Afternoon all,

Nice rail bus build, Jamie! Great picture, Raymo!

Soon time to hit the workbench. Did my PT this morning and it's way too hot and humid to do anything outside.

Have a great one!

Afternoon all,

I hear ya' Jim when it comes to doctors. I picked up another new one last week.  Hopefully I won't need to see him again too soon.

I just listed some of my stash in a separate thread. I'm not actively selling them on eBay or anything. Just listing them here in the off chance there's something someone has been looking for. Sorry, but I'll probably ask for a little more than $16 for each of the FSM kits.  

Working on the roof for the current build which means it's nearly finished. Roofing in not my favorite part of the build but it sure is something that's very visible.

Have a great one! 

I'm not interested in actively selling my stash of kits however, I have far more kits than I'll ever have space for (or time to build) so I thought I'd list some of them here in the off chance I have something that someone has been looking for.

I'm not listing prices, if something interests you just reach out to me and we can work something out. Being lazy, I'd like to keep this in the US as I don't want to deal with customs or international shipping nonsense (sorry to those not in the US).

SBG members get special consideration.

If anyone gets one I sure hope we'll see a build thread out here on the forum. 

This isn't a complete list but it's the stuff that's no longer available.

Fine Scale Miniatures
Now spoken for: #125 Water Tank & Tool Shed
#145 Coal Tower
#155 Coal Dock
#205 Wilfred J. Brambell Co.
#235 Station
#270 Roadside Delights
#285 Jeffries Point Stave and Heading
#290 Emporium Seafood
Jewel Series #3 Stuffy's Brewery
Jewel Series #12 Oatman's Mercantile
Jewel Series #19 The I. M. Dunn Co.

FOS
Now spoken for: #50 The Drake Theater & Nautilus Diner
#100 Radio WKLO

Builders In Scale
The Waterfront

Thanks for the update, Curt! 

Morning all,

Ah yes, Gruber Glass. Named after one of the greatest movie villains of all time. Looking forward to your build, Raymo.

Gotta squeeze my PT exercises in before I hit the workbench. Darn things take me more than an hour and a half to do. I am seeing a little improvement though.

I'm getting closer to wrapping up the small build I started awhile back. 

Have a great one!

Morning all,

Interesting question about kits that have been built but not seen for sale in quite some time. I'll go with the original FOS kit, Big Lou's Diner.

I've been thinking about doing an inventory of my stash and listing them on the forum. Not necessarily thinking about actively selling them but making them available to fellow members in case someone is really searching for something specific (like Drake Theater). I'll never have the space to use them all. Seems a waste to hoard them.

Tail end of the flu. I feel better than I sound. Hope to hit the workbench later.

Have a great one!

Quote from: NEMMRRC on August 05, 2026, 12:55:31 PM

Quote from: ReadingBob on August 05, 2026, 11:10:58 AMMorning all,

I need to mow the lawn. I don't feel like it though. Still congested and not feeling well. I doubt I'll hit the workbench today. 

Jamie, if you figure out how to build that steam shovel let me know how you did it. I have one in the stash.

Have a great one!

Is that a "build the most expensive Jordan model in your stash" challenge?

Well, that's an idea.

I guess it is the most expensive one in my stash. I gave all the rest to Tom awhile ago. There's probably a few hidden in some of the FSM kits I have on the shelf. George would include one in a kit ever once in awhile.

Morning all,

I need to mow the lawn. I don't feel like it though. Still congested and not feeling well. I doubt I'll hit the workbench today. 

Jamie, if you figure out how to build that steam shovel let me know how you did it. I have one in the stash.

Have a great one!

Quote from: GPdemayo on August 04, 2026, 02:57:43 PMAfternoon all.....

What he said!

Great job on this one, Jeff! I remember building one myself. I think I left it down at Tom's. 

Morning all,

Does this mean there's going to be a mini print Jamie available soon? I have a few of their figures and they're pretty cool. They also proved, to me, I really need to work on my figure painting skills. There are at least half a dozen figures from FOS sitting on my workbench, already primed, waiting for me to practice on them.

Yesterday I felt like I made some progress on the current build. I finally was able to glue a couple of walls together. That's my favorite part of any build. Seeing things take shape.

It seems I caught the flu (or something similar) from Junior. Luckily, I have a Theraflu prescription at hand, so I started taking that immediately. I don't feel great but it's not terrible either. Tomorrow, I'll reschedule my two PT appointments for this coming week. Just to be safe. I'll try to do the exercises at home though.

Have a great one!

Morning all,

Does spending 5 minutes at the workbench yesterday, finishing adding glazing to 3 small windows, count for anything? I hope to spend more time at the workbench today.

Have a great one!

Morning all,

Congratulations on your retirement, Raymo! 

I made some progress at the workbench yesterday. Today's not looking so good as far as workbench time. I need to get my PT stretching in after wasting the morning. Maybe afterwards I can pull out the workbench and get something accomplished.

Have a great one!

Afternoon all,

The PT session is behind me for today, looks like rain and I have the afternoon to myself. Guess I'll hit the workbench! 

Have a great one!

Quote from: deemery on July 29, 2026, 05:15:27 PMMuggy and light rain in SE NH.  Rain will turn heavy, we could get as much as 2" (much needed.)  I did generate some steam today, started on a coaling dock to go by my turntable/switcher house.  That'll be a good break from scenery....

Bob, is your PT helping?  I'm still doing nightly PT for the sore hip.  I'm not cured, but the PT keeps it from getting worse, so it's just annoying, rather than actually painful.

dave

It's a little too early to tell. Sometimes it feels like it does and other times not so much.