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Bachmann RS3 N Scale problem
Hi everyone. I have an N Scale Bachmann RS3 loco that has died on me. It is code number 64252 - a DCC fitted loco. It has been running fine if a bit restrained in Its performance but today it ran away and I couldn't control it. Fortunately it was running light on an empty track so no damage was caused. I had to kill the power to the track to stop it. Since then it has been dead!
The loco came fitted with a composite board which enables it to be used on analog as well as digital systems. I use a Digitrax Zephry system.
Rolling Stock Graffiti
I was doing a little searching on the google machine trying to find some go-by photos for weathering. I found this gem and thought I would ask, What are some of the more interesting rolling stock graffiti/art you have come across?
~Leroy~
Cracked gears
I know many of us have had or are having this problem. Cracked gears on your axles. I'm hoping to come up with a fix that is easy to do for those that don't have a lathe or access to one.
Backup your files
Started up the laptop tonight and it is making a terrible racket. This laptop has 100 gigs of photo files and almost as much in videos. Perhaps most of the files have already been backed up but I'm not sure. I have another external HD with 75 gigs free. Just went through and deleted 25 gigs of unnecessary files so I have enough room to backup the recent old west photos. Still worried about the video files. It might not be a big deal as I think its the cooling fan,
Anyway, If you haven't backed up your files, No time like the present!
Rob Teed
I Found Ray Bradbury
I went into one of the local model shops yesterday to find an S or O scale figure to use as a statue on my N Scale Green Town Railway. There is a triangular space where Glen Rock runs between Washington and Park which I knew would be a small grassed area and I thought a statue would be a fitting focal point there.
LansingModel Railroad Club open house tomorrow Sept 28 2014
Lansing Model Railroad Club had an open house last weekend. Turnout was great and everyone had a fun time.
Here is a video of the layout. We meet Thursday nights so if you find yourself in the Lansing,Mi area stop in and take a look around.
UPDATE:
We are having another open house on Sat 9-28-2014
9:00-5:00
Repairing an Kato HM-7 Motor
Back in January I bought 5 RS-3's from Mike R on the Diesel List. Two of the engines have split gears on the axles that I'm going to fix. Mike told me about them before purchasing them. Since I like to tinker with stuff like this to see if I can fix it he felt bad and through in a motor that was making a noise. He said since I like to tinker maybe I could figure out what is wrong with the motor.
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