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N-scale Santa Fe Blue Goose Upgraded to DCC Sound
This short video shows my N-scale Con-Cor (~1986 vintage) Santa Fe Blue Goose (4-6-4) running with DCC sound during its final installation test before being shipped back to me. I had the same professional installer (reasonably priced) that had converted a Walther’s DL109 for me last year. This installation used a Digitrax SDN136PS which is also very reasonably priced. This is the same engine that can be seen in a couple of previous videos testing out my spline helix while running in DC prior to being converted to DCC.
Model Railroad Club of Toronto... a year into the rebuilding process
The Model Railroad Club of Toronto has been rebuilding its O scale 2 rail Central Ontario Railway.
Having lost its long term lease in the now ultra trendy Liberty Village (old downtown factory district) in mid 2013, efforts have been underway to build a new version of the Central Ontario Railway.
One step forward, how many more steps back?
Well, I haven't done much this summer in terms of trains. Too many things to do around the house and trying to make the best of my daughter's last summer before she prepares for university. But I digress.
Got lots of work done...
Managed to get all the foam glued down two weeks ago. Beginning of the week managed to get all the elevations cut in and the grade pieces cut out and sanded down. Tried my best to make them as smooth as a change as possible and think I got it pretty good. Had Thursday and Friday off from work managed to get the cork glued down. Did about roughly 3 feet of the layout at a time(was limited to how many tacks I had thought a 100 would be enough was so wrong) and got a few more turnouts built while waiting for the caulk to setup in between.
Building Ward's Salvage
Building Ward’s Salvage
Many years ago I bought a craftsman kit for a junkyard. It was a John Rendall model. The wood was rough but it turned into a decent looking diorama. My late teen’s skills shone through in several areas but I was proud of the scale 2x4 walls that I built. A real box o’ sticks build. I eventually sold the entire diorama on eBay for some unremembered amount.
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