Sure! I heard of gi-raffes...
And, of course, where there are trains, there is Norma Bates Kitteh, yard supervisor:
For the record, I have seventeen gi-raffe cars, one steam loco, two electrics, one diesel-trolley loco, four cabooses, one spotlight car, one zebra car and, apparently, an honorary gi-raffe with a taste for ham. 
Mitch
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That is a nice large fleet of giraffe cars (I have one, blue like yours). Also looks like the yardmaster is on top of things there too.
Katz is th' kraziest peoples! 
I was wondering where Norma Bates Kitteh has been hiding. Did you ever get the walking brakeman car operating ??
Mitch;
Timing is everything... this appeared on Lionel's Facebook feed today...
A 1983 version. Would definitely add some color to you consist!!!
jim pastorius posted:I was wondering where Norma Bates Kitteh has been hiding. Did you ever get the walking brakeman car operating ??
Got the wiring refreshed and running perfectly! Next step is to get the contacts installed in the FastTrack!
Mitch
Apples55 posted:Mitch;
Timing is everything... this appeared on Lionel's Facebook feed today...
A 1983 version. Would definitely add some color to you consist!!!
That it would! Makes one wonder if Lionel is preparing to release their own FastTrack gi-raffe actuator!
Mitch
On the actuators, could you post a close up of EXACTLY how they sit Mitch?
And there's only one size right?; not one for O ,& another for 0-27.
I didn't try long, but couldnt figure it out on either track ( or super o for that matter, lol.). Every position seemed to short or too tall.
(Have you seen the "scrouner's corner" thread? 
)
Maybe you need a herd for the holidays?
Adriatic posted:On the actuators, could you post a close up of EXACTLY how they sit Mitch?
And there's only one size right?; not one for O ,& another for 0-27.
I didn't try long, but couldnt figure it out on either track ( or super o for that matter, lol.). Every position seemed to short or too tall.
(Have you seen the "scrouner's corner" thread?
1) Will try to do so this weekend.
2) Right. Only the brakeman had two different sized contacts.
3) Basically, the pointy bits of the cam are supposed to go into the web of the rail. Don't worry about 'too tall', as they're spring loaded.
4) Nope! Link, please!
Mitch
And it removed the extra two lines, lol.
No hurry on that, but if you can show the "Pointy Bits" that would be great. I think mine might have been removed for some reason. Likely something to do with the change to GG track that made Gramps modify the Gi-raffe cars to work stationary off a #90 and uncoupler. You can't tell, but he would have blued the raw metal deeply anyhow.
Adriatic posted:And it removed the extra two lines, lol.
No hurry on that, but if you can show the "Pointy Bits" that would be great. I think mine might have been removed for some reason. Likely something to do with the change to GG track that made Gramps modify the Gi-raffe cars to work stationary off a #90 and uncoupler. You can't tell, but he would have blued the raw metal deeply anyhow.
Here ya go!
https://ogrforum.com/t...od-giraffe-actuators
Mitch
Thank you. I had it right, my pointy tabs are there, I thought maybe there was more. It mounts right, BUT, it doesn't work. It is too short along the top edge and falls short of hitting the yellow bar by 1/8". The car is missing the metal rub peices for the plastic bar's ends, but even if they were on it would be 1/16" too low to even touch the bar, let alone push it up. The actuator rail still has its edge ridges from being stamped out, so it's not modded. My conclusion is I just have a stinker of a part...or the wheels or trucks are replacements and the car itself is sitting too high now??? Ever seen that?
Anyhow thanks again. And by that I mean I think you actually answered this for me once a year or two ago and I forgot, pushing to the back burner. (PITA, I know 
) And thanks for linking too, because I followed other links there to threads on homebrew actuators, and I was reminded I liked the plexiglass and bent metal bar versions very much.
You know, with the hide n' go seek action on these cars, I'm sort of surprised Norma Bates Kitty doesn't on occasion bop the little gi-raffes on the head bouncing them around for fun. She must know they are something special. But if you could catch her doing it on video and give it the "slashing" music from Psycho in the background it just might go "viral" on YouTube.
Norma could then buy her own tuna, freeing up more of Mitch's money for a larger herd 
Adriatic posted:Thank you. I had it right, my pointy tabs are there, I thought maybe there was more. It mounts right, BUT, it doesn't work. It is too short along the top edge and falls short of hitting the yellow bar by 1/8". The car is missing the metal rub peices for the plastic bar's ends, but even if they were on it would be 1/16" too low to even touch the bar, let alone push it up. The actuator rail still has its edge ridges from being stamped out, so it's not modded. My conclusion is I just have a stinker of a part...or the wheels or trucks are replacements and the car itself is sitting too high now??? Ever seen that?
Hum! No, I haven't. Could you post a photo?
Anyhow thanks again. And by that I mean I think you actually answered this for me once a year or two ago and I forgot, pushing to the back burner. (PITA, I know
My pleasure!
You know, with the hide n' go seek action on these cars, I'm sort of surprised Norma Bates Kitty doesn't on occasion bop the little gi-raffes on the head bouncing them around for fun. She must know they are something special. But if you could catch her doing it on video and give it the "slashing" music from Psycho in the background it just might go "viral" on YouTube.
Norma could then buy her own tuna, freeing up more of Mitch's money for a larger herd
Hee hee hee! That WOULD be amusing...
Mitch
Answering a question that nobody asked:
Or, "How Many Gi-raffes Can You Fit On A Marx Display Layout?"
Or, "Annual Meeting of Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe, Gi-raffe and McCormack" (McCormack, of course, is in the caboose...)
Mitch
Scrut-ing the inscrutable since early last week...
Dear Mr. Hungadunger;
I think you really need to come to grips with WHY no one asked the question.
Captain Jeffrey Edgar Spaulding
P.S. Please take out a Gi-raffe and put in a windshield wiper.
(honk honk) And two hard boiled eggs.
No engine on the Gi-raffe train ! ! Or do you Gi raffe power??
jim pastorius posted:No engine on the Gi-raffe train ! ! Or do you Gi raffe power??
Someone on another forum asked how the gi-raffes go.
I replied, "Sal Hepatica".
Mitch
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:(honk honk) And two hard boiled eggs.
Clearly, the Forum's TOS doesn't contain a Sanity Clause and your layout doesn't have a viaduct.
Why a duck? Why'a no a chicken?
Because I shot the chicken in my pajamas last night... how he got into my pajamas I'll never know.
Mitch had a viaduct until he ran the Gi-raffe Special under it-that is what I heard.
Apples55 posted:Because I shot the chicken in my pajamas last night... how he got into my pajamas I'll never know.
SWORDFISH!
jim pastorius posted:Mitch had a viaduct until he ran the Gi-raffe Special under it-that is what I heard.
And boy, was THAT a pain in the necks!
Mitch
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Apples55 posted:Because I shot the chicken in my pajamas last night... how he got into my pajamas I'll never know.
SWORDFISH!
jim pastorius posted:Mitch had a viaduct until he ran the Gi-raffe Special under it-that is what I heard.
And boy, was THAT a pain in the necks!
Mitch
Well Mitch, I'm sure you don't want to hear this, but clearly the accident is entirely your fault for failing to appropriately place some of those Gi-raffe Actuator thingies on the layout. And if you don't like it, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff.
If you come anywhere near a song why don't you play it?
Apples55 posted:Well Mitch, I'm sure you don't want to hear this, but clearly the accident is entirely your fault for failing to appropriately place some of those Gi-raffe Actuator thingies on the layout. And if you don't like it, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff.
I'm in a hurry. I'll take a taxi in a huff.
pennytrains posted:If you come anywhere near a song why don't you play it?
You can't afford it. If we don't rehearse, we don't play and that runs into money!
Mitcho
M. Mitchell Marmel posted:Apples55 posted:Well Mitch, I'm sure you don't want to hear this, but clearly the accident is entirely your fault for failing to appropriately place some of those Gi-raffe Actuator thingies on the layout. And if you don't like it, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff.
I'm in a hurry. I'll take a taxi in a huff.
pennytrains posted:If you come anywhere near a song why don't you play it?
You can't afford it. If we don't rehearse, we don't play and that runs into money!
Mitcho
Did someone call for a song???
Hello, I must be going.
I cannot stay,
I came to say
I must be going.
I'm glad I came
but just the same
I must be going.
For my sake you must stay,
for if you go away,
you'll spoil this party
I am throwing.
I'll stay a week or two,
I'll stay the summer through,
but I am telling you,
I must be going.
This is too current and relevant to not run through once again please.
And Mitch, I do luv a good Gi-raffe Consist with the Children a-watching them each duck all in a row. You do great work Mitch
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Boy how quickly gee-raffe posts turn into Marx Bros. movies.
I would imagine at a public show a huge trains of gee-raff heads bobbing up and down would be quite an attention getter.
Dr. Fauci has just issued a health risk warning for giraffe's riding in Lionel train cars, and it appears he might be right this time. An intruder has showed up on my layout and giraffe's are on the menu.
I guess I have no choice but to give Fudd Wailwoad Security Services a call and see what they can do!
Well, I just spoke to Fudd Wailwoad Security Services. Unlike some of our beloved train companies, they answered the phone immediately. Unfortunately, I was told, it is still "Duck Season" so there's not much they can do.
@coach joe posted:Boy how quickly gee-raffe posts turn into Marx Bros. movies.
<giggle>
Giraffe fun facts:
A group of giraffes is actually called a tower. They spend most of their lives standing including sleeping. In fact they sleep only 5-30 minutes in a 24 hour day. Most of that is done in naps lasting only a couple of minutes at a time.
I would love to have a giraffe car on my layout, but I don't think my tunnel openings will allow them.
I have a Lionel HO one that works on a magnet. At low points I added a third rail made of steel down the center of the track. I got a lot of Lionel Wannabe Comments.
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