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Post by Vermin King on Jun 27, 2024 14:24:58 GMT -9
My last geometry course being a few millennia ago (least it feels that way) complex curves are NOT something I do well. I've asked a few questions and its a 50/50 split betwee 'I don't know how either' or 'use a 3D modelling program', so yeah, it is intimidating. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/3210488/images/5MiMMQTCgM0u6YJcjVMr.jpg) I have considered going with a semi-streamlined locomotive...they seemed to use more angular 'shrouds', of angled planes....kinda-sorta reminiscent of a stealth airplane. I might look into the Fiddler's Green models, or just might go with that Japanese 4-8-4 (my player's wouldn't know it from any other steam locomotive) and just concentrate on making rolling stock (at least a few cargo, a few Pullman's, and a caboose). I should do the last 3 signals for my set tonight and try to wrap that one up first. Still have a semaphore, a lighted block signal, and a manual crossing-arm to build and photograph. flburns, how is your steam engine project going?
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Post by flburns on Jun 27, 2024 15:01:19 GMT -9
My last geometry course being a few millennia ago (least it feels that way) complex curves are NOT something I do well. I've asked a few questions and its a 50/50 split betwee 'I don't know how either' or 'use a 3D modelling program', so yeah, it is intimidating. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/3210488/images/69jEayw2PQ2_ioytaWHl.jpg) I have considered going with a semi-streamlined locomotive...they seemed to use more angular 'shrouds', of angled planes....kinda-sorta reminiscent of a stealth airplane. I might look into the Fiddler's Green models, or just might go with that Japanese 4-8-4 (my player's wouldn't know it from any other steam locomotive) and just concentrate on making rolling stock (at least a few cargo, a few Pullman's, and a caboose). I should do the last 3 signals for my set tonight and try to wrap that one up first. Still have a semaphore, a lighted block signal, and a manual crossing-arm to build and photograph. flburns , how is your steam engine project going? Gave up after a couple tries. Mood swinging again so haven't even assembled the rocket dice tower I have printed and waiting. Mostly just been watching old cop shows and sleeping a lot.
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 27, 2024 15:10:49 GMT -9
I was really hoping you would have success on that. My train projects tend to die slow deaths.
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Post by flburns on Jun 27, 2024 15:21:20 GMT -9
I was really hoping you would have success on that. My train projects tend to die slow deaths. I might have, but depression got in the way. I had a good month where I designed that railroad building and accessory set and got it packaged for sale, designed and built a dice tower that looks like a 50's space patrol rocket, then things just shifted and motivation dropped back to zero.
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 27, 2024 15:49:45 GMT -9
Do what you can, sir. At least you are still doing. I'm afraid that if I take a break too long that I will lose what few skills I have left
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Jun 27, 2024 17:15:56 GMT -9
I was really hoping you would have success on that. My train projects tend to die slow deaths. I might have, but depression got in the way. I had a good month where I designed that railroad building and accessory set and got it packaged for sale, designed and built a dice tower that looks like a 50's space patrol rocket, then things just shifted and motivation dropped back to zero. Depression is rough, man. I go through a lot of that too. I hope you are feeling better sooner rather than later.
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Jun 27, 2024 17:18:34 GMT -9
Do what you can, sir. At least you are still doing. I'm afraid that if I take a break too long that I will lose what few skills I have left I took a pretty long break and it all ane back pretty fast. Of course, I have only done Simple Stuff so far because I can't see small pieces any more. Of everything I've loat, I miss my mind the most. My good eyesight, however, is a close second.
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 27, 2024 17:57:25 GMT -9
When my blood sugar was discovered to be so out of whack, my eyesight went south. Once things settled and I got new glasses, it was better, but not what it was
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Post by flburns on Jun 27, 2024 18:46:53 GMT -9
How's this for inspiration...
I wonder how hard it would be to design that ship...
I ALMOST bought the 3D printable version of it from 3I. 28mm scale, with interiors. HUGE. I have their 100ton scout ship 3d printed on my bookshelf.
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Post by flburns on Jun 27, 2024 18:49:46 GMT -9
I might have, but depression got in the way. I had a good month where I designed that railroad building and accessory set and got it packaged for sale, designed and built a dice tower that looks like a 50's space patrol rocket, then things just shifted and motivation dropped back to zero. Depression is rough, man. I go through a lot of that too. I hope you are feeling better sooner rather than later. Thanks. They have been changing medicines and dosages for a while now. I either sleep a ton or it has minimal effect on me. Some months, I have just enough motivation to keep the house clean, eat like I am supposed to, and do some basic exercises. Other months, near normal, at least for a while.
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Post by flburns on Jun 27, 2024 18:59:41 GMT -9
When my blood sugar was discovered to be so out of whack, my eyesight went south. Once things settled and I got new glasses, it was better, but not what it was Got about a half page of diagnosis (heart and lungs included), diabetes is also one of them. Feels like I hit 60 and am out of warranty, so everything stopped working correctly. Diabetes hasn't affected my eyes yet, thank god. But yeah, with all the stuff I have going on, I am seeing both patience and skill going down, especially hands shaking more and more. A couple of the last things I put on Drive Thru had, ahem, selective camera angles to hide where I botched aligning things.
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Post by Vermin King on Jun 28, 2024 5:59:23 GMT -9
Well, as I believe you are in the US, which tracks things differently than the rest of the world, I was diagnosed with a glucose of 655 and A1C of 14.7. Who knows how long I was running those numbers.
Now I am typically having my glucose between 89 and 120 and my A1C has been 5.6 for a year now ... without medications which totally screwed me up. I am one of the 2.7% of folks who gets neuropathy FROM Metformin. I was pretty much an invalid for a couple months until I got it out of my system. Still not where I once was.
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Post by flburns on Jun 28, 2024 7:03:24 GMT -9
Well, as I believe you are in the US, which tracks things differently than the rest of the world, I was diagnosed with a glucose of 655 and A1C of 14.7. Who knows how long I was running those numbers. Now I am typically having my glucose between 89 and 120 and my A1C has been 5.6 for a year now ... without medications which totally screwed me up. I am one of the 2.7% of folks who gets neuropathy FROM Metformin. I was pretty much an invalid for a couple months until I got it out of my system. Still not where I once was. OW! Sorry to hear that, but great current numbers! I think my highest was in the low 450 range, A1C of 10.1. Still not fully controlled, but a whole lot lower than that now (180-250 range). Metformin did very little for me, except give me intense nausea at least once every couple weeks, and those shots (Ozempic) they advertise were far worse. Doc had me switched to a couple newer pills and its coming down slowly. Still feel like hell a lot of the time, physically and mentally, which is why my design and build runs in spurts...I fit things in when I basically feel human and hope the feelings last long enough to finish. And yes, US.
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