santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning All. Partly cloudy and 64° in the neighborhood. Pleasant weather for the next ten days with a slight chance of rain Thursday. Highs in the mid 80's and lows in the lower to mid 60's. Great time to enjoy the outdoors.
Headed out in a few minutes to my quarterly doctor visit at 9:30. They'll siphon off a little blood and sell it to Wadley for extra income. Trip will be worthwhile as I will be in proximity to the LHS, well local to me, and I will "shop til I drop". I'll be looking for model RR paints, vehicles, DPM modular walls and hopefully a structure or two that will fit into the "on hold" town that I worked on during the summer.
A short stack of pancakes and a handful of bacon for me this morning Flo.
Thanks to all of my fellow Coffee Shop visitors who liked or commented on yesterday's post; Lee, Dave, Jerry, Tom, Karl, Tom O, Chet, Chad, Jerome, Curt, Phil, Garry, Patrick.
Made it out to the train shed for a short spell yesterday afternoon. Painted more details.
Added a customer of my own to the inside counter with Jackie the counter waitress (Roseanne's sister).
Look at the prices on that menu board. Actually predates my era by a few years, but no one will notice.
One thing about these Woodland Scenics kits, (I have done three before) is that all of the details that they provide have predetermined positions with posts and slots for them to mate up with.
That means that you have to either put them there or cut/file/fill to put them elsewhere. I normally just go with the flow.
OK, a further mock-up with some details in place, roof has been painted black and all roof details have been added.
The supplied vehicle is partially assembled and painted, and now ready for assembly.
Actually before assembly, I'll paint the body trim, lights and convertible cover.
Guy - I'll get those stripes lined up eventually. They're just not easy for me. They're raised cross sections of the poles and between paint running off into the crevices, and the brush slipping off, they look awful right now. I fixed parts of two of them yesterday, but I need another couple of patient sessions to complete all four.
That autorack video is all over the Internet now. I didn't listen to the sound, but it's interesting that the camera person was in perfect position, almost like it was staged.
Sherrel - Glad that you were around to snap that picture before the depot burned down!
Chet - Those critters are just some of the ones that wander by the house. The mountain lion, coyotes, feral hogs, deer and bobcats stay about 300 yards to the south. Although some deer have paid a visit over the years. Occasionally small flocks of those geese will spend the night on my pond.
Sure is a lot of work to do up there when the seasons change. And you have yet to deal with the winter tires! Thankfully all I have to do is park the tractor/mower. But only for two months...mowing season here is February-November with a slight break in August unless it rains.
Breakfast looked good yesterday. Need to pass the recipe to Mel and the girls.
Chad - As an old school DC dude, your post yesterday made absolutely no sense to me. Just kidding of course. I am learning though.
Joe - OK, for us non professional railroaders, what the heck is a "promotion to the Blue Room"??? Expansion is coming along nicely.
Alan - You have far more patience than me. I would have set it aside for a couple of days before picking it back up.
Today is National Sober Day. To each his own. I'll have a drink or two to celebrate and wash down supper.
Everyone have a great day.
Headed out in a few minutes to my quarterly doctor visit at 9:30. They'll siphon off a little blood and sell it to Wadley for extra income. Trip will be worthwhile as I will be in proximity to the LHS, well local to me, and I will "shop til I drop". I'll be looking for model RR paints, vehicles, DPM modular walls and hopefully a structure or two that will fit into the "on hold" town that I worked on during the summer.
A short stack of pancakes and a handful of bacon for me this morning Flo.
Thanks to all of my fellow Coffee Shop visitors who liked or commented on yesterday's post; Lee, Dave, Jerry, Tom, Karl, Tom O, Chet, Chad, Jerome, Curt, Phil, Garry, Patrick.
Made it out to the train shed for a short spell yesterday afternoon. Painted more details.
Added a customer of my own to the inside counter with Jackie the counter waitress (Roseanne's sister).
Look at the prices on that menu board. Actually predates my era by a few years, but no one will notice.
One thing about these Woodland Scenics kits, (I have done three before) is that all of the details that they provide have predetermined positions with posts and slots for them to mate up with.
That means that you have to either put them there or cut/file/fill to put them elsewhere. I normally just go with the flow.
OK, a further mock-up with some details in place, roof has been painted black and all roof details have been added.
The supplied vehicle is partially assembled and painted, and now ready for assembly.
Actually before assembly, I'll paint the body trim, lights and convertible cover.
Guy - I'll get those stripes lined up eventually. They're just not easy for me. They're raised cross sections of the poles and between paint running off into the crevices, and the brush slipping off, they look awful right now. I fixed parts of two of them yesterday, but I need another couple of patient sessions to complete all four.
That autorack video is all over the Internet now. I didn't listen to the sound, but it's interesting that the camera person was in perfect position, almost like it was staged.
Sherrel - Glad that you were around to snap that picture before the depot burned down!
Chet - Those critters are just some of the ones that wander by the house. The mountain lion, coyotes, feral hogs, deer and bobcats stay about 300 yards to the south. Although some deer have paid a visit over the years. Occasionally small flocks of those geese will spend the night on my pond.
Sure is a lot of work to do up there when the seasons change. And you have yet to deal with the winter tires! Thankfully all I have to do is park the tractor/mower. But only for two months...mowing season here is February-November with a slight break in August unless it rains.
Breakfast looked good yesterday. Need to pass the recipe to Mel and the girls.
Chad - As an old school DC dude, your post yesterday made absolutely no sense to me. Just kidding of course. I am learning though.
Joe - OK, for us non professional railroaders, what the heck is a "promotion to the Blue Room"??? Expansion is coming along nicely.
Alan - You have far more patience than me. I would have set it aside for a couple of days before picking it back up.
Today is National Sober Day. To each his own. I'll have a drink or two to celebrate and wash down supper.
Everyone have a great day.