A tree makeover?

 

Yes, blog readers. Omscaler was unable to tolerate the deciduous tree in the McCorkle back yard. One thought that was communicated to the public at large was that the tree “looked like a Martian vomited on it”. Nothing for it but to remove the tree and rework it. The rule is, “If you ain’t happy with it now, you ain’t gonna’ be happy with it later.” (This rule can work for marriages as well.) Sadly, somehow this tree slipped by the excruciating quality process Omscaler runs around here. Thankfully the tree has been redone and omscaler is sleeping well once again. Also, last weekend a new phase was started on The Omega Scale Railway. Approximately fifty coupler hooks were made ready for installation. About ten were already made which were joined by about forty more. All were prepped and painted black. More back stock parts of different types are planned. Add to all this is that Eddie has a new set of hand trucks. This is a “reward” from the supervisor for his hard work. Furthermore, the oil barrels were remade too. No slouching around here. See you next post, omscaler

 

Tree one and two

The McCorkle yard is now hosting two very tall trees. Yes. We have a very tall pine and an unidentified tall tree in the backyard. The front steps have shrubs on both sides as well. Omscaler is thinking that the technique needs to be improved for both trees. This improvement effort will probably wait on other projects. These projects include sorely needed parts back stock and older railcar upgrades. It looks like a turnout upgrade is in the works as well. More details next post, omscaler

 

Only God can make a tree

 Once omscaler heard a poem saying, “Only God can make a tree”. Omscaler is sort of wondering if calling on the Divine is in order at this point. Methinks I am being too dramatic. However, the foliage project ran into last weekend with no acceptable results. Some pre-made foliage material was purchased at a well known hobby store. We will see if an installation will be completed as of this post. Until next post, omscaler

 

No oil shortage here

As seen in last post, Eddie was hand jacking a crate. This last post pic shows Eddie still hand jacking a crate but there are five oil drums on the freight house dock now. Four of them are fifty-five-gallon drums and one thirty-five-gallon drum. Also, the really big crate has finally been muscled to the rail car loading dock area. Another thing is that now there is a Steamer trunk out front of the end door. The work just keeps piling up. Currently, omscaler is working on trees and bushes. Hopefully, by the end of this week we will see an example. Until next post, omscaler

 

A curling good time

Let me recount what the above phrase alludes to. I call your attention to the September 17^th, 2024 post. In that post I put information about resetting turnouts due to a measurement error. In the case of the most Southerly turnout, which is on the main line, so much damage was done to the sub layer that the turnout base was unstable. Fortunately, omscaler recalled a method of paper crafting that could be used to save the day. Specifically, paper quilling was used to make a very short pillar. This proved to be very strong and usable. This past week, more paper quilling was used again to make shipping crates for the Union City freight house. The above photo shows workers and said crates on the South facing dock. Now we have workers and work for them to do. Omscaler believes more of this time honored paper craft will be used in the future. See you next post, omscaler

 

Looks like Eddie is at work

Last week saw a lot of trial and error trying to make figures. Omscaler thinks he has enough figures to put one or more to work on the railroad. To be clear, results are less than what was hoped for. Nevertheless, omscaler is going to install the best efforts as soon as possible. The figure work will be ongoing but other projects are going to take priority so as not to bog down too much with the overall plan. More info later, omscaler

 

Figure project still underway

As readers can tell, the initial figure making effort needs to be improved. A number of figures are made, but all of them look somewhat two dimensional. However, as this post is written additional study has been made and the figure project will continue. Omscaler is hoping to have a representation of many different walks of life. The Omega Scale Railway certainly needs a work crew. Ordinary citizens will also be included. Still working on figures, omscaler