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Mikey
A few very nice pictures!A few pictures
A few very nice pictures!A few pictures
You got my interest as well, I just forgot to mention it this morning. Nice job.McLeod
Sounds like it's warmer there, -20f here. I'm hoping to create a new thread and video about it soon. I was just checking to see if there was any interest in it. Basically it is a custom printed rolling pin.
That's what everyone needs to do. Get out there and do some jogging.Good Morning All. In this part of the world, it is clear and 45°, headed up to 65° before a week of highs in the mid-70's. It's the time of year where I let the fire in the wood burning heater go out most days and restart it at night. The totally unexpected rain yesterday afternoon left me with 1.25" in the rain gauge. It was mostly a slow drizzle over 12 hours. No runoff to speak of, it all soaked in. Unexpected because it didn't show up in the forecast until it had already started.
Daughter #2 came up and picked up the granddog yesterday before the rain started. While she will miss the wide open spaces around here, she also misses rolling around on the floor with my grandsons who play with her more than I do. Although she tried, she never caught any of the rabbits, vultures or squirrels that she chased. I truly believe that the vultures taunt her on purpose by flying/soaring 4' over the ground when she's outside.
Tomorrow is the rescheduled date for my wife's surgery to have her titanium replacement knee joint re-inserted after eight weeks of those plastic spacers in there. I have to have her at the hospital at 0700. It's supposed to be done as an outpatient surgery, so she will not have to spend the night.
Thanks to all who commented or liked the Drywell Inks structure yesterday; Joe, Rick, Karl, Guy, IB Ken, Dave, OB Ken, Christian, Hughie, Tom, Louis, Jaz, Curt, Patrick, Sherrel, Jesse.
Out in the train shed yesterday, i just did some very small projects that were on my to-do list. Some are perennially there like painting some more figures, but I studied several scenes that I had targeted and placed a few in each one.
First are a pair of joggers on a street. Location unknown as I haven't decided whether it will be in Charlottesville of the next town of Vernon. It's sorta in between. I may eventually just make it a new town with just four rail-served industries.
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Then I went over into Maultown to the Dew Duck N cafe and added several figures out front.
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While there, I added another fellow in a sports car pulling in. He'll soon get the two young ladies attention.
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On the subject of cars, I added four to the bank parking lot.
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Note the ground cover added Friday.
Another figure was added to the back of the General store over in Jamestown, thus making two workers on break.
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Mikey - Excellent work on the truck bed. I didn't realize that it was O scale.
Louis -
Are you sure it wasn't intended to be a Festivus pole?
Jesse -
Exactly. I also use old power packs from 80's era Tyco and Bachmann train sets. Read the output carefully. Personally I would have a switch on both sides of the power supply, a typical 120v light switch on the input side, which can be for many of them via a multi-outlet surge protector, and mini toggle switches to individual power busses as needed. Since I have only so far used incandescent lighting, I cannot comment directly regarding resistors. I mainly use 16v bulbs powered on a 12v buss which doesn't overpower/blind you with light. I have a package of LED bulbs and resistors that I just haven't installed yet.
Speaking of French Toast, today is National French Toast Day. Today is also the First Sunday of Advent for many religions.
Everyone have a great day. Stay safe.
My phone went thru the laundry so it quit working. So Wife got a smart phone so her camera is very close. And the kids and grand kids will show her how to work the thing.So I got the camera. Figured I might as well use it. I just use an old flip fone, not a phone person myself.A few very nice pictures!
Does solve the problem of running two trains independently with DC.And now, let's roll again !
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I have used dull coat on certain windows in the past with good results covering imperfections. Test it first, and use Testor's Dull Coat only.I think I will try to cover them main window with sales posters or something to cover up some of the imperfections in the casting.
I'll see if I can track some down tomorrow. Had to hold off on doing much more tonight. I need to get some paint for the interior walls before gluing in the glass, otherwise the windows are gonna glow no matter what I do to them.I have used dull coat on certain windows in the past with good results covering imperfections. Test it first, and use Testor's Dull Coat only.
Not sure what you mean Who's on first. I don't know Second base.MIKE - Really nice photos and scenery!
You lost me on the picture taking - Who's on First?
Yes the 25 mile USMC double time march would wake you up in the morning. I was a truck drive in the Marine Corps I didn't go on many marches but I did walk playing golf until I was 60 years old. 15 years later it's hard to get me out of the cart. I recently made some drastic changes to my layout which I'll be posting here soon.I used to enjoy jogging during my Marine Corps career. Long haul execercise treks with pack and support gear obviously took its toll. Post career jogging continued until my back condition just wouldn't tolerate it anymore. 5 mile morning runs was the norm. As Arthritis set in my long runs would turn to walks with some jogging. Spinal curvature, bone spurs, herniated discs and stenosis limited my duration even more. Now, I get an occasional steroid injection directly into the spinal colume to help things. Motrin is my candy. Despite the pains radiating down my legs, arms and around my rib cage, I still do the long haul motorcycle trips coast to coast. A back support belt helps alot.
My phone went thru the laundry so it quit working. (ok- no phone for you)
So Wife got a smart phone so her camera is very close. (?? close to what??)
And the kids and grand kids will show her how to work the thing.(ok)
MIKE - really doesn't matter - I just couldnt figure out what game of musical chairs you were playing. Still really good photos and modeling.So I got the camera. Figured I might as well use it. (the camera from her old phone, new phone, or your flip phone) I just use an old flip fone, not a phone person myself.
Mike
Sherrel- I think that you in that Corvette goes beyond wishful thinking, maybe just fantasy!Mikey - I remember seeing a few old log trucks that ran a close race to the one you are building there. That be me in the sports car!
Wife carries the phone with her, and phone has a camera. The camera I got is not a phone. Wife will not be using it to take pics of gkids. Gkids can explain smart fones better than us old farts. Hopefully this explains my post, and my mind baffles me quite often as well.one
MIKE - really doesn't matter - I just couldnt figure out what game of musical chairs you were playing. Still really good photos and modeling.