A few years ago, I drew up a plan for a mill that I wanted to scratchbuild for my HO-scale model RR. I based it loosely on a diorama I'd seen on the Internet, and I shared the drawings on this site. I didn't get around to building it, but someone out there in the Chronosynclastic Infindibulum saw it and built it. Someone else saw the drawings or the build or both and contacted Jeff Grove, owner of Carolina Craftsman Kits to say, "Please, please, please offer this as a kit!"
Jeff contacted me, and I said, "Hell, yes!" and sent him the original drawings. This morning, in my mailbox was a copy of the CCC's latest kit -- "Sakrison Supply." As Andy Warhol once said, "Everyone gets 15 minutes of fame." I could do a lot worse. Thank you, Jeff! Thank you, Scott Alvord for a beautiful and inspiring test build! And thank you to all of you who begged for the kit.
