Good Morning Everyone. Here it looks like mostly clear and 62°. Looks like we might finally have a change to fall weather coming up. The three day rain event that the NWS is predicting for Wednesday has been changed to a five day event, and the temperature won't be getting above 80° from then until the end of the ten day forecast. Time to resume more intense outdoor chores.
Thanks for both the comments and likes regarding the update on the Cooter's Liquor build;
Tom O, Steve J, Christian, Sherrel, Joe, Jerry, Hughie, Karl, Gary, Patrick, Garry, Jaz, Tom, Chad.
A big pile of scrambled eggs and a handful of bacon this morning Flo, along with the usual glass of OJ.
Progress continued yesterday in the train shed. First up was painting some of the foundation stones, wall tops and concrete patches on the walls. Doors were installed along with the front steps.
I also applied a bit of weathering powder but it doesn't show up well in the flash of the camera.
I test fitted the roof and it was a bit short, but that is easily fixed by overlapping the tar paper at each end. I started by gluing the supports in, they were not provided so I made them with .080" x .080" Evergreen styrene.
Time now to add the black construction paper tar paper to the roof.
I got as far as cutting it into strips, but ran out of time before applying it.
Along with all that, while waiting for paint to dry, I examined the contents of Box Two of the Ramone's Storage & Salvage Hydrocal kit that I also received. There are four bags of Hydrocal detailed castings, totaling over 80 pieces.
Here's what is in the first bag that I opened.
And the second.
Of the 63 parts pictured here, 18 are duplicates which doesn't matter to me. Here's an overall shot taken from the instruction sheet showing how they placed some of them.
Lots and lots of them. Whether or not I will use all of them in this scene remains to be seen. Later today I'll get out the sanding sticks, fine files and Exacto kinves and start trimming them up. I feel that Cooter's will be mostly finished early this afternoon dependent on the number of signs that I install.
Sherrel - The ladies appear to be enjoying themselves.
TV - I gave up on watching it over 25 years ago, with the exception of 45 minutes each weekday morning watching Stuart Varney on Fox Business. I haven't gotten away from the bill however as Arlene has Hulu and Direct TV. The damn thing is on from 7:00 am until 11:00 pm, although there are periods where no one is really watching, like when she walks or fixes her lunch. Phone/internet service here is fiber optic and costs $54.99 a month. I haven't a clue what the cell phones or satellite service costs as she handles all of that.
Gary - Nice progress photos.
Mikey - That's a big bathroom in my world!
You all did nice work on that house on the club layout.
Then, we have some like me who glue their fingers to the layout.
Not to worry, yesterday I glued my elbow to the workbench in a glob of super glue while holding parts together!
Curt - Good for you on the booster shot. We are waiting for the Moderna booster when it becomes approved and available. in Texas. The county health department sent a notification last week that indicates our place on the list once it's approved.
Patrick - Yep! AHM kits have always required painting.
Tom O - A big Happy Birthday to Terry.
Christian - I guessed right but many others posted before me.
How come a wife can take the cork out of a wine bottle, but cannot put it back in??? Even upside down.
Everybody have a great day. Stay safe.