MODELING It's Friday, March 17th 2017: Weekend Modeling Plans

Jim Wiggin Mar 17, 2017

  1. Jim Wiggin

    Jim Wiggin Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Well I hope you are wearing green, it's St. Patty's day and yet another sign of spring. What do you have planned in the work shop this weekend? Since my wife to be is of Irish ancestry and today is her Birthday, we'll start the weekend off with a St. Patty/Birthday celebration.

    Saturday: Work shop day continues with the rest of the N scale and O scale. Why is it the last fiddly bits require the most time? The Redbird CB&Q locomotive is largely done and will get assembled, while the Blackbird needs assembly and number boards. Once the artwork for the jewel cases is done, I can call this project done. Work continues on big Brian's big O scale monstrosities. Of the five pieces, all are painted, two are have decals finished and the last three are ready for decals. I hope to decal the remaining three this Saturday. You may remember the D&RGW GP30 I had spent so much time on? Well seams the Post Office destroyed it on its way to the customer so I may start that project over this Saturday as well.

    Sunday: I plan to work on both the Inglenook and the Galesburg Modules. Last weekend was very productive and just the shot in the arm I needed to get more done before our first show in two weeks. I hope to work a bit on the module transport box, Version 3, as well as re do the grade crossing on the first module. If it gets as warm as they claim it will, I'll paint the track on the Inglenook before installing the two Tam Valley servo turnouts. No, I am not sponsored by Tam Valley, but I really like their products. As always, the domestic duties, time with sweetheart number 1 (Angela) and time with the other woman (Jess the Jeep) will be required but all in all, I really hope for another productive weekend.

    So how about you? What do you have planned for the weekend? Let us know! We'll assemble once again on Monday the 20th to see how we have done. Until then, run a green locomotive on the layout or module, have a fun weekend and now more than ever..

    High Greens!
    &
    HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!
     
  2. SP-Wolf

    SP-Wolf TrainBoard Supporter

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    After my battle with the darn flu last weekend -- I do hope to get back to the layout. Tomorrow I have a meeting to attend(In the afternoon to evening) - so, perhaps tomorrow morning I can get some stuff done. I'm still not feeling 100% -- so, I don't know how my motivation will be.

    Hope ya'll have a great weekend,
    Wolf
     
  3. Rocket Jones

    Rocket Jones TrainBoard Member

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    Probably nothing for me. Headed down to my son-in-law's for the weekend, then on to Charlotte for a hockey game between the Hurricanes and Predators. Should be fun. Sunday will mostly be spent driving back home, then preparing for the work week.
     
  4. hoyden

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    Continue scenicing the tunnel area and adjacent track on the ML&S.
     
  5. Kitbash

    Kitbash TrainBoard Supporter

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    More bridge work. (Sound more like a dentist than a modeler). I only have tomorrow to do whatever, Sunday I am off traveling for most of the week on business so not much modeling will be done Sunday and the rest of the week. But I'll be checking in on the weekly picture threads.
     
  6. MaxDaemon

    MaxDaemon TrainBoard Member

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    Lots of planning, not as much doing. Table and track work, try to get a temporary loop down so at least I can run some trains! More DCC work and some painting finish. I realize it's Sunday when I'm writing this, but this was all stuff I intended to do. Check back with you Monday to see what actually happened .. ;-)
     

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