12.29.11 How to make parking lots out of Laminate floor tiles & Fire Academy Photos

Well it is the end of 2011 and things are supposed to be going great right? We'll See. In the meantime I am still here and I still LOVE model railroading and everything about trains.

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[nascarlurg]

Al....first off....your modeling skills are top notch....great stuff as always. Serious question though....dont you ever get tired of modeling what you see around you in real life everyday? I grew up in Chicago.....blocks from the Grand Trunk but always liked the more small town country layouts because I was sick of the city stuff......was just wondering if you ever had any ambition to do some stuff like that?

[MonsterRailroad]

@nascarlurg First off, Thank you man. You make a good point and I DO NOT see any of the desert scenery I model everyday. I live where the grass and trees are green from Spring to Fall and in the winter it snows. I model the desert on the other side of the country. Far different than what I see everyday. That is exactly why I decided to model California rather than CT because if I did model here i would be real tired of it since I see it everyday.

[srhisey]

Do you have any how too video's on using dry wall compound for roads/streets? All I could find was video's using smooth it. Keep up the great work and best of luck in EMT school.

[MonsterRailroad]

@srhisey Well I do not have a video about doing roads with Joint compound. The thing about doing it is that all you have to do is follow the same steps as I do it with Smooth-It but it is just not as loose as Smooth-It. I should do a HOW TO on it because there are additional factors and the most important one is that if you apply the J.C. on too thick it will dry and CRACK in areas. So you will have to fill in the cracks the next day then wait another day to sand. It is MUCH CHEAPER to do.

[jimbo061]

AWESOME !! Love your work and life code !!!

[MonsterRailroad]

Thanks dawg! I try to live my life as a good father & decent man. I know I am not perfect but I try very hard to GET BETTER as I age. I have many imperfections like I trust people too much and I get screwed over in so many ways for it. I am very open, friendly, enthusiastic and honest and people in all walks of life take advantage of that to use against me in some way. IN FACT, Believe it or not I have been told I am TOO enthusiastic RECENTLY. That really HURT me too. Thats not right.

[mdog917]

I used the laminate floor tile for side walks, and it's a great tecnique! Thanks for sharing all of the great modeling you do with us.

[tombuseck]

You would love my fire house it's right next the the SEPTA main line and CSX runs at night

[Hummingbirds2009]

Love the video

[bilky7278]

Big Al.Nice video i will give that try thanks.I see you are with company 17.I was with company 17 in Pa for a long time,then i went to company 10.Good luck on your EMT class.Be safe man.

[SierraMountainTrains]

nice video, that's awesome you're a fireman. i'm on the search and rescue team here and we do a lot of work FIRE.