My friend Joseph texted me yesterday to let me know that a huge oversize load would be coming through that evening, right behind my house. The first part of its trip was via rail, but the part I saw was by this amazing and unique rig.

More info and video here:

http://blog.newbritainstation.com/2017/03/and-now-for-something-complete...

Randy

I have Stewart F3 with pickup problems.  The unit has a Soundtraxx Tsunami decoder and the connections are good. The engine loses power in random  locations, so I believe the either the wiper pickups or the wires connecting the pickups need to be replaced.  My question is this: How do you disassemble the trucks ?  The side frames need to be removed but it seems they do not simply pry off. 

I'm preparing to build an L-shaped switching layout using Micro-Engineering code 83 flex track and rail, and one spot in my plan calls for a #6 double crossover.  I am trying to decide between purchasing a Shinohara double crossover or purchasing a Fast Tracks double crossover template and building one myself.  For my current switching layout, I purchased a Fast Tracks code 83, #6 template for the turnouts, and the turnouts I built are very reliable.

This week I'm looking at painting static grass - useful for when it just doesn't look right.

Since the Springfield show my "occasional blog" has become more regular. The topics jump around a bit, since I'm working on a lot of things when I can squeeze in the time. The most recent post is how I'm building line poles:

http://blog.newbritainstation.com/2017/02/line-poles.html

But there have been a lot of new posts since the beginning of February.

Happy Modeling!

Randy

Another nice update for you to enjoy and be inspired.

Over the past couple of days I have been converting three of my locomotives/switcher over to ESU's LokSound - Select Direct decoders.