The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

[ACL1504]

Looks good Tom.  It'll look even better next weekend when there'should a bag of goodies from the EXPO sitting on it.   

Bob,

Yea, you bet! Maybe a new structure or two, some Joey Picard backdrops, and the list goes on and on.

Tom

[donatode]

Do you really think a "bag" of goodies will be enough......  At the very least he will need one of these .....

[S&S RR]

Tom


That is one neat looking work area.  I hope you remember where you put everything.

[martin.ojaste]

Tom, I feel your pain. I finished my diorama and spent the next few hours cleaning up ready to get back to finding excuses for not doing anything more on the layout.

[ACL1504]

Tom


That is one neat looking work area.  I hope you remember where you put everything.

John,

Thanks, me too! I did find two Xacto knives when I cleaned up.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom, I feel your pain. I finished my diorama and spent the next few hours cleaning up ready to get back to finding excuses for not doing anything more on the layout.

Martin,

It only takes a few hours to get the work areas all messed up but a half a day or more to clean up!


Tom

[bparrish]

Tom............

Note to self............. stop cleaning and keep building ! ! ! !

see ya
Bob

[ACL1504]

Tom............

Note to self............. stop cleaning and keep building ! ! ! !

see ya
Bob

Bob,

I took your advice. The cleaning is over and the build continues.

Tom

[ACL1504]

While at the Expo last week I spent some time with Joey Ricard of Trackside Scenery. He will be doing all 100+ feet of my backdrops.

We exchanged several emails today and I sent him an information sheet along with 24 photos of the area to be covered.

I'll keep ya'll posted.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I forgot to add his site.

www.tracksidescenery.com

Tom

[Raymo]

Tom, did everything make it to Florida in one piece?

[ACL1504]

Tom, did everything make it to Florida in one piece?

Dan,

Yes, it did. Thank you very much for all you did. The restaurant you took us to on the first night was very good. I enjoyed the baked Haddock.

Tom

[Raymo]

Great! I've always have enjoyed the food there.

[Twist67]

Hi there.

It´s always crazy how things can mess up within minutes.....and it lasts for decades to clean it up....I always start to clean up things when I need one of those things hidden somewhere on the layout. You´ll search for hours and you are knowing the point you have used it the last time....or the other point..... or the other.....you didn´t find it....sit down in front of your workbench and there it pops up....... what the hell... who has it put there....and you know somewhere in the last corner of your brain that you are the only one who use those things.....Do you know those moments,too

But your cleaning looks nice...

Regards,Chris

[ACL1504]

Hi there.

It´s always crazy how things can mess up within minutes.....and it lasts for decades to clean it up....I always start to clean up things when I need one of those things hidden somewhere on the layout. You´ll search for hours and you are knowing the point you have used it the last time....or the other point..... or the other.....you didn´t find it....sit down in front of your workbench and there it pops up....... what the hell... who has it put there....and you know somewhere in the last corner of your brain that you are the only one who use those things.....Do you know those moments,too

But your cleaning looks nice...

Regards,Chris

Chris,

Hey, thanks for stopping by. I agree with everything you've stated. I've found things that were once lost and I've lost things that were once found. All in the name of cleaning up. Go figure.

Tom