Bill, You bet. But I bet they do not get that warm and fuzzy filling that comes from watching the loco take it's first step. Mike Swederska
--- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote: > > Hi Mike --- > > You should be proud. You have done what very few of us can do. I am sure > you also now have a strong appreciation for the stuff the Koreans turn out, > much as I have for masons after I laid a brick patio! > > Thank for showing! > Bill Winans > --------------------------------- > > For those that have been following my build. The day has come for that first > ever run around the layout. This was the first ever run on rail and my heart > was in my throat. The layout is in it's last stages and I have had stuff hit > the concrete in the past. We will be selling the house in the spring of next > year so this layout will be gone sometime this winter. > > As you all know I started this loco back in January and my goal was to finish > by June. Well that did not happen. At this time August 1st the soldering iron > can stay unplugged. The next step is installing the two decoders and the > lights. After that I will paint a decal the loco. But that is most likely > after August. I will photo every step of those two procedures as I have the > build. > > If I were to figure the hours spent on actual work this loco would have taken > 8 hours a day 5 days a week for 2 months or more to get it to this point. > > I have uploaded some videos of the first ever run to YouTube.com. To see them > just go to youtube.com and type in mopac 1414. What you will see is a first > every back and forth run and then a run around the layout on individual video > section. > Mike Swederska > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
