Label: Oops! I did it again!

Yes, I did it again. Now I have to confess. I wanted so badly to complete one of the new arrivals that I assembled it incorrectly. Then I took a picture. Then I uploaded it on the blog. Now the mistake is there for all to see. So much for enthusiasm. However, I did detect the error later and applied the correct parts. My challenge to the blog reading public is: can you spot the incorrect part(s) in the picture? If so, please list your results in the comment section of the blog. Now, a little more about the wood sheathed boxcar project. The organization that I used to produce these boxcars absolutely nailed the dimensions that I needed and now I can put together the superstructure of the boxcar quickly and accurately. Which leads us to the above boo-boo (I was going to say faux pau but I don't know how to spell it correctly :). ). What I am now doing is developing methods to do the same for the truck assembly. The trucks have around thirty-two parts some of which are 1/64th inch wide. Once we can streamline this we will be in tall cotton (a regional colloquial reference :) ). once again, an optimistic omscaler

Label: They're here!

That's right, they're here! Last Tuesday pm I picked up the very first order of the production run wood sheathed boxcars. They are fantastic! The reason I am writing about it a week later is that I needed time to evaluate the boxcars. Otherwise I would be telling about how they looked to the exclusion of other qualities. So, that is where we are. This upgrade will bring us to a new plateau at The Omega Scale Railway. To reiterate, our goal is to bring omega scale railroading to the world. New members of our family are as follows: GM&O 51015, GM&N 20141, GM&O 51017, GM&O 6170, SSW 37502, GM&O 6172, SEABOARD 15717, NH 61753, GM&N 20143, CB&Q 28001, MP 14915, GM&N 6094. We are delighted to have all these on the property (I.E. the assembly shop). These new arrivals have true to scale letters and numbers with one exception. We decided to use 12 inch instead of 9 inch letters and numbers for the benefit of the end user. The 9 inch graphics were very hard to see. The 12 inch size is in fact borderline but we want to stay as true to prototype as possible for the benefit of our collectors. More developments to follow. Omscaler

Label: The Mind is a funny thing

Well, well, I hope I posted the blog(s) on the right date! I recently noticed the title bar on the computer indicated three days later! I think I figured out what in the world I did. There is a massive train show in Bessemer, Alabama on June 9^th. My brain probably got so excited about the show that it could only relate things to that date. I hate it when it does that! :( Once at a model train show in Huntsville, Alabama, I was so excited about the show taking place in a historic round house, when I purchased a model train magazine in the caboose, model train shop that was there as well, I paid for the magazine and left it on the counter at the register. I think the clerk thought I had gone “ 'round the bend”. People like me have “(model) train mania”. No known cure. Anyway, I will get it all straightened out. So, for the latest update. The print project is scheduled to be completed this week. Preliminary work looks great! This will pave the way for more ideas. I think I'm excited! Hopefully, I can calm down. A giddy omscaler