Grandson Micah arrives 7:00AM (Sat. 1/05/13) with his GP20. We spent some time hooking-up a TIU, Passive mode, signal only to the tracks.
The GP20 did not smoke well so we spent some more time improving smoke output. Re-arranged the fiber wading in the smoke fluid chamber. Added smoke fluid to the dry fiber wading. By the time his father came, 1:00 AM, we had the GP20 running well. Still a little gear noise, but I think it will wear in.
What did I learn today from a 10 year old. ?
(1.) You can crash you engine without crashing it. Apparently there is a DCS crash sound sequence.
(2.) There are (3) different smoke volume controls. Low, medium, high. 
(3.) The number boards can be turned on an off. 
(4.) There is a special place on the train shelves for his engine.
(5.) We'll run the engine "shiney" for awhile, until it gets older, then we'll weather it with grimmy black to make it look used.
(6.) Lunch is at 11:45AM.
Now that was a GREAT Day
Mike
