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Afternoon All, Started out the day with a walk under a very bright full moon. Before I got cleaned up, I went out and did the weed killer in the yard before breakfast (late). I asked MOH to produce the sign on the prototype tower which is different from the typical Pennsy tower. She finished it...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with animal chores then cleaned the sidewalk, driveway, and vinal back fence (put up by HOA behind my house). That finished my desire to do anything else today. Tomorrow, I am doing the weed killer spraying. Fun times. Chad- You definitely have a full plate...

Afternoon All, I started out the day with a walk at 66F and breezy. The sky looked like imminent rain but nothing so far. After chores I headed to the train room. I glued the windows on the frames and mounted a second exterior light on the side wall the exterior stairs will be mounted. Tomorrow...

Troy- You can buy transition pieces for the tile/planking. It has a slightly humped apperance. I have 3 of them in the house and they work very well.

Afternoon All, Started out the day with chores. After that in the train room I started gluing the window frames and doors to the walls. My buddy suggested I use something in a glass bottle called Bondene. It's for resin and ABS plastic. The hobby shop had that but not any MM glue. The downside...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with a walk at 68F and currently 86F. I headed to my buddy's house for trains and BS'ing. As always, I had a great time. The LHS didn't have canopy glue, so I ordered from Amazon, and it will be here tomorrow. Nothing much else going on. Mike- That is really...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with animal chores then headed outside to trim the hedge, water MOH's plants, clean the pool filter and get 4 jugs of chlorine for next week. Tomorrow I'll head to Orlando to see my buddies then go to the LHS which is about a 10-minute drive from my buddy's...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with a walk at 68F and humid. Summer is close. Today I had a bunch of inside chores and tomorrow I'm trimming the front hedge. Next week I need to use a sprayer with thinned chlorine on the sidewalk, driveway and back fence. Lastly, I need to hit various yard...

Afternoon All, Started out the day in the high 60's. Tomorrow thru Sat. is supposed to be in the 90's range. After animal chores I headed to the work bench and finished cleaning tower edges, removed all the "glass", and did some touch up on the window frames. I also soldered the overhead lamp...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with a walk at 62 F and clear. Today I cleaned the joint seams on the tower. In most cases they weren't as bad as I thought, although in some areas I had to gently use a file. After that I chauffeured MOH to ALDI. Saturday I'll be by the LHS and get new glue...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with chores including laundry. I had a cavity filled at noon which means I'm finally done with this treatment cycle :D...until next time.:( Not so good news on the model front. Sunday I was gluing the tower walls together and discovered the windows and the...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with a walk at 54F and currently 81F. After breakfast I did a couple of chores then headed to the train room After gluing the walls together, I discovered that the upper edges don't fit flush and for some reason the canopy glue (windows), Testor's glue, or...

Afternoon All, I spent the morning at my buddy's Tom's house and after getting home I did some chores. Nothing else planned for the day. Moh comes back tomorrow from Tampa. Karl- I agree, most of us resemble that remark. Patrick- Sounds like a fun trip. Bill- Nice photo. It resembles one of...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with a walk at 64F and breezy. After animal chores MOH and I (mainly me) used bleach water to clean window frames (painted aluminum) of the mildew they accumulate. MOH made up the water, but she used so much bleach I ended up with a minor chemical burn on the...

That is a great series. I've watched all seasons twice. You might like "The Brokenwood Mysteries". A 10th season is coming out soon.

Afternoon again, I forgot to mention today is the US Navy Submarine Service's 124th birthday. The sub forces that are in port celebrate with formal events ( cocktail hours, speakers, toasts to those still on patrol, and a formal dinner) that always devolves into serious drunken shenanigans. I...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with chores then headed to the train room where I did a lot of interior tower painting then built a 2-piece wood floor that will have all the detail parts on it (switch machine etc.). I think tomorrow I'll be ready to start assembling the brick wall portion of...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with animal chores then ran a couple of errands. In the train room I did some brick wall dry fitting, repainted the black interior, drilled 2 holes for exterior lights and realized I need to paint the upper interior a light green. I also made the upper floor...

Afternoon All, Most of the day has been spent at the VA and getting bird food (9:30-2:30). The doc was happy with the lab results but because of the allergic reaction I had to give another 6 tubes of blood for testing and what they called a clean mid-stream urine sample-sorry. :confused: I have...

Afternoon All, Started out the day with a walk at 58F and clear. Went outside at the appropriate time and it was a bust. Didn't see anything of note. So much for the big event. Earlier I finally finished getting the pool summerized and did a bunch of inside chores keeping me busy for the...