D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
Well, mine is flat like the DOD car and rides on rails, I think.
Running Bear's Coffee Shop July 2024
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I think the Queen Mary is a depressed center heavy duty flat car. I've seen it in brass a few times at the Timonium train show.
Also, the weight of suspending your body on your shoulder ligaments at your age will be somewhere around, catastrophic.
Good luck with it though.
And, I don't have to fully suspend my weight. Take about half of it off, and I can feel the spine open up.
I would go with the teeter as it is much better for support. Mine folds up to about 8" thick and I hide it behind the door. I used to put a 2x4 across the top of the stairs, stuff my feet in and lay down. That worked but what a PITA getting my feet out without rolling down dem stairs.
And to help with 'old shoulder' syndrome, put that bar lower and pull yourself up from laying on the floor or bench. Kinda a reverse shoulder press. For that, you only have upper body weight to deal with. As you get stronger and the joints start working again, move the bar up then do it sitting for awhile. Move again and you be doing pull-ups just like yesteryear. Note that you will be gaining upper body strength at each level.
Later
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KriegslokBR52
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Is that home built? I know Pennsy had a huge heavy haul flat they called "Queen Mary", this piece is saved at Altoona railroad museum. It rides on four trucks taken from T1 tenders-the only pieces of actual T1 which still exist (beside a whistle and maybe a few keystone plates).
NorthBrit
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D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
I bought the kit a few years ago or so. It's a Funaro F-38 special flat car.
I think the Queen Mary is a depressed center heavy duty flat car. I've seen it in brass a few times at the Timonium train show.
NorthBrit
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War Stories are generally kept close to the people involved. Most never see 'the light of day'.
Here is a story that is known by the many involved. A place that possibly saved many lives.
I am not fond of flying, but have always admired the crews of aircraft; especially in wartime.
Carnaby
Travel to Carnaby, near Bridlington you will find a industrial estate. It hasn't always been as such. During WW2 it was something completely different. Nothing secretive, but very important. Very important to aircraft crews.
Carnaby was a runway. A single east to west runway; one and half miles long, seven hundred feet wide. It became operational in June 1944 and with a system of burning petrol from pipes laid each side the air was cleared of fog. This system allowed aircraft to land. By the end of the war about fifteen hundred aircraft had landed there. Most were damaged by enemy action, or diverted from their home base due to bad weather, running short of fuel or suffered technical failure.
In January 1945, because of dense fog over their home base, a total 65 American Liberators and Flying Fortresses landed safely at Carnaby. In March 1945 two Lancasters each with a 22,000lb Grand Slam bomb landed because the raid was called of for bad weather.
An incident of a Halifax bomber of Coastal Command was attacking enemy shipping when a flare, used to illuminate a target, exploded in the plane. On investigating the damage, the flight-sergeant fell through the hole. His parachute harness became snagged on part of the aircraft leaving him dangling in the air. Another member of the crew went to investigate and assumed the flight-sergeant to be lost.
Because of the damage to the aeroplane the pilot diverted to Carnaby. It was only after landing did the crew find out the f-s was still with them. As the tail of the bomber came down, the oxygen mask worn by the f-s scraped along the runway, saving him from terrible injuries.
The f-s was unconscious when they got to him, but soon recovered and was back on operational flying.
Here is a story that is known by the many involved. A place that possibly saved many lives.
I am not fond of flying, but have always admired the crews of aircraft; especially in wartime.
Carnaby
Travel to Carnaby, near Bridlington you will find a industrial estate. It hasn't always been as such. During WW2 it was something completely different. Nothing secretive, but very important. Very important to aircraft crews.
Carnaby was a runway. A single east to west runway; one and half miles long, seven hundred feet wide. It became operational in June 1944 and with a system of burning petrol from pipes laid each side the air was cleared of fog. This system allowed aircraft to land. By the end of the war about fifteen hundred aircraft had landed there. Most were damaged by enemy action, or diverted from their home base due to bad weather, running short of fuel or suffered technical failure.
In January 1945, because of dense fog over their home base, a total 65 American Liberators and Flying Fortresses landed safely at Carnaby. In March 1945 two Lancasters each with a 22,000lb Grand Slam bomb landed because the raid was called of for bad weather.
An incident of a Halifax bomber of Coastal Command was attacking enemy shipping when a flare, used to illuminate a target, exploded in the plane. On investigating the damage, the flight-sergeant fell through the hole. His parachute harness became snagged on part of the aircraft leaving him dangling in the air. Another member of the crew went to investigate and assumed the flight-sergeant to be lost.
Because of the damage to the aeroplane the pilot diverted to Carnaby. It was only after landing did the crew find out the f-s was still with them. As the tail of the bomber came down, the oxygen mask worn by the f-s scraped along the runway, saving him from terrible injuries.
The f-s was unconscious when they got to him, but soon recovered and was back on operational flying.
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kbkchooch
Verified Human
Good morning gang!
Flo I think I will have a bowl of cereal and some fruit, it's already too hot to cook anything.
Cat went to the vet yesterday with another urinary tract infection. Now we have special food, pills, and a $400.00 dollar bill. He has to have pills twice a day. So far my fingers are ok, we'll see if I get bit when he starts feeling better.
BBL
Flo I think I will have a bowl of cereal and some fruit, it's already too hot to cook anything.
Cat went to the vet yesterday with another urinary tract infection. Now we have special food, pills, and a $400.00 dollar bill. He has to have pills twice a day. So far my fingers are ok, we'll see if I get bit when he starts feeling better.
BBL
santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Mostly clear and a rather cool 67°, with a touch of fog over in the NW side of the estate. We're in for a week or so of only in the mid-90's for a high, dipping into the low to mid-70's overnight. No additional rain after the initial 1.1" from the Beryl storm system. Not sure whether it was still a tropical storm or a depression when it passed heading north just east of me.. Too bad as I could have used a bit more rain.
A good cool day outdoors yesterday before the rain finally hit at 3:30. I did the usual mowing and firewood cutting, but my visit to the pool was cut off by the rain. I know, it's all water, but there is no dry place to hang the towel around the pool!
Today is one of those days when the entire morning is taken up with a visit to the primary care doctor for both me and my wife. While there's usually no waiting once there, he's 45 minutes away. That's because he moved his office closer to Dallas a few years ago after we decided that he was the right fit for us.
Neighborhood update from May's tornado: Next door neighbors to the north, Delang and Jaime, whose double-wide had most of the roof blown off, received their check from the insurance company. They chose to "total it", but it is up to him to get rid of it before he can get a new one. So he is going to give it to Bubba and Michelle, neighbors to the west to replace their single-wide; which has both roof and structural damage. Bubba will use his insurance money to move it and repair the damages. There are two routes to get it moved, using the easement road which is in terrible shape from washouts, or cutting across my property if they can get it done during the dry season. I've given permission, but they have to get it done at the right time. The issue is that there's a slightly depressed valley running downhill from west to east across my land. Bubba's dad built a pond on the westernmost end of the valley on his property 40 years ago. BUT his pond leaks and the parts of the valley are always somewhat soft except in late July through late August. We don't even cut the hay on this 40' wide valley since the tractor and equipment has gotten stuck before. Without the water retention pond, the water always just drained off naturally.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I continued with those small projects. Added drivers to several vehicles.
I had to add a cross brace to the derelict barn to square it back up.
It is a bigger piece of stripwood than I needed to use, but it was handy.
Todd - I would attack the hose as Ken described, with a #18 Exacto chisel blade.
Hughie - That was really quick for the power in your area. And only 5.5" of rain! You got off easy.
Everybody have a great Tuesday.
A good cool day outdoors yesterday before the rain finally hit at 3:30. I did the usual mowing and firewood cutting, but my visit to the pool was cut off by the rain. I know, it's all water, but there is no dry place to hang the towel around the pool!
Today is one of those days when the entire morning is taken up with a visit to the primary care doctor for both me and my wife. While there's usually no waiting once there, he's 45 minutes away. That's because he moved his office closer to Dallas a few years ago after we decided that he was the right fit for us.
Neighborhood update from May's tornado: Next door neighbors to the north, Delang and Jaime, whose double-wide had most of the roof blown off, received their check from the insurance company. They chose to "total it", but it is up to him to get rid of it before he can get a new one. So he is going to give it to Bubba and Michelle, neighbors to the west to replace their single-wide; which has both roof and structural damage. Bubba will use his insurance money to move it and repair the damages. There are two routes to get it moved, using the easement road which is in terrible shape from washouts, or cutting across my property if they can get it done during the dry season. I've given permission, but they have to get it done at the right time. The issue is that there's a slightly depressed valley running downhill from west to east across my land. Bubba's dad built a pond on the westernmost end of the valley on his property 40 years ago. BUT his pond leaks and the parts of the valley are always somewhat soft except in late July through late August. We don't even cut the hay on this 40' wide valley since the tractor and equipment has gotten stuck before. Without the water retention pond, the water always just drained off naturally.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I continued with those small projects. Added drivers to several vehicles.
I had to add a cross brace to the derelict barn to square it back up.
It is a bigger piece of stripwood than I needed to use, but it was handy.
Todd - I would attack the hose as Ken described, with a #18 Exacto chisel blade.
Hughie - That was really quick for the power in your area. And only 5.5" of rain! You got off easy.
Everybody have a great Tuesday.
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Well, howdy there internet subjects
It's troy again. Cue Annie Lennox
And Beryll is starting to invade our area.
He's moving diagonally to the NE, so we'll get to see most of him today and tomorrow. Fort Wayne is that blue "pin" about half way between Chicago and Toledo.
In other news, my spinal stenosis (calcium/arthritis growths on the lumbar spine) is still bothering me. Left lower back. Sometimes it's just the nerve in the back, sometimes it's sciatica down into the thigh.
So I purchased a pull-up bar. Not that I want to do pull ups, but one of the PT exercises, spinal decompression. I don't want to give up the room for a teeter table to go inverted. I'll try the doorframe bar and see if hanging provides some relief.
After installing that bar... Yeah... I need more upper body strength. OUCH!
It's troy again. Cue Annie Lennox
And Beryll is starting to invade our area.
He's moving diagonally to the NE, so we'll get to see most of him today and tomorrow. Fort Wayne is that blue "pin" about half way between Chicago and Toledo.
In other news, my spinal stenosis (calcium/arthritis growths on the lumbar spine) is still bothering me. Left lower back. Sometimes it's just the nerve in the back, sometimes it's sciatica down into the thigh.
So I purchased a pull-up bar. Not that I want to do pull ups, but one of the PT exercises, spinal decompression. I don't want to give up the room for a teeter table to go inverted. I'll try the doorframe bar and see if hanging provides some relief.
After installing that bar... Yeah... I need more upper body strength. OUCH!
migalyto
Well-Known Member
Good morning all!
A very cloudy overcast morning. Only supposed to get to the upper 70s today with a chance of rain, but that's later tonight.
Nothing new on the train front. I have had lots of time to work on it, but just cant seem to move forward. Every time I go to the basement, I end up running trains and not doing any building. I guess that's still doing something.
Other than that, not much else happening here other than usual household duties this morning.
Have a great day everyone!
A very cloudy overcast morning. Only supposed to get to the upper 70s today with a chance of rain, but that's later tonight.
Nothing new on the train front. I have had lots of time to work on it, but just cant seem to move forward. Every time I go to the basement, I end up running trains and not doing any building. I guess that's still doing something.
Other than that, not much else happening here other than usual household duties this morning.
Have a great day everyone!
traiNscale
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btw. we have a Taylor Swift invasion in zurich this week.
i think its also like a hurricane...
i think its also like a hurricane...
migalyto
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Are you going to be in attendance at one of the concerts?
D&J RailRoad
Professor of HO
The pull-up bar that fits on the door frame? You do realize the wood that the bar hangs on is merely trim pine, held in place by a few brad nails, right? It has no real weight bearing strength. After bearing the weight of a human, it will finally let go in splinters.
Also, the weight of suspending your body on your shoulder ligaments at your age will be somewhere around, catastrophic.
Good luck with it though.
chadbag
Well-Known Member
Good excuse to take a vacation and leave town...
traiNscale
Well-Known Member
kbkchooch
Verified Human
In these parts, that is called a Ford wrench.Hello Happy Members !
If any test fails miserably, I have the solution. Hope that helps...
Have a nice day !
FORD: Fix Or Repair Daily ?
troyphoto
Snarky Old Fart (in training)
Actually, there's more than just a few brads. The force is downward, and the top of the trim rests on each mitered corner. So a large part of the force in on the vertical rails of the trim.
And, I don't have to fully suspend my weight. Take about half of it off, and I can feel the spine open up.
ctclibby
Well-Known Member
Troy: What DJ said! Well, unless you know that there is a 2x4/2x6 stud you are attaching to.
I would go with the teeter as it is much better for support. Mine folds up to about 8" thick and I hide it behind the door. I used to put a 2x4 across the top of the stairs, stuff my feet in and lay down. That worked but what a PITA getting my feet out without rolling down dem stairs.
And to help with 'old shoulder' syndrome, put that bar lower and pull yourself up from laying on the floor or bench. Kinda a reverse shoulder press. For that, you only have upper body weight to deal with. As you get stronger and the joints start working again, move the bar up then do it sitting for awhile. Move again and you be doing pull-ups just like yesteryear. Note that you will be gaining upper body strength at each level.
Later
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