wrawroacx posted:Mark Boyce posted:Wow, I haven’t checked this in a day, and am overwhelmed. Great work everyone!
Two highlights I would like to comment on:
Elliot, I’m glad you got back to the shop and Patrick did the heavy work! My back has given me trouble the last two months, but is pretty good. I twisted some lower back vertibae, but a few trips to the chiropractor got me going. It must have been when I climbed up on my dad’s sun porch then pulled the ladder up to tie it of and get up on the house roof to do some patching. All okay. I hope I don’t have to go up there again.
Paul, thanks for waving!! That was really a bummer about the accident and traffic. That is the closest exit to me, but if I was heading to Ohio, I would take US 422 which is 2 miles from the house, eventually ending up on I-80.
I bought a little Lionel PRR 0-4-0 #94. One of the side rods jammed, and it took a while to realize that was the problem. Long story short, I got it adjusted, lubed, and keep fingers crossed, it is running nicely. I am still thinking of relettering it for Western Maryland.
Mark, love that little switcher. From the wireless drawbar, looks like a legacy model. Love the tender to!!
Your town I really like. It looks old style PA and the way the buildings are placed, is great!!
Tom, Thank you! The buildings are just set in place temporarily. I move them around from time to time. When I get building the new expanded Blackwater Canyon Line, I will have two towns, one at the top of the hill, and the other on the other side of the room at the bottom of the hill.
Thank you about the 0-4-0. I do like those tenders. The switcher is actually conventional with Railsounds from 2012. I was surprised it had the optical drawbar when I got it. I got it at a really great price, with the idea of putting ERR in it, if it will fit. Regardless, it moves nice and smoothly with conventional control.
