Moving from the HO Highway over to the “big track” this weekend, I’ll drop this very brief post to highlight a couple of very small recent changes made to the diorama around Drag City Raceway. This is one of the aspects of this hobby that I most enjoy, even if it doesn’t read on the blog with the same excitement as T-Jet rebuilds or Tournament results. Nothing too exciting here for most readers, but its always fun to show off some new Diecast acquisitions “in-situ,”
But First…
…I’m going to bore you with something that will likely be of even LESS interest to my readers but I’m including it anyway since it has certainly influenced the enjoyment of my own life! Namely my loooong overdue installation of a new shower surround in my master bathroom, complete with all new hardware and paint (some still pending).
For years I’ve been living with this nasty cheap yellow-tinted shower surround that was oozing with mold at the edges. I’d been putting off fixing this primarily out of fear of how bad the condition of the walls behind the surround would really be, but after Rob’s visit to house-sit over the X-mas holidays, in which he was so put off by the mess that he took it upon himself to start the demolition I should have started years ago, I was forced to finish it…which is an excellent example of how friendship can sometimes take some odd forms! To his credit, he helped me finish it, and I got some major additional help from my most excellent partner Mr. Patrick, all of which was good, because I couldn’t have done it alone!
The bill on this was hefty seen in comparison to collecting toy cars or old records, but as far as (partial) bathroom remodels go, it got finished for a pretty reasonable figure. That’s still money that has come out of the toys, but sometimes these things can’t be helped, and this was one that I had let go for far too long! So, thanks again to my friends and loved ones for standing by me and helping me out; I and my guests now have a decent and clean place to bathe, which, as we all know, can be a real treat on a cold winter night after a hard day at work!
Now, with house mods out of the way, let’s head down to the track and check out the latest goings-on at Drag City!
So there you go: nothing major, but little changes like this keep the scenery interesting and they’re really fun to do! And with that, its another weekend of work for your HB, but I shall return in due time, because there’s always something hot or something cool happening at Drag City!
That shower does look great and was much needed. From the looks of it they used regular drywall instead of concrete backer board or a waterproof drywall like you would now when building a bathroom. Both our bathrooms needed / need a complete gutting, and I’m not looking forward to the downstairs as there are some bigger questions surround that remodel. I love seeing the pictures of the details around Drag City. The updates, no matter how small are always cool and neat to see!