Yesterday, we (Scott Mason, Dave Frary and myself) continued work on the podcast layout (pics above)that is going to be raffled off at the Craftsman Structure Show next month. All the proceeds are going to charity.There's still much to be done; lots of scenery and detail items need to be added. Working with Scott and Dave has been interesting. We've been building it in Scott's garage, which means I have to wait outside for at least an hour before Scott wakes up; I always arrive early, like 7:00 AM, banging on Scott's door and ringing the bell. When Scott answered the door yesterday, he was still in his Looney Tunes pajamas. Jimmy Deignan had given him new pajamas with Thomas the Tank engine, but he never wears them. He says Tweety Bird gives him good luck...I then had to wait for Scott to finish his workout, he's been using an excercise series by Richard Simmons; Scott's very nostalgic. He watches the tape on Betamax. I tell him about DVD's, but he just shakes his head.
Dave arrives in his black town car. His driver promptly opens the back door, out pours Dave and his two assistants, Monica and Candy, they carry his totes of scenery products and tool boxes. While he works, he simply calls out, " Grey Ballast" or "Silflor Prarie Tufts", and it's handed to him. All the while he creates his scenery from a special hydraulic hoist that lets him almost literally fly over the layout. He wears special eyeglasses that have a Heads Up display to control it. There's a different one for each scale he works in...Dave also showed off his new necklace, it's his name, DAVE, about six inches across completely made of diamonds. It compliments his gold tooth. He's like a modern day Mr. T.
I stood humbly by, paving some roads wondering how I get mixed up with folks like this. But hey, it's for charity and I enjoy the work.
If you haven't already , go the Scotty Mason Show website (www.modelrailroadpodcast.com )
and pick up some raffle tickets, even if you can't use the layout, you could always donate it to a childrens hospital.
