In. Worlds Greatest Hobby on Tour show. Out. Great American Train Show. Great show in Houston today. Had the feel of Gats many, many years ago. Good venue and excellent advertising really brought in huge crowd.
In: Getting into a building/modeling spree with caboose models Out: Being in such a zone that I forgot to adjust the airbrush needle to its proper position (I moved the needle back into the body to preclude damaging the tip) spraying huge amounts of paint everywhere... In: Testing the 'brush in the paint booth, not on a model In: Intermountain Tunnel Motors In: Unnumbered D&RGW Tunnel Motors Out: Decaling the tiny numberboards on 3 units In: Shellscale decals' numberboard sets In: the look of my newly numbered TMs Out: Unweathered, box-stock models (for me at least) In: Dullcote, drybrushing, and chalks In: Making the model more correct with appropriate details Out: Making that first cut, or applying putty to a finished model... In: Moving to another mountainous state Out: Moving, period. In: New model RR club to visit In: 72x12' layout with over 3000' of handlaid track Out: It's HO scale....
Out: Puncturing spray paint cans Out: Previously mentioned g/f Out: Spending any more money on trains till I get a job, (cept for the Kato GN F7s) IN - Selling off some of the equipment I know I'll never use including 3 sets of Kato Bethgons and 3 Athern well cars, (see my add in the Yellow Forum) IN - Choose a new career helping people - even if this forces me to sell my place and get a smaller one. Out: - Looking for a g/f. If they come to me, fine, if not? I have my trains. IN - Oooops Landia RR - Test Track Layou - Abstract plan to follow IN - Best wishes to all
In : Just finished to lay all the tracks In : half on the wiring is done OUT : next step is to buy all these DCC blocks detector and turnout decoder need some more ... $$$$$$$$
In: Finished D&RGW 01400-series caboose for paint In: Painting said caboose Aspen Gold Out: Not consulting proto photos when painting roof black Out: Roof is not painted black.....
In: Building correct caboose models In: Painting said models Out: Finding out I didn't have decals for the caboose model I built! Out: Bending airbrush needle tip In: Having spares of aformentioned part..
Time to resurrect this old topic... In: Working on projects clogging the workbench In: Finishing key projects Out: Working night shift, and seeing my wife and son only about 4 hours a day... In: Sleeping in! In: Z scale stuff Out: being lazy and not laying track on the new Z layout In: Finally finishing the RS-3 springs ont he Wright Z turnouts Out: Not having enough time to lay them! In: Taking advantage of a beautiful weekend to explore the abandoned Milwaukee Road in Montana Out: Picking up ticks on said hike In: Getting out with my whole family--wife, son and I on a railfan adventure!!
I'll take a RX7 over any 5L Ford anyday ! lol ------- In : getting good grades in school In : Unit grain trains In : Cafeine and/or being cafeinated 12 hours a day Out : having little to no time/space for trains Out : empire consisting of a single 1'X4' module oh yeah, and most importantly Out : GIRLS ! (at least for now haha!)
I agree. They're too much trouble and take away valuable train money. I must have been a hobo in a previous life.
IN: New job....minimum wage at a local grocery store. OUT: Time for trains IN: Same girlfriend for 5 months straight come this friday...very happy! IN: Game girlfriend as above also has an interest in trains. OUT: (Well, almost) Last day of class is May 5, so that'll be arriving soon!
Pat, I have been married 5 years, it flies!! Having kids just speeds up that time-space continuum... My advice, enjoy being a couple. having kids too early is a heck of strain on a marriage. I'm glad I waited. In: Having my fleet almost to the point where I don't need to buy so much Out: New stuff that keeps coming out, tempting me, stuff that I really have no need for, but want anyway! Out: Needing dozens more coal hoppers......
IN: Buying my trains from shops that support trainboard and railimages and supporting my local shop. OUT: Ebay
In: Ebay Out: Overpriced hobby shops In: Making trees Out: Buying trees In: Researching and modeling real scenes Out: Fantasy layouts In: Walkaround layouts Out: Tower operated layouts In: PWM Throttles Out: DCC In: ME Track Out: Atlas 55 and Peco In: MicroTrains Couplers Out: Accumate couplers In: Scenic Express foam products Out: Woodland Scenics foam products In: Foam Tack to glue track Out: White glue to glue track In: oNeTrak Out: NTrak
Pulse Width Modulation, the secret to why DCC decoders work better than DC. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZinsane-gear-pigQQhtZ-1 Look for the Awesome Throttle line. All you need to know...
Yes, but it gives DC trains the performance boost that DCC gives trains, as far as dirt resistance and making older 3 pole motors work great.
