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 screen to it so I can sift ballast. The next move will be to find a supplier of white rock to see if I can have sift some waste. boB Nicholson __________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > 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 morning, I tried to pull an empty hopper from the power house track and > derailed an empty hopper on the switch. That's when I gave up and decided to > try my luck on my desktop. So far, the only problem is my inherent inability > to type and to get my spelling right the first time. > > Bill, I've been through that roots in the sewer thing a couple of times, I > hope no more. One suggestion - quit giving away your age - your making some > of us feel old! > > boB Nicholson ________________________________________________ > > > --- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@> wrote: > > > > Hi Andre and all -- > > > > My week has been taken with digging out the main sewer line in front of the > > house to see why roots are getting in. It shouldnât be happening in > > new, modern plumbing, but it did. Going down five feet in hard clay and > > big rocks found the answer â" the line had been improperly put together. > > So, next Tuesday the real plumbers come out and finish the job the way it > > should have been done. With some luck, that will be the end of brass loco > > sized plumber charges. > > > > Not much accomplished on the railroad as the above pretty much tapped out > > this 66 year body. I did order more decals for my narrow gauge Coal > > Creek Central after finding that I had not made the best of choices in the > > original batch. This situation was discovered while doing some decal work > > on some newly painted narrow gauge stuff. I also had a nice chat with > > Bill Peter of P-B-L fame. He was happily impressed with the response to > > the standard gauge Shays and it looks like the upcoming standard gauge > > Climaxes are following suit. Of course, he is looking for still more > > reservations, both standard and narrow gauge... > > > > Good to hear that you have joined the NASG, Andre. You have come on at an > > opportune time, as the latest âDispatchâ from the new editor should be > > arriving any second. Bill Pyper is asking every one to let him know when > > they get their October issue so he has a better handle on how long they > > take to go from the printer to your hands. The December issue is well > > under way with the regular deadline already past, but if you have something > > really good to put in, I am sure he will find a way to do it. In fact, he > > is also doing early work on the February issue, so I have every expectation > > that he will meet our first requirement of him -- having the > > âDispatchâ in your hands within the cover date month. > > > > Along these lines, I am considering having the âDispatchâ schedule > > changed to odd month dates instead of the current even month dates. I > > think that will improve its timeliness relative to the seasons and various > > S scale events. I would like to hear from anyone who has an opinion about > > this. You can get to me via scalesonly@ or by hitting my name on the > > âAboutâ page of the NASG website ( www.nasg.org ). > > > > I guess you can say some of my hobby time has been taken by NASG affairs, > > but this is enjoyable work... > > > > Have fun! > > Bill Winans > > Prescott Valley, AZ ( where it has turned fall and cool ) > > ------------------------------ > > > > Hi All! It's FNF 10/4/13! > > > > Time for us to all update what we've been doing in S scale. I'll go first: > > > > It's been a hectic two weeks on account of my wife's father's last days and > > eventual passing. However, among the busy schedule of late, I taken some > > of my time that becomes available and have been dusting off my stuff, > > continuing to take inventory, and getting some things headed my way so I > > can further projects. Such as... > > > > * Ordered a good chunk of S scale detail parts order from Bill's Train Shop > > for my various engine projects. > > > > * Purchased some Wiseman S scale detail parts off eBay. > > > > * Purchased the needed items from Northwest Short Line to re-power one of > > my Baldwin's to see if it would be worth the effort (and thus re-power them > > all). They run pretty darn good as is, but being a "performance freak", I > > am wondering if I can make them even a smidge better. > > > > * Purchased "CB&Q In Color Vol. 3" that has some excellent KC area shots > > therein. > > > > * OH... and it's official now: I'm a bonafide member on NASG! I received > > my member's packet and THREE Dispatch issues in the mail this week. > > > > In all, things are reviving and ever so slowly I'm figuring out where I'm > > at in my modeling and taking steps to have the needed items in order to > > make some tangible progress. > > > > All from me... who's next? > > > > Andre Ming > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
