flyboy2610
Loveably weird
I put the lift out section into place last night. I've been wanting to replace the track that was taken up when the bridge had to be rebuilt. Maybe it's just the summer weather (although the basement is climate controlled), but it was kind of a hassle getting everything lined up correctly. I started thinking about damage to the scenery if I have to go through this every time I want to run trains. I decided that the lift out would become a permanent part of the layout. That would make it a duck under. However, at 56 I don't duck under anything as well as I used to!
The solution is a rolling mechanics seat I happen to own. Sit on this, bend over, and roll right under the duck (roll) under. It works good! The only thing is that it's seen its share of car repair jobs, and it isn't the cleanest. When the budget is a little more flexible, I'll get another one and this one will go back out to the shed. But for now it will suffice.
My plan is to reattach the tracks, finish wiring the mains to the power bus, then start work on the industrial area. That last part made Mater happy!
Mater: "Ooh, wee! Did y'all hear that? He's gonna start on this area before too long! This here'll be the best goll dang Rust-Eze Medicated Bumper Ointment factory in the whole state of Nubrasky!"
Luigi: "Mater, this 'a going to be the only Rust-Eze Medicated Bumper Ointment factory in the whole state of Nebraska!"
Mater: "Well, then that autmaticly makes it the best, don't it?!"
Luigi: "Mater, you gotta point. I'm 'a no sure what it is, but you gotta point."
From left to right are: Guido, the forklift; Mater, the country bumpkin tow truck who has a heart of gold and a brain made of the same substance: and Luigi, owner of the finest tire store in Radiator Springs. From Disney's "Cars".
These three would all be appropriately sized for O scale, but they're far too big for HO. I have an HO scale Fiat 500, which will become Luigi. I don't know WHAT I would do for Mater! Guido is most likely going to be a custom build. I may use some round styrene tubing of a couple of different sizes, and some thin styrene sheet for the sides, but I'll worry about that when I get that far.
The solution is a rolling mechanics seat I happen to own. Sit on this, bend over, and roll right under the duck (roll) under. It works good! The only thing is that it's seen its share of car repair jobs, and it isn't the cleanest. When the budget is a little more flexible, I'll get another one and this one will go back out to the shed. But for now it will suffice.
My plan is to reattach the tracks, finish wiring the mains to the power bus, then start work on the industrial area. That last part made Mater happy!
Mater: "Ooh, wee! Did y'all hear that? He's gonna start on this area before too long! This here'll be the best goll dang Rust-Eze Medicated Bumper Ointment factory in the whole state of Nubrasky!"
Luigi: "Mater, this 'a going to be the only Rust-Eze Medicated Bumper Ointment factory in the whole state of Nebraska!"
Mater: "Well, then that autmaticly makes it the best, don't it?!"
Luigi: "Mater, you gotta point. I'm 'a no sure what it is, but you gotta point."
From left to right are: Guido, the forklift; Mater, the country bumpkin tow truck who has a heart of gold and a brain made of the same substance: and Luigi, owner of the finest tire store in Radiator Springs. From Disney's "Cars".
These three would all be appropriately sized for O scale, but they're far too big for HO. I have an HO scale Fiat 500, which will become Luigi. I don't know WHAT I would do for Mater! Guido is most likely going to be a custom build. I may use some round styrene tubing of a couple of different sizes, and some thin styrene sheet for the sides, but I'll worry about that when I get that far.