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#31
Morning all.

Slept really late today, tomorrow will be a tough one getting up for work.  

Supposed to break 70 here today, so some outside yard work is on the docket.  

Hope to do a little road work on the layout as well.

Jeff
#32
Layout Tours / Re: The Empire
March 10, 2024, 04:34:22 PM
I will do the same for the extension of the street from the town over the mainline. 

Jeff
#33
Layout Tours / Re: The Empire
March 10, 2024, 04:33:41 PM
Replaced the town, hopefully for the last time.  Needed to trim some of the scenery on the right edge as the gatorfoam base didn't quite fit.  Next I need to finish the side street.  I went back and forth between using some Monster Modelworks Cobblestones here, but thought between the paved town and Bailey's Produce parking lot it would look odd.  So I used some thin plastic product called Sintra here, that I've used before for roads.  Cut to fit.  Now it's time to paint it and then hopefully weather it so it matches the streets.  

Jeff
#34
Layout Tours / Re: The Empire
March 10, 2024, 04:29:28 PM
There are still some hydrants, and a couple of mailboxes to add.  LPs will come later.  

Of course, I was being supervised the whole time.  

Jeff
#35
Layout Tours / Re: The Empire
March 10, 2024, 04:28:29 PM
I then had to decide how far apart to make them.  My first attempt had too many lights, the next blocked some of the theater marquis.  Finally decided on placement and put them in place. 

Jeff
#36
Layout Tours / Re: The Empire
March 10, 2024, 04:26:46 PM
The town needed some streetlights.  I painted these months ago.  They are made by Tichy.  I drill a hole in the base and insert a wire.  This placed in some styrofoam so they could be airbrushed.  Also, I can drill a hole in the sidewalk for placement and if they lean a bit, just bend them up to straight. 

Jeff
#37
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Sunday, March 10, 2024
March 10, 2024, 08:33:14 AM
Morning all.

Glad I'm not working this weekend with the time change, I got up at my normal time, which is now an hour later.   ::) Hopefully by Tuesday I'll be more in sync.  

Will watch the Hawkeye women in the Big Ten final later this morning.  

Jeff
#38
Morning all.

Small amount of progress on the town scene yesterday, hope to get back at it today.

Jeff
#39
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Friday, March 8, 2024
March 08, 2024, 08:04:58 AM
Morning all.

Raining here, but that's good, we really need it.  I have a four day weekend, and hope to get some work done on the layout.  

Jeff
#40
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Wednesday, March 6, 2024
March 06, 2024, 08:33:22 AM
Morning all.

Slept late, but I'm still the first one here.  No plans for today except for a trip to Costco to pick up some new glasses. 

Jeff
#41
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Re: Monday- March 4,2024
March 04, 2024, 09:45:04 AM
Morning all.

A lazy Monday here after a fairly difficult weekend of work.  Trip to the grocery store is on the agenda for later this morning.  

Hopefully some rain later today as we are still in drought conditions here.  Record high of 79 yesterday, only 58 today, but still warmer than normal. 

Jeff
#42
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Re: Saturday March2, 2024
March 02, 2024, 07:15:54 AM
Morning all.

Having breakfast and then off to work.   >:(

Jeff
#43
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Re: Friday 01 March 2024
March 01, 2024, 08:36:40 AM
Morning all.

I also can't believe it's March already.  I think the good weather we had in February made it pass more quickly than normal.

No plans for today, but I might do some work on the city area.

I often go months without doing any building, train running, etc.  Sometimes a small project will get me going.  The free kits from FOS are good for this, or building a couple of freight car kits.  Sometimes tackling a totally different project like a DCC install will get me motivated as well. 

Jeff
#44
Kit Building / Re: DD Luci's Tattoo
February 28, 2024, 05:34:39 PM
Thank you, Mark.  And thanks for the idea of using the building facing the street.   8)

Jeff
#45
Kit Building / Re: DD Luci's Tattoo
February 28, 2024, 05:34:10 PM
Thanks, Jeff.
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