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#16
Kit Building / Re: FOS Yard Office Three Build
January 24, 2022, 10:48:02 AM
Nicely done.
#17
Nailed it! 
#18
Scratchbuilding / Re: The house I grew up in
January 24, 2022, 10:40:42 AM
Fantastic!  I remember, not too fondly of living in a similar 4 plex.  My bedroom was the back porch. (no back stairs)
#19
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Re: Passing of Don Ball
January 23, 2022, 10:50:18 AM
No, no, no . . . . . . .  RIP
#20
Went to hook up the lights and found I forgot all about one, so back upside down to hook those up. 


Test lighting went as expected.  With one exception.  The office windows got a matte spray by accident, so basically one can't see all the interior details.  Oh well.

Now I can add the details and weather this sucker.

#21
Truly impressive build.
#22
Looking good!
#23
It looks like everything is going to stick to the base, so I can do the wiring.  I needed to have the underside flat, so I made four holding jigs out of scrap 2x4s and some plywood strips.  So, so thankful that I had purchased a brad nailer as it made short work of assembly.
I used the copper tape and established the + and - strips.  The 0402 LEDs are rated at three volts and came with resistors (687 ohm units) for operation at 9 to 14 volts.  I can attest that the teeny little things put out a loud pop when exposed to 9 volts.  Four circuits, four resistors, not three you idiot.

In this case, I added the resistors first, then added the fine wire to the ends.  This wire doesn't like to take a tinning, so some solder joints look nasty.  Here I decided to feed the 12 volt power from the middle as it was more convenient.  The hook up wire comes in a spool box that I labeled with my wiring codes as I can forget the off colors.  The cut off and wire stripper was a cheap unit and works flawlessly. 


Once all joints have been completed, I like to use some hot glue to hold the wires in place, in the off chance that one could get snagged during handling.  It looks ugly, but it does work.
#24
Kit Building / Re: Showcase Miniatures Val-U Fuels
January 19, 2022, 10:44:43 AM
Doubly impressed with the laser cut precision.  And the terrific build.
#25
Great idea and superb execution.
#26
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Re: Mega Announcement
January 17, 2022, 06:26:11 PM
Good for you.  I hope it all works out for you and family.
#27
I ran into a bit of a snag.  I recently bought some more brown spray paint for my ground cover base making sure it wasn't a gloss.  Matte seems a decent option.  I measured out my foam core base, got it spray painted, marked off building placement, and cut out areas for access to the LED wiring.  I add additional 1/2" strips around the perimeter for bus wiring.  I got the  grain section glued on and after drying overnight.  Then I tilted the base on it's side to pull out the internal wires and . . . the building slid off the base!  Luckily, my desk is a bit messy so it didn't go far or hard.  So now it was a matter of figuring out how to save what I had.  Seems the Matte paint was a bit too glossy.  Nothing would stick to it decently.  I did find that if I did an over spray of a matte varnish, I could get Canopy and Elmers glue to hold.
Now I can finally add the buildings.  First up the grain building.  I needed to make and install a set of steps for the door and then add some gravel now as later, it''l be a royal pain to do so. 


Then the mill portion was added with the stair housing.  Now I can start to add all the extra building bits and bobs.  Then the plan is to tone down the white with white weathering powders.

I really need to pause on building and clean off my desks. 
#28
Baggage Car - Daily Chat / Re: Tom Langford Recovery
January 15, 2022, 10:51:22 AM
Glad to hear this.
#29
We recently updated our land line phones and they came with a robo call blocker.  One must push a certain keypad button to get through.  We haven't had a scam call for over a year now.  The down side is those medical office visit confirmations are blocked as well.   


There are less than a dozen people have my cell phone number, so it hardly ever rings.  Scammers haven't found it yet.
#30
Talk about a blast from the past.  This should be interesting to watch.
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