Todd you out there break 1-9

[opiethetileman]

has anyone seen from the yellow ranger Todd????? or is he having health issues still with his neck

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[Davestone]

Todd, has tole us,he's doing better in some areas,but has been busy with another toy RxR enthusiast website he's created.If he doesn't come on and tell you hisself. :tup1:....http://www.freerails.com/

[opiethetileman]

great dave so this what we have to look forward too we get the ole retardment chair. geesh what is join gonna do wirte books about his voyages in the shuttle bus he got. And hell u gonna retare before you get your trailer and write a book on how crappy the trailer company was

[Davestone]

:yeah: ...still waitin.

[jjwq8]

Dave, you are now developing a refined understanding of the arabian concept of time where quick as a flash...................................nothing happens :D

[Davestone]

:D My trailer broker..Hadaad,said it should be in this week. :lol1:

[John Bridge]

Hey, that sounds like a wonderful book title: Travels with a Retard Mud Man. :D

[opiethetileman]

John we aint sayin u a retard yet u still working. And if you do rite a book im goona patent my idera now. ha

[Scooter]

I'll be up in his neck of the woods next week--going snowmobiling in Northern Minnesota. Wanna meet in Virginia, MN?

[opiethetileman]

Hey I know I am NOT his Favorite JB guy but hell we do miss his yellar feleker label and him giving me s&it all the time. scoot shoot a rooster tail on him for us.

[Hamilton]

Dan your fun man. I think after 2000+ half speeled posters you are deserver
a freeking fitting description under your icon bro. I got your hand print on
my windshield dude ill have to post a pic tomorry youll laugh yoru arse office
:nya: If you get todd back here hes gonna rib ya dude :stick:

[Tool Guy - Kg]

Opie,
How's about:
"Speellr Extordiniare" over that avatar of yours?

:nod: :shrug: :shake:

[Hamilton]

Keyboard Abuser :clap2: you know i love ya dan :D

[opiethetileman]

shut up I can find the corner in a circle. hahaaa haa I miss my buddy todd maybe I used the SDS max to much on his head and drained his brain

[tileguytodd]

Hey guys!!! stopped by and saw this flashing beacon :laugh2:
Ive been busy doing a little RR modelling and a little forum building as was said.
Ive got to pick up MRI results later today so will know more soon.
Scooter, I'm not in shape for the drive , otherwise i'd be there and you know it!! :)
Middle and lower back are getting slowly worse..............man what did i do to piss of the higher powers???
Anyways, heres a sneak preview of what ive recently been workin on :)
Stop by www.freerails.com
you'll see some fantastic work by some of our members if you like model railroad stuff.
If you are not , stop by anyways, it may surprise you!! :)

[Rd Tile]

Very nice, my trains are in the garage attic at the moment, the whole layout. :cry: :cry:

[opiethetileman]

Nice to see your still alive Todd. i miss ya man wish i could help ya out. I have been to ur train derailment

[Hamilton]

Nice to see ya stop by again Todd... dont forget your roots while you go
off forgetting all of us. Lots of new folks joining could use your wisdom
from time to time. I can see the attention to detail in that hobby of yours.
I bet its rewarding when you complete a section youve been workin on.
Enjoy the retirement.

[tileguytodd]

Hard to forget my roots when my shed and truck are still full of tools :D

I appreciate your concern guys and i am still around keeping an eye on ya'll.

As to my experience being needed around here, I think the folks are in very good hands.
Both the staff and the online Pro's are most capable and i think ive answered most everything i can at least once and all anybody need do is search through 10,000 + posts LOL
Take care guys, help each other out and never ever sell your knowledge and expertise for less than its worth...............Rumor has it that tile sales are up and qualified professionals are way down.
So based on the laws of Supply and Demand, its time for you to give yourselves a raise!!! :)

Remember, those 1.50-2.00 a s/f guys can only do so much and if you let them do enough, they'll be battered and broken in no time :D
Better them than you!!! :lol1:

[opiethetileman]

Chho choo the train just came by. todd needs a railroad hat in yellow with stripes. ya think by now he would sold his saw on ebay.

[Dave Taylor]

Remember, those 1.50-2.00 a s/f guys can only do so much and if you let them do enough, they'll be battered and broken in no time :D Better them than you!!! :lol1:
Very well said, Todd. You make this ol Midwest guy smile :---)

[tileguytodd]

Well Hi folks, just to show I have not been completley idle I submit my latest creation for your critique, Enjoyment or Ridicule (whatever suits ya ;) )

[tileguytodd]

And a full angle shot

[tileguytodd]

And 1 last one from the other angle :)
We shall see if we can make any money at this stuff.
I built this for market and listed it yesterday evening.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6039042063&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

[Dave Taylor]

I think that's the locomotive what run over me earlier to-day. By any chance did you let an engineeeeer by the name-o-Bob borrey it?

Nice work Todd. What kinda tile did u set in that road house? :o

[tileguytodd]

Shhhhhh dont mention tile,(specially not off site ;) ) i got some secrets that must not be revealed and i believe I have found a way to combine old talents and new..............stay tuned for future developments :D

[davem]

Very nice Todd. I don't know anything about that stuff but I can see that a ton of work went into that. :)

Now, I think we're all going to chip in and buy you a new blade for your tablesaw. Or did you cut that plywood with a dry diamond blade? :p

[opiethetileman]

Yeah todd where is the felker wharehouse and the John bridge shack on the railroad route. Now that would be combing old with the new. maybe even throw a CTEF building in there too.

[Hamilton]

Todd your a musician so heres some lyrics for you to ponder whilst
you make your magic with the hobby

Once upon a time there was an engineer
Drove a locomotive both far and near
Accompanied by a monkey who would set on a stool
watchin everything the engineer would pull.

One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat
left the monkey sittin on the drivers seat
monkey pulled the throttle, locomotive jumped
the gun and did ninety miles an hour down the main line run

Big locomotive right on time
Big locomotive comin down the line
Big locomotive number 99
left the engineer with a woried mind
:yeah:
I like alot of music, including folk :shades:
Trains are the topic of tons of folk songs, i figger
its fitting, have fun todd :nod:

Edit: I almost forgot.... your work looks awsome man :tup2:

[tileguytodd]

That was a fun lil ditty Jack :)

Opie, ya let the cat outa the bag......next one up is right up an old tileguys alley, a retired tileguy that is.
hows JB's General Store and Mercantile grab ya.
It sits on a corner of two intersecting rural roads with gas pumps out front (oh about the 1925-30 model pumps) A lean too attached on one end sports a sign Patty's Diner Fried Chicken to go............and seperated by a small alley on the right is a lil brick hovel with a sign says Alberts. the little alleys got a wood gate you step through and steps leading up above JB's to Alberts apartment. Nobody really knows what albert business is cept story is he fixes stuff, all kinds of stuff.........( in reality he generally tears stuff apart an ol JB spends his nights under the glow of an old coleman lantern trying to put STUFF...................back together :D

Glad you guys enjoyed the pics, I cant do much but i do what i can and I do feel better than i did before the surgery :)
Seems someone likes the diorama, it went from 50 to 120 to 147.50 in the first 12 hours.
They do take time but its one thing i enjoy doing and it does take care of my need to create ;)
Cya soon guys.......................and gals :)

[Levi the Tile Guy]

Nice work man, and the bid is at $147 is that even close to what you are wanting for it.
Obviously I know nothing about it, but I can definately tell you put a lot of work inta it.
What is the actual size of that piece?

[tileguytodd]

Oh Dave, I cut that with the skill saw and it had the CBU cutting blade in it.
Almost had to go dig in the truck for the new blade but i jus barely made it :D :D :D
The new Blades on now though :)

[John Bridge]

I keep tryin' ta tell ya she spells it "Patti." :)

Nice work, Todd. I especially like the spring grasses popping up along the tracks contrasted by the snow scene behind the piece. Only in Minnesota, eh? ;)

Now just to get my perspective in gear, about how tall is that locomotive?

[opiethetileman]

John see ya got to look forward too. Being retard now and all. you get to make trains and ruel over them like Todd. hey need to do minature Felker saws on there. He should have a site called " Pimp my Train"

[tileguytodd]

OK i'll take these 1 at a time. ;)

Levi, I had a 120.00 reserve on that piece. so thats the least i would have taken for it.Its will go higher than what its at, A guy from switzerland wants it and said up to 100.00 in shipping was no problem and he plans on owning it( i think that means he'll bid at the end but we'll see)
The guy who bought my last piece ( the cabin) has commissioned me to do another coal platform like this with a base to his specifications at whatever this one sells for. ( total time in the piece is maybe 16 hours but the second one will take less time)There is very little expense involved, mostly its labor, but in my case I enjoy building these.There is under 10.00 in actual cost of everything thats there including the chunk of plywood.
This piece is 18" x 7.5" (overall)

John, tell Patti i'm sorry ;)
The locomotive is aprox 5" tall total at the stack. That is a SHAY Geared locomotive a T boiler 12 Tonner and was the smallest Lima produced. It would do Grades in excess of 9% with a load.(most railroads try to keep grades to 1.5% or less)and thats one steep grade for a locomotive ;)It was used by mainly logging companies and it was designed for that purpose. Most of these were built narrow gauge meaning 24",30" or 36"(36 being the most common) track measured between the rails.standard gauge track( common stuff you see everyday) is 4' 8 1/2" between the rails.
Thats quite the contrast with that snow in the background isnt it :D

OK, on to the next scene :)

[flatfloor]

Really great looking stuff Todd. I especially like the forests in the back. :clap1: Good luck with the sale. Want us to bump the bidding gently? :devil:

[tileguytodd]

Sure, run her up tp 500 or so Jim,Just give me your visa number now OK :D :D

I've also just started building myself one of these...........Called a Donkey it was the original Man Made Log Skidder............it came after the horse and Oxen ;)
It was either wood or coal fired steam powered originally but later many were converted to diesel. These were still in use in some area's of the country into the mid fifties!!
They used steam driven Pulleys with heavy cable to pull themselves anywhere and drag logs out to a loading area ( landing).This ones pulling itself out into the woods back in the 1920's :)