Today i did some touch-up brush painting on the Bungling Brothers Circus tent pole flat car due to over-spray, in spots, leaking through my masking job. I also cut to length the "tent poles" AKA wooden meat skewers that I bought from Amazon. I am awaiting deliver of the Lionel, post war flat car stakes that I purchase on Ebay. The next circus train car is the canvas transport car.
I also climbed up on my platform and fixed a dip in my track at a joint in the upper level yard that was causing the pilot of our MTH PRR M1-a steam locomotive to short and stall when it touched the center rail. With my deteriorating legs, climbing on platforms is no longer safe for me. This is why I am so slow in laying the new track and switches in my city scene. My son Chris is extremely busy with is job and has little to no time for the train layout. My young, former employee at my brass musical instrument repair business has offered to visit occasionally on Saturdays to help me with the layout. She will be over this coming Saturday. I hope to make progress then.
