Good Morning All. A very tropical-like 64° and cloudy. Rain in the forecast again today after .75" yesterday. That concurs with my weather rock which is currently wet! Light sprinkles played havoc with my grilling last night, not with the fire itself, rather with me going in and out the door!
OK though, as the end result was worth it.
Trainwise out in the train shed yesterday, I finished the mortaring and window installation on the Vulcan Manufacturing. I'll get out the weathering powders today after making some fine adjustments on the mortar. As a diversion, I assembled the loading/unloading canopy that goes over the tracks. It is designed so that one can add a Walther's Overhead Traveling Crane to it, (not included, buy separately and have many leftover parts), which I also started to assemble. Somewhat finalized the footprint on the layout for the components and trackage. I intend to use it as designed, as a metal fabricator. Part of my plan is to augment the Walther's kit with an auxiliary structure made from DPM wall components to make a much larger industry.
Johnny - Nice work on the fire station. You did a good job on the re-designed sign. Regarding the missing staircase, Walther's sells a staircase kit with numerous staircases, handrails and ladders. You would have to fabricate your own landing though.
https://www.walthers.com/steps-ladders-pkg-4
They're currently out of stock, but it's probably available at your LHS or on the Internet.
Joe - I use the DPM stuff quite a bit, Yes patience is needed as well as a good 18" straightedge, especially on multi-story structures. Don't ask!
Sam - Good to hear that you are recovering. That has the makings of an intense meeting. Reminds me of the president of the company that I worked for. At a "Presidents Meeting" once, the owner/CEO publicly asked him why he wasn't on his cell phone to the people back at the plant, like all of the other GM's were doing during breaks in the meeting. His reply was that "he paid people that could/would do their jobs whether he was there or not". He received many ugly glares from his counterparts that day.
Congratulations on your inaugural run. $50 is a great deal for a DCC equipped loco.
Ken (D&J) - I'm in North Central Texas, this light rain is moving east but will probably pass south of your location if it doesn't dissipate over Tennessee.
Everybody have a great day.
Willie