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Down the 3D CAD rabbit hole we go

I've been hemming and hawing about starting to do my own 3D prints for locomotive and freight car details.  The latest generation of resin printers has really tested my will power.  Seeing what my friends Dave B. and Mike M. have been able to accomplish with their printers got me to give 3D modelling a try.  Mike has offered to let me print on his machine so down the rabbit hole I go.  

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NCE Panel Question

I see NCE has a number of panels that are used on the fascia of layouts for connecting controllers to around the layout.  I have the NCE Power Cab starter set and I've now got a second N scale layout to power.  I assume there is a panel I can buy (with walwart) that I can connect to the new layout and just switch my Power Cab between the two layouts, but I'm not sure which one will do this (assuming one will).

I tried sending NCE an email but haven't heard a response back in some time so thought I would ask here.  

Thanks in advance.

Superelevation using masking tape

Greetings all,

I’ve been involved in discussions regarding superelevation here before and the pros and the cons.

I was trying styrene risers but if I so much as sneeze they fly into nowhere and otherwise the just move too much anyway.  I didn’t want to glue them in case I need to make adjustments.

Im now trying automotive detailing masking tape, 1/4 inch so that it’s easy to put on curves. I have a lot of it.

For anyone who has used tape for this a few questions:

Operation of Dual Mode Decoders on DC?

How good is the slow speed operation of dual mode decoders on Direct Current (DC)? Can you get an engine to crawl?

If lighting effects (Rule 17) have been programmed on the decoder, will they work in DC?

Consist sound control

In a consist I'm trying to get sound control to consist address. (HO Scale Trains SD40-2). Program to consist address at cv21 to1, get bell and horn but no motor sound. ?? 

Bowser box cradle screws

Quick question.

 

I have several Bowser locos that come with the cradle in the box that the loco is screwed onto..

 

well I lost the screws! Can anybody let me know the correct size?

What went wrong?

I did this small section with Peco and Noch static grass. I used non diluted white glue and all the grass was applied to the same surface/textured terrain.

 

Next day when I started to vacuum up the excess grass, mostly the Peco blended areas didn't stay, but the Noch areas did.

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Wiring my Roundhouse Tracks

I have mounted my incomplete roundhouse on a thin metal base plate for several reasons..

UV cured epoxy, a little story.....

Found out something interesting today.  A while ago I wanted to try UV activated epoxy.  I’ve got some in my mouth and it seems to want to stay there so I figured it might be handy.  I ordered the cheapest thing I could find on eBay coming from China and waited for it to arrive.  When it did I tried dripping some on a part and then shining the light from the associated UV flashlight that came with the liquid epoxy.  The epoxy took its time getting a skin on and I finished it off on the back porch railing.

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Atlas Turntable kitbash ideas

looking for ideas to spruse up an Atlas turntable. I model  logging timeframe of 1936-40. Looking for web sites, videos and pictures of Atlas turntable for this time frame up to 1936.


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