Running Bear's Coffee Shop July 2024

[Bruette]

Next thing you know, they'll try serving cold beer and hot dogs at games.

Much better than cold hotdogs and warm beer. Which was something I called breakfast in my younger days.

 

[troyphoto]

It is the way of the world these days. You have to do all the paperwork, photographs etc. etc. etc. that (at one time) was all done for you. Get it wrong and no holiday.

I am looking at an old cruise brochure from the days of my first few. (Research for my new story.)
I remember booking and paying for the cruise.
No more forms to fill.
A bulky letter arriving with all the details and tickets etc.. etc..
Going on holiday and receiving the service as advertised


Norwegian Jewel looks a lovely ship. Post some pictures when you return.

We've been on her three times already... which voyage do you need pics from?

the Promenade wall art is no longer there. Painted over about 10 years ago... But my wife pointed out that the photog looked like me in my wedding photog mode...

 

[traiNscale]

the red black is definitly the best looking! damn i want that as H0 scale Model now ahahaha

 

[jmupton2000]

Here's few more picks of the red SD9 since it seems to be a favorite:View attachment 195147View attachment 195148
There was also a UP diesel near by, i have no clue what model this is. It looks like a GP35 without dynamic brake grid:View attachment 195146

1021 there is in fact started life as an SD24 with Southern, rebuilt by IC as an 'SD20' so a rare beast indeed.

UP 829 started life with Missouri Pacific who eschewed dynamic brakes.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

1021 there is in fact started life as an SD24 with Southern, rebuilt by IC as an 'SD20' so a rare beast indeed.

UP 829 started life with Missouri Pacific who eschewed dynamic brakes.

Yes that red beast does have SD20 written on the nose. The desert heat must be playing with my mind

 

[KriegslokBR52]

I finally caught the dinosaurs:

 

[KriegslokBR52]

the red black is definitly the best looking! damn i want that as H0 scale Model now ahahaha

That is definitely a custom job.

 

[chadbag]

Yes that red beast does have SD20 written on the nose. The desert heat must be playing with my mindView attachment 195165

Are you out here in Utah? Where abouts?

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Are you out here in Utah? Where abouts?

On my way to Helper right now.

 

[KriegslokBR52]

Are you out here in Utah? Where abouts?

Where do you live?

 

[CambriaArea51]

I'm back, too many pages to get caught up on. Short handed at work, Mom and Dad not doing well in the nursing home, and the garden is producing faster than we can keep up.
On a positive note I was given 18 Intermountain 4750 grain cars for helping a friend move his collection into a storage unit while he's in rehab. My CSX AC4400 from Scale Trains came today, haven't even opened the box yet.
How about a nightcap Flo 5 am comes early.

 

[chadbag]

Where do you live?

In the SL Valley. You're down in the middle it looks like.

 

[chadbag]

On my way to Helper right now.

If I remember the story correctly, Helper is called that as that is where the helper engines were located to get the coal trains up over some mountains. Something like that. But th ename is railroad related IIRC.

Helper, Utah - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[traiNscale]

That is definitely a custom job.

So i "just" need a locomotive of this type.
then paint it like the picture, done

eeeeeeeeeeeeeasy hahahaha

 

[traiNscale]

@KriegslokBR52 was checking out the Rapido Site. Must be something like this one?
but i see, the model has a split tank, the one in your picture has one single i think?
And the model is Silent i want sound in all my H0 locos. maybe i have to check out also scaletrains.

 

[Bill Tidler Jr.]

Good morning! It's 72° in Tipton.

 

[troyphoto]

Well, howdy there internet subjects, and those who need a helper engine just to get our butts in gear sometimes

It's Troy again.

I spent yesterday printing out some 3D American Civil War soldiers from a Kickstarter I sponsored. These are a tad too big for American N-scale, but I'm afraid to take them smaller due to their rifles already breaking as I remove them from the supports

Here are the command stands with poles ready for flags:

And some of the troopers. I upscaled this batch to 105% to see if that helped the guns. Not really, but it brought them closer in line to the 13.5mm scale (head to toe a person is 13.5mm) from the Warlord Games Epic scale range of battle minis.

The semi-painted blue troopers are the Warlord Epic scale minis for scale comparison.

I'm thinking that - for my N-scale layout - at least one cornfield will have some heavy fighting, especially with some of the Iron Brigade (some of the Wisconsin Boys, and one regiment - the 19th Indiana). I may have to do some forced perspective to keep the size difference from being too noticeable.

Gearing up for the family reunion on the wife's side that we're hosting this weekend. It'll be at our community clubhouse on Sunday. Weather is calling for sunny and warm that day (upper 80s F) following a week of storms and rain. I'm hoping that Fri and Sat will be good enough days for me to fire up the Kamado and smoke a brisket and a pork shoulder for the reunion. I don't mind the rain, but prefer not to be a lightning rod just to wrap the meat half-way through the cook.

That's all for now. Enjoy your days.

 

[traiNscale]

what up internet folks and forum friends

- airport is up and runing
- heatwave incoming (for switzerland" today 34 celcius
- tomorrow last day before summer vacation

picture of today, me and my dad last saturday. I owned once a Harley Davidson but sold it due to not using it too much. but i think i will get another one someday. my dad is all in on english motorcycles, but this one is his Goldwing (Honda) he took me for a ride. lucky i still have my helmet, but the glasses are from my bicycle gear, so does not really match the helmet ahahaha. i think i last was sitting in a sidecars 30 years + ago. but it was fun

 

[kbkchooch]

Good morning gang!

70° and cloudy this morning heading up to the mid 80s with afternoon and evening scattered thunderstorms.

 

[bnsf971]

Good morning. It's 77 and clear.