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What To Do While Watching The NHL Playoffs

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Posted by NorthsideChi on Thursday, April 27, 2023 2:35 PM

I 3d model my next train buildings on the computer.  I care more about the wins for teams that will impact Chicago's future draft picks.   I miss the 2010-2015 seasons With the Blackhawks. I attended many of the playoff games.  2 of the players were neighbors on my street.  

I didn't restart model railroading till fall of 2015

I was painting one 3d printed building when I found out Kane was  traded to NYR.  In the decorative relief flourishes on 3 floors of the facade I created 3 stanley cup outlines.  I'll be showing that project soon 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Thursday, April 27, 2023 12:29 PM

Drink good beer and ballast track.  That way you can still watch the game because ballasting only takes a couple of brain cells.

And spell check changed ballasting to Ballantine.  

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Posted by angelob6660 on Thursday, April 27, 2023 12:48 AM

snjroy

 

 
richhotrain

When I do something like that, I become so absorbed that I completely miss what I intended to be watching on television.

Rich

 

 

 

It's a skill: When  the crowd gets excited, you take a quick peek at the screen to see what's going on. I rarelly miss a goal while doing something else!

 

Simon 

 
Unless it's your team on foreign stadium. Most announcers don't to celebrate on the away team goals. 
 
I watched Stars vs Wild and Islanders vs Hurricanes. Mute commercials and watch some YouTube or look for things on the web. Bring back volume when the game returns.

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Posted by snjroy on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 7:18 PM

richhotrain

When I do something like that, I become so absorbed that I completely miss what I intended to be watching on television.

Rich

 

It's a skill: When  the crowd gets excited, you take a quick peek at the screen to see what's going on. I rarelly miss a goal while doing something else!

Simon 

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Posted by DrW on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 6:25 PM

What a coincidence, now that you mention it. Last night I was watching Kings at Oilers. As a German, I hope that the Oilers and Leon Draisaitl take it all. What did I do during the commercial breaks? Checking out brass dealers for their latest offerings in Santa Fe items. Well, I did not come up with anything of interest, but at least the Oilers won. 

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Posted by BigDaddy on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 6:09 PM

BATMAN
When done these will be dipped in a soup of plaster of Paris and then painted.

I've not seen that technique mentioned before.  Are the limbs brittle after the plaster?

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Posted by richhotrain on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 4:50 PM

When I do something like that, I become so absorbed that I completely miss what I intended to be watching on television.

Rich

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What To Do While Watching The NHL Playoffs
Posted by BATMAN on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 4:36 PM

Why make Aspen and Poplar trees of course.  When done these will be dipped in a soup of plaster of Paris and then painted. The hard part is gluing all those HO-scale leaves on.Pirate

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