Diesel locos
Remotor recommendations
I want to remotor possibly three of my Intermountain GP10s because the motors make too much noise.
I'd like to know what others have used for motor brands and if they've been satisfied. Obviously, I want a quiet motor with good pull and hopefully a unit that is resistive to BEMF buzz.
A-Line sells Mashima motors and I've heard Kato motors are good, too. But I'm guessing there are other good choices out there. I'm interested in not only what brands but where to purchase as well.
Ground Lights
I blame this project on Athearn as they created the urge with their SDP40F locomotives.
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VIA RAIL Turbo Train by Rapido Trains
VIA Rail Turbo Train rounds a series of bends on the CN Mainline near Trenton, Ontario on the busy Toronto - Quebec Corridor. The Doppler Horn feature on the Rapido Trains Turbo is incredible!
Scale Sound in GP10s
I have two Iowa Interstate GP10s that will work my small branch line and I decided to have Scale Sound Systems install their acoustically designed speakers. For your listening pleasure here is a very short video. I'm certain the prime movers will sound even better in person.
Each engine has a different 16-cylinder 567 file and I'm told they sound great together.
The Chicago Central unit is for an eventual show module to be built later.
Is it Real or Model?
There are so many great models and photography in these pages that it would be nice to see examples of models that look like the prototype and prototype that could be models. Here is an example - Real or Model?
A (Scary) Side Project - Rebuilding a P2K Loco
I got a pretty good deal on a P2K VIA E8 unit some time ago and figured it would eventually be a project to learn more about re-motoring and detailing locos. I've never really done all this before, so this will be a great learning experience for me and hopefully will get some tips and assistance from the group here. After assembling some parts, pieces and decals (from Bill at pdc.ca), I dove in today. I'm already asking myself what I'm doing. Here is what I started with after cutting wires and stripping the weight off (it's going to get milled down to
Changing Major Directions from my Current Layout to a New One
I started a blog in 2017 to document the creation of my Z scale Alpine layout (all Marklin locos and rolling stock with mixed products for just about everything else). You can see my posts at the end of this page.
I went with Z scale because I wanted to make the most of a layout in a limited space and I had bought some Marklin Z rolling stock, locos and track many years ago for "the day" I would start a layout.
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