KC's Workshop, Grumpy's Cafe - 2021 Build Challenge.

[ACL1504]

I used a metal square to ensure the roof card was square.



Continued -

[ACL1504]

The walls were taped together with blue painters tape and the roof card added.



One more for today.

[ACL1504]

This is the new roof look.

[PRR Modeler]

Great progress so far Tom.

[GPdemayo]

No ponding problems with that slope Tom.....

[Bernd]

Joined the crowd of followers. Always love your detail descriptions of a build.

Learning a lot about kit bashing from you.

I've noticed you post two pictures per post. What is the reasoning behind that method?

Bernd

[Keep It Rusty]

Loving it.

[ACL1504]

Great progress so far Tom.

Curt,

Thanks, I'm getting there.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

No ponding problems with that slope Tom.....

Greg,

No indeed. It looks steeper than it actually is. However, I may add a 4X4 to the read wall to lesson the slope just a bit.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Joined the crowd of followers. Always love your detail descriptions of a build.

Learning a lot about kit bashing from you.

I've noticed you post two pictures per post. What is the reasoning behind that method?

Bernd

Bernd,

Thank you, much appreciate the compliment. Glad you are getting a few ideas from my threads.

Now, for the BIG question. Yes, and here's why. I'll try not to write a screed here.

On the old forum, we could post up to 6 photos, same as here. For me posting two photos per post is due mainly to habit. When posting 6 photos, there were a few times I hit the wrong key and lost all the post requiring me to start the post over. Thus, I started keeping my thread information short, to the point and posting only two photos.

Also, you'll notice, as mentioned above, my threads are short and to the point I'm trying to show or make.

I find myself loosing interest in a thread when I have to read long paragraphs to see what the modeler is wanting to say about his build.

I want my followers to get a few new ideas from my posts and not get frustrated by me pontificating.

John Siekirk (S&S RR), likes to post larger photos. When he posted using the larger photo format, it took a long time to load on the thread. So, he started to post one larger photo per post.

I guess it comes down to personal preference and in my case it is just easier to move through my thread.

Hope this answers the question.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Loving it.

Craig,

Thank you sir.

Tom 

[MAP]

Great work on this build Tom!

[jerryrbeach]

Tom,


I bought this kit after seeing you start this thread.  I've been following along to see how you modified it, especially the roof.  Wonderful modeling, as I have come to expect from all your threads.  And, lots of food for thought when I start my own build.

[postalkarl]

Hey Tom:

Coming along nicely. Can't to see the finished product.

Karl

[Bernd]

Thanks Tom for the explanation. I have a tendency to post more pictures with less words.
I feel pretty comfortable with the forums format. It's as good if not better than the other one.
As far as pictures go I'm sure you may have noticed I host my own pictures on my website. Much easier than up loading to the forum and using up valuable disk space. I find a 1024 pixel width picture works fine. If I want to do a bigger picture so you can see the details better I use my website to post a larger picture in another tab. I've also learned to use a word processor to write my post. I've lost to many posts the other way.

Bernd