santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Good Morning Guys. Looks like mostly cloudy and 68° to start our day here. Low 80's for the high again today with clouds mostly all day, a repeat of yesterday. Today is one grandson's birthday, he'll be 11, tomorrow is his brother's birthday, he'll be 13. Saturday my wife is going to pick them both up so they can stay a few days with us here in the country. They'll most likely bring the granddog with them as well. I have a whole gallon Ziploc with prime rib and spare rib bones for her in the freezer. She'll completely gnaw and eat the spare rib bones, and I will find the prime rib bones in the yard the next time that I mow.
Today is the grocery/beer trek into the "big city". Looks like extra stuff on the list for the grandsons. Vitamin Shop and pool supply store are also on the list. The jury-rig repair is still holding up on the pool filter hose but I do want to do it right. This afternoon, mowing and weedeating are both on the agenda.
How about a big ole breakfast burrito today Flo. Yep, the one with sausage, egg, potatoes and cheese, lots of spicy salsa to go with it.
Thanks once again for all of the likes and comments regarding the progress on Earl's Oil; Bob, Guy, Jerome, Karl, Garry, James, Louis, Patrick, Curt, Joe.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I pretty much finished up the Earl's Oil scene.
The only thing remaining to do is to add some weeds. I have to gather up the weed making supplies and do some here as well as over in the salvage yard. It's not my favorite task, but it's easier than making trees for me. I am not really planning to add any more details here unless I run across something that just begs to be added.
That brings up the thought of what the next project should be. I still have 8-16'+ sections and 2-10'+ areas that are partially ready for scenery. They mostly all have structures, sidings and industries, but no scenery.
Here's an example of one such space.
There are 24 structures randomly placed along the back wall and elsewhere. The vision is to have a small town main street alongside the tracks with the downtown business district along the wall. There are already four industries off the picture to the right accessed by that switch in the lower right corner. There's two more at the other end of town on the other side of the tracks from the church/graveyard.
I recently painted that track through town and have started ballasting it.
This is the area that I am favoring right now, but I would like to do one or two single lot areas while I figure out exactly how I want to do this one. This will be a big project that will take some additional thought.
Patrick - I take the easy way out when it comes to painting track. After fastening it all down, I use a rattle can of Model Master "Light Earth" and just spray the whole mess, with ventilation and a disposable paint mask of course. I do 2-3 feet at a time and immediately wipe off the rail tops with either a paper towel or an old tee shirt. Later I will go back and brush paint random ties with various shades of brown and gray. Occasionally I also randomly use some rust colored paint to highlight parts of the rails, but not often. It's faster, easier and doesn't hide the details.
Joe - Best wishes on your upcoming knee replacement surgery. My wife is trying to figure out a good date for her other one now that elective surgery is back.
Louis - Continued best wishes on the gout episode recovery. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Have a hot dog and a beer on me. Check your E-Mail.
Today is National Hamburger Day and also National Brisket Day. Seems like they should have been on Monday! Enjoy one or the other today.
Everybody have a great day.
Today is the grocery/beer trek into the "big city". Looks like extra stuff on the list for the grandsons. Vitamin Shop and pool supply store are also on the list. The jury-rig repair is still holding up on the pool filter hose but I do want to do it right. This afternoon, mowing and weedeating are both on the agenda.
How about a big ole breakfast burrito today Flo. Yep, the one with sausage, egg, potatoes and cheese, lots of spicy salsa to go with it.
Thanks once again for all of the likes and comments regarding the progress on Earl's Oil; Bob, Guy, Jerome, Karl, Garry, James, Louis, Patrick, Curt, Joe.
Out in the train shed yesterday, I pretty much finished up the Earl's Oil scene.
The only thing remaining to do is to add some weeds. I have to gather up the weed making supplies and do some here as well as over in the salvage yard. It's not my favorite task, but it's easier than making trees for me. I am not really planning to add any more details here unless I run across something that just begs to be added.
That brings up the thought of what the next project should be. I still have 8-16'+ sections and 2-10'+ areas that are partially ready for scenery. They mostly all have structures, sidings and industries, but no scenery.
Here's an example of one such space.
There are 24 structures randomly placed along the back wall and elsewhere. The vision is to have a small town main street alongside the tracks with the downtown business district along the wall. There are already four industries off the picture to the right accessed by that switch in the lower right corner. There's two more at the other end of town on the other side of the tracks from the church/graveyard.
I recently painted that track through town and have started ballasting it.
This is the area that I am favoring right now, but I would like to do one or two single lot areas while I figure out exactly how I want to do this one. This will be a big project that will take some additional thought.
Patrick - I take the easy way out when it comes to painting track. After fastening it all down, I use a rattle can of Model Master "Light Earth" and just spray the whole mess, with ventilation and a disposable paint mask of course. I do 2-3 feet at a time and immediately wipe off the rail tops with either a paper towel or an old tee shirt. Later I will go back and brush paint random ties with various shades of brown and gray. Occasionally I also randomly use some rust colored paint to highlight parts of the rails, but not often. It's faster, easier and doesn't hide the details.
Joe - Best wishes on your upcoming knee replacement surgery. My wife is trying to figure out a good date for her other one now that elective surgery is back.
They're coming up.Don't forget the spills.
Louis - Continued best wishes on the gout episode recovery. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Have a hot dog and a beer on me. Check your E-Mail.
Today is National Hamburger Day and also National Brisket Day. Seems like they should have been on Monday! Enjoy one or the other today.
Everybody have a great day.