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Ok, on the project side of things, an update on the water tank.
I'm ready to install the weights & ropes for the operation of the spout...
Jul 26, 2026
Having left the La Grange plant in November of 1939, for its coast-to-coast barn storming tour. At 193 feet, 456-ton, with a total of...
Jul 26, 2026
Earlier, I had shown this picture of 4 pieces of styrene angle glued in the foam to hold a building.
I did this for the Bulk Transfer...
Jul 26, 2026
The water tank rigging has been CA'd, I hit it with some weathering powders to kill the new paint look......
Spout down.....
Spout...
Jul 26, 2026
Over at the Bulk Transfer site, the bulkhead and walls are done, now I can put the bunks together.
I had a happy accident happen while...
Jul 26, 2026
The rest of the bunk walls are installed on the bulkhead.
Kind of flimsy only glued to the side of one post, so I turned it over and...
Jul 26, 2026
Latest on the Transfer bunks, is that I got the pile foam cores started.....
There is not much room to play with at the end of the...
Jul 26, 2026
Meanwhile on the work bench, I'm throwing the sand house together. A pretty simple laser cut kit from the GNRR Historical Society.
Just...
Jul 26, 2026
Went camping on the Umpqua River over the 4th, so I did what any good model RR does, seek out landscaping materials.
Found a small sand...
Jul 26, 2026
Here is a mistake that is not so happy.......
I installed the two camp tracks at the usual spacing but failed to realize how oversize...
Jul 26, 2026
It's 101 and beginning to thunderstorm on my front porch.
For anyone that would like a tour of my layout, the company that built it...
Jul 26, 2026
Good morning all!
A muggy hazy 77F, I noticed the humidity right away this morning while standing on the pack porch with the dog...
Jul 26, 2026
Good morning. It’s humid, warm and ugly looking outside this morning. 76f degrees going to 91. They are saying severe storms this...
Jul 26, 2026
Do you play any PC war games?
Before I was able to go back to work, I played many hours of Hearts of Iron II. I have III and IV but i...
Jul 26, 2026
Good morning. It's clear and 77, after a strong storm rolled through around 9PM.
Jul 26, 2026
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