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MTH dcc decoupling on ES44AC
Are there any issues involving MTH's H0 de/coupling on their ES44AC locos.
Are there coupling issues dependent on the type of coupler it tries to mate to.
Thinking about buying one.
TIA
Touring the Nashville Road
Hi All,
I never posted this link to this forum after I made the video and posted it to YouTube for the 2012 National Convention in Grand Rapids, MI. I was hosting several op sessions for the OpSig group during the convention and thought a tour before they arrived would be helpful. I'm adding it in case you have never seen it and maybe interested.
O-27 to S scale conversion
Finally got around to finishing up my S scale Southern Pacific hy cube boxcar. It's an old Lionel O-27 car that I narrowed and replaced the O gauge trucks with S scale trucks to make an S scale Hycube. I've always like the old red SP auto parts cars so thought this shorter version would make a neat addition to my S scale fleet. ...DaveB
Start a Free-Mo N or Ntrak Group in the NYC Metro region
Hello fellow N-scalers,
I would like to reach out to N-scalers in the greater NY metropolitan area. NY City, Westchester and Long Island to see if there is interest in forming a modular group using either the N-Trak or Free-Mo N standards. Please suggest the best method for contacting you.
Request yard layout ideas
I am starting to plan the second level of my N scale layout and think that the summit of the helix(4 x 6) should have a yard with a Walthers 130 foot turntable and a scratch built 6 stall roundhouse. one leg off the turntable should be for sand, water, and coal since I added a 2 6 2 Prairie. to my locomotive roster(maybe more will be added in the future) (The rest are diesel). I have 96" X 18" to work with The first 40" are 24" deep on the left side. The helix exits on the left. the main line consists of 3 tracks Eastbound, Westbound, and Passenger shuttle.
Frustrated N Scaler
Man, this is getting frustrating. Atlas has new code 80 switches on the slow boat from China, but none of them are Customlines, they got code 55 #5's but no flex track. I have a lot of code 80 flex, a pair of left #4 Customlines, another pair of left #6 Customlines, 15*, 30* and 90* crossings....what's a frustrated N Scaler to do without any right switches? I am banging my head against the wall and all that I can think of is life would be so much simpler if I only had one right switch or two....
Not what I expect to have to do
So, for a while I have been working on a scratch built church. 1 of the items I have thought I had a bead on was adding stained glass windows. Well, over the last 3 days, I have learned "not so fast".
Step 1 was to find photos of such windows on the internet and copy them to my hard drive.
Step 2 was to resize the windows I finally chose to the opening size in the window frames. (Note that there are 4 different size windows, 3 done with the casts and 1 done custom by me.)
Looking for Upper Deck design idea's
Good Morning,
I am looking for ideas on building my second ( upper ) deck on an HO layout. This is a free standing layout with no wall support. I would like to avoid fastening to the ceiling if possible.
My main area's of interest are the loop at the end of the peninsula. I anticipate the widest point of overhang will be 18" to 21" in some spots. I am using dimensional lumber.
Any suggestions and or pictures ( love those pictures ) would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Jeff Z in CT
Benchwork complete!
Hi all.
Not much done these last days. Just placed 3cm foam on top of my benchwork, using Liquid Nails. This is ideal for me, because this way, I can make some depressions on the surface easily. The ground isn't flat, so we must try to represent these irregularities. For this I use foam, as I have done in the past.
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