just a quikie or two

Nov 29

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just a sample of the Acela Express at full tilt…Caleb is afraid to run it like this…150 MPH scale speed…

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Tighter than I like

Nov 26

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I have decided to increase the size of the train layout. I’m gonna add another 4X8 sheet…its gonna get attached to the existing by a couple of bridges. You can see all the room I have in this pcture… yeah where the ladder is…it will fit and leave enough room to get to the controls.the 2 bridges will be behind the roundhouse close to the wall and close to each other and close to the building…really close… one track will come from existing parking and the other will come from the turntable…. SHHHHHH don’t tell Caleb but Santa is bringing a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy steamie for Christmas. It is suppose to fit in the roundhouse and on the turntable and take all but the inner loop on the table , so we shall see next week.

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catching up

Nov 10

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Well its been a while so here goes… Oct 21 Caleb had an outing with the cub Scouts…it was a camping trip to the Spookeree. So I went and picked him up that morning and we headed to the campsite. The campsite was at Fairview Christian Church Youth Camp in Concord Va. They have a small playground there with a little pond , we arrived a little early so Caleb got to play a little before registration. Here are a few photos , the first is a ship clubhouse. After registration we set up the tent…which has been set up in the backyard for several months. I also brought an air mattress to give us a little cushion from the ground…Caleb thought it would be a great idea to use it as a trampoline as this short video shows. There were several activities that day that keep him quit busy. First he went to crafts where he built a pirate ship. The last picture is the screenshot on my phone. After building the boat Caleb wanted to know if it would float so we went to the pond and here is the result… Next up was bow and arrow of which I didnt get a photo because I was helping him shoot. Then we went to the BB gun range and Caleb hit the target 16 out of 20 times…I’m so proud. The target is stuck up on my fridge and its kinda hard to see the holes ….you’ll have to trust me… Then we went to the giant slingshot where he pulls back on the pouch with a tennis ball and tries to hit the wooden ships … see below Then there was an obstacle course in the woods but my phone was dying ny then…it was fun watching all the kids go through it. Then there was fishing…didnt catch anything but Caleb had a blast casting the rod in the pond. Then there was a treasure hunt that was kinda drawn out and a little long. Dinner was next…hamburgers and hot dogs. About 8 o clock we went to the campfire and heard a few jokes and a coupe stories …by the end of that Caleb was ready for bed so we headed for the tent…the low that night was about 35 so I got us a couple of sleeping bags and brought a couple blankets. We stayed toasty ward and Caleb even said Charlie was almost sweating lol. It was a lot of fun.

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