WHAT MY FATHER WANTED FOR HIS 80th BIRTHDAY

Thanks,  Greg, Mario, Mike, George, Doug, Bill, and Todd for the very nice comment's

Mike, yes this is the new ERR rail sounds board.It's much better.

Doug N, How are you, great to hear from you.  I haven't heard from you in a while. I hope all is well with you .

Thanks,

Alex

Alex,

The most wonderful thing that a son can give to his father is a part of himself...

Best to you AND your father,

Dave

Alex, That was a great gift, one that your father will never forget. Thank you from me.

Very nice.

That was a very nice thing to do for your dad.

Looks great ,what an awesome present, happy birthday to your dad to.

Alex's father is truly a joy to be around.

i enjoyed my chats with him as much as Alex's trains.

As Marty Fitzhenry said, it's a great story.

Alex, you did a mitzvah !

Say "Hi" to pop for me.

Better yet, bring him up to Carmel !!

eliot

Well done, Alex!

And please say Happy Birthday to your Dad from Judy and me.

Alex

Thanks Dave, Casey LV, Spence, Brian, nyclines, Mike R, Eliot, and Alex for the kind words.

Mike R, the 4 chuffs are from a reed switch mounted on the tender wheel with two magnets.

Eliot, I will bring him over, after the winter. He won't step out of the house right now with this cold weather. lol

Alex, I will let him know that you and Judy said Happy Birthday.

Thanks,

Alex

For my 80th birthday I want two 40 year olds.  

Alex,

That is a great thing that you have done for your dad.

Happy 80 th birthday to your dad.

Alan Graziano

Alex, I'm doing fine, just spending the winter in the warm weather.  I'll give you a call.

Doug N

Jon Z should thank you too! What a great advertisement!

This thread just made my day! Thanks, Alex.

Fantastic work Alex! You could be on the TV show American Restoration. They bring old items back to life, like you did for your Dad. Hope your Father has a great birthday. 

Andy

That's AWSOME happy B-day to your dad for sure!!

Hi Guys ,

Once again I thank you all very much for the kinds words, and Birthday wishes for my father. I will show him this thread tomorrow, I'll sure he will be thrilled

Thanks,

Alex

Really nice upgrde, Alex! Such a meaningful gift of both time and skill to make it all happen.  You are fortunate to still have a dad, best wishes to him on his 80th!  dave 

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 As John Korling said, the conventional guys must be up in arms  and I did feel kind of funny to do this . But Being my dad is  80 years old now, I figured I should give him what he wants.

The collector in me says that your dad's engine and tender were much too nice to modify and repaint. However that is what your dad desired. I think it is great that you were able to give him what he wanted. IMHO, that is what is important.

 You did a fantastic job, and I am sure that your dad is delighted with the results.

It's great that you were able to give your Dad what he wanted.

Happy Birthday to your dad and great job on the engine! 

--Greg

Thanks guys for the nice comments,

Dave B I totally agree with you, that I'm still lucky too have my father. We almost lost him twice already. Two very close calls, but he's okay now.

C.W. Burfle  I felt funny when I was doing this, but like you said I gave him what he asked for.

Thanks again to all of you,

Alex

Now that is what I call a special gift for a special dad. Great job Alex.

Our club just received a donation of two 224e's from the estate of a gentleman that received them from Santa on Christmas 1938. It was his desire that his trains be run and displayed for the public. We had both engines serviced and repaired. They ran beautifully despite their age.

Really neat to see this engine running under command control. I'm sure you dad must be thrilled. You did a wonderful job.

Gilly

Alex,

Happy birthday to both you and your dad! You are good son for all the great work you did on your father's engine.

Some of the guys on the forum want to adopt you. Just wanted to let you know that I have already begun legal proceeding in the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Staten Island) to adopt you legally as my brother (being a lawyer has its benefits). This has never been attempted before, but with your train repair/train upgrade skills, it was worth my time to do this. You will be getting a copy of the court's order in the mail in a few days. It will be nice to have a brother who appreciates trains and can fix mine. 

If you don't want to be my brother, I will sue you, so you have no choice

Your new brother,

Erol 

Your funny Erol and being a lawyer does have perks. Can I join the lawsuit!! 

That's all I can say is THANK YOU ALL for the very nice comments and Birthday wishes.

I'm so HONORED too have such great friends here. I really consider myself a lucky guy.

Erol and Dave we can all be brothers together in this awesome hobby!!!!!

Thank you all,

Alex

Your Dad is great to have a son like you. My son is 10 I hope he can do some train stuff for me when I am 80 or younger !!!!