JERSEY COW 8.0

The latest cow build out. The winner is on the right. (Or is it the left?)

Tuesday, May 30, 2017



Well, here is the latest on the Graphics Project. I gathered a handful of material for the printer and went down there on the expected day. We talked about what was needed. Then he made a sample. It looked great! Then he said that the set up charge would be the most expensive thing. This I knew was the industry standard. I thought to myself, “It might have to be recovered somehow over time.”. So, we continued our discussion. He said if I could bring some pictures of what I wanted, that would make things cleared for the set up. I said, “No problem. I have an extensive collection of model railroad magazines I have gathered over the years. There are plenty of photos in there.”. So later I began to diligently search for said pictures in the collection. Guess what? Sometime between when I last put the collection in storage (the closet), and the conversation with the printer, the “magazine elves” came and pulled all the pictures I was remembering and put in other model railroad pictures. I began digging around through the magazines looking for photos, model railcar ads, and diagrams. I saw everything but what I needed. “This is incredible!”,  I said to myself. “I have seen these ads for years”. Dig and dig and dig some more. I persisted. At last I began to see some things that would work. Boy howdy! I realized my mind recalled seeing such ads but it did not recall the exact month and year of the magazine the ad was in. Next time I will remember everything. Are you serious? Just kidding. See what  happens? Now I am having a conversation with myself. No doubt a by-product of intense frustration. Til next time, a serene omscaler