Thank you for asking Andy and John!! Thank you for thoughts and prayers. It just so happens I had my 6-week follow-up visit with the surgeon yesterday afternoon. The therapist did the review for the surgeon Wednesday. Everything seems to be going as well as each of them expect for such a short way into a recovery projected to take a year. Considering the only pain reliever I am allowed to take is Extra Strength Tylenol, there isn't a lot of pain. The leg with the sciatic damage keeps me up a lot at night, and the lower back is sore in the morning. Considering I am retired and don't have a boss clamoring for me to get back to work, I can take a nap most afternoons to compensate. The surgeon said I should start doing a little more at a time and go back to see him in 6 more weeks.
I have been working on the Atlas switch tower, mostly at nights when I couldn't sleep. I have done it all standing to help the sciatic pain go away. I have downspouts and a few details to add, then some touchup painting and a bit of weathering. I left the second story unglued so I can take it off to add a light and a few more items to the interior. I picked the colors red and gray because those are what the Western Maryland Railway used for their frame buildings. I didn't deviate from the instructions at all, but I think the colors make it look a bit unique. The interior aqua color looks a little brighter than I intended, but looking through the windows it looks toned down.
I haven't done anything on the layout since May because of the surgery. I did run the same coal train a few times, but haven't felt much like it until recently.
