09-04-2013, 08:23 AM
Good morning all. It's going to be miserable outside today, it could get up over 110, humidity and dew points high and there's a 20% chance of rain. All making for a very uncomfortable day.
I've been working on my orphan challenge the last few days. It's kind of rare that i have the spare time, but I do right now and I'm getting a bit frustrated. I'm working on a Con-Cor butane tank kit I bough at a train swap meet a few years ago thinking it will make a good addition to the fuel depot that I committed to build for the challenge. I paid $5 for it and now I know why the guy didn't want to build it. I often wonder if the manufacturers ever have a test group come in and actually build their kits before they release them to the public. No suggestions on the best way to tackle some of the 80 pieces that make up the framework. There's no room for error on this one, get one piece off just a fraction, and you are headed for trouble down the line. They should have put on the package, "some dis-assembly and re-assembly required".
I've been working on my orphan challenge the last few days. It's kind of rare that i have the spare time, but I do right now and I'm getting a bit frustrated. I'm working on a Con-Cor butane tank kit I bough at a train swap meet a few years ago thinking it will make a good addition to the fuel depot that I committed to build for the challenge. I paid $5 for it and now I know why the guy didn't want to build it. I often wonder if the manufacturers ever have a test group come in and actually build their kits before they release them to the public. No suggestions on the best way to tackle some of the 80 pieces that make up the framework. There's no room for error on this one, get one piece off just a fraction, and you are headed for trouble down the line. They should have put on the package, "some dis-assembly and re-assembly required".
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD