Large Scale Central

Anyone heard from Allen?

I usually find a new project, or at the very least, an update from Mik during the course of a week. I haven’t seen anything. Anyone know if something is wrong?

Here’s hoping its nothing more serious than a busted modem.

Didn’t he post a while back that he was going to be gone for a week or so to some tractor steamup???

My givadam is busted and I’m down at least a quart of ambition…

I had something like the flu for 3 days, then it rained for 3… but that isn’t the big problem. I’m trying to finish out a bunch of old projects, but my muse isn’t co-operating. You can force yourself to work, but not to be creative…

A serious case of negative cashflow, isn’t helping much either. I may be offering a few finished pieces, soon - just to try to stabilize our finances. Probably the Connie, and some Lehmann Toytrain cars first. The log train is still for sale, too. I’m just getting real tired of being broke all the time. What I’m good at don’t pay worth a crap. Anybody need a Stephenson’s link set? How about a Woolf?

On the ‘good’, the Oil Pull ‘pup’ clutch/brake is now about 2/3 built. I’m guessing that project should be done by the end of the month.

Other than that… “Free kittens!”… and the momma cat too. A neighbor left her behind when they were evicted.

You asked…

Well, at least you are still around Allen. Usually I see… something from you every couple of days.

Kittens? Paint them blue & yellow and sell them as homemade CSX heritage souvenirs?

–added— You know, I just thought of something… if you have some graphics of your AVRR, you might be able to create a webstore of AVRR souvenirs. I have a bunch of stuff for the Freedom Central: hats, shirts, mugs, clocks, posters… www.cafepress.com/fcr_railshop

The quality is fairly good for one-on-one ordering. I’ve personally bought shirts, hats, and license plate frames from them.