Good Morning Everyone. Mostly cloudy and 53° here on the estate this morning. The severe weather yesterday stayed 45-50 miles south of me before moving eastward to LA, MS and AL. Hope that it missed you
Mikey.
Thanks for the likes and comments on the layout tour;
Tom, Phil, Sherrel, Guy, Karl, Curt, Jerome, Bob, Ken.
How about just a simple bacon sandwich this morning Flo. Whole wheat bread please.
Continuing on in the train shed with the structure cleaning and some rehab. I am lagging behind, having finished the targeted track and ROW cleaning last week.
Another small structure made from DPM walls, across from Velikovskys is a small law office. I got their name from the Three Stooges. Dewey, Cheatum & Howe.
McKrakens Lounge is a cardstock background structure that hasn't been firmly planted yet.
Across the next road from the Superior Bakery is another structure from what I believe was Model Power, I just don't remember any more. It was intended as a water company, I am re-purposing it as a mini-brewery.
Back in the corner are two more rail served businesses.
The Water Street Freight Terminal is a Walther's kit. I modified it by putting the truck docks on the front or near side of the structure.
Behind it is Matric Components, a background low relief structure made from Walther's modular walls.
To the right is another unfinished, unnamed background structure made from DPM walls. It will not be served by rail.
Traveling southbound past a totally unfinished 5' area, the main line crosses a creek that I am using as a scene divider. Still needs some work.
Sherrel - My condolences on the loss of your cousin.
Joe - I really like your post from yesterday morning. You have
summed things up in a nutshell. I choose to wear my mask and practice social distancing because I like living. I am in four "at risk" categories, so I don't want to tempt fate. Thankfully I live in an area and have also chosen a lifestyle that precludes excessive interaction with others. Our county is still at zero confirmed Covid-19 cases; I shudder when you post the number in your area.
I fully understand the aggressive enforcement for the exact reason that you gave. Too many people are not using common sense.
Curt - The bakery was marketed as a bakery. ConCor and Revell before them also used the same walls for the two-stall engine house and also something I believe was called the Herald-Tribune building. I think that Model Power has the tooling now.
Garry - My old train room was just a ramshackle lean-to attached to the backside of my barn. I couldn't keep the mud daubers out. They wreaked havoc by building nests inside freight cars that sat on sidings too long (primarily through those holes in the ends of ACF covered hoppers), attached them to structures and scenery, and also attached them to wiring under the layout. New train shed eliminates that problem, although they still get in when I have the door open, they don't have "in and out privileges" that they need to gather the mud to build a nest. They will fly around for a few days and eventually die unless they can get back out. Someday I will add a screen door!
Really like yesterday's pictures.
Everyone have a great day.
