since the sun made an appearance. I've been working in the yard cleaning up the winter kill.
Karl, great beard, looks good to me.
Well, back to the yard work for me.
Have a safe, healthy and happy day everyone.
I'm now 10-7.
Tom
Good morning, all. The Merrimack valley had a some sun earlier, but now overcast has settled in, with chances of rain this afternoon and overnight. Town Election went OK yesterday, Town Meeting is this evening. This morning has been news and emails, maybe modeling will happen this afternoon.
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Glasgow side of Edinburgh's Waverly Station in March 1997 (didn't see much sun in Scotland that trip). The then Carlton Highland Hotel (very, very Victorian) is above/behind the outbound DMU. When I first visited Edinburgh 10 years earlier it had been all diesel but the East Coast Main Line electrification was eventually completed.
Afternoon everyone
Mike thanks for opening.
Larry glad the internet is working.
Rick great video and picture today!
Curt have fun cleaning.
Philip sounds expensive to me.
Karl much better today they did a nice job with the trim.
Ron be careful on the drive home.
Tom glad Pam did well with the bowling.
I liked your remark to Rick your a funny guy this morning!! ;D
Nice picture James thanks for posting.
Weather in South Jersey P. sunny/73.
Later on the same.
We need to go to the mall for new sheets.
Maybe some modeling later in the day.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
The rack is 300 and the pump is around 125. That labor tho.....
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels,yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out here at 71F and heading to 89F later. Yesterday I attached the cook house walls to the back of the barn and contemplated the roof. I was going to go with shakes but it was too much brown, so I built a standing seam roof out of thin styrene and 2x3's. I sprayed it with red oxide and set it aside for the day.
Today Dad has a senior trip and will be gone all day. MOH is on the mend from a stomach bug she had yesterday, and I will be in the train room. ;D
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
Windy and 60 now in Apache Junction, sunny and 87 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope the wife feels better today.
Keeping it brief today.
Going hiking and will start before sunrise to beat the heat that's coming.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Have fun in the train room.
Rick have a enjoyable and safe hike.
What are the rest of you doing.
It's cloudy 34 with a high of 38. The majority of the white crap has melted and I was able to walk down into the back yard; still very wet. Syracuse University has fired the Head Coach since this is the 3rd straight season, since he's been there, they've been passed over for the "Big Dance" so it should be interesting to see where things go next season. This Sunday is the NCAA D1 selection show so should be interesting. No modeling yesterday but maybe today. Oh ya the internet is working great now it's been fixed.
Have an enjoyable day!!! Be well and stay safe.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. Hope Kathy feels/gets better very soon. Senior day for dad will give you a little break.
Cloudy here to day and calling for rain later. Which means I won't get any or it will rain and I won't get the outside work done.
I got the back yard cleaned from all the winter kill now its on to the front. I'll work 'til 1PM, shower and get back to the train shed.
Have a safe, healthy and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning,
Curt, thanks for opening. Hope your wife feels better today.
Rick, wishing you a fantastic hike.
Larry, congrats on the improved Internet setup.
Tom, good luck with the spring cleaning of the yard.
How are the rest of the crew?
It's 51°F here, headed to 71°F. It rained most of the night with another brace of thunderstorms sweeping through. This morning I have a doctor's appointment, then I hope to return to the layout.
Have fun,
mike
Sunny bright and clear here in Michigan this morning, only 29o with forecast of extremely high winds tomorrow with some wintry schmutz mixed with a bunch of holy mackerel tomorrow, worse as you venture North. The weather is certainly an "A" ticket ride this time of the year. :o brief mental images of the ride up to Northern Command have been dashed to a pulp.
I worked on the layout yesterday until dinner time. Experimenting with some wall hangers' mud as a finish over the plaster cloth, it looks like it has some potential. More work in that direction likely today. That windy mess looks like it will lead to my not attending the Division meeting Saturday. OPS Monday will take more to interfere with.
I 3d printed a tunnel portal yesterday. It was a material gobbler.
All I got, be well all.
KS
Morning gang! Thanks for the coffee Curt.
Nice haircut Karl. Thanks for the weather The north lookout keep giving here :) Cold today.
We are off to a senior buffet at the local church today.
I was in the shop until midnight last night.
Out!
Philip
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Have a good day in the train room. Hope Kathy feels better.
Rick enjoy the hike.
Larry the bad thing about being a coach if you don't win you get the door!!
Tom skip the yard work and do something in the shed!
Mike good luck at the Dr's.
Karl glad your getting time to work on the plaster.
Philip don't eat to much you have a RR to run!!
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/51. Showers later.
We had T-storms pass through all night.
Hopefully today I will get to bench.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Yesterday I drove to central VT to give a talk to one of my old professor's classes (Class was 'software engineering' and I talked about 'architecture' in that context.) So that's why I was missing yesterday.
Here's a photo I took in Venice:
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I should be back at it today, working on either scenery for the farm or the boxcar kit. Probably scenery... On my trip yesterday, I paid particular attention to the vegetation at the top of road cut cliffs, and came back with some good mental notes on modeling that. I also looked at farms on hillsides (Vermont is a good place to observe that...)
dave
Good morning Curt, Rick, Larry, ACLTom, Mike, Karl, Philip, Jerry, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, hope the Mrs is feeling better.
Rick, enjoy your hike today.
Larry, glad your happy with your new internet setup.
Tom, hope the yard work goes well.
Mike, hope the Dr's appointment goes well.
Karl, I have had used wall hanger's mud in the past with some success. The biggest issue was cracking due to thick layers. Multiple thin layers worked better. (Just my 2c CDN worth)
Philip, enjoy the buffet.
Jerry, hope you make it to the bench.
Dave, great picture, the field visit and observations should serve you well.
Current temperature is -3c (27f) and overcast. It was supposed to snow last night but that didn't materialize. Checking in late today because I've been in conference calls all morning. No modeling last night as I got distracted again but the goal is to get to the bench tonight.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 63F and headed to 81F later. MOH is feeling better and today is her birthday.
Later I have a haircut and beard trim scheduled and the birthday girl is getting her hair done also.
Next up on the build is a large set of exterior stairs. They always seem to be a struggle for me.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
I see Curt's around but I'll get us going anyway. The morning beverages are ready. Breakfast is Cheesy scrambled eggs, hash browns, and crispy bacon and/or pan sausages.
Curt wish the birthday girl a Happy Birthday for me. Good luck at the bench. Looks like Karl started something with his trip to the Barbers.
What's your plans for the day.
It's 27 with a high of 39; winters back. Received one inch of white crap over night; ugh! Have the usual Friday morning errands to run on this Friday the 13th. Haven't been at the bench the past few days but hope to make it there today; starting to feel like Jerry. Hopefully my SW order shows up today so I can continue on with Hank's.
Have an enjoyable day!! Be well, stay safe, and keep warm.
Morning Curt and Larry!
Thanks for the coffee~
Actually pretty warm here. We went to Walmart and picked up some gardening stuff yesterday and took the sick car by the auto repair shop. I take it in next Friday for the repair.
Have a great day!
Good morning everyone.
It's 64 now in Fort McDowell, very sunny and 88 later.
It's getting too hot here and need to find a cooler spot soon.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Happy Birthday! to your wife and glad she's feeling better.
Larry, thanks for the second cup and hope your order shows up today.
Philip, sorry about the car repair. :(
Ron, good news on the wrong weather forecast.
Dave, funny picture.
Jerry, what's going on in NJ?
Karl, you're looking good all coifed and trimmed.
Sounds like good layout progress being made.
Mike, hope the doctors visit was all good news.
ACLTom, sounds like a busy day yesterday.
How's everyone else?
Star and I did a very nice 8.5 mile hike with 1,093' of EG on the Pass Mountain Trail.
Went to the gym afterward for a shower.
Then drove about 30 miles north to get close to the trail I'll hike tomorrow at Saguaro Lake.
Temps next week will be in the 90's here and even 100 on one day.
That's way too hot for me.
After tomorrow's hike I have to go to the post office to pick up some mail and then go to REI to get a new day bag and a few other things.
Heading towards Flagstaff afterward where it's about 30 degrees cooler.
This was from my hike at Flagstaff.
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Have a great day everyone.
Critters at Rocky Mountain National Park:
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Yesterday was a loss, I took a nap instead of working on trains... I should do better today, but will have to stop a bit early as we're going to a concert in Boston tonight.
dave
Good morning,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Happy Birthday to the other half.
Larry, thanks for the snack. Good luck at the bench.
Philip, hope you enjoy the warm weather. Good luck with the car repair.
Rick, hope you find cooler weather. The Flagstaff photo is fantastic.
Dave, enjoy the concert.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning at 38°F, headed to 69°F. Lunch with our daughter should be fun. Will try to get back upstairs. I finished all the details but three figures, so I will try finishing them today.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning Curt, Larry, Philip, Rick, Dave, Mike and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, glad the MOH is feeling better and you better spoil her today. ;D
Larry, thanks for the second cup of coffee and breakfast. Hope your SW order shows up.
Philip, enjoy your day.
Rick, great photo, as usual. It's 21f here, want to trade? ;D
Dave, some of those critters are pretty big. Enjoy the concert tonight.
Mike, Have fun at lunch with your daughter.
Current weather here is -6c (21f) and cloudy with some white stuff expected this evening. I did manage some time at the bench yesterday practicing weathering the corrugated roof panels so that they are partially weathered instead of having panels look like they are 100 years old. The first couple of attempts were a disaster but later attempts look better. I'm glad I experimented on scrap pieces instead of the actual roof. I'll make that attempt later today when I make it to the bench.
Have a great day everyone.
zlittle to report this morning, I see it's cloudy and some wind, not what was forecast it seems. Temp~40o but declining over the weekend.
Layout work once I get in gear. ;)
You folks sure got up early this morning!
Enjoy the day.
KSinMI
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee.
Happy Birthday to Kathy. Glad she feels better,
Larry thanks for the breakfast. To bad about the sn*w.
Philip there you go talking about that outside stuff again!! :)
Nice picture Rick as usual looks warm there.
Dave great pictures.
Have fun at the concert.
Mike have a nice lunch with your daughter.
Ron good luck with those roof panels. They can be a real PITA to get right.
Karl enjoy the day working on the layout.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/40. Later 43.
A couple of errands this morning. Diane needs veggies for the chicken pot pie she is making.
I got to the bench yesterday to grain and stain wood for other wall.
Today I need to color and start putting it on.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Late morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt and Larry.
Not much going on here today. I've been working on the Horwood kit.
I'm waiting on the pool guy. I have a leaf blockage somewhere in the skimmer drain. Hope I have arms and legs when he leaves.
Have a great day everyone.
Tom
UPDATE
Imagined trip to Northern Command has been cancelled.
The Bridge...
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Forecast from email Source UpNorth Live...IMG_3338.jpeg
:o
Karl...I ordered the cordless soldering iron you wrote about a few days ago...very nice, I like it mucho...thanks for the tip
terry
Quote from: Vietnam Seabee on March 13, 2026, 04:12:34 PMKarl...I ordered the cordless soldering iron you wrote about a few days ago...very nice, I like it mucho...thanks for the tip
terry
You're most welcome. Used mine once so far and liked it as well.
Good morning everyone.
It's 63 in Fort McDowell now, cloudy and 86 later.
Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Blueberry pancakes for breakfast.
Fresh churned Wisconsin butter and real Michigan maple syrup are out too.
Sides of bacon and sausage if you like.
Terry, good morning.
Karl, what bridge?
Spring is right around the corner. :)
ACLTom, blockage taken care of?
Hope all appendages are still attached.
Jerry, keep making progress on the walls.
Ron, maybe meet half way between our temperature extremes and we'll both be happy.
Mike, hope you enjoyed lunch with your daughter.
Dave, there's lots of wildlife in Rocky Mountain NP.
How's everyone else?
I'm up early again to go hiking.
There should be clouds today so maybe I'll get some good pictures.
Post office afterward and then a little shopping at REI.
Then north for some higher elevation and cooler temps.
Mountains in the distance while hiking in Mesa on Thursday.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for coffee and breakfast. Have a safe and enjoyable hike.
What's the rest of you doing.
It's a sn*wy 32 withs a high of 34; ugh. My SW order arrived yesterday so onward and upward with Hank's. Not much else going on here but I am looking forward to the NCAA selection show tomorrow even though 'Cuse won't be in the mix once again.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay safe, and keep warm.
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Light snow on the ground and reported to be 26o as I look out the window to my left. ::) We had wind gusts reported to be in the range of 65 mph during the day yesterday with severe bluster the predominant descriptive. :o Today is guessed to be more calm. Weather forecasts for St. Ignace, at the Bridge and Newberry in the NE part of the UP include the word "Feet" in them. That storm system seems to have moved East headed toward Ron's general direction. Tomorrow's forecast here has a potential for 60o and a late day cold front breeding overnight storms and snow by Monday. :o Another "A" ticket ride. It's still March.
In the Big 10 hoops tournament, SPARTY had the double the bye and got lazy, if they'd hit all the usual gimme shots and close stuff they are capable of would have won by 10+, but they didn't. The other team did. Too little, too late and a solid game from UCLA sent them home. :-\ 4 points was no indication of the poor game all evening.
The layout drew most of my attention yesterday. Working on scenery base.
Div meeting today, not sure I'll go. OPS coming Monday will be much more enjoyable. The grand daughter is scheduled to show up to visit the Doll.
That's about it from here. Be Safe, enjoy. Hang on!
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Enjoy your hike.
Well yesterday was awesome with Dad (sarcasm). First thing in the morning yesterday I discovered his legs are covered in skin tears, lacerations and bruising from falling off his mobility chair while on the senior trip. He said nothing after getting home Thursday night. :-X I'm now bandaging everything up. Hopefully no ER trip because of infection.
Wait, the best is yet to come. Later yesterday I asked to borrow Dad's car since mine was blocked in. I find out he was in a auto accident on the way to the senior trip, side swipping a truck destroying the drivers mirror and leaving a streak down the side of the car. The best part is he drove off. A school resource officer saw it happen. Luckily the other driver didn't want to make a report and he really dodged a bullet when the officer didn't cite him for leaving the scene of an accident.
Dad and I had a discussion and he will no longer be driving. Of course, that means I get to drive him everywhere but he is unsafe on the roads.
Thanks for listening to my rant.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Curt, I remember those days with Dad then a few years later Mom. Worse as she wasn't pleasant. >:( 20+ years.
You're a good son.
We had similar light but more snow this morning. Neighbor's house from my driveway:
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And a place where it never snows, Cambodia:
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Last night's concert was great, but it's a long drive to Boston and back. I should get some more work on the boxcar kit, but frankly I've messed parts of that up, particularly the brake location. Good thing I'm not a real prototype modeler, I'd have to toss this. :-X
dave
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast, blueberry pancakes is a great change this morning.[/color
The pool guy came to clean and gave me the number of the guy with the equipment to "jet wash" the pool plumbing. That will occur on Wednesday.
Pam and I have a birthday party to attend today at 2PM. A friend of ours will be 90 yrs. on Tuesday and his daughter is throwing him a surprise party. Should be lots of fun as Maurice (MO) to all of us is a very nice and funny guy.
Not sure how much I'll get done in the train shed today. Pam wants to get new plants for the spring and summer since we now have a bare landscape from the winter freeze. This time I'm looking for very cold and hardy plants, more in the line of evergreens.
Karl, why not start a thread on your layout. We'd all love to see the "big picture."
Have a wonderful Saturday everyone. For me, every day is Saturday except Sunday.
Tom
Morning all, Looks like cold breakfast :( sarcasm )
Have a great day! ;D
Curt and Karl,
I remember those days as well with my father. He was very upfront about growing old and gave up the car without incident. My mother didn't know who she was couldn't remember where she parked the car.
My dad still lived alone, but I bought his groceries every week for four years. He'd call with a list and off I went!
Pam's mother didn't want to drive saying at age 86, "Everyone on the road scares me."
Tom
Morning
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Great picture this morning.
I'd take some of that warm weather here!
Larry sorry your stuck with the white stuff again.
But hey you got a RR to build and now with new kits.
Karl nice picture. Have fun in the train ro
WOW!! Curt you had a day full of really bad things.
I hope today is a lot better for you.
Dave nice picture.
But you can keep the snow one.
Tom have a nice day with your friend Mo on his his 90th birthday.
Morning Philip. Stop talking so much!! :)
Weather here in South Jersey sunny/50. Later on 52.
One of Diane's sons (Roddy) and his family are coming down today.
And we will go out to dinner later tonight.
No bench time till much later tonight if at all.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Back Again,
I sympathize with everyone concerning their senior parents; been there...done that. My Dad knew when it was time to give up driving so yes I was his taxi and shopped for his groceries after work. My Father-in-law was a different story. After ripping through town, 30 speed limit and he was going 45, I knew that was it. When we returned home I told Ellie and she confiscated his keys and that was the end of his driving except I was the elected taxi service.
Good morning Rick, Larry, Karl, Curt, Dave, ACLTom, Philip, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Rick, thanks for the coffee and breakfast, you know the best maple syrup comes from Quebec right. ;D Enjoy your hike today.
Larry, Glad your SW kits arrived, we got white stuff too.
Karl, sounds like you are making progress on the trestle scene, we need pictures. ;D As Tom mentioned maybe you can start a thread on your layout.
Curt, talk about having a great day. :o Your dad got real lucky concerning the accident, hopefully today will be much better.
Dave, glad you enjoyed the concert.
Tom, have fun at the birthday party.
Philip, the man of many words ;D , Have a great day.
Jerry, have fun with Diane's son and family.
Current weather is -1c (34f) overcast with white stuff falling. It started last night and the white stuff is expected today and tomorrow. Hopefully it is the last for this winter. Checking in late as I slept in this morning, Gracie got me up at 8:00am, she never lets me sleep past 8:00. Made a run to Costco $$ and the vet to pick up Gracie's medication $$$, she's lucky we love her. :) Didn't make it to the bench last night as I ended up working too late yesterday (it's a problem I have when I work from home). I did manage to watch the qualifying for the F1 sprint race. The rest of today's plan is to watch the Sprint Race, qualifying for the F1 race and spend time at the bench.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Afternoon;
I haven't said hi for a few days so thought I would pop by. I to remember the days of helping my parents. Dad had a heart attack at 66 so Mom was on her own. At 73 she said it was time for assisted nursing home apartment and quit driving at 77. We had her at our house every week and were at her place at least as much. Now I look in the mirror and I am them, older than my Dad when he passed , not much younger than when mom stopped driving. Difference is I have no illusions of the kids helping. Hopefully with modern medicine and living a little better we will get to enjoy life independently a little longer. So far so good.
Now back to the important stuff working on the layout and watching USF basketball team play today. Everyone have a great day!
Jim
d afternoon,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and pancakes. Good luck on your trek to cooler climes.
Larry, good luck with the order from SW. Fun!
Karl, layout work sounds good. Wishing you fun at the division meeting and OPS session.
Curt, hope your Dad heals soon. I experienced the car keys being taken away from my Mom. It was quite an emotional event.
Dave, that's a sneaux. Glad it was melted in the second photo...
Tom, wishing you lots of fun at the birthday party.
Philip, good day!
Jerry, a fantastic time with family to Diane and you.
Ron, hope the sneaux season is past for you.
Jim, thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the game.
How is the rest of the group?
It's a bright day at 79°F. Tomorrow, rain and cooler weather arrive for a few days. I spent the morning on the layout. I planted the loading dock and added more stone paths around the depot and facilities. The details were glued to the dock, and a ramp was finalized.
Sharon keeps trying to get me to go outside to work on plants. I keep telling her that the last freeze date is April 9th, and we might kill the plants if we trim the old ones and plant the new ones...
I have been wanting to make one of these for many years, so I finally did it last week. It's a wood scriber to enhance weathering after using a razor saw. It's five exactly blades glued together with ACC, then the group is glued with epoxy into one end of a rectangular tube. It works great!
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/586-140326143705-57269934.jpeg) (https://modelersforum.com/gallery/586-140326143706-572701151.jpeg)
Have fun,
mike
Curt, hope your dad heals up quickly. I was lucky when my dad gave up driving, he knew it was time. A few months later he would ask where his car was. I gave it to my brother (in Arizona with dad and I still in Iowa). My daughter was about 14 at the time and wanted it (it was a small Pontiac convertible), but if dad saw it, he'd then want it back.
I've also had to be the "heavy" when son/daughter would bring in elderly dad to the practice so I could say he shouldn't be driving.
Jeff
Mike,
I have made a few of those in my lifetime, I call it "my tool of mass destruction". ;D
Good Morning All,
Looks like a late start for everyone.
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 70F and humid. Heading to 82F later and thunderstorms projected for later. Yesterday was a slow day. In the train room I built the 2 stairs landings. I had to redo the first one's top surface because I trimmed it to much.
After chores I'll continue to work on them.
Mike wouldn't a stiff metal brush do the same thing?
Rick nice video and it's always great to see the Star of the show. ;)
Thanks for the support yesterday. I just felt overwhelmed for awhile.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
53 in Rimrock, cloudy and 81 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Got lucky when we took the keys from both my parents.
They both knew they weren't safe to drive any longer.
Hope your dad is OK.
Mike, that's a fearsome looking tool that should do the right amount of damage to a piece of wood.
Jim, nice to see you here and hope the basketball results went your way.
Ron, next time Quebec maple syrup will be on the counter. ;)
Jerry, I'm sure you enjoyed dinner with the family.
Philip, you've been finding some outstanding nuggets from the old forum.
Thanks for doing that.
ACLTom, have fun plant shopping.
Dave, that's a pretty winter scene.
Karl, I like the suggestion to start a layout thread.
Larry, hope that was the last of the white stuff.
Star and I did 5 miles on the Butcher Jones Trail yesterday morning.
The trail was very pretty and goes along the Saguaro Lake for the most part.
Started just as the sun was coming up and got some nice colors on the clouds.
After a couple of errands I headed north and stopped once more in a spot I've been to before in Rimrock.
That's the place not very far from Sedona.
I stopped here mostly because there's a hike I wanted to do here but didn't because I had to leave and go and get the kidney x-ray.
A short video from my hike in Mesa: https://youtube.com/shorts/OOKOIfv7aXs
A photo from yesterday's hike.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Have fun with your build.
Rick great photo!! Glad you and Star are getting in some quality hiking; safe travels to your next destination. I wish the sn*w would stop also.
How's the rest of the crew doing.
It's 29 with a high of 43 so that should melt what little it of white crap that's on the ground. Hope to get in some modeling today then the NCAA selection show tonight. Now that the Head coach has been fired maybe the Assistant Coach will take the guys to the NITs for a change.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. Hope dad is doing better.
Mike, that's a cool tool. I've found a Zona saw or brass brush works for me.
Good to see Jim stop by when he and the Boss aren't traveling.
Dave, love the picture of your neighbor's house, wouldn't live there though. To much a southern boy.
Rick, nice video and glad you are getting in some good hikes.
We had a great time at the party yesterday. Mo's family was very nice and they catered the party. He was very surprised. The family brought in members Mo hadn't seen in 10+ years.
No plant shopping today, we are both to tired for that.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
There's a story about a WWII American soldier visiting Rome. He looked at the Colosseum and said "blankety-blank Krauts have been here, too!"
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My boxcar kit is almost done, I just have to add the corner irons and then paint it. For some reason, my enthusiasm for this dragged a bit.
dave
Good morning Curt, Rick, Larry, ACLTom, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt. The tool that Mike showed is very aggressive. I don't use mine to grain wood but it work great for distressing wood, making frayed end boards etc.
Rick, great video and you couldn't have picked a better "Star" to star in the video.
Larry, Have fun at the bench.
Tom, glad the surprise party foe Mo was well attended and everyone had a great time.
Dave, good luck finishing the boxcar kit.
Current temperature is -7c (19f) and hazy with a light dusting of the white stuff today. Tomorrow it's supposed to hit 13c (55f). :o
I watched the F1 sprint race and qualifying yesterday and so far Mercedes is dominating the season. I'll watch the race later today. I also made it to the bench and finished weathering the corrugated roof and weathered the shake shingle roof. Today's plan is to install the shingle shake roof, then I can call the building done.
Have a great day everyone.
Sun at the moment in MI, was just out and it's really windy, we're under a WARNing for that. In the next 24-36 we expect, 60, thru 25 in the temps and Rain, Ice, Snow and lots of wind in the weather. THE Bridge is invisible on their cam again this morning, the weather for the Eastern half of the UP still has FEET in the forecast and winds in the double digits gusting to double digitsx2.
Our geek squad crew is coming over, the Doll just scorched a batch of Toll House cookies for Poppa Geek. :-\
Glad the surprise went off, Tom. Ex planned one for my 40th. I stopped by Central Dispatch one evening and one of the dispatchers asked me how my birthday party was...two weeks before hand. Managed another Academy Award nomination when it happened.
Division meet was nice, saw one fellow I'd not seen since before the chinese flu when we watched him doze off during one of the Zoom meetings, live and in color! ;D I took the rechargable soldering iron for 'show and tell' and I think I sold at least one. Our DCC guru lit up like a kid with a new Lionel under the Christmas tree when he saw it, he'll have one, if not already. Clinic on Bad Lands Pine trees was interesting and well prepared.
All I got. No hoops for me, not sure on the motorsports today. Spend too much time on here and I get, "The EYE"
If I start a thread, how do I find it in a couple days or weeks if I've been absent? My biggest issue with this place's format is finding new content that was posted after a day or two.
Karl,
Start by going to the Forum Page. It's just to the right of the Home Page.
https://modelersforum.com/index.php?action=forum
Page down to the Roundhouse and the last category is Layout Tours.
https://modelersforum.com/index.php?board=4.0
On the Layout Page click the New Topic - Name the layout and start with page 1.
Here is my first page of the Atlantic and Southern build thread. December 21, 2013.
https://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=53.0
Tom
Afternoon everyone
I slept in this morning. had a late brunch.
Now we have to run an errand or two before rain starts.
Ron I see two of the F1 races got cancelled.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Same here Jerry, a late start and skipped church with all the high wind warnings.
Tom, thank you. I'll give it a looksee.
KS
Good Morning,
The morning beverages are all set to go. Breakfast is homemade biscuits, sausage gravy with a side of home fries; enjoy.
What's on your agenda.
It's 52 with a high of 68 with a wind advisory; moderate. Grocery shopping all morning but hope for some bench time later. Not much else going on here.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good Morning All,
Larry thanks for opening and breakfast. I do enjoy biscuits and gravy.
Starting out at 68F and getting to 83F today. We had about 90 minutes of thunderstorms last night.
Yesterday I spent 3 hours in the ER with Dad for the skin tear on his ankle that was infected. I didn't make it to the train room at all. After getting home I did my chores and by then was done for the day.
MOH made it home around 1830 during the thunderstorm and hour late due to the parking lot that is I-4.
Today after chores I hope to make it to the train room.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
It's 51 in Rimrock, 79 later with a mix of sun and clouds.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope you make good progress at the bench.
Curt, sorry about your dad's ankle and the ER visit.
Hope the infection is cleared up and healing nicely.
Karl, congratulation on starting a layout thread.
Philip and Jerry, you up yet? :)
Ron, I don't know why they couldn't have run back to back China races and then back to back Japan races to replace the two races canceled.
Dave, the Colosseum is an engineering marvel.
ACLTom, the surprise party sounds like it was a hit.
How's the rest of the crew.
Up early to do another hike.
The trailhead is a mile down the road and we'll walk it instead od driving.
Nothing else planned rest of the day.
Another picture from the Butcher Jones Trail.
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Have a great day everyone.
The crew van just pulled up and hit the horn, heading out to Keeney's Nashville Road for an ops session. Near 60 yesterday, 34o here and falling. Rained yesterday and will snow before it's over today. NWS in Marquette is posting weather updates on "X" of, their term, blizzard information for the UP
I did next to nothing hobby related yesterday. Was on edge due to the weather. Last place I want to be is down by the layout if the power goes out. I'm clumsy enough as it is will the lights on.
All I got today.
Link in my signature for my new, currently nearly empty, layout thread. Posts will come from one of the "i" devices for the most part, easier to do pix.
Seez y'all later.
Karl
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Larry, sausage gravy and biscuits is just perfect this morning.
Curt, sorry about your dad. Sounds like he doesn't communicate much about his health.
Karl, happy to see your layout thread started.
Rick, the party was a lot of fun. Nice photo from the trail hike.
I believe I have a blockage in my pool pipe, like leaves or something. And, to make matters worse, I also think I have a cracked pipe from a tree root as sand is gathering on the bottom of said pool. I thinking major $$$ here.
Things aren't going well of late.
Have a great day everyone.
Tom
Mesa Verde, CO, a short drive from the Durango and Silverton ;)
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Off to German class. When I get back, I'll ponder what color 'boxcar red' to paint the car kit I finished over the weekend.
dave
Sliding across the breakfast line!
Crazy winds last night around midnight with sirens. Thankfully we still have power but others are without.
Thanks for breakfast Larry.
I wanted to share this here. Who knew?
Weathering hard water (http://web.archive.org/web/http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4369)
Have a great Monday!
Thanks Phillip...I miss the RR Line Forum but I miss Mike more..what a great modeler
terry
Good morning Larry, Curt, Rick, Karl, ACLTom, Dave, Philip, Terry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Larry, hope you make it to the bench today.
Curt, Hope your dad is feeling better and is on the mend, four hours in an ER sucks.
Rick, so now its 2 weeks till the next race and then a 5 week break due to the 2 cancelled races, I'm going to suffer from withdrawal. Enjoy your hike today.
Karl, glad you started a thread, I'll be following along. Enjoy the op's session today.
Tom, maybe the pool repairs will be simple and it will only cost $, one can always dream. ;D
Dave, "I'll ponder what color 'boxcar red' to paint the car", that could take a couple of days as there are literally 100's of boxcar reds.
Philip, I have heard of the issues of Testers Dullcote and alcohol, never thought about using the effects as hard water deposits, thanks for the link.
Terry, have a great day.
Hate to say this but the current temperature is 11c (51f) and overcast with a chance of rain this afternoon. The next couple of days will be below freezing before it gets above freezing again. At the bench yesterday I finished the roof for building #2 and updated my build thread. Next up is the last building.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Don't spend all your money grocery shopping.
Curt hope Dad is doing better.
Rick I really like that picture this morning.
I hope F1 can find some other spots for replace those two!! :(
Karl nothing like trying to find the stairs in the dark!! ;D
Tom let's hope it's not a cracked pipe??
Philip when did the RR line forum get on Wayback Machine?????
Nice picture this morning Dave.
Terry we all miss Mike.
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy/57. Rain later today.
Diane and I both have Dr.'s appointments early afternoon to go over our bloodwork from last week.
He's going to say the same thing he always says about mine you have to much blood in your alcohol system!! ;D
Diane's will be fine!
Hopefully I will get to put the siding on the other wall later today.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Wayback just archived random pages Jerry. Some rather good stuff. ;)
Dave we had a tour at Mesa Verde while in the area. It was amazing and more than I expected. We had a tour guide that was outstanding.
Good morning folks,
Larry, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.
Curt, good luck in the train room.
Rick, hope your hike goes well. Nice photo!
Karl, Andy's ops sessions are the best. Wishing you loads of fun.
Tom, good luck with the pool.
Dave, the boxcar red shade might depend on whether it is to represent a new or old build.
Philip, we got that same front.
Terry, thanks for stopping by.
Ron, congrats on the roof completion.
Jerry, good luck at the doc's office.
How goes the rest of the crew?
It's a stormy morning at 49°F, headed to 69°F before a drop to the 20s tonight. Yesterday was a low-energy day, so I didn't do anything. Today, Sweeie goes to the puppy spa. I hope to take photos of the work around the depot.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning All,
Heading off in a bit to the the VA vampire for next week's annual checkup. I'll post later.
Good Morning,
HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!!!!!!!
Curt make sure they leave you some; vampires don't know when to quit.
The morning beverages are ready. Breakfast is bangers and eggs with sides of ham and fried potatoes.
What's on your agenda.
It's 21 with a high of 25; winters back! Received 4 inches of white crap overnight so may have to clear the driveway later; ugh. Since Ellie is part Irish I'm making a pot of Cole Cannon for dinner which is mashed potatoes, rough cut boiled cabbage, and shredded ham( all mixed together) with lots and lots of real Irish butter. Served in a bowl with a spoon with even more Irish butter....yum. The concept of corned beef with cabbage is an American Irish tradition whereas the Irish Irish use ham instead. Maybe some bench time this am.
Have a great day!! Be well, stay warm, and be safe.
Good morning,
Curt, thanks for opening. Good luck with the vampires.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. I thought you were going to make green eggs and ham... The evening meal sounds fantastic.
Karl, photos of the UP snow look horrible. Brrrr.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a cold 26F this morning, headed to 49F this afternoon. It's a good day to stay inside. Yesterday was a bust as far as modeling goes, but I did finish a book. Maybe today I'll make it upstairs.
Have fun,
mike
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for opening.
Don't let them take to much.
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
What no Irish whiskey to go with the dish your cooking??
What book you reading Mike??
Ron some of the drivers are not happy with the F1 cars. They want to go back to gas powered.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/35. Later on 42.
We passed the Dr' exams yesterday.
So today maybe I can finish the other wall.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning everyone.
It's 52 in Rimrock, 85 and sunny later.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Enjoy that tasty sounding buttery dinner.
Curt, hope the results from the blood draw are all good.
Jerry, good news from the doctor.
Mike, hope you make it upstairs today.
Ron, I enjoyed seeing your update.
Terry, I think we can all agree that we miss Mike and the RR-Line.
Philip, thanks for finding a lot of Mike's old posts.
Dave, I guess that's one place I need to add to my list of things to see in CO.
ACLTom, I hope it's only a blockage and nothing is broken.
Karl, I saw a photo from the UP and boy did they get hit hard.
How's everyone else.
Star and I started our hike on the Bell Trail just before sunrise.
Ended up doing 9.4 miles and 902' of EG.
It was a very enjoyable and scenic hike.
Heading to the Flagstaff area to get away from the hot weather.
This was yesterday on the Bell Trail.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning Curt, Larry, Mike, Jerry, Rick and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Happy St. Patties Day everyone.......
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Larry, supper sounds good.
Curt, hope the VA vampires live some for you.
Mike, I would call finishing a book a very successful day.
Jerry, it's interesting that the Mercedes and Ferrari drivers love the cars while everyone else is complaining about them. What I find interesting is that everyone has to learn a new way to drive the cars which goes against how they were taught to race.
Rick, safe travels.
Current temperature is -8c (18f), at least the sun is shining. while yesterday's warm weather got rid of all the white stuff on the driveway, last night it was all put back. :o It's supposed to get above freezing weather later in the week. No modeling last night as Monday is "other hobbies night". Tonight's plan is to stain the wood for the third building for the challenge build.
Have a great day everyone.
St Patrick's greetings. A round of Green BEER on the house!
Tons of snow in the Northern Command vascinity(sp) I don't know who Mike is but this is from Manistique the town our zip code is from, :o from the Doll's fake book feed
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I've not had a trail cam photo from the cedar swamp yet. I imagine little wildlife moving around the area.
OPS was good yesterday. Was midway thru the major switch job when the shift ended at 4. Was told it would be there waiting for me. Next session in a couple weeks.
Damn cold here this am. Sunday hit 60, this am it was 14
All I've got. Be safe.
Karl
Good morning gang!
Another cold one...come-on spring!
Internet has been up and down for the last 18 hours. If the wind blows it goes stupid.
Finally back up after the tech guy told me it was my router last night.........
Quote from: Vietnam Seabee on March 16, 2026, 10:00:28 AMThanks Phillip...I miss the RR Line Forum but I miss Mike more..what a great modeler
terry
No problem!
The car is scheduled for repair this Friday. Oh boy!
I have a huge order to fill, later!
Philip
Good Morning All,
Thanks for breakfast Larry. Sorry about the s**w.
Started out with a walk at 46F and a darn cold breeze. It's just supposed to get in the low 60's today. We had a heck of a thunderstorm late afternoon yesterday.
Yesterday I ended up chauffering dad to multiple locations but I did get sn hour at the workbench. I started on the stair supports. They are very fragile and fiddly.
After VA I ran a couple of errands and checked fluids in the van for MOH. Tomorrow she heads to SC to see her BFF. She'll be back next Monday or Tuesday.
Rick great photo. A 10 mile hike makes my legs hurt these days. Hard to believe I was ever a runner (military days).
Larry that might be true about corned beef but I love it grilled with a spicy BBQ sauce.
That's enough blabbing for today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Yesterday's rain washed most of the snow off the yard. There are still some piles, but it's rapidly transitioning to Mud Season.
Today's travel photos are from "Holy Toledo" in Spain.
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If you ever go to Spain, Toledo is the must-see location. There's more to see there than anywhere else. It's a short train trip from Madrid, but you really should spend the night there. It's a site where walking around after the tourists have left is worth it.
I'm here late, I had an early morning optometrist appointment (pre-cataract measurements). Down to the train room in a bit.
dave
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, assorted. pastry from Costco, OJ, and soda.
Starting out here at 43F and getting to 68F later with a general warm up for the rest of the week. There was no modeling yesterday since MOH decided we needed to go to Costco $$$$. The gas was 30 cents cheaper a gallon than everyone else.
Today is floor day after MOH leaves on her trip then I hope for some quality bench time. Pizza for supper! ;D
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning Gents,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope the floors goes quickly and enjoy your quality time in the train room. Can never go wrong with pizza for supper.
What's the rest of you up to.
It's 16 with a high of 33. Got another 5 inches of white crap overnight so the driveway will be revisited after yesterday's removal. With the warm temps last week the driveway gravel is soft which makes blowing it a challenge. Some bench time first though.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good morning everyone.
45 now in Bellemont, sunny and 77 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I wish more Costco gas stations offered diesel because they generally are cheaper than anywhere else.
Enjoy the pizza.
Dave, good luck with the upcoming cataract procedure.
Philip, great news about the huge order.
Karl, glad ops was fun and that's a crazy amount of s#$@.
Ron and Jerry, maybe with the extra time off because of cancelled races will give teams time to improve and make it more competitive.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Drove to Flagstaff yesterday.
Walked around downtown a bit with Star.
Then drove west just a little and found an excellent spot to camp.
I'll stay here all day and take it easy before doing another hike tomorrow.
There are some excellent trails in the area but most are still covered in s$%# or the roads there are closed.
Messaged the urologist yesterday and still no equipment to do the procedure. :P
This is from my hike in Sedona.
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Have a great day everyone.
Hot Springs, Rotorua New Zealand:
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I was on a small group tour. We got out, the guide said "Look around, what do you notice about this location?" I said, "We're in a caldera!" "That's right. There's no way out. You're in the crater of a volcano."
Today I turn 70... I think that's the age where you start pondering your own mortality. I'm driving my wife to Boston for a specialist appointment, so not much Training planned for today.
dave
Dave, Happy Birthday!
I forgot to ask if anyone spotted Star in yesterday's picture?
Quote from: Rick on March 18, 2026, 08:16:47 AMDave, Happy Birthday!
I forgot to ask if anyone spotted Star in yesterday's picture?
I went back and looked carefully (took off my glasses, my nose was about 6" from the 27" screen), I found her in the shadows!
Forgot to mention, I'm still going through my Chieftains CD collection, started yesterday. What great music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fTjajkPGOk
dave
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. Safe travels for Kathy on the trip and fun times with dad and pizza.
Star, in the shadows - lower right in picture.
46 here and I'm so ready for the Florida weather to return. Dang tired of this cold stuff.
Our team took 6 of 8 points in bowing yesterday. We all bowled well. I had a high game of 258 for a change. Hopefully this will help me get out of my bowling slump.
Pool repair guy will be here today, if he doesn't cancel.
I'll continue the build of Horwood sometime today.
Have a safe, warm and happy day everyone.
Tom
Rick the Sedona pic is beautiful. zI had to go back to find Star.
Dave Happy Birthday. I'll be with you in 6 months.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Pizza for dinner sounds good to me.
Larry sorry to hear you keep getting that white stuff.
Rick is finding Star like looking for "ELMO"?
Yes i see her hiding in the shadows.
Great picture.
Happy Birthday Dave. I remember 70 barely!!
Tom nice bowling.
Weather in South Jersey M. cloudy29. High today 36.
Where the hell is Spring.
Rick I think they'll keep complaining until a few more of them get it mastered.
Izzy to the groomer this morning.
I finished the second wall a picture later.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Enjoy the day at the bench.
Larry, I think I would prefer the bench first over shoveling sneaux.
Rick, Sedona is one beautiful place.
Dave, happy birthday!
Tom, Horwood's is looking good. Good luck with the pool guy.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning, but cold. It's warming tomorrow, though.
Sharon and I have a date for lunch, then I have lodge tonight. Work continues on the layout. I made a brick platform for the depot and modified the landscape to accept it.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning Crew!
Happy Birthday Dave!
I have some dental stuff today.
maybe some bench later.
I always look for the pup!
Philip
Grey and light snow in my area. De Ja Vu... our local contacts in the North report 26" is what is reported for Manistique..7 road miles from Northern Command. But the wind...
Happy Birthday, DAVE
KS
Good morning Curt, Larry, Rick, Dave, ACLTom, Jerry, Mike, Philip, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in Later.
Thanks for coffee and breakfast Curt, enjoy bachelorhood while it lasts and you can never go wrong with Pizza for supper.
Larry, you know, if you wait long enough the white stuff will magically disappear. ;D
Rick, I did find star, but I had to really look for her. I hope there is improvement during the break because right now it's a 2 horse race with one horse faster than the other.
Dave, Happy Birthday, remember 70 is still young.
Tom, glad bowling went well yesterday, hopefully the pool guy will not cancel.
Jerry, looking forward to the update.
Mike, enjoy your lunch date with Sharon.
Philip, enjoy your day.
Karl, that's a lot of snow.
Current temperate is -9c (16f) with blue skies, above freezing weather is supposed to start tomorrow. Spent time last night at the bench staining wood for the third building of the challenge build. This building is different from the other two building as the board and batten is applied to to a solid base, I don't think this building will have an interior like the first two, but you never know, I might modify it to add a partial interior.
Have a great day everyone.
Dave Happy Birthday; remember 70 is just a number!!!
48 photos on the trail cam in my backyard this morning. Lots of deer playing much of the night. This was just before dark w/iphone
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Where's the "BUCK" Karl. Looks like he could have a nice evening with those girls!!
Jerry
One of the reasons Rick retired from NJ Transit.
This happened the other day through the window of the engineers cab!!!!
We had really high winds here!!
I believe he wasn't hurt.
Good morning everyone.
51 in Bellemont, mostly sunny and 81 later.
Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Omelets for breakfast today.
Every imaginable filling is available along with sides of sausage and/or bacon.
Jerry, great to catch up again with Diane and you.
Having things crash through the engineers window happens far to often.
I'll have to ask one of my RR friends where this happened.
Karl, I guess The Buck doesn't stop there.
Ron, hope the weather stays above freezing for a while.
Philip, hope the dental visit wasn't too bad.
Mike, I'm sure your lunch date with Sharon was very enjoyable.
ACLTom, congratulations on the good bowling outcome.
Dave, I saw the Chieftains at Carnegie Hall when they played Baba O'Reilly with Roger Daltrey and The Who.
Curt, hope dad's leg is doing better.
How's everyone else.
Nothing real exciting happened here yesterday.
Packing up and heading to another hike this morning.
Doctor texted back and just maybe the equipment he needs to do the procedure will arrive next week.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Sunset at Petrified Forest NP.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Rick thanks for opening and breakfast. Beautiful sunset. Fingers crossed for the equipment arrival.
Started out the day with a walk at 51F and heading to 72F today. Yesterday after chores I worked a couple of hours on the stairs and still have a couple of days to go on them.
Today after chores I'll head to the workbench. Pizza tonight. There was a foul up yesterday so we had BBQ instead.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning gang!
Good morning, Rick, Curt, Philip and later arrivals. The lower Merrimack Valley is 27F as the sun rises into partly cloudy skies. 37F forecast later. Rick, I've driven through Bellemont quite a few times but not sure I ever took a picture there. Map shows sidings for the National Guard camp.
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One exit east in 2014.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast.Beautiful photo and gave an enjoyable safe hike. Hope the equipment shows up so you can get your situation solved.
Curt enjoy your time at the bench. BBQ is not a bad substitute for pizza especially if it'e really good BBQ.
Morning Philip and James.
What's going on in your world.
It's 33 with a high of 43 here so the sn*w will be melting once again. Hoping for some bench time this am then not sure what else is going on. The Easter decorations are looming on the horizon.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. The photo is another WOW!
Curt, hope you make it to the bench.
Philip, howdy.
Jame, howdy.
Larry, good luck with the Easter decorations.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's 34F headed to 70F. I think that is the last near-freezing temperature of the season. Outdoor activities working for my wife are on the horizon. First cataract surgery appointment is this morning.
Have fun,
mike
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick, nice sunset picture and I hope the doc gets the equipment as stated.
Karl, nice deer gathering.
Curt, hopefully the pizza is on for tonight.
Okay, here is my pool repair story. The pool guy arrived on time. He made a few tests and then told me what the problem was. First though, I don't have a break in the pipes. The pressure is good. My pool filter has 29 filter pads. The pool water is filtered with diatomaceous earth powder. The powder covers the filter pads and filters the water. These pads are 30+ years old. I clean them every spring. However, the pool guy said they should be changed every 10 years. I've cleaned them but never replace them. Didn't know I needed to.
Anyway, he'll replace them on Monday and it will be much less than I expected. Total cost will be less than $700. With a pipe rupture, I was looking at a couple grand minimum.
Time to edge and cut the grass.
Have a safe, happy and hobby filled day everyone.
Tom
The trip to Boston yesterday went OK. Wife is a candidate for the back surgery, but it's A Big Deal. First, more tests.
Kings Canyon/Sequoia National Parks. I think this might have been Memorial Day weekend, my notes say 'June'.image.jpeg
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Nothing like driving down dirt roads in a rented Chevy Cavalier...
dave
Good morning Rick, Curt, Philip, James, Larry, Mike, ACLTom, Dave, and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, hope the medical equipment arrives next week.
Curt, BBQ is almost or equal to pizza.
Philip, good morning and have a great day.
James, nice picture.
Larry, hope you make it to the bench today.
Mike, good luck with the cataract appointment.
Tom, glad to hear that the pool repair was a maintenance issue instead of a busted underground pipe.
Dave, your wife will feel a lot better after the back surgery, that's great news.
Current weather is -2c (28f) and overcast. Supposed to hit 4c (39f), should help getting rid of the white stuff. At the bench last night I decided to figure out how to put the building together by reading through the instructions, and believe it or not they were helpful. The walls are planked on both sides of the laser cut wall blanks. The instructions suggested that both sides of the blanks to be painted flat black, so I used a rattle can to paint both sides of the blanks. Spent the rest of the evening painting detail parts.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Always great talking to you.
Have a nice hike today just be careful.
Curt be careful on those stairs and don't trip! :)
Morning Philip.
James nice picture.
Larry be careful with the Easter bunny stuff.
Mike who's having the surgery? You or the wife?
Well you can't complain about not getting good use out of those pads Tom!!
Nice pictures Dave.
Good luck to your wife.
Ron sometimes the instructions do help!! ;D
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/41. Later on 46.
I need to pour a plaster floor for my machine shop.
And make a decision on my windows. Wood or plastic.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Grey monotone and moderate chill in Michigan. First round of NCAA is on TNT, not on our list.
Took the Doll to Grand Rapids yesterday, nice steak dinner on the way home. Been awhile.
Doing book keeping, etc., this morning.
Little new to add.
KSinMI
Good Morning,
The morning beverages are all set. Breakfast is western omelet, Hash browns along with crispy bacon and/or pan sausages.
What's on your agenda for the day.
It's currently 26 with a high of 47; melt baby melt. Have the usual Friday am errands plus a couple of 1:1 things to take care of this afternoon. In between I'm going to start thinking about my next project.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Currently 56F and heading to 77F later.
Yesterday didn't happen as expected. I went to change Dad's leg bandage and saw the infection was spreading despite 3 days of oral antibiotics. At the ER they started IV antibiotics and admitted him. I'll find out today for how long.
On top of that son and I dropped his car off at the shop to fix the mirror. He had a appointment today at 0930. It must have been a slow day because they replaced it within an hour, so then we had to go back to get it.
Needless to say no modeling yesterday and most likely today.
When I made it home I found Ti the skunk enjoying my chair.
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I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Curt thanks for breakfast but I'll pass. Pam is taking me out to IHOP for a senior special. Sorry to hear about your dad. When it rains it pours as they say.
I'll be in the train shed awhile and then some yard work. I did get the grass edged and cut yesterday.
Have a safe and healthy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning crew,
Larry, thanks for opening, coffee, and the omelet. Good luck with the next project.
Curt, hope your Dad's leg heals quickly.
Tom, enjoy the train shed.
Karl, the steak sounds delicious.
Jerry, it's me having the surgery. Good luck with the floor.
Ron, reading instructions? What a concept.
Dave, good luck with your wife's back surgery.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a sunny morning at 41°F, headed to 77°F. I didn't make it upstairs yesterday, just listened to music mostly. Groceries and house cleaning this morning, then maybe upstairs this afternoon.
Have fun,
mike
The Polish city of Wroclaw was pretty much flattened in WWII (German name Breslau) and rebuilt afterwards. Across the old town you can find these bronze gnomes. Here are some of them:
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This afternoon I have a cataract surgery evaluation. I'm guessing this time I'll "pass" and get scheduled for surgery. So not a lot of Training today. But yesterday I glued down a grass mat behind the farm. So later today I'll look at that and see if I like how it looks.
dave
Good morning everyone.
It's 55 in Flagstaff, sunny and 78 later.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and I look forward to your next project.
Curt, sorry about dad's leg.
Hope he doesn't have to stay in hospital long.
Cute photo of the skunk.
ACLTom, enjoy your iHOP breakfast.
Mike, listening to music sounds like a great day.
Karl, glad you enjoyed the steaks.
Jerry, hope the plaster pour went well and I'm still voting plastic.
Ron, glad the instructions were helpful.
Dave, that mountain scene is beautiful.
James, I didn't see the sidings but I did see that A-1 Mountain Rd. sign.
How's the rest of the crew today?
Yesterdays hike was a tough one.
11 miles and 1,532' of EG.
The miles and climbing wasn't the issue.
The higher altitude, trailhead at 9,200', was and most of the climbing was on the way back after I'd already done 6+ miles.
It just means I have to do more hiking at high altitudes to get in better shape.
Some good news.
Remember I posted that I couldn't find the videos from my visit at the Northern Nevada RR?
Well, I found them and one of these days I'll have to edit and post them.
Gym and REI today to spend the $100 gift certificate I have.
Butcher Jones Trail in Mesa.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning Larry, Curt, ACLTom, Mike, Dave, Rick and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for breakfast and coffee Larry, looking forward to your next project.
Curt, sorry to hear about your Dad's hospital stay, hope it isn't a long stay.
Tom, have fun in the train shed this morning.
Mike, listening to music all day sounds like a great way to pass the day.
Dave, hope you pass the cataract evaluation and you can get the surgery.
Rick, glad you found your Northern Nevada RR Video, looking forward to watching it when you fine time to edit and post it.
Current temperature is -4c (25f) and overcast. Worked on the building last night and I got so excited I misread the instructions. :o I thought that the inside of the building got siding, but alas I was too hopeful. I figured out the mistake after I sided the 2 long walls and realized there wasn't enough siding to do both the inside and outside (grrrrrrrrr). Not an issue as I'll build it as a mirror image of the original. Later today I'll be packing the car with my modules as we have a modular setup this weekend.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Sounds like a busy day ahead.
Curt I hope your Dad is feeling better.
Just love the little guy sleeping in the chair.
Tom glad your getting a head start on the yard work.
Mike good luck with the surgery.
Morning Dave.
Rick beautiful picture.
Looking forward to the video.
Hell I'm out of breath just thinking about walking that far!!
Ron nothing wrong with having siding inside the building.
Weather i South Jersey is sunny/55.
First day of Spring and the daffodils are already out and flowered here.
One of the grandsons is here for the weekend.
Right now he's working.
I'll get to do some modeling later in the day.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
The flux capacitor ate my post... :(
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My son just sent this from the UP. It's from Mich-28 between Soo and Newberry. He's headed to Newberry for snowmobiling with friends.
I've nothing to add.
KS
Good Morning,
The morning beverages are all set. Breakfast is blueberry pancakes, butter, Vermont Syrup, crispy bacon and/or pan sausages; dig in.
What's your plans for the day.
It's 31 with a high of 41 and rain later on. Early errand to run then hopefully back to planning for the next project. Easter decs will dominate this afternoon. That's about it from here.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Larry. I haven't had pancakes in ages. Look forward to your next project.
Started out the day with a walk at 53F and getting to 81F later. About 1 pm yesterday Dad was released from the hospital. Both the nurse and I were surprised. The wound is healing nicely but the area around it is a nasty looking brownish red. No workbench yesterday.
Today after chores I WILL get some modeling time in. Last night MOH told me she won a door prize at the quilt fair her and her BFF were at. She will get it today. The last door prize she won was a sewing machine that she gave to a single mother.
That's enough blabbing for now.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
50 in Bellemont, sunny and 76 later.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Interested in what the next project will be.
Curt, glad dad got to go home and I hope his wound continues to heal properly.
Karl, they did a nice job clearing the road.
Jerry, enjoy time with the grandson.
Ron, have fun with the modular crew.
James, I passed by that section of highway that you posted yesterday and caught a glimpse of the track below.
How's everyone else.
Hit the gym then to REI where I got a new day pack that holds a larger 3 liter water bladder.
Then went back to Bellemont to the same spot I camped earlier in the week.
Not much planned for today.
Maybe start working on my video.
Petrified Forest NP.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning, Larry, Curt, Rick and the later risers. The NH seacoast is overcast and 40-ish, with sun forecast to peek through in a few hours. I've released and fed the chickens. Next breakfast before 4 hours of trolley museum Zooms. I'll probably be able to make some progress on other computer chores, but no layout time till afternoon at best.
Rick, I've railfanned I-40/66 to Williams several times, but all the locations I have slides from you're more or less at track level. The Williams area has more interesting shots, particularly if you catch a Phoenix train making a run for the grade.
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Cold and snow/rain mixture here.
Got a new tool delivered by the "Little Brown Truck" from Grizzly Products yesterday. I'll post pictures later once I have it assembled.
Looks like I'll be spending time in the workshop today.
Later.
Bernd
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Larry. Pancakes work for me this fine day.
Curt, glad Tim in on the mend, for now anyway. Maybe Kathy won another sewing machine.
Jerry, enjoy the time with your grandson. Ours is coming by this morning. We haven't seen him in two years and he is bringing his girlfriend. I'm guessing they are engaged. Will find out this morning.
No bench time for me yesterday. I spent 6 hours in the side yard digging out old and dead sod. I used the4 edger to cut the old grass in small sections and then used the scuttle how to cut under the sod and then removed it.
To tired after that to post on the forum updates.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
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A church in France, before it burned:
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From what I understand, they did a great job with the restoration of Notre Dame.
This time I 'passed' the cataract evaluation, so I'm scheduled for May & June. My challenge between now and then is getting comfortable applying eye drops.
In the meantime, I should get a bit of time in the train room, working on that grass mat I glued down. It's way too dense and uniform, the instructions say 'spray with water and let that soak in, that will soften the glue.' Also the last winter farmer's market is this weekend and I should get a refill on maple syrup, and of course Saturday Scotch Club.
dave
Good morning folks,
Larry, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck decorating.
Curt, good news about your Dad's leg. Congrats to your wife.
Rick, wishing you a most enjoyable day.
James, hope you have fun at the trolley museum.
Good morning, Bernd. Sounds like a fun day ahead.
Tom, nice job on the sod. Sorry you had to do it.
Dave, good luck with the scenery. We can compare notes on cataract surgery.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a nice morning at 58°F, headed to 84°F. I have a few errands to run, then I hope to continue work upstairs. I rearranged the hobby desk yesterday and worked on figures. I have a nice group for the depot.
Have fun,
mike
Grey and cool in MI, after a terrific day ~65 with sun yesterday that felt warm. I did a tiny bit of attempted rock forming yesterday. Will see how they look this morning.
SPARTY plays Louisville mid afternoon today in the NCAA.
Trek to pickup an Rx is planned, not sure if it will come off but, the supervisor hasn't showed up yet. ;)
All I've got! Enjoy the warm out there in the West.
Tom, easy there...
G'day all!
KS
Tom...is the grandson stopping by the 'Coastie'?...if so please pass along my "Thanks for your service"!!
terry
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Yes the Easter Bunny will be coming soon.
Curt that was really nice of your wife.
Hope you get some time in at the bench.
Rick nice picture.
Sounds like a nice day of rest for you and Star today.
James sounds like you have a busy day coming up.
Bernd I didn't think you had anymore room for a new machine?
Tom that looks like a lot of work!!
You should have invited the group over and then told no trains until will get this done!! ??? ;D 8)
Great picture Dave.
Mike looking forward to the figures.
Karl enjoy the day.
Morning Terry.
Weather in South Jersey is M. sunny/56. Later 62.
Had a nice dinner with the grandson at a Mexican restaurant last night.
He's going back home later today.
My plaster floor came out perfect so now I'll put the wood on it.
I sprayed the plastic windows with a primer so we will see how they come out weatherd.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Quote from: Jerry on March 21, 2026, 10:10:11 AMMorning everyone
Bernd I didn't think you had anymore room for a new machine?
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Still lots of room in the basement. This is the new addition. Doesn't take up that much room. Nice to be able to make long slices and not have to use a fret saw. At least now I get straight cuts for the pieces I want to cut out.
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The little brown truck delivered it last night a 6:15PM. I put it together this morning and tried a few .020" brass pieces. What a joy to get perfect straight cuts.
Now I can get back to work on other projects that are on the drawing board (CAD drawings) using brass sheet. Also going to try PC board ties.
Bernd
Good morning everyone,
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Larry.
Current temperature is 0c (32f) and overcast. Currently at the module setup running trains.
Have a great day everyone.
Quote from: Bernd on March 21, 2026, 10:40:26 AMQuote from: Jerry on March 21, 2026, 10:10:11 AMMorning everyone
Bernd I didn't think you had anymore room for a new machine?
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Still lots of room in the basement. This is the new addition. Doesn't take up that much room. Nice to be able to make long slices and not have to use a fret saw. At least now I get straight cuts for the pieces I want to cut out.
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The little brown truck delivered it last night a 6:15PM. I put it together this morning and tried a few .020" brass pieces. What a joy to get perfect straight cuts.
Now I can get back to work on other projects that are on the drawing board (CAD drawings) using brass sheet. Also going to try PC board ties.
Bernd
Wow! Yet another fine tool to play around with? Dang!
Rich
Bernd, I'd be curious to know how that works on sheets of styrene.
dave
Quote from: Pennman on March 21, 2026, 06:53:26 PMWow! Yet another fine tool to play around with? Dang!
Rich
I've got to keep up with you and those brass engines you keep buying. :o ;D ;)
Bernd
Quote from: deemery on March 21, 2026, 07:05:19 PMBernd, I'd be curious to know how that works on sheets of styrene.
dave
I'll let you know Monday. Won't be home tomorrow. Family get together on the wife's side. Yuk.
Bernd
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is you can scrounge your own. Full pantry and fridge. Of course there's OJ and soda.
Starting out the day at 58F and heading to 85F later. MOH won some kind of folding bag. Yesterday I spent a couple hours working on the stairs. It was nice to be at the workbench again.
Today after chores I'll start putting together the risers and steps which always seems to be a painful process for me.
Not much else going on today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning Curt and others,
Thanks for breakfast Curt, I'll scrounge around and find something after I have a glass of OJ.
Our grandson came to the house yesterday and yes, I guessed correctly. He and Cassia are engaged. He said they met at church and have been dating for just over a year. She is a Physical Therapist. Gabe is stationed in NJ at one of the Coast Guard Stations.
No bench time for me yesterday but the day was better spent with family.
I'll do a little more dead grass removal until noon. After that and a rest, I'll come back in here and work on the Horwood build.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope the stairs go well for you and yes they can be a "pita". I'm going to make a set of those myself for my next project.
Tom congrats, so I guess there'll be a wedding at some point. Ah yes, isn't young love grand. Have fun at the bench.
What's on your agenda.
It's a rainy 45 with a high of fifty so maybe what little bit of Sn*w that's left will disappear. The other day I happen to look out in the back yard and was greeted by a....wait for it....ROBIN!!!! Looks like Spring actually might be here. Going to hit the bench shortly and start on my next project; already ordered the windows and porch posts from San Juan details. Oh ya, watched the Michigan State Spartans play yesterday; dang they do look good and was surprised seeing Coach Izzo still in the game.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good morning everyone.
48 in Bellemont, cloudy and 71 later.
Didn't see any coffee so I made a pot.
Looked in the fridge and found bacon and eggs.
Larry, that's a sure sign spring is on the way.
ACLTom, congratulations to your grandson and fiancé.
Don't over do it in the yard.
Curt, step by step at the bench today.
Bernd, enjoy your new tool.
Ron, keep having fun running trains.
Jerry, great news on the plaster floor.
Karl, I think your team won, didn't it?
Mike, how's the figure painting going?
Dave, I heard they did a great job repairing the church.
Hope everyone else is well.
Not much happened here yesterday.
Pretty much the same for today.
Though I probably will do my taxes and work more on the video.
This was the turn around point on the Butcher Jones Trail.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for breakfast. I found a western omelet and a pot of coffee. Good luck at the bench.
Tom, congrats to your grandson. Nice to spend time with the family.
Larry, hope you enjoy your next project. Curious fans wonder what it is...
Rick, I can't think of a worse way of spending the day than doing taxes.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a nice morning at 60°F, headed to 84°F. This afternoon we are going to the movie (Project, Hail Mary) with our Daughter and SIL. Figure painting progresses, but I spent most of yesterday continuing the improvement of my hobby area.
Have fun,
mike
Mike please let us know how the movie is. The book was excellent.
Good morning,
I found coffee!
Wow Tom, looks like back breaking work!
Bernd, I cut my last sheet of PC board on a table saw with 3m mask for painting and gloves. Terrible smelling stuff! Hope that rig will shear that PC board?
Suppose to be 87° today.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for opening.
I'll have a cup of coffee.
Good luck with the stairs.
Tom sound like a happy occasion!
Larry are you going to put those parts in a building? ;D
Nice picture Rick looks like a nice fishing hole!!
Taxes no way to spend a day Rick.
Mike let us know how the movie is?
Morning Philip. Send us some of that 87 will you!!
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/51. But 73 later with showers.
We are waiting for our friend to come over and fix our dryer which decided to stop running yeesterday.
Grained some wood for the floor now it needs to be glued down and stained.
Should be able to do that today. Plus start the machine to power the machines.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
SPARTY, and Coach Izzo, move forward yesterday. Izzo's team is something to watch, most of the time.
Bit of an off center :-\ state yesterday. It appears the bubble is back closer to center this morning :D ...
Grey, rain forecast and mid 50s this morning. Working on rocks later, watched a video and saw rocks, tried the process and looks like blobs of plaster..with practice, maybe. :P I'm going to stick with my plans and hope to make some progress.
Friends down the road at Northern Command walked in and checked it out yesterday, looked good and the propane is up still to ~3/4. Said there was a 6' drift at the end of the driveway.
Jason in Escanaba caught the E&LS snow plow this week. Equipment is home made, a bailing wire and bubble gum express. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf9TV-4JO_s The old SP SD9 is a daily runner up there.
All I have for now. Enjoy the day everyone.
KS
Guimaraes, Portugal:
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This is a university town north of Porto. That's a student in academic robes sitting there, there was a big university event going on when we visited. And a view from the other side of the wall:
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We're getting mixed rain and snow today, typical March weather.
dave
Karl cool video.
Quote from: Philip on March 22, 2026, 09:25:58 AMBernd, I cut my last sheet of PC board on a table saw with 3m mask for painting and gloves. Terrible smelling stuff! Hope that rig will shear that PC board?
Philip,
I'll be doing a full write up on Monday in the Tool Section.
Bernd
Good afternoon all.
I want to get an early start on tomorrows hike so I won't be here.
I did my taxes.
My return is very basic and it didn't take long and I owe ZERO.
Also worked on my Nevada Northern Railway Museum video.
I had to break it up into 2 or 3 parts.
Part 1 is up now and part 2 will be uploaded next week.
Nevada Northern Railway Museum Part 1: https://youtu.be/8QUI4c6RZm0
I'll see you all Tuesday and enjoy your evening.
More video
https://youtube.com/shorts/gGUYs_uJRP0?si=RA5kB7Ro9O9SVRlu
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 58F and misty then getting up to 83F later. Yesterday I spent a couple of hours working on the stairs with me finishing about 90% of it. I hope to finish them today.
MOH texted me while I was feeding the animals that she is on her way home. Should be here around 2pm. Of course that's with a stop at the Buccee's in Daytona.
Rick enjoy your hike and I'll watch the video later.
Karl that is very cool with the plow and deer.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Monday morning and forecast of more snow, temps back down around 30. Weather front changing something and making all the joints ache this morning had me awake at 0530 this morning and giving up on trying to sleep by 0630.
Little to add to the mix today.
Layout had a short visit yesterday, I couldn't find the paint I was going to use, so I came up and had a 3d print I was trying go to crap, printed supports but not the object intended. Need a troubleshoot day. Won't be today, tho.
Enuf for now.
Be well all. ;)
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Enjoy your time at the bench. I neglected to mention the photo you posted the other day, your skunk seems to have made itself right at home in your chair. The way it was curled up reminded me of a cat.
Karl hope you feel better soon and yup the "old joints" are now a weather indicator. Good luck with the modeling endeavors.
What's on your agenda today?
It's a cloudy 31 with a high of 35. Yesterday it rained most of the day...hello Spring. Have a Chiropractor's apt this am to straighten out my lower back after doing something really stupid over the weekend; I guess I'm not a young'in any more. Hopefully some bench time to finish up what I'm working on. If so maybe I can start a new build thread sometime today.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Rick's off doing a long hike today, so we'll see the results tomorrow.
A little bit off the beaten track, Eisenach Germany, Bach's home town:
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Not sure how much time I'll get in the train room today, I have some honey-do house maintenance tasks to tackle once I'm back from German class.
dave
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt.
We have dental app. this morning at 9:30. Hopefully modeling will fill my afternoon.
Karl, hope you feel better soon.
I worked in the yard for several hours yesterday, the old bones ain't what they used to be but I'm still able to do manual labor. I won't do any today as we have bowling tomorrow.
Have a safe, healthy and happy day everyone.
Tom
Morning gang!
A cool 43 today, Was in the 80's yesterday!
I'm still painting figures off and on/ Bout it from my foxhole..
Philip
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Have fun finishing the stairs.
Karl early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy & wise!! ;D
Larry stop trying to pick up those RR ties by yourself!!
Weather in South Jersey cloudy/47. Later a chance of rain.
With such a lousy day coming up maybe I can get a couple of hours at the bench.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Curt, Karl, Larry, Dave, Tom Philip, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, hope you find time to get the stairs finished today.
Karl, hope the weather gets better so you feel better.
Larry, hope the Chiropractor fixes your back issue.
Dave, hope the honey-do list goes quick so you can make it to the train room.
Tom, have a great day taking it easy.
Philip, hope the figure painting is going well.
Jerry, hope you make it to the bench.
Rick, hope you are enjoying your hike.
Current weather here is -2c (29f) and sunny. Had a great weekend running trains, next setup will be April 10, 11 at the Prescott (Ontario) train Show. Going to be a short work week for me as the Mrs is scheduled for gallbladder surgery on Thursday at which time my new job will be home nurse.
Have a great day everyone.
Howdy folks,
Curt, thanks for opening and the treats. Congrats on the stair progress.
Karl, hope your day improved. Those events can kill hobby motivation.
Larry, hope your back is better. New thread?
Dave, good luck with the honey dos.
Tom, hope the dentist visit went well.
Philip, painting figures sounds like fun...
Jerry, hope you got some time at the bench.
Ron, glad the show went well. Quick healing to your wife.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a nice day here at 75°F this afternoon. I've been working on details and figures most of the day. I finally took a break to rest my neck and back.
Have fun,
mike
Mike I sent you a PM.
Well, mixed results on the honey-do items. The kitchen sink drain is plumbed differently than the bedroom drains, so I could not remove and clean the trap. But I did run a brush down as far as I could into the trap, and the drain does seem to be running better.
In the basement, since the GFCI was tripping even after we replaced the pump, I talked to the plumber. He agreed next thing to try is replace the GFCI, which I did. I think there's one more component in that system, so if the new GFCI starts tripping, that'll have to get replaced too.
Now on the positive side: Today, in what might be the first time, I went into my boxes of detail parts and found what I was looking for -in the first box-. That's the pulley on-a-bracket set from BESTTrains castings. I cleaned that up and primed it. I'll finish painting it tomorrow (paint the pulley dark grey), add 'rope' and install it on the barn.
dave
Howdy folks, I forgot to post a review of Hail Mary.
Bottom line, it was terrific Perhaps a tiny bit woke, and a bit too much humor for my taste (I love hard-core scifi), but overall, it is one of the best I've seen lately. I recommend it. I heard kids in the audience loving it.
Have fun,
Mike C
Thanks Mike, Wednesday it is. ;D
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Starting out here in the 60's and heading to the 80's today.I haven't looked yet at the forecast. Poor sleep last night. Yesterday MOH made it home early.
Today after chores we have errands to do. then a minor project in the bird room. Going to the movies tomorrow and my annual doc appointment is Friday. Also, on Friday MOH is going to Sarasota for a quilting get together. I believe she'll be back on Sunday.
Next up on the build is a ramshackle shed.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning Gents,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Sounds like you have a lot of critters at your place. Hope you sleep better tonight and have fun at the bench.
What's your;and for the day?
It's a sunny 28 with a high of 42 here. Not sure about today but hopefully some bench time at some point. Not much else happening here.
Have a great day!! Be well all.
Good morning everyone.
47 in Bellemont, sunny and 75 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and bagel.
I guess you're going to see Hail Mary.
Mike, thanks for the review and glad you enjoyed it.
Dave, good luck with the plumbing and electrical issues.
Ron, all the best to your wife on her upcoming surgery.
Jerry, hope the window weathering went well.
Philip, still painting figures?
ACLTom, hope the dental visit wasn't too painful.
Larry, hope you got some relief at the chiropractor.
Karl, neat videos.
Is there a road crew that clears the grade crossing after the train passes?
Hope everyone else is doing very well.
Star and I did 11.6 miles and 1,178' of EG on the Sycamore Rim Trail yesterday.
Today I think I'll do a gym visit.
I'll also message the doctor and ask if the equipment he needs showed up.
His answer will effect my near term plans.
This is from my hike last week on the Kachina Trail.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Sounds like a busy week. Looking forward to the ramshackle shed.
Larry, hope you make it to the bench.
Rick, that's quite a walk, but not surprising. I bet Star enjoyed the views.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a sunny morning, cooling a bit this afternoon to 66°F. I have lodge tonight, but hope to continue painting little people today.
Have fun,
mike
Cloudy bright in MI this morning, with upper 20s going to 40ish :-[
We upgraded the Doll's transportation from a 2012 to a 2016 4runner yesterday. I believe the 'wild hare/hair' will be chilled down a bit. ;) Of course, gas went up another dime yesterday.
No plan yet for today, layout might be on the list.
Rick, I saw a different clip of the snow plow and at some point the E&LS did have a half dozen guys with shovels, cleaning up. Sort of like the roustabouts following the elephant in the circus parade.
All there is, be well.
KS
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Have fun with the shed.
Larry hope you make the bench later on.
Hell of a hike Rick.
Nice picture but kind of bare.
Mike glad you liked the movie.
Karl Will the layout be on the list today? ;)
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/38. Later on 43.
We have a short grocery list to take care of this morning.
Never did get to the windows yesterday but the floor is almost done.
Hope to work on both today.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
I had a 4Runner as a rental car once, I hated it. So to each his/her own...
Today's photo is a Roman bridge in Provence:
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And an extant monument dating to 1st century AD.
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It's sunny here with puffy clouds. The dusting of snow we got last night should melt quickly. I need to go to the store today, otherwise an open day. So I might tackle some scenery.
dave
Good morning Curt, Larry, Rick, Mike, Karl, Jerry, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, sounds like you have a busy week planned.
Larry, hope you get some bench time in.
Rick, that was quite a hike, I bet you and Star slept well last night.
Mike, have fun with the little folk painting.
Karl, hope what you plan to do today includes trains.
Jerry, sounds like there will be another update in the very near future.
Dave, Have fun with the scenery, it you get to it today.
Current temperature here is -3c (27f) and cloudy. High is supposed to be 2c (35f), that should help with the remaining white stuff. Well, I spent last night going down a rabbit hole. :o A member of the modular group gave me a 5mm planetary stepper motor with gearbox and asked me to come up with a way to sketch to use them to control turnouts using an Arduino. Guess What I will be doing soon. ;D In case anyone is wondering what a planetary stepper motor is, here is a picture of one.
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Have a great day everyone.
Quote from: elwoodblues on March 24, 2026, 10:51:00 AMA member of the modular group gave me a 5mm planetary stepper motor with gearbox and asked me to come up with a way to sketch to use them to control turnouts using an Arduino.
Does your friend have a source for those at a good price? I've looked at them, but they were a lot more expensive than conventional servos.
dave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFWdbNh7Lxk
Good morning everyone.
It's 50 in Bellemont, sunny and 76 later.
Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Empanadas for breakfast today filled with your choice of either ground beef or chicken, peppers and onions.
Karl, the analogy of workers cleaning up after elephants was funny.
I don't understand what was broken in that last video.
At first I thought the rail was broken but then all they did was remove the wood alongside the rail.
Ron, let us know how your planetary stepper motor project goes.
Dave, the romans sure knew how to build things that lasted.
Jerry, the hike in yesterdays photo is best done in the fall when the aspen leaves have turned a golden yellow.
Mike, still painting figures?
How's everyone else?
Great news from the doctor yesterday.
He messaged me before I could message him and he said the equipment will be in the hospital next week and he would try and get me in either next Wednesday or Thursday.
I had a hike planned for tomorrow, but I might do it today and then start to slowly make my way back to Bullhead City.
My view from camp a couple days ago before the sun set.
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Have a great day everyone.
The Mezquita mosque in Cordoba, Spain. The columns are recycled from Roman structures.image.jpeg
This is one of those buildings where photos just don't do it justice. After the Reconquesta where the Christians retook Spain from the Muslims, they built a small church in the middle. Even Charles V was unimpressed by that.
On elephants: A friend was named to run a part of our program that I thought was particularly messed up. I told him, "Congratulations on being named 'Commander of the Lower Deck of the Ark'. "
Another open day today, we'll see if I build up steam to work on the scenery. My Woodland Scenics barbed wire fence arrived yesterday, those look pretty good.
dave
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Great news on the medical front; one done that should put your mind at ease. Gorgeous photo.
Dave hope you find the energy for scenery work; if not there's always tomorrow.
How's the rest of the gang doing?
It's a sunny 32 with a high of 55; maybe this afternoon I'll start a little yard work. Some bench time this am and that's about it from these parts.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good Morning All,
Rick thanks for opening and breakfast. Great news from the doctor.
Started out the day with a walk at 67F and going to 82F later.
With this week's schedule I won't make it to the workbench until at least Saturday. Today going to the movies ;D with son, but then he needs to go to Wally World >:(.
Tomorrow we have a pick up of 2 skunks being surrendered (Lakeland) to the rescue and Fri is my VA appointment. I'm bringing Dad along so he can do his blood work during my appointment which saves me a trip. His appointment is on the 13th.
That's all I got.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Sun just broke thru, 0930, in MI. Temp in upper 20s going to approach 40 if we're lucky.
I did get some time in on the layout yesterday, painted some rock(ish) areas and then toned down the while in the trestle area with some ground base, reddish dirt color. Menards sold me a can of what must have been old paint. >:( as the can had dried up crap inside the edge of the can and some gross sxxx on the lid. I used it anyhow, it's ok as a base for ground cover. It looks a bit stark until I get more cover materials in place. Btw the paint is Pittsburgh brand pix below.
I did a couple batches of small stuff on the 3d machine yesterday that came out well. UV them today.
Dave, I wasn't asking for permission, ;D we are on our 3rd 4 runner, the Doll loves them. They are terribly expensive new, and scarce as hell used. She'd been looking every day since before Christmas before finding this one as they are either whipped dogs, rebuilt wrecks, or badly treated per the carfax info. Dealers can't keep them no matter the shape. Been in some places with the prior 4Runners that you'd not take much else. IMG_3991.jpeg
Sac Bay on the Garden Peninsula that is our first one. New one is white.
Rick, good for the doc getting his equipment. Hope you are able to get some relief. Seems that it's been quite warm in AZ lately. Read a comment on the webcam I watch from Elkhart that a commenter had watched a video from W AZ and they were having wild fires.
Enuf for now, be well folks. Enjoy the day.
KS
Good morning crew....
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Nice picture this am.
Glad to hear your on line for the stone blast!!
Dave hope you get to the scenery today.
Larry good luck with the yard work.
Curt sounds like your going t have more visitors again.
Karl looking forward to te scenery your doing.
Morning Philip.
Weather in South Jersey is P. sunny/47. Later on 54.
I managed to get the floor glued to the plaster yesterday now to stain the wood.
Not sure what else will get done.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Quote from: deemery on March 24, 2026, 11:12:58 AMQuote from: elwoodblues on March 24, 2026, 10:51:00 AMA member of the modular group gave me a 5mm planetary stepper motor with gearbox and asked me to come up with a way to sketch to use them to control turnouts using an Arduino.
Does your friend have a source for those at a good price? I've looked at them, but they were a lot more expensive than conventional servos.
dave
Dave, I just bought 10 of them from Aliexpress for $1.64 CDN each.
Good evening everyone.
Was a long day today, with spending 7-1/2hrs traveling and another 4 hours in the office. :o No work tomorrow as my wife is scheduled for surgery tomorrow morning so you can guess what i'll be doing. Think I'll just sit by the fireplace tonight and catch up on some reading.
Have a great evening everyone.
Ron hope all goes well with your wife's surgery tomorrow and has a speedy recovery.
Glad your on schedule Rick!
Philip
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
It's in the 60 heading to the 80's later. Just got done feeding the animals. I woke up at 0430 for a bathroom break and then I was wide awake.:( Today we have the drive to Lakeland (about an hour) to pick up the animals. After that I'm sure the wife will find me other stuff to do.
Tomorrow I won't be in until late due to my MD appointment. I checked my new labs yesterday and they all moved in the right direction with Triglycerides taking a significant drop. ;D
Mike that was an excellent movie and the story line stayed with the book in most cases.
Ron Good Luck to your wife today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. Good news on the lower numbers.
Rick, good news on the scheduling front.
Ron, Hope all goes well with your wife.
Karl, nice looking 4-Runner
I haven't done any modeling for the past three days. The yard work calls my name and I won't get it done sitting at the work bench.
I'll check in here and there these next several days.
In removing the bad grass, I used the edger to cut it in squares. Then use the scuttle hoe to remove the grass at the roots, then use the pitch fork to put it in the bag.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
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Yesterday -
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The past several days.
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Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Unfortunately we all have days like that where everything takes president over modeling.
Tom don't overdue it with the grass removal. Do you have to do that often?
What's your day going to be like?
It's a partly cloudy 53 with a high of 63 but rain later in the day. Have all kinds of flowers popping up; daffodils, Tulips, and Narcissus....I guess Spring has sprung. I probably won't make it to the bench until later when it rains in the meantime I have a lot of sticks in the backyard that needs picking up.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Today's photo is from the Pergammunmuseum in Berlin:
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That's at the top of my wife's "places to revisit" llst. Unfortunately, it's partially closed for renovations until 2027 (if they stay on schedule...)
Light rain all day today here in SE NH, but they say it'll get up to 67. There are still some patches of snow on back yards in the neighborhood, along with the piles pushed up by plows. But one of my hellebores is blooming:
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Unfortunately, most of those have been wiped out by a fungus that apparently comes from the mulch. I like these because they're evergreen, they bloom very early, and deer won't touch them.
dave
8) Sun and 50 with a prediction of storms and unpleasantness by afternoon.
I worked on the layout a little bit yesterday, more today and tomorrow a chance.
Never cottoned to the idea of foreign travel, plenty of wonder and beauty to enjoy in the USofA for me. The photos are great, tho. :D Thanks for sharing them.
The lake boats are running, the SOO locks are open, baseball is starting. What more do you want?
KS enjoy the day.
Good morning everyone.
57 in Rimrock, sunny and 88 later. 8)
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Good news on the bloodwork and drive safe today.
Dave, I can't see your photos yet so I'll have to comment later.
Larry, good news on the arrival of spring.
ACLTom, what killed the grass this time?
Philip, thank you.
Ron, all the best to your wife on todays surgery and a speedy recovery.
Jerry, how's the floor looking?
Karl, those 4Runners are great and good luck with it.
How's everyone else.
Did a good workout on the Bill Williams Mountain Trail.
8.14 miles and 2,388' of EG.
After that started heading back towards Phoenix where's it's still hotter than I like but I have to deal with it.
I'll drive a bit further south towards Phoenix today.
Fortunately things will cool down a little over the weekend.
I hope I didn't post this one yet.
This was from my hike on the Sycamore Canyon Rim Trail.
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Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Good news on the blood work.
Tom that looks like you dig a lot of work.
Just don't overdo it.
Larry it's that time of year when yard work gets in the way of playing with trains.
Nice picture Dave.
Yes those flowers will be perking up through the ground now that Spring is here.
Rick 88 that is warm but I's take in a minute,
That's Jersey beach weather!!
Weather in South Jersey is M. cloudy60. Later on 70.
It should be a nice day to get out maybe a trip to the beach for a walk.
My floor just needs to be stained. I need to get some shoee polish.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Curt, ACLTom, Larry, Dave, Karl, Rick, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, good luck with your MD appointment tomorrow.
Tom, That's a lot of dead grass. By the look of things, the final product looks well worth the effort.
Larry, have fun with the backyard cleanout. It is not quite spring here but we are close.
Dave, I can see why Pergammun museum is on your wife's revisit lift. Enjoy your day.
Karl, the afternoon weather sounds like a great reason to do more work on the layout.
Rick, sounds like you got another great hike in yesterday, and that your Dr got the equipment at the hospital so you cane your procedure done soon.
Jerry, enjoy the walk on the beach this afternoon.
Weather here is overcast with a current temperature of 1c (34f). we seem to be in a pattern where a dusting of white stuff falls during the night only to melt during the day. Should have another week of that before this portion of spring is over.
This morning didn't go as planned as we got a phone call ¾ of the way to the hospital saying that the surgery was cancelled due to an emergency. Now we wait to see when it will be rescheduled.
Seeing as I have more time to myself than I thought I had so I'm going to spend some time reorganizing the crew lounge so I can actually use it as a crew lounge and spend some time at the bench this evening.
Have a great day everyone.
Quote from: elwoodblues on March 26, 2026, 10:32:51 AMThis morning didn't go as planned as we got a phone call ¾ of the way to the hospital saying that the surgery was cancelled due to an emergency. Now we wait to see when it will be rescheduled.
Ron sorry to hear about the surgery cancellation, I'm sure she wants it done and over with.
Interesting morning. Got to the owners house to pick up the two animals. The owner was crying as we put the skunks in travel crate.
We left and about 10 minutes later we get a phone call, please bring them back. We arrived again and she ran up crying got one of the skunks and ran inside still crying. Her husband took the second one in and offered to pay for our gas.
This is Ti this morning. I guess she feels safe here.
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Good afternoon folks,
This morning, I wrote a nice, long post paying homage to all the forum crew and somehow lost it to the ether. !#$!%.
Had a cataract surgery pre-op appointment today. Painted a few figures, too.
Have fun,
mike
Curt,
I just have to ask. Are the Skunks descended? Also I though or read you can't have a Skunk for a pet. Just curious. We have one that comes around to the bird feeder to pick up what the birds have spilled on the ground. I'm sure the make a good guard animal if they're not sleeping.
Bernd
Bernd they are indeed descented. These are not wild skunks and were bred in captivity and intended as pets. Think of a cross between a dog and cat in personality. Some are extremely friendly (like Ti) and some are very standoffish.
MOH and I are members of the FL Skunk Rescue (none are wild). Think of a dog or cat rescue but spread thru the state.
Every state has their own laws. In FL you have to have a state license (free) but no wild skunks allowed.
Good Morning,
I guess everyone's sleeping in this morning so I'll get things going. The favorite morning beverages are all set to go. Breakfast is quiche with eggs, of course, bacon and shredded sharp cheddar cheese; can never have too much bacon and cheese. Baked in a pie crust; enjoy.
What are your plans?
It's a cloudy 28 with a high of 33. Yesterday I was wearing my spring coat raking off part of the back yard enjoying a 66 temp. Only in Central New York can you wear a spring coat one day then back to a winter jacket the next. Some bench time is on tap for this am.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good morning Larry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Everyone must be sleeping in this morning. I was going to put the coffee on and make breakfast but Larry beat me to it.
Current weather is -11c (12f) and sunny. According to the long range forecast this will get warmer after today. Wife's surgery has been rescheduled to April 7th. While I didn't get as much done reorganizing the crew lounge yesterday I did make it to the bench and made some more progress on the challenge build, I'll try to post an update later today. Today's plan is working on the crew lounge and bench time.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning from MI where yesterday's 65o has morphed into this morning's 25oMorning sun to heavy rain to this morning's snow flurries. Girl at the paint store said, "I wish Mother Nature would make up her mind..." I replied, "well, if it was FATHER Nature it would be 80o and sunny..for the next 6 months. 8) ::)
I worked on the layout a bit yesterday. Trying to get some color balance in the "opening scene" corrected. The project is dragging on.
Today will be spent preparing for the Sweet 16 opener for SPARTY at a mind numbing 9:45 pm. Might check in late to ops... :(
All I've got. Curt, too bad about the aborted mission. That stinks...
Be well all.
KS
I'll be ,,,,,, ! the forum has short circuited this am. Totally dumped my long winded greeting.
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Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and chow Larry.
Sitting in waiting room waiting. :o
Karl good one you made me chuckle.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
It will be sunny and 88 here in Arizona.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Didn't set up Starlink so keeping it brief on my phone.
Already been to the gym.
A little grocery shopping and then continue heading back towards the hospital.
Still waiting to hear from the doctor about an appointment.
Have a great day everyone.
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This is the 'main event'. The museum was formed to hold remnants from the Altar of Zeus in Pergamon, Turkey. Some photos of the carvings:
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There's also a Roman facade and the Assyrian gate I posted yesterday. Several of the major museums in Berlin are located on the "Museum Island". After reunification, they have all been undergoing major renovations, repairing war damage, adding new HVAC systems and handicapped access, etc.
It's cloudy, breezy and chilly today. Tomorrow is a return to winter, but warming Sunday and into the 60s by early next week.
Plan for today is some experimentation with a piece of the grass mat I glued to a ball of paper, to learn how to dampen the mat and scrape off some of the grass, without making a total mess of things.
dave
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
These weather changes are killing me.
Ron reorganizing can be a real PITA at times.
Karl I love the one liner to Curt you do have a great sense of humour!! ;D
Philip I can't believe after all that typing it didn't post!!
Curt hope you day is a good one.
Rick I hope you get that appointment soon.
Great pictures Dave.
Weather in South Jersey is rain/56.
Yesterday it 77.
One errand to run this morning than the rest of the day is mine. I hope!!
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning folks,
Larry, thank you for opening, the coffee and the quiche. Hope the weather stays nice up there.
Ron, sorry the surgery was postponed. Have fun in the crew lounge.
Karl, good luck with the color balance. Have fun at ops.
Philip, I have felt your pain.
Curt, waiting is the worst part. Hope you brought a book.
Rick, hope you hear from the doc soon.
Dave, good luck with the experiment.
Jerry, sounds like a perfect Friday.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's hazy out, but warming to 84°F. This morning was spent painting figures. I'm not too far away from completing this batch. I'll be offline until Sunday.
Have fun,
mike
Well I lost another post this morning. Things went very well at the VA yesterday with 1 prescription being canceled. I see quality modeling time in my future today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Breakfast is ready, help your self to self-serve. Drinks on the end.
Curt, glad all went well yesterday.
I'm meeting the Judge for lunch at out local BSing watering hole. I'll report his progress later.
Rick, nothing killed the grass this time but the last sod I got was from a crappy company and the sod was full of crab grass. I took the opportunity to dig it out as the crab grass died from the freeze and I don't want it coming back.
I'm declaring today as my day of rest from yard work.
Have a safe and happy day.
Tom
Today's photos are from the Amalfi Coast south of Naples:
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I'm not sure which town this is, but you can see how it hangs on the slopes.
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Driving that road (that -is- the highway through the photo) was my most white-knuckle experience in a car. Cliffs to the left, 2 lane road, a plunge on the right into the ocean, and large tour busses driven by Italian drivers coming at you!
It's sunny but cold today. It was almost 20 when I took the dogs out, heading to 35 with light to moderate winds. After some time on the exercise machine, I'll putz with my experimental pieces of grass mat, and then decide the next steps for the mat installed around the farm. The apple orchard arrived yesterday, and those trees look pretty good. And then Scotch Club this afternoon...
dave
Morning All,
Thought I'd check in while I wait for some siding to dry.
Tom thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Enjoy your lunch with the Judge and your day of yard rest.
Curt have fun at the bench.
Dave sounds like a full day ahead; enjoy.
It's a sunny 28 with a high of only 33 although tomorrow it's going back up into the 50's. Work continues on the Mercantile with building the 2 side walls. My windows are set to arrive Thursday next.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Morning everyone
Curt glad you had a good report from the VA.
Tom thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Say hello to Bill for me.
Dave nice pictures.
Enjoy the scotch club.
Larry looking forward to the update.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny but cool/33. Later on 43.
Never did get to the bench yesterday.
I'll give it a try today!!
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning everyone.
68 now and sunny and 90 later in Morristown, AZ.
ACLTom, thanks for the coffee and DIY breakfast.
You have earned a rest day.
Larry, continued good progress at the bench.
Dave, I've done a few of those white knuckle drives in my travels.
Curt, great news from the VA.
I've been copying my posts before posting so I have a backup if the unthinkable happens.
Mike, be well while you're offline.
Jerry, hope you have an all mine day today.
Karl, sorry about the game outcome.
How's everyone else?
I started the day with a gym visit and then some supply restocking.
Then the best part of the started when I arrived at Jeff Firestone's (NYCJeff) home.
Jeff gave me a tour of his amazing basement filling layout.
I know layouts are never really done but this one is completely sceniced and populated with contest winning models.
Also got a tour of Jeff's property which is stunning and remote.
I was treated to a delicious pizza for dinner.
Thank you Jeff, Linda and Sammi (their dog) for the hospitality.
So nice here I decided to stay another day.
Might do a little walkabout before it gets too hot after having my breakfast.
This was on my hike on the Sycamore Canyon Rim Trail.
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Have a great day everyone.
Rick good morning.
Did you take any pictures of the layout???
Have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Quote from: Jerry on March 28, 2026, 09:59:48 AMDid you take any pictures of the layout??
Jerry
Jeff has posted many pictures here on the forum.
Just search for NYCJeff.
I didn't take any pictures.
. Was here..... 8)
"Karl I love the one liner to Curt you do have a great sense of humour!! ;D". Funny you should say that ;D
Cold here...how cold?, colder than the Sparty's 3 point shooting as they kept half the state of Michigan up way too late failing to quite get back from 18-19 points down headed to t-time next Tuesday as the lights go out on another, almost great but ultimately disappointing season.
OPS going well at Keeney's, currently working an industrial switch job. :o
(35 degrees btw)
KS
Good evening everyone.
It's scotch time so I'm pouring myself 2 fingers of 15 year Glenlivet, cause anything younger than that isn't worth drinking. ;D Rest of the bottle is on the counter, so help yourself.
Spent the morning at the local NMRA meet where we say a great clinic on modeling pre 1919. The afternoon portion was a work session so I worked on adding the battens to the building.
Going to watch the hockey game and F1 qualifying.
Have a great day everyone.
Quote from: elwoodblues on March 28, 2026, 07:46:08 PMIt's scotch time so I'm pouring myself 2 fingers of 15 year Glenlivet, cause anything younger than that isn't worth drinking. ;D Rest of the bottle is on the counter, so help yourself.
Scotch Club this afternoon was finishing some bottles from our Laird o'the Malts' collection. Most of those we had tried earlier. there was just a finger or so left in each bottle. I particularly liked the Glen Scotia, got the last taste of that. There was also a Ben Nevis that was very good. There were still a few other bottles with a bit in the bottom when I left to go cook dinner.
dave
Morning all,
Breakfast this morning is country fried steak with biscuits and gravy. Sausage links and bacon on the side. Fruit bowls on the end for those cutting back. All drinks are on the counter. Enjoy.
Had a great time with the judge yesterday. We had lunch at our SBGT watering hole. He is walking with some difficulty but, he is walking with the walker.
I goy home and decided to work a few more hours in the yard. A few more hours and I should be done. Next is spreading some top soil.
Pam wants to go to Lowes this morning and get some new plants for the pool area.
Have a safe and happy Sunday everyone.
Tom
Good morning ACLTom and the rest of the crew that drops in later..
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Tom, glad to hear Bill is doing well.
Dave with that collection I need to join your scotch club. ;D
Current weather is sunny with a current temperature is -3c (26f) with a high predicted of 8c(47f). Today's plan is to watch the F1 race, finish up the crew lounge and hit the bench. In between that I need to make a grocery run.
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Tom thanks for a great breakfast and coffee. Good to hear the Judge is getting around and I'm sure he'll improve with rest and time. Sounds like the sod application should be wrapping up soon.
Ron sounds like a full day planned; enjoy the race.
What's your plans?
It's a sunny 30 with a high of 53 today. Not sure what's going to happen today; could be deep cleaning the kitchen or yard work; only time will tell. My windows order will be here next Thursday so the build may be halted for a few days.
Have an enjoyable day!! Be well.
Good morning everyone.
69 now in Morristown, mix of sun and clouds with a high of 91 later.
ACLTom, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Good news about Bill and don't over do the yard work.
Ron, I watched the race highlights and it seems to be a little more competitive.
Karl, hope all the switching went well.
Philip, here again today? ;D
How's everyone else doing?
Spent one more day here at Jeff's.
Did a two mile walk with Star.
She saw a herd of cattle at the turn around point and then a rabbit on the way back.
Also met a bigger white dog that followed us all the way back to the house.
I got a leash on him and took him back to the road and it looked like he was headed back home but saw me going back to the house and followed me.
Decided to let him hang around a while since he was friendly and hoped he would eventually go home on his own.
He seemed to like it here with no intention of leaving so we eventually were able to encourage him to go home.
Packing up today and heading closer to the hospital to be near by when the doctor schedules my procedure.
On more from the Sycamore Canyon Rim Trail.
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Have a great day everyone.
Glad to hear the Judge is up and around. Thanks for the update, Tom.
Jeff
Morning everyone
Tom thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Glad to hear Bill is up and around and doing better.
Ron it should be an interesting race.
Wow!! Larry your choices there aren't really good ones.
But enjoy doing whaever one you pick!! ;D
Rick I guess the dog thought you would give him a new home.
That would be nice a black dog and white dog living in the van with you!!! ;D :D :) ;)
Morning Jeff.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/43. Later on 56.
Might be a nice Spring day.
I keep saying I'm going to work at the bench but something seems to get in the way.
I'll give it a try today once again.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
My early photos don't have a lot of associated metadata on the film roll. I think these are from Bruges, Belgium.
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I've actually been to Bruges twice, this was the first trip back in 2001. It does look like a movie set.
Wife wants to go out for brunch, so we don't have to cook breakfast this morning. (Sometimes she makes waffles, other times it's eggs I cook.) At some point, I'll have to head out and get anniversary cards.
dave
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Tom. Great news about Bill.
I started feeling poorly last night with cold/flu symptoms. I got up this morning and fed the animals, then went back to bed. MOH made it home a little bit ago and she has a sore throat. :(
I hope everyone has a good day.
Present! I think? Following Rick advise copy? ;D
Get well Curt!
I mowed the acre yesterday & burned the mountain of limbs plus 5 wheelbarrow of sticks. Whooped me.
The stupid mower steering shaft retainer clip broke or fell out right from the get go, so a quick trip to the hardware store fixed it for now with some jury rigging. 500 hours rolled over yesterday on that mower. It's been a good one for a Craftsman. I'll pick-up a proper one later.
Heading to worship today.
Out~
Philip
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Present! I think? ;D
Get well Curt!
I mowed the acre yesterday & burned the mountain of limbs plus 5 wheelbarrow of sticks. Whooped me.
The stupid mower steering shaft retainer clip broke or fell out right from the get go, so a quick trip to the hardware store fixed it for now with some jury rigging. 500 hours rolled over yesterday on that mower. It's been a good one for a Craftsman. I'll pick-up a proper one later.
Heading to worship today.
Out~
Philip
Clouds, 30s——->50s breezy, air is cold.
OPS was fun. The Baldwin ran well but the front coupler attachment needs some sort of goop to fix it. Keeps getting loose and tripping over the KD pin. I guess I'm getting thin skinned, half the crew at ops were in short sleeve shirts and I had on a hooded sweat shirt and by early afternoon added my jacket. Could have used gloves. :(
Knock wood, no cold or flue stuff all winter here. ;)
Bench time probably. Burning out on the layout. Won't quit tho. :P
All I have.
KS
Not sure on today's plans.
Photo, colorized, from my yard you can see where the deer have trimmed the bottoms of my pines. SOBs never were that aggressive here before.
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Ron looks like it's going to take a teenager to teach them how to win in F1!!!!! 8)
Or how to use the engine and car.
Jerry
Good morning everyone.
60 now in Kingman, mostly sunny and 78 later.
I see Mike is here as well so maybe there will be choices for breakfast.
Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Basic two eggs, sausage and/or bacon and roasted potatoes for breakfast today.
Jerry, apparently the new cars are more like a video game than real race cars so a teenager has more experience with that.
Karl, glad you're not a quitter.
Philip, hope the mower fix is easy.
Curt, hope you and the Mrs. are feeling better.
Dave, happy anniversary.
How's everyone else?
Packed up and said good bye to Linda and Jeff and thanked them for their hospitality.
Ended up in a nice spot just outside of Kingman.
I'll message the doctor in a bit and ask about getting an appointment for this week.
Got a hike planned too.
This is Jeff (NYCJeff) and me in his amazing layout room.
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Have a great day everyone.
Cambodia today. A couple more from Angkor Wat
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That's my wife talking to the guide. It gives you a sense of scale.
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Hazy sun in SE NH, 42 heading to 66.
dave
Good morning folks,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck getting the doctor's appointment.
I'm back from a weekend at the lake, followed by a visit to Callaway Gardens early yesterday morning. The azaleas were in full bloom. I skipped church. :-[
I don't have the day planned, but I will mosey upstairs in a bit. I hear little people yelling that they need some clothing.
Have fun,
mike
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick. Nice photo of you and Jeff. I haven't seen him on the forum in several months.
In spite of me saying I was going to take a yard break, I didn't. However, I now have all the weed infested grass up and out of the yard. Phase one is now finished and phase two is next. Later this week I'll have a cubic yard of top soil delivered and then I'll get to spreading that.
Today is our 36th Anniversary so there won't be much in the way of modeling. There are two Antique Shops she wants to visit so I'll go and be a good sport.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
ACLTom, Happy Anniversary!
50 headed to nearly 70 today in mid Michigan, 8) sun, too.
Fixed the coupler on my Baldwin, hopefully, and worked with bridge bents yesterday. My oldest son stopped by briefly. Said the snow while plentiful in the UP last weekend was brutal to ride snowmobiles on. But he'd go back in a minute given the opportunity. His business is thriving and he has plan$ in the works to enhance his equipment and expand slightly.
Today, ?.
ACLTom and Pam, CONGRATS!
Best luck getting into the Doc, Rick. Hope it is expeditious.
Enjoy the day.
Today's our 44'th wedding anniversary, so we have you beat there...
dave
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
I hope you get that appointment so you can move on from that.
Nice picture of you and Jeff.
Mike the LP must be freezing!!
Tom go easy on the dirt.
Happy Anniversary to you and Pam.
Morning Karl have a nice day.
Dave Happy Anniversary to you and the wife.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/58. Later on 71.
Should be a nice day if the wind calms down a bit.
Another day yesterday and nothing really got done at the bench.
I'll try again today to get there.
Everyone have a great day!! ;D
Jerry
Good morning Rick, Dave, Mike, ACLTom, Karl, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, Nice picture of you and Jeff, hope you get your appointment soon.
Dave, happy 44th Anniversary.
Mike, are the little people currently at a nudist colony? ;D Have fun painting clothes on them.
Tom, Happy 35th Anniversary, have fun at the antiques stores.
Karl. Sounds like yesterday was a productive day working on the layout.
Jerry, from what I can gather, they are racing hybrid cars now.
Current weather is 5c (41f) with a high expected of 14c (57f) with the sun shining. Yesterday didn't go as expected but the crew lounge is finally cleaned up, with just the rearrangement of furniture to be done. Once that is done I can set up my N scale modules, progress. I also spent time at the bench finishing up the battens on the wall sides. If I see another batten, it will be too soon. :o
Have a great day everyone.
morning crew!
Heck of a layout!
orders orders orders to fill
The mower was an easy fix Rick, yard is done!
Happy anniversary to all you mushey love birds! Get a room! ;D
Not sure what excitement this day will bring....Have a good en crew!
Philip
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Nice photo.
Stayed in bed longer than normal but feel better than yesterday. I've completed my chores already. Saturday before I started feeling bad I built the framework for 2 walls of the shed from scale 2x4's.
Not sure what is planned for the rest of the day.
Next week Dad has 5 medical appointments. :-*
Happy Anniversary Tom and Pam
Happy Anniversary to Dave and his wife.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Late Morning,
Busy day so far. Happy Anniversary to Tom and Dave, and of course they're better halves. Great looking layout Rick.
Have a great rest of your day!! Be well.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is the usual coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 66F and getting to 83F later. Yesterday I built another wall frame and next up is the back wall that's about 8" long. Individual boards will go over the framing.
Today first off both Dad and I need to do blood work, him for his semi-annual and PSA for me (wasn't done previously for some reason). After that is probably errands for Dad.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck at the vampires. Hope you are feeling better.
Happy Anniversary, Tom and Pam
Happy Anniversary, Dave and your wife.
Karl, congrats on the coupler fix.
Jerry, the LPs are in West Texas, so it's warm. 8) Hope you make it to the bench.
Ron, now that's an idea. Battens, a bad word.
Philip, congrats on the orders to fill.
Larry, hope you got all the 1:1 stuff done.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a hazy morning at 60°F, headed to 82°F. I'll probably spend the day dressing LPs.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast this morning. Don't let the Vampires take too much blood. Have fun at the bench.
Mike have fun with the LPs.
What's your plans for the day.
It's a rainy 56 with a high of 67 with "thunder boomers" likely most of the day. Yesterday I worked on the side of the driveway moving dirt and stones from when my neighbor plowed out my driveway once last winter; never again. Maybe some bench time this morning do what I can until my window order arrives Thursday. This afternoon I'm the Bosses servant helping to get ready for Easter.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good morning everyone.
It's 62 in Kingman, 69 and cloudy later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Hope it's all good news from the bloodwork.
Mike, have fun upstairs.
Larry, hope today is less busy.
Philip, congratulations on all those orders.
Ron, good news on the crew lounge.
Jerry, what's new?
Karl, good news on the coupler fix.
ACLTom, dirt showing up today?
Dave, that's some interesting looking architecture.
How's everyone else?
Hospital called yesterday and I'm scheduled for Wednesday at 11:30 AM to have the stone broken up.
Need to go to the hospital today for an EKG and lab work.
Ended up not doing a hike yesterday.
The walk to the trailhead was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be.
Saguaro Lake.
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Have a great day everyone.
Great news Rick.
My plans just changed. Dad broke his hearing aids (again) so he has an appointment tomorrow at the VA. Blood work will be done then.
Good Luck tomorrow, Rick!!
We'll stay stateside today, pictures of the backs/trackside from Bellows Falls, VT. Some modeling fodder for you this morning.
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Light rain all day, and apparently for most of the week. That's OK, it'll help thaw the ground and that's what we need to replenish groundwater after last year's drought.
dave
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. Sorry to hear about Tim's hearing aids.
I ordered the dirt but it won't be delivered until next Thursday morning. So, now I have no excuse not to get back to modeling. I'm a few weeks behind on getting caught up on all the threads here.
Pam and I have bowling at noon and then late lunch/early dinner with friends afterwards.
We had a great time yesterday. Pam wanted to go here, there and everywhere in between. I did it but, it was exhausting. She is like the Energizer Bunny.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Don't let them take to much of that blood.
Mike seeing it's so warm they maybe they will want to go naked today!! :)
Larry I'm sure the little lady will like the help!
Rick that's great news.
Nice picture this morning.
Morning Dave. I'll be back to see the pictures when they appear!
Tom you probably needed a break from the lawn anyway.
Weather in South Jersey is 67. Later on 80.
I guess some yard work will be on the agenda today.
Managed to get in an hour yesterday at the bench.
Hopefully some more later on tonight.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
It's fixin' to Blow Up a Cloud as they once would say in deep S GA where the maternal ancestral home was...off and on storms and one in the middle of the night is today's menu. 75 and sun was great yesterday, windshield got buggy.
Bench time I suppose.
Good news, Rick, best with all that.
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Good morning Curt, Mike, Larry, Rick, Dave, ACLTom, Jerry, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, I remember when our dog decided that chewing on a hearing aid would be fun. It ended up being a very expensive chew. :o
Mike, have fun dressing the little people.
Larry, have fun getting ready for Easter.
Rick, good to hear you finally have a date for the procedure.
Dave, I thought those photos looked familiar, I've done some railfanning there in the past.
Tom, good luck bowling.
Jerry, take it easy with the yard work.
Karl, have fun at the bench.
Weather here is overcast with the current temperature of 3c (37f) with rain in the forecast for the next three days. At least it will get rid of the rest of the white stuff. No modeling last night. Not sure what tonight will bring, do I work on the building, finish rearranging the furniture in the crew lounge so I can set up my N scale modules? Decisions, decisions....
Have a great day everyone.
Quote from: elwoodblues on March 31, 2026, 10:14:50 AMGood morning Curt, Mike, Larry, Rick, Dave, ACLTom, Jerry, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
No modeling last night. Not sure what tonight will bring, do I work on the building, finish rearranging the furniture in the crew lounge so I can set up my N scale modules? Decisions, decisions....
I think what you should do is sit back and have a scotch or two. Than make that decision!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Breakfast today is whatever you find. Slept poorly last night and got up with a throbbing head.
Today should be floor day but it's off to the VA again today for Dad. Nothing else happening in the household.
Ti early evening when I went to sit down after washing dishes.
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I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope you sleep better tonight and good luck with the VA. Glad you looked before you sat; I'm sure Ti appreciates it as well.
Rick good luck with your procedure; hope all goes well.
What's on your to do list?
It's 43 with a high of 45. Yesterday was a day of rain and thunderstorms....ah yes April showers; except they started early. Hopefully the weather holds down south so the Crew can be blasted off into space. A nice surprise yesterday when I went to the mailbox....my windows and porch posts arrive 2 days early so maybe I can sneak off upstairs and continue working on my build.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Back to Spain today, or more accurately, Catalonia. (We've been to Spain more times than anywhere else.) There are from Girona.
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That's a small city northeast of Barcelona with a good collection of historic architecture.
It's sunny right now, but that won't last. Should be mostly cloudy today, but no rain. We got a bit of thunder last night, enough to alert the dog, but not enough to send him cowering under the bed. So that's A Good Thing. I've been doing some scenery stuff, pictures maybe later today. I need to make and add trees.
dave
Grey and damp under dark overcast, temps in 30s, 40o below yesterday's 70s and, boy did we get soaked, rain.
I had the zero turn out and mowed a little bit yesterday and brought on the rain by 2 pm.
Bench time was beneficial, working on trial fit of trestle components.
Today? inside most of the day, it looks like.
Enjoy the day all.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for opening. Hope you feel better.
Larry looking forward to the update now that the supplies are there.
I'll make a pot of coffee this am.
There's cheese omelets with sides of bacon, sausage & home fries.
Weather in South Jersey is P. sunny//70. Later high 70's with showers.
Later on some bench time.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning everyone.
67 in Fort Mohave, sunny and 82 later.
Curt, maybe you can squeeze in a nap today and hope your head feels better.
Good luck at the VA.
Larry, good news on early parts arrival.
Dave, have fun with the scenery.
Karl, hope the bridge work goes well.
Jerry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast but I can't have any of it. :(
Ron, so, what decision was made?
ACLTom, hope you won all your games yesterday.
How's everyone else?
Did the EKG and bloodwork yesterday.
I report to the hospital at 11:30 but will get there earlier with hopes of starting earlier.
Going to friends house later to shower.
Hardest part today is not eating and drinking all day.
Petrified Forest NP.
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Have a great day everyone.
Morning all,
Working in the train shed and small 1:1 stuff in the house.
Have a great day everyone.
Tom
Good morning Curt, Larry, Dave, Karl, Jerry, Rick, ACLTom and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Jerry, I like the idea of having scotch before any decisions are made. ;D
Curt, hope you sleep better tonight and that the visit to the VA goes quickly.
Larry, it's nice when packages arrive earlier than expected.
Dave, looking forward to the scenery pictures.
Karl, hope the trial trestle component installation goes well.
Rick, good luck today, bet you'll be glad when it is over.
Tom, have fun in the train shed.
Current temperature is 2c (35f) and overcast, rain in the forecast later. No modeling last night as the Mrs wasn't feeling well so it was a trip to the hospital, fun times, got back home at 5:30 this morning. :o I have a very good feeling that it will be a real early bedtime tonight.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning,
Curt, thanks for opening. Good luck at the VA. Hope you can sleep better tonight.
Larry, congrats on your supply arrival for the build.
Dave, good luck with the scenery and trees.
Karl, hope the trestle build continues well. Mowing grass...ugh.
Jerry, thanks for the brunch. Good luck at the bench.
Rick, congrats on the hospital news and well wishes for the destruction of those stones. Nice photo!
Tom, hope the trainshed work goes well.
Ron, well wishes for your wife. Hope you can get some shut-eye.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright but hazy morning. Pollen counts have been in the many thousands. I had a haircut appointment this morning, and I plan on playing card games tonight. This afternoon, you may find me upstairs.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning folks,
Looks like I'm first today. Breakfast is bacon and shallot quiche (egg pie), with fresh watermelon on the side. Orange juice, coffee, and all the soft drinks are available.
It's 60°F now, headed to 84°F this afternoon. Maybe a sprinkle or two. This morning I'm off to the plant store. Not sure why, I won't be able to plant anything for another month because of cataract surgery next week. Alas, it makes Sharon happy so...
Maybe time upstairs this afternoon.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Mike. Those of us that are married totally understand.
Another day starting in the 60's and headed into the 80's. I've been dealing with a low grade cold but cold medicine let me sleep better last night.
Yesterday did not go as well as planned. Dad got in a hurry again and gave himself a skin tear on his arm before we even left the house. At VA I did my bloodwork but his doc still hasn't put in the lab order. I'll be having words with him on the 13th during Dad's appointment. He did get his hearing aids fixed (I think) I can't tell any difference. More concerning was both his legs were swollen yesterday.
Today is floor day since yesterday was VA day, then I hope to make it to the workbench.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Mike thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Best of luck with your impending surgery. Yup happy wife = happy life.
Curt nice to hear you slept better. Sorry to hear about your Dad and hope life smooths out for him. Fingers crossed you get in some bench time.
What's on your list for the day.
It's a rainy 39 with a high of 49. Starting to see some localized flooding around but hopefully no detours because of it. Already cleaned the floors and in the process of mopping. After that rl breakfast then off to Wegmans for the rest of the items for Easter dinner. Maybe some bench time this afternoon.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Mike.
Curt, sorry for all you are going through with dad. As you know, Pam and I had similar issues with her mom.
No train shed time for me yesterday as I spent the day doing all the 1:1 stuff that needed attention.
I live about 53 miles due east of the Kennedy Launch Site. Due to the cloud cover between here and there along with the distance, this is the best picture of the launch I could get. Looking over the neighbor's roof.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
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The Roman Forum:
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There was sleet on the ground when I took the dogs out, but now it's just light rain. Our week of weather swings continues.
Probably more work on scenery today, I'll think about some trees. But the tree construction will wait until tomorrow when I can go outside and spray adhesive.
add Cool photo, Tom, even if it's just a little bit of the launch!
dave
30o with freezing rain in the area, warm front moving our way from the SW and will, allegedly, make our temps rise into the 60s late in the day, dragging us into a YELLOW tone on the Storm Threat imagery. :o
We ended up on a most of the day road trip topped off with a fine meal at a place off the beaten path before heading home in time to watch the CBS coverage of the Artemis launch. Not a Walter Cronkite amongst them. Exciting times for the scientific and exploration side of humanity.
All the best Rick on your 'adventure' today. The least adventurous as possible.
Mike we are weeks away from planting. We'll have some warm days and a lot of folks will rush out and buy new stuff only to have mother nature bounce in and stomp on them. Here we've had rabbits eat all the just breaking ground tulips, again. Memorial Day is the time the gardening window opens in Michigan.
Maybe bench/layout today.
Enjoy ;)
Good morning everyone.
62 in Bullhead City, mix of sun and clouds later with a high of 81.
Mike, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I guess the plants will be safe in garage till you're ready to plant them.
Karl, hope the storm is a non-issue.
Dave, hope you make good progress on the scenery.
Larry, have fun shopping.
Curt, sorry about all the issues with dad.
Hope he's OK.
ACLTom, neat that you got a glimpse of the rocket.
Ron, hope your wife is home and feeling better.
How's everyone else?
Spent about 6 hours in the hospital.
Got a little annoyed while I was all prepped and ready to go and others that showed up after me were wheeled into the OR first.
I was the last person treated.
Was getting to not feel well after not having my coffee and not eating for almost 24 hours.
Doctor says procedure worked.
Haven't felt or seen any evidence of passing bits and pieces unless it was pulverized into dust.
X-ray tomorrow and hopefully Saturday I can get the stent removed.
Nothing much planned today.
Good news, I found the rest of the videos from the Nevada Northern RR.
This is from the hike in Sedona.
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Have a great day everyone.
Waiting in doctor offices is just really annoying. Wife was fit to be tied a couple days ago. They said "You have to be here at 12:30 for your 1:00 appointment." When she got there, a bunch of people were in the waiting room. But no one could check in. "We don't do check-in until 1:00, office policy." "Then why tell us to get here a half hour early?"
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dave
Morning all!
Rick that is great news!
Sounds like a meet and greet Dave.........insane now days! ???
Sorry about your Dad Curt. Swelling is never good.
Well I'm off to the license branch today, renewing my expired drivers license. Gena has been driving Mr. Daisey for a couple weeks. What comes around goes around! ;D
Have a great day!
Good morning Mike, Curt, Larry, ACLTom, Dave, Karl, Rick, Philip and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Mike, Like Karl, we are at least a month away from planting season, the ground is still frozen here.
Curt, sorry to hear about your father's issues, hope it will get better soon.
Larry, hope you make it to the bench this afternoon.
Tom, at least you get to see the launch, hope you make it to the train shed today.
Dave, have fun with the scenery work.
Karl, Hope you make great progress at the layout today, if you make it there.
Rick, glad the procedure went well, so I'm guessing there will be a part 2 soon.
Philip, good luck at the DMV, hopefully the wait in line isn't too long.
Current temperature is 2c (35f) and partly cloudy but rain is predicted late this afternoon. Wife is home and recovering well, well enough that her surgery is still scheduled for Tuesday. No bench time last night as I never made it downstairs. After dinner I played with Gracie a bit and then it was off to bed to catch up on much needed sleep. The plan is to get to the bench tonight.
Have a great day everyone.
One of the strangest things about living in British Columbia was that you bought your driver insurance from the Province, but got your license plates from private insurance agents...
dave
Good Morning Folks;
We live a good 100 miles plus from launch site and were able to watch it go up as well, really amazing what we can do when all pull together. Weather will be like Curt's and Tom's today. I have carved out some bench time in a bit having helped clean the house and even got my hair cut this morning. Someone took this picture of the launch yesterday from nearby bIMG_0238.jpegeach. It says it all.
Morning everyone
Mike thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Make sure you let those plants get sunshine while there waiting to be planted!!
Curt sorry to hear all the problems with Dad.
Both my parents where saints in there old age.
Larry bench time is important floors can waitt!! ;D Sure they can.
Tom nice picture. Hope you get out th the shed today.
Karl yes the rabbits just love those fresh flowers.
Rick glad your on the mend. To bad you had to wait so long.
Great cartoon Dave.
Philip your lucky Gena didn't make you walk!! ;)
Ron glad your wife is doing better
Hope you make the bench later today.
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy/43. Later 45.
Errands to run today getting ready fro Easter.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Rick I'm glad everything worked out ok. I had a similar experience waiting for surgery. The hospital wanted to push the surgery to the next day but the surgeon put down her foot and said we're doing it tonight!
Wow Jim, what a photo! Thanks for posting it. ~mike
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 70F and heading to 85F today. I believe this is the first walk this year with the temp in the 70's. Summer is definitely on the way.
Yesterday after chores I spent a couple of hours at the workbench and finished "planking" the back wall.
Today I have to color more wood strips before working on 3 side walls.
Jim great photo.
Rick I hope you're pain free.
Mike (I think it was you) It creeps me out thinking of someone touching my eyes. I can't even wear contacts because of that.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast. I'm right there with you having anything foreign touching my eyes. Enjoy the bench time.
What's your plans for the day?
It's 46 with a high of 76....yup in the 70's; of course rain along with it. Local areas are starting to see some flooding around here but so far nothing too bad. Errands to run shortly then maybe some bench time afterwards.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. Hope you get some bench time in today.
We have dental app. this morning which should take us up 'til noon. Maybe some train shed time after that.
The picture Jim posted yesterday was of an early morning launch. It wasn't Artemis II. That one went up late afternoon/early evening.
Have a wonderful day everyone.
Tom
A fire stationin Georgetown, CO:
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And the famous store in Silver Plume, CO:
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It's drizzly, but warmer today than yesterday, 40 heading to 62. But temps go back down tomorrow for afternoon Scotch Club. After the cleaners leave, I may putz with making some trees, spraying the trunks and then when that's dry, attaching foliage
dave
Good morning everyone.
59 in BHC, windy and 77 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
I haven't been in pain the entire time.
ACLTom, hope it's a painless visit to the dentist.
Larry, enjoy the bench time.
Jerry, are you ready for Easter?
Jim, that's an amazing picture.
Ron, glad the wife is home and hope all goes well on Tuesday's surgery.
Philip, hope the DMV visit went well.
Dave, too bad we can't bill the doctor for all the time we sit and wait.
How's everyone else?
Going to the hospital this morning to get an x-ray taken.
Worked on the Nevada Northern video yesterday but wasn't happy with the results so I'll try again today.
Much easier to see Star in this picture at the Petrified Forest.
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Have a great day everyone.
49o and clouds after overnight storms and evening of t-boomers, rain and warnings. Morning cold of 32 morphed into the 60s by evening.
Little to add this morning.
Enjoy the day, as we remember the meaning of the weekend.
KS
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Tom have fun at the dental place!!
Larry I hope you make the bench.
Morning Dave nice pictures.
Rick so glad to hear your doing better, And no pain.
Nice picture of Star.
Karl have a nice day.
Weather in south Jersey is cloudy/44. Later on 68.
A couple of the grandkids are coming down today.
Maybe bench time later tonight.
Having cataract surgery is much better than not being able to see.
I've had both mine down and it was a piece of cake.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Curt, Larry, ACLTom, Dave, Rick, Karl, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, I don't like anything near my eyes either. Hopefully you stain enough wood for the other 3 walls.
Larry, hope the errands go well so you can make it to the bench.
Tom, hope the dental appointment goes well and you make it to the bench this afternoon.
Dave, you are bringing back memories with your travel photos, both Georgetown and Silver Plume have buildings that I wanted to model (still do) as they fit into the theme of my layout. I have pictures of every building in Silver Plume and a number of buildings in Georgetown.
Rick, hope the x-ray shows great results. The picture takes the challenge out of finding Star. 😊
Karl, enjoy your day.
Jerry, have fun with the grandkids.
Current temperature is 8c (46f) overcast with rain later today. The white stuff is slowly going away, another couple of days it should be gone. No modeling last night as the Mrs had other ideas. The goal this weekend id to finally set up my N scale modules on the crew lounge. Have a hair cut scheduled for this morning, then some household chores, then it's basement time.
Have a great day everyone.
Good evening everyone.
Just got the call from the doctor.
X-ray looked good and I'm meeting him in the ER at 6am to take the stent out.
I won't be here tomorrow morning.
Quote from: Rick on April 03, 2026, 07:45:46 PMGood evening everyone.
Just got the call from the doctor.
X-ray looked good and I'm meeting him in the ER at 6am to take the stent out.
I won't be here tomorrow morning.
Great news! See you when you're back.
dave
Good Morning All,
There's stuff in the kitchen for breakfast help yourselves but please clean up when done.
Had a so-so night of sleep last night. Supposed to get to 85F today with rain the next week. Not much planned for today except chores and workbench. I did get all the walls "planked" yesterday but the center wall sits a little too high so I have some sanding to do.
Tomorrow the extended family is going out to breakfast for Easter. Nothing special planned after that.
Rick best wishes for the stent removal today. Great photo of the Star attraction.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt as usual thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Have fun at the bench and hope you sleep butter tonight. With scratch building sanding is just part of the routine.
Rick that is welcome news and hope the removal goes well; one less thing for you to be concerned about.
What's your plans?
Is a beautiful Spring day @ 41 with a high of 63. Went out on the back porch about daybreak and you could hear the birds singing; nice way to start the day. Busy morning so far but hope to log in some more bench time. The last wall is framed so the siding can commence.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Cologne cathedral:
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(You can search YouTube for video of the WWII tank battle in front of Cologne Cathedral.)
It's sunny and rather warm this morning, 50 degrees. But a cold front comes in and the high will be 53, cooling off with wind in the afternoon. Scotch Club is on, but everyone has to bring firewood. We burned through the pallet of wood during the winter.
I'll probably do some work on trees today. I dug up apertures, although I had problems with one set of apertures that broke when I tried to bend them. I think I'll try heating them up first, to see if that helps. Then I'll spraypaint the trunks, it's good spraying weather today (not like yesterday).
dave
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the center wall.
Larry, congrats on the framing success.
Rick, good luck at the docs today.
I lost my post a couple of times yesterday morning, so I gave up. I think I discovered what is happening. I touch type, but when I pressed the 0 key, my finger was hitting the right arrow key. The key had the effect of hitting the back arrow on the browser, which erased the page. Andyway...
It's 64°F headed to 82°F. Today is yard and garden day, so I doubt that I'll make it to the bench.
Have fun,
mike
Cold rain and wind in MI, ice in the North. UP to 60 today then plunge to a high of only 40 for Easter.
I mowed out there yesterday late. Cats and dogs all night continued today. Interstate is closed due to flooding as well as other county roadways.
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Nothing else to add today.
Enjoy the day, be safe, dry and warm.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt.
Rick, I hope the stint removal goes well this morning.
The dental app. went well with me yesterday, clean bill with no issues. Pam had a little work done.
We have a few errands to run this morning and then I'll be in the train shed working on Horwood Bros. and will post an update later this afternoon.
Have a safe and happy Easter Weekend everyone.
Tom
Good morning Curt, Larry, Dave, Mike, Karl, Tom and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, enjoy breakfast tomorrow with the extended family.
Larry, Birds singing, that's a sure sign that spring is in the air.
Dave, enjoy scotch club today.
Mike, I've had issues like that in the past. Now I type my post in word, cut and paste and then hit post. That way if I hit the wrong key, I have a backup plan. 😊
Karl, mowing grass already, :o we still have white stuff on the ground.
Tom, looking forward to your update later today.
Rick, hope the stent removal goes well.
Current temperature is 1c (34f) with the sun shining brightly. I had a semi productive day yesterday. I did get the frame of the modules set up (at least I remembered how it went together) and brought the modules downstairs. Today's plan is to set up the modules. I also need to get back to the challenge build, the deadline is approaching fast.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning everyone.
I'm all done and back in the van.
Feeling great and ready to hit the road again.
Having my 1:1 coffee and breakfast first.
Next stop is the Grand Canyon for a hike or two.
Have a great day everyone.
Glad to hear your stone issues are over, Rick, and that the stent is out.
Jeff
Rick I saw the Grand Canyon when I was 9 or 10. I was so afraid of heights (still am) I couldn't walk up to the handrail to look into the Canyon without my heart racing and feeling nauseous.
I have only seen the Grand Canyon from 30,000ft up (in an airplane) and it was still quite impressive.
Good morning everyone.
Happy Easter to those that celebrate.
52 in Kingman now, sunny and 79 later.
I see Curt is here so maybe a choice of breakfasts.
Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Ham and eggs with a side of roasted potatoes for breakfast today.
Jeff, thank you.
Ron and Curt, I was there about 3 years ago and hiked half way down to the river.
I plan on doing that same hike again to test my hiking fitness.
If I do that hike easily there's a longer more challenging hike I'll do.
ACLTom, I enjoyed your update.
Karl, the lawn is looking good.
Mike, pry that key off the keyboard. ;) ;D
Dave, beautiful church.
Larry, good news on the bench progress.
Jerry, have fun with the kids.
How's everyone else.
As I mentioned yesterday removing the stent went well and I passed pieces of the stone already.
It's a great feeling being free to travel again.
I'll drive to a spot just outside of Grand Canyon NP for the night.
One more from the Petrified Forest.
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have a great day everyone.
HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!!!!!!
The morning beverages are ready and Hot Cross Buns to go along with. Looks like Rick beat me to it this morning so two breakfasts to choose from.
Going to be a quiet day. Our Daughter was supposed to come for dinner but canceled yesterday because she's sick. Just me and Ellie so a different kind of dinner and some quality time at the bench.
Have a great Easter!!!! Be well.
Morning everyone
Happy Easter!
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Happy to here the your doing do good.
Larry thanks for the Hot Cross Buns.
Today we are traveling North to have Easter dinner with the family.
Hopefully the rain will be light or not at all.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Rick, Larry, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
HAPPY EASTER
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick and the hot cross buns Larry.
Rick, happy to hear you can travel without restrictions again.
Larry, Enjoy your quiet Easter today.
Jerry, enjoy Easter with the family.
Current temper is 7c (44f) and overcast with the feel of rain in the air. Yesterday after taking Gracie for her spa day (grooming), a trip to the hobby store and a grocery run I spent some time in the basement finishing thew assemble of the module sections and spent the evening making the window and doors for the challenge build while watching the hockey game. Next step will be assembling the building.
Have a great day everyone
As much as 4" of rain added to our new pond yesterday. Temp down around 30o with a burst of snow just outside my window moments ago. :o
Easter Greetings everyone.
Enjoy the day.
Happy Easter Morning all,
Rick thanks for breakfast and drink. Very happy to hear you are feeling fine. I've seen both the Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest and both are a sight to behold.
The Easter Bunny left me a small chocolate bunny. I take care of that later this evening.
Jerry, have a nice family dinner.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Have a safe, happy and great Easter Day.
Tom
Good morning, all. The NH Seacoast is overcast with rain off and on all day forecast. I've visited both North and South Rims of the Grand Canyon. My 2nd wife found Bright Angel very stressful a few years earlier (regular mountain hiking doesn't prepare you for all the UP hitting you in the second half), enough she had no interest in a rematch.
Yesterday I visited the O scale club layout in Gardner, MA. It really fills a church basement with multiple levels. Lots of different equipment operating. Many reminders of what the B&M once was in Gardner, and in Ashburnham where I visited a new-to-me hobby shop: Halfprice Hobby. Good stock, bought styrene, the good kind of scale rule (graduations start at one edge) and old parts & figures from the discount shelves.
The kid is taking his GF to church, then here for lunch before driving her back. I have a lot of different chores, but some may get me up to the attic to use the new material.
Happy Easter to those who celebrate. We're in the middle of 'weather thrashing' spring temperature swings. Light rain, then some sun with fog, now cloudy and misty. Looks to be cool this week, with some snow flurries possible on Tuesday and then maybe 66 on Friday.
Yesterday I painted some tree apertures. Today I might back the car out of the garage and do some spray adhesive in the garage bay to 'populate' those apertures. I'll try DACS' approach for pine trees over some Woodland Scenics pine apertures, yesterday I cut some green dyed sisal fibers to length.
But first, wife is making waffles for Easter.
dave
Quote from: deemery on April 05, 2026, 10:11:50 AMYesterday I painted some tree apertures. Today I might back the car out of the garage and do some spray adhesive in the garage bay to 'populate' those apertures. I'll try DACS' approach for pine trees over some Woodland Scenics pine apertures, yesterday I cut some green dyed sisal fibers to length.
I expect your "armatures" were renamed by
Know It All Autocorrupt...
Good Morning All,
HAPPY EASTER to those that celebrate.
Thanks for opening Rick. I really wish I could do that hike it sounds great. Can Star go with you?
I'm back from the extended family breakfast and just finished chores. I did a walk before breakfast. Next week some of the highs are supposed to be in the 70's. ;D
Yesterday I glued the 4 walls together. Think open 3 wall shed with a divider wall and I did the flooring on both sides. I'll do an update either Monday or Tuesday.
Tom watch out that Sally Forth doesn't get your chocolate rabbit ears!
I hope everyone has a good day.
Quote from: jbvb on April 05, 2026, 10:56:35 AMI expect your "armatures" were renamed by Know It All Autocorrupt...
No, I made that stupid mistake all by myself!
The Crucifixion scene from Sagrada Familia, Barcelona:
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And its location on the Cathedral:
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These photos are from 2003, when construction on Sagrada Familia was in full swing. It's nearing completion, although construction was halted for a time during COVID. Current estimate is early 2030s. A lot of people don't like Gaudi or Sagrada Familia, and it has become somewhat of a tourist trap. I find it equal parts inspiring and strange. :D
dave
Good afternoon folks,
We had a good day in the backyard flower gardens. Then I fell in the evening and busted my eyebrow, 14 stitches. I can barely see to type, so I'll keep it short.
Have a good one,
mike
Wow, Mike, that's an awful end to a Saturday. I wish you as comfortable and quick a recovery as possible...
Mike Ouch! I hope you heal quickly with no pain.
Heal quickly, Mike!!
dave
Mike :o :o :o :o :o
Hope the cut heals quickly.
Mike, Very sorry to read about your injury.
Take it easy and hope it's a speedy recovery.
Getting a very early start to tomorrow's hike at the GC.
You can't drive to the trailhead.
You have to take a shuttle that leaves from the visitors center.
First bus leaves at 6AM and I want to be on it.
Star is going to have to sit this one out.
Have a great evening and I'll be back on Tuesday.
Happy Easter!
Sorry about the fall Mike!
Good news Rick.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, bakery cinnamon rolls, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Not sure the outside temp or what it's getting to today. Still have a early morning grayish sky before full sunrise. We did get some light rain last night.
Yesterday I did an update on the shed and did a mockup on the L shaped loading dock to see if it would fit like the template says to build it since it connects to the barn, office and store. It will fit well with light sanding in a couple of spots. ;)
Tomorrow will be a long day for MOH. She's taking our vacationing skunk for his big boy surgery and 2 others for a physical. The rescue's vet is about 75 minutes away and she'll be there all day.
Mike I hope you are doing well.
Rick enjoy your hike. I hope you're doing a video.
TomO I hope you and you're family are doing well.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast this am. Sounds like it'll be a modeling day for you.
What's on your agenda.
It's 33 with some light sleet with a high of 41. Have a Rx to pick up tis morning and a few groceries as well. Hope to get in some bench time in between everything else. Not much else going on here.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay warm.
Two critter photos for today... Galapagos Tortoise:
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And a wombat from Down Under:
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It's sunny today, still feels a bit chilly. Chance of snow mixed in with some rain tomorrow, then warming up and sunny for the rest of the week (that's what they say...) After German, I'll probably putz with tree armatures.
dave
Good morning Curt, Larry, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, going have to check out your update.
Larry, hope you make it to the bench between running around.
Dave, hope the tree making goes well for you today.
Rick, hope you made the 6am shuttle this morning.
Current weather is overcast with a temperature of -1c (30f). looks like we will have another cold day before it starts warming up again on Wednesday. No modeling yesterday, hopefully I'll get some in today.
Have a great day everyone.
Looks like the main contractors for my layout, Dave.
Sun at the moment in cold Michigan, mid 30s. Forecast looks mixed with chill the over riding trend. Warm, maybe in a week or so. Lots of drying out and apparently road rebuilding this week in the area.
Had a nice enough Easter, good visit with the Geek Squad and heard from all family members. No work on layout stuff was accomplished.
Little to add for today. Sure a lot of early birds this morning.
Be well, all.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Larry hope you make the bench.
Great pictures Dave.
Ron hope you make the bench today.
Sounds cold to me!!
Morning Karl glad to hear Easter was a nice day for you.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/44. Later on 56.
I just wish the wind would stop blowing so dam hard.
Easter was a great day with the family. And the traffic wasn't that bad. Surprize there!! :o
I just had my 6 month ultrasound done this morning. I have an aortic aneurysm.
Hopefully some bench time later in the day.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning crew,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.
Everyone, thanks for the well wishes. My right eye is swollen shut this morning, but the pain is minimal. Tomorrow I'm scheduled for the first cataract surgery in the left eye. I hope they go through with the surgery.
Have fun,
mike
Still morning here, but good afternoon to all you east of me.
Just finished the hike.
6 miles and 1,975' EG.
It was much easier to do this time than when I did it three years ago.
I did catch the 6AM bus and the only video I shot was at Skeleton Point where I turned around.
Have a great day everyone.
Rick, when you go on one of these hikes, do you leave a note in the car indicating when you left and expect to return? I do worry about anyone hiking alone, if there's an accident, how do they know to look for you?
Mike, they might not go through with your surgery, if they think you won't have reliable vision out of either eye...
dave
That sucks Mike. Didn't realize you were having surgery.
Philip
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, cinnamon rolls, yogurt, OJ and soda.
Currently raining here and supposed to continue for most of the day so no morning walk today. Just sent MOH off enroute to the vet with the 3 animals.
Nothing special going on today at the house besides chores and workbench time. Yesterday I built the framework and legs for the platform. It was surprisingly easy to build, just a little fiddly at times. Later in the day I realized I forgot to color the wood first...OOPS! I guess I'll use Hunterline stain as the base color. Silly me.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. It is raining across town also. Been off and on all night.
Mike sorry to hear about your fall and black eye. Hope you recovery soon and the swelling is down this morning.
We have bowling at noon and we have 3 weeks left in the season. I'm ready for a break.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning Curt, Tom and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt.
Going to keep it short today as it's surgery day for the Mrs and I'll be taking her to the hospital shortly. I did some work on the Henderson modules yesterday and it now has street lights. I posted an update on my module thread.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning everyone.
Currently 43 at the Grand Canyon, sunny and 70 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
You're making good progress at the bench.
Ron, all the best to your wife for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.
ACLTom, good luck bowling.
Mike, hope the swelling is down and you're not in pain.
Dave, no, I haven't done that.
Most of the hikes I do are well traveled, so I'm not out there totally alone.
In those cases where there isn't anyone else on the trail my phone is able to connect to a satellite to text for help.
Jerry, hope it's all good news with the ultrasound.
Karl, glad you enjoyed your Easter.
Larry, more bench time today?
How's everyone else?
Nothing planned for today.
I'll work on the pictures I took yesterday.
Here's a short video when I was at Skeleton Point yesterday.
This is where I turned around and headed back up.
https://youtube.com/shorts/qXMzjVtqdJc
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and morning meal. Enjoy your time at the bench.
Tom good luck bowling and I'm sure you're more than ready for a break.
Rick enjoy your relaxing day and keep warm. Hopefully some bench time today.
Ron good luck to the Mrs on her surgery.
Mike heal up soon.
What's your plans for the day.
It's 31 with a high of only 34 today. Received an inch of white crap overnight but starting tomorrow it's going back up in the 50's & 60's the rest of the week. Our Daughter finally went to the Doc yesterday and got a Rx for some antibiotics; I figured she was really sick since she canceled on Easter Dinner last Sunday. Figured out the size of the diorama so hopefully I have a piece of foam large enough. I do have to get my hairs cut later this am which will take a whole 15 minutes.
Have an enjoyable day!! Be well and heal up.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Tom hope you and Pam dpo well with the pins today.
Ron I'll take a look in a minute.
Rick glad your feeling so much better.
Larry get them all cut. Have fun at the bench.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/49. Later on 55.
Maybe an hour or two at the bench alater in the day.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Temp is in the mid 20s with 8) sun. It will stay chilly, maybe make it to 40.
Ran the Doll over to GR yesterday for some of her special ground decaf Michigan Maple coffee. I stopped :o at a LHS and dropped $80 on knife blades, a couple bottles of Tamiya. Two horn castings, and a sprayer and a bottle of Woodland Scenics spray scenery cement like "What's Neat" guy Patterson uses. It ain't :-\ (neat)it's thin and runny and the sprayer sucks. Back to what's served me well. Wet water in a mist spray and dilute Elmer's with dish soap in a drip bottle. Home brew trumps commercial goo.
Basketball is over. All you need is money, lots of it, to buy winning players. "Student Athletes " bah...the starting lineup of the winning team were all bought off the transfer portal. Millions $$$. AAA for the nba.
Ron, best to your wife. Mike, EZ into your eyes. :o
Pest control and layout duties on tap for today.
Be well.
Quote from: Jerry on April 07, 2026, 08:37:22 AMRick glad your feeling so much better.
Thanks Jerry, but I wasn't feeling bad or in any pain.
Morning crew, Working on mowers today. oh boy...and it is chilly out~
Philip
(Let me try this again...)
Two faces from Angkor Wat, Cambodia:
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I'm back from my quarterly fasting blood draw, and subsequent big breakfast. I'll ponder what to do on the layout in a bit, after some time on the exercise machine.
dave
Good afternoon, all. Nice video, Rick. I must have seen Skeleton Point from above on my visits from the South Rim, but I've never hiked down into the canyon itself.
Good afternoon,
Thanks for all the get-well wishes. Cataract surgery was a breeze. The swelling in my right eye has gone down. The next few days will be mostly spent staying still.
Have fun,
mike
Mike I'm glad things went well.
Mike, great to hear on both eyes!
Did you wear glasses full-time before? I'm wondering what I'll do "between my eyes", when the first eye is done but the second eye still needs the (significant) prescription lens for both near and far viewing.
dave
Morning Gents,
I see Curt's here so we may have a choice of breakfast this morning. The beverages are all set and breakfast is waffles, butter, syrup with sides of crispy bacon and/or pan sausage.
What's your plans for the day.
It's a sunny but frosty 21 with a high of 53. Chiropractor's apt. shortly then about noon time taking Ellie for a routine Cardiologist appointment then probably grab dinner out and bring home. Not sure if the bench is in my future today.
Have a great day!! Be well and hope those of you injured or feeling poorly are on the mend.
28o and sunny 8) going on 0800 in SW Central lower MI this morning. Forecast is to be a bit warmer today, ~60o :D
I worked on the layout yesterday off and on.
Mike, good news on the eye. Hopefully the down time will be easy to manage.
Enjoy the day all. ;D
KS
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Larry. Enjoy your day. Next chapter?
Started out the day with a walk at 65F and getting in the 70's later I think. Well the rain and wind apocalypse didn't happen. We did get about 2" of rain.
Yesterday I finished the main loading dock with 2 more to go and several porch roofs to build.
Today is floor day and then later I'm meeting up with Terry (VietnamSeabee) for coffee. Probably no bench time today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
It's 41 at the GCNP, sunny and 71 later.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and enjoy your dinner out.
Karl, glad you found some layout time.
Curt, say hello to Terry for me and enjoy the coffee.
Mike, glad you were able to get the cataract procedure done and that the swelling is going down.
James, thanks, glad you liked the video.
Not sure if you can see Skeleton Point from the top.
If you can you'd probably need binoculars because it's 3 miles down.
Dave, amazing how those were built so long ago.
Philip, mowers all tip-top now?
Jerry, any bench progress?
Ron, hope the wife's surgery was a success and she's recovering.
ACLTom, hope you won all your games.
How's everyone else?
Walked with Star along the dirt road next to my campsite.
Found a short cut into town where I can get water.
Also saw a small herd of Elk.
Surprisingly Star didn't seem too interested in them.
Just going to hang out today and prep for tomorrow's hike.
A panorama I shot with the phone at Skeleton Point.
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Have a great day everyone.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Larry. Waffles work for me this morning.
Mike, happy to hear the eye surgery was a breeze and the swelling is done.
Bowling wasn't to good yesterday. The other team bowled out their A**es. I did have a game over 200 and we won that game, still lost 2-6. Two more weeks and I'm ready.
Not much else is going on.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee & waffles nice choice.
Karl when are you heading to the Northern Command??
Curt looking forward to the update.
Nice picture Rick have a nice hike today.
Tom I guess you can't win them all. There's always next week to kick some butt!! ;D
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/36. Later on 45.
Winter is still hanging on.
I did my hour in at the ench yesterday and do that again today.
No pictures yet didn't really do anything worth taking.
Everyone have a wonderful day!! :)
Jerry
Morning crew,
Thanks for the coffee Larry.
Glad your surgery went well Mike!
Yep mower is ready! oil filter changed on the hydro and engine, deck and blade cleaned and sharpened. Lubed and aired up until the next thing breaks! :-X
500 hours!
A blazing 40 out this am!
Two photos from Athens this morning. There's more to see than just the Parthenon:
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It's still cool (down to 24 last night) but it's bright sunny today heading to 47. The little bit of snow still on the grass from yesterday will be gone quickly. I'm still debating on what to tackle today. I did some scenery/static grass yesterday but had problems with the adhesive balling up as I spread it before shaking the grass. I'll see how it looks this morning.
dave
Good morning,
Larry, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck to you guys at the docs.
Thanks, everyone, for the get-well wishes. I just returned from the post op doctor visit, and all is well. Sadly, I have a sinus infection that I need to deal with... The right eye is healing.
Have fun,
mike
Good morning Larry, Karl, Curt, Rick, Tom, Jerry, Philip, Dave, and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Larry, hopefully your cardiogist appointment goes well.
Karl, hope you get more work done on the layout today.
Curt, sounds like you made a lot of progress on the kit yesterday.
Rick, That is a breath taking photo, maybe Star is getting use to large animals and now they don't interest her anymore.
Tom, next week your team will bowl well and you'll get 6 points.
Jerry, hope you make it to the bench today.
Philip, I see you are ready to spring, my mower doesn't need much service, just a fully charged battery 😊
Dave, I'm really enjoying you travelogue photos.
Mike, glad the cataract surgery went well, the swelling is going down in the other eye.
Current temperature is -1c (30f) and Sunny, supposed to hit 6c (42f). Well yesterday didn't work out is planned as my wife's surgery was cancelled again and rescheduled for this Friday. They say third time is the charm, so it's back to work for me today. ;D
I did manage some time at the bench so expect a update soon on the challenge build. That's all I have for now.
Have a great day everyone.
Mike I was thinking you could put an eye patch over the uncorrected eye then talk in pirate until that eye surgery. I'm sure your wife would love it. :o ;D
Quote from: PRR Modeler on April 08, 2026, 10:14:29 AMMike I was thinking you could put an eye patch over the uncorrected eye then talk in pirate until that eye surgery. I'm sure your wife would love it. :o ;D
A co-worker/group lead (Mary Proffitt) had surgery around her eye and wore an eyepatch for several weeks. Her group was renamed "Proffit's Pirates," and my wife made a logo and printed stickers for her to put on stuff.
dave
Good afternoon all.
Doing a big hike tomorrow.
Lots of miles and climbing.
Getting a very early start so I won't be here tomorrow morning.
Sounds like everyone is doing well, even Mike with his eyes.
Let's keep that trend going.
Have a great night.
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ and soda.
Supposed to be another rainy day but the east coast of FL has been getting the worst of it. Never made it to the workbench yesterday but I did have an idea. Instead of another wood platform why not make a concrete one to break up all the wood?
Yesterday I enjoyed meeting up with Terry and solving the world problems over a cup of coffee.
Today after chores I'll head to the workbench.
Rick enjoy your hike.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and breakfast this morning. Glad you and Terry had a great time. Enjoy the bench time and your idea about using cement for something different sounds good to me. Also I did post another chapter last night and I plan on another one at the end of the month; I think time got away from me since my last installment.
What's on your radar for the day.
It's a sunny 44 with a high of 65; I might have to get outside this afternoon. Plan on an update this am along with some more bench time. Other than that not much here.
Have a great day!! Be well and heal up.
rant
I had a nice post of medieval carvings, but I couldn't get the damn thing to actually 'stick'. So no photos from me today. It seems the forum software is starting to 'rot'. What is wrong with the people who code this stuff? Are they really that incompetent? It sure seems so.
/rant
dave
Morning all,
Curt thanks for breakfast. Sorry I couldn't meet up with you and Terry to solve the world's problems. I'm sure the BS'ing was great though.
We have a few errands and then I'll head to the work bench.
Ron, sorry to hear of the surgery cancellation for your wife. Maybe Friday will be the go day.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good mornin' y'all...
Good morning Curt, Larry, Dave, Tom, Karl and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt, maybe you'll make it to the bench today.
Larry, enjoy the sunshine and I"m looking forward yo your update.
Dave, there is always tomorrow to post picture, maybe the forum will be in a better mood by then. ;D
Tom, hope the errands get done quickly so you can spend a lot of time at the bench.
Karl, good morning to you too and have a great day.
Rick, hope you are enjoying your hike.
it's a sunny 8c (46f) with an expected high of 15c (59f), spring is in the air ;D . No modeling last night, we shall see what today brings.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Larry have fun in the sun!!
Morning Dave.
Tom hope the errands don't take up to much of your time.
Morning Karl have a nice day whatever you do.
Ron Spring in the air means outside work is coming.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/44. Later on 51.
Nothing from the bench yesterday.
But we will try again today.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Concrete or brick sounds great for a platform.
Larry, hope you enjoy the bench time.
Dave, persist.
Tom, hope you have fun at the bench.
Karl, good morning.
Ron, wishing your wife well tomorrow.
Jerry, hope you make it to the bench.
How goes the rest of the crew?
It's a hazy day at 60°F headed to 73°F. I'm still under the weather from a cold or sinus infection. I don't feel like modeling, so it is another recliner day.
Have fun,
mike
Mike I hope the eye is doing okay and the black eye also?
And now a cold on top of that.
Take care and feel better.
Jerry
The homestead has declared war on Dandelions! ;D
They marched right in last month. Pun intended.
Anyhow I have extracted an entire wheelbarrow full.
Yep Ron also charged that battery ;)
Oh and have a great day!
Good Evening Folks;
I've been AOL for a couple of days but finally got time to pop in and say hi to everyone, plus I am rovering around the website seein if things are working OK as Dave is having some issues on the site. If anyone is experiencing issues let me know so I can see what is up.
Well today was a great day for me, the weather was not as expected, turned out beautiful, 72 and a breezy. I was able to spend some time working on the mini bridge scene that will be on the canal of my site. I am going to post a couple photos to see if they load.
So here is what I am working on. Paul's will be a pub down stairs and a gentleman's 'club' upstairs. Paul is my brother and a pub/ club is totally him. I designed it using Tinkercad and printed it with the resin 3D Anycubic I have. It will fit on the canal and finishes 'bridge' scene. it is a brick three story and will have an interior. The door designs were downloaded from Thingiverse Website but the rest of structure I came up with. It has been fun and not very hard so a nice break.
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The building is on a raised base that 'plugs' into the wall section. The roof will stay in place when you pull off the building to see the interior. The interior floors will be held in place by upright corner framing that is locked into the base. First floor will be the pub, a spiral staircase will lead to the 'gentleman' area and it will continue up to the third floor where my brother will live.
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Tom Lanford has given me a lot of great tips over the years and one is to keep buildings level, so here you are Tom. I use General Purpose Compound to accomplish the leveling. First clear out the base area, then spread a little compound and while wet work the base onto it and ensure all is level and let dry.
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Thought I'd throw a photo of another toy I have, a small laser cutter. Here it is cutting out the 'wall paper' I came up with for the interior walls. The cut lines are exported from Tinkercad and I print the design on normal letter paper placing 3M two sided tape on the backside. Once cut I pealed the tape backing and in place it went.
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Finally I just had to show my work bench, it's a mess, and it always is. My modeling friends all put everything exactly where it should be and know where everything all the time. Not me, I am truly a bum and here is the proof.
Well let's see if this all uploads. Hope everyone had a great day.
Jim
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 61F and headed to 78F today. I think the rain is done for awhile. Yesterday I ended up doing the platform in wood. It's so thin that I didn't think a "concrete" dock would work and break easily. I also went to Lowe's to get a piece of green foam for the diorama base.
Today I'll fit the structures on the base, cut it and paint it brown. I was hoping to spray it but on the open sides the spray paint melts the foam.
Jim I've lost a couple of posts recently, but that's probably due to ooperator error.
Larry The new chapter is a great segway to the actual mission.
Rick I hope your hike is a great one.
Another picture of Ti sleeping next to me. Note: she sleeps with her eyes open.
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Good Morning,
Curt thanks for coffee and breakfast. Ti looks quite comfortable and enjoy the bench. The next mission is going to be quite interesting.
What's on your agenda.
It's 56 with a high of 72 plus rain. Errands to run then maybe some bench time.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good Morning Everyone;
Just checking to see how site is operating, and while here grabbing a great cup of coffee, thanks Curt. So far I have heard of a couple of glitches but not sure if it is the site or communication providers. Will just wait to see how things go I guess.
Woke up to cool very nice weather while the weather said rain. I have a modeling group coming over later so that will be fun. Well off for another cup of coffee, have a great day!
Jim
Good morning everyone.
44 now at GCNP, cloudy and 65 later.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Cute picture.
Didn't set up the Starlink last night so I'm keeping it short today.
I was just too tired.
I did my hike.
15.5 miles and 3,517' of EG.
This was a tough one and pushed me to my limit.
Leaving the area today and I'll start heading to Utah which will take 3 or 4 days.
Have a great day everyone.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Looking forward to the update.
To looks very happy sleeping there.
Larry hope you make the bench.
I just started reading the adventure again.
I need to go back and get caught up.
Jim have fun with the group today.
And no problems here with the site.
Rick that was a long hike.
Be safe driving.
Weather in South Jersey P. sunny/48. Later on 64.
Could be a nice day day for a change.
We have thigs to do in the yard first thing today.
Then later maybe some time at the bench. Not making much progress there.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
40o and rain sending me to the bench or down to the layout.
I mowed yesterday and spend several trips out with the mowing machine chasing 3 black ducks the (&^^%$* "neighbor" lets run wild. The blasted things nest, lay eggs and then their resident skunk comes over and plays with the eggs in the yard. IMG_3465.jpeg >:( The cute little stinker has rolled the egg here about 15-20 feet from where it was "dropped" under an old piece of farm equipment, turd hurler, we have.
The Doll has spoken with the Fairy Queen and she has tried to do something constructive with the ducks. Their rooster made 2-3 trips over here as well lately. He just might make a good roast or batch of soup sometime. ::) I have enough mess here from ground hogs and squirrels. Don't need the neighbors.
Been making nit picky progress with the bridge site on the layout and have a loco project moving along at the tortoise's pace. When unsure of myself I wander off into the U-toob realm and veg...been a good winter for taters..
All I have this morning. Best to the wife, Ron. Mike, the sinus stuff is rampant here these days, stock in Kimberly Clark ought to be climbing. Hell of a hike, Rick. Curt, I've a playmate up here for your "lap 'dog'"
Jim only issues with the forum I have, have been self inflicted, failing to SAVE or POST after a PREVIEW is the most prevalent.
All I gots...be well, stay safe!
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the base.
Jim, the 3D print looks terrific. Excellent combination of tools. Wishing you loads of fun with the modeling group.
Rick, that was some hike, wow. Did Star accompany you? Safe travels to Utah.
Jerry, hope the weather holds, and you get some vitamin D.
Karl, sounds like a mess with visitors, but I might be tempted to make Peking duck...
How is the rest of the crew?
IT's a bright breezy morning at 69°F, headed to 73°F. I slept well last night for the first time in several days. The right eye is healing well. Medicines are helping with cold-like symptoms. I won't make it upstairs again today.
Jim, I've had several issues with lost posts, but the issues were caused by me. The forum seems to be working well. Thank you.
Have fun,
mike
Skunks love eggs and peanut butter. When I was on Boy Scout camp staff, we'd prank other guys by breaking an egg and smearing peanut butter around their tent. That would bring 'nighttime visitors'. And once I remember a thunderstorm. I heard some snuffling, and in the flashes of lightning, I watched a skunk come into my tent, do a couple of loops and settle down to sleep out of the rain. He was gone when I woke up that morning (thankfully!)
dave
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Started out here at 60F and heading to the low 80's. Yesterday I cut out and painted the diorama base color WS Earth. Today I'll permanently attach the main building complex to the base. This will allow me to finish the platforms and overhangs.
The construction phase of the project is starting to wind down and the details phase will be starting up.
Rick Congrats on your personal best.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
45 in Flagstaff, a mix of sun, clouds and wind later with a 64.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Since you're putting this build on a base, will it be going on the layout?
No PB's on that hike.
I've hiked further and climbed more on other hikes.
Mike, dogs are not allowed on hikes into the canyon.
There is one trail that stays along the rim and dog are permitted on it.
Glad you are starting to feel better.
Karl, good fences made good neighbors.
Jim, nice to see you here in the lounge.
How's everyone else?
First time I'm experiencing sore legs after a hike.
Otherwise I feel great and have no trouble getting around.
Today will be another day of just driving towards St. George, UT.
This is O'Neill Butte.
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Have a great day everyone.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt, much appreciated.
I've been AWOL for a few days. Been very tired and have no interest in modeling. I think the yard work took some of my energy. I've spent a lot of time just relaxing and reading lately. I think I just have to many projects going, hobby and 1:1 stuff, and I don't want to do any of them. 8)
Today I'm spending the day with Pam and plan on getting back to the bench on Monday or tomorrow.
Have a productive and safe day everyone.
Tom
Good Morning,
Curt thanks for the coffee and vittles. Enoy your time at the bench.
Rick great photo and hope the soreness leaves the legs soon. Safe travels.
Tom nothing wrong with taking a modeling break every now and then. Enjoy your day with Pam.
What's your plans for the day.
It's a cloudy 40 with a high of 48 here. Our Daughter's coming for dinner today since last Sunday she was sick. Maybe some bench time this am. Was supposed to have a new garage door installed today but the only thing shipped was the hardware; no door panels until May 18th.
Have a great day!! Be well and safe travels.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Congrats on the base construction. Oh, those details...
Rick, ouch on the sore legs. That's surprising given how much you hike. St George is a cool place.
Tom, I have experienced the same feelings lately. Hope you enjoy your day with Pam.
Larry, bummer about the door. Wishing you a fantastic day with your daughter.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning at 52°F, headed to 79°F. I'm feeling better today and hope to get up for a while. I procrastinated doing taxes, so that's on the agenda when I feel like it.
Have fun,
mike
There is hard frost still here in the shadows, which means there is SUN 8) today to make the shadows. Going to the mid 50s if the prognostication is accurate. Several days of rain to follow.
Scenery on the layout yesterday and working on the trestle base/foundation to make things fit is ongoing. We have the #1 grand babe coming over shortly. :D Always a bright time. Son-in-law's father is very ill and we're on edge over that.
Nice shot of the Canyon, Rick. Neat place to go. We went a few years ago, took the train from Williams that was entertaining. I found the HAZE "filter" in my Photoshop Elements was helpful in post processing.
Tom and Mike, I get that way daily, sometimes I realize I have to plug away or another winter will be history as will work slots on the task list and force myself to get going then wish I'd just dig in. Lots of time for paint drying... ::)
Time to run, enjoy the day everyone.
SAFETY FIRST
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Looking forward to the update.
Do skunks always sleep with there eyes opened??????
Rick great picture.
I can't believe your legs are sore with all the hiking you do! Must be a little old age creeping in!! ;D
Tom have a nice day with Pam.
Larry what good are the hinges without the doors? Have a nice day with your daughter.
Mike glad your feeling better.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/59. Later on 64.
Not sure what I'm doing today.
Bench time later in the day for an hour or so.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning Curt, Rick, Tom, Larry, Mike, Karl, Jerry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt.
Rick, I hike 15 miles once, took me 6 days to do it. 😊 Safe driving.
Tom, enjoy your day with Pam.
Larry, sounds like it will be awhile before the garage door is installed, enjoy dinner with your daughter, glad she is feeling better.
Mike, hope the taxman won't be too hard on you.
Karl, have fun with grand baby #1.
Jerry, have fun at the bench.
Current weather here is 5c (41f) with the sun poking through the clouds. Just got back from the hospital. The Wife's surgery went well yesterday but they kept her overnight for observations. Found out while visiting this morning that they are going to keep her overnight tonight as well, as they are not happy with her oxygen levels. Not sure what today will bring besides another trip to the hospital.
After catching up on the forum I found out that the winter challenge closes on April 15. With life getting in the way of modeling, I'm not going to make the deadline. I think the buildings will be complete, but the details won't get done. I'll keep working on it and post to the thread till it's done. If I don't do that, it will become another shelf orphan and I already have too many of those.
Have a great day everyone.
Ron sorry to hear the Wife has to remain in the hospital longer; fingers crossed her oxygen levels improve.
Ron best wishes to your wife. Two hospital stays ago Dad's O2 levels were so low he had to come home with home O2. What a major PITA that was.
I forgot to mention this morning that today is the US Navy Submarine Force 126th birthday.
Quote from: friscomike on April 11, 2026, 08:35:37 AM....
Rick, ouch on the sore legs. That's surprising given how much you hike. St George is a cool place.
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Mike, I hiked a lot in the 70s, 80s and 90s but never a day as challenging as Rick's. Fifteen miles is a long day on easy ground. Add climbing out of the Canyon in the afternoon heat and the Bright Angel Trail left my 2nd wife saying "NOPE". We did hike a lot, including a Presidential Travers in NH's White Mountains, but never that distance or elevation gain again.
Ron, I hope things improve for your wife.
Good afternoon, all. The NH seacoast is sunny & 60F. The morning winds blew themselves out, it's nice out. Did a lot of bookkeeping, a couple of meeting minutes this afternoon or evening.
Morning Gents,
The morning beverages are all set. Breakfast is cheesy scrambled eggs, home fries, crispy bacon and/or pan sausages.
What's on your plate today.
It's a sunny 31 with a high of 59. Our Daughter came for dinner yesterday and says she's feeling better but she's still quite pale. A longtime friend came with her so it was a good time. Did damage a little bench time in the am and more today.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Larry. It sounds like you had a good time last night.
Started out the day with a walk at 60F and getting to 83F later. Later in the week possibly 90's. Yesterday I finished the walkways and roofs. After that I sprayed corrugated roofing with the base coat of Red Oxide.
Today after chores I hope to finish coloring the corrugated roofing and possibly mounting it on the shed.
This week will be very busy for me. Dad has 5 medical appointments, a blood draw, a haircut, a trip to the grocery store, a trip to the post office and a senior trip. All of these require a chauffer. Next week has two medical appointments along with other chauffering duties.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
42 in Marble Canyon, AZ, sunny, windy and 63 later.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Glad your daughter is feeling better and you enjoyed the visit.
Curt, that does sound like a very busy week.
James, the hardest hike I've done so far was in New Hampshire.
Ron, glad the surgery was a success and I hope your wife is able to come home soon.
Jerry, looking at your temps, beach time is quickly approaching.
Karl, if you meant Dehaze, I use that on just about every picture.
Mike, hope the tax return favored you and not the other way around.
ACLTom, I'm sure you had a nice day with Pam and you'll get your modeling mojo back soon.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later and yesterday was that day.
Not long after starting my drive the TPMS flashed on that my passenger side rear tire was losing air.
Pulled over and sure enough a piece of metal was in the tire.
Closest place to get the tire fixed/changed was 15 miles away.
Fortunately I have an onboard air compressor and had to add air a few times to make it the shop.
Of course GPS took to the wrong place and where I needed to be was 3 miles away.
Filled up with air again but the metal piece popped out and the tire went completely flat.
I was less than 2 miles from the shop and called them.
Went straight to voice mail.
Left a message but never got a return call.
Next closest place was 26 miles away.
They agreed to come out and help.
They got the job done quickly and I asked how much?
I was expecting a big number but was pleasantly surprised when he said $75.
I gave him $100 and said his help was worth every penny.
Why didn't I change the tire.
I have after market tires and the tire wrench that came with the van is the wrong size.
Also the bottle jack that comes with the van doesn't work very well.
I'll have to look into fixing both those problems.
I'll make it to St. George, UT today.
It's a little more than 2 hours away.
Costco, Walmart, laundry and the gym are in the plans.
More from the Grand Canyon.
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Have a great day everyone.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Larry. Glad you had a good time with family and friends.
Curt, you definitely have a busy week scheduled. Drive carefully in your chauffeuring duties. And, happy birthday to you under water guys.
Ron, hope your wife will be released today.
Pam and I had a great time yesterday. We had lunch at Roadhouse and we both were exhausted when we got home.
For me today is edge and cut the grass. After that I'll get back to modeling.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning crew,
Larry, thank you for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Wishing your daughter a full recovery soon.
Taxi Curt, hope you make some me time. Congrats on finding bench time.
Ron, get well wishes for your wife.
James, I agree, 15 miles is a long distance in any book.
Jerry, hope you made it to the bench.
Karl, get well wishes to your SIL's father. Congrats on the grand babe visit.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a bright morning at 56°F, headed to 86°F. No plans today. I finished taxes yesterday and am happy to report I can still afford beans. I may go upstairs and paint people today. Not sure my eyes are up to it, but I thought I would try.
Have fun,
mike
Rick, it's been maybe 20 years since I changed a tire. I reset that timer Thursday. It's our second flat tire in 6 weeks, wife destroyed a tire and ended up being towed to the tire store (fortunately just 3 miles up the road) because there's some sort of funky lug nut lock that the AAA driver couldn't move. For me, it was kinda comical watching me trying to figure out where the jack is, how to get it out, which way to turn things to raise the jack, how to lower the tire from underneath the truck, etc, etc, etc. Fortunately, my tire just had a screw in it, that they were able to remove and plug.
Sunny here, but cooler than yesterday. Scotch Club was dedicated to Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte and Octomore (same distillery, different styles.)
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dave
8) Sun and already close to 50o no plans yet.
The Doll and Vannah had a nice time yesterday. I managed to go fetch an Rx and do some bench work and scenic stuff on the layout.
No plans yet for today, NASCAR is at Bristol this weekend, I believe, I've been there 4-5 times back in the day. Beautiful area.
Bench and layout beckoning as well. ::)
Rick, DEHAZE is de right term. Nope, just looked it's HAZE Removal Tool in my version (2021) of PS Elements usually my first stop in the process.
Ron, hopefully they let your wife head home soon. I had to spend a night when I had my gall bladder out, one of the first, cuz your old, things in my life. ::)
The last flat I had, the lug nuts had swollen, decorative Chrome outer had reacted with the steel nut. Was a challenge for theAAA folks but they got it done. Swollen nuts is a common problem with shiny wheels due to dissimilar metal issues, replacements are a pita. When my son worked at a dealership they always put a locking nut on fancy wheels and he'd pocket the removed ones and sell them to his service customers at a discount if they came in needing them
Quote from: KentuckySouthern on April 12, 2026, 09:11:30 AMand he'd pocket the removed ones and sell them to his service customers at a discount if they came in needing them
Yeah, these seem to be dealer after-market profit items, and reselling replacements strikes me as a typical car dealer trick.
dave
Morning everyone
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Glad to hear the daughter is feeling better.
Curt you sure have a week full of running around God Bless you!!
Rick nice picture.
Sorry about the flat tire. You should look into AAA.
I wouldn't want to change a tire on that van.
Tom don't over do the outside work.
Mike it will be a good test for the eyes.
Nice selection Dave.
Karl have fun at the bench.
Weather in South Jersey sunny/51. Later on 54.
Tomorrow we will start climbing in temp to reach mid 80's by Wednesday.
Your right Rick it's almost beach time.
Today I should be able to get an hour or two at the bench.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Quote from: deemery on April 12, 2026, 09:30:13 AMQuote from: KentuckySouthern on April 12, 2026, 09:11:30 AMand he'd pocket the removed ones and sell them to his service customers at a discount if they came in needing them
Yeah, these seem to be dealer after-market profit items, and reselling replacements strikes me as a typical car dealer trick.
dave
Dealer prices are outrageous. That's why he kept some "just between us" in his desk.
Good morning everyone.
55 in St. George, UT, cloudy and 67 later.
Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Pork roll, egg and cheese on a hard roll for breakfast.
Jerry, skipping spring and straight to summer?
Karl, does Elements have Clarity and Texture adjustments?
I use those on every picture too.
Dave, which scotch did you like the best?
Mike, did the little people get any paint?
ACLTom, any action in the shed yesterday?
How's the rest of the crew?
Made it to Utah.
Lost an hour of time in the process.
Only got half the things done that I wanted to do.
I'll get to those today.
But first I have a 9:15 appointment at Discount Tire to get my tire fixed or repaired.
On last Monday's hike in the GC, I saw the mules moving out and heading down into the canyon.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hope you get your stuff done today. Cool photo of the mules. I believe they are more "sure footed" than a horse is; ya just gotta to keep them moving.
What's your plans for the day?
It's a cloudy 60 with a high 73 and rain's heading our way; gonna rain most of the week. I broke down and ordered some stair stringers from Wiseman for the Mercantile. Some grocery shopping shortly and probably will stop at the Cemetery and check out the family plot; it's on the way. After that maybe some bench time.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good morning,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Good luck with the tire repair.
Larry, good luck with the stairs. Nice to have the family plot nearby.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a hazy morning at 54°F, headed to 86°F. First up is a cataract pre-op doctor's appointment for my right eye, this afternoon, I get the stitches over my right eye removed. I didn't make it to the bench yesterday, but watched the Masters instead. Maybe this afternoon.
Have fun,
mike
Rick asked which Scotch I liked best. Port Charlotte has been doing a series of releases (like many other distillers) where they feature a specific kind of cask. We had 2 of those, along with their regular Port Charlotte 10. I liked the Syrah cask the best. https://www.bruichladdich.com/products/port-charlotte-syc-01 We also had that Octomore heavily peated Scotch. That's very good, a lot going on there. But, since the base Port Charlotte 10 was my bottle and it's almost gone, I went back and bought another bottle of that, since it's on sale right now in NH Liquor stores. My conclusion was that the SYR01 was not 2-3 times better than the base 10, even though it was 2-3 times the price. And the Octomore was a lot more expensive than the SYR01.
The Port Charlotte 10 is probably the favorite of our entire group. There are many better malts, but we always come back to that one as our starting point.
dave
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick and sorry to hear about the tire issue.
I got involved in the yard yesterday and didn't make it to the bench. I'll send this fine day at the modeling bench and post an update later this afternoon.
I'ez gotz nuttun elze dez mournin! 8)
Tom
Mornin' all. Off and on sneezing here today.
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Great picture.
Larry hope you make the bench later on.
Mike good luck at the Dr's. Hope the eye is doing okay.
Dave good that you have comparisons to make.
Tom looking forward to the update.
Karl it's that rime of year!!!
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy/65. Later on 69.
As usual the "WEATHER WEENIES" got it wrong.
Was suppose to be a sunny mid 70's day!!
I did get an hour at the bench yesterday and will try again today maybe a a picture later on.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Afternoon All,
Back from the chauffering duties. The second appointment that Dad said was today is actually May 13th. ::) :-X. Tomorrow is spent chauffering again.
Wednesday I'll probably be able to get to the workbench. Zero energy today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good evening everyone,
Thought I would stop in and give an update. First off, thanks for all the good wishes. The Mrs is still in the hospital but is improving. They figured out what was causing the low oxygen issue. It was due to high CO2 levels as a byproduct of the operation.
As a result there has been no modeling nor do I think there will be in the next couple of days.
Have a good evening everyone.
Great news Ron.
Good morning, all, headed out shortly so I'll leave a last bowl of Cortlands on the counter to get you started (my local orchard has run out of its 2025 crop). Hazy sun and high 50s in the lower Merrimack Valley now, chance of rain goes up late afternoon.
Glad to hear good news, Ron. I'm off to Seashore to make the gas-engine welder work, then weld some rail bonds. Non-electric RRs only bond the rail joints where signals are installed, but electric traction requires much larger bonds on all track.
Good Morning,
The morning beverages are all set to go. Breakfast is homemade biscuits with sausage gravy and hash browns on the side.
Ron great news concerning the Mrs; hope she's able to come home soon.
jvbv thanks for the Cortlands and have safe travels.
What's on your agenda?
It's a cloudy 55 with a high of 72 and rain at some point. Would like to do some work outside but not in the rain. Never made it to the bench yesterday or maybe today. They started tearing down the old house across the street yesterday and back today; should be interesting since the new house is very close to it; hope they know what they're doing.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Sorry to hear Ron. God Speed to your wife!
I'm gardening for the last 2 weeks. $$$
60s and rain this morning. Threat of severe stuff later in the day.
Yard work took the day and energy yesterday. Finished taking the snow blower off the John Deere and hung the bracketry for the mowing deck. Had a visit from Geek squad. She is going to have a gourd patch in the area behind the pines and was out to stake out the area. The plan is to see if the area plow guy can work it up for her.
Glad to hear they have the wife's status in hand, Ron. Guess you will have some Mr. MOM duties for awhile.
My son called about sunset last night, he was freaked out as a sudden fast moving hail storm had hit his place, 20mi NE of me, and he has 2 cars parked outside he was worrying about. Hail stones were a size between a nickle and quarter.
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No word today on what he's found once the sun light returned. He has a Tesla that is aluminum skinned and he was quite worried about it. :o
Bench time looks like a strong possibility.
Double yoke for breakfast this morning.
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Be well all.
Good morning everyone.
42 in Virgin, 62 with some sun and clouds and a chance of a little more rain.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and have fun eating the demo.
Karl, hope your son's cars are OK.
Philip, good morning mister green thumbs.
James, thanks for the apple and hope the welding goes well.
Ron, glad they figured out the problem and hope they can correct it quickly so your wife can come home.
Curt, hope the chauffeuring goes well.
Jerry, did someone say picture?
ACLTom, I was happy to see you return to the bench.
Mike, did the stitches come out?
How's everyone else doing?
Got all the chores done yesterday and headed towards the next two hikes I have planned.
I'm maybe 10 miles from Zion NP but the hikes will be outside the park to avoid the crowds and Star will be able to go.
Was going to do one hike today but there was light rain all night and maybe a little more later so I might just wait till tomorrow.
Looking down into the Grand Canyon near the start of one of my hikes.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning,
James, thanks for opening and the apple.
Larry, thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Good luck to the demolition crew.
Philip, how does your garden grow?
Karl, good luck to the gourd gardener. Glad your son avoided big hailstones.
How is the rest of the crew?
Thanks for your well wishes. I had 12 stitches removed yesterday, painlessly. I'm still fighting a sinus infection. Tonight is lodge. Maybe I'll make it upstairs today.
Have fun,
mike
Morning everyone
Curt did you get my message????
Larry thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
James thanks for the apples.
Philip good luck in the garden.
Karl seems like yard work is the work today.
Great picture Rick.
Mike glad your feeling a little better today.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/75. Later 80.
Yard work is calling me.
Bench time much later in the evening.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Larry. Hopefully you can get some bench time in today.
Ron, fantastic news for you wife. I see being a homemaker in your future.
Rick, I'm happy to be back even for a few days. Beautiful picture of the grand Canyon, breath taking view.
Karl, yard work will definitely take some energy out of us at this age. I have a cubic yard of top soil to spread Thursday and then 1800 sq. ft. of St. Augustine sod to lay after that. I'm tired just thinking about all that work.
We have bowling today, only two weeks left in this season, yea!
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Karl, I once got a dozen Jumbo eggs, where every one was a double yolk. I told my wife, "We're having clones for breakfast"
Mike, glad you're healing up. A dozen stitches over your eye must have been a bit of "Frankenstein" look to it.
Dr Appt this AM, geology talk this afternoon (remote), and some time in the train room in between.
dave
Quote from: ACL1504 on April 14, 2026, 09:51:30 AMMorning all,
Karl, yard work will definitely take some energy out of us at this age. I have a cubic yard of top soil to spread Thursday and then 1800 sq. ft. of St. Augustine sod to lay after that. I'm tired just thinking about all that work.
Tom
Just remember:
GREEN Side UP!
Evening All,
Not much to report this way. The only other known thing for Dad this week is on Thursday dropping off and pick up at a senior field trip.
Tomorrow after chores I plan on getting to the workbench.
Jerry I responded to your msg yesterday. If you still haven't received it I'll redo it.
I hope everyone has a good night.
Good morning everyone.
43 in Virgin, sunny and 70 later.
Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Eggs the way you like them, crispy bacon and/or sausage along with roasted potatoes for breakfast today.
Curt, have fun at the bench today.
Dave, my first job as a kid was short order cook at a Howard Johnson's on the NJ Turnpike.
We once had a whole case, 60 dozen, of eggs that were all double yolks.
ACLTom, how was bowling?
Jerry, nice update.
Mike, hope there's some improvement with the sinus infection.
How's everyone else?
Forgot to mention that the tire couldn't be repaired and I bought a new one.
You could buy 4 regular passenger car tires for the price of one tire for the van.
Decided not to do the yesterday and let things dry out after the rain we had here.
Hike will happen today.
Since I didn't go hiking I had time to work on the Grand Canyon hike video.
Grand Canyon Hiking video: https://youtu.be/A3TL0yqRJVQ
Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Enjoy your hike today.
Starting out here in the 60's and headed to the high 80's later. 90's this weekend.
Next up on the kit is attaching tin roofing to the shed which I have previously colored and cut. After that putting up fences then the basic construction will be complete.
But first, floors today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good Morning,
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Enjoy your hike. Tires are getting expensive; I hate to have to pay the bill for a 18 wheeler.
Curt enjoy your time at the bench and hope the floors go quickly.
What's your plans for the day.
It's 50 with a high of 75 with rain. At daybreak it was very foggy but that has already lifted. The neighbors across the street had their old house demolish yesterday. I was impressed it only took 30 minutes before it was turned into a pile of rubble; of course the cleanup will probably take a couple of days. Shook our house a couple of times but nothing to get excited about. Managed a little bench time yesterday. A few errands to run shortly.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Foggy here today in SE NH, too. But warm, 60 right now heading to 65 or so. It's our monthly lunch group meeting, this time another pot luck. I'm making side dishes from Spanish tapas recipes, those go over well and provide something different from what others make.
Rick, tires for European luxury cars would probably make your van tires look cheap... My neighbor with the Mercedes complains about that, but then we said, "You knew that when you bought that car..."
This one's for Curt:
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dave
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick. I'll watch the video later this afternoon.
Bowling was good for Pam and I as we bowled our averages. Our team mates didn't so we won 2 points out of 8. We are in 7th place with 10 teams.
I have some yard work to do prior to the dirt being delivered tomorrow.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Good morning,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. That was quite a hike in the Grand Canyon. A van tire, yikes!
Curt, good luck with the floor day.
Larry, hope the demo cleanup goes quickly.
Dave, hope you enjoy the monthly lunch group.
Tom, I don't envy the yard work tomorrow.
Ron, hope your wife is better.
Jerry, did you finish the yard work?
Philip, printing anything interesting?
How is the rest of the crew?
It's another nice day with the high forecast for 86°F. Figure painting continued yesterday, and I hope to finish today. Next will be planting people and finishing scenery around the depot.
Have fun,
mike
Jerry I sent you a PM.
Breaking
We're between waves of weather Tornadoes, Torrential Rain, Wind, Flooding.
It was 80 yesterday so outside tasks prevailed. Mowed, today it's too wet, flooded along the front. County drains are over capacity.
More to come. We were just out and lots of fields flooded as well as numerous water in the roads, too. Lots of damage West of us a bit from tornado around midnight.
Hope all in forum land are well.
Tires are a bitch to buy even with the "family" discount. :o
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Afternoon everyone
Late today as we went for another 8 bags of mulch.
Nothing got done at the bench yesterday but will try later on for an hour or two.
Time to help Diane with the mulch.
Yes Curt I di get the message. Thanks but I ask another question today!!!
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good morning crew,
Coffee is on, soft drinks are in the fridge, and salmon crepes with sour cream sauce are on the counter. A fresh fruit bowl rounds out breakfast.
It's a bright morning at 56°F, headed to 86°F. Sadly, it is dry with no rain in the forecast. .
Karl, that's some nasty weather up there. Stay safe.
Jerry, putting out mulch is a chore. Careful for the back strain.
How is the rest of the crew?
The agenda today is the presentation of a donation by Masonic Lodge members to an organization that provides needy kids with meals on the weekend, called Backpack Buddies. Later, we are headed to Columbus, Georgia, to feast on seafood and attend a baseball game. It is in celebration of our daughter's birthday. I doubt that I will get upstairs today.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning,
Mike thanks for the coffee this morning. Sounds like a worthwhile program for the kids. Save travels and enjoy the game and feast.
What's your plans for the day.
It's a sunny 64 with a high of 78. Have 5 tons of fill coming this am to fill in an old empty septic tank just off the driveway. After my neighbor went through it last winter with his plow I decided to have it filled in and be done with it once and for all. Hopefully the 10 wheeler can get most of it in the hole; that'll save me a lot of backaches. Doubt any modeling will get done today.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good morning everyone.
48 in Virgin now, sun, clouds and wind today with a high of 72.
Mike, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and Happy Birthday to your daughter.
That sounds like a great group to donate to and enjoy your meal and ball game.
Larry, hope you don't have to do a lot of shoveling.
Jerry, is the mulching done?
Karl, hope you stay safe from all that nasty weather.
ACLTom, don't over do it with the dirt.
Dave, how was the pot luck?
Curt, great update on the shed.
Hope everyone else is well.
Star and I did our hike yesterday.
6.2 miles and 1,171' EG on the Eagle Grass Trail.
There were some great views but the light was terrible and not sure how good the photos will be.
Just chilling at camp today.
This is my view at camp.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good Morning All,
Mike thanks for opening and breakfast. Definitely a worthwhile cause. Enjoy the festivities with your family.
Started out the day with a walk in the 60's heading to high 80's today. Yesterday I finished the shed roof so that is in standby until I'm detailing the diorama. After the roof I grained wood for the fences. The fences are the last structural component before starting on details.
This morning after dropping of Dad for his trip MOH and I have several errands to do. After that I hope to color the wood that I grained yesterday.
Larry I wish you the best but my back hurts just thinking about moving all that dirt.
Rick I'm very close mentally to removing the MRR things off the wood framing and turning it into a base for individual dioramas.
I hope everyone has a good day.
::) Still wet, still raining to add to it.
Rebuilt a Proto 2k GP30 on the bench yesterday. Scenic work on the layout. Read.
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Today, rinse and repeat.
Good afternoon everyone.
Just got back from the hospital and thought I would give an update on the Mrs. She is doing much better and after kidney and liver issues which apparently is a common side effect of the surgery. Right now they are waiting for her kidney numbers to get to normal levels. Looks like she will be released on Monday.
Have a great day everyone.
Great news, Ron!
dave
Afternoon everyone
Glad to here the wife is on the mend.
I'll say a pray for her.
Well the mulch is all down.
Thank God for small favors!!
One of the granddaughters is stopping by for dinner.
After that maybe some bench time.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good news, Ron.
Morning all,
Ron, excellent news for your wife. I hope it continues to go well.
Breakfast is on the buffet so help your selves. Scrambled eggs, with link or sausage patties, southern style grits and sliced bacon. Fresh Fl. OJ along with coffee. Fruit bowls on the end for those cutting back.
I got the dirt spread - took six hours but it is done. I'll go and order/pay for the sod this morning. Surprisingly, I'm not sore this morning. I guess the last two weeks of digging out the old sod helped. Anyway, that is the second project finished and now I just have the 1600 sq. ft. of St. Augustine sod to lay - when it comes.
Have a safe and happy day everyone.
Tom
Morning Gents,
Tom you're up early! Thanks for the coffee and tasty breakfast. I feel your pain, or lack of, about the yard work. The sod sounds like a chore and a half.
Ron fantastic news on the Mrs.
What's your plans.
It's a rainy 57 with a high of 65. I think the gravel people were a little over zealous on their estimation of fill. Long story short the hole used about 3 tons of fill and I have about 2 tons to move myself; looks like my dump cart and tractor will be getting a workout this spring as well as myself. No modeling yesterday but maybe today if it continues to rain.
Have a great day!! Be well.
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Tom. That is some work you are putting into your yard, but I know how you feel about it. Just remember to listen to your body while outside.
Starting out here in the 60's heading to the high 80's. Yesterday I colored the wood for the fence and built the framing for the 8 sections.
Today I have chores and errands and hope to start putting planks on the frames.
Ron great news. Hopefully it will be sooner.
Larry too bad you don't live locally because I can use some fill in the back yard.
Nothing else going on today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
39 in Virgin now, 64 later and sunny but extremely windy.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph. :o
ACLTom, thanks for the coffee and breakfast and glad you are not sore.
Curt, hope you get to work on those planks.
Larry, hope moving all that dirt goes well.
Ron, that's excellent news about your wife and hope she can come home sooner than later.
Jerry, what's new in NJ?
Karl, nice job on the GP30 rebuild.
Mike, how was the ball game?
How's everyone else doing.
Nothing much happened here yesterday.
Had a hike planned for this morning, but with all this wind I won't be doing that.
Don't want to get blown off the side of the mountain.
So instead I think I'll head back to Hurricane (seems like the appropriate place to be today with all this wind) and hit the gym and do a little resupply.
Then start making my way north towards SLC.
This is from the hike on Wednesday on the Eagle Crags Trail.
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Have a great day everyone.
Dense FOG here in MI. Currently in the 50s, going to 75o STORMS with a severe temperature drop off overnight and daytime temps in the 40s as HI Saturday and Sunday with that S***word in the could be forecast on Sunday.
Back to the bench for part of today.
All I got. Later.
Good morning folks,
Tom, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Congrats on the dirt spread.
Larry, that sounds like a lot of backbreaking work.
Curt, good luck with the planking.
Rick, yikes, being blown off the mountainside would not be a fun thing. Enjoy your day in the city.
Karl, the weather up there sounds nasty. Hope you stay safe.
Ron, good news about your wife. Wishing her a speedy recovery.
Jerry, congrats on the mulch spreading. Doesn't sound as much fun as modeling.
How is the rest of the crew?
The ballgame last night was a lot of fun. The team, Clingstones, is a Double-A farm club for the Atlanta Braves.
Today is the first day I can lift more than 10lbs, so I plan to finish cutting up bushes for disposal. Hope to make it upstairs for some fun at the bench.
Have fun,
mike
Don't over-do it, Mike!
dave
Morning everyone
Tom great breakfast & coffee.
Don't overdo all that yard work.
Larry that sounds like a of moving of stone!!
Curt hope you make it to the bench.
Rick great picture.
A day of rest never hurt anyone!
Karl great work on the rebuild.
Mike glad you doing better. Just don't overdo it.
Morning Dave.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/71. Later on 82.
Feels good after two days of 90's. But still cool at the beach high 50's.
The mulch is done along with most of the yard work.
Later on I hope to get back to the bench.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good afternoon everyone,
Just got back from visiting the Mrs at the hospital, she is doing well.
Thanks for the well wishes everyone.
I also managed to get some time at the bench, seeing as the stress about the Mrs has subsided quire a bit. Got the tar paper cut and attached to the roof. Next up is to attached the chimney, weather the roof and add the doors. Hopefully much of that will get done tonight.
Have a great day everyone.
Good morning everyone.
31 in Cedar City, sun and clouds later with a high of 60.
Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Continental breakfast today consisting of assorted muffins, danish and bagels.
Ron, glad your stress levels are down and you're back at the bench.
Jerry, did your later on plans happen?
Mike, hope the yard work was completed without incident.
Karl, hope the storms aren't causing you any issues.
How's everyone else?
Not hiking yesterday was a good call.
Just walking from the van into Walmart was a challenge with the high winds.
Drove to Cedar City and Star and I will do a hike this morning.
View while hiking on the Eagle Crags Trail.
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Have a great day everyone.
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Rick, enjoy your day.
CEO Jim Donovan and 3-4 additional railroad modelers are driving down from the Villages to visit the A&S RR and meet the SBG group. Curt and Greg are stopping by to meet the northern crew. Don't know about Cuse or Reading Bob. The Judge sends his regrets, he is still rehabing.
We'll definitely have a great time and of course BSing to go with all the chatter. Lunch at our normal Saturday watering hole where the BS will most likely continue.
Have a great day ya'll.
Tom
Good Morning All,
Thanks for opening and breakfast Rick. Sounds like a good call yesterday.
Started out with a walk at 68F and heading to 90F later. Yesterday I spent almost 2 hours doing one section of the fence. Definitely a VERY slow process.
Today I'll head down to Tom's to visit with everyone.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning crew,
Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Wishing Star and you a fun hike.
Tom, the SBG meet-up sounds like a lot of fun.
Ron, congrats on the return to the bench. More well wishes to your wife.
Jerry, congratulations on the yard work completion.
Dave, thanks for the encouragement. I didn't overdo it.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a sunny morning, headed to 86°F. Yesterday's yard work made me a little tired this morning, but I'll survive. I finished planting all the herbs and vegetables, and am happy that it's done. I'm off to the lodge's annual car and bike show. It will be a lot of fun.
Have fun,
mike
Good Morning,
Keeping it brief this morning; lots to do today.
Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Hike safely.
Tom and Curt enjoy the group and your guests today. Happy BS'ing!!!
Mike don't overdue on the yard work. Enjoy the car show.
What are you doing today.
It's a sunny 57 with a high of 79. The floors have been vacuumed already. Next is taking down the Easter decorations then probably outside to peck away at the dirt/fill pile some more. Bench time??????
Have a great day everyone!! Be well and stay safe.
Seems everyone's medical problems are finally on the back burner. I hope Tom sends a photo of the meet-up at the A&S, and best regards to the Judge.
It's cloudy and cool in SE NH, should be like this all day with winds picking up. For Scotch Club, it's "bring your own firewood".
No progress to report on the layout, I'm getting some 'analysis paralysis' on scenery and trees. Mebbe I shoujld find something else to tackle for a while.
dave
Good morning Rick, Tom, Curt, Mike, Larry, Dave and the rest of the crew that drops in later.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, enjoy your hike today.
Tom, Curt, have fun with the SBG Group.
Mike, enjoy the car and bike show.
Larry, hope you leave yourself some bench time today.
Dave, whenever I get "analysis paralysis" I just procrastinate to the point where I say "to heck with it, how bad can it be".
Current weather is 16c (61f) with a high predicted of 22c (71c), oh, and the sun is out. ;D Spent some time at the bench last night where I finished the third building of the build. I'll post an update later today. I also spent time painting details. I'm thinking painting the details is going to be a long process. :o I also managed to hang a light over the N scale modules so I have better light when working on the modules.
Off to visit the wife at the hospital, have a great day everyone.
75o yesterday. Rain, storm overnight as a cold front enters dropping temps with a threat of frost and hint of "S" tomorrow.
It's really wet. Our county has been added to a big list of Emergency Declarations by Gov Gretch.
Oh, Company just arrived, all I've got for now.
Be well all
Morning everyone
Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Great picture.
Enjoy the hike today.
Tom sounds like a lot of Bsing is going to be happening today.
When you get a chance say hi to the judge for me.
Curt have a nice day with the gang.
Mike enjoy the car show.
Larry go easy moving that pile of dirt.
Dave don't drink to much today.
Ron glad the wife is doing okay.
Weather in South Jersey is sunny/57. Later on 59.
Yard work is just about done except getting the plants. Diane's job.
I did manage to make two doors yesterday. Two more to make.
So hopefully later I'll get back to the bench for and hour or two.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, bagels, muffins, yogurt, OJ, and soda.
Slept pretty well last night. Had a great time meeting and talking with Jim and his friends from the villages yesterday. There was plenty of BS'ing to go around!
Yesterday MOH had told me we needed to go to Kohl's today in prep of our May 1st vacation (PA & MD) but this morning she said we didn't need to go! Dodged a bullet! Whew.
Today's plans are to continue working on the fence.
Yesterday Jim gave the group some 3D printed chairs and a rooster weather vane that will be perfect on the barn. Thanks again Jim.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Good morning everyone.
34 in Paragonah, sun and clouds later in the afternoon with a high of 68.
Curt, thanks fr the coffee and breakfast.
Sounds like a great time was had at Tom's and good news on the bullet dodge.
Jerry, more doors done?
Karl, hope you stay high and dry and warm.
Ron, hope your wife is continuing to improve and have fun with the details.
Dave, hope you get past the paralysis.
Larry, hope you were able to peck away at the bench too.
Mike, I saw your pictures on FB and looks like a good turnout of cars.
ACLTom, I hear lots of good BS'ing happened yesterday.
Pictures?
How's everyone else.
Star and I did a very nice 3 mile hike yesterday.
Continued a bit further north afterward.
About 200 miles from SLC.
Should get there by Thursday.
Driving an hour today to get to the trail I'm hiking tomorrow.
Looking back on the Bright Angel Trail at GCNP.
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Have a great day everyone.
Village Mafia,
Left to right - Bob, Mike Floyd, Tom and CEO Jim.
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Lunch at the local watering hole where the BS continued.
Left to Right -
Me, Greg, Mike, Bob, Tom, Floyd, Jim and Curt.
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Good Morning,
Curt thanks for coffee and breakfast. Have fun at the bench. Nice you dodged that bullet!!
Rick beautiful photos and safe travels.
Tom that's quite the gang! Glad you guys had such a great time. Thanks for the photo; nice to put a face to the name.
What's your plans for the day.
It's a rainy 38 with a high of 46. With all the rain today and tomorrow, maybe some white crap thrown in for good measure, the fill will be like shoveling wet cement. I may have to end up renting a small bobcat to move the fill; although I would prefer NOT to spend the money so we'll see how it goes. No modeling yesterday but that will be remedied today.
Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.
Good Morning Folks;
Many thanks to Tom, Curt and Greg for having the Village gang I am a part of visit to see Tom's wonderful layout and of course the BSing that makes the day fly by. The guys from the Villages were very impressed with the layout and more the modeling knowledge of the Orlando 'gang'. As we walked around I heard a lot of 'man look at that!" Tom has really built a layout that is fun to look at, impressing in complexity and ever growing. We extended an invitation to the Orlando gang to come up and visit us in the Villages. A couple of our group have very nice layouts in progress as well and it is a great excuse to gather and BS again. Tom was a very gracious host as always, thanks again Tom.
Since Tom already shared some photos of the gangs I thought I would post a photo of one of the buildings on Tom's layout I really like. When I grow up I want to model as good as he does!
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Jim
Morning again,
Well, half of my post went missing. Not sure what I did, but no biggie.
Yes, we did have a great time yesterday. The crew from the Villages were a great bunch and we did in fact get into some heavy BSing. It was all train related.
I hope to update the Horwood thread later this afternoon.
Have a great Sunday everyone.
Tom
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. There is nothing like dodging the shopping bullet!
Rick, your photos are always stunning. Safe travels.
Tom, thanks for the photos. The SBG sounds like it was a hoot.
Larry, hope the weather improves. Good luck with the fill.
Jim, glad you had a good time at Tom's place. Thanks for the photo.
Jerry, congrats on the door completion.
Karl, hope the weather improves up there.
Ron, congrats on the building completion.
Dave, good luck working on the layout.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a cool morning with a high forecast of 68°F. Yesterday's car show was a success. We raised a lot of money for the Children's Home. Today I am exhausted, but I hope to make it upstairs.
Monday, I start the cataract surgery prep and have an annual physical. I'm still fighting a nasal infection, so I hope the doc can help with it. Tuesday is cataract surgery day. I'll be glad when this is over.
Have fun,
mike
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It was really foggy when I got up. I rushed to get the dogs out before the rain started, and it's supposed to rain most of the day. That's OK, we really need the rain. Temps are steady or dropping, below freezing by Tuesday with a chance of snow overnight Wednesday before the spring weather returns.
Yesterday I decided to do a chicken coop. I said "I can do this in a day, using nothing but wood from my scrap bin." The last hour was frustrating, the glue I was using didn't tack and set fast enough to support that plan. But it dried tight overnight, so I'll finish it today and post some photos.
dave
Great looking crew, Tom!
It is ICY Cold but sunny! 8) here in MI this morning.
Daughter and son in law took us to eat yesterday we had a nice visit. Took a nap after then bench time working on a dcc installation. Finish that today if i'm lucky.
Everyone have a good day.
Morning everyone
Curt thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Lucky you!!
Rick another great photo to start the day.
Have a safe drive.
Tom now that's a lot of guys for a Bsing session. Thanks for the photos.
Larry maybe a bobat would be a good idea. If that stuff is wet!
Morning Jim. Nice picture of one of Tom's building.
I bet it was a fun day for you guys.
Tom looking forward to the update.
Mike looks like you had number of cars and trucks at the show.
Dave looking forward to the chicken coop.
Karl sounds like a nice visit.
Weather in South Jersey is cloudy with a chance of rain.
But 52 so the temp is not to bad.
I finished my yard work yesterday.
Building doors so when the framing is done I don't have to make them.
They take time to paint and put together.
Everyone have a great day!! :)
Jerry
Good afternoon everyone.
Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Curt. Got to love it when you can dodge a bullet. Have fun working on the fence.
Rick, safe travels today.
Tom, looks like everyone had a great day yesterday.
Larry, you really need to rent the Bobcat, they are a blast to drive. 😊 Have fun at the bench today.
Jim, glad you and the gang had a great time at Tom's and you are right, he is a very gracious host. When I visited last year when I was working in Jacksonville Tom and the gang made me feel like home and he does have one of the nicest layout's I've seen and I have seen a ton of layouts.
Mike, This is a nice collection of vintage cars.
Dave, If you need water we can sent you some, the river is up 6 more inches due to last weeks rain and that doesn't account for the spring thaw that is currently under way. Looking forward to seeing the pictures of the chicken coop.
Karl, hope you get the DCC install completed.
Jerry, after making a bunch of doors for my challenge build, I agree with you, they do take time to make and paint.
Well summer lasted 2 days as the current temperature is 6c (42f) and overcast. It's supposed to be cold for the next few days. The Mrs. is moving around more and will probably be home in the next couple of days. They are just waiting for her kidney functions to stabilize. No modeling yesterday, but maybe some tonight while I watch the hockey game. Next up is taking Gracie for a walk.
Have a great day everyone.
Chicken coop pictures are up: https://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=7391.msg204519#msg204519
dave
Good Morning All,
Today for breakfast is coffee, cereal, muffins, bagels, yogurt, OJ and soda.
Started out the day with a walk at 68F and breezy headed to a cooler 79F later. Yesterday I continued working on building the fence and should have it complete after another session.
Today after chores Dad has a dental appointment. At least it's only about 10 minutes away. I also hope to make it to the workbench today.
Ron hopefully your wife will come home today.
I hope everyone has a good day.
Morning all.
I now have all of the structures largely built for the first block of my micro layout. Still some details and landscaping to go, as well as final, permanent installation.
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Everyone have a good week!
Matt
Good morning everyone.
50 in Fillmore now, sun in the AM and clouds in the PM with a high of 73.
Curt, thanks for the coffee and breakfast.
Glad you don't have a long drive today and enjoy your bench time.
Dave, nice job on the coop.
Ron, hope your wife continues to improve.
Jerry, any more bench progress?
Karl, DCC install done?
Mike, hope your prep and physical go well today.
ACLTom, I enjoyed yesterday's update.
Jim, glad you and your group had a great time at Tom's.
It's hard to pick just one building on the layout, but you picked a very good one.
Larry, renting a bobcat is probably your best bet.
Had a change of plans yesterday.
Instead of waiting till today to hike, I did it yesterday.
Star and I did 5 miles on the Mammoth Crossing Loop Trail.
Then continued my trek towards SLC.
I'm only about 150 miles away.
Yesterday was first time since the war started I was able to get diesel under $5.
Gym this morning then I'll freelance the rest of the day.
Rattlesnake Peak on yesterday's hike.
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Have a great day everyone.
Good morning folks,
Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Hope you make it to the bench.
Rick, wishing you a relaxing day.
Matt, those are nice-looking structures. The painting and brickwork are excellent.
Ron, good to hear your wife is improving.
Jerry, how did the door construction go?
Karl, sounds like a nice day with family.
Dave, good luck with the coop.
How is the rest of the crew?
It's a cooler day forecast for 78°F. Yesterday I worked on the depot structure details, adding a connection for power and telephone lines, and the semaphore on the front.
I'm off to the doctor's appointments.
Have fun,
mike
Morning all,
Thanks for breakfast Curt. Good luck with dad today.
Its cool today with a nice sea breeze. Love this type of weather, not cold and not hot.
Rick very nice picture of a wide open space. Looks very peaceful.
Jim and Ron, thank you both for the nice compliment on the A&S RR.
My plan is to work a little on the Horwood Bros. build.
Have a very pleasant and safe day everyone.
Tom