AC&Y - The Akron Service District (N)

[Paul S.]

Yeah, definitely a Dad joke. ...

[Steve H AC&Y]

Thanks guys.

I haven't held an ops session in 15 mons Tim. But, the other day I cleaned the track from Brittain to Goodyear and cleaned the wheels on my AC&Y motive power. I also cleaned and test ran the chassis for a NKP RS3 project I started years (and I do mean YEARS) ago. Perhaps the itch to run some trains is returning.

[Steve H AC&Y]

Good one. Works as a Dad Joke too.

[Paul S.]

Are you just tired out in general, Steve?

(There's bad pun in there somewhere.)

[TimMoran]

Steve - can't wait for the next available ops session to see all the work in person.

[denny99]

It looks great, can't wait to see what's next

[Allen]

👍

[Steve H AC&Y]

I finished the guard house today. And so, all the structures are complete. Time for a break to work on something else before I tackle the "scenery" - acres of concrete. Another challenge.

[BillyJoeBob]

Steve -- Guess I’ll need to keep using my big cardboard boxes a while longer.


This is Big Box Boutique, an urban restoration project that is turning a 1940s concrete warehouse into areas for smaller industrial suppliers and warehousers. The building gets a lot of different types of freight cars, some LCL.



Another big box (and some smaller ones) building. This was a REA and passenger depot package handling building. Now it houses various small industries like the Calabasas Wood Works shop. They make bushel, peck and crabbing baskets using veneers shaved from planks the company cuts from paler sheet stock. Every few weeks, they receive a small (LCL) shipment of material. Those little boxes form a possible skyline for down town Monroe.

It's ok Steve, don’t worry, I’ll get buy…I guess.😩sniff…🤷👍

BJB

[Paul S.]

Allen said: "Thank you for the kind words Steve, but I've been standing on the shoulders of better modelers than I, and I'm still learning."

Ditto for me.

[Allen]

"Allen, Paul - Thanks so much for your kind words. Coming from top notch modelers, in N scale no less, means a lot to me."
Thank you for the kind words Steve, but I've been standing on the shoulders of better modelers than I, and I'm still learning.

Even though it wasn't a full time project (what is?) it's been five years in making.
Guess they're right, you can't rush perfection.

[Steve H AC&Y]

Thank BJB. But if you sent me a box of HO scale kits I'd sell them on the black market. 8-) After the HO scale B&O Akron Jct engine facilities build for a local layout owner I decided not to do that again. Did that decision stick? NOOOO. I picked up a couple other projects for friends, but that's IT! Besides, I have a lot of my own structures to build. ;-)

[Steve H AC&Y]

Thank you very much. As Paul pointed out - better a bit less than a bit too much. You can wash away the weathering and start over on a plastic shell. Not so easily done on a paper model.

[denny99]

Steve H AC&Y your models are absolutely stunning! The weathering is subtle, yet still noticeable if you look closer. Especially at the bottom of the structures. You did a fantastic job, and I am looking forward to the next steps.

[BillyJoeBob]

Nice Steve - I especially like dock. It is large enough to to have a lot of details and the weathering is great! The track design is good 'cause there are two tracks serving the one corner of the dock. If I sent you a box of HO scale building kits, could you, oh, I don't know build them for me? Be much gratitude...😉 BJB