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St Paul steam...thanks for sharing! That's a well crafted baker fan and the Ertl pump has a lot of visual interest!

 It was your video mods on the Academy water pump that inspired me to order the kit!
 On the Ertl pump I know you do some machine work to get them spinning, would it be a big job to make them actually pump water?....I know only so much can be done with a one pc casting. I was viewing all your little tuning mods like getting the little Wilesco D3 running super smooth...these type mods are my favorite part of the hobby...little refinery to make things better than factory is the fun part for me.

RE:"On the Ertl pump I know you do some machine work to get them spinning, would it be a big job to make them actually pump water?" its actually a split casting consisting of 2 halves , I never say anything is impossible , but getting it to actually pump water is above my ability...I've considered trying many times but it just isn't practical imho. thank you for the kind comments on my other mods, it is much appreciated.