I just got a BLI P3 mikado. It works great but the sound seems way off. It is anemic compared with my P3 consolidation. The chuff at start up is the only sound close. Afterwards it gets distorted and even stopped for a split second upon testing. The whistle is barely audible. The bell is the same. I am wondering if I can adjust cv’s or if I have a lemon. 

I just got my hands on a 1990's vintage Walthers 75' depressed center flat with 4 trucks.  Overall, how accurate is the kit?  At a minimum, I'll put metal wheels on it and Kadee couplers--might put Kadee trucks on it if it needs them.  I will also drill out the tie-downs.  As an unusual car, it needs to be retty good, as it will attract more attention than a few boxcars will.

What changes are needed to improve the car, if it needs anything?

Hi All -- just started cutting out a batch of 10 well cars for my new railroad.  Im hopefully going to be painting them in the next week, and I am looking for the right paint.  I need 2 types - the TTX Yellow that is so commonly seen, and also that reddish not quite rust color often seen on rail cars.  I prefer to stick with acrylic paints (I commonly use Vallejo Model Color and Model Air)  but I am willing to try other brands

Thanks
TIM

Has anyone converted the old Mantua/Tyco HO 4-6-0 into an Sn3 Southern Pacific narrow gauge 4-6-0.  I was amazed how close the dimensions of the mechanism are.  There is an S scale plan for the SPNG #12 in the May 1983 issue of Model Railroader.  I do not have the model in hand but instead I used the dimensions of the model in the review in the January 1966 Model Railroader.  For Sn3 the drivers would have to be narrowed slightly.  I did some searching but was unable to find any previous articles on this conversion.

Robert