Locos - Rolling stock (general)

First time decoder install

Thu, 2011-10-13 18:33 — piinob

I am installing a Tsunami in a Steam Loco, in the tender. This is my first and I am wondering about dressing the wires from the engine to the tender. The loco already has a two pin plug from engine to tender for power pickup an routing. But I have four other wires which must go from the tender to the loco. I don't want the colors showing and I am wondering what other folks do about this. Any advice?

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New Lionel Legacy Controlled SD70M-2....Wow!

Tue, 2011-10-11 06:18 — Dannyboy's Pub

I just rec'd my latest Lionel locomotive from my LHS, and it's the bomb! The horn sound is the best! Check out the specs guys...another Lionel Legacy controlled home run.

The new N scale Dapol Class 26

Mon, 2011-10-10 10:24 — McRuss

Last week I received my brand new Dapol Class 26 which is nicknamed MacRat by british Railfans.

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Converting Rivarossi Berk to DCC

Wed, 2011-10-05 07:59 — David Calhoun

I know; I know; the're old, but I really really want to convert one of my 6 (count 'em) Rivarossi NKP Bershires to DCC with sound. I got most of them for less than $15 at a yard sale a few years ago.

Can anyone walk me through parts and "labor" to convert one of these pole-type motorized engines to DCC? New Berkshires at $400 plus are a bit out of my range and I hate to have to give up these engines for scrap or something.

My personal Blog

Mon, 2011-10-03 06:21 — Peter Wehrhahn

Hallo,

I´d like to share my view of this great spare time activity with my friends. For this, I have done a Blog - but only in German. Maybe it can be translated via Google for the readers not so familiar with my native language. Anyway you may find some interesting stuff and links.

My Modellcom-Blog: http://modellcom.blogspot.com/

Sincerely

Peter

 

 

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Improving electrical pickup on Spectrum 4-6-0

Sat, 2011-10-01 15:38 — DKRickman

This is how I added wipers to the lead truck on my Bachmann Spectrum 4-6-0.

Stevens Creek Models

Tue, 2011-09-27 20:40 — spyder62

 Hi All

I have bought the rights and all the files for Stevens Creek models great line of kits from Ken Lunders.

Here's a link to to what I am getting http://www.hon3.com/KitsAndConversionsForSale.htm

Help me decide which one to release first and in what scale. I have to redo all the drawings anyway to work with my laser so converting now will not be a problem.

thanks

rich

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Kato SD40-2 high short hood conversion

Tue, 2011-09-27 12:49 — Jon Grant

With Sweethome Alabama's first exhibition looming in 6 weeks time, I have been feverishly upgrading some of the locomotives that I want to use on the layout. It's now the turn of the Kato Norfolk Southern SD40-2, which is going from a NW low short hood version, to a SOU high short hood.

Here's the model I'm starting with


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