Well having been through sheer hell the past few months, the “Works” is finally functioning again at something better than first gear pace.
Much action on the laptop has created some decals for a goodly number of items and some new builds are in hand. I aim to get some piccies up soon.
Many thanks to those who have passed on their regards over the past months. Your kind words helped a lot, even if I was so out of it that it took time to register.
Sláinte.
Be seeing you.
Posted on the road…
A brief note of optimism.
The modelling bench is active once more, if at a very low level.
A lot is going on but when you find you really are dealing with fools…
When the going gets tough… Etc…
Stay tuned, the Works will reopen!
Be seeing you
IAK
Posted on the road…
A quick post for you to note…
You have probably gathered by now that my health is not too good at present. Well it has got worse, a
lot worse.
It’s the full darkness of a depressive episode sadly. Much brown smelly stuff is flying but not that I can go into details, it is that serious…
Padgate Works is closed for the moment; however, it will be back. Once I feel up to it that is…
Be seeing you (soon)
IAK
Posted on the road…
Its all a bit fuzzy at the moment. The SSRI’s are leaving me a bit “oot there” frankly; nothing dangerous mind, just subdued and not at all myself.
Some serious Archer riveting has been done mind, albeit very slowly. The SPV is coming together nicely – even the brake gear has a look of nearly being finished. Images hopefully will follow asap…
As for the lettering conundrum? I have finally started to get them done. Mind again, this very slow if at all! I’ve started using Adobe Illustrator as well, CorelDraw being very unstable on the laptop for some reason!
The struggle continues – that is so long as my employers do not press any more buttons in my head in the wrong way.
I “hope” to be at EXPO EM North this weekend. I was supposed to be helping but that is looking shaky; I mean, what help is a blissed out bipolar having a downer?
Be seeing you
IAK
Well this weekend has seen some progress – eventually!
This last week has seen some personal issues related to my employment and my health come sharply into focus once more. Not at my behest mind, my employers have decided on a reorganisation of things. Fine; however I could do without the “water-boarding” treatment. I shall not expand on anything more, save to say there are ways “not” to treat anyone who is a bipolar sufferer. My employers seem not to be able to grasp this sadly – such is the wheel of fate. One hopes that matters can, after last week and its effects, be dealt with with more humanity. Save to say a salvation and source of comfort is the modelling – so long as I am functioning sufficiently well mind!
Enough blethering, some Archer riveting has been done so I’d better get some piccies sorted – the SPV which was the recipient, looks rather tasty. More pending the next few days I hope.
Some lettering has also finally restarted. ALPS printer derived and based on images from Paul Bartlett’s wonderful site, its nice to be able to get this specific with the decals. I have found that sensible use of Johnsons Kleer seems to help greatly with both the putting on and protecting of the decals as well. Others are pending, that is once I have drawn them up. A good deal of time has been spent this time getting the correct sizing worked out before getting the Corel files converted and sent to my chum and ALPS operator/owner Mr Faulkner MIEE. Some long evenings await me, I can sense them calling.
Be seeing you
IAK
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