Looks great, Jerry. Like I said, I'm over in that area pretty often. If you ever missing a picture of anything, let me know and I'll see about swinging by to get the shot.
Jerry,,, In post #2643 the background of the pic looks like morning fog lifting. Perfect effect. That is always the Bay Area. Also, I don't know if you are still having problems with mice, butan old mouse deterent is the use of "oil of pepperment". Just put some in an old water bottle cap and lay them around inside your layout and the mice should leave everything alone. They are allergic to the stuff and don't like it. Bill.
Thanks Noah! Appreciate the offer! Excellent tip Bill and I will be doing that. I was going through some scenery material to fill in around the retaining wall and found a package of Field Grass a mouse had tore opened and used for a bed.....lol That beds going to have a pepperment oil pillow.....lol
Nice updates, Jerry. It is always amazing how some simple items can "hide" the irregularities, turning them into natural parts of the scene. Glad to see you making progress again.
It happens quickly, doesn't it? I remember a few years ago...one day I was putting the number board decals on a locomotive, and the next day or so I couldn't see good enough to do it!! I've got bifocals all over the house now.... The scene is looking great btw...
For all those who have been Bi- and Tri-Focalled, consider getting Continuous-Add lenses next time. Continuous-Add lenses have no lines or breaks between different focus lenses. C-A lenses are formed to change smoothly from a reading focus near the bottom to a distant focus near the top. This way you can focus on any condition - Reading, Computer, or Driving - merely by moving your head up or down slightly. This became automatic for my wife and me in just a few days after getting ours almost 20 years ago. I'm still building stuff in N-Scale without any problems, and my wife reads and uses her computer daily.
Back when I first required multiple focal eye-wear, I got those progressive lenses and have never been disappointing. My only problem is when under a layout or module and looking up, I have to pear over the top of my lenses to see anything. I once worked with a guy who had special tri-focal lenses with a close up area on top because we were working a lot in electronic 19 inch wracks that went up over your head so you were looking up a lot for close up.
Russell, I solved that problem 10-15 years ago by getting a pair of huge ugly frames with reading focus only. The only down-side was a feeling of nausea when I came out from under a car or layout bench work and looked into the distance, not fun....LOL
I never could get used to progressive lenses, so have regular bi-focals. I look at as the up down motion of the head are my daily neck exercises.
Several months ago I painted some seagulls for the corner scene and put them in a little bag. Ive spent the last several days looking for that little tiny bag and finally, today, I found it. LOL Now to go glue them to the layout before I lose it again!!!! LOL (Its funny now...but it was literally driving me crazy looking for that bag!!!)
