What Projects Have You Been Busy With?

Wow, three great photos of your progress, Chris, the wiring, the control panel, the staging area. Just superb work!

Rich

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Amfler1 thanks for the comments. It just goes to show what 25 years of uncontrolled, no forethought purchasing will get you.

Rich, thanks for your comments as well. As I stated, my CEE (chief electrical engineer) Bill (my brother in law) is mainly responsible for these projects. He’s the master, I’m the apprentice. My vision, his execution. We seem to manage well enough I guess.

Regards, Chris

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Chris,

Once your project is complete, we can schedule your brother-in-law for our projects too, right? :wink:

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I’m hoping so. As I stated in the video, I put a lot of work in fixing up the house and garage. Still has a lot of potential for somebody looking for a fixer upper. Still a lot better than when I first saw it in July 2023. My friend from high school who was my realtor when I got my current house said that the work I’ve done will add to the value of the house and property, making it more attractive to potential buyers. Houses like mine go pretty quick here in town. Still waiting for the financials to get in motion to buy my brother’s half of our parents’ house as well as for everything to be taken out that we’re selling/donating. Fortunately, unlike when I bought this house, I don’t have to worry about somebody trying to outbid me and buy the house out from under me.

Kevin

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Mdmasc91, I’ll see what I can do. We call ourselves Acme Co., and our motto is “semiprofessional results for semiprofessional rates”!

Regards, Chris

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Update on my GP11

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Looking good Jimmy!

Regards, Chris

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You model AVR ,I see the AV most days as I hear the AV as the AV go north mid mooning . Live in Cheswick here the click clack

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Welcome to the forum Rail.

Chuck

Thank you not good at comp.

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My primary railroad is the Wheeling and Lake Erie, but since they interchange in Bruceton… i needed two AVR units. This and a SD60M

Welcome on board, Rail.

David

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Finished a couple cars.



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Nice work Heithmeister. I especially like the flat car load.

Regards, Chris

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I sure think that counts, maintenance is necessary work. The epoxy coating on my concrete floor leaves less nooks and crannies for the dirt, still vacuum every few weeks, but I like your mop & bucket idea. Anything that can help keep crud off the track is good.
Regards, Peter

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Finishing up the fences for the cows–in N scale.

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Evening

Again, Nice and enjoyable thead Ed.
How ya doing? How are you adjusting, getting better with the new coarse of treatments, I’m certainly hoping for.
We love you my brother! :slightly_smiling_face:

Left off with my last project of removable module #1

Just kidding, still looking for it.

Still kidding, that wasn’t it either. I’ll look again.
See that green wrist band? Someone had escaped from a local nut ward that day.


There it is. And started module #2 last week after visiting my bro.

Lifes short, and it’s all about loving what your doing with the little time we all have here.
Isn’t the best hobby Model Railroading, the best thing you’ve ever found to occupy your time

Didn’t put a question mark in behind that one, cuz it’s not needed.

Again, Enjoying your thread Ed.
Another thanks to you, and all your participants and friends, for sharing such admirable craftmanship here :+1:

TF

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Thanks, TF! Here’s some green for ya’!

rr3287 by George Hamlin, on Flickr

As for projects I’m just finishing up a pair of Nickel Plate Berkshires with new speakers and sound decoders:

NKP Berkshire Tender Preliminary by Edmund, on Flickr

NKP Berkshire DCC by Edmund, on Flickr

Cheers, Ed

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Love those NKP Berkshires, Ed.

Rich

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Thanks, Peter. I have to say, I am very pleased with the results. The bucket is a 2-piece unit to hold clean water in one side and dirty water in the other side. The mop is microfiber strings to pick up micro debris still on the concrete floor after vacuuming while washing the floor with just warm water. After the wet mopped floor dried, I knelt on the floor and wiped it with a clean white cotton cloth. When I then looked at the white cloth, it still appeared clean. When I stood up and looked at the knees of my black pants, they were still black compared to the pre-washed floor when the knees of my pants would be whitish gray. Fantastic results and all for about $40 for the mop and bucket. I plan to repeat this vacuuming and mopping procedure at least monthly going forward.

Rich