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MRC PC Interface and Windows 8... What Am I Missing Here?
Hi All,
So I recently purchased a new computer with Windows 8 and I wanted to use my MRC wireless PC interface with it, which worked well on my Windows 7. I Installed the drivers for the interface and the MRC program. I made sure that my computer recognized the interface. However, the program did not recognize the interface, giving an error message tat no USB connection is found. Does anyone out there know how to alleviate this? Thanks.
Starting to look a lot like the HBR
Sing it to the tune of "It's starting to look a lot like Christmas". It has been a while since my last update so I thought a quick update was in order. Some progress has been made on lower staging but nothing blog worthy. Too many other things like work, home and family going on to focus much on track work.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TWIN CITIES RAILWAY 2014 HO
Owner Lee Hehl is the creator of the marvel of model railroad operations. This great layout is one to follow for building a layout for operations. Peco switches and code 100 track, none of it is soldered together, and little is ballasted. Their are only powered switches in staging and everything is in easy reach. Enjoy. Open post for Pt 2
Part 2 follows
Design challenge: Prairie branch line on a shelf
For over a year, I have struggled to come up with a layout design to fit the limited space I have available. I am not a great designer of layouts, and being a world-class procrastinator doesn't help. Now I turn to the collective genius of the MRH forums in search of help. I've included my givens and druthers below, as well as a more detailed description of what I would like to achieve. Any comments or suggestions will be very welcome!
Givens:
Yard ladder tracks
Many model railroad plans contain a yard or two. In these yards are some pretty extensive ladder tracks. I know that a ladder track is composed of a lot of left and / or right turnouts in series; But that is not quite correct. If I use commercial turnouts the spacing will not look correct. Is there a template or blog or whatever for building a yard ladder network. I do have a Fast Tracks assembly fixture for an N scale #5 turnout and a #6 double crossover.
RR Challenger sound decoder
Hi all,
I have a Rivarossi 4-6-6-4 locomotive and I'd like to add a sound decoder to it.
A friend is offering ma an ESU Loksound V.4 decoder at a good price, and he could also load the sound file for me, but on the ESU website they only have the Big Boy sound file, not the specific one for the Challenger.
Are the BigBoy sounds so much different than the ones of a Challenger?
The PENSY AND READING RAILROADS HO 2014
This another of the Great Layout in the Northwest AR area. John R Farrell's PRR & RRR railroads are great examples of excellence in model railroading. This model rr is part of Hograils Group. John passed away, Oct 2014.
FACEBOOK COMES TO GRANDE PACIFIC
The Grande Pacific Model Railroad has added a FaceBook page for all to enjoy. All post here and much more will appear on page.
Open to all come join.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/ahouston3/
Algonquin Railway Gondolas
Here is a pic of my first home road cars. P2k Gondolas modified to look more like Canadian prototypes built by National Steel Car. I Still need to weather them, but I am happy with this first effort. More info on my newly created Blog.
http://algonquinrailway.blogspot.ca/
Are backdrops neccesary for realistic looking scenes?
There will be plenty of areas that I will be using backdrops, especially photo backdrops for various scenes. Those include river crossings, towns with roads that have the road going into the backdrop, buildings in the photo to expand a town or industry, and so on. But for areas that are only have a single track mainilne and are less than 12" in height (measured from lower edge of deck above to top edge of deck) is it necessary to have a backdrop?
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