Good Morning All. 57° and mostly cloudy. Another .75" in the rain gauge yesterday; I thought
Sherrel would be here by now to collect some. Not sure what I did yesterday but it wasn't outdoors. Today is our weekly grocery/beer trek day, Vitamin shop is in the plan and wherever else the wife springs on me.
I do remember the visit(s) to the train shed however. While I mainly ran trains and switched industries, I also resumed work on the chain-link fence. It's moving right along, but slowly. Here's a before shot of the area that I am scenicking (If
Johnny can use that word, so can I).
It's that 60" x 4"-7" strip between main line and layout edge. It's going to represent the back ends of a string of suburban backyards. Additional vegetation/trees and dogs as well as details/junk will be added after the fencing is complete. Here's a bit of a progress pic.
And another.
Supergluing that top rail on hasn't always been easy and there's a spot or two where I missed the mark. After completion, I'll go back and fix where I can or disguise/hide with vines and trees.
Note also the El Camino featured last week that will be used in one yard.
While doing the switching of industries, I also found two freight cars that still had plastic wheels on them, no more! Obviously been a while since I switched them.
Mikey - Nice job on the barn. Now you can get back to your own layout.
Curt - I like the idea of using Q-Tips to clean sidings. I have been using a pink eraser, or more recently a Woodland Scenic's "Rail Tracker", essentially an eraser on a stick, both of which invariably leave minor debris for later vacuuming.
Sherrel - Good to read that your daughter and family are back home with minimal damage.
Karl - That's a nice scene with your friend's Alco C415.
One last word regarding track cleaning. I have read many posts on this and other forums about the horrors of using a Bright Boy. I have used one for over 35 years (well not the same one) without any ill effects. I am fortunate though, since the move to the train shed a few years back, the only reason for using one any more is to rehabilitate old used track. Regular running with those Dust Monkey's and occasional trips with the cleaning car as well as the current running environment including metal wheels, seem to have come together to keep my rail clean. I've always been a believer that regular running does more to keep track clean than anything else.
OK, I've rambled on long enough; everybody have an awesome day. What day is today you might ask? National Crush a Can Day and National Corned Beef Hash Day. Who the hell comes up with this stuff???