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What do you do when your health gets the best of you?

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  • From: Bakersfield, CA 93308
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Posted by RR_Mel on Friday, September 1, 2017 11:30 AM

Attuvian

 

 

Mel,

I'd love to see that Hickory House when built.  On the other hand, as a 73 year old, I'd dare not live in it.  I'd be spending almost all my time on the second floor, dreaming of and messing with steam engines.  That leaves far too many trips up and down stairs on creaky knees to get to the bathroom.  Of course there would be the obligatory stops in the kitchen going both diections.  Well, probably on the return leg only, now that I think about it.

We all wish you well, Mel.

John

 

Thanks John.
 
I’m not going to clog up a topic on the Forum with my scratch built, I’m working on post for my blog.  I'll post a link on the forum when it’s finished.
 
Mel
 
Modeling the early to mid 1950s SP in HO scale since 1951
 
My Model Railroad   
 
Bakersfield, California
 
I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
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Posted by JAMES MOON on Friday, September 1, 2017 1:33 PM

 Mel,  I was kind of hoping you would take on the Hodson Queen Anne style house.  With all the brickabrack I can under stand why you passed   on it.

As far as health, at just over 75, I am lucky to still be able to work at pretty physical pursuits such a carpentry and wild rice harvesting.  ALthough I suspect I will be needing another hernia surgery in the near future.   The last one slowed me down about six weeks.  

Mel, you are inspiring with your can do attitude.

Jim

 

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Posted by RR_Mel on Friday, September 1, 2017 2:30 PM

Jim
 
Both my wife and I went for the wraparound porch on the Hickory house.  Both of my grand parents houses had wraparound porches.
 
Thanks for the good words from all of the forum members!
 
I ran into several problems when I took my drawing of the Hickory house to 3D format, dimension wise things wouldn’t work.  The basic floor plan from the Antique Home Site has several errors that didn’t show up in my 2D drawing, my slow 80 year old brain didn’t catch the errors in 2D format.
 
I finished the drawings and they look doable so baring more unforeseen problems I will start laying out the drawings on some card stock tomorrow.  I haven’t done any scratch building in several years so the avoid wasting the basswood I’ll start with a card stock mockup.
 
I’m lacking the smaller windows for the kitchen and bath but I have everything else.
 
Thanks guys!
 
 
Mel
 
Modeling the early to mid 1950s SP in HO scale since 1951
 
 
My Model Railroad   
 
Bakersfield, California
 
I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
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Posted by marksrailroad on Saturday, September 2, 2017 6:44 PM

My eyes are my biggest problem, that and my thyroid trouble. If it weren't for my lighted magnifier I'd be in trouble because I model N scale and wouldn't be able to see my work. As for my thyroid. Unless you have problems with it you wouldn't know what I'm talking about. All I can tell you is that it takes all of your energy away and you don't feel like doing anything but laying in bed watching quiet TV.

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