/Henry... Thanks for the approval and the welcome. I have loved train
all of my long life. I look forward to a good run with your group. My
e-mail shown below is incorrect... It is chpln1@... No "i" in
chpln1.

Grace and Peace...
Don Staton in VA
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On 6/13/2013 1:00 AM, Henry wrote:

Welcome to our 2 newest members , chplin1@...
<mailto:chplin1%40verison.net> and mermaidnc@...
<mailto:mermaidnc%40yahoo.com> . Welcome , feel free to browse the
members photo albums . Some fine work in those . Again welcome to you
both . Henry H. moderator

Congratulations, Sean.

The Windsor does sound great. I'm glad decided to add the fuel pump. HA.

Denis

I'm making my E8's finally. This is how I usually go, I spend forever with
a project on the back burner in my head then I knock it out.

This is a Model Power E8, which started life as BN 9908 (a fictitious
number, bless them) but I am making it into Amtrak 330.

First, I used Wash-away paint remover to get rid of the Cascade green,
which actually went pretty quickly. I used a toothbrush to clean paint out
of the crevices, then I washed the model with dish soap and let it sit for
a few days.

Next, I sprayed it with Testor's silver spray paint. I let it sit for a
while and then hit it again. Then, I masked the sides off and sprayed the
red nose, waiting a while between first and second doses. I let that dry
overnight last night and masked the red off and this morning I sprayed
black (don't have a photo yet). This afternoon when I get home I'll hit it
along a couple spots I can already see I missed, I wanted to let what was
there dry to avoid runs.

I'll probably pick up a can of dullcote and hit it with that once the paint
has set a day, then on to decals!

Hope you enjoy what I have so far
Nathan Rich
Lakewood, WA

Attaboy Sean! Sounds healthy and certainly willing to start. When you
get your first drive, its a thrill beyond compare. What tranny? Thats a
lot of trains stuff to sell to get this far

Then you'll hafta change yer name to "another69mustangforme".

PS, I was at Indy the day Mario broke 160 at the Brickyard for the first
time... A Novi V-8 makes an ungodly roar at full yell....the sound
thumps the chest in passing. No wonder they didn't last, all that HP in
such a small package. HAdda have 4 wheel drive to get all of it to the
pavement.


Now, back to our regularly scheduled program!

Tom Knowles
NOTE NEW ADDRESS: tomk@...

On 6/13/2013 2:55 PM, Sean Naylor wrote:

Hi All!

I wanted t share a link of a little video I shot on Tuesday. This is
the first time there has been a running engine in my 1969 fastback
Mustang since I purchased it as a bare shell in 1997. If I were to
guess, I would say the car has not been on the road in over 20 years!!
The original '69 351 Windsor really sounds great! I can not wait to
get in it and actually drive it!!!


Today, the fuel pump was replaced and now it is running constant and
unassisted on it's own! (other than initially manually manipulating
the choke.)

Later!
Sean

"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!" -
Mario Andretti!

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Hi All!

I wanted t share a link of a little video I shot on Tuesday. This is the first time there has been a running engine in my 1969 fastback Mustang since I purchased it as a bare shell in 1997. If I were to guess, I would say the car has not been on the road in over 20 years!! The original '69 351 Windsor really sounds great! I can not wait to get in it and actually drive it!!!?

?

Today, the fuel pump was replaced and now it is running constant and unassisted on it's own! (other than initially manually manipulating the choke.)

Later!

Sean

"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!" - Mario Andretti!

?

?

Hi All!

I wanted t share a link of a little video I shot on Tuesday. This is the first time there has been a running engine in my 1969 fastback Mustang since I purchased it as a bare shell in 1997. If I were to guess, I would say the car has not been on the road in over 20 years!! The original '69 351 Windsor really sounds great! I can not wait to get in it and actually drive it!!!?




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Today, the fuel pump was replaced and now it is running constant and unassisted on it's own! (other than initially manually manipulating the choke.)

Later!
Sean


"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!" - Mario Andretti!

Hi Nathan.
Better results to use gloss coat for decals then dull coat for even finish. ( I put another light coat of gloss then dull for an over all even finish for a slightly weathered look). Hope this helps.
Paul G in Fl.

--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Nathan Rich wrote:
>
> I'm making my E8's finally. This is how I usually go, I spend forever with
> a project on the back burner in my head then I knock it out.
>
> This is a Model Power E8, which started life as BN 9908 (a fictitious
> number, bless them) but I am making it into Amtrak 330.
>
> First, I used Wash-away paint remover to get rid of the Cascade green,
> which actually went pretty quickly. I used a toothbrush to clean paint out
> of the crevices, then I washed the model with dish soap and let it sit for
> a few days.
>
> Next, I sprayed it with Testor's silver spray paint. I let it sit for a
> while and then hit it again. Then, I masked the sides off and sprayed the
> red nose, waiting a while between first and second doses. I let that dry
> overnight last night and masked the red off and this morning I sprayed
> black (don't have a photo yet). This afternoon when I get home I'll hit it
> along a couple spots I can already see I missed, I wanted to let what was
> there dry to avoid runs.
>
> I'll probably pick up a can of dullcote and hit it with that once the paint
> has set a day, then on to decals!
>
> Hope you enjoy what I have so far
> Nathan Rich
> Lakewood, WA
>




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I'm making my E8's finally. This is how I usually go, I spend forever with
a project on the back burner in my head then I knock it out.

This is a Model Power E8, which started life as BN 9908 (a fictitious
number, bless them) but I am making it into Amtrak 330.

First, I used Wash-away paint remover to get rid of the Cascade green,
which actually went pretty quickly. I used a toothbrush to clean paint out
of the crevices, then I washed the model with dish soap and let it sit for
a few days.

Next, I sprayed it with Testor's silver spray paint. I let it sit for a
while and then hit it again. Then, I masked the sides off and sprayed the
red nose, waiting a while between first and second doses. I let that dry
overnight last night and masked the red off and this morning I sprayed
black (don't have a photo yet). This afternoon when I get home I'll hit it
along a couple spots I can already see I missed, I wanted to let what was
there dry to avoid runs.

I'll probably pick up a can of dullcote and hit it with that once the paint
has set a day, then on to decals!

Hope you enjoy what I have so far
Nathan Rich
Lakewood, WA

I agree, it is probably the tender trucks. I reworked a Mantua goat that I assembled 30 yrs. ago. Put in a can motor, flywheel NWSL idler gear box & a decoder....Wouldn't run worth a darn. After sitting on the shelf for a couple of years I discovered a conductive grease ( NO-OX-ID A SPECIAL from Sanchem Inc. Disassembled the trucks, polished them, put a SMALL dab of grease on axle ends & all contact points. It ran like a dream & still does after over a year. You can also use this product on the tracks...."A little Dab Will Do Ya"
I got the 2 oz. tub that will last me 3 or 4 lifetimes.

--- In yardbirdtrains@..., Nathan Rich <thaddeusthudpucker@> wrote:

As long as you can completely isolate the motor from the frame (use a nylon
screw and some electrical tape) and can sort out the left rail/right rail
thing, you should be able to.

Nathan Rich

On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 2:26 PM, cwvpost1 <pgkdave@> wrote:

I just acquired a Limited Edition Mantua Classic 4-4-2 Atlantic that was
still New In the Box. It is over 20 Years Old. When I tried to Run it on
a test track, it ran erratic starting and stopping and shorting out.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what would be causing the problem and any
suggestion on how to fix it?

Also is there anyway to upgrade this engine to DCC?



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Thanks for the info. I would never have guessed a 4-4-0 would have been built with a Walschaerts valve gear. I just learned something today. That makes it a good day right?Regards,
Vic Bitleris
Raleigh, NC

To: yardbirdtrains@...
From: ebtnut@...
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 15:19:41 -0400
Subject: Re: [yardbirdtrains] What's the latest projects ?


























Also, here's a pic of one of the three of the very last 4-4-0's built for the US by Baldwin in 1927:








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To: yardbirdtrains <yardbirdtrains@...>

Sent: Wed, Jun 5, 2013 2:55 pm

Subject: Re: [yardbirdtrains] What's the latest projects ?

















That 4-4-0 was built by Baldwin in 1919 for the Red River and Gulf RR, close to being one of the last 4-4-0's built in the US. The loco ran for a number of years around Stone Mountain along with a similar loco, sort of recreating the "Great Locomotive Chase".



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To: yardbirdtrains <yardbirdtrains@...>

Sent: Wed, Jun 5, 2013 1:38 pm

Subject: RE: [yardbirdtrains] What's the latest projects ?

















I may get a little time to work on the layout this weekend, but Saturday afternoon, we go to my daughter's house. Our granddaughter is graduating high school and we have a party. Last weekend, we went to Atlanta for a family visit, but I did get a few hours off and went to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth. I took lots of photos, including some very up close and personal photos of the B-End details of a couple hoppers. they had a 4-4-0 there with PISTON rod valves and what looked like Walschaert valve gear. the darnedest thing I ever did see. I expected slide valves and no external valve gear for a 4-4-0. I must assume this was retrofitted by a previous owner and did not come from the factory this way.

Regards,

Vic Bitleris Raleigh, NC







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From: long95209@...

Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 16:12:14 +0000

Subject: [yardbirdtrains] What's the latest projects ?









Other that hiding inside ? I'll be trying to cope with the heat [108-110] this weekend ? Anyone else ?? Henry H.

Hi All!

I wanted t share a link of a little video I shot on Tuesday. This is the first time there has been a running engine in my 1969 fastback Mustang since I purchased it as a bare shell in 1997. If I were to guess, I would say the car has not been on the road in over 20 years!! The original '69 351 Windsor really sounds great! I can not wait to get in it and actually drive it!!!?




?
Today, the fuel pump was replaced and now it is running constant and unassisted on it's own! (other than initially manually manipulating the choke.)

Later!
Sean


"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough!" - Mario Andretti!

?

Welcome to our 2 newest members , chplin1@... and mermaidnc@... . Welcome , feel free to browse the members photo albums . Some fine work in those . Again welcome to you both . Henry H. moderator

john hagen please contact off list.
emmet dene

--- In yardbirdtrains@..., "John Hagen" <sprinthag@> wrote:

AMEN!!!



John Hagen



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On Behalf Of Henry
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 8:00 PM
To: yardbirdtrains@...
Subject: [yardbirdtrains] Memorial day ?





Thanks to all of the Vets and all who serve now ! Thanks for your service !
Hoo-Rah !! Henry US Navy 1962-1966 Bird Farms !

Chuck!
Leave the compressor inside, supplies it with dry air, then all you have
worry about is blushing...or is that what the wife objects to, the sound
of the compressor as well as the fumes?

Been absolutely gorgeous here, if a bit rainy here today. sorry to miss
you the other day....

BTW, its been real nice to read all the informed notes about K4's and
other big steam lately. Thanks!

Tom Knowles
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On 6/5/2013 11:46 AM, lnnrr wrote:

Where is that, Henry? Death Valley? I knew California was different
but I had no idea that the weekend came on Wednesday. (GRIN)
84 here in Gainesville Florida but 101% humidity. No use trying to
paint because the wife won't let me bring the compressor indoors.
Get more spit than paint out of the gun outside.
Chuck Peck

--- In yardbirdtrains@...
<mailto:yardbirdtrains%40yahoogroups.com>, "Henry" <long95209@> wrote:

Other that hiding inside ? I'll be trying to cope with the heat

[108-110] this weekend ? Anyone else ?? Henry H.