Thursday, February 5th, 2026

[Jim Donovan]

Everybody slept in today so I will open the clubhouse.

It is in 40's damp and cloudy today in FL. Understand we may hit freezing again tonight, bummer.  Yesterday I hit a milestone on my resin printed Rolling Lift Bridge project, I glued the platform parts to the lift part and everything fit. I did learn that due to my attempt to keep dimensions to scale the final bridge will likely be too fragile to motorize. Frankly that is OK since the number of times I would likely actually open the bridge would probably be less than 5. So with that concern out of the way progress should be better as I move forward. I dropped a photo of it below. I have it on its own cut out section of canal, when complete I will b able to drop it into an area waiting for it.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Jim

[GPdemayo]

Afternoon all.....

[jbvb]

Good afternoon, Jim, Greg and those looking in later. It's been sunny all day in the lower Merrimack Valley. It got above freezing late morning and I've broken up some of the packed snow left on the driveway.

I like your model, Jim.  Adding the vehicle deck will stiffen it a lot, but that won't protect the upper braces between the trusses.

[ReadingBob]

Evening all,

Nice job on that bridge, Jim! No workbench time today. There won't be any this weekend either as the better half and I are spending the weekend at a B&B up in Mt. Dora. We'll leave when she gets home from work tomorrow afternoon.

I think I've made a final decision on my next build. It was a toss up between few different kits but I'm opting for one more likely to be on the, yet to be designed, layout.

Have a great one!

[KentuckySouthern]

Temp in the 20s. It's been snowing all day since the Doll got her car washed   before noon.  We're not hitting freezing yet again. Maybe over the weekend but lots of really cold as well. Just had the news on, the national posers are using frightening superlatives to spread panic and get clicks. 

I worked on the layout this afternoon and got chilled. Just about to go give it another hour or two.

Jim the bridge looks great, as does the styrene house going up elsewhere on the forum. Such talent. I have a caboose in the 3d going this afternoon.

Be well all.

Warm up.... KSinMI