Locos - Rolling stock (general)
Stripped coupler screws
As careful as I try to be, I've managed to strip a couple of coupler screws in two of my locos. Actually, the screws are just fine. The threaded plastic they screw into is the problem. I've always managed to figure some convoluted way to make things work, but was wondering what other more skilled folks do to deal with this issue.
Any input will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
John C
A discipline for rolling stock
Hello everyone, some of you have seen a few of my posts related to the modeling of the Conrail Harrisburg Division in the late 70's. Since I only own Swiss N scale models, I must start my collection in HO from scratch. I would like to have all of my cars ready to operate on this monster I'm planning.
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Scaling down weight
I'm not sure if this is a Eureka! moment, or if I just reinvented the wheel, but.....
Loco color choices
Hey guys I got a color choice question on a loco repaint that I am looking to do. I did some research and it seems the long island railroad used GP38's along the way. Now I know that they were blue/white or blue/silver not sure which but what color of blue should I use? The white or silver is a given LOL. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Keith
Locomotive Estimated Tonnage ratings
I created a calculator for estimating tonnage ratings for my locomotives. This is spreadsheet based (open office). Using the estimator is fairly simple. If you know the actual draw bar pull of your loco , enter that number. There is also an estimator at the bottom if you only know engine weight.
Next is the Average car weight on ounces. I suppose it could be grams, as long as units are kept the same throughout.
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