Locos - Rolling stock (general)
Layout Animation Idea
This is a layout animation idea I came up that requires no motors and actually uses the trains momentum to power it. The idea I came up with uses a flat gear (rack) on the track and a gear sticking out from below the car. When the car passes over the rack gear it would move the animation. With varied rack length and teeth on the pinion (round gear) you could have almost limitless possibilities. I would try this myself but have two problems:
1. No available gears
2. I do not have a car to "butcher" and cut a hole in the bottom of.
[GWMS] Awesome News
I did post this in our club topic but I couldn't help putting it here to. I will be receiving for me a NCE cup, hat and shirt along with for the club an NCE Power Cab System I can't wait to try this thing out. Also with that they sent 4 decoders which is a perfect start for our club.
LED color question
Hi I am back with another question this one about the color you recommend for LED lighting. I will most likely get the rolls and am not sure what the best color is. If you could share your opinions below that would be great. Thanks again to all of you.
New car owner, patched reporting marks
It's common that freight cars get new owners. They often only patch the reporting marks and do not repaint the entire car. For model railroaders of modern eras it is a possibility to include cars from fallen flags in their roster - they only have to do the same as the prototype. I'm looking for more information:
- Is it obligatory for a new owner to at least patch the reporting marks? Or could it happen that a car has a new owner but no visible change on the car?
Metrolink Rotem Cars
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Metrolink started using Rotem cars a few years ago, but it doesn't seem like anyone will produce them (or true Surfliner's for that matter). So I decided to use the generic Bachmann Commuter Cars as a base. I did up some decals in Photoshop and printed and applied. Here's a couple shots at LAUPT to celebrate National Train day.
GWMS Model Railroad Club
Hi I am sure most of you have seen my past posts on the Model Railroad Club and had a suggestion to combine them all into one so this is where I will move all past posts and future ones so they can be easily found. If anyone has any other suggestions feel free to post them in the comments or PM me thanks again to all of you people who have helped and are following my posts.
Great News Three Donations In One Day!!!!!
I just received an email from a Kato representative and they are able to donate a HO scale Metra engine. Also a local club has supplies they can donate and also the donations from David Thanks to all of them.
SMA17 – Cheap Flicker Free Car Lighting for DCC, DC, and AC – a New Kind of KAOS
Model animation—bringing models to life—adds enormously to the interest and enjoyment of any layout or individual model! Recently a fellow modeler (George hohon3) asked if there was a simpler and cheaper way to have flicker free car lighting in his passenger cars, without expensive keep-alive circuitry. I gave him some solutions already known in the hobby, but these were not satisfying him, nor me. I even referred him to the battery KOAS article in the November 2014 issue of MRH – but no, he wanted something simpler.
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