Good Morning All. 64°, mostly cloudy and breezy. Forecasters are still calling for thunderstorms for the next nine days in the long range forecast. Maybe longer but that's as far as the forecast goes. Temperatures between 65° and 82° for the whole time.
Thanks
Justin,
Jim,
Dave (truckdad),
Phil,
Sherrel,
Jerome, and
Tom for the likes for yesterday's posting. Thanks also to
Chet,
Sherrel,
Dave (LASM), and
Curt for the comments. All are appreciated.
Made some more progress on the peninsula scene yesterday, ballasted a switch and spread ground foam. Began painting the road, a simple one that's just concrete colored paint on the plywood base. The three structures on the RH side are in and the one on the LH side looks to be a keeper. There's still a lot of blank space that will simply get a coat of brown paint, as I don't have any other suitable structures, either rail-served or not, on the shelf or already assembled. I have some laser-cut wood ones but they don't fit the theme of this area. I thought about a piggyback ramp, but the geometry just doesn't work out either. No progress pictures today since I had to stop and grill pork chops for supper.
Here's a couple of random shots of structures in unfinished areas.
Pizzaland is another Blair Line laser-cut kit, and Stan's is so old that I don't remember who the manufacturer was. I may have even kit-bashed it since the front part looks like a Smalltown structure. Now that I look at it, I may move it over to the industrial park and put something else where it currently stands.
Chet -
Willie - you sure don't waste any time getting to work on the layout.
If I have the time to devote to it, I can get a lot done. I had a couple of rainy days which curtailed outdoor activity. Additionally, I already had all of these structures built and waiting, and some of the track was already painted. I also like ballasting, and I can move rapidly along when doing that.
It's good to read that the show went well, as it shows interest from the public. Pictures looked really nice.
Sherrel - Good news regarding your daughter. Bearings were swimming in grease, so I don't know exactly why there was a problem. I suspect that I may not have had enough spacer washers on the end of the axle to prevent lateral movement.
Tom - Your clubs modules look excellent. You guys set a high standard and really should be proud of your work. Not sure which scene is my favorite.
Dave in PV - The upside of un-retiring for a short time is the extra $$$ to spend on the layout.
Johnny - Regarding layout size; I wouldn't want a layout so large that I spent eight hours a day working on, because it would then become another job instead of a hobby!
Justin - Don't fret about not working on the layout. You can run trains and imagine the rest. While "Dad" duties won't disappear, they will subside a bit soon.
Everyone have a great day.
