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Post by jim on Aug 22, 2024 12:53:33 GMT
Recently, a fellow collector's wife died of cancer. She loved seafood and was a Betty Boops collector, of some renown. I have been working to add a seafront to my layout. I liked this lady a lot! She did not take prisoners and fought the cancer with everything she had and then some. I wanted to honor her on my layout. Here's where start: |
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Post by Country Joe on Aug 22, 2024 12:56:50 GMT
Good start, Jim. It’s nice that you are adding this in honor of your friend’s wife. I’ll be following your progress.
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Post by Adam on Aug 22, 2024 13:03:00 GMT
Wonderful way to honor her. I’m expecting a full on Betty Boop inspired layout section.
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Post by firewood on Aug 24, 2024 2:53:21 GMT
Great stuff, Jim. 👍👍 A worthy memorial. My local club named a location on the HO layout after a late member who was that guy - our source of all model rail-related knowledge.
Dave
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Post by david1 on Aug 24, 2024 4:54:17 GMT
Great way to remember a great friend, may she rest in peace!!
Dave
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Post by JDaddy on Aug 25, 2024 1:37:51 GMT
Jim - Looks like this is going to be a great build. Cannot wait to see it.
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Post by atsda on Aug 25, 2024 2:39:09 GMT
Jim, very nice intention. Alfred
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jim
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Post by jim on Aug 29, 2024 17:27:20 GMT
as promised. here are the 1st 3 pics of the build |
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Post by healey36 on Aug 29, 2024 18:00:13 GMT
Looking terrific, Jim. Great to see a scratch project underway. What did you use for your corrugated metal roofing? Sixty years ago, I recall The Old Man using toothpaste tubes cut open and flattened. Of course, that's when toothpaste came in squeezable metal tubes rather than the plastic ones of today. I don't remember how he got the "corrugated" effect.
Anyway, brilliant project...I look forward to seeing more!
Paul R.
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Post by runamuckchuck on Aug 30, 2024 1:01:35 GMT
Thanks for the additional pictures. Now I get the idea! I was a little slow on the uptake. Can we expect scale lobsters and netting, or are you modeling somewhere further south with crabs and netting?
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Post by Adam on Aug 30, 2024 1:50:44 GMT
That looks really good! Nice job!
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jim
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I am again reminded of my place and it not here.
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Post by jim on Aug 30, 2024 20:42:26 GMT
Looking terrific, Jim. Great to see a scratch project underway. What did you use for your corrugated metal roofing? Sixty years ago, I recall The Old Man using toothpaste tubes cut open and flattened. Of course, that's when toothpaste came in squeezable metal tubes rather than the plastic ones of today. I don't remember how he got the "corrugated" effect. Anyway, brilliant project...I look forward to seeing more! Paul R. Paul, I will most certainly take your comments as a compliment! Hate to break it to ya, but this was a kit. The roof panels came in sheets and needed to be cut and glued.
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jim
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Post by jim on Aug 30, 2024 20:45:56 GMT
Thanks for the additional pictures. Now I get the idea! I was a little slow on the uptake. Can we expect scale lobsters and netting, or are you modeling somewhere further south with crabs and netting? There are more coming-pictures, that is. Little further south. Will have gulls, pelicans, maybe a resting flamingo or 2, boats, crab pots, and fish boxes
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Post by healey36 on Aug 30, 2024 21:26:41 GMT
Looking terrific, Jim. Great to see a scratch project underway. What did you use for your corrugated metal roofing? Sixty years ago, I recall The Old Man using toothpaste tubes cut open and flattened. Of course, that's when toothpaste came in squeezable metal tubes rather than the plastic ones of today. I don't remember how he got the "corrugated" effect. Anyway, brilliant project...I look forward to seeing more! Paul R. Paul, I will most certainly take your comments as a compliment! Hate to break it to ya, but this was a kit. The roof panels came in sheets and needed to be cut and glued. No worries, Jim; whether from a kit or from scratch, the effect looks very sharp to me. It has me thinking about the long pondered Ob Long Box & Hamper Company paper kit I have...two thirds of that is corrugate siding.
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Post by runamuckchuck on Aug 30, 2024 21:30:05 GMT
Looking terrific, Jim. Great to see a scratch project underway. What did you use for your corrugated metal roofing? Sixty years ago, I recall The Old Man using toothpaste tubes cut open and flattened. Of course, that's when toothpaste came in squeezable metal tubes rather than the plastic ones of today. I don't remember how he got the "corrugated" effect. Anyway, brilliant project...I look forward to seeing more! Paul R. Paul, I will most certainly take your comments as a compliment! Hate to break it to ya, but this was a kit. The roof panels came in sheets and needed to be cut and glued. You still have to put in the work, and kit or scratch built there is many a slip between the cup and the lip. The results speak for themselves. Take the credit!
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