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Here are some my N Scale projects for my Canadian National/Wisconsin Central Neenah Subdivision layout. Most of these projects are my first attempt at techniques that I have learned or discovered myself. Now since I'm out of school, I finally have more time for trains.
From Stagnant to Steaming: Revise, Refurbish, Expand & Finish an HO layout
Last month (May), a man contacted me through our shared Local Hobby Shop: He had a 3'x16' HO layout that was half done. He also had grandsons who are 7- and 8-years old and who really wanted to run trains with Grandpa.
The challenge was that, ever since being diagnosed with cancer a year ago, between the chemo and the medication he just didn't have the energy to continue work on the layout. So he needed a strapping young man with the muscles and know-how to get the layout done and running well.
Rebuilding the MANTUA LOCOMOTIVES of old vintage
I rebuild old (1940's to 1970( Mantua steam locomotives ( 040, 060 , 262 etc) :
Anyone with ideas about :
1. Motors that give realistic low speed performance-lots out there but would love your actual performance evaluations.
2. Adding DCC to the engine
3. Anybody but NWSL with good gearboxes to get rid of the old straight worm drives?
4. Photos of what extra piping etc to add - there are some on Dan's e=website- any other ideas?
5. Any ideas on cab forward designs?
Removal of DCC from Spectrum 45 ton switcher
I ordered a Bachmann/Spectrum 45 ton switcher engine in HO. My layout is not DCC nor is it straight DC. It is a home brewed PWM (250HZ). So the dual input (analog DC or DCC) decoder will have to go. I have other engines (some Spectrum) that were originally DCC but the modules were easily removed and replaced with a header that allows pure DC only operation. If I remember correctly the DC header may not be required as removal of the DCC module leaves the engine setup for DC only operation (???). But my old memory is not 100%, to say the least.
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