Diesel locos
Old hardware in Boston that sells trains and parts.
Awhile back had shown a old diesel locomotive picture that had the drive shaft outside body and run between the two sets of motors. If I remember correctly some one told me it was old hardware store in the Boston area. Any help would be appreciated.
Adding Weight to Brass or Plastic Locomotives
Just ran across this posting on a repower/regear discussion,.....quite alarming
Don’t ever use white glue to hold lead into any sort of brass model, and preferably never use it at all in any model.
Repower and DCC/Sound for an old HO brass boxcab
Hi,
I don't have any experience with remortoring or DCC upgrades, but I want to give it a try. I have this old brass boxcab of unknown manufacture (although KTM is stamped on motor.) I would like to repower it and have it running under DCC/Sound and perhaps keep-alive. It would be used for switching and running on small layouts. I have been researching what others have done, learning about some basics.
Is it possible to re-motor an N Scale unit
I have an older Atlas N scale GP-9, part or stock #4330. It runs ok but newer units are a whole lot smoother.
So I am wondering if it is possible to do a re-motor and gear job on these or just replace it with a new or newer unit. If replacement of the unit with a newer one how do you know how new it is?
Any thoughts or ideas would be really appreciated. Thanks
Jack
Is it possible to re-motor an N Scale unit
I have an older Atlas N scale GP-9, part or stock #4330. It runs ok but newer units are a whole lot smoother.
So I am wondering if it is possible to do a re-motor and gear job on these or just replace it with a new or newer unit. If replacement of the unit with a newer one how do you know how new it is?
Any thoughts or ideas would be really appreciated. Thanks
Jack
Atlas Genset & ESU Loksound
Hi from the UK,
Upfront declaration: I am a DCC sound novice.
I recently bought a Atlas Genset. I believe it's one of their earlier releases. It's the CSX #1302 (Atlas Ref 10 001 195). Ive been looking at adding DCC & sound to it. I've found information about using the Soundtraxx TSU-PNP decoder and their speaker, however, after reading Joe Fugate's editorial about decoder standardisation, I'd like to find a ESU Loksound solution as the only other loco I've got is the Rapido B36-7 which came with a Loksound decoder.
MLW M420 questions
I'm thinking of reserving a couple of Rapido M420s in order to model my two remaining Iowa Interstate M420Rs. However, since the standard M420 has ZWT trucks and the M420R has AAR-B's, I'm trying to determine if the M420 will be an acceptable starting point.
What's on your workbench? February 2020
January was a rough month to start the year off with and I'm ready for work this month, albeit a few hours early. That extra day on the end will certainly make a difference! Let's see what you've got.
Bowser Sound Equipped Locos
Folks,
Wondering if anyone has any experience with Bowser sound equipped locos (newer ones)? I was looking at this one, a just released Baldwin DS 4-4-1000 loco (HO scale):
https://www.modeltrainstuff.com/bowser-ho-24796-baldwin-ds-4-4-1000-milw...
I'm wondering how they perform (slow speed, sound, etc) as compared to, say, Stewarts or Genesis locos? No one at the local club, or the local NMRA group, seems to have any experience with Bowser locos.
Thanks!
Al Carter, Mount Vernon, WA
BLI Trackmobile with DIY keep alive
Someone asked here a while back about putting a "keep alive" circuit in a BLI trackmobile. Well that got me thinking on how.
Anyways here are a few photos and a short video.
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