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Post by bnsf971 on Nov 18, 2012 5:51:32 GMT -8
Good morning. I hope everybody is having a good weekend.
Yesterday, I picked up a few items at the swap meet, in spite of being on a forced budget because of the upcoming holidays. I got a NIB Stewart B&O F3 A/B set, with Kato drive, plus the KD coupler conversion kits, for $40. I also got a slightly used Kato SD40-2 snoot in ATSF, and an ATSF Kato SD45, both with DCC, for $100 for the pair. I've already ordered the sound decoder to go in the SD40, and I'll perform the wiring modification to it so it doesn't stall every time it gets a speck of dust on the pickup strips. For now, it's running great, so I'll let sleeping dogs lie. I hardwired a DH123 into the F3, and left the unpowered B unit empty for installation of a sound decoder in it later. The SD45... needs help. It runs great, but at some point in its life, it was in a serious wreck. Part of the footboards on each end were broken off, it had some broken handrails. and both end sills are broken. The air horns were broken, and one of the KD couplers was bent. I have been working on this one, removing what was left of the footboards, re-gluing the end sills and handrails back together, and installing some grab irons that didn't get put on it when it got built. The cab also doesn't seem to want to stay put, so I think the mounting tabs for it got broken off in the accident. So, it's back together and operational for now, but I'm going to be keeping my eyes open for a new sill assembly and handrails for it.
Other than that, I'm winterizing our travel trailer today. It's one of the joys of owning an RV in a climate that could freeze any time during Winter.
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Post by rhpd42002 on Nov 18, 2012 7:37:19 GMT -8
Good Morning Terry and the rest of the Forum Folks.... Windy and even gustier at times this morning. Waiting on the rain from a so called nor'easter a bit south of us and just off the coast, now. The rains are already onshore, but again, still south of us a bit. Been a 6 day week of Mondays, off today and more of the same starting tomorrow. Working the holiday but hope to be off all next weekend, but not hopeful. No train time at all this week, but will be going out back for a bit to try and squeeze in a bit. Some good deals there Terry. Apparently you have a knack for fixing up damaged locos. Other than trying to find an old, beat up Walthers SW-1 body or waiting for the new ones to arrive so perhaps I can get some spare handrails, I am at a standstill on fixing up my long time favorite unit. It was damaged over a year ago when a tree fell on my train building and knocked a light fixture loose, which of course slammed into my SW-1!!   I would have thought you already had some freezing temps in your neck of NC.  James, those are some more pretty interesting railroad stories. I haven't forgotten about posting the pic of your Drover's Coach. Just need some assistance from my Son in getting it from e-mail to my photo hosting site. Our work schedules aren't meshing here lately. |
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Post by bnsf971 on Nov 18, 2012 16:05:19 GMT -8
I would have thought you already had some freezing temps in your neck of NC. 29-31 degrees for a couple of hours is not enough to freeze the pipes. Of course, frost on the windshield every morning is telling me it's time to push the water out of the plumbing before it lets itself out through a cracked pipe. |
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Post by KIM on Nov 18, 2012 18:25:52 GMT -8
We're under a blizzard here for tonight into tomorrow, so it looks like I'll be spending time up in the railroad room.
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Post by bnsf971 on Nov 18, 2012 18:48:08 GMT -8
We're under a blizzard here for tonight into tomorrow, so it looks like I'll be spending time up in the railroad room. Douglas, have you ever not had a white Christmas up there? |
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Post by dti406 on Nov 18, 2012 19:56:48 GMT -8
As noted in the SPF post I managed to finish 3 cars this last week. I also worked on lettering three cars an Eastern Car Works Enterprise Covered Hopper, a Con-Cor Airslide Covered Hopper and a Proto 50' Single Door Box.
In addition I continued work on a IMRC 4600CF Covered Hopper and started on two of the eight just received PRR G39B Ore Jimmies. When I get done with these I will have twenty of these cars in service.
While at the club Saturday I tried out my motive power for the ore train an Alco C628 and C630 and found I need the replacement drive shafts as these were the early versions with the bad drive shafts. The motors turn without any problem, and the shafts turn but the shaft on the truck does not turn. One of the other club members had to get the replacement shafts from Bowser for his to run.
Put up the outdoor Christmas lights today as the temperature was in the 50's and might be the last day of nice weather for awhile, I did not hook them up yet as I do not believe in doing anything Christmasy until after Thanksgiving, not even shopping.
Rick J
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Post by jamesbrodie67281 on Nov 19, 2012 1:06:01 GMT -8
Mike, thanks for letting me know the e mail photo/s are still in the in tray, I do have some of the new layout site for later.
Modom is allowing me two hours a day to get the baseboard framework assembled but serious work won't start until we get back from the Shetland Isles. Five grandaughters are waiting for that fella with the long white beard to come next month---I am as well 'cos I still believe in Santa as well and I'm 77 !---
The railway anecdotes glad you find them interesting. I once went to a lecture and a fireman from a main line shed was giving a talk but when he saw me in the congregation he got a bit flustered. Afterwards he said "well you have to embroider a bit don't you?" he lost his credibility with me after that. Working on main line expresses from London to the North there are plenty of descriptions of the work that are very interesting. My early train working was on mundane loose coupled mineral and slow freight trains I can only talk of most of my express train runs from the firemans and loco inspectors point of view but all I write and am putting in my book is just as it happened. Any '''tall stories'''after them I tend to put (I jest) like the old shed clocks pendelums shadow wearing a hole in the wall. I enjoy a bit of leg pulling as well as the next man. Incidentley the fireman concerned-no names no pack drill-years later when he was driving I dismissed him off the railway for a serious rule infringement, instant dismissal and no recourse. I once reduced a driver to a cleaner but that incident might get wrote into my book. I wasn't always Mr Nasty. I had more doos with brother inspectors over their men waiting to see me to see if I could help them get out of trouble. A few times when I was struggling to keep at work the driver would say "give me your running sheets Guv and I'll do them for you. You ride in the train. It's true what goes around comes around. Now something important:- yesterday I was elected as Chapel Treasurer, my new address in the Bahamas will be er ..... and I should be able to afford DCC. AND Pigs might fly.(I jest).
Happy Modelling to everyone or should it be Happy Trails ? JB67281. Monday 19th Nov 2012
09-02hrs.
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Post by rhpd42002 on Nov 20, 2012 17:08:48 GMT -8
Good Evening to all the Forum Folks. Jim, I've posted your pic in the HO Forum, but if I recall, your Drovers coach is O Scale. Feel free to add more info for the rest of the gang.  Glad that you have some time alloted to work on your railroad. I'm with you about embellishing stories. There's no need. I've either experienced, seen or know enough about so many incidents that when I teach new, hopeful police officers, I always tell 'em that nothing they hear from me is "made up". It's all real, as the the truth needs no help. Rick, LD & I agree that Christmas season need not start till Thanksgiving is OVER.  Thankfully, we've only had a couple white Christmas' in the 31 years I've lived here in Southeastern, NC!! ;D |
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Post by bnsf971 on Nov 20, 2012 18:41:50 GMT -8
Thankfully, we've only had a couple white Christmas' in the 31 years I've lived here in Southeastern, NC!! ;D I'm dreaming of a brown Christmas... |
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Post by KIM on Nov 20, 2012 21:16:41 GMT -8
Douglas, have you ever not had a white Christmas up there?
Last year started blizzarding in mid-November and didn't stop until early May. That's unusual, but we do get a white Christmas one in three years.
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Post by bnsf971 on Nov 22, 2012 3:50:59 GMT -8
Todayfor Thanksgiving I will be thankful that no fans of Martha Stewart are joining us for Thanksgiving dinner. Dinner will be standard fare for Thanksgiving, with most food items edible. Clothing is mandatory, shoes are optional. If you choose not to wear shoes for our Thanksgiving dinner, the organizers of our dinner will not be responsible for any smashed toes or burns when the turkey platter lunges off the table in a last desperate bid for freedom. Thank you for your understanding, and Happy Thanksgiving.
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Post by rhpd42002 on Nov 22, 2012 15:40:47 GMT -8
Todayfor Thanksgiving I will be thankful that no fans of Martha Stewart are joining us for Thanksgiving dinner. Dinner will be standard fare for Thanksgiving, with most food items edible. Clothing is mandatory, shoes are optional. If you choose not to wear shoes for our Thanksgiving dinner, the organizers of our dinner will not be responsible for any smashed toes or burns when the turkey platter lunges off the table in a last desperate bid for freedom. Thank you for your understanding, and Happy Thanksgiving. Terry, sure hope everyone who attended, survived without a trip to the E.R.!! ;D LD & I worked. Adam didn't, so I had him make a small, surprise Thanksgiving Day meal to surprise LD with when she came home from work. She thought we were going to go for pizza since she & I weren't going to be home to cook.  She was surprised to the point of near speechlessness, which is a VERY RARE condition for her. Now it's time to relax on the computer while enjoying a glass of red wine. AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!......... |
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Post by calzephyr on Nov 23, 2012 15:25:59 GMT -8
It is Friday and I tried the Alclad paint today for the tinting of the windows of the Hi Level cars. Only one car today, but it looks very good and the others will get the treatment soon. The Alclad window tint is on the right car and the left is standard Walthers. Thanks to Antonio for his posts about this paint and the use of it. The tinting process is extremely easy. Larry  |
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Post by rhpd42002 on Nov 23, 2012 16:24:28 GMT -8
Larry, that tint Antonio has been using does look good, as does your car.
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Post by calzephyr on Nov 23, 2012 17:25:17 GMT -8
Larry, that tint Antonio has been using does look good, as does your car. Yes, Antonio has opened our eyes to a great product. My project on these cars are only using the Alclad for the tint in the windows. Antonio has painted his cars getting some really great results for simulating stainless and more recently, started using this particular type for the windows also. My thought is to try the whole process for the stainless look also on some other cars when I have time and gain some more insight into the use of the process. The forums really do help us with gaining knowledge and sharing this type of use of paint really is a great help. Larry |
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Post by jamesbrodie67281 on Nov 24, 2012 1:37:30 GMT -8
0 scale USA passenger coaching stock:-................................Sat, 24th Nov 09-17 hrs.
Guidance sort after please, apart from how do you type when a moggie is wanting to love you laid upside down in your left arm and wanting to breathe into your nose and with his paws stroke your face. little girl pussy is just enjoying killing a feather duster at the moment!-coaches-'ahem'
I am building up the Atlas CZ set and wondered would it be correct in the same time era to use the same type coaches (English parlance) but undecorated so as to put my own choice of railway company ownership on their sides? eg SP UP or AT&SF or '''anywot''' and mix them in with older style heavyweights?? I would have loved to have built up a train of double deck (bi level) coaches AT&SF like K-Line used to make for the 1950ish El Capitan. I don't have any photos of the 1938 train but I fancy those would be slightly shorter than the current Atlas CZ coaches.
Jim Brodie.
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Post by bnsf971 on Nov 24, 2012 10:13:22 GMT -8
Jim, depending on what time frame you are looking at, you might be able to get away with some intermingling. My thoughts are more late 1960's-mid-1970's.
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Post by bnsf971 on Nov 24, 2012 10:15:40 GMT -8
I found out earlier today I'll be on the road for the rest of the weekend, and into mid-week next week. My last remaining sibling of my parents passed away, and I'm wanted at the funeral.
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Post by calzephyr on Nov 24, 2012 10:28:31 GMT -8
0 scale USA passenger coaching stock:-................................Sat, 24th Nov 09-17 hrs. Guidance sort after please, apart from how do you type when a moggie is wanting to love you laid upside down in your left arm and wanting to breathe into your nose and with his paws stroke your face. little girl pussy is just enjoying killing a feather duster at the moment!-coaches-'ahem' I am building up the Atlas CZ set and wondered would it be correct in the same time era to use the same type coaches (English parlance) but undecorated so as to put my own choice of railway company ownership on their sides? eg SP UP or AT&SF or '''anywot''' and mix them in with older style heavyweights?? I would have loved to have built up a train of double deck (bi level) coaches AT&SF like K-Line used to make for the 1950ish El Capitan. I don't have any photos of the 1938 train but I fancy those would be slightly shorter than the current Atlas CZ coaches. Jim Brodie. Jim The original 1938 train was only five cars and they were 80' feet long. You might have seen this information already but this is the look up on the original train. The CZ cars were not identical and the El Cap did not have any domes. If you go to the Coach Yard Brass Master List, you might find a picture of the original cars. They have produced about everything the SF every used, but in HO, not O. The site below has pictures of the 1938 train for Kansas City, which probably looks much like but not exactly like the El Cap cars. Larry dakotabrass.com/sales/Photos.asp?id=869El Capitan was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It was the only coach, or chair car (non-Pullman sleeper) train to operate the Santa Fe main line from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California on the same fast schedule as the road's premier Pullman Super Chief. This all-coach, streamlined train (assigned Nos. 21 & 22) began operations in February 1938. Not unlike the Pennsylvania Railroad's Trail Blazer, it offered "low-cost passage with high-speed convenience." Originally conceived as the Economy Chief, the name El Capitan was ultimately chosen to honor the Spanish conquistadors and their influence on Southwestern culture, though it didn't hurt that the name seemed to outrank the Union Pacific's Challenger train, with which it was designed to compete. Unique in charging an extra-fare despite being a coach train, it pioneered such features as "RideMaster" seating optimized for sleeping. The original consists were two new Budd Company-built trains of five cars each made of lightweight stainless steel. Each of the two luxury trains were capable of accommodating 188 passengers; fare Chicago to Los Angeles was $5.00 above the $39.50 regular coach fare (in 1938). The 80-foot cars had 52 seats on 41½-inch centers; postwar 85-foot coaches had 44 seats on 52-inch centers. The initial equipment roster (two separate "pocket streamliner" consists) was as follows: • EMC E1A Locomotives #5 – #6 • Baggage-Dormitory-Chair car (32 seats) #3480 – #3481 • Chair car (52 seats) #3103 – #3104 • Lunch Counter-Diner #3105 – #3106 • Chair car (52 seats for women and children) #3105 – #3106 • Round-end Chair car / Observation (50 seats) #3198 – #3199 |
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Glad that you have some time alloted to work on your railroad. I'm with you about embellishing stories. There's no need. I've either experienced, seen or know enough about so many incidents that when I teach new, hopeful police officers, I always tell 'em that nothing they hear from me is "made up". It's all real, as the the truth needs no help.
