Cheese, why’s it always cheese that gets vilified? Stolen cheese, gov’t cheese, “Who Moved My Cheese”, etc. Why couldn’t the young man be stopping in to get the free ice cream that the short order cook gives him because he remembers when he was growing up? As we all know, ice cream has tempted many a young man that was otherwise virtuous. 😊 As always, I think your content is a cut above and a great escape from our daily lives. Thank you and have a great evening!
I thought the bike was left there in a rush and the doors were left ajar because the delivery boy was desperate to use the bathroom and there's a door into it from the kitchen!!! Overthinking?🤣🤣
I love postage stamp scenes. A model railroad SHOULD be a string of them. I had and N scale layout in an apartment. 8' X 2'. I had a woman leaning out of a second story window looking down and a guy on the sidewalk looking up and a broken flower pot with dirt and flowers on the sidewalk. I love that. You really nail all of this stuff Boomer. It's great to see an artist like you. Thanks for your constant inspiration.
Good stuff, Boomer. As I built my small shelf layout I shared the completion of parts of it on social media by staging little scenes with figures. I'm pretty sure my inspiration was John Allen, as I'd read the book on his layout a few months before I started work. For example, when I completed some high tanks for vegetable oil, one of the employees (whose pose is one of excitement, holding his hands over his head) was shown on the catwalk on top of the tanks, presumably yelling "Top of the world, Ma" in the vein of Jimmy Cagney in "White Heat." Other figures were posed below, confused and waiting for the authorities to arrive. It got a good response. Cheers!
Figurines are excellent devices for guiding the viewers emotions for sure. The one caveat I have with HO Scale is the lack of options and quality of sculpt.
@@boomerdiorama Preiser makes a set called "truck drivers" that I've found the most useful. But I've found it hard to find generic working people, exp. railroad crews that don't look like a 1930s cartoon of an engineer with a bandanna and pinstriped hat.
It was a hot, humid, summer night, the diner was slow. The Cook's nephew was on his way home, having been hanging out with friends all day, and decided to stop by the diner to say hi to his favorite uncle. He grabbed a soda pop from the cooler, and waited in the kitchen for his uncle to finish up with the only three customers at the counter. The US hadn't yet been dragged into the war, but that would soon change, and both of the men, and the boy's uncle would soon be fighting on islands no one had ever heard of until after December 7th. The boys uncle would return home, never speaking about his experiences in the Pacific. Years later, his nephew would find himself in another jungle in southeast Asia...
@@boomerdiorama that was right off the top of my head. And thanks. I thought about adding to it, and might still. 😂 I enjoy writing prompts like yours, they get my brain going
@@benjaminscribner7737 Off the cuff narration and writing is cool for sure. Unfortunately, it is risky now-a-days t be spontaneous. But hey . . . have at her.😁
@@boomerdiorama you set the scene, I just ran with it. I enjoy your work, just getting back into the hobby myself, and watch what others do. You are a craftsman.
When I first started building a model railroad, I didn't get everything - correct. So running with the thought , I'm the president of this railroad so we do it my way, I made up stories for everything. There was always someone ready to ask, " why did you do that?". Ex: My railroad is modeled in the 1980's so no more wooden or ice reefers. I have about 25 of them, I love them especially since they are beer reefers. Story, owner of the Brewery loves them too , so he had all his mechanical reefers skinned in wood and ads painted on them . Bingo!
I must confess my first impression was it was a ghost bicycle. The kid was shot dead when he reached for the cheese. Oh, right, Vancouver BC, NOT Texas
@@boomerdiorama -😂😂😂The work is fabulous once again. The bike is a banana seat chuke bike? Well that’s what we called them in San Jose where I grew up anyway. Wait, the seat isn’t elongated. 😏
@@boomerdiorama oh man, you got me. I thought you made it. I’m pretty good with styrene and can usually follow along with you, but that was going to be just a bit out of my reach.
My boss, when I worked at the hobby shop, was an avid follower and friend of Shep and had him here at the stores a few times to give clinics. That is where I met Shep Payne. It seems Shep, influenced a lot of people in a lot of ways. For me, even though I dabble in it, I am not a military modeller, have benefitted greatly from his teachings.
@@ralphrenzetti22 I was a military modeler as a kid as well. I learned much of the fundamentals of figure conversion, painting, kit-bashing and diorama construction from not only Sheperd Paine, but Ray Anderson, François Verlinden, Lewis Pruneau and Bob Letterman - and of course - John Allen. I had interest in trains but military modeling taught me way more about modeling than model railroading ever did. When I crossed over, everything "dovetailed" perfectly. At the end of the day, I love a good model whatever the subject or scale is. The reason I stuck with the model railroad as a subject is the shear capacity of multiple subject matter, within the same footprint, coupled to the concept of the diorama as well.😁
@@boomerdiorama What surprises me, is that the railroaders are so resistant to military techniques unless someone shows them how they can work in RR’ing. It’s like they are wearing blinders, but I see a lot are starting to come around!
You have mentioned Sheperd Paine a few times. His book "How to Build Dioramas" change the way that I looked at modeling significantly and almost over night changed me from a good modeler to a pro modeler. Within a year of reading that book and learning his techniques I went to a model show and 6 of the 7 models that I entered won awards. I feel that same vibe watching you.
@@boomerdiorama No, I have not and I don’t know why. I had seen the book but never bought it. I guess I should have because now it’s “collectible” and is quite pricey. I’m going hunt for a copy.
After being away from military modeling for quite some time I discovered a fantastic book called Sheperd Paine the life and work of a master modeler and military historian by Jim DeRogatis. Fantastic! I really followed him and Verlinden.
@@blaketatar1239 Ray Anderson (art of the Diorama) was the first who did it for me, then Sheperd Paine, François Verlinden, Lewis Pruneau, and Bob Letterman. And of course there is John Allen.😁
@@boomerdiorama l like the cheese thief story or as another commenter said a delivery boy who had to use the bathroom. If you paint the bike pink, then maybe it's the owner's granddaughter stopping by for a visit. Fun to think of the possibilities.
Composition is an art in itself. A simpler way of putting it is, "How to arrange objects to achieve balance." Seems simple, but the simple was what separated the masters from the advanced modeler's, and they did their utmost to share and explain it. They didn't believe in private secret guild's. They wanted all the burgeoning modelers in the community to learn it as well. Cheers.😁
I have always felt that our scenes should not depict action, but that they should suggest action. Your scene is a perfect example of this: the bicycle leaning against the building has obviously been left there for just a moment - the kickstand isn't even down. The positioning of the bicycle lets us see in our mind's eye that someone just rode up and got off their bicycle. Too many commercial figures try to depict action: e.g. a boy riding a bicycle. This doesn't look bad in a photo because we are accustomed to seeing action frozen in a photo. But on a layout, it just looks silly. I really appreciated your point about left to right and arresting the eye - it makes me go back and look at my scenes more critically. And please tell me you didn't scratchbuild the bicycle from styrene!
I figure the cook's assistant was taking out the garbage and grabbed a smoke in between shift breaks and left the door open. Were there a couple dumpsters out there? Maybe all you need is a puff of smoke...
Dear Boomer, humbly think the view on the geography of a story is definitely a point of interest. Your short narration on the boy from a single mum, pinching a block of cheese from the frigerator a good starting point. However, being ambidextrous, I always scan the piece of art in both directions. In the ‘boys story’ then the diner’s chef comes along behind the right hand door. He knows both the boy and his mum and their situation. Hence, he deliberately placed the block of cheese on the eye level shelf, as he did put the leftover lentil soup, the day before. Or the prepped French toast, he even left in a wrapper. Unbeknownst to the boy, he and his mum have a samaritan supporter. Maybe the chef even has an ‘eye’ for the boy’s mother. Anyhow, my point, there’s always more to a story. Being able to look at it from more angles, will definitely make finding a storyline easier. Plus, even more interesting. Considering Hopper’s painting; always looked at it from both angles. On the one side there’s the empty street. Over the counter is the action in the light. From right to left it seems almost if something is going to be brought in. From that side both the guests and the bartender seem in anticipation. A bottle of champoo? The main dish? Today I humbly think Hopper foresaw one day a great artist would finish the right hand side of his Phillies Diner. Plus his bike, the cheese from the fridge, and a winking chef at the delivery door, half outside, nipping the ash from his cigarette bud.
I learned that stuff in the seventies from Ray Anderson and Sheperd Paine. Those guys really understood the fundamentals behind arranging scene composition. They were the first to alter default figurines, etc. into different body posture. They not only took composition from scenes but applied it to the figurine as well.
Ironically, that bicycle is a cargo bike or delivery bike. ;-) A delivery boy running for the next delivery? (it is missing its basket, though... not sure if those are removable or noe)
I can remember hearing my mom come up the front porch stairs (with keys rattling) as I ran down the back stairs hiding a cheese sandwich in hand, knowing full well my other brother's did the same thing earlier that day . . . then my mother would lament, "Where did all the hard cheese go!" . . . lol.😁
STOP CONTROLLING MY EYES DAMMIT!💯 JK - Great video, much needed art lesson, and adding the human touch to cemented styrene. And you scratchbuilt a bicycle in HO - Who does that? Cheers - Bill
You mentioned you don't have to have people on the layout to tell a story. I do take it that the diner counter will have people like the painting. I have always thought to make a building come alive you need to have a mini scene. I have noticed no figures on your layout, well maybe the moose. All the stories in the comments were cool.
I am adding figures to the Diner. Although I much prefer to model figures in 1/48 scale and up but I make an exception here for HO Scale. Who knows, maybe just for fun I add more than a few. ;-)
The placement of vehicles inspires stories. The pile of pallets along the River Road implies something was happening until, finally, it wasn't. Birds in the tree were going somewhere, but stopped.
I'm hoping you can help me. A friend I turned on to your videos asked if I could build him your Maple wood jig/ shooting board. Do you by chance have a video showing how to make?? If so could you tell me were to look? Thank you, Chris
I don't have a tutorial on how to make it but it is fairly simple. It's made of 3/8 plywood with maple stringers (you can use 1/2" plywood) @ 6" x 24" rectangle. Cut three maple stringers for the bottom length and one for a backstop. The maple strips are 3/4" by 1/4" and run the full length of the plywood. Glue and pin three maple stringers along the bottom and one on the top for a backstop.
@@CM-ARM Yes. The bottom stringers allow you to use C-Clamps as well while the jig is on the bench. You can adjust the height of the feet according to the size of the clamps you wish to use. Very simple really but feel free to customize to your style and needs. 😁
White bycicles tell a different story over here, especially when there is a sign mounted inside the frame: those are "ghost bikes", set up at or near the place where a cyclist has been killed in traffic.
Boomer, it doesn't even need to be an intended story. Like a rock in the stream that interrupts the water's flow, adding a small anomaly to the macro flow catches the eye an encourages the mind to fill in the blank in its own way. It doesn't require an actual answer. I think I would tie a scruffy dog to the bike. Just because.
I like the "scruffy dog" idea. Have you looked at some of the Preiser figure kits? Some of the details are quite amazing for HO Scale. I have a few monkeys as well. Very small but remarkably detailed. ;-)
DJ of DJ’s Trains on TH-cam has said the same things before. Tell a story with your layout. Create scenes that tell storylines
The story concept comes from the Diorama genre originally - long before the model railroad came into vogue.😁
Maybe the kids washing dishes after school to help his mom out.
. . . and the bike is gone after work . . . jeesh. ;-)
Cheese, why’s it always cheese that gets vilified? Stolen cheese, gov’t cheese, “Who Moved My Cheese”, etc. Why couldn’t the young man be stopping in to get the free ice cream that the short order cook gives him because he remembers when he was growing up? As we all know, ice cream has tempted many a young man that was otherwise virtuous. 😊
As always, I think your content is a cut above and a great escape from our daily lives.
Thank you and have a great evening!
Thank you. I wish they would give me a free cone . . . ;-)
It’s cheese because the meat is locked up, and the next best thing, for protein, is cheese.
Balance and Symmetry... Same but different. The psychology of setting the scene. Now my brain hurts Great simple lesson, more please
It also helps to study paintings. All those fundamentals are there. ;-)
I thought the bike was left there in a rush and the doors were left ajar because the delivery boy was desperate to use the bathroom and there's a door into it from the kitchen!!!
Overthinking?🤣🤣
Sounds great!👍
I read that a cook who rode his bike to work rushed in and didnt even think about closeing the door because he ran into the kitchen
Lol . . . I could see that.
I love postage stamp scenes. A model railroad SHOULD be a string of them. I had and N scale layout in an apartment. 8' X 2'. I had a woman leaning out of a second story window looking down and a guy on the sidewalk looking up and a broken flower pot with dirt and flowers on the sidewalk. I love that. You really nail all of this stuff Boomer. It's great to see an artist like you. Thanks for your constant inspiration.
That's a great idea! Thanks for sharing your story! Cheers ~ Boomer.
Good stuff, Boomer. As I built my small shelf layout I shared the completion of parts of it on social media by staging little scenes with figures. I'm pretty sure my inspiration was John Allen, as I'd read the book on his layout a few months before I started work. For example, when I completed some high tanks for vegetable oil, one of the employees (whose pose is one of excitement, holding his hands over his head) was shown on the catwalk on top of the tanks, presumably yelling "Top of the world, Ma" in the vein of Jimmy Cagney in "White Heat." Other figures were posed below, confused and waiting for the authorities to arrive. It got a good response. Cheers!
Figurines are excellent devices for guiding the viewers emotions for sure. The one caveat I have with HO Scale is the lack of options and quality of sculpt.
@@boomerdiorama Preiser makes a set called "truck drivers" that I've found the most useful. But I've found it hard to find generic working people, exp. railroad crews that don't look like a 1930s cartoon of an engineer with a bandanna and pinstriped hat.
It was a hot, humid, summer night, the diner was slow. The Cook's nephew was on his way home, having been hanging out with friends all day, and decided to stop by the diner to say hi to his favorite uncle. He grabbed a soda pop from the cooler, and waited in the kitchen for his uncle to finish up with the only three customers at the counter.
The US hadn't yet been dragged into the war, but that would soon change, and both of the men, and the boy's uncle would soon be fighting on islands no one had ever heard of until after December 7th. The boys uncle would return home, never speaking about his experiences in the Pacific. Years later, his nephew would find himself in another jungle in southeast Asia...
Jeesh man . . . Bravo! Are you a writer? Beautiful prose there. Cheers ~ Boomer.😁
@@boomerdiorama actually, yes. Self published author.
@@boomerdiorama that was right off the top of my head. And thanks. I thought about adding to it, and might still. 😂 I enjoy writing prompts like yours, they get my brain going
@@benjaminscribner7737 Off the cuff narration and writing is cool for sure. Unfortunately, it is risky now-a-days t be spontaneous. But hey . . . have at her.😁
@@boomerdiorama you set the scene, I just ran with it.
I enjoy your work, just getting back into the hobby myself, and watch what others do. You are a craftsman.
And here I thought the cook was late for work.
Could be as well. ;-)
When I first started building a model railroad, I didn't get everything - correct. So running with the thought , I'm the president of this railroad so we do it my way, I made up stories for everything. There was always someone ready to ask, " why did you do that?".
Ex: My railroad is modeled in the 1980's so no more wooden or ice reefers. I have about 25 of them, I love them especially since they are beer reefers. Story, owner of the Brewery loves them too , so he had all his mechanical reefers skinned in wood and ads painted on them . Bingo!
Some obscure railroads still use very old equipment.
Block of cheese, that's to funny, you are a great storyteller. you do make it a fun hobby.
Thanks so much!
I love doing little stories with details! Tell me you didn't scratch build the bike!! I want to see that, great job as always, thanks!
The bike is from Preiser. Very old figurine kits.😁
That was a great story 😂
😉
Hey! That sounded like my story 😱 My mom never believed me LOL Ron
;-)
Good stuff! .... Thanks for the lesson.
You bet!
Haha - block of cheese!
😁
I must confess my first impression was it was a ghost bicycle. The kid was shot dead when he reached for the cheese. Oh, right, Vancouver BC, NOT Texas
Lol . . . In Canada they stab you. If they took the knives away they would club you. ;-)
@@boomerdiorama -😂😂😂The work is fabulous once again. The bike is a banana seat chuke bike? Well that’s what we called them in San Jose where I grew up anyway. Wait, the seat isn’t elongated. 😏
😂😂😂
He was bursting for a pee
That is what he said when he got caught in the back of the diner . . . lol😁
@@boomerdiorama 😂
Man, that bike.
It's Preiser.
@@boomerdiorama oh man, you got me. I thought you made it.
I’m pretty good with styrene and can usually follow along with you, but that was going to be just a bit out of my reach.
Now who’s giving away secrets? I love the story!
No secrets Ralph. We learned our craft from those who came before us.😁
My boss, when I worked at the hobby shop, was an avid follower and friend of Shep and had him here at the stores a few times to give clinics. That is where I met Shep Payne. It seems Shep, influenced a lot of people in a lot of ways. For me, even though I dabble in it, I am not a military modeller, have benefitted greatly from his teachings.
@@boomerdiorama “On the shoulder of giants”
@@ralphrenzetti22 I was a military modeler as a kid as well. I learned much of the fundamentals of figure conversion, painting, kit-bashing and diorama construction from not only Sheperd Paine, but Ray Anderson, François Verlinden, Lewis Pruneau and Bob Letterman - and of course - John Allen.
I had interest in trains but military modeling taught me way more about modeling than model railroading ever did. When I crossed over, everything "dovetailed" perfectly.
At the end of the day, I love a good model whatever the subject or scale is. The reason I stuck with the model railroad as a subject is the shear capacity of multiple subject matter, within the same footprint, coupled to the concept of the diorama as well.😁
@@boomerdiorama What surprises me, is that the railroaders are so resistant to military techniques unless someone shows them how they can work in RR’ing. It’s like they are wearing blinders, but I see a lot are starting to come around!
You have mentioned Sheperd Paine a few times. His book "How to Build Dioramas" change the way that I looked at modeling significantly and almost over night changed me from a good modeler to a pro modeler. Within a year of reading that book and learning his techniques I went to a model show and 6 of the 7 models that I entered won awards. I feel that same vibe watching you.
Have you read - Ray Anderson's "Art of the Diorama" ?
@@boomerdiorama No, I have not and I don’t know why. I had seen the book but never bought it. I guess I should have because now it’s “collectible” and is quite pricey. I’m going hunt for a copy.
After being away from military modeling for quite some time I discovered a fantastic book called Sheperd Paine the life and work of a master modeler and military historian by Jim DeRogatis. Fantastic! I really followed him and Verlinden.
@@blaketatar1239 Ray Anderson (art of the Diorama) was the first who did it for me, then Sheperd Paine, François Verlinden, Lewis Pruneau, and Bob Letterman. And of course there is John Allen.😁
@@blaketatar1239 👍
Funny story! I thought it was just a delivery man dropping of a parcel.
Who knows maybe it is!
@@boomerdiorama l like the cheese thief story or as another commenter said a delivery boy who had to use the bathroom. If you paint the bike pink, then maybe it's the owner's granddaughter stopping by for a visit. Fun to think of the possibilities.
@@mr.e1944 It sure is!😁
Did you put in outlets and light switches yet? 😂 I add them to my dioramas but they’re built to be stared at. I love the story inside the story.
No outlets or light switches yet. Thanks for reminding me though. ;-)
Yes! Like a visual "flash fiction" or a Narrative Poem. Interpretation is up to the one seeing it.
Composition is an art in itself. A simpler way of putting it is, "How to arrange objects to achieve balance." Seems simple, but the simple was what separated the masters from the advanced modeler's, and they did their utmost to share and explain it. They didn't believe in private secret guild's. They wanted all the burgeoning modelers in the community to learn it as well. Cheers.😁
@@boomerdiorama Very true. Thank for being one of those who shares your techniques and your art.
@@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304 My pleasure!👍
A delivery boy dropping off some supplies that they ordered for the day. I did that when I was a kid. Lol
That works. The scene is finished beyond this now. ;-)
I have always felt that our scenes should not depict action, but that they should suggest action. Your scene is a perfect example of this: the bicycle leaning against the building has obviously been left there for just a moment - the kickstand isn't even down. The positioning of the bicycle lets us see in our mind's eye that someone just rode up and got off their bicycle. Too many commercial figures try to depict action: e.g. a boy riding a bicycle. This doesn't look bad in a photo because we are accustomed to seeing action frozen in a photo. But on a layout, it just looks silly. I really appreciated your point about left to right and arresting the eye - it makes me go back and look at my scenes more critically.
And please tell me you didn't scratchbuild the bicycle from styrene!
Thank you. The Bike is from Preiser. It needs a little modification though.😁
I figure the cook's assistant was taking out the garbage and grabbed a smoke in between shift breaks and left the door open. Were there a couple dumpsters out there? Maybe all you need is a puff of smoke...
The level of detail passes can go on and on. I will be coming back to this one again for sure.
Good Story, and it is probably true
;-)
No No! He's late for work!!!
Mike.
;-) Sounds great!
Dear Boomer, humbly think the view on the geography of a story is definitely a point of interest. Your short narration on the boy from a single mum, pinching a block of cheese from the frigerator a good starting point. However, being ambidextrous, I always scan the piece of art in both directions. In the ‘boys story’ then the diner’s chef comes along behind the right hand door. He knows both the boy and his mum and their situation. Hence, he deliberately placed the block of cheese on the eye level shelf, as he did put the leftover lentil soup, the day before. Or the prepped French toast, he even left in a wrapper. Unbeknownst to the boy, he and his mum have a samaritan supporter. Maybe the chef even has an ‘eye’ for the boy’s mother.
Anyhow, my point, there’s always more to a story. Being able to look at it from more angles, will definitely make finding a storyline easier. Plus, even more interesting.
Considering Hopper’s painting; always looked at it from both angles. On the one side there’s the empty street. Over the counter is the action in the light.
From right to left it seems almost if something is going to be brought in. From that side both the guests and the bartender seem in anticipation. A bottle of champoo? The main dish?
Today I humbly think Hopper foresaw one day a great artist would finish the right hand side of his Phillies Diner. Plus his bike, the cheese from the fridge, and a winking chef at the delivery door, half outside, nipping the ash from his cigarette bud.
Imagination is good! Cheers.
Hahahahaha.
That was good cheese...
;-)
Well that left to right stuff is something I never knew … thanks for the insight! Looking forward to using it on my dioramas and layout.
I learned that stuff in the seventies from Ray Anderson and Sheperd Paine. Those guys really understood the fundamentals behind arranging scene composition. They were the first to alter default figurines, etc. into different body posture. They not only took composition from scenes but applied it to the figurine as well.
Ironically, that bicycle is a cargo bike or delivery bike. ;-) A delivery boy running for the next delivery? (it is missing its basket, though... not sure if those are removable or noe)
I cut the "fat" ugly (out of scale) one off. I will replace it. ;-)
Love the cheese story
I can remember hearing my mom come up the front porch stairs (with keys rattling) as I ran down the back stairs hiding a cheese sandwich in hand, knowing full well my other brother's did the same thing earlier that day . . . then my mother would lament, "Where did all the hard cheese go!" . . . lol.😁
STOP CONTROLLING MY EYES DAMMIT!💯 JK - Great video, much needed art lesson, and adding the human touch to cemented styrene. And you scratchbuilt a bicycle in HO - Who does that? Cheers - Bill
The bike is from Preiser. Glad you enjoyed it! ;-)
@@boomerdiorama I know you could make one, right?
@@MyFingerLakesRailwayLayout It crossed my mind . . . lol.
You mentioned you don't have to have people on the layout to tell a story. I do take it that the diner counter will have people like the painting. I have always thought to make a building come alive you need to have a mini scene. I have noticed no figures on your layout, well maybe the moose. All the stories in the comments were cool.
I am adding figures to the Diner. Although I much prefer to model figures in 1/48 scale and up but I make an exception here for HO Scale. Who knows, maybe just for fun I add more than a few. ;-)
The placement of vehicles inspires stories. The pile of pallets along the River Road implies something was happening until, finally, it wasn't. Birds in the tree were going somewhere, but stopped.
I'm hoping you can help me. A friend I turned on to your videos asked if I could build him your Maple wood jig/ shooting board. Do you by chance have a video showing how to make?? If so could you tell me were to look? Thank you, Chris
I don't have a tutorial on how to make it but it is fairly simple. It's made of 3/8 plywood with maple stringers (you can use 1/2" plywood) @ 6" x 24" rectangle.
Cut three maple stringers for the bottom length and one for a backstop. The maple strips are 3/4" by 1/4" and run the full length of the plywood. Glue and pin three maple stringers along the bottom and one on the top for a backstop.
@Boomer Diorama | River Road thank you Sir, I assume the bottom stringers are just feet?
@@CM-ARM Yes. The bottom stringers allow you to use C-Clamps as well while the jig is on the bench. You can adjust the height of the feet according to the size of the clamps you wish to use. Very simple really but feel free to customize to your style and needs. 😁
I'll get with Spanky and make it to his needs. Thank you again for your help, Chris
😊
Cheers.
White bycicles tell a different story over here, especially when there is a sign mounted inside the frame: those are "ghost bikes", set up at or near the place where a cyclist has been killed in traffic.
Interesting.
The “Cheese Thief” 00:04:00. LOL
;-)
Boomer, it doesn't even need to be an intended story. Like a rock in the stream that interrupts the water's flow, adding a small anomaly to the macro flow catches the eye an encourages the mind to fill in the blank in its own way. It doesn't require an actual answer.
I think I would tie a scruffy dog to the bike.
Just because.
I like the "scruffy dog" idea. Have you looked at some of the Preiser figure kits? Some of the details are quite amazing for HO Scale. I have a few monkeys as well. Very small but remarkably detailed. ;-)
Boomer, Acme Cinematography has an update on Sand Patch.
Do yourself a favor.
O.K.
😂
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