The Grizzly & Dilapidated Ry.

[Dave Buchholz]

I got a good laugh seeing Bubbles.

It reminded me of the fact that there are many modelers who have incorporated humor, some subtle, into their layouts.

The "Back to the Future" Deloreon is another comical addition I've seen.

I'm tempted to start a topic just on layout humor. Scenes, vignettes, off beat silly signage, things out of place in time all would make good  posts. The intent is for others to post comical things they've seen on other layouts  or created on their own empires.

Thanks to Kyle for letting me steal his topic.

Fifth Dave to the right.

[Philip]

LOL spendid!

[Dave Buchholz]

😆😅😂🤣

Thanks for posting that video!

What would be hilarious would be if Kyle had a drive in movie theatre on the layout. Godzilla would be on the screen, while Bubbles was watching from the back row.

[Philip]

   Start one Dave, should be interesting.

[kyle creel]

Just wondering if Bubbles was an ASPCA rescue? Or bequeathed house pet from your great great great grandmother?

ASPCA rescue 'house pet' bequeathed by my great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,great,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc,etc, brokendown frumpy old grandmother .....bless her heart !                                                                       ......BUBBLES....ain't she cute???....she's back one day and already garners all the attention and accolades..........

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

PS You know she works nights as a "dancer"                   .....just sayin'            

[Larry C]

Kyle the grading looks good to me and gently increasing which is a good thing.

[kyle creel]

Thanx ya'll     .......
thanx Curt, thanx Mike, thanx Dave B., thanx Dave, thanx Phillip, and thanx Larry C*;

I'm soooooo glad           everybody got such a kick outta BUBBLES' return to  Grizzly.....she's an integral part of the layout and has always brought the best out in people.....    

The "I Me Mine" spur got one step closer to being done today (Friday)   ....I installed the little bridge (temporary fitting) that goes over the waterfall 'overflow spillage exit' and under the spur along with the trackage that is the switching lead.....tomorrow I'll finish the last section (it only needs the rails added) that goes into the 'mine'   .......next I'll install the bridge and abutments, and glue the track work down, working my way down to Dilapidated.....soldering the feeders as I go     ......

Mike...I think I'm going to use a layer of dirt for ballast and see how it looks   before deciding to use regular ballast......if it looks OK I'll glue it down....if not then I'll 'spread it a bit' and add some regular ballast....I have a bag of 'Chick Grit' I've been waiting to use, its a bit too 'red' but I hear you can 'color it' or at least 'tone it down' a bit   ....either way I figure we'll find out in about a week or so.....         thanx for asking......here's some shots of the work today.........hope they came out OK  

Larry C*....thanx, I'm so glad the grade looks OK to another set of eyes ...

Anyways, thanx again for stoppin' by and bringing some levity to the place   ... neither Grizzly nor Dilapidated is really an 'entertainment destination'           so any grins or chuckles are much appreciated.......ya'll come back now.......see ya....        

The 'new' trackage.....


The 'bridge'...........

And the abutments......awaiting installation


Well that's about it....see ya....              

[Dave Buchholz]

I was wondering about when Bubbles dances, what she used as a pole?

The answer that came to me was:

Anything she damn well pleases!


Fifth Dave to the right

[kyle creel]

Thanx Dave;

Hey guys........ last night (Saturday) I took Gage out to his favorite spot to eat for his 26th     birthday....then we went to check out BUBBLES at her 'night job'         .....

Dave...she actually uses one of the concrete support columns as a 'pole'         ....reviews were mixed...and she had a hard time with handling the $ bills....nobody wanted to get too close so they mostly just wadded them up and tossed them at her ......gratefull and always polite, she nodded her appreciation and 'strutted her stuff' one last time before she almost tripped and fell            ...but all in all it was time well spent     as we enjoyed ourselves immensely, nobody got hurt and it didn't cost us anything;       so all's well that ends well......

Today (Sunday) I finished the last piece of track, it leads into the mine, and it wasn't very long so it went quickly   ......next I went to work 'modifying' the old one stall engine shed that I had used for a car repair shop on the last four layouts....now it's the entrance to the "I ME MINE"...G. Harrison owner     ......pictures too follow...all for now , ya'll stay tuned and thanx again for checkin' out the G&D Ry Co. progress        ...see ya.....     ........

The old shed.......



Leftovers..........


This how it looks now....




Thanx sooooo much guys.......ya'll come back now.....        

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry Co.

[elwoodblues]

Kyle,

Mine entrance is looking great.

[PRR Modeler]

Very nice Kyle.

[ACL1504]

Kyle,

The layout is coming together nicely.

Tom

[Larry C]

Kyle that's a pretty fancy mine entrance; looks good.

[PRR Modeler]

Kyle I thought when I saw the mine entrance was that it was a snow shed on the end of a RR tunnel.

I look forward to seeing your water features come to life.

[labdad]

Love the layout, backdrops, scenery and buildings.
The name reminds me of my On30 pike.
Rock Creek & Dilligaf.

MJinTN