Yes Jim, I too have decided to put things aside at times. The problem
I have is that if I'm not actually building the layout, I'm trying to
read the magazines that tend to arrive all at the same time (both
photography and MRRing). So just keeping things 'level' is sometimes
like work. So I guess it's a matter of how much fun you can endure.
I've never been one to relax for too long a time.
I've got a home that is probably approaching 50 years old now (I
purchased in about 83') that always seems to need something done. So
the view block is the second of 5 outdoor projects that need to be done
this year. I won't even get into the interior--when the economy tanked
we put that major project on hold but the problem now is that I don't
move as fast as I need to. Same with the RR, I've been sitting and
crawling along the tracks for much of this year's efforts. I need to be
50lbs less and have joints 20 years younger! And just as bad, is that
your 'able bodied' friends aren't anymore either!
So if I can get myself back up on the layout tonight to clean the track
and install about 50 trees, I'll pretty much be ready for whoever
decides to come by this Friday. Anything else can wait till the next
deadline approaches.
Bob Werre
On 6/4/12 11:29 AM, Jim and Cheryl Martin wrote:
Glad you're keeping busy Bob. I tend to model railroad in spurts, and
right now I just can't get myself going on anything. Maybe I need an
open house to spur me to action.
Jim
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*From:* Bob Werre <[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected]
*Sent:* Monday, June 4, 2012 12:05:50 PM
*Subject:* Re: {S-Scale List} Modeling Skills & FNF
Well, I did try using a cleaner on my trees. I actually used
Pine-Sol. I had removed the trees and stuck them into some spare pink
foam board. I divided the trees into ones that needed to be replaced
and ones I wanted to keep and reinstall on the layout. In five
minutes they were clean and I simply sprayed the cleaner from all
directions and then washed them off with a light mist from the garden
hose.
I split my weekend fun between building a view block for the back yard
and changing the scenery on the layout, so I was outdoors in the heat
for an hour or two; then back in the train-room. I ended up adding to
my painted background and then adding soil and static grass to
selected areas. I was getting a bit exhausted by Sunday evening, so
the Johnny Appleseed in me will have to wait till tonight to add back
the trees. After that a good track-cleaning in the area should put
things back in operating condition for my open house later in the week.
Bob
On 6/1/12 2:51 PM, Jim and Cheryl Martin wrote:
Hi Bob:
I haven't heard of using Lysol before, but before you go making your
layout smell like an Emergency Ward, why not try a spray of soapy
water...the kind of "wetted water" one puts down ahead of applying
dilute glue to scenery? My experience has been that the soapy water
washes the dust down into the scenery base. Once dry, the colors
look brighter, and scenery bits that have been working loose are
reattached.
Jim Martin
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*From:* Bob Werre <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>
I've read where one railroader used a diluted Lysol cleaner to spray
his scenery and claimed it brightened things up. Have any of you
fine folks used anything else that could do the trick??--I've got
some other areas that will need some work in the future.
Bob Werre
