We picked up the rental car for the trip to Atlanta, and stopped at Victory Models in Fort Myers.
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She picked ap a pack of deer and asked if I liked them. I said they were not really something I was interested in.
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Then she said…
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“But these will look cute on OUR layout”.
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Wow, I never thought I would hear that. I have not stopped smiling.
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-Kevin
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Can’t wait to see how this one works out - both at Kevin’s and here on the forum!
John
Beware! Next she’ll be insisting that all the locomotives must be painted pink! [:O]
Jim
Your life, as you knew it, is over, big guy. My condolences!
Rich
If I remember, you haven’t started your final layout yet.
When you do, be prepared for lots of cute little woodland creatures along the tracks.
Yea, and things like fairy gardens in the yards, and “she sheds”, and everything else she wants in your 1:1 house and yard, but can’t, and you’ll tell her “but honey, it’s 1954, I don’t think they had fairy gardens, she-sheds and the like.”
And she’ll answer, “but honey, is this not a personal fantasy world of semi-plausable nonsense? problem settled, I win. [:X] [swg]”.
Mike.
If a wife wants deer on the layout, put deer on the layout.
Dave Nelson
Maybe place them in a thick clump of trees, and brush.
It may obscure the view, but after all, the forest is their natural habitat.
Agreed, just make sure you close the grain elevator door before you go to bed.
LOL. What he said.
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She is actually a big proponent of realistic paint schemes. She does not care one bit for the DAWDLE & DELAY, UPP STAYERS & EASTERN, or the FUMBLE AND GRUMBLE.
My wife asked if she could help with the scenery when I get that far. I think it’s great. If that means deer too, I’m all for it plus any other critters.
Paul
If my wife asked if she could help with the scenery, I’d be worried, as she would likely be referring to the scenery outdoors, where her detailing ideas would be me, under the scenery.
Wayne
First off, I’m glad to hear the announcement regarding buy in from Kevin’s better half.
I wouldn’t worry too much about the S&G executive paint scheme, though. I have a BNSF SD-70 painted in livery designed by the boss’s wife. I like it.
Robert
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The late Bob Reppert’s Dawdle & Delay was actually a very nice layout to operate on. But yes the name came from an earlier era when not only did most modelers create a name for their layout (to justify running a dog’s breakfast of all sorts of prototype locomotives and rolling stock) but there was a craze for funny or punny names. One of my favorites: playing off the real prototype Lackawanna, the “Lackawampum.”
Dave Nelson
So Kevin, I’m assuming that you were smart enough to buy the deer!?!
Seriously, having support from your wife is excellent. My wife supports my involvement in the hobby fully. She has clearly said that she is not interested in getting involved, but she has also indictated clearly that I can do what I want. I just bought a Rapido CP FP9A and two True Line CP freight cars and she thought that was fine.
Dave
Oh that’ll come too.[(-D]
Paul
BEWARE, Next she will insist that SHE is the General Manager and that you work for hre.
I thought vegetable gardens and flower beds were their natural habitat. Better than having a clicheasaurus allenis.