Bruce and Ken are old!
" Rooster " said:
Bruce and Ken are old!
Hey, KID. Get off the lawn!(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-innocent.gif)
Tower is ready to put aside. It had most of the “detail”…or at least the tedious part.
Next I’ll start tackling the main building.
the tower looks very good to me.
and about the “measure once and cut twice”…
don’t worry, i got the best solution for that: take off the glasses, when observing the result!
Nice looking tower, Bruce… (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Yes that is a great looking tower, You should be proud of yourself.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Well done Bruce Looks real good
Bruce Chandler said:
Hey, KID. Get off the lawn!(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-innocent.gif)
Nice work !
This is a real good series to monitor. Thanks!
Nice work, Bruce.
todd whittier said:
Nice work. I remember as a kid watching my father and others hang 2 1/2 hose in a tower after every fire. Those were the days of split hose beds full of 2 1/2. Thankfully those days are over. Modern hose doesn’t need to dry in the tower. Pigeons are the only thing hanging out there now. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
I always wondered, but never thought to ask, why our hoses didn’t need to be hung from the mizzen mast after each fire drill. I guess the fact that the hose is lined with a rubber-like substance negates the need to dry before storage.
Yes, even aboard modern warships, we cling to tradition. We had a main mast, and a mizzen, aboard the Mighty Mac and the Vinnie-Maru.
When I went in in 72 Steve, we still followed the rituals. Saturday was hose day, and the day shift took the bed that was connected to the meushaw (sp) and stripped that bed of hose. This was replaced by the dry hose in the tower and was hung in it’s place. Mind you this was cotton jacketed rubber lined hose but left wet it would mold, the jacket, and if used in a trashy environment it was not uncommon to need to bleach the wagon and all equipment to rid it of maggots.
The hose was also exchanged after every fire, wet for dry, especially in winter to keep the hose from freezing in the cold. Many more reasons and more info that’s not needed
That is a great looking tower! It would serve well on a mill building, fancy town store and office building or a rail Barron’s house.
Hollywood, yes them hoses would freeze. When I was a child, the local strip mall caught fire on one of the coldest days of that particular winter. After fighting the fire for hours, they eventually got the fire out, only to find the some of the hoses were frozen to the parking lot. They had to leave them there until they could be thawed and taken back to the firehouse. My grandfather wasn’t none too happy about that. He spent all day fighting that fire, and then he ended up being one of the firefighters who drew guard duty to make sure no one messed with the hoses until they could be thawed.
Got the front and one of the sides complete. It’s actually starting to look like something! (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)
The windows and doors are just temporarily stuck in place.
Looks great Bruce!
Outstanding work, as usual… (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Well, Bruce, obviously you don’t just sit around lookin’ purty!
When does it go outside and will you be burning down another building so you can make it functional?
" Rooster " said:
When does it go outside and will you be burning down another building so you can make it functional?
I’m thinking that this time I’ll wait until it’s finished. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)
Don’t think I’ll be burnin’ any more buildings…(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-embarassed.gif)
Nice proportions all around (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
seems, like it will become an eye-catcher