Completely Unofficial O-scale Truck Repair build for Poets and Losers

Robert.G

Jay just took over the company and introduced his invention.. One must be a madman working on a project like the Sawmill. And I do try to show some three dimentional poetry in my work...

I am interested...........

EricMG

Robert, if you were not a poet, we would likely not be friends. Nobility of spirit is what I find most imprortant in people. Some kind of poetry next.

kebmo

trust me, there's interest....

EricMG

It is going AMAZING!

Robert.G

Be so kind to share some pics of your progress. Always nice to see how others build these kits. Always something to learn...

EricMG

Robert, so true!

EricMG

Lads, I had a vision last night LATE. Stay tuned!

EricMG

What bits am I missing? I'm embarrassed to say some SW kits got mixed together. It has been a while. Is there a kit list? I have the instructions, of course.

Jim M

Lots more resin castings of the usual stuff (barrels, wooden boxes of junk, crates, etc. Looks like you have most everything else.

EricMG

I have BOXES of that stuff.

Dave_S

Eric,

The SWSM truck repair kit is a great kit and a favorite of mine. Glad to see you are back to work on it. Looking forward to more progress photos to see how you interpret the build, aka "vision".

Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ

admin

Cannot really tell other than to say the main laser cut parts are there. Some of the resin castings are from O'Neills. Dig in - you'll discover what you need along the way...

EricMG

Which wooden strips are used for the framing? There are two very similar sizes. And YES I am reading the instructions!

EricMG

Sage advice, Brett? More like tumble weed, my friend!

admin

EricMG said:

Sage advice, Brett? More like tumble weed, my friend!

Hah!!!! Go model...

EricMG

Bad photo. Just so you know, in 1 AD Jesus was considered a loser. Think about that.

EricMG

Slightly better photos.

EricMG

See? I'm following the instructions!

EricMG

HELP! What did I do wrong? Top beam not aligning with slots in verticals.

EmeryJ

Trying to remember, but I THINK you have all the laser cut parts upside down. The "seams" need to be toward the paper template. Try flip them all over. Like I said, this is from memory, so I may be wrong. When the tar paper goes on, you don't want to cover up all those board lines.

admin

Emery is correct, check out page 14 of the manual steps 1 and 2....

EricMG

Yup. Building it upside-down. Wicked dyslexic. Besides, I'm not using tar paper.

EricMG

Another grinder with cord and plug AKA Joel!

EricMG

Karl.A

Looking pretty good overall, love building walls this way, gotta be in the mood though.
A few things for you to fix but I'm sure you've got that covered already. Looks like a good start to me.

EricMG

Karl, how nice to hear from you. I've missed you! Fix a few things? It is a total mess, but we shall see, right?

Karl.A

Thanks Eric, good to read you,
indeed, we shall see, I'll enjoy watching over your shoulder.

(oh, I like those glasses in the upper right corner of the pic)

Robert.G

Karl, I was gonna say just the same thing. I have glasses like that..

I'm sure Eric will work this one out just nicely...

EricMG

I realized I built everything upside-down. Then I ran out of 7" stock. Then the Maine Coon cats chewed half of it to pieces. Seems a bit cursed, but I find mistakes can lead to new understandings. Or, it will simply SUCK! I'm just killing time and trying not to lose my mind NEVER leaving our house.

Karl, I bought those frames in 1987. They were some fancy Italian guy designer—Armani. My nose starts near my eyebrows which does not make for a good fit, so I'm pretty much forced into Italian glasses.

EricMG

Above was about the last time I really went anywhere.