I like how you finished the edge of the atmosphere.

dave

TomO, on soccer:  https://davebarry.substack.com/p/the-world-cup  (I loved the "flop training" photo.)

Today, cleaning the attic, I found a (used) first generation Mac Mini from 2006, repacked in its original box.  That actually might have collectable value, particularly given how popular latest generation Minis are for AI.  I threw out a bunch of old boxes from old devices, etc.  I have to separate the styrofoam from the boxes, the styrofoam isn't recyclable here.  

dave

Quote from: ReadingBob on May 28, 2026, 09:53:07 AMMorning all,

School's out so my better half is off for the summer. There go my quiet days at home. 

Just sitting here printing out the information for our upcoming trip to Europe which is a little over a week away. We'll spend two nights in Lucerne, Switzerland, prior to boarding the ship in Basel. From there we'll travel the Rhine & Main rivers until we end up in Nuremburg, Germany. Should be fun! I hope my back and hips play nice.

I'm almost finished a little build and pondering what to build next. I have several FOS kits in mind along with one Seaport kit. Decisions, decisions!

Have a great one!

We had a trip to Switzerland 30 years ago.  Our favorite city was Bern, but we also enjoyed Basel a lot.  The Basel accent was nearly unintelligible to my poor schoolboy German.  No bargains in Switzerland, except a Swissrail pass.  Be sure to watch/rewatch "The Eiger Sanction" at some point, spectacular scenes of the Swiss Alps.

dave

Jeff, I've had good luck with Scotch delicate surface tape on backdrops.

I saw today on MRH's forum that Andre Ming has passed away.  He was a prolific poster and raconteur on multiple forums over the years.

Since my eyes are still in "funky mode", I've been doing a lot of household clean-up.  Two bags (one of cardboard, the other of general trash) ready to go out from yesterday, along with a box of stuff for a thrift store.  MUCH more to do.

dave

Some nice photos today, as usual.  This morning is nice, cool, sunny and pleasant. The Weather people say "It'll change".  They're predicting a rather intense storm blowing in this afternoon, with a chance of up to a foot of SNOW in the mountains!  That might wash out Scotch Club tomorrow    

No real work on the layout, but I'm making some significant progress cleaning up storage areas.

dave

Sunny right now and a very pleasant 65 in SE NH.  Clouds coming in with rain later today.  There's a bunch of big lumber trucks at a neighbor's yard to remove some oaks.  Large crain, log loader, wood chipper, etc.  I sure hate the sound of chain saws, and I don't understand people who buy wooded lots and then complain about having to rake leaves so they remove the trees.

Eyes are still funky, but the 1 week follow-up said "everything going well"   For those of you who have done cataracts, did you get your dominant eye done first or second?  Mine is being done second, I think part of my problem is my brain saying "why can't we see out the dominant eye?"

dave

Particularly for that unit at the dock, I'm thinking there would be an elevator to move the fish vertically to that diagonal walkway.  And that's an opportunity to add wiring around the structure.

dave

Back from the eye follow-up.  All's well.  No more eye shield at night, and a reduced eyedrop schedule!

Other eye gets done in 2 weeks.

dave

Did you clean the 3D substructure first, before applying the double-stick tape?  Any adhesion problems?

dave

Today's my 1 week follow-up from the first eye's cataract surgery.  Yesterday I called to 'volunteer' to go a week early for eye #2, but they said "Nope, you need more time between eyes."  Hopefully, though, today, I'll get relief from the nightly eye shield and most of the 14 eyedrops routine...

Yesterday's accomplishment was in the storage room of the attic.  I finally got rid of all that stereo gear, some of which is nearly 50 years old.  It all worked, but I have no idea who would want it, and I don't want to deal with on-line sales.  Today I'll try to do more pick-up/put-away in the train room, it's what I can do with my current optics. 

dave

Tom, good news from the vet!

dave

Well, I called the eye surgeon and offered to go a week early for Eye #2.  They said, "nope."  So in the tradition of the Groundhog on Feb 2, that means "2 more weeks of non-working eyes."   My 1 week follow-up is tomorrow, I hope at least I can reduce the number of daily eye drops and the requirement to tape that eye shield over my eye every night.    

Now that I'm back from PT, I'll decide what to tackle today, probably more pick-up/put-away.  That I can do without good close vision.

dave

Nice weather here in SE NH, too.  Currently 60, started at 51, should end around 83.  Sunny, not too humid.  The leaves are pretty much out, still some growth left for the oak leaves to reach full size.  This is a fun time of year when things change rapidly.  We haven't heard from our yard guy, and we're getting concerned.  He went back to Panama and we hope he wasn't stuck there.  (He has a native born American wife and 2 or 3 kids here, and they run the family farm.)

dave

How is the end constructed?  Is it a single sheet laser-cut to the right diameter?  Do the side boards overhang the end?  Those are the design/construction questions that come to my mind as I look at this.

dave

I took this photo in 2011, Normandy:


Yesterday was a successful pick-up/put-away day, and I'll probably do more of that today.  My 2 eyes still aren't cooperating, but at least the cheap (WalMart) reader glasses let me read a book at night. My other accomplishment was making a spool to hold some wire that came in a nice donut shape but without anything to retain that shape.  If I didn't put it on the spool, it would degenerate into Rats-Nest.  Hey, you take your victories where you can find them in the train room!

dave