Good Morning All. Mostly cloudy and 54°, another pleasant day in store for us here. The Weather Underground sill shows a forecast of thunderstorms for eight of the next ten days. I'll be mowing today and tomorrow to stay ahead of that.
Sausage, biscuits and gravy today Flo. And a big glass of OJ to quench my thirst.
Thanks for the likes and comments regarding the bus station build;
Karl, Guy, Garry, Patrick, Justin, Joe, Tom O, Hughie, Gary, Ken, Tom, Phil.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I pretty much finished up the bus station. These two pictures were taken before I attached the sign and added details.
Then came the minor disappointment. The published footprint was the building size minus the sidewalks. It wasn't going to fit where I originally intended for it to go. So I looked at downtown Ft Wish and determined that by shuffling a few buildings around, it would fit in a different place.
Since I hadn't already "planted" anything, this would be an easy fix. By removing the low structure in the center of the block as well as the one to the right, and shifting the hotel over, I could give it the corner spot.
Here are two more views in it's new location.
Problem resolved. The removed structures will be located across the street from the fire station and skyscraper under construction.
Guy - I really like your yard/right of way pictures. They show a lot of detail that begs to be modeled.
Tom O - I don't do coffee either, so my morning drink is the Diet A&W, it too is caffeine-free. One in the morning, one in the train shed in the late afternoon. Lots of that ice cold well water in between. I do supplement it with a few beers as well,
after the modeling is done.
Steve -
Willie: I had to look up Era Texas. I grew up in North Dallas (Farmers Branch)...
I know the area well. I grew up in Dallas from '61-'69, and I worked in Carrollton (Crosby Road), for 43 years. Era TX is a small unincorporated farming/ranching community of 400 folks. I actually live seven miles from the town center in the middle of nowhere.
Greg - I would much rather have a real A&W Root Beer, but I have to reserve my carb intake for beer. One A&W has as many carbs as four Heinekens!
You didn't post what type of new car that you got. Hopefully not getting into the 4x4 will give the leg some room to recuperate.
Hughie - You did an outstanding job on the Shaw's Ridge. I like your color scheme. I like Bar Mills kits...they are my most favored. I have at least 16 on the layout but sadly I have none waiting to be built.
Garry - Thanks for the pictures. I like what I see of these Bachmann structures so far. The extra details, sidewalks and decals will come in handy in other locations, although some I will never be able to use, mainly the decals. I don't recall seeing all of those scenes that you posted yesterday, I have seen some. I could have bought more of the kits them from
Brian, he had them all, but the rest I would not be able to use due to space and appropriateness.
Ken - The reason behind the story regarding the gas in the plastic bag was that there was no container in the bag itself. I don't blame you for not heading into Baltimore. I still communicate with
Louis, and despite his overwhelming enthusiasm for the city, I can tell that it is beginning to scare him as well.
Sherrel - That's great news that you're back.
Everybody have a great day and an awesome weekend.