In the Northeast

[Gary S]

Yesterday was a bad day for the open house. It has been torn down...

You about gave me a heart attack! :o

An "open house" is a term which commonly means having people visit to look at your home or something in your home such as a your layout. So, my first thought was that you had some people over to view your layout. Then you said it was a bad day so you tore it down... and I thought you meant the layout! I was thinking "You've got to be kidding me! Surely you didn't dismantle the layout!"

Then it dawned on me that you are talking about the open building!

The black garbage backs! The problem is their shape. They are very round and like a bowl.

I forgot about those too. Maybe some Sculpey clay could be used to make them? Use your fingers to shape the clay. I haven't used that stuff before, but I seem to remember you can put it in the oven at a low temperature to harden it once you have made the shape.

Located somewhere in southern TX

Woohoo!

The engines are mainly SP and some ATSF.

woohoo!

lots to do!

I've said it before, but your dedication for the hobby is amazing. I am thinking I need to stock up my layout building with a bunch of styrene and glue, buy you an airline ticket, fly you over to Texas, and lock you up in the building for a week- the layout would be populated with structures in no time!