I remember them fondly. Getting the first modules together. Finding places to setup. Carter's 100-car grain train! When we sold our house in 2018...
Rain is forecast as the dominant theme for this weekend. That means more time indoors at the workbench. Friday: Need to install the battery I...
Congratulations! Your modeling has been deserving of admiration since "Hammett in the Hills." Glad to see you are officially in the Hall of Fame...
Happy to say I accomplished all the weekend goals. Likely due to it being largely out of my control. Saturday morning, we walked the half mile to...
Got a chance to work on the Mikado boiler during the week. Perhaps making up for last weekend's lack of modeling time. This weekend will have bit...
@Jim Wiggin sorry about the food poisoning. No fun! Results here were a mixed bag. I got my setup tools done reasonably well. The weather over...
We do plan to drive it. We enjoy it. We find places to visit along the way and my daughter lives in the Finger Lakes region. We will head that way...
Been a good week. Before delving into the weekend objectives, I want to do a little show-n-tell. Old news for many, but I didn't know two-part...
The eclipse here was only about 5% coverage, but with 0% visibility it didn't make any difference. Hope you enjoyed it if available in your area....
Friday: The big event is waiting for this to cure: [ATTACH] Not sure what you are looking at? I decided to scrap the boiler I was working on two...
Made some progress. Between walks, picking dandelions (A personal obsession!), a few soccer matches (1 win, 2 losses), and an unexpected breakfast...
This weekend I am making compromises. The new boiler is based on the prototype with accommodations to fit the Kato chassis. Now I need to finalize...
Weatherwise, it was about as good as it gets here this time of year. Sixties and sunshine. Let's see. There were four big areas to focus on:...
@dti406: Wishing you the best possible outcome! Looks like we might see some 60's according to the forecast. And even some sun! Friday: Starting...
Got most of what I hoped accomplished this past weekend. Not exactly the way I expected. Saturday: Drove over to my son's house and swapped cars...
Rainy and 40's here in the far Pacific Northwest. Normal actually. Tomorrow is forecast to be the first of four windy days. That is in addition to...
@Jim Wiggin Glad the procedure went well. @Pastor John Were those fictional machine parts orange in a previous incarnation? Had a good weekend....
Congratulations @SP-Wolf! You can call whatever time period you want the "weekend." I try to stick to the calendar here but am fairly liberal with...
A good Monday evening to all of you. To @Pastor John and @Tompm, I hope your family health and auto issues are resolved positively and quickly....
Picked this up at the train show yesterday. The N scale layout article caught my attention, and solidified my scale of choice, back when this...
