Thanks, Jim!

It is. Just getting through the Christmas programs.

Thanks, Wigwag, See you next month.

Thanks, Nathan, see you on the 17th.

Is the traffic crazy or are you for being in California?

@@FlyingCrow good question...

I'm waiting for you to come down and do them.

@ we can probably make that happen after the first of the year.

Car shows and one bowling trophy.

It is. Preparing for Christmas concert.

I'll miss doing it.

Thanks, James.

See ya' then, John.

Usually a yard crew would do it. After I built the train, the yard crew turned it over to the engineer for the local. I'll bet you didn't even see that part. LOL

Thanks! All of that is coming. Still so many details left.

It wasn't DCC, it was DCC ready.

@@FlyingCrow it ment all you had to do was plug a decoder into the 8 pin. not install a completely different circuit board. you see after viewing several then afterwards discovering what the gold football ment on the outside of the package. I realized all those chop jobs on the frame's weight weren't necessary.

@@southernprojectsyt6340 I enjoy having sound in my locos.

@@FlyingCrow yup, so do I and I'll put sound in my locomotive without tearing up it's framwork. sd60 proto 2000 by lifelike.

I really appreciate it.

I'l have to wait until January. LOL

...at least. LOL

Thanks, Dave.

I plan on doing that one day. I want to take 66 from OK City to Arizona and go to the Grand Canyon.

@ always have a room for ya.

I'm hard on equipment. LOL

Thank you.

Too lazy to walk inside to the printer.

Nice truck. You should post of video of the before and after.

@@FlyingCrow I've already installed stainless brake lines, new calipers and new front brake hoses. no before vid now anyway lol.

Thank you. I appreciate you subscribing.

Believe it or not. I can get them both in the garage. It is tight though.

Thanks, Darrell!

Thank you, John.

Another reason to head back this way.

@@FlyingCrow 🤣 oh so true. I wanna cruise down to the Amtrak station..

Plenty of room for you and Tammy and about 40 other people. LOL

@@FlyingCrow 🤣🤣🤣 couple a bodies will fit in that trunk as well.. 🤣🤣

LOL

It'll be a fun ride.

I do appreciate it!

Good ideas. The larger curved roof building is going to have pipes going into it. There is one at the prototype. I was wondering if it was where all of the pumps were controlled.

Thank you, Richard.

Thank you!

I appreciate it. Putting all of those LEDs in was fun...NOT!

Thanks, John. Come and see it in person.

Wow, I really appreciate the complement.

@@FlyingCrow You're very welcome, and you've given me a lot to think about in my planning stages of my first layout.

I'll make sure I close them for you when you come down.😂

I think you getting me up there is why this is happening.

@FlyingCrow i thought 🤔 you had enough hours

@@KerleyExpress You helped a lot.

Thanks, Drew. I hope to see you down here one day!

I really appreciate the complement. Out of all of the refinery structures, those loading racks were the biggest headache. LOL

@@FlyingCrow I agree with you! I've built two so far and they both ended up being "test models" so I could learn how to fix what's wrong with them! However, I only need to build five total, not the crazy, but awesome number you built! I've considered just getting rid of the pipe included with the kits and trying to find styrene tubing instead. Did you consider/try that? It would make it a lot easier to do a single run of pipe rather than trying to glue them all together, plus they wouldn't interfere with the walkway supports.

That's a great idea. I never thought about doing that. I guess the only headache in doing that would be the three distribution pipes that come off of the main pipes, because they have to line up with the overhead brace. There are so many pitfalls on this kit. Walthers really needs to address the design.

Thanks, Ron

I really appreciate that Bob!

Just a few. LOL

Thank you, Andy!

I appreciate it Fred. Drive back up here and we'll run some trains.

I’d enjoy that Robert but it’s really to far.

@@FredE528 Maybe in the Spring on your way up north.

Thanks, Pappy. You have to come back now. You can run a train and we'll let Tammy run one too.

@FlyingCrow indeed, id come right now if I could..

@@TriGogglin I hold a train for you.

You inspired it, Joe.