Morning all,

The next two days should be really interesting.  We'll, maybe not.  More like long and boring for the most part.  If we wake up tomorrow and still have power I'd be thrilled.  But I'm not going to bet on it.

I should have mowed the lawn yesterday.  Like Tom did.  That'll have to wait until everything dries out after the storm.

Well, guess I'll go watch an old Humphrey Bogart movie, "Key Largo".  About folks trapped in a hotel with a gangster during a hurricane.  Seems appropriate.

Have a great one!

Geez... I feel so old reading this.

Afternoon all,

Did a little more prep, in morning, in anticipation of the arrival of Milton.  Based on Tom's comment yesterday I thought I'd better try firing up the generator.  Thankfully it started on the first pull.  I sure hope I don't need it.  Found all the extension cords in case we do need it.

Kind of ticked that they haven't picked up the yard waste the last two weeks.  One of those was prior to the the last hurricane.  Now, everyone has piles of debris set out in front of their homes that is going to get redistributed during Milton.  Sigh....

Not much else going on.

Have a great one!

Morning all,

Good luck getting your son to evacuate, Jim. 

Dang.  Now you have me worried, Tom.  I just filled the generator but didn't try to start it.  Last time I used it I drained the tank and ran it until it stopped so there'd be no fuel in the lines.  I didn't want to fill it but it looks like we're going to need it and I want to go refill the gas cans so I have those on hand. 

I gave up on the electric starter.  I replaced the battery years ago, had the charger plugged in to keep it charged too.  Last time I needed it the electric start didn't work.  I had to resort to pulling the cord to get it started.

Only two things left to do.  Fill the aforementioned gas cans (I'll do that at lunch) and take down a small, plastic fence/gate.  That got taken out by a prior hurricane (the screws holding the hinges in place pulled out of the wall).  Easy fix but it's even easier to simply unscrew the hinges and put the thing in the garage until everything's over.

I hope to get a little workbench time in this afternoon.

Have a great one!

Morning all,

Rain. Rain today. Rain tomorrow. Rain Tuesday. Hurricane Wednesday so, yeah, more rain.

Almost finished the mobile home. Just need to scenic the base. Dirt, asphalt, weeds, etc.

Have a great one.

Morning all,

Rats.  Didn't see the invite for the SBG until it was too late.

Think I'll head for the workbench.  Need to wrap up the current build, clean the workbench off and decide on what the next build will be.  Not that all of that will necessarily happen today.  You never know.

Have a great one!

Afternoon all,

Started my day with a walk.  After that I had a quick breakfast and then opted to go outside and do some touch up painting around the house.  I did that until the heat/humidity got the best of me.  Now I'm indoors for the rest of the day.  Think I'll poke around the workbench to see if I can get inspired to finish the current build.

Have a great one!

Morning all,

Great looking CNJ gondola, Jerry. 

I'm being a little lazy today.  Hopefully some motivation will strike after lunch, and I'll pull out the workbench.  It's been too hot and humid outside to do some of the things that need to be done out there.

Have a great one!

Evening all,

Not a very productive day aside from a trip to Hobby Lobby and mowing the lawn. Hopefully tomorrow is better. 

Have a good one!

Afternoon all, 

I was going to do some painting outside but may rain so I guess I'll pull out the workbench instead. Oh darn. 

Have a great one!

Morning all,

Great progress, Doug!  You have a lot more energy than I do.

Workbench time while watching football and racing today.  Not much else on the agenda.

Have a great one!

Afternoon all,

Wife is on the computer so I have to post from my tablet. 

Game night tonight.  Not much else going on.

Have a great one!

Quote from: cuse on September 26, 2024, 02:21:13 PMWow...quite a detailed and fun little scene!

Nice work as always!

Thanks John!  We're cooking now (pun intended).   

This one has me thinking, without 3D printing this type of kit (the lab detail kit) probably wouldn't have come out.  No one would have gone to the trouble to make the molds for metal casting of the lab equipment and the detail probably wouldn't have been as fine.  Great advancement for our hobby!  

Quote from: ACL1504 on September 26, 2024, 12:56:49 PMBob,

Fantastic job on the trailer build and the meth lab. Darryl does a great kit and the results are always well worth the work and effort. Very well done my friend.

Tom

Thanks Butty!  I certainly agree that Darryl puts together a great kit.  I'm half tempted to move on to his moonshiner's cabin kit (with interior details of course) after this one but I think I'll pick a small FOS kit instead.

Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on September 26, 2024, 12:12:44 PMIt's almost a shame to hide all those details behind a wall and curtains.  Nice work.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff!  I agree.  I have to make sure the roof is removable after putting that much effort into the lab.