Modeling topic

Recycling 20+ year old train table

Thu, 2015-09-17 21:37 — mattropolis

Benchwork - Roadbed

When I was in high school I built a train table using the design in the "HO Railroad that grows" by Linn Westcott. When I expanded the layout i built a second table. Seven or eight years later I dismantled the layout, and threw most of the scenery and track away, but the train tables became storage tables.

Resistors for turnout LED's

Thu, 2015-09-17 14:38 — Railman_126

Hi All,

Would anyone be able to tell me which way to connect a resistor for 5mm 12 VDC LED's.

I have 14 turnouts and I want to install the LED's for turnout direction. I will be using an old DC controller that has fixed 22 VDC and 18 VAC for the turnouts. Now apparently I can use 1000 ohm 1/4 watt resistors to reduce the voltage down to 12 VDC, but what I would like to know is:

Walther's 90 foot turntable

Thu, 2015-09-17 12:05 — ray schofield

I have just finished building a Walther's 90 foot turntable kit that I have had for years. See photo. It looks great and rotates reasonably well, but the power to the rails is iffy. I have taken it apart several times to clean the contacts and tighten the arms that rub against the shaft to transfer power. I also bent the contacting metal into a V to avoid interference with the separating washer, but it still gets intermittent power.

CAD Software

Thu, 2015-09-17 09:53 — GregW66

This may not be the forum but I thought I would turn to my model train community first. I am looking for some CAD software. I am adept at using computers. I cannot for the life of me figure out CAD software. I want to make some drawings for a structure I am building. I would like to draw a line with my mouse, then click on that line and adjust its properties. Line length etc... I want to be able to build on that line by adding more lines. I have no desire for 3D. I just want to make a simple line drawing. Is there anything like that out there? I want to work in real world dimensions.

Monon RS2 engine

Thu, 2015-09-17 07:14 — hoffertg

Does anyone know if any manufacturer has produced a HO scale, diesel locomotive in the Monon road name? I would like to locate one if such exist.

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Richlawn Railroad Misti Falls fly over

Thu, 2015-09-17 07:06 — rickwade

The falls aren't finished; however, I wanted to do a short video (26 seconds) of a "fly over" of the falls to give you an idea of how it looks as static pictures only show a small portion. It was shot with my iPhone(tm) 6 and the focus isn't the greatest.