Sun, Jul 30, 2023 thru Sat, Aug 5, 2023
Sun, Jul 30, 2023
Filming Layout Update for July 2023
Mon, Jul 31, 2023
Editing and publishing Layout Update July 2023
Train Day!
w/Rob Fair, Jordan Osborn, Marcus Thorsen
6-8pm 2 hrs.
Operating session tonight...
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| Rob & Marcus begin our session in deep discussion. |
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| Rob Fair will be taking Power B5 UP AC6000 #7510 to run Piggy-back Train 2C. |
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| Marcus gets comfortable in the Dispatcher's Place. |
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| Light Power running to hook up with Piggy-back Train 2C. |
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| Jordan joined the group and carried on with Marcus. |
See tomorrow's entry to view Piggy-back Train 2C video
Tue, Aug 1, 2023
I also finally figured out how to upload video to YouTube.
I will eventually be able to get this done quicker, but there are steps along the way that I've had to adjust since my video editor no longer uploads to YouTube. Oh well...
Wed, Aug 2, 2023
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| Working on installing LED lights in CNW Engine Facility |
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| More LED lighting... |
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| And still more... |
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| Overview of the CNW Engine Facility with LED lights partially installed. |
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| These pictures are in opposite order... Here are the light posts before installation... |
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| All light posts installed at UP Engine Facility |
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| I had to strip the wires to expose more of the bare wire. |
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| Each set of 10 lamp posts took 20 minutes to prepare. |
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| One more set to go... |
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| Just getting started. |
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| Each lamp post wire were stripped and the LED lights checked. |
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| The start of this project at the workbench. |
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| Look what came in the mail today. The stair steps and railings that I will not be using. Cost Breakdown: Item $11.80 S & H: $2.99 Tax: $1.00 Total: $15.79 Sold by: Horizon Hobby on Amazon |
Hopefully I will be able to use them for another project down the tracks a bit.
Thu, Aug 3, 2023
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| Tonight I'm going to make concrete bases for the light poles. |
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| I will also secure the base to the pole as shown here. |
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| These are temporary installations, but you can get an idea of what I'm trying to accomplish. |
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| One of the light poles was directly over a 1x4 cross beam. I had to extend the wires. Here I'm soldering the wires together. |
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| Then I added some shrink tubing. |
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| My workbench under construction. |
Fri, Aug 4, 2023
No train activity today.
Sat, Aug 5, 2023
Updated Timeline & Financial Figures by month and year
Also started to install the lamp posts at UP Engine Facility
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| I clipped on an alligator clip below the table to hold down the lamp. I glued the base and hopefully this will hold everything in place. |
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| I eye-balled the vertical and horizontal lines. |
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| The line at the right is set. The line on the left is getting ready to be set. |
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| This photo shows the lamps all in line. |
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| Raising the camera you can see them better in that line. |
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| Don't get distracted by the "Goo Gone". I'm using these bottles to keep the lamps upright and straight. |
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| Now I'm working on line two. |
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| Here are both lines with setting glue at the base and the bottle holding them in place until the glue cures. |
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| Meanwhile, these next lamp posts need the bases set in place and glued. |
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| DONE! Glue set in place and line three is ready for installation. |
I did notice the five lamp posts on the right are
longer than the one lamp post on the left.
I didn't realize that when I bought the items.
I hope I can keep them together so it's not obvious
one is shorter than the other.
I didn't realize that when I bought the items.
I hope I can keep them together so it's not obvious
one is shorter than the other.
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