WPMA-40 running down Division Street at Whiskey Point.

Bruce

   

though this is not an eagle catching some rays but a black vulture at about 400 yards from our side porch. they come here every winter i guess they are true snowbird's .
Jim

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ok here are some photos of a car one of my boys brought to me. it is cast resin with no makers name on it, it is a heavy well detailed car inside and out weighing in at 8 oz with any added weight the trucks are central valley that's the only thing I found on it was CV on trucks. any ideas as to maker?
Jim

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I recently acquired some trains that were in my friends collection when he died and I have discovered that it is more fun when you diversify your modeling. 
I worked on a railroad and I loved it, but it was work however and there were rules, Model railroading is more enjoyable when it is done for fun, 
I see no problem running a Thomas train or any other item that pleases me and I can change time frames at will, 
Here is a picture of a 3 truck Shay crossing Morris Trestle.     
Charlie

After the realization of the ON30 LUCKY LUKE layout and OSIRIS layout, I was frustrated to not have done an on30 mexican style layout. I was amazed by the beautiful village of San Lorenzo done by Verne NINER that  I discovered in 2014. I'm also very impressed by the 0n30 mexican style of PUERTO BORRACHO and few others. I want to have mine also in a derelict style, mexican with adobe style building, mexican revolutionary period. Because it's an harbour, I will  have a steamer ferry.

Because I made it for exhibition, I will use the same design in term of size as LUCKY LUKE.

Diapositive1 by franck combe, sur Flickr

plan blue print by franck combe, sur Flickr

I made the design of the building

This is the fort and the bank

IMG_0134 by franck combe, sur Flickr

This is the tequila factory and the church

IMG_0135 by franck combe, sur Flickr

This is the station

IMG_0136 by franck combe, sur Flickr

Just as a reminder, today is December 7th, the day that we lost almost 2,500 men at Pearl Harbor. I remember that day 81 years ago, but was still too young to know the significance of what was happening. The next four years were also hard to forget, but remember what it took to keep the enemies from reaching the mainland.

There were these hard to forget final words in the movie, Tora, Tora, Tora, "I can't imagine anything that would infuriate the Americans more. I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." I wonder if we would have that same resolve today.

Please, take a minute today to say a prayer for and thank all those that fought on both fronts...

Taking a break from the Machine shop build to tackle this:
   

A really neat little kit of a Christmas tree dealer. It's available from Interaction Hobbies as a special Christmas give-away if you order 30$ or more. I had my eye on a couple kits from their web site and this caused me to pull the trigger.


   

The kit includes the caboose tree farm shack, three cut-out Christmas trees and signage. I need to get started on it as I promised my wife the finished model by Christmas.

WPMA-40 picking up cars at Pier 32.

Bruce

   

Going to start a new project 
   

I like the large windows and the overall shape of the structure. The main structure has a footprint of 6.2" X 4.8" without the two annexes.  There are the two add-on structures, one wood storage shed, and one brick boiler room.  The kit comes with a number of exterior details, and a second floor, but no interior. I plan to fix that:
   

I've collected a number detail parts/kits from Interaction. I have their machine shop tools for the lower floor and Office furniture and equipment for the second floor. I also plan to build a boiler for the boiler room and add stairs to the interior. I may still scratchbuild a few other parts and add a few others, but the basics are there. 

   

This is what is included in the kit, laser cut walls, floors and roofs. The main windows are plastic castings and there are other 3d printed details.
I should be getting started on this in the next couple days.

Taking on some fuel     
Charlie