Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

John, It's not that I put the track in afterwards, The track goes in first then the buildings and scenery. It is just I am working a section at a time so the track is always a dead end, till the next section.

Andy

Now I understand.  I admire your discipline, with me I had a working layout and then decided to do 5 years of plaster work and painting. So I'm anxious to have trains running again.

[S&S RR]

I spent the last 5 days in airports and visiting family - I had a great time and I spent the airport time working on the design and doing some research for my next expansion. I have to finish what is currently started before I can start the expansion - I wounder how far ahead I am with the design work? Tomorrow it's back to building.

[gnatshop]

Look at the good side - now you don't have to wait on the big-shots to decide when you designs
and ideas come to reality - now you're in control! 

Oh, chit - that can be a big burden, too!   

[S&S RR]

Look at the good side - now you don't have to wait on the big-shots to decide when you designs
and ideas come to reality - now you're in control! 

Oh, chit - that can be a big burden, too!   

Yes 38 years of working and I finally got a boss I like.

[bparrish]

John.......

These are the things you don't want to rush into.

I had a building principal when I was in the school district that I called Heinrich Himmler.  Had him for five years.  He would get his nose out of joint and go after really good people and get them fired for reasons that only he understood.  Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't fire a tenured teacher.  This guy was a master at it.

Hope you can ride this guy that you like to retirement.

see ya
Bob

[S&S RR]

John.......

These are the things you don't want to rush into.

I had a building principal when I was in the school district that I called Heinrich Himmler.  Had him for five years.  He would get his nose out of joint and go after really good people and get them fired for reasons that only he understood.  Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't fire a tenured teacher.  This guy was a master at it.

Hope you can ride this guy that you like to retirement.

see ya
Bob

Hi Bob

I retired one year ago - the boss I'm referring to is me - well at least when the real boss lets me.  In the train room I usually get to be the boss!

[bparrish]

John........

Funny stuff......... you blew that one right past me...........

I recall you having told me about working for Chrysler and such but I had forgotten if you were still working or not.

It's hard to believe that it will be 10 years in June that I've been out of it............

see ya
Bob

[S&S RR]

John........

Funny stuff......... you blew that one right past me...........

I recall you having told me about working for Chrysler and such but I had forgotten if you were still working or not.

It's hard to believe that it will be 10 years in June that I've been out of it............

see ya
Bob

It is amazing to me that something that consumed my life for so many years can be completely forgotten. I really don't think about my work life anymore. All the things that I wanted to be doing while I was working just filled in the 10 -12 hours a day 6 days a week - I'm just as busy - but much happier being busy.  Speaking of busy my 30 min. on the forum are up off to work on the layout.  I  need to take some progress pictures today.

[S&S RR]

It is time for another progress picture so I decided to take a real work in progress shot (every tool I own within reach of the hatch I'm working through).  I'm cutting the base bench work for the town of Sellios.  I'm following the process that was typical of the small mountain towns. First the mountains, then the river running through the valley (the cutout for the river is on the right in the picture).  Then the track is laid - usually along the river.  And the final step which I'm starting now is laying out the streets. The streets from this view will take the same sweep as the river with the cross streets running perpendicular to the river. I have the initial location for a number of structures picked out, but their will be changes as I study this in HO scale instead of on a computer screen or in my design notebook.

On the right side of the picture the river bank will rise up all the way to the top of the rock formations (covering the last of the rock work and road bed from my previous layout - this area will be all trees and woods in contrast to all the rocks in the background. The hatch in the back will also be covered with trees and woods.

[ak-milw]

You must be a little wild with those tools if you need a USS hard hat.

[bparrish]

John..........

This does not look like a OSHA approved site but .......... as shown.......... a guy can get a lot of stuff done.

Very cool
Thanx
Bob

[S&S RR]

You must be a little wild with those tools if you need a USS hard hat.

Ever since I made my little cart for travel under the layout the hard hat has become one of my most important tools    . If you have been around steel mills you will notice that mine is white - you get that when the company you work for buys 4 billion dollars worth of steel a year.

[S&S RR]

John..........

This does not look like a OSHA approved site but .......... as shown.......... a guy can get a lot of stuff done.

Very cool
Thanx
Bob

I think I would be okay with OSHA as long as I had my hard hat on.

[gnatshop]

Just be glad that Candy ain't hangin' around here much - she'd insist that you wear
a PINK hard hat! 

[bparrish]

David..........

I don't know if Candy would require a hard hat but she would at least spell it right and in correct word order.

see ya
Bob