Locos - Rolling stock (general)
Rivarossi Allegheny Loco Electrical Pickup
I have a few of these marvelous Allegheny locomotives, and recently decided to sell one of them. The buyer ask if I could test run one of them he was interested in. Since I just got my lower deck up and running, I thought why not run this test on a few of my Alleghenys, included a really heavily weather one I bought years ago and don't recall if i ever tested it.
The Model Railroad Hobbyist Machine Shop
I recently made a post over on my FM H-16-44 DCC Conversion thread about using a milling machine to shave a locomotive frame a bit to create more room for a decoder. This led to some questions about endmills, use of drill presses for light milling, and other tools like strip sanders, Dremel (and similar) rotary tools, safety around machine tools, etc. Later I made a post about small milling machines based on Sieg models, and there was some interest in the list of compatible machines posted.
Three-Point Suspension, Car Trucks
Wobble - a problem of car weight ?
... I hate is seeing cars " wiggle" over the slightest bump.
No, I think absolutely not a problem of car weight!
Fine Tuning Autorack Cars
Fine Tuning Autorack Cars
I have been going back and checking sections of track on the bottom deck of my layout in preparation for my FIRST full powered run around the room in a few days (or a week). This has involved soldering up the rail joiners and hooking up all the feeder wires to their bus wires.
CN 57' Auto Transporter build
I recently finished a 3 car set of Sylvan Scale Models CN 57' Automobile Transporter cars. I modified the underframe based on prototype photos I took of several cars that are still in service on the Hudson Bay Railway in northern Manitoba. I'm quite happy with how they have turned out.
Rapido Locomotive Reliability
I was wondering what everyones thoughts are on Rapido's Locomotives QC and reliability? It seems they have been a bit of a hit or miss, even within a model. Have things gotten any better?
I was looking at the M420 model.
Leaners
On my HO shelf layout I've noticed a couple of cars that lean ever so slightly out of true moving down the track or sitting on a siding.
I could keep sorting through bolster filing and other modifications, change fiber washers etc. until they ride square; but they're not too bad and they match what I've seen from time to time on the prototype, particularly local short lines so I'm using them as is for now.
Articulated Joint on Model RR Container Cars
Are the articulated joints utilized on our model rr cars true to the prototypes,...I suspect NOT??
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