9 Failed Projects: Can I Make it Right in 2023?

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I try to practice what I preach, and lately I’ve been preaching setting goals to beat procrastination and make real progress. But as I look around the layout room, I see a bunch of projects that haven’t been touched in ages.. Sometimes years. It’s time to put a plan in place to finish them.
I believe that when a project stalls, there’s always an underlying cause and in this video I talk about projects I need to finish, the reason-that is-excuse I’ve been using to delay each of these, and how to beat it. What can you do to short circuit these excuses and make some progress? Tune in and find out!
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Crown Cork & Seal
03:38 - S. Newkirk St. Background Photo
05:46 - Tank Car Unloading Area
07:47 - GM Plant Roof Details
08:49 - GM Guard Station
09:54 - Autorack Loading Lot
11:20 - Holabird Ave. Area
14:19 - Consolidated Coal Unloading Building
15:15 - Yard Ballasting
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27 июл 2024

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@johnsoule9667 Год назад

Another great video Joe. Thanks

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

Thanks, John!

@raykiefer5137 Год назад

Maybe we don't all suffer from procrastination, but I do. I am creating deadlines for myself in 2023. So far I am hitting about 80%. As I get some items completed, I am able to get larger projects done. Thank you again for your videos.

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

Great plan!

@joeraderblackrockcentralrr Год назад

we all suffer from the same sickness. I'LL GET TO IT SOONER OR LATER

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

We do. This year I’m pushing myself for sooner.

@charlierumsfeld6626 Год назад

Just used google maps to research a GM truck plant in Flint, MI. Only track into the plant goes to a building with no visible tank storage or unloading rack. Autoracks visible outside the plant for truck loading. Sorry, no help here

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

Thanks for trying!

@buzzsawyer3221 Год назад

The “pipes” protecting the Guard shack are called “Bollards”. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

No need to apologize! Thanks for the info. I never knew that.

@davidkeith8860 Год назад

Deadlines help... Be open for NMRA op sessions, modules at train shows are all commitments that drive me and focus my attention. Still I get divided and steam to much and watch RU-vid to much... My failure is to much info. If be better of doing, failing and doing again and again if required... To build skills not a set of references.

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

We all get distracted. Hazard of the hobby.

@greggmundkowsky5798 Год назад

I think you might have forgotten something that was. Sitting right behind you, The Grunge, that layout is what got me watching you as at the time I was searching for shelf layouts, I you are able to work on it also

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

I didn’t forget. And I will be making progress on it this year, after not moving forward enough on it lately. But I look at The Grunge as a project layout for the channel, whereas this video focused on projects for my main layout that have been dormant. 🙂

@Perfusionist01 Год назад

I made the mistake of watching this video in the train room. As you listed your projects, my eyes kept raising up to the layout and noticing about a hundred (literally!) things that still need to be done. My personal biggest procrastination: working on the blasted wiring! I'm a fair modeler, but I regard myself as "electrically impaired". I must get at it to make the trains run before all the grandchildren are grown.

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

You could look at that as a mistake OR as fate. 😉 I feel you on the wiring, though.

@donaldknapik2706 Год назад

Although this video is aimed to model railroaders the message applies to any hobbyist or person who finds themselves buried in semi-finished projects. Perhaps reframe the messages to a broader audience?

@dwightatnorthernstar1820 Год назад

After two-three years ago I built a yard. Now after adding another track to it, I am also adding feeders to all tracks...:):)!

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

Your reliability will improve by leaps and bounds.

@Ace-kr6gu Год назад

I totally agree, I also have lame excuses to why projects are not done, though setting a deadline date maybe a good idea to get stuff done. Great video as always.

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

As I mentioned, I always find deadlines to be helpful.

@paulliddiard141 Год назад

Well. Another great video filled with guilt! (Just kidding) my project that I had wanted to finish when you goals video came out, well I just got very into it last night. Now waiting for paint to dry... Then an evening decaling, another fabricating the caboose end rails....and we can call it done. I'll post photos when it's complete. You're an inspiration.

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

Thank, Paul! And don’t worry, I will continue to guilt you. 😉

@SimonWitt Год назад

My issues (excuses) have been starting small projects for at the moment a non-existent layout (in the process of moving house so that is coming, honest) but not finishing those projects off, usually because I don't have something in particular needed to finish them and I don't get around to sorting that out. Time to do it though and then I'll have a lot of buildings and dioramas ready to place straight down on my layout when the move is done

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

I do this all the time so I feel your pain. Worse, I forget where I was! 😳

@sparky107107 Год назад

it is great to set up deadlines, goals, but after watching this video, I almost want to say you have too much on the go. long as your looking at one goal at a time and get it done by the date you say, but now it will come down to ,, what if I do this one,, lets work on that, I don't feel it, set up time and then, Actually getting it checked off the list. good luck,

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

I ALWAYS have too many things going at once. But the deadlines will actually help me focus on one at a time. Usually. Maybe.

@robot7759 Год назад

No worries, we won't tell anyone 😉

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

I knew I could count on you, Rob!

@scottp6825 Год назад

My Grandfather, 3 uncle's, and my dad all worked at the GM plant in Linden, NJ. I could ask them, but they are all dead.

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

They probably wouldn’t answer…

@markwakeley3835 Год назад

Another thing to add to your list, Seance at Scottp's place.

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

@@markwakeley3835 🤣

@scottpecorino6320 Год назад

If I stop buying stuff it may take 5 years to build all the kits etc.

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

I know the feeling.

@coolruehle Год назад

Joe, do you have a degree in psychology?!?!?

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

I do not. But I may be psycho…😉

@tczephyr3665 Год назад

Unless you’re a commercial builder of train layouts, why would deadlines matter? If you do anything on a layout the day was a success. My only concern is that I do things in the proper order so that I don’t have to deconstruct something later on. In the meantime, don’t miss your video deadlines. I look forward to seeing them 😊

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

The deadlines only matter from a psychological standpoint. At least for me. Otherwise they just sit around for years like these have.

@scottpecorino6320 Год назад

Can you share the source of the ductwork?

@ThePixelDepotLLC Год назад

Rail-Scale-Models (www.Rail-Scale-Models.com) sell two different sets of rooftop ductwork.