The New York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. Co. maintenance department wasn't to happy with the first two turret drives of the 200 ton wreck cranes it had ordered. So the shop guys decided to call in the shop guys of the Kingstone Locomotive Works to see if they had a better idea. The NY,V,& N Rwy had a criteria that the drive fit inside the turret well and that the motor be the same as for the boom and hook. Here's what they came up with.

I've been workin on these 2 items just today and I'm not done yet ,all I have been using for the shingles is sand paper and when it's done I'm gonna paint the roof. If you have any questions just comment I'll answer them:)! -Saul Osorio

There is this constant problem I have that I'm guessing most of you fellow modelers don't have. If you do, please share how you deal with it. Here goes.

Was it last year we had the "challenge"  to see what we all could get accomplished on our layouts between Memorial day and Labor day? Anyone interested in doing something like that this year? I've been working on my bridge project long before this weekend but I did get the basic plaster work  in place this weekend. I'm going to challenge myself to see how far I can get from  this point on to Labor day. Heres a link to my latest blog post with pictures in case anyone  wants to take a look. http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/14052