The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

[gnatshop]

David
No worries. They will end up with the Money weather it comes from Tom or me. I just picked up a special package for Tom while I was in AZ.   

Boy, that L'il Tommy Boy is an easy mark!!
I think that I'll make up a special package of Arkansas dirt for him - I know that all they have down there is sand!
I might even be real nice and include a mole in it!!!

[gnatshop]

First rule of life - Retirement requires more light!!

The Ledbetters just voted to give you an official Ledbetter 'Jack-of-all-Trades' award -
carpender, electrisican, track-layin' grunt, janiter and train enkineer!!

A very prestigues and highly desired honor - not given lightly!

[Erieman]

The first rule of retirement is to have FUN and it sure looks like Tom is obeying the rule.  The lighting is great. Makes me want to go to Home Depot and buy a few. Later maybe. I've been busy installing trees and noticed  you thread on trees. Very interesting. I think I have a solution for the bark. I'll Skype you Monday and share my idea. In the meantime, keep having fun at retirement!!!

Frank / Erieman

[ACL1504]

David
No worries. They will end up with the Money weather it comes from Tom or me. I just picked up a special package for Tom while I was in AZ.   

Boy, that L'il Tommy Boy is an easy mark!!
I think that I'll make up a special package of Arkansas dirt for him - I know that all they have down there is sand!
I might even be real nice and include a mole in it!!!

Arkie dirt? HMMM, the possibilities!

Tom

[ACL1504]

First rule of life - Retirement requires more light!!

The Ledbetters just voted to give you an official Ledbetter 'Jack-of-all-Trades' award -
carpender, electrisican, track-layin' grunt, janiter and train enkineer!!

A very prestigues and highly desired honor - not given lightly!

Gman,

Please tell the Ledbetters I'm veryhonored to recieve the award of "Jack of all Trades".

The Award Winner

[ACL1504]

The first rule of retirement is to have FUN and it sure looks like Tom is obeying the rule.  The lighting is great. Makes me want to go to Home Depot and buy a few. Later maybe. I've been busy installing trees and noticed  you thread on trees. Very interesting. I think I have a solution for the bark. I'll Skype you Monday and share my idea. In the meantime, keep having fun at retirement!!!

Frank / Erieman

Frank,

Retirement is so much fun. I did like your idea of the bark and will report back on it later. I have to try it first! Always enjoy our Skyping.

Tom

[deemery]

First rule of life - Retirement requires more light!!

The Ledbetters just voted to give you an official Ledbetter 'Jack-of-all-Trades' award -
carpender, electrisican, track-layin' grunt, janiter and train enkineer!!

A very prestigues and highly desired honor - not given lightly!

Gman,

Please tell the Ledbetters I'm veryhonored to recieve the award of "Jack of all Trades".

The Award Winner

Did they leave a 3-letter word off after the word "Jack"


dave

[ACL1504]

Well, to quote a line from one of the villians in The Hobbit, "I've been busy of late my friends."

I moved over to the other/east side of the layout to start work on the river basin area.



Frank, Erieman, sent me his old bascule bridge and it came at the best possible time. I can now plan the location and approaches to the bridge.



This is the large diorama base for the RSM Delwin's Boat and Net Storage kit.



Continued in a few.

[ACL1504]

First rule of life - Retirement requires more light!!

The Ledbetters just voted to give you an official Ledbetter 'Jack-of-all-Trades' award -
carpender, electrisican, track-layin' grunt, janiter and train enkineer!!

A very prestigues and highly desired honor - not given lightly!

Gman,

Please tell the Ledbetters I'm veryhonored to recieve the award of "Jack of all Trades".

The Award Winner

Did they leave a 3-letter word off after the word "Jack"


dave

No, But Gman  probably did! You know how the Arkies are!

Tom

[ACL1504]

I used a marker to draw the river bank lines.



Birds eye view of the same area.



Here is how it looks in relation to the diorama.



Continued in a few.

[ACL1504]

Next up was the planning and redoing the bench work for the river basin area.



Fast forward a little here and you see I have the right side of the river area braced and screwed in place. I had to use the circular to remove the 1x4 I had bolted to the wall.



I next made a frame and base for the diorama to sit in.





Continued in a few.

[ACL1504]

I made the diorama base area a "slide in place" frame so I can easily remove the diorama while I work on the kit.



I made/cut some 1x4 supports for the river base. You can see I've also added my buse wires through the support framing.






Time for a cold Diet Pepsi, more later this evening.

[cuse]

Tom,
Looks great - lots for me to see.


I almost gave you a call today. I had some time before a 7pm dinner meeting at Linda's La Cantina, but I wasn't sure what time you clocked out at the Atlantic & Southern. I'll see it soon I hope!


John

[Twist67]

Hi Tom,

that looks very fine....good idea with the "slide in place" frame for the diorama. Keep the great work going

Cheers,Chris

[ACL1504]

Tom,
Looks great - lots for me to see.


I almost gave you a call today. I had some time before a 7pm dinner meeting at Linda's La Cantina, but I wasn't sure what time you clocked out at the Atlantic & Southern. I'll see it soon I hope!


John

John,

Thanks for stopping by. I plan to have a SBG meet in the next few weeks.  Pama nd I love Linda's. Great place to eat and meet. We have many family birthday dinners there. Call anytime.

Tom