Locos and rolling stock
Body mounted metal airhoses
There are lots of ways to simulate air hoses on freight cars. Kadee coupler trip pins are the most common and work fine in N scale ,especially if one trims them a bit shorter and bends them to look connected when coupled in a train. Lots of HO operators use the Kadee "air hoses" too but others will cut the trip pins off and install body mounted air hoses.
Shorty Cars
I was wondering if anyone had every thought of creating (shorty freight cars) either for specialty uses or just for the fun. I'm thinking about maybe making one and wanted to know if anyone has made some and what is required to do so.
Wheels and Shapeways/other 3D printing
Can decent, functional wheels be obtained from Shapeways or other 3D printing sources? I model in HO scale, and may want some oddball wheels at some point,
Can gear oil "go bad"
I've been in the (agonizingly slow) process of "reactivating" in the hobby over the last several months. I set up a sectional track Inglenook on my kitchen table last week, and while everything ran pretty well, I figure I should probably give my locos a good clean and lube before using them more regularly. In the box of stuff I pulled out of storage is a bottle of gear oil (A-West Turbo Oil, in case anyone is familiar with the product). It was stored in a cool, dry, dark place, but is at least 10, possibly 15 years old.
Freight Cars - Reporting Marks Mix
Hello,
My question is do the rolling stock usually follow the locomotive's railroad line (ie: CSX loco with CSX box cars) or can there be a mix (ie: CSX loco with CSX, CN, Southern box cars)? If so, would CSX have freight cars from rail lines out west, like BNSF, BN? I'm not referring to leased freight cars, which I know would be in the mix.
Hopefully I made sense in my question. Feel free to ask additional questions.
Thanks!
Repairing a Bachmann 2-10-4 Texas Chugger
Hello everybody,
I recently bought a broken Bachmann 2-10-4 Texas Chugger, and decided to repair it. I also filmed it and made a video, so I decided to share it here in case anyone was interested. Let me know what you think. For whatever reason, movie maker did not like the input and sort of messed up the audio and made some sections of the video choppy. The sound is much cleaner when heard in person. Keep in mind that i'm an amateure, so take EVERYTHING I say with a grain of salt. :)
Having a little TOO much fun with an RSO pacific and some cars
Heh.
This has been a running joke on the internet, but since i'm building a new layout, I cant do this anymore. I decided to whip out my old tracks and put a temporary setup on the floor, just for old time's sake. I used a couple of my passenger cars, some creative (ish) editing, and about an hour to produce this masterpeice. I will put a link to the finished video in a follow up post.
WARNING: Stupid music to follow
(apparently, this internet joke requires use of the song to be funny. I included it, so it would be relevant to my classmates ;)
Plymouth ML-8 prototype question
I saw Walther's little Plymouth ML-8 at the natonal train show, and it looks like quite the neat little locomotive. I've done some google work on it, and only found references to the model, with a very few references to the real thing. When did the prototype first enter service?
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