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What did I do wrong with the baby powder and paint

Fri, 2016-01-01 17:07 — craneoperator

Happy New Year to everyone on the form

freight question

Fri, 2016-01-01 16:03 — Ontario Eastern

I am modeling a line on my freelance layout Ontario Eastern. It runs on the old CP line the Prescot Sub. I am wondering what traffic is generally seen perhaps along this line for those south of the Ottawa area, whom might be able to help me determine, what freight is ran

Nathan

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Mike confalone weathering series

Fri, 2016-01-01 15:20 — Drastal54

recently got a email from MRH advertising Mikes weathering video the cars before and after picture looked awesome. just wondering when this video would be made available to us cant wait looks awesome.

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Weekly Photo Fun January 1 to 7, 2016

Fri, 2016-01-01 10:49 — BR GP30 2300

Okay.........a new week, a new year.

Show us your modeling skills and handy work...............highly polished works of art to works in progress.

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Goals for 2016??

Thu, 2015-12-31 19:48 — Mountaingoatgreg

I worked on creating goals at the end of 2015 and due to life was not able to keep many of them. I did modify my goals halfway through the year in order to have some sense of accomplishment. For 2016 I have created a a short list of goals I would like to have finished by the end of the year.

Using Arduino to protect locos w/KA from open gates, bridges

Thu, 2015-12-31 15:34 — MikeM

I'm having nightmares about a gate or bridge (and perhaps more than one) in my benchwork being open as one of my KA-equipped locos pulls up to it with capacitors not yet drained. Between the decoder's momentum settings and the KA I'm sweating either early equipment retirement or sharpening my soldering and other repair skills.

Wierd problem with a Bachman Soundvalue loco (Sountraxx OEM DCC decoder)

Thu, 2015-12-31 15:09 — ErieMan47

I have the strangest problem with a DCC sound decoder. The loco is a Bachman Soundvalue RS-3, bought new in 2014. It has an OEM version of a Sountraxx Tsunami decoder, factory installed. Has been running and sounding fine. Lately, the following strange problem occurs:

-When this loco is on the tracks and another loco somewhere else on the layout causes a short circuit (which is very brief, as I have DCC specialties PSX circuit breakers on each of several power districts), then

Decoder Pro missing Paragon 2/3 decoder files

Thu, 2015-12-31 10:03 — rbobreid

I recently updated Decoder Pro and now when I try to adjust programming on older Paragon 2 decoders or try to program new Paragon 3 decoders the only option offered is Rolling thunder under Paragon 3. Grayed out are the menu tabs to speed match and several other key categories. Any thoughts?