Howdy ...
I'm interested in the conversations about CVT transmissions. .... We rented a vehicle on our AZ trip that only had one shift position to go forward (D). .... I wonder why they did that... Must have been the CVT you are discussing. Eventually, we will need a new vehicle, and I hope we don't get one of those with CVT.
Below is a shot of the Empire Builder. .... Moved the camera back far enough so you can see moist of the train. ..... You can also see my coke oven to the left. ... To the right is the end of a branch line.
I had to show him the law on my phone. He was not to happy but we compromised and he said I only had to wear the seat belt for long trips. I got the letter from him and I'm still working! I can't wait to show my letter to a lawman.
The Legacy we traded in to get this Outback was probably the last with the old transmission. The Outback is perfect for us and has handled flawlessly on two cross-country trips (through the dessert, ironically), but I *really* miss that Legacy.
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Louis- Every time in the past when dropping coverage to the minimum I would be involved in a accident, so I always keep full coverage.
I hope everyone has a good night.
Afternoon All,
Started out chilly but it's warm now. It looks like we have our seasonal temps for the rest of the week. I got the extension framing mounted to the layout with Son's help and ran the power buss in the framing. Tomorrow I hope to get the table top cut to size then mount the electronics on the front of the layout.
There seems to be a misunderstanding with several members here. When I started posting the awesome layout pictures I said they were of a layout belonging to a friend of my friend Jon. As much as I would like to say it's my layout, it's not and my modeling skills are not up to those standards. Sorry for any misunderstanding.
Chet- Excellent work.
Johnny- I have done some scratch building but nothing on the scale of, Ray, Chet, Garry and probably many others here.
Garry- All I could thick of was "Ouch" when I saw the picture of the wrecked loco.
I hope everyone has a good night.
Howdy ...
I'm interested in the conversations about CVT transmissions. .... We rented a vehicle on our AZ trip that only had one shift position to go forward (D). .... I wonder why they did that... Must have been the CVT you are discussing. Eventually, we will need a new vehicle, and I hope we don't get one of those with CVT.
Below is a shot of the Empire Builder. .... Moved the camera back far enough so you can see moist of the train. ..... You can also see my coke oven to the left. ... To the right is the end of a branch line.
Hello again ..
Greg and Chet .... Thanks for commenting on my photo.
Ron ... Glad you got the truck back. Did they arrest the SOB's ? ... The "kit-bashed" truck looks like a fun project.
Greg ... Since you like ore cars, here is an ore train arriving in the town of Blackhawk. The Baldwin switcher is owned by the steel mill.
Was reminded of something, triggered by JazzDad's post of an NZ gear driven loco to which I remarked how there, making do with what you could get to make something was very much the "norm". There was this race car, called the Stanton Corvette in the 60's-70's. Very successful on the local scene and had an unusual final drive. Here's a pic
That's chain drive, via a 1939 Ford V8 differential, behind a Corvette V8.
Good evening. Gotta make this quick, trying to get to bed before 11:30.
Lotsa great looking photos being posted on here. I'll contribute one of my own, the White Castle burger joint I been working on for way too many evenings now. Still needs some further work, but I'll be placing it toward the rear of the layout surface, so it will look ok from a ~2ft distance. As of this moment, I need a temporary break from this thing.
Ken: Your White Castle Restrurant looks very good.
Ken-D&J: I'm doing treadmill workouts myself, 40 minutes 3 days a week (M-W-F). But not to lose weight - I'm doing it to keep my blood pressure under control. I try not to even look at how much weight I'm shedding because I might get dissappointed and lose my motivation; I gotta "just do it" like the Nike ad says. Either I do the treadmill, or give up normal foods and eat that flavorless low-sodium crap...
Howdy ...
I'm interested in the conversations about CVT transmissions. .... We rented a vehicle on our AZ trip that only had one shift position to go forward (D). .... I wonder why they did that... Must have been the CVT you are discussing. Eventually, we will need a new vehicle, and I hope we don't get one of those with CVT.
Below is a shot of the Empire Builder. .... Moved the camera back far enough so you can see moist of the train. ..... You can also see my coke oven to the left. ... To the right is the end of a branch line.
Hello again ..
Greg and Chet .... Thanks for commenting on my photo.
Ron ... Glad you got the truck back. Did they arrest the SOB's ? ... The "kit-bashed" truck looks like a fun project.
Greg ... Since you like ore cars, here is an ore train arriving in the town of Blackhawk. The Baldwin switcher is owned by the steel mill.
Might be hard to run trains in your "final resting place". Maybe your next to final resting place would be a better option.
