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Thank you all folks.

Just a proof of life post really. I am home and getting over a very hard couple weeks. And due to the crazy world we live in at the moment, I am taking stock of where and what is happening. Will then be able to move forwards. Really hope to be able to catch up with you guys and get some modelling in.

Please take care out there folks. Best wishes and sending big hairy man hugs to all of you.

Sending love right back to you Cam. If where you are is starting to tell people to self quartine, I hope you can enjoy time with your family, and hopefully enjoy some crafting.

Big love fella. Stay safe, stay strong.

Sorry to hear of it - but that MesoAmerican Female Huncbback Paladin made my day! I love mesoamerican stuff.

Big love right back at you Cam. We are at our prime now. Desk jockies and loners who can whittle away a day by painting and being sedentary. We are primed for the Apocalypse in ways that all the sporty dudes could never hope to accomplish. So while they rise up we can just kick back and watch how things turn out and be ready to nap and chill our way to ultimate victory .

Big hairy man but accepted, and sent right back atcha!

Love is all you need. Keep safe.

Stay strong Cam, we need to see your awesome ideas come to life here on a Dakka.

Stay safe Cam. We'll all hang out (virtually) again on the other end.

Keep Calm, Stay Safe, and uhm, well, not hairy hugs please. I think we are supposed to do elbow bumps now or something. Actually, some hobby work might make a nice distraction from current events, or, weather permitting, some time outdoors.

Hello, back from the abyss.

No more bad news on here. It's all pretty gak, but no more on here.

So back at it.
Made a rig to sand the track pieces to a consistent thickness.



Now settling down to sand 400 tracks, no worries. Back soon.

cool... how wobbly would you say is the construction? i mean it has some serious rpm for sure...?

as for the tracks... have you considered a softer material like foam/styrodur and then slice them off the before shaped block?... could save you some hours...

hows life on your island? we recently (october 2019) left the big city of berlin and traded it with a new apartment in brandenburg ...way spacier and not so overcrowded... thus the whole big "C" issue is like a far away bad dream... sure we had to go hunting for toilet paper but other than than it´s fairly like a picnic here...? the media currently doesn´t compare to well with what we currently see as some subjective reality...

thus best wishes to all of you everywhere!!!

Smart thinking Cam

Possibly could have made the jig hold 2 pieces of track - then only 200 goes needed. Would that still connect smoothly with the sander?

Enjoy the soothing drone of the sanding...

Very clever Cam... I'm impressed.

Good luck on the track sanding, I looked at the full size version of the first photo with the three sanded tracks and they do look completely different from the originals (and much better).

Cheers,

CB

Good ingenuity.

All the best.

I know you are few in number, but I want to sincerely apologise. My lack of posts is appalling. I have no real excuse, my health, the current state of the world, external pressures, and financials, all add up. Please bear with me. I will be back in the saddle soon I hope.

No worries, dude. Real life is a SOB everywhere. We'll be here when you're ready.

Don't sweat it bud, we only expect posts when they come. I disappeared for a year, a month is nothing, especially in these crazy times. Look after yourself, toy soldiers can wait - they have an abundance of patience

Hang in there Cam! No expectations, just enjoyment when we hear from you.

Hang tough, man. Slow and steady we soldier on.

First Dakkanaut that showed any interest in my work, means a lot to me. I'm willing to admire what posts you can release when you have time and wherewithal to release them. Take care and rock on!

 Camkierhi wrote:
I know you are few in number, but I want to sincerely apologise. My lack of posts is appalling. I have no real excuse, my health, the current state of the world, external pressures, and financials, all add up. Please bear with me. I will be back in the saddle soon I hope.

Your life is more important to than the hobby, Cam. We understand that. Stay safe. Focus on the important things. Much love.

Sometimes when life kicks you in the happy sack you just need to sit back and say “Please Sir May I have another?”

We will be here when you return. We appreciate your being here when you can, and understand fully when you cannot. We have all faced different trials in our times, or will face them at some point in the future. Keep strong. If nothing else good comes out of this stupid Covid thing it will be people’s understanding of what it’s like for someone to be alone, even when surrounded by our immediate families.

Big hairy man hugs.

Good to see you back dude

No hugs from me that much hair in one place would cause a static electrocution

Real life comes first Cam... don't sweat it.

Yarp, what they said.
The hobby will wait, we will wait.

Happy Bday Cam . All the best for this year, I know the last couple have been a wreck, but things will turn the corner for you soon.

It's your birthday? Congrats!