Kevin, San Juan model acquired grandtline years ago. They have their entire catalog. Ticky train group also has nbw castings
Kev…if you don’t mind the drive over to Des Plaines, Des Plaines Hobbies has nbw…I always stock up when I visit lombard
Terry
i was searching for grandt line. when i looked for san juan i found my NBWs and ordred them. thanks gents!
i’m gonna be sidelined for a little bit. hernia surgery coming up.
Best wishes Kebmo.
Pray all goes well. We look forward to your return.
Good luck bro. Hope you’re having laparoscopic repair with the modern mesh implant. Had it five years ago and it was no big deal. Truly a root canal is way worse. I was on my feet working 2 days later. You will be able to sit and model the next day for sure. Just don’t eat any beans for a few days… hah! Let us know how it goes and how cute the nurses were!
that’s exactly what he’s gonna do. laparscopic with a mesh. good to hear i won’t be laid up long.
Kev…just as with a model build, post lots of photos. ;-))
terry
Been there, done that. Both sides. Back at the bench same day.
insert thumbs up emoji here.
Best Of Luck…and skill of the surgeon with the surgery….
thanks guys. it’s not scheduled until the 8th.
Hi Kevin:
Just read this so good luck with the surgery. I’m sure things will go well and you’ll be back up in no time. Which hospital are you getting it done at?
Highland Park Hospital.
Ah so you are closer to Lake Michigan. I’m in Crystal Lake. Good luck again, Kevin. Hey maybe you can paint some castings while laying in the hospital!?!?! 
Sounds like a party coming together at the hospital! Everybody make a sign saying “Hey Kev. How’s it hanging?”````````
its gonna be outpatient. he’s gonna cut and i’m gonna go home. no party at the hospital unfortunately.
i finished installing the piers. grained the dowels with a homemade “brush”. a tip from terry who got a tip from karl. i would scrape the dowel with the nails and then take myt hobart steel brush and abuse the dowel until i thought it looked abused enough.
since i haven’t been able to find any 3/4” foam panels, i decided to go about it a little different. i’ll explain that after i try it and see if it works.
I see that “we be jammin”.