TMarshSawyer- Naw it ain't the mic, it's these ears. Old and slow. I have the same trouble with some people who are standing right next to me. I just have trouble catching everything fast talkers say. I get most everything you say, just sometimes I'll not get a few things. Usually I'm thinking it's a term or wordings you youngsters use that I'm not familiar with and it doesn't click with me. Keep it up though I look forward to your videos.
Sawyer- Naw it ain't the mic, it's these ears. Old and slow. I have the same trouble with some people who are standing right next to me. I just have trouble catching everything fast talkers say. I get most everything you say, just sometimes I'll not get a few things. Usually I'm thinking it's a term or wordings you youngsters use that I'm not familiar with and it doesn't click with me. Keep it up though I look forward to your videos.
lol, ok man.
Jeff, yeah.
Playoffs tonight for soccer, we lose, we're done.
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Evening all. Chloe, a RBF and some cheese fries, thanks.
I'll catch up while I'm watching the Devils game (vs. Sabres). I've been waiting for tonight for a long time. My Chem teacher is a huge Sabres fan, so we go through this every day. I tried to make a bet with her and if the Devils won, I would get extra credit on tomorrow's test, and if the Sabres won, she could make fun of me as much as she wants (she enjoys poking fun at people), but she said no.
Today was rather exciting at school... During double Theo, the fire alarm goes off. We know it's not a drill because they wouldn't do that in the pouring rain. So after checking the building, they let us back in. They say that we can wear our sweatshirts and jackets if we want to (we were drenched), and just as I'm at my locker, it goes off again. Everyone starts going out, but they tell us to go back in. It went off about two more times, but they just told us to ignore it. Typical day in my school... lol.
Well, as I said, I'll be watching the game and catching up over at the RC. Also studying; got 3 tests/quizzes tomorrow...
Chloe, another RBF, please??
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Good evening
Got some track laid down in that undulating manner some branchlines get into when they are getting "old and crochety".---now the trick will be in seeing whether I can run my RS1's across without going into derail mode
ns3010Well, as I said, I'll be watching the game and catching up over at the RC. Also studying; got 3 tests/quizzes tomorrow...
Don't you just love it when everyone gets all silly and wants to run all quizzes/tests in 1 day? I've got 2 on Monday---------on top of work over the weekend---my cramming will be done Sunday night--as well as whenever I get a few minutes---
Chloe----I'll have a coffee and a Hamburger with fries please----I'll be at the RC with Joe--
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HI ALL!!
Been a while, again.... Good to see my friends still here.
Still too much going on... Still accumulating train stuff. Someday the boxes will open.
The comment about the "newbies" causing trouble.... NJ Transit runs on the old DL&W through Morris County with many grade crossings. One section has residential roads that run on either side of the tracks. The tracks have been there since oh, 1870 or so, the streets, 1900's. Anyway, the newbies complained about the horns at one of the crossings... so, the whistles stopped...until a car ran the lights....(we know what happened) "The train never blew the horn!!!" NJ Transit petitioned to close the crossing for saftey reasons.... The horns now sound again...
Eric
PS; anyone know what the new NJ Transit diesels are? The old ones are the old GP 40 somethings. There is a new one running on the Coastline here at the shore. I haven't been able to catch it at a station. It's BIG and LONG, perhaps a dual power? The NJ website is notorious for bad info.
Evenin' folks!
Chloe i'll have a hot fudge sundae to go along with the cup of decafe you're going to bring me.... I'll go over and harass a few people at the Rivet Counter.
Barry are those kitties your sisters? One of mine decided to hog the big "comfy chair" (Broooooooooaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!) (big dissonant chord from an electric organ):
TMarshRay- Dilbert fan are you?
But of course! Almost as much as I love Monty Python. The last few years I taught we had an idiot superintendent who got himself in some big trouble with some School Board members when he mistook me for someone else in the Music Dept. He asked the board how they could go about getting me fired because I was boycotting the dept. meetings and refused to even talk with the others in the dept. I had two parents of Eagle Scouts from my Boy Scout Troop on that BOE..... They informed him that he must be mistaken as I was anything but quiet and they didn't think I would do that..... One of them did some research and found out who it was....... The Superintendent got a major chewing out by several BOE members at the next meeting. The following spring I was doing sound for the All City Music Concert at the Smith Opera House in Geneva. He was introducing the concert and I had the mic muted. He rolled the mic around in his hand for a bit, couldn't find the on/off switch and put it up to his mouth. At that point I turned the mute off and it was HOT! He say's, "Is this on" at about 150 Dbs.... Jumped about 10 ' up in the air. I thought, Gottcha! Later that evening as I was being a good boy and saying nice things to parents about the schools, I looked over a parents shoulder and there he was watching me from about 2 rows back. A few days later I get called into the office by my Principal. She say, "Ray, I want you to know that you were the topic of discussion this afternoon at Administrative Council". I say, "Crap, what did I do now, he doesn't even know who I am.....!" She starts to laugh and told me he does now! And he was completely wowed by your work at the concert!
Now I told you all of THAT because every time some teacher would start ranting about him being an idiot, I used to say, "Have you noticed how much he resembles the pointy haired boss in Dilbert?"
"Ray, I hate to put in my two cents in." - Keith
Aw come on you like to put your 2¢ in ......... Very good advise! I think where the backdrop on my layout doesn't have a pole or a seam or a change of texture, I tried to just what your professor taught. One of the compliments I got from the judges was on how my trees got smaller as they got closer to the back of the layout. I also used several level of forest on the backdrop and gave each a coat of a white mist before adding the next lower (and closer) level of trees. Like this:
to the diner Fireman216. Sit back and enjoy some desert.
I have been doing a bunch of little things today. Like laundry, getting a card and a present ready for my son who turned 43 today, and, ah, there was something else..... OH! I w**ked on the Tichy Falt Cars I am assembling. The 2 cars I have gotten together so far have been painted black and i have started making the plastic wood on the car deck look like wood.... Wood that has hauled a few loads even.... Tell me what you think, I am very open to suggestions as this my first attempt at this. The car on the left is just about don, the car on the right has had the black paint and a coat of earth color on the deck.
Catch you all later!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ok, just did a quick skim of the posts...
Fireman! Seems you're already getting the feel of the place, we're all friendly people. Just watch out for Barry or he might use his catapult to throw P** at you Sawyer, good luck in the playoffs!Yes, Barry, I absolutely do love that! Not. And, on top of that, we have the state Driver's test on Friday. But It's probably a good sign that I got a 100 on yesterday's practice quiz... Some people didn't know the order of the colors on a traffic light...Eric! Good to see you!!
ewl01anyone know what the new NJ Transit diesels are? The old ones are the old GP 40 somethings. There is a new one running on the Coastline here at the shore. I haven't been able to catch it at a station. It's BIG and LONG, perhaps a dual power?
Well the game is 2-1 Sabres, so if the Devils score 2 more, my prediction (3-2 Devils) will be true.
Well, I took the plunge today. The boss called me in for a big pow wow in his office, one-on-one. He wanted to know a whole bunch of things that were really billing questions, and I'm the head of service. When I told him that I really didn't have the answers to his questions because they weren't in my department, but my past paperwork that I do (my department reports) should provide enough information to piece it together for the most part, but I'll still have some missing pieces of the puzzle that are out of my area, he was not really satisfied. At that point I told him that if he'd give me the authority, I'll find out the rest of the puzzle and make daily reports that will answer any question he ever had. I now have a VERY full plate! To top it off, when we covered how I quote out parts and tech rates, he found that I was well exceeding his expectations (both what he expects, and what he figured he'd find that I was doing) there too. I think it kinda shocked him, because the billing department and office manager have been saying I'm doing a poor job appearently. I was able to back up my story by having him and I physically walk to their desks, not mine, and pull my paperwork off of their desks to prove what I was saying. I hate to do that to my coworkers, but I was just telling the truth. Anyways, it seems as if the hotseat is no longer in my area, but has moved elsewhere.
Ah Ray,,, lol..
When I look at your pic.. Gheez.. perfection. That backdrop is perfect. Exactly something to try .. try.. to attmept. Like I said.. "Now this guy knows what he's doing~!" You must be my 'Ol' art teacher~
Keith.
Ray- What do I think? Well I think there is no reason to tax a....Oh you mean about those great looking cars. Well the one on the left looks old and worn. Like it's carried more than it's share of loads. The one on the right looks like it's newer and hasn't been used near as much. Other than fantastic, I don't believe I'll make a comment.
PC- Sounds to me like all you were doing was rightfully defending yourself against what sounds like less than truthful dumpings of the blame or shall we say diverting attentions wrongfully toward you, that could jeopardize your career. (I tried to put that as nice as I could. Younguns in here you know.)
Todd
Central Illinoyz
In order to keep my position as Master and Supreme Ruler of the House, I don't argue with my wife.
I'm a small town boy. A product of two people from even smaller towns. I don’t talk on topic….. I just talk.
howmusBarry are those kitties your sisters? One of mine decided to hog the big "comfy chair" (Broooooooooaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!) (big dissonant chord from an electric organ):
Yep-----that be the case----BTW---the cream cheese containers there do not get touched by either of them----they hold some high fire glazes.
The flats look GOOD!! It looks like there would be a variety of wear and tear on each---some looking tore up even while some could look like they had boards replaced etc....
Fireman216!!!
Thanks Joe. Well, we won, in two sets of OT penalty kicks. So we go to the championship tomorrow, and also I made my shot, lol.
A tired good evening, Chloe - I'll have a Santa Fe mug of coffee, please. Thanks!
jeffrey-wimberlyPersonally I like the other description better.
I would agree with you, Jeff - more descriptive as the original phrase posted. I've been keeping you in mind after seeing all the weather maps showing your area getting soaked every time we even have a front go just south of us.
Garry, I'd just have to say about your story, that'snot funny! (Hehe... chuckling away here just thinking about that story...)
Sue, at a couple of our club operating sessions at members' layouts - with all operators in the room - we have still managed to have some 'over-runs' (so to speak...) Oh, and short answer for your question about ending? (As Rob said - "No...") Myself, I know that in various corners of my living room (where the layout stands), there are those little bits of track that go flying 'ZING!' when I am cutting track to fit into a spot... (Reminder to self: do NOT walk around in the living room barefooted)
Jerry, thanks for that overall shot of your layout - I'd never seen your little pond in the corner there. It looks great. Are you gonna add some boys fishing at a future point?
Robby - like seeing your yardmaster office again; haven't seen it since you bought it (a ways back). On the trees, one thing for the other kinds of trees that you could do would be to save up and catch the Scenic Express economy Super Trees kit when they are on sale in the Walthers flyer. The kit might make all the deciduous trees you would need. Our club bought the bigger kit, and we probably will never run out of them. We had one meeting that was a tree building party of sorts.
Ulrich, rest up and remember to focus on your longer-term plans (across the pond). By the way, excellent analogy with Peanuts' Pig Pen. And as for the help you've been offered in here, it's what we do around this place, y'know?
Congratulations, Ray - your judges sound about like when we have our biannual every two years) audits at w**k; they will dock us for stuff we didn't expect (of course at w**k, they come back around the next time and change it back to something else that we're supposed to do). Hmmm.... But anyway, happy for ya!
Chris, I'll second the comments on your dedicated (and very non-manly!) house artist (Kit). Got to be dedicated to keep w**king through a power outage! And congratulations on sneaking the article past THAT editor. You don't get paid by the total number of words, do you? Nah, I knew it couldn't be that easy...
JR - nah, you'd only wind up searching through all those toolbox drawers to find THAT tool...
So, Phillip - after explaining that 'new math' to your boss, you're still w**king there? Your boss must be more flexible about feedback than ours at my office...(, did I just say that out loud?)
Barry - that's a great true quote there (about compensation plans)...
Well, they're about to close here, so I'd best get this posted and be gone. Will see if I can get caught up the rest of the way in the morning (w**k has been ridiculously busy this week - today I saw six people during walk-in hours, and a crisis session about at quitting time. Left about 6 p.m. our time).
Blessings and Prayers,
Jim in Cape Girardeau
Evening all from Sunny/Breezy/Cold/Cal.
Temp's in the '60's all day with north wind, my chorus guys were not quite as crazed as yesterday, but they still sang well. Had them working A-Cappella all day just for kicks (which means the only piano playing I did was to give them their pitches), and they kept giving me Baleful Looks, but they sounded pretty darned good. In fact, a couple of passages they sang were absolutely spectacular. I was a Very Happy Camper.
Of course, the Big News out here is that a repair on the San Francisco Bay Bridge failed this morning (it's been up for about a week), whacked a couple of cars, the bridge, which is the MAJOR highway artery between almost anywhere and San Francisco is closed, commuters are going nuts, BART, the local transit line is packed with extra trains, and everyone is wondering how CALTRANS could have screwed up so badly on a section of the bridge that has JUST BEEN BUILT! Ah, progress! Plus, there's a non-ending wind blowing down from the north through the Bay, so repair is not only going to be slow, but dangerous.
Don't you wish you lived here?
Ray: Holy cow, I just get used to that spectacular scenery of yours, and you go and attack those flat cars, LOL! That's beautiful. Now I've got ANOTHER project to look forward to, in case I didn't have enough already. I love that decking!
Sawyer: Congrats on the soccer game. No go out and KILL, my friend! Our soccer team here at Jesuit is wiping up the competition like crazy--my co-Conductor is coach of the JV team and they are taking absolutely No Prisoners, LOL! I really admire you--that game is absolutely non-stop!
Phil: I have come to the conclusion that most Bosses are required to go to Stupid School and fall asleep during the lectures. Unless they teach at a Jesuit HIgh School and are under a HIgher Power, LOL! Keep the Faith, friend. He just might see the dawn break around there. Let's hope.
Well, Mom's still here, so is my sister. They leave Friday. My sister's radiation treatments are working really well--her eyes and her thyroid have improved immensely. She's really 'up' about the results of the treatments so far. Mom's still doing her 'circular' conversations, but at least she's happy now that the World Series has started. Good God, talk about LATE! At this rate, we'll be watching the thing through Thanksgiving!
Got into the new little loco today. Thought it was running rough due to no lube. Gearbox is just fine. Turns out that the tubing between motor and gearbox needed adjusting. Did a little tweak, now you can hardly hear the little devil when she runs down the tracks. She's a sweetie. I'm going to hook her up with my other Moffat Road loco this weekend (a 2-6-6-0) and see how they like each other. If they do, I'll post some photos in WPF. But I sure like my new 2-8-2. She makes me all warm and fuzzy.
Speaking of Warm and Fuzzy:
Uff-Dah the Viking is still working on his winter coat.
Best to all, prayers to those in need.
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
JimRCGMOSo, Phillip - after explaining that 'new math' to your boss, you're still w**king there? Your boss must be more flexible about feedback than ours at my office...(, did I just say that out loud?)
See, one of the things he "found out" (and would have known for nearly a decade now if he'd read my reports) was that my department is making nearly twice the gross company profit that is his expectation. He was expecting a straight 1.5 markup only (he set that precident), whereas I've been making a 2.0 markup + any shipping (straight pass thru, no markup, but would have been a loss if I'd done it his way) + tech time (which I run at a 33.3% gross company profit) + truck charges (again, at 33.3% gross company profit), all the while, growing the department to four times it's original size (employee-wise) and, thanks to my team, growing our customer base over 2000% (counting only service and equipment customers, not line service customers which are the sales departments crowning glory) in the last eight years. I'm not real worried about my position. I'm not saying all this to toot my own horn or anything. I'm just trying to work as if I'm working for the Lord, like the Good Book says, ya know?
Next weekend I have to empty my grandmothers apartment as we have already moved her into a nursing home, any advice?Chuck, good luck on the new layout and keeping the house clean, LOL.
BM1 Lee Soule USCG (ret) L.S.&W Railroad Serving the Lower Great Lakes
Good morning. It's 72 and cloudy. The high will be around 80 and there's a chance of thunderstorms.Nothing exciting going on today. I have an appointment this morning with the foot doc then I have to go get some prescriptions refilled. Other than that it'll be an average day at home watching some movies while the rain falls. I should be able to get some net surfing between storms.
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Lunchtime,
Chloe, make that a hamburger and fries for me, thank you!
Finally, I got all the paperw*rk to rent the flat done and the contract is signed. Now I can start to untangle the red tape for the move ...
40 years ago, when Armstrong stepped on the moon, he saw a little shack with a sign "Office for Lunar Affairs", so he radioed to Houston "Dang, the Germans were here before us!" -
The next weeks will be quite busy for me - a friend of mine will help me to put new flooring into the apartment and I have also to put up a new kitchen for Petra to make some more strudel for Elliot´s Diner. My parents and my brother act as sponsors ... .
It is again one step done...
You al have a good day!
Good Morning All,
50 and dry this morning if still overcast. I'll have a regular and an English muffin please Zoe. A bit of tinklering on the house last evening but an early night as I was just exhausted. No puter cables in the den yet so no diner in the evening yet.
Ulrich - hang in there. Sign on latrine door near disbursing office in Japan: "The job is not finished until the paperwork is done." Works on many levels and still makes me chuckle. Imagine being in the Navy stationes on an Army base and being attached to a Marine section. Think payday got confusing ?
PC - sounds like someone was playing the blame game, no? Might want to wear your flak jacket for a bit until things settle down. Just remember - no good deed goes unpunished.
Lee - I thought the horns and things slapping in the wind were part of the ambiance that made the waterfront unique? I suppose they'd all have gone mad over single cylinder fishing boats, fog horns and winches working at 6am, eh? Then there were the people who built on a rural hill overlooking a valley and backed up down wind of a large pig farm. Of course they wanted the pig farm shut down the first summer weekend they came up to stay. Or the folks who built in the flight path of the local airport and......
With those thoughts it's time to get back to it in the shop. Catch ya later. J.R.
Good Morning
Got the ol' fog with attached PITA showers just finished for us--now we can get some sunshine every so often today!
Got a few things to pick up at LHS today---another two S-2's(guy found he still had a couple of ARNOLD--yes split gear issue---in his attic storage)---getting those for $10 as well as about 15 more 40' boxcars---which will be converted for grain service----
Another one for the 'transplants from H---ll" file: A friend of ours who owns a 'century farm' north of us had someone buy a new home just down the road from them. They are on a little used concession road---only 3 farms on this one--and these fine people thought that they could suggest that this road needs paved---Yes, Virginia, they still think this is a good idea----been going after this "pave this road" thing for about a year now. Funny thing is---the closest village to them is---oh----about 15 minutes East of them--- Also, open burns are extremely bad for peoples health---therefore we need these open burns banned---
Chloe, I'll have a coffee and a toast/jam please----I'll sit at the RC for now
I strongly vote for the creation of a new, worldwide holiday!
"The National Rant Day"
Imagine, having a day when you can rant in public about:
Good morning. Another gloomy day. No rain, but gloomy.
Mostly sat around yesterday, and maybe worked on the layout about 30 minutes.
Jim......I might have to look into those trees. Kinda get a mixture going.
Ray....Love the shot!!! I have a yard in progress, but don't know what to do with the space between the main line, and the siding. You picture gives me some ideas.
"Rust, whats not to love?"
Sir Madog I strongly vote for the creation of a new, worldwide holiday! "The National Rant Day" Imagine, having a day when you can rant in public about: Politics and politicians Neighbors Government School Rules and regulations, red tape & other unnecessary issues Your boss THAT editor (or others) Bad model railroading practices Toy train modelers Itch- and scratch builders Ready-to-pay modelers etc. ... but only at the provision to keep quiet for the rest of the year... Now doesn´t this (THAT) idea nominate me for the Nobel Peace Award? Should I have stepped on someone´s toes or omitted important issues, be assured that it was done unintentionally!
... but only at the provision to keep quiet for the rest of the year... Now doesn´t this (THAT) idea nominate me for the Nobel Peace Award? Should I have stepped on someone´s toes or omitted important issues, be assured that it was done unintentionally!
I second this motion!! We need this holiday!!
THAT might just work-----
Sorry guys I just don't think I can keep it quiet the rest of the year. I might burst J.R.
Mornin' everyone!
Flo a raisin bran muffin and a cup of dark roast in a FGLK cup if you please. I'll be at the back booth keeping warm.
Currently 49°F and cloudy here in the Finger Lakes. The high will be around 54°F later this afternoon. I have a few outside odds and ends left to do and since it isn't raining, may get them done today.
Ulrich, it would never w**k.... One day of fun and 364 days of not being able to gripe...? Never work!
As for the leaf burning issue, I used to love the smell of leaves burning out in the country as a boy..... Been banned in all towns and villages around here for some time. A few people still burn their leaves out in the country. Here in Geneva leaves are raked to near the curb, the city comes by in November with trucks and loader and their huge vacuum truck and take them to an area where they are piled all Winter. In the Spring they sell them to local farmers (many Mennonites) who spread them on their fields and plow them under. Good for the soil, and good for the reduction of fire calls here in town.....
Thanks for the comments on the flat cars. I am doing the process slightly different from the way Tichy recommends. Seems to have w**ked well. I'll hopefully be finishing the basic cars today and will bore you with more photos........
blownout cylinderSir Madog I strongly vote for the creation of a new, worldwide holiday! "The National Rant Day" Imagine, having a day when you can rant in public about: Politics and politicians Neighbors Government School Rules and regulations, red tape & other unnecessary issues Your boss THAT editor (or others) Bad model railroading practices Toy train modelers Itch- and scratch builders Ready-to-pay modelers etc. ... but only at the provision to keep quiet for the rest of the year... Now doesn´t this (THAT) idea nominate me for the Nobel Peace Award? Should I have stepped on someone´s toes or omitted important issues, be assured that it was done unintentionally! I second this motion!! We need this holiday!! THAT might just work-----
Good Morining!
Not often I'm in here in the morning but I've been off work the past couple of days as I have some sort of flu bug, but not H1N1 thankfully. Feeling better today so will be back 'at mill' tomorrow.
PC, I can relate to your problem at work. I've been stabbed in the back so many times I now wear a kevlar vest at work. I look after the credit department and I can always rely on the sales guys to blame me whenever sales are down, which is mostly always. Usually they go to the President and say I'm not extending enough credit or not approving an account they want but at least I have a really good boss who does support me. I rely on logic and facts and invariably I can shoot down whatever they say but still it doesn't make for a great work experience. Hang in there, facts always trump heresay.
Someone commented on the poor mics on cameras and may I second that. We had an an old Sony TR5 which was the first 8mm camera but it did die on us so we bought a new one in '04 which we took on our trip to Africa a few years ago. While the video is great the sound is crap compared to the old TR5. When we were stopped filming some elephants there was a gentle breeze blowing but it sounds like a hurricane so there is no wind noise suppression that there was on the old TR5. So much for 'new is better'.
I did feel good enough yesterday to run trains for a while. I put together a little freight pulled by my Consolidation. I then watched a DVD I got recently. It's Canadian Steam 1958 put out by Herron Video. I think it is really good production that was shot largely in southern Ontario and it does have sound recorded with the film. There are lots of shots of CN Northerns which I guess shouldn't be a surprise as CN had more of them than any other road in North America. There are also some great shots of CN Hudsons which were rare on that road as they only had 5. Beautiful though with 80" drivers and semi-streamlined all decked out in green. The action is largely in Stratford and London so Barry could relate to those spots, not to mention Palmerston, Komoka and Hyde Park.
Have a good day everyone.
CN Charlie
Howdy All...it becomeing cloudy and 59 here..Posta start rain'in about 4 Pm with a flash flood watch maybe 4 inches or more..I'll have a Windy city dog drag it thru the garden,rings and a diet coke Please...Thank you...My grand daughter Tootie is spending a few days with us and my son and his family is coming Friday so not much train time till next week..
Here is Tootie at the trottle...You all have a good one...Jerry
"Hi Chloe, coffee please no refills, I need just one cup to put zippity in my doodah."
While I wake up, here's Goodness as pure as they come. As if this if the genes for the very first dog ever. (although~ all dogs possess this trait)
hmmm~ coffee "Thank you Chloe"
Hi, whew .. coffee~ I can't believe I've slept in .. its been awhile. Although I can't imagine when I ever slept in so late.. and slept so good. I even went to bed with a 'day long' backache. Sweet is the sleep to the working man? .. as the saying goes. Supposed to get up to the low 70's today, and plenty of sunshine. I want you peeps to know, here in socal, rain is special. We never get it. And if and when we do, people call into work 'Sick'. Heck no~ why spend it indoors... "Lets go play in the rain!" So as I awake here, I see what I left from.. last night. ah yes.. no wonder I just wanted to go to sleep last night.
Ok.. here it is~ Today's dilemma. A 'Covered Glass Window Pane Station Area' Well, I'm sure glad I'm around friends here~ I'm a noob. And to be honest, I haven't the foggiest of what to do next I've read some posts here concerning checking for all the parts and washing them. But from there.. I'd sure like to here the full spectrum of choices.
1. Types of glues, and the dangers and pitfalls using them. As well,as using an applicator as well.
2. Types of paints. Enamel verses Acrylics. I do have a new/good airbrush and a compressor. I've never used one before~ but see no real problems.
3. Is there as easier way, that is just as good? Such as the use of "Floquil' pens. Gunmetal color.. or some other colors combined to give the appeal of an older model with faint spots of rust? I do know this.. I am seeking an easier way, if for no other reasons.. I do not see to well. 20 years ago would have been different. Although I can see myself 'masking' off the window panes, and hitting them with a flowquil pen pretty easy. The colors are limited. And there is a roof there .. that could represent maybe a copper roof... maybe some green? with rust? I'm open for ideas. Thanks all. "hmm.. coffee good to the last drop."
Keith
For glue I highly reccomend Microscale Krystal klear (yes that's how you spell it) it dries clear and hard. If you look at the pictures of my people on the streets in my albums I put a drop of this glue up to their knees when I place them.
I haven't tried duluting poly scale paint with ISO Alchohal yet, but I hear it's a great rust wash color.