Good Morning Folks;

I was up early but just remembered to check in and say hi. I've spent a couple hours sprucing up the flour mill for judging, as usual more I fix more I find. Oh well. Some errands then back to modeling this evening. 

Have a great day. 

Jim

Afternoon everyone;

Currently watching my college football team getting its butts kicked while fixing up a scratch built (flour mill) to enter at the Sunshine NMRA Region convention in October. I've never done this so something new.

Kind of gray and muggy today but a lot better than what I see happening up north of us. Well back to the bench, have a great day.

Jim

Good Morning Jeff and everyone that follows. We live in the middle of Florida about an hours drive north of Orlando. We were lucky, it got windy (perhaps 30 mph in gusts) and some needed rain, otherwise fine. Now just 50 miles to our west I suspect that was is another story entirely. Since I've lived in Florida since I was 17 you get a feel for these storms. Unfortunately the media has over the years decided the average American is stupid and needs to be spoon fed every little deal and almosts hyperventilates over these nature events. 

Truth is, if you live directly on the coast (no matter the state) any Hurricane better be taken serious if it is pointed in your general direction. If you live 10 miles inland anything over a cat 1 again is an issue, 25 miles inland for a cat 2. Category 3 and up are different animals, if you have a strong lock on its direction (i.e. it is moving fast) and it is not coming your way fine, otherwise pay attention. If it might be a cat 4-5 and it is coming your way try to keep up with me because it is time to leave, now. 

Anyway back to modeling. A MMR friend has talked me into having a scratch built I made (Pam's Flour Mill) entered in the Sunshine Region judging, so for next week I will be redoing this model so it should at least get the required 88.5 points. I would like to get over 100 points for my own feel good but I will be happy so long as mine is not the lowest judged model being displayed. I will be posting updates on this build as I plan lots of changes. Here is how it is sitting currently on the layout. Have a great day folks.

Jim

Good Morning Folks;

I have gone back to the drawing board (literally) on the bridge design. I think Iknow what is causing raise and lower issues but requires new test pieces to be made. Other then that some yard work. Have a great day folks.

Jim

Good Morning;

Yesterday my college team USF proved they are the real thing this year. Last week we held Alabama for 3.5 quarters and just ran out of depth in players at end. This week blew out Southern Miss at their home and coming up is Miami, looking forward to that one. Today the Bucs play Lions at Detroit, don't feel so good about this one.

Yesterday I fixed up work bench some more work to be done then layout work this week. Have a great day.

Jim

Good Morning Folks;

I had hoped to get some bench time in yesterday but did not happen, hopefully today, we will see. Everything else going well, have eye check up then who knows, Hope everyone has great day.

Jim

Good Morning Folks;

I. agree with Terry, not many people I know build a basement designed for trains and then put a really nice house over it!  I was able to get my bridge project electric figured out and working properly. Now I need to make sure the rolling lift feature works properly and then the real design of an actual bridge starts.

For those up at the convention, please post some photos and let us know how it is. Hope everyone has a great day.

Jim

Good Morning Folks;

I made the 'mistake' of watching Fox news this morning when they played the segment of 9/11 showing in detail what and how things went on that terrible day. It should be required watching in schools but I am sure it would be too 'shocking' to be allowed. Seeing the truth destroys the fantasy being taught today.

I hope to show the progress made on my drawbridge project in a day or two. I succeeded in getting the electronics right so it opens and closes in a realistic manner, using the same method the original bridges used. 

Anyway Hope everyone remembers this day and enjoys the freedom a lot of people paid the price for us to enjoy.

Jim

Looking really good.

Jim

Good Morning;

Hope everyone in US had a good Labor Day weekend, the wife and I did, treated her out to great dinner on porch of a restaurant called The Chop House.  Today some finance work then some work on RV before heading to the bench to work on bridge project. Looks like a nice hot day today but I can feel a slight change.

Jim

Love the photos Doug. Beautiful house and area views. Looks like you have a real project going, will be fun watching it come to life.

Jim

Welcome and thanks for the pictures, some really nice scenes to say the least! 

Jim 

Good Morning;

I'm enjoying the morning with my second cup of coffee. Finished some yard work before the full heat of the day hits this morning which I guess will hit upper 90's today. Might get some afternoon rain but I doubt it. I have been fighting 'modelers' block for the last month, start a project and then just stop. I'm sure I will find something that will spark the interest again, just in a slump. We were in England last month and visited Victoria Station while there, what an amazing structure, thought I'd share a photo of part of it. 

Good Morning Everyone;

I have the coffee pot on so grab a cup. Yesterday I made the mistake of turning on the TV and watched what I guess passes as an interview these days. When did the so called 4th Estate quit its job of reporting and simply became partners of the political parties? Personally I feel like there are two Americas these days, the one we live in and the one the 'news' wants to report. 

Anyway back to things I can understand, I worked on the design of the lift bridge yesterday and found I need to do more research concerning how the rolling lift bridge was actually opened and closed. The blueprints I am able to see online are too worn out to see the electrical connections. I am thinking of starting another building as well so we will see.

Hope everyone enjoys the day.

Jim

I too am watching and learning, the glue tip was great.

Jim