Morning all,

I've been slacking off all week, workbench wise, and need to get back at it.

Yesterday a fellow stopped by from the company that installed our windows.  We made an appointment with him to discuss new doors.  Our sliding doors don't slide too well anymore and aren't energy efficient.  Best guess is they're the originals and the house was built in 1988 so it's probably time to replace them.  Anyway, he noticed my workbench.  We got to talking about hobbies and he builds plastic stock car models.  I gave him an unbuilt model of Bobby Hamiltons Country Time Lemonade Oldsmobile that I've had for over 30 years.  That made his day.

Have a great one!

Afternoon all,

Same weather report as Tom, Jim and Curt.  Chilly and damp.

I need to work through some e-mails, schedule some appointments, etc.  Then I'll see what I can get into afterwards.

Have a great one!

Morning all,

Guess it's medical week.  Yesterday was the annual physical.  This morning a teeth cleaning/sharpening (with a follow up appointment in a couple of weeks to replace two crowns $$$).  This afternoon is an appointment with a cardiologist to schedule a stress test and possibly a few other things.  No workbench time until this evening at the earliest. 

Have a great one!

Morning all,

Looks like I can spend some time at the workbench today.  Maybe while watching a little football, assuming there's a game on regular TV and not a premium service.

Have a great one!

This is great! Very educational and inspirational.  Thanks for sharing!

Quote from: Bruce Oberleitner on January 10, 2025, 05:22:15 PMLooking good Uncle Tommie!

   

What he said! 

My favorite railfanning spot (unfortunately, for me, is around 900 miles away) affords me the opportunity to get shots from above.  Reference material for future weather endeavors.

Morning all,

Suddenly I'm hungry for a slice of peach upside down cake.  I wonder why?

Not much on the agenda today.  Workbench time and a quick trip to the grocery store.



Have a great one!

Morning all,

Curt already covered the weather here in Central Florida.  Unlike Curt, I skipped my morning walk and stayed warm under the blankets for an extra hour or so.

Working on getting our flights straightened out for our trip to Europe in June.  We're departing from Orlando and arriving in Amsterdam on the way over and leaving from Basel to return to Orlando.  There's a bit of confusion with the seating, etc. but I'm sure Viking will get it squared away if I bug them enough.

Since it's cold outside I'll settle in for a workbench session later on today.

Have a great one! 

Neat video. I learned a few things from it. Looks like a great little kit too!

Quite a project. I remember those kits from when I was in high school but I've never built one. I'll be following along!

Great topic.  This is something I want to learn/improve upon.  I've done a little bit, but not enough to be anywhere near your level.  I've messed around with oil paints, which I find very forgiving.

When the opportunity arises, I snap pictures for inspiration in the future.

 

Quote from: Philip on January 05, 2025, 08:10:06 AMThis newby from Kentucky approves! Looks prototype!

 

Thanks, Philip! I appreciate you checking it out and commenting on it. I'm looking forward to building some more of the Interaction Hobbies kits in the future. There are some in the stash just waiting for me to get to them.

Quote from: Rail and Tie on January 04, 2025, 10:40:12 PMBrilliant Build Bob!!  Wonderful diorama.  "...Nothing to see here, move along!"  I hope you had fun with this build and did not go blind or throw stuff in the process!

Thanks, Darryl! I had a blast building this one. Nothing got thrown in the process.  Both are great little kits. The mobile home kit is really nice. If I were modeling a more modern time, and had the space, I'd include several on the layout. The details in the lab kit are ingenious and very well done.

Morning all,

Dang!  I went out for breakfast.  Had I known Greg was providing one I wouldn't have passed up that opportunity.

Quote from: KentuckySouthern on January 08, 2025, 10:03:36 AMCurious...this was my first post without the security screening, when I did the POST operation I was taken to the overall menu/list rather than back to the thread here.  Is that normal? Is there a way to return to where I was in the day's post in Baggage Car when I post my reply?  Thanks...

I don't think that's normal.  It should return to the thread you're posting a Reply to.  Did you do a Reply or a Quick Reply?  I usually use the Reply option so I'm not sure how the Quick Reply responds to things.

Still painting detail castings, but the end is in sight.  Hopefully I can get back to gluing things together soon. 



Have a great one!