Alcomotive
Grandson of an ALCO Builder
some more pics.....
Went to LHS yesterday (Scale Model Supplies, St. Paul) and looked at a few things. Got some paints and did a mental inventory. They have a really nice selection of rolling stock, both RTR and kits. Great selection of paints and 'raw' materials (styrene, wood, metal) for modeling. I have my eye on this:
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But I have heard that they are intricate models and tough to complete without breaking some of the finer parts. Does $18 seem a good price?
Does each model railroader have a particular style of car with which they infatuated? For me it is probably ice bunker reefers. Can't explain why, I just think they are the cat's meow.
That tractor resembles the Massey-Ferguson I use at work. Mine has no cab, though.
And I appreciate your garden photos Willie was making me feel inadequate lol, although my bumper strawberry crop is starting so I have sone consolation I’ll go take pictures.Good Morning!
She's gonna be a scorcher today! Supposed to hit 75°F in the searing sun, and be even warmer tomorrow. It never seems to be just nice for very long here. A person is either freezing or being cooked here in the north, and to get it to stay 60° with a bit of haze for any length of time seems to be a wish. The earth is not in the perfect spot in the solar system.
Willie has been posting some really good photos of his wonderful, lush garden. - I'm not sure if these photos of my Canadian patch of dirt will make him laugh or cry. We have a limited time to grow anything around here, and I'm thinking it had better get with it if it wants to survive.
In defense of my environment, though, this will grow very quickly over the next few months, and be lush and green come August. Here's the photo:
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We have lots of butterflies, like this Swallowtail I took a photo of yesterday:
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There was also an American Goldfinch in full breeding plumage snooping around the garden yesterday. Just couldn't get him to sit down long enough to get a photo. Darn modern electronic cameras arn't fast enough.
Tom - Nice sunset photo! - It's too warm for a fire. Fires are relaxing to sit beside, though. I find fires very friendly if one is careful with them.
Tom in Wis. - I see you have the same dilemma that I have when you take a great shot of a rail-bridge; no train! That's a very good photo of the bridge, none-the-less.
Jaz avalley - Thank you for all the modelling photos. Wonderful work done there, and photos add huge interest to posts.
Train photos! I'm going to make today the blurry train photo day!
I was driving when I saw a train crossing the road and heading to the staging yard.
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The truck was turned around, and I tried to beat the train to the yard. Not much luck with that; the train was moving too fast.
I did manage to get a couple of shots of the lead engine and the 2nd as it was moving through the yard, but, those photos were taken through the only available hole in the tree-line. The train was moving fairly quick through the yard, as well, which caused the blur.
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Suppose that's all the discussion I can add today. - I need to get outside a turn off the lawn sprinkler before it gets too hot.
Thanks for all the likes on my simple posts; and thanks for posting everyone!; especially the ones who take the time to post photos!
Have a good one!
If the pool is leaking, why not dump in a couple of gallons of Stop Leak?Morning all,
Clear and 70° this morning in Doo-Dah. Hopefully it stays quiet this morning. I need a break from the weekend
Looks like the pool is still leaking, so now to find it. Garage door broke a hinge and still not sure how that happened, so I'm off to Lowe's later to get one. It never seems to end.
Got the trim fill in place on all the doors and the trim installed on 2. I had my handy battery powered brad nailer which would figure the battery died. So I got put back until it charged. I was too cheap to buy a second one at the time I bought the unit. I did get a second battery yesterday as I found I needed some more material, and got one at the local hardware store. Now to get the new trim cut and placed. Boy bought a new storm door for the front which has to be installed, but that can actually wait a bit. Should be pretty simple only taking me 3 times longer than it should as I'll have tools I need in 3 different places across town. Oh, for the simpler times when the kids all lived at home and I only had 1 house to work on...
Guy - Garden looks nice. I do realize that out growing seasons don't overlap. In two months you'll be covered in green while I am faced with brown dries up vegetation. That spinach in the foreground is ready to go. I don't know about you, but I just pick the outer larger leaves when we want some, and the rest of the plant continues to grow.