Some of you have read about the help that we often get from our good friend Rich, otherwise known as Doc. He is a retired orthopedic surgeon who flew carrier jets in Vietnam. He is very talented and last week was a major help in two areas… measuring and cutting out plywood pieces that were transformed into concrete and handling the paving of Randolph Street. Think orthopedics = fixing and replacing stuff, often using screws, rods, chisels, etc and, what is/was used for casts… plaster or a similar product.
We want to say thanks for all of his help. If anyone needs someone with these talents, we are willing to rent him out; has plane, will travel. Prefers locations near trout streams.
Last week we made progress in two areas, concrete areas near sidings/buildings and laying out and paving Randolph street.
Doc measured and cut 1/8” birch plywood to fit beside the steam service turntable entry and adjacent/between 3 diesel area transfer table stub tracks. Paula painted these concrete, cut the expansion joints and cracks, and weathered each piece. Then they were installed and are ready for her to add additional detail pieces, figures, and grass/weeds.
While Paula worked on the concrete, Doc and I laid out the remainder of Randolph Street. The road contractor came Friday and paved the street and parking lot. We used the Woodland Scenics road system and it worked fairly well.
Saturday Paula and I removed the masking tape, cleaned up the excess plaster, and the road is ready for sanding. Doc checked in to make sure that we did not mess up all of his hard work.
Photos are before we removed the tape, etc.
It was a tough week so after church yesterday we went to Southern Shores, OBX for a few days relaxation.
Photos by Austin Gillespie (Age 10)