Locos - Rolling stock (general)
Ideas for painting a flat car deck...
Does anyone have a method for painting a flat car deck to look like weathered wood?
Dave
New Bachmann GG1 in HO
One of the big surprises I saw covered at the NTS was Bachmann bringing samples of an all new tooling HO scale GG1 to the show. Looking at the photos of the sample, this looks like a pretty nice model so far. They said it will also have a sound value Tsunami option as well as non-sound versions. The best part is that this will probably be available for less then $200 with sound, which is about half the price of the MTH (the MTH does have DCC operated pans though).
Real, or Model?
Several things I see that give away that it is a model: unrealistic gaps between equipment: 4 or 5 feet between loco units and no diaphragms, ditto for passenger cars, shiny wheels, no people in locos, cabooses, or passenger cars. Jerky or jackrabbit starts and stops, and unreal speeds. Shiny highlights of plastic. Too much light or shadows that are too strong or mis-oriented. Many of the videos I see have some, if not all of these glaring flaws. Please, folks have spent years making their models, take the time to show them at their best!
Trak Work Kits installed in the Walthers Hi Level El Cap cars
The Walthers cars can be enhanced with the Trak Works installation kits. The glazing was done using Alclad to tint the windows. The interiors are lighted and riders installed. '
AF
How to disassemble Walthers Hi level car
inherited locos
Joe, et al, I have recently switched back to my roots as you did. I inherited some SP Sd's supposedly 40-2, 40T-2, and 45's. They are all older Athearn with open motors. My questions are: What are length/detail differences in those models, ie: spotting features. and also I intend to install sound and lighting details as in your Volume 3. Will I be able to run very slow starts, or will cogging prevent that, and should I re-power with new can motors? thank you, John Colley, Port Townsend, WA/Sonoma, CA
DCC Conversion - Small N-Scale 0-6-0 Saddle Tank
My younger brother, who is in the early stages of building a new, large N-scale layout, recently asked me (as the family's DCC and electronics expert) to convert one of his older locomotives to DCC operation.
Making resistive wheel set questions
I have some questions about making resistive wheel sets:
Looking at Intermountain wheel sets, it has a blackened surface. To attach the resistor, does the black need to be removed?
Is there a non-blackened wheel set that would be better to use?
Some mention soldering to the wheel, how does that not melt the insulator?
Scale is HO. Wheel size is 33".
I am looking at the bulk packs as the best route, I have a very large fleet of Stewart / Bowser and Athearn BB cars.
Any suggestions are appreciated!
30 yard western done.... for now.
It is summer up here in the north. Too nice out to do any modeling but during a couple of days of rain I finished the 30 yard western. At least for now as I want to rust it up a bit.
I put the Walthers Diffco in the back for comparison.
Generic or Prrototype Steam engines
I have just downloaded a trackplan as well as the associated video.
The builder has taken great care and has modeled a specific area and modeled the railroads that actually served the area.
The railroad buildings are good resentations of actually was built. The rolling stock is more or less correct. However, I can not overlook that fact that this is a Canadian railroad and of a specific area.
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