OT: You knew me as "Gryphin", The Gryphin is Dead!

Riesig_Bar · #1 April 20th, 2005, 10:54 AM

Hi Grey_One. You don't know me I am new as my registration date states. I mostly ask stupid questions. I am only responding to welcome you back. To empathize over over the breakup. I dated a girl in college for 3 years before we broke up (Many years ago). Currently I have been happily married for over 17 years. Relationships are hard and they don't always work.

The main reason I am responding is that I was in to modelrailroading too. I did HO scale up until 6 months ago. I moved from Ohio to Colorado and the train layout wasn't designed to be moved. You know the saying when a man makes a plan God laughs. My plan was not to move.

I still have all the engines (60) and cars (150). Oh and the buildings, autos, people, animals and miscellanous stuff stored. Just no place for a layout, even though my 3 kids each have their own room.

So hi and glad you are back. I enjoy SEIV and enjoy the forum.

Best wishes and God bless (If you don't mind).

Edited to find really bad mistakes. There are more I am sure.

Grey_One · #2 April 20th, 2005, 11:18 AM

Riesig_Bar - Thanks:
1) "There aint no stupid questions, (cept the one you don't ask that gets you killed)".
2) I don't mind at all
3) "God / Goddess / Fates plays dice with the univers and it is a lousy gambler". And Murphy is thier minion.
I run, er will be running N scale. The tables are 3x7 to accept the fact that I will be moving, (though I swear never again). Here is the plan:
http://www.railimages.com/albums/1_G...andure/aaj.jpg
Here is the whole thread:
http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb...00517/p/9.html
Strategia_In_Ultima - thanks.

Riesig_Bar · #3 April 20th, 2005, 11:46 AM

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Grey_One said:
Riesig_Bar - Thanks:
1) "There aint no stupid questions, (cept the one you don't ask that gets you killed)".
2) I don't mind at all
3) "God / Goddess / Fates plays dice with the univers and it is a lousy gambler". And Murphy is thier minion.
I run, er will be running N scale. The tables are 3x7 to accept the fact that I will be moving, (though I swear never again). Here is the plan:
http://www.railimages.com/albums/1_G...andure/aaj.jpg
Here is the whole thread:
http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb...00517/p/9.html
Strategia_In_Ultima - thanks.

Grey_one I am on Trainboard as Edmund.

Also the Atlas forum and a couple others as Edmund. I don't post much. I tend to read. Especially as the layout is gone.

My layout was a 4x8 in my upstairs bedroom. There was no way to get it back out once it was built. It was my first and I was just learning. I had it about 9 years. Next time I plan on 2'x 4' modules that can be disassembeld. Oh and I plan on going to DCC with a backup old dc for the old engines I can't or don't want to convert.

I started a web page for the layout a couple years back then my scanner died and I never got around to finishing it. The free hosted site has tons of pop-ups so I won't link to it. I had a custom logo and my own paint scheme. Burgundy top and grey middle and bottom. I could post an image maybe if I could remember how. But it is way off topic.

SEIV really rocks though. I haven't tried PBW because with a wife I plan on keeping and 3 kids I don't have the time.

Grey_One · #4 April 20th, 2005, 12:45 PM

This is my thread. I don't see much as off topic. You can even talk about SEIV.

Folks should feel free to share almost anything including other hobbies.
So, you going to do up N scale now? With Kato Trak.

Slynky · #5 April 20th, 2005, 10:36 PM

I have been into trains for a long time. Never had a chance to build a layout, though. I picked up my first handbuilt coach my father made about 50 years ago. For some reason, had the bug ever since. Collected HO stuff little by little, then got drafted. Decided to stay in the army for 20 years. Did a LOT of travel in Europe and fell in love with European trains. That's when I decided I'd build an N scale layout as soon as I got out of the army. SO, I bought a lot of N scale European stuff. Circa 1920's - 1940's. Now, I've hauled it with me everywhere I've been for 20 years and still havent done a thing with it. Brand new stuff in original boxes and packed away. Tried selling it but European doesn't do well in the states. So, there it sits. Contacted a hobby shop who said they'd take it off my hands but it was basically theft and I held on to it.

I have over 500 photos that I took in Europe of trains. Never did get a chance to ride the TGE or ICE train. And the Chunnel wasn't done yet. But, I got let into a yard to walk around and take photos in Augsburg Germany in 1976. They still had a turntable! Lots of nice negatives from that bit of luck.

Oh well, thanks for the opportunity to walk down "train lane".

narf poit chez BOOM · #6 April 20th, 2005, 10:40 PM

Why not set it up now?

Captain Kwok · #7 April 20th, 2005, 11:03 PM

I love model trains too, but unfortunately at this time the hobby is too expensive, nor do I have the space. I like N scale the best.

Grey_One · #8 April 21st, 2005, 06:33 AM

Hi Slinky and Kwok, Nice to see you guys again.

It won't surprise anyone to see one of my projects:
http://www.railimages.com/albums/GN/aaq.sized.jpg

Sinky depending on the items you can sell them on Ebay. Buy pics up shipping cost to Europe.

Riesig_Bar · #9 April 21st, 2005, 10:37 AM

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Grey_One said:
This is my thread. I don't see much as off topic. You can even talk about SEIV.

Folks should feel free to share almost anything including other hobbies.
So, you going to do up N scale now? With Kato Trak.

No LOL. I am sticking to "Real trains" HO scale

. I am waiting for my kids to move out. Then I take over the bedrooms. N scale is so small and with my eyes getting worse as I age (42 already) I don't think I could handle the smaller parts.

I probably will use standard Atlas track and ballast it myself. The only changes I plan are DDC, new layout and maybe kadee couplers. I was using hornhook because all of the engines and cars I got from my Dad had them. But they were a pain. So The Kadee conversation will start when I start the layout.

Can I upload an image from my computer?

Fyron · #10 April 21st, 2005, 11:47 AM

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Riesig_Bar said:
Can I upload an image from my computer?

Sure. You can attach it to your post. Click on the checkbox next to "I want to preview my post and/or attach a file," which is just above the "Continue" button. Make sure to save it in a compressed, non-bitmap format first. Then, after you have made the post, you can add it in-post by inserting something of this form into your post:

Code:

 [image]http://url.com[/image]

You can get the url of your image simply by viewing it. Click on the Attachment link on your new post, which is below the post title. Copy the address of the image from the address bar. Make sure it has the file extension of what you uploaded. You don't want the code that links the file download in the post to the actual file, you want the actual address of the file. Use this address in place of "url.com" in the above quoted image code. Edit this into your already existing post.