Weekend Update 6/18/17

[jnevis]

I spent my Saturday reenacting Korean War FAC at Udvar-Hazy (the NASM's annex near Dulles). Was a great event, especially since the group I belong to whipped up a timeline display showing the evolution of the Forward Air Control role in WWI (USAAS), WWII (USAAF), Korean War (USAF), Vietnam War (USAF), and Gulf War (USAF), as this year is the 70th anniversary of the US Air Force. Each conflict had a tent, gear, uniformed personnel, misc "site dressing", and signs naming each war and decorated based on how the typical FAC aircraft would have looked during the period.

Plus, towards the end of the day we got a flyover from a B2 stealth bomber. Thing's as quiet as a church mouse till you're in its' wake. United had a new 777 on display for walkthroughs and cockpit tours, and rumor has it that they were giving out free black-eyes.


https://goo.gl/photos/YY9EJhf6zmfwgefVA

..and we were stuck in WV doing nothing all weekend in the rain    

[Catt]

I can't work on them,but I have acquired the first cars for the Grande Valley Railway's OCS trains.That's one for each scale (N&HO).They are Rivarossi blunt end observation cars.This style isn't available in Z 

Pictures next week.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I will start a LER tomorrow, and I will make sure to include an operations explanation for not only Rush City, but the whole line!

Excellent!!

[Ghewitt94]

Great to see you back at it.   You haven't lost that skill.
Regards

[VonRyan]

..and we were stuck in WV doing nothing all weekend in the rain

There wasn't very much rain in Ranson, WV till Monday came around.
We hit the local flea market under the beating sun on Sunday morning.

[JMaurer1]

What is this 'rain' thing that you keep talking about It's been in the 100's for a week and the forecast says it's going to stay that way until at least Sunday (or next work session).

[davefoxx]

What is this 'rain' thing that you keep talking about It's been in the 100's for a week and the forecast says it's going to stay that way until at least Sunday (or next work session).

I bet @Philip H has seen some rain in the past twenty-four to forty-eight hours.    Stay safe, Phil!

DFF

[Philip H]

I bet @Philip H has seen some rain in the past twenty-four to forty-eight hours.    Stay safe, Phil!

DFF

Thanks Dave.  Yeah we've had a bit o the wet stuff down here - still waiting on the 48 hour totals to update.  Lots of secondary street flooding and lots of still-rising bayous.  But all in all not to bad - thought we may have lost a pool floaty to wind impact damage.

[Cajonpassfan]

No modeling this week. Train watching in Munich. Beer drinking is involved as well. It's quite the local phenomenon
Otto K.

[arbomambo]

Thanks Dave.  Yeah we've had a bit o the wet stuff down here - still waiting on the 48 hour totals to update.  Lots of secondary street flooding and lots of still-rising bayous.  But all in all not to bad - thought we may have lost a pool floaty to wind impact damage.

yea...just a tad...rain...nothing to write home about
~Bruce

[MK]

No modeling this week. Train watching in Munich. Beer drinking is involved as well. It's quite the local phenomenon
Otto K.

That's pretty cool!