Re: Basements/Perils of open houses
Hi Andrew
I can look around for them but I'm not sure how useful they would be.? ?For a home layout the concept is more important than anyone else's spec.? You don't really need to follow any spec other than your own...especially if the pieces aren't going to be modular, ie interchangeable.? What I would recommend is clamping adjoining end plates and using a drill press for alignment pins.? A drilling jig would not be required if the same pieces are always mated to each other.
Cheers Jim Martin
On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 2:52 PM, ANDREW BAIRD <andrew.baird@...> wrote:
Hi Jim,
Looks fantastic.
I just moved yesterday but unfortunately my layout was totally dismantled. Being my first full size completed layout I was not happy with several things, so I decided to bite the bullet and start over.
Now looking at your set up, I may build my new layout based on the workshop dimensions. Where can I get all the info?
Of course it is Sn42 but I like the idea.
Andrew
?I have recently bought a new basement with a conveniently situated house on top.? It will be a much more welcoming place than the last, with immediate access to the basement
from the back door and a downstairs washroom.? We moved in two months ago and things downstairs are now starting to shape up.? I posted it to our blog yesterday if anyone would like to take a look.
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getting things back in place!
Last night? I did some track cleaning on the new replacement section on the stall furthest from the camera, then a quick vacuuming of the area.? I had the roundhouse building under the layout, so I started to get it back in position.? It's fairly large and walking with it is like dancing with a really fat lady down a narrow hallway!? I was able to get it back in place. Luckily I designed it to drop into slots that keep everything aligned.? Next I added the interior details which are really very basic.? My wife was able to find a short string of LED lights at a Dollar store that I've temporary hung from the interior beams, so maybe some additional detail might be called for.? Anyway I then started to move my diesels into the outdoor stalls.? My steam normally assigned to that area will come tonite.? It was supposed to happen but an old time twin coil switch machine decided to fail.? At any rate the attached photos show the steam deadline awaiting some movement tonight.? One of the shots shows the view (front) most will see,? however the roundhouse hides the mainline and the beginning of some passing sidings, so I hung a fairly large mirror to help in seeing on the backside of the roundhouse. The mirror is made of plastic or plexiglass so you can cut it with a sabre saw and its flexible too.
Bob Werre
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bob: if jim doesn't have them, try ozark miniatures mel perry
On Thu, Sep 6, 2018, 1:12 PM Bob Werre < bob@...> wrote: I'll give Clover House a try, assuming the new owner still have them around
bob w
> Maybe the sides were done with Clover House transfers?
> Russ Clover did some, only other person I can think of is Tony Perles.
> SHS did borrow my display of Walp sides for a number of their reefer designs.
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Re: Help needed with a B.T.S. Detail
Photo has been received!!!
Thanks
Bill
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On 9/6/2018 3:03 PM, Bill Wade wrote: OK all you PRR fans...
Does anyone have a package of our ALCO PRR Trainphone Antenna part #02076 ???
IF so, can you send me a photo or scan of one of the antenna? Close-up photo of parts installed will be fine also.
I know you are wondering why sense it is my part after all. ?? I need a sample to send to Korea tomorrow... they lost the patterns and mold, and I am completely out of stock.?? The drawings for this part date back to before CAD, and I do not have a copy.?? And in the box where I store a sample of all our parts to prevent this from happening, there is no sample for this one!! ?? HOWEVER, there are several weird pieces laying loose in the bottom of the box, and one looks weird enough to be a PRR part.? ;-)
And yes, I did send an email earlier to our own SPF, but no response and I need to move ahead.
Many thanks
Bill
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== Scale Model Railroad Products ==
== Manufacturer - Retailer - Importer ==
Bill & Diane Wade
B.T.S.
1782 Trinity Rd
Belington, WV 26250-7621
Phone: 304-823-3729
FAX: 304-823-2901
We wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas.
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Re: Basements/Perils of open houses
Hi Jim --
Good looking basement!? ?Not sure I would be able to clutter up such a neat place with a model train layout... <grin>
Bill Winans
On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 11:41 AM Jim & Cheryl Martin < themartins@...> wrote: ?I have recently bought a new basement with a conveniently situated house on top.? It will be a much more welcoming place than the last, with immediate access to the basement from the back door and a downstairs washroom.? We moved in two months ago and things downstairs are now starting to shape up.? I posted it to our blog yesterday if anyone would like to take a look.
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I'll give Clover House a try, assuming the new owner still have them around
bob w
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Maybe the sides were done with Clover House transfers?
Russ Clover did some, only other person I can think of is Tony Perles.
SHS did borrow my display of Walp sides for a number of their reefer designs.
Jeff Wilson
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Maybe the sides were done with Clover House transfers?
Russ Clover did some, only other person I can think of is Tony Perles.
SHS did borrow my display of Walp sides for a number of their reefer designs.
Jeff Wilson
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Re: The Perils of Open Houses
Bob,
Yea, I know how it is to put stuff away in a hurry. The items I am talking about that were stolen were on the layout in plain sight.. His locomotive is gone and the box is still here. He and the guys thought maybe it fell off?his layout during operating it for open house. Nope!. My tanks are gone from the siding on my layout. I do have pictures of all three and am always watching Ebay. It happens when your gaurd is down just like with your wife. So sorry to hear about her living thru that.
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Mike Swederska Sr
Modeling the Mopac rolling stock in 3/16
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Re: Basements/Perils of open houses
Nice digs Jim!? and it's so much better
when somebody else has done much of the work.?
Bob Werre
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?I have recently bought a new
basement with a conveniently situated house on top.? It will
be a much more welcoming place than the last, with immediate
access to the basement from the back door and a downstairs
washroom.? We moved in two months ago and things downstairs
are now starting to shape up.? I posted it to our blog
yesterday if anyone would like to take a look.
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Re: The Perils of Open Houses
Mike,? Knock on wood I haven't had any
problems.? Although, after a national NG convention here, I was
needing some fine tweezers and couldn't find my favorite pair or
any others for that matter.? A couple of weeks later I unearthed
them after I realized that I had put them away in a hurry to avoid
my workbench mess!? Also, way back when?? I had a fairly young
couple stop in and started to film the layout.? Some ask
permission while some don't; I don't have a problem but this
couple started to video my display shelves, my awards and artwork
displayed around the layout.? I thought, what a great way to 'case
the joint'!? It was weird but then again we're model railroaders
so weird comes with the territory!?
A local grocery store chain was having a problem with theft, so
they hired a studio-mate to photograph a uniformed cop.? They
produced life-sized cardboard cutouts and put them in each store
then had managers move them about randomly--worked like? charm.?
So in our world we need a RR Bull. aka Emperor of the North Pole!
With that being said you can never predict what will happen.? Over
the weekend my wife who is recovering from hip-replacement surgery
and still hobbling about, was robbed at a neighborhood Walmart.?
It all happened in a matter of seconds.? Luckily she's okay and
she only lost a few things in the purse, but it does test faith in
mankind.?
Bob Werre
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I have stayed out of this
conversation but now I am wanting to just add one thing since
it was brought up by others. Security!
Bill L. Since this is your first open house. Watch your stuff,
don't take anything for granted and be careful what you say. I
have personally had two finished Gramps tank cars leave my
layout during the National Narrow Gauge Convention. I have a
very good well known?friend have a PBL K 27 that I painted
leave his layout during a NMRA National Convention. I also
will warn you to make sure your work bench is clean and no
tools are easily carried off. Cover your lathe tools and other
stuff. Station your wife and friends around, I did and so did
he.
You will have something missing and won't think that someone
stole it until days later when you finally put two and two
together.
Remember this, it’s not what
they do it’s what they may tell someone in casual conversation
and that person comes back even for non train related items.
Less in view less opportunity.
?
It’s your stuff be careful who
you share it with. Sorry, I don’t mean to be that guy but I
couldn’t go without the warning.
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Have a great open house and I
wish I could attend to see your stuff in person.
--
Mike Swederska Sr.
Modeling the Mopac rolling stock in 3/16
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Help needed with a B.T.S. Detail
OK all you PRR fans...
Does anyone have a package of our ALCO PRR Trainphone Antenna part #02076 ???
IF so, can you send me a photo or scan of one of the antenna? Close-up photo of parts installed will be fine also.
I know you are wondering why sense it is my part after all. ?? I need a sample to send to Korea tomorrow... they lost the patterns and mold, and I am completely out of stock.?? The drawings for this part date back to before CAD, and I do not have a copy.?? And in the box where I store a sample of all our parts to prevent this from happening, there is no sample for this one!! ?? HOWEVER, there are several weird pieces laying loose in the bottom of the box, and one looks weird enough to be a PRR part.? ;-)
And yes, I did send an email earlier to our own SPF, but no response and I need to move ahead.
Many thanks
Bill
--
== Scale Model Railroad Products ==
== Manufacturer - Retailer - Importer ==
Bill & Diane Wade
B.T.S.
1782 Trinity Rd
Belington, WV 26250-7621
Phone: 304-823-3729
FAX: 304-823-2901
We wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas.
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Re: Basements/Perils of open houses
Hi Jim,
Looks fantastic.
I just moved yesterday but unfortunately my layout was totally dismantled. Being my first full size completed layout I was not happy with several things, so I decided to bite the bullet and start over.
Now looking at your set up, I may build my new layout based on the workshop dimensions. Where can I get all the info?
Of course it is Sn42 but I like the idea.
Andrew
?I have recently bought a new basement with a conveniently situated house on top.? It will be a much more welcoming place than the last, with immediate access to the basement
from the back door and a downstairs washroom.? We moved in two months ago and things downstairs are now starting to shape up.? I posted it to our blog yesterday if anyone would like to take a look.
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Re: Basements/Perils of open houses
?I have recently bought a new basement with a conveniently situated house on top.? It will be a much more welcoming place than the last, with immediate access to the basement from the back door and a downstairs washroom.? We moved in two months ago and things downstairs are now starting to shape up.? I posted it to our blog yesterday if anyone would like to take a look.
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Re: The Perils of Open Houses (was: Re: [S-Scale] 2 minutes and I am good)
I have stayed out of this conversation but now I am wanting to just add one thing since it was brought up by others. Security!
Bill L. Since this is your first open house. Watch your stuff, don't take anything for granted and be careful what you say. I have personally had two finished Gramps tank cars leave my layout during the National Narrow Gauge Convention. I have a very good well known?friend have a PBL K 27 that I painted leave his layout during a NMRA National Convention. I also will warn you to make sure your work bench is clean and no tools are easily carried off. Cover your lathe tools and other stuff. Station your wife and friends around, I did and so did he.
You will have something missing and won't think that someone stole it until days later when you finally put two and two together.
Remember this, it’s not what they do it’s what they may tell someone in casual conversation and that person comes back even for non train related items. Less in view less opportunity.
?
It’s your stuff be careful who you share it with. Sorry, I don’t mean to be that guy but I couldn’t go without the warning.
?
Have a great open house and I wish I could attend to see your stuff in person.
--
Mike Swederska Sr.
Modeling the Mopac rolling stock in 3/16
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Today 3 more boxes of S items are on their way to customers of the world famous "BBB".
Now I have a bunch of interesting parts you might find interesting.? As you can see many of he parts indicate the variety of companies, some long gone, that supplied our needs.? Maybe some of these can find a forever home on your workbench.? I think $20 is a fair price and we'll find a padded envelope for them so the postage will likely run about $8.00 additional.
Contact me off list if your interested.? There are a couple of packages of parts I'd have to plead ignorance about but most are just common items--hopefully the photo tells the story.
Bob Werre
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Re: What is on my work bench "Mopac Berkshire"
Really great stuff, Mike.? Please keep the pics
coming!
Roger Nulton
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From: Mike
Swederska
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: [S-Scale] What is on my work bench "Mopac
Berkshire"
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So
I have been working on the tender for the Berkshire over Labor day week end.
Here is the progress to today. Like I have said in the past, I take builder
photos and use them to fix issues that I miss with my naked eye. I can tell you
the first thing I saw was the slop sheet is way to tall and needs to be cut
down.? I have it sitting at eye level on the layout where a bridge will go
eventually. The curve is on the minimum radius of 48" to set the distance for
the length of the draw bar clearance to the locomotive. I can also set the
shovel deck height and then the hinge deck on the loco. The shell is only siting
on the frame and the frame is sitting on the trucks but the coupler and trucks
have been set, tapped and installed to height and then removed for solder work.
I can now set where the draw bar will come off the loco frame to match the
tender frame bottom.
Plenty of work is still to be done to the tender
such as create a dog house and all the electrical conduit not to mention under
the frame stuff. Building the box, scratching the stoker and front of the tender
was a lot of work now that the hard part is done it is all down hill. I
hope!
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Mike Swederska Sr
Modeling the Mopac rolling stock in 3/16
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Re: Mexene Chili powder...
Yes Don,? the photo was a black/white. I called the head of advertising at Cadberry who now owns the rights to Austex/Mexene name.? He could only describe the color via phone, but approved when I sent him your rendition.? You may recall you sent him a car for his help.
When I was going through his process, I mentioned to Tom Henderson (SideTracks) who lived in Austin at the time, that I couldn't find the product.? He immediately sent me a can, BTW that Chili doesn't taste any better than any other canned brand--probably only a notch and a half better than Alpo!
Bob Werre
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Not so fast Bob, you sent a b/w photo with no color information. It took years to track down what we guessed were the correct logo colors. But, we were happy with the results and at that time I do not believe it had been available in any other scale.
Don T.
On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:43 AM, Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote:
"....I made a print of the ART reefer painted for Austex Chille and sent it to Don Thompson for consideration for a run of them. Well, they made a run of them...."
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
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Sent to wrong addy sorry. ? Sent from for Windows 10 ? Bob Anson USAF, Retired, TSGT Jacksonville, FL ?
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From: Ed.SauersSent: Thursday, September 6, 2018 1:57 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [S-Scale] RF&P Decals ? Bob, I only get a line when I open the attachment. Can you send it to edsauers@...? Thanks Ed ? ? On 9/6/2018 1:45 PM, Bob Anson via Groups.Io wrote: Are you talking about the Governors class? ? ? Bob Anson USAF, Retired, TSGT Jacksonville, FL ? ? George, If I do the RF&P Decals I will be in touch, please send your email address to me at edsauers@... Thanks Ed ? On 9/5/2018 9:25 PM, George Courtney via Groups.Io wrote: ? ? If you find any, let me know.? I know Great Decals made some but for a more modern era. On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, 7:29:56 PM EDT, Ed.Sauers <dockside98@...> wrote: Are there any RF&P steam era decals available in S-Scale or do I have to
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Bob,
I only get a line when I open the attachment. Can you send it to
edsauers@...?
Thanks
Ed
On 9/6/2018 1:45 PM, Bob Anson via
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Are you talking about the Governors class?
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Bob
Anson
USAF,
Retired, TSGT
Jacksonville,
FL
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George,
If I do the RF&P Decals I will be in touch, please send
your email address to me at edsauers@...
Thanks
Ed
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On 9/5/2018 9:25 PM, George Courtney via
Groups.Io wrote:
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? If you find any, let me know.? I know Great Decals
made some but for a more modern era.
On
Wednesday, September 5, 2018, 7:29:56 PM EDT,
Ed.Sauers <dockside98@...>
wrote:
Are
there any RF&P steam era decals available in
S-Scale or do I have to
?
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Are you talking about the Governors class? ? ? Bob Anson USAF, Retired, TSGT Jacksonville, FL ?
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From: Ed.SauersSent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:22 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [S-Scale] RF&P Decals ? George, If I do the RF&P Decals I will be in touch, please send your email address to me at edsauers@... Thanks Ed ? On 9/5/2018 9:25 PM, George Courtney via Groups.Io wrote: ? ? If you find any, let me know.? I know Great Decals made some but for a more modern era. On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, 7:29:56 PM EDT, Ed.Sauers <dockside98@...> wrote: Are there any RF&P steam era decals available in S-Scale or do I have to
?
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Bob Werre
Roger Nulton