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[ScaleCraft]

Half life tells me 5 minutes ago I am good to go. Taste is horrible. Coffee, even plain water!

[ScaleCraft]

Last oxycodone was 30JUN. Rode the SubVets float in the parade yesterday. Working on the outdoor rr this afternoon with shopvac. Right now, doing very well!

[bob turner]

That sounds encouraging! Keep up the positive attitude. We miss your eBay critiques.

[ScaleCraft]

I quit that because a couple of the lads complained. I enjoyed doing it!

[up148]

Please continue. You can't please all of us all of the time. I too enjoyed it and chimed in when I could. Glad you're feeling better.

[ScaleCraft]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335983412247

Now, ya gotta dig a bit to see this is Trainz. Small print and all.
Who is Acme, and why did they build 225E/675 motor blocks?
Most of the usable bits are gone......title says "not working", yet product description says:
Condition: Excellent (C-7)
Operational Status: Functional

How can these be not working AND functional?

Whole lotta listings for the Acme outfit. Dozens and dozens.

Is that the new name for Trainz?

[ScaleCraft]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/277255195209

One of the more pristine examples of a Lionel Post War caboose I've seen in a while.
Not bad at asking $14, but that shipping....boy.
$9.40.

I think of all the caboose bodies in FAR better shape I have cut up or pitched......I could be giving Billy Gates a run for his money.
Frame, maybe. Maybe the window insert. Fun!

This one, Tuscan even, less cost:
https://www.ebay.com/p/1803468957

Half the shipping.

[webenda]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335983412247

Now, ya gotta dig a bit to see this is Trainz. Small print and all.
Who is Acme, and why did they build 225E/675 motor blocks?
Most of the usable bits are gone......title says "not working", yet product description says:
Condition: Excellent (C-7)
Operational Status: Functional

How can these be not working AND functional?

Whole lotta listings for the Acme outfit. Dozens and dozens.

Is that the new name for Trainz?

Dave,

The chassis is not working in that if you put it on the track, it will not run.
If you are replacing an old chassis with one of these new chassis, the new chassis will run after you install all the parts from the old motor (like the brush holder and brushes) onto the new chassis.

I did a search for Acme Steam Motor Chassis and ran into a quagmire of companies named Acme.

The name Acme became popular for businesses by the 1920s, when alphabetized business telephone directories such as the Yellow Pages began to be widespread. There were a flood of businesses named Acme (some of these still survive[1]). For example, early Sears catalogs contained many products with the "Acme" trademark, including anvils, which are frequently used in Warner Bros. cartoons.

So, I asked Trainz, "I have a question about the ACME company as in, 'Acme 1505L12 Steam Motor Chassis." Can you give me any information about ACME? I tried to find ACME Company on Google Search. It seems to be the most used company name ever. I am not a robot!"

[webenda]

Hi, Dave.

I received a reply from Trainz. I am posting the answer under the subject, ACME, in the O-Gauge, 3-Rail, Model Railroading column.

[gregj410]

Anyone heard anything about Dave? I know he was in the middle of a pretty serious health crisis. I hope he’s okay, but he hasn’t posted for a while and that’s a little out of character for him.

[sarge]

As far as Dave not posting, you can hang that one on me. I understand him to be deeply angry with me after we disagreed about MTJ going forward.

I do very much hope he's hanging in.

[up148]

Like most disagreements it will sort itself out. I hate change too and the older I get the more set in my ways I am, but you either embrace it or ignore it, but you need to carry on just the same.

Yeah, hope Dave is going well too.

[bob turner]

Me too. I will try to touch base.

PS - congrats to us for finally becoming an active forum! Cannot believe how lucky I am to be able to walk into a room with a four foot brake and shear, a giant bead blast cabinet with air always on, and if I wanted it, a lathe and mill.

[bob turner]

I asked him if he minded if I post an update. He did not say I couldn't, so, respectfully, I am letting his friends know -

Dave sort of indicated that he was not completely cured. These days that is unusual for that sort of ailment - most of us old dudes who get that kind of thing will die of something else.

He confirmed that he felt "chased out." The internet is a strange place - lots easier to offend, when we are not eyeball to eyeball, I guess.

[robert.]

“Lots easier to offend, when we’re not eyeball to eyeball” very true. Our faces tell the true meaning behind our words.