My week was spent fighting computer malware and Yahoo. Yesterday, I finally
gave up and took my laptop to a local computer guru who I found out is about as
enthused with Windows 8 as I am. I don't have Windows 8 on my computer, but I
bought one for my wife a few months ago. Nuff said.
This
Got the empty hopper from the powerhouse rerailed this morning, and then pulled
and taken to the main yard for further disposition. Not much of anything else
going on, though.
I couple of weeks ago, I bought a stovepipe adaptor section at a garage sale. I
intend to pop rivet a piece of window
Real rock?
If you have any chance of the stuff getting into gears on your engines, you may
want to use something like kitty litter especially if it has not been colored
green. It is ground up clay, and will destroy itself before it does any gears.
Dave Engle
From: shabbona_rr
Dave:
I have been using real rock ballast and dirt for scenery cover for a long time
with no serious side effects. I think the key is the adhesive one uses to hold
it in place. I have used everything from diluted white glue to liquid latex to
Future Floor Wax.
My biggest problem is, not what
Wow Bill Winans... the sewer line thing sounds like a crappy deal.
NASG: I think it was a smart move on my part. We (wife and I) are seriously
looking at making plans to attend the Kansas City NASG Convention in 2015. I
doubt an NASG Convention will ever be closer to me than Kansas City. It
Mornin' boB!
Hard to understand how Yahoo is causing you all this hassle with your computer.
Though I'm not very conversant with the new NEO format... it DOES work okay
on my old system. Anyway... I feel your pain. Computer glitches are a such a
PIA.
This morning, I tried to pull an empty
boB:
Ballast:
Don't know if it will be of use in S scale, but an O scale friend of mine uses
roofing granules. They come in pre-colored varieties. Just don't ask me
where he got'em... 'cause I can't remember with this CRS syndrome I seem to
suffer with quite often now.
Uhhh... what were we
Hi Dave!
I've heard of others using kitty litter... but the kitty litter I've been
around (we used to have a cat) would turn different shade (darker) once wetted.
What keeps that from happening in model use?
As for using organic materials:
In previous layouts I used real dirt/etc. I would
Regarding a fixative for scenic ground cover, boB said:
I have used everything from diluted white glue to liquid latex to Future Floor
Wax.
Haven't heard of the Future Floor Wax approach! Does it have any shine to
it???
As I mentioned previously, I used diluted Matt Medium. BUT... I wasn't
Don't forget the 2014 convention in Wisconsin. Not that far from Kansas City.
Good tours, home layouts and great clinics.
Roy J Meissner
- Original Message -
From: Andre Ming
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2013 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List}
Hi guys.
I've head my head deep into other stuff lately so to catch up:
1. Kudos to Brooks and Mike for their loco building efforts. IMHO building
locos, especially scratch building, is the highest form of achievement in our
hobby.
2. I enjoyed the August promotional Dispatch. When we
In a fit of irresponsibility I stole a half hour from my job overload and hooked up an old laptop on which I had installed DecoderPro, a USB to Serial adapter (Keyspan 19HS), connected to my NCE PowerPro. I downloaded WiThrottle Lite (free) from the app store onto a dinosaur iPod
Hi Jim!
Very much enjoyed taking a look at your model work and reading your layout
philosophy at your website. Thanks for the link!
(
http://sscaleworkshop.blogspot.ca/2013/10/modelling-sideways-and-backwards-with.html
)
Realization: There are some EXCELLENT modelers in S scale. (Too bad
Hardly slumming Andre...the guys who run theirs trains 12 inches to the foot are
the real aristocrats of the hobby.
Cheers
Jim Martin
On October 5, 2013 at 12:15 PM Andre Ming lam...@cebridge.net wrote:
Hi Jim!
Very much enjoyed taking a look at your model work and reading
If you went to the convention in Scranton you may have met my friend Gus
Minardi. In spite of much effort on my part to drag Gus into S Scale he is
firmly a lifer in HO. Nonetheless he is a master modeler of all kinds and at
times other scales.
There was not much for Gus to buy at the
Michael,
Here are my wireless throttles. I just called up NCE and they sent them to
me. Some say they are too big but for me they are JUST right.
I imagine carrying a laptop computer around as a wireless throttle would
quickly get heavy and cumbersome!
Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling
*[Attachment(s) from David Heine included below]
I finished the turnout I'm describing as a three-way curved stub early this
week. All three tracks curve the same way which makes it very asymmetrical.
The tracks radiating from it will serve a coal mine tipple. I still need to
power and wire it,
I forgot to mention the glue; I have always been told thinned white glue is
probably ok, but Liquitex Matte Medium will not harden up like white glue will.
Dave Engle
From: shabbona_rr user141...@mediacombb.net
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:16 AM
Subject:
Hi Dave Engle:
You said:
...but Liquitex Matte Medium will not harden up like white glue will.
Maybe I did something wrong, but everytime I used thinned Matt Medium it left a
whitish/milky residue here and there.
Have you used this technique and did you see the same thing? If not, what
Yes, several times, and never had a problem. I have heard as much as 4 to 1,
water to MM. My unthinned leftovers are still on and do not seem to be
adversely affected.
Dave Engle
From: Andre Ming lam...@cebridge.net
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2013 2:46 PM
Andre,
Condolences on the loss of you father-in-law.
Here in Texas in the fall, Friday night = high school football, so I didn't get
much done Friday. Today, however, I've been putting some Oddballs Rock Island
decals on an AM covered hopper that I detailed (wire grabs and ladder rungs;
Bill,
You don't need to carry the laptop around. It runs the JMRI program and
acts as a server. He's carrying an old iPod around as the throttle. You
can also use any iPhone/iPad/iPod or any Android phone/tablet as a wireless
throttle. If you already have a suitable device, it can be used
Milkiness with matte medium is usually from stirring it too much - you stir in air that ends up trapped as tiny bubbles. As far as I can tell, that doesnt happen with white glue, but I still prefer matte medium.-Michael Eldridge -PS, In new Yahoo, I figured out how to remove most
Roy also has/had? some very nice models of older road trailers as well as several nice dump bodies. Stan Houghton ---In s-scale@yahoogroups.com, bill@... wrote:If you went to the convention in Scranton you may have met my friend Gus Minardi. In spite of much effort on my part to
Time for a final (?) decision. Should I solder the point rails to the throwbar, or solder a tab to the rails and put a screw through the tab into the throwbar? Im most curious to hear from people that solder the rails to the throwbar. Fill in the blanks: In years of operating
The
New Haven and Derby Model Railroad Club, Inc. (an affiliate of The Orange
Historical Society) will be holding it’s 21st annual model train
show on Sunday October 13, 2013 from 9:30AM–3:30PM at High Plains Community
Center 525 Orange Center Road (route 152) in Orange, CT.
Michael,
Both have advantages. So far I have solid brass throw bars.
http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout_Photos/Curved_Crossover_2.jpg It is
pretty strong but I can't have the points jump wired. Point pick up is just
the constant pressure from the stall motor.
Tabs a plastic throw bar
Stock-piling for future projects:
Anyone know when the Milwaukee Road went to the orange/black scheme for their
diesel motive power? (Hm... come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen
a picture of their hoods n' switchers that wasn't orange and black. But,
traditionally, the MILW
Absolutely great!
Congrats Gus.
Does Roy sell these on the web?
Chris Rooney
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Chris,
I probably owe you an update on the turnouts. I said I might get them
done by last weekend, but I found that to be a bit ambitious. I did make
progress on them this week. All the rails are soldered in place. Five of the
six need a bit more solder in the frogs, and then the
Group,
That last note was only meant for Chris Rooney. Sorry to be wasting
bandwidth.
Jamie Bothwell
Bethlehem, PA
Andre,
Right after I bought my AM S-12, someone (I cant remember who) produced the correct AAR Type A sideframes for the S-12. They are black plastic (Delrin) and mount up in place of the Type Bs that come on the S-12.
Gary McCullah
Farmington, AR
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Gary McCullah said:
Right after I bought my AM S-12, someone (I can't remember who) produced the
correct AAR Type A sideframes for the S-12. They are black plastic (Delrin) and
mount up in place of the Type B's that come on the S-12.
Hi Gary! Are you in S scale too? If so, being you're
Thank you Charles. He was a fine man and a great father-in-law.
Andre Ming
- Original Message -
From: Charles Weston
Andre,
Condolences on the loss of you father-in-law.
I'm sitting here with my attempt at retrucking an S-12 with SHS trucks. I got
as far as taking up the 3/8 dufference in truck gear drives, but have never
finished due to physical limitations. Maybe, someday. . . FWIW
Dave Engle
From: Andre Ming lam...@cebridge.net
To:
I remember some early FM switchers had the upper gray initially, I do not
remember where to dig them up. Why was MILW so heavy on FM?-- Beloit, Wisc.
Dave Engle
From: Andre Ming lam...@cebridge.net
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2013 7:12 PM
Subject: {S-Scale List}
Hi Dave:
Spent some of this evening trying to a bit of research. Apparently, the
earlier MILW switchers and hood units used a dark gray top, a wide-ish red
separation line, and the same orange type color as used later on the sides and
the same black frames. The numbers were RR roman type
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