Quote from: deemery on September 06, 2024, 02:14:02 PMThe A/C guy finally got here.  We need a new fan, and that's expensive.  Lesson learned:  NEVER BUY LENNOX.  (This unit is 6 years old, the thermostat, main controller board and now the fan have been replaced.  Only the thermostat was covered by the warranty.)  And we bought the replacement kitchen faucet, the guy should be here to replace that next week. 

As much as we didn't want to we did end up going with another Lennox. Long story but we bought all the extra coverage we could. Knock wood, so far so good. My joke about the old one was they replaced everything (some things multiple times) except the concrete pad it sits on.

Afternoon all,

Lazy Friday here.  I did my walk first thing this morning, before it got too hot (yeah, Fall weather is still 92 down here).  Read the paper, watched a movie, etc.  Now I'll hit the work bench.  

George made good use of some of the pictures I sent him.  



Have a great one!

Morning all,

I have a meeting this a.m. with the finance guy but, beyond that, not much else on the agenda. 

The Franklin and South Manchester never fails to impress.



Have a great one!

Quote from: nycjeff on September 03, 2024, 09:09:43 AMHello Bob, that's some great work on the detail parts for your mobile home build.

Thanks Jeff!  Gotta gets to work on the mobile home now.  Should be an interesting looking interior with all this stuff in it. 

Quote from: Vietnam Seabee on September 02, 2024, 06:51:40 PMWell done Butty
terry

Thanks Terry! There's some neat stuff Inter-Action has come up with.  They have a few O Scale details I'd like to try building.  I may try one or two just for the heck of it.

Quote from: cuse on September 02, 2024, 11:31:04 AM

Wow...all those tiny decals...looks amazing!

Thanks John!  Yeah, those decals were a bit of a challenge.  Especially considering you have to paint the area they're being applied over white before applying them.  Not a problem for the white bottles but a bit of a challenge for the black drums, the silver equipment, etc. 

Morning all,

Aside from mowing the lawn a little later on let's see what trouble I can get into today. 

Boy, that thing is big!



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Next you apply glue to the blocks in preparation for adding the bottom of the pallets.



Then apply the bottom of the pallets, again while still in the sheet containing them, to the assembly.



After the glue sets, cut out the pallets.



A quick wash of AK Interactive weathered wood, over the pallets, and some paint on one edge of a few of them finished them off.

Here's all the of the detail parts for the 'lab' ready to go.



Next up is the mobile home that will contain the 'lab'.

This is where I'm at, at the moment, with this.  Just getting ready to dig in.



Thanks for following along!

Just a quick update (I warned this one looked like it would take some time and I was right).

There are two shelving units that are comprised of the laser cut sides, back, top along with four 3D printed shelves.  The first went together with little issue.  You might note the 3D printed shelves required a bit of painting along with lots of teeny, tiny decals that had to be applied to the individual bottles and cans.  Whew!  That tried my patience.  It's a little hard to see but here I am gluing the top to the back of the second unit and trying to keep things square.



Next up one of the sides gets glued to the back/top of the unit.  Although the side look like they can go on oriented any way that's not true.  There's definitely a front and back.  The rear post is just a little bit larger than the front post to account for the width of the back panel.



Next up the four 3D printed shelves get glued in place.  Like the sides, each shelf has a front and back.  The notches on the corners are not the same width on the front as they are on the back.



While attaching the shelves I needed a little extra light on the subject.  I keep one of those tiny flashlights handy on my work bench for just such occasions.



The final step (no pictures) is to glue the other side on.  The second unit gave me fits!  I must have assembled, disassembled and then reassembled this thing four or five times.  The middle two shelves on this unit required a lot of sand of the bottom lest they interfere with the shelf beneath.  Eventually I got this together.  Up close it's not the greatest fit but the gaps/mistakes are in the rear and will be well hidden when the unit is in its final home. 

Next up are some wood pallets.  Interesting assembly on these.  You start by gluing the 'blocks' in place on the underside of the top portion of the pallets while they're still in the sheet that contains them.



More in a moment....

Morning all,

Got my walk in early this morning.  Had breakfast.  Did my daily perusing of the paper, etc.  I think the rest of the day is mine.  Should get some much-needed work bench time in later on.  I've been slacking in that area due to some 1:1 projects around the house.



Have a great one!

Morning all,

Same here re. the roadbed.  I hand lay my track on homosote.

Finally finished painting the master bedroom.  I was using paint that was left over from when we had our kitchen/living room/great room repainted.  There was enough to do 3 1/2 walls in the master bedroom.  Came up 1/2 a wall short.   Oh well.  I only had to buy another gallon to finish the job.

I think I'll set aside this week for me.

Howard Zanes layout.


Have a great one!

Those look amazing!  Well done.  Great subject matter.

Morning all,

Still doing some 1:1 painting in the master bedroom.  Another day, another wall.  Furniture has already been moved out of the way now it's time to stir the paint and have at it.

Looking forward to whatever it is you come up with for a track plan John.  I need to refresh myself (more like learn) CadRail and do some planning.  Hand laying track requires a little more of a refined plan.  It's not as easy to rearrange things after the fact.



Have a great one!

Welcome!  I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing more about your layout!

Welcome to the forum Ed!