Good Morning All. Partly cloudy and 59°. Brrrh! Drizzled all day long yesterday, with an accumulation of 1.3" over an eight hour period. The good news is that the rain that
was in the forecast for the next four days is now gone and it looks like mild temperatures (for us) until next Tuesday. Of course given the mostly incorrect weather forecasts this spring, it could all change overnight. So far in May, I received 10" of rain after a dismal April of 0.8". By comparison, March had 8". YTD total has been 28"; average yearly total is just 36", so we're far ahead of the average. We are however about to get into the three month dry season that's typical for here.
The rain pretty much eliminated any chance of outdoor activity yesterday, although I did take a load of trash out to the dumpster.
How about a tall stack of blueberry pancakes and a handful of bacon to start the day Flo.
Thanks again for the likes and comments regarding the layout progress;
Bob, Karl, Guy, Phil, Jerome, Garry, Louis, Joe, Chet, Curt, Mikey.
Spent a lot of time in the train shed yesterday. I mostly spent time completing and installing the Insta-Fence around the Earl's Oil site.
Drilled 19 fence post holes with only one miss. So I just cut off the bottom of that post rather than to try to correct the hole. Fence is recessed slightly from the edge of the layout to prevent snagging. Don't ask how I know to do this!
Now it's time for the final detailing. This is where some Bar Mills kits get interesting. Here's an example. Note the last sentence regarding the pipes.
And here is the pipe that was included.
High tech!
I will use some corner pieces of leftover sprue from something else and make something that more matches the picture.
Another pair of details included are these.
Not sure why these are in a kit for a bulk oil distributor scene. I piled the concrete blocks over by the billboard as shown in the first picture, the obvious junk will go somewhere else on the layout. Now I will move onward to the ground cover and other landscaping details. Not sure yet if I am going to paint the fence, or just leave it.
I also deviated from the instructions on the rooftop sign placement, since it made no sense to have half of it facing the rear.
Meanwhile I left a vacant lot between Earl's and the salvage yard next door. I'm thinking of putting in a small vegetable stand there, or maybe just an abandoned lot. Haven't decided yet and it may not be anytime soon.
Chet - That is an interesting table top. I like it.
Karl -
That's bureaucracy at its best. 118 pages to explain how to number their highways. I'm with
Terry on that one.
Patrick - Prayers and best wishes for your daughter.
Today is National Paper Airplane Day. Wondering if that's really still the art it was in the 60's.
Everybody have a great day.