No rivets?
David Marconi,FOGCH said:
No rivets?
Heck no. After the last disaster with the Mirco Mark rivets I’m not even going to attempt to use them. And I’m too cheap to spend the money on high quality Archer ones for this project, and way to lazy to do the whole drill out and plug in a HO track nail.
Something happened, I’m not sure I’ve even figured it out.
which came first? the feed mill , or the trucks that haul the feed away from the not yet built feed mill? LOL
They are looking good!
Pete Lassen said:
which came first? the feed mill , or the trucks that haul the feed away from the not yet built feed mill? LOL
They are looking good!
Well technically, I started the feed mill back in 2009, or 2010 at least according to bookface…
Craig Townsend said:
Pete Lassen said:
which came first? the feed mill , or the trucks that haul the feed away from the not yet built feed mill? LOL
They are looking good!
Well technically, I started the feed mill back in 2009, or 2010 at least according to bookface…
I don’t think that argument is helping your side of the story much!
I’m sure its getting close to being placed so the trucks can start delivering.
So here’s the long story… The feed mill is massive at 6’x 7’. It’s taken it’s fair share of beating over the years after I started it. It made 2 moves to storage units, 1 move back to the house, 1 move to a temporary storage unit and then another move into our current house. As a result of all these movings many parts have broken apart. But what remains is a nice 3’ x 4’ section occupying my garage. I had to build a layout last summer to get room to remove the feed mill out of the garage. But I can’t put bare styrene outside as it will yellow and get brittle with UV rays… So here it sits inside my garage still as I plug away at the feed trucks. Photos are 10+ years ago.
My plans for Jan-Feb was to lay the track where the feed mill goes so that in March I could start reassembling the feed mill. Well the trucks are all Devon’s fault.
I can see that it is all Devon’s fault. So I take back my words earlier, and Devon should come take your mill out of your garage until you are ready for it!
Pete Lassen said:
I can see that it is all Devon’s fault. So I take back my words earlier, and Devon should come take your mill out of your garage until you are ready for it!
I think Devon’s whole layout could fit in the same square footage as my feed mill!
thats coming out Nice Craig. But then again I expect nothing less than perfect from you. While I give you a heap of fertilizer for being a perfectionist it shows in the end result. You are talented my friend.
As for Burl, its okay we can abuse him as long as we keep it on the down low. Awhile ago I bought some of his latches for the GP9 on shapeways. I am digging out that loco and thinking about finishing it. I need a dino burner. And I really need two. I am aquiring one of our late friend Steve Featherkyles Geeps so I need more latches. Went on shapeways and they want 235 dollars for burls latches. He was kind enough to sell me the file for 234.
I think we have a whole new challenge brewing. Between Craig’s mega feed mill, Todd’s massive factory, and Daves snottable (or whatever its called) car and his electric thingamagig we need a contest for the most massive thing we can put on out layout.
Pete Lassen said:
I can see that it is all Devon’s fault. So I take back my words earlier, and Devon should come take your mill out of your garage until you are ready for it!
No!!! I take NO blame for this. I have seen pieces of it if I remember correctly. And I feel sorry for his boys. They will have to play at the neighbors because there will be no room for them in the back yard once this mill is done. Craig will have the only 1/4 acre switching puzzle.
David Marconi,FOGCH said:
No rivets?
Sewing pins and a pen drill. Easy peasy. Should have it done before you are dead. Or you cheat like I did and buy “pearls” at Michael’s .
So does that mean your St. Marie’s RR GP’s are back on the bench? Should we have a contest to see who finishes a locomotive first?
Devon Sinsley said:
David Marconi,FOGCH said:
No rivets?
Sewing pins and a pen drill. Easy peasy. Should have it done before you are dead. Or you cheat like I did and buy “pearls” at Michael’s .
Hey, I’m advanced. I’ve got two drill presses… If I wanted to I could. Or I could have done it old school with .005" stryene wrap with rivet heads built using a NWSL Riveter… Damn, I actually forgot about that until I just said that. Crap…
Oh well I have a lot of rivets on the mill buildings.
Devon Sinsley said:
Pete Lassen said:
I can see that it is all Devon’s fault. So I take back my words earlier, and Devon should come take your mill out of your garage until you are ready for it!
No!!! I take NO blame for this. I have seen pieces of it if I remember correctly. And I feel sorry for his boys. They will have to play at the neighbors because there will be no room for them in the back yard once this mill is done. Craig will have the only 1/4 acre switching puzzle.
Hey, they have this little brown area to dig…
And at the rate my kids enjoy my Protothrottle, they will be switching on the layout just as much as me! An did I can get my workbench clear, I can get the 10 wheeler converted to deadrail before Apr 17th for my oldest 7th birthday.
Yes the Geep is back on the bench. And soon another. I plan to do them in tandem.
Craig Townsend said:! An did I can get my workbench clear, I can get the 10 wheeler converted to deadrail before Apr 17th for my oldest 7th birthday.
7th… or 17th… or 27th…
Shane turns 7 on the 17th so I figured I got my first train a 7 so why shouldnt he get one as well? I mean all it’s doing is sitting in the closet. I’ve got everything I need except a set of batteries. I really should start wiring that thing up. I have to keep it put away each night and have something else sitting as a distraction project because Shane notices when the workbench gets clean that means a new project has started.
Starting to look like something.
My oldest watched me airbrush and said, your making it all shiny Dad. Yep, then I’m going to weather it…