Quote from: ACL1504 on April 13, 2026, 03:24:05 PMAfternoon all,

Jim nice 3D model. Touch up the green trim at the top.

Mondays are great as well as all the retirement days. I've always said everyday is Saturday except Sunday.

Tom

Good catch, will do!

Jim

Good Afternoon;

Nice day out and I've been playing at the bench. Currently working on a fun scratch building which will be a Pub named after my brother. Been having some fun with the signs today.



Have a great day.

Jim

Good Morning Jeff and all that hop on later;

Another great weather day on tap for Central Florida. We expect the high to be around 80 and sunny. Jeff love the picture. Hope everyone has a great day.

Jim

Good Morning;

Watching the wife race today in what they call dragon boats, think 10 person war canoes. She has been on this team for years now. They are pretty good, apparently came in second last race and have one more to go. 

This afternoon maybe some bench time but maybe not, we will see. 

Everyone have a great day. 

Jim

Good Morning Jeff and all that follow:

Woke up to great sunny cool weather. I'm hosting a train modeling group this afternoon so a good day. Hope everyone has a great day.

Jim

Good Morning Everyone;

Just checking to see how site is operating, and while here grabbing a great cup of coffee, thanks Curt. So far I have heard of a couple of glitches but not sure if it is the site or communication providers. Will just wait to see how things go I guess.

Woke up to cool very nice weather while the weather said rain. I have a modeling group coming over later so that will be fun. Well off for another cup of coffee, have a great day!

Jim

Good Evening Folks;

I've been AOL for a couple of days but finally got time to pop in and say hi to everyone, plus I am rovering around the website seein if things are working OK as Dave is having some issues on the site. If anyone is experiencing issues let me know so I can see what is up.

Well today was a great day for me, the weather was not as expected, turned out beautiful, 72 and a breezy. I was able to spend some time working on the mini bridge scene that will be on the canal of my site. I am going to post a couple photos to see if they load.

So here is what I am working on. Paul's will be a pub down stairs and a gentleman's 'club' upstairs. Paul is my brother and a pub/ club is totally him. I designed it using Tinkercad and printed it with the resin 3D Anycubic I have. It will fit on the canal and finishes 'bridge' scene. it is a brick three story and will have an interior. The door designs were downloaded from Thingiverse Website but the rest of structure I came up with. It has been fun and not very hard so a nice break. 



The building is on a raised base that 'plugs' into the wall section. The roof will stay in place when you pull off the building to see the interior. The interior floors will be held in place by upright corner framing that is locked into the base. First floor will be the pub, a spiral staircase will lead to the 'gentleman' area and it will continue up to the third floor where my brother will live. 



Tom Lanford has given me a lot of great tips over the years and one is to keep buildings level, so here you are Tom. I use General Purpose Compound to accomplish the leveling. First clear out the base area, then spread a little compound and while wet work the base onto it and ensure all is level and let dry.



Thought I'd throw a photo of another toy I have, a small laser cutter. Here it is cutting out the 'wall paper' I came up with for the interior walls. The cut lines are exported from Tinkercad and I print the design on normal letter paper placing 3M two sided tape on the backside. Once cut I pealed the tape backing and in place it went. 





Finally I just had to show my work bench, it's a mess, and it always is. My modeling friends all put everything exactly where it should be and know where everything all the time. Not me, I am truly a bum and here is the proof.

Well let's see if this all uploads. Hope everyone had a great day.

Jim

Dave told me he was having issues when on the web site. I am trying to look into it but finding no issues while I am on so who else is having problems and if so what the issues are. You can send me an e-mail through the site or just post a reply here.

Thanks

Jim

From what I have seen it appears it will be able to handle figures. There are a couple hitting the market and I am starting to follow this new tec as it develops.

Jim

Well Folks It is April and close to the April 15th finish date. I appreciate everyone that is participating and the modeling is as usual superb. Lots  to look at. And lots of tips to help others. Please finish up if you have not already and we will get the participate. Prizes out and judging will begin at end of the month.

Thanks and good luck to everyone.

Jim

Looks fantastic!

Jim

Good Morning Folks;

I will open the clubhouse, get the coffee going and put the donuts out for anyone to enjoy. I learned this morning Dave Buchholz is fighting cancer and is having difficultly even walking so prayers to him as he deals with what he is going through.

As for myself all is well. We continue to enjoy great weather and even got some needed rain late yesterday. I have been keeping in touch of the astronauts progress as they head to the moon. The quality of people we have for these challenging endeavors never ceases to amaze me. 

Today I meet up with a train modeling group I am part of and will continue puttering around the garage, fixing the work areas up as well as moving forward on my current model. My bride has been busy getting the house ready for Easter as we will be hosting her sisters and husbands this year, should be a fun day.

Well off to the garage, have a great day.

Jim

Dave;

So sorry for the news and learning what you are going through. Deb and I wish you all the best in your on-going battle. It sounds like the doctors have a good plan in place. Prayers for a speedy recovery and hopefully you can continue to join in our community of modelers, sharing your thoughts and keeping us informed of your progress.

Best Wishes

Jim

Good Morning Folks;

We live a good 100 miles plus from launch site and were able to watch it go up as well, really amazing what we can do when all pull together. Weather will be like Curt's and Tom's today. I have carved out some bench time in a bit having helped clean the house and even got my hair cut this morning. Someone took this picture of the launch yesterday from nearby beach. It says it all.

Good Morning;

Still nice in Central Florida. Planning to continue work on the layout today and catch up on the Forum postings. A good day to enjoy.

Jim