Locos - Rolling stock (general)
Bachmann HO 44tonner PCB (DCC)
Hey guys,
I have this new little creature, after having three DC duds..those axle gears splitting on the lot even the replacement trucks. (I'm looking at buying a 3D printer and hope to make my own,but that's another story)
The new loco finally got going and runs fine, BUT I have thought about replacing the factory decoder with a spare DZ125. I can see the points on the PCB to attach the wires onto, but I thought, why not just buzz off the entire PCB and wire it directly?
UPCOMING LOCOMOTIVES to the JL&T Roster...
Well today I got word that one of my new locomotives was progressing nicely and nearly 90% complete.
The locomotive is a Kato RDG GP35 it is rare (I haven't been able to find any) and I actually thought I wasn't going to be able to get one of these for the JL&T Roster.
Bowser puts out a call for help
Lee English of Bowser Trains sent out an e-mail today (Friday 6/8/2012) requesting roof photos of "Canadian Alcos" - the MLW M636 and M630.
Drawings of these locomotives are being prepared to send to the mold maker.
Anyone who can help is requested to contact Lee English at bowser@bowser-trains.com or call 570-368-2379.
Need help with Bachmann DCC locos
Hi, I have two Bachmann DCC locos, a GP 35 and a GP 40. They both have the RP25 wheelsets. Due to space limits my layout has a section of 15" radius curves that go up a incline. These two locos do not seem to like going around that tight of a curve and almost always derail. I "think" at least part of the problem is that the RP25 wheelsets have a smaller flange that the older locos used to have, and the smaller flange causes the wheels to ride up and over the rail.
Need help with EMD GP18 body shells
Hi, have a couple of AHM EMD GP18 locos that I would like to swap out bodies. Have looked through Atlas, Walters, etc for what I am looking for to no avail. What I want to get is a Rio Grande for one of the locos and a Vermont Railway body for the other. If anyone has one they want to sell or know a website for me to go to, please email me at rlandr0718@att.net. Appreciate any assistance.
traction motors
Guys,
Evan built enough traction motors to fill our back orders on the RP25/88 40" wheel versions and have ten remaining.
We will have another batch of P87 40" versions ready this weekend.
If you have any desire, need, or want, get them when we have no lead time. They are hand assembled and made to order.
Thanks,
Christopher Howard
Railflyer Model Prototypes Inc.
www.railflyermodel.com
Need advice on removing stock grab irons
I have an older MDC/Roundhouse Sabine River Railbox and I want to remove the stock "grab irons" (more like small platforms). What is the best method to do so without damaging the exterior posts or gouging out the body? Any advice would help.
Milestone - Downward Slide
Guys,
Our two drives are ready for programming and layout testing to get out the final bugs and prepare for production.
Here is the Blomberg based drive:
1925 Ingersoll Rand Boxcab in N scale?
I have struck up an email thread with a designer on Shapeways. He has designed a boxcab for multiple scales from TT to On30 scales. However, he doesn't offer anything in N scale, yet. We are emailing back and forth about him re-scaling his designs for N scale and fitting a currently available chassis. He is interested and had this idea on the back burner.
Two questions have come up which I thought I would throw out here for cussing and discussing.
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