Westside models K-27 #460 in HOn3 dismantled in preparation for painting. These engines are like Swiss watches in their build quality. A pure joy to work with. I have prepared it for LED lights in both the front and rear headlights. It will get a Soundtraxx DCC sound decoder with a sugar cube speaker. The D&RGW #460 is a very odd engine. It was never modernized to piston valves, neither did it get a shortened smokebox. The version I'm painting will represent how it looked in the mid -30's. It will now get a bath in some acetone before being sandblasted.

Okay, so, my Proto 2000 S1 has a Digitrax DN146IP (N scale, though it's an HO engine) because there is just no room inside the engine for an HO decoder, let alone an HO sound decoder.

My question is, is there an N scale sound bug compatible with it?

I can't seem to find one on the Digitrax site (and the only sound bug they have there is too big)

I would really like sound with this engine, but dang, there is no room!

My brass Sunset models K-27 is finished. This has been a long road.... First I had to sort out the power pickups, and added phosphor bronze wipers. Then I replaced the worm with a new one from NWSL. The next was installation of a Econami decoder with stay alive and dual speakers. The worst problem was that the drive wheels were out of gauge (and so was the tender wheels...). I corrected that, and finally I could paint it! I used Scalecote 1 engine black and baked it in the oven. Then I painted the details with water based paint and a brush.

Bachmann 60608 ho GE 70 TON REPAIR DRIVE GEARS

Read a lot of gear breakage on the 44 and 70 ton switchers. Any repairs /suggestions for a simple fix?