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Drivers don't turn on tender driven engine
Looking for some help. I have an N scale steam engine with the engine in the tender powering the tender. The problem is the drivers do not turn like they should as the engine is pushed, but often just slide along the rails.
The model is a Fleischmann 2-10-0 of the Class 50 of the German railways. It has been fitted with a DCC decoder. It runs fine with the exception of the sliding wheels. I've done some minor lubricating of the axles and rods with a light application of oil.
Working on my Module... AT LAST!
Such a slow winter, spring and summer for model railroad work. Fall is here, I'm in a groove finally and have returned to work on my modules. Check out my blog post below. Miles Hale is a very inspiring and inventive model railroader. Trainmasters.tv is a valuable resource.
The Module Rotisserie!
https://gregstrainyard.com/2020/10/19/shogomoc-subdivision-module-progress/
Finishing the Crossover install
I got the crossover completely installed over the past couple days.
https://northcountrytrains.wordpress.com/2020/10/17/installing-the-crossover-on-the-adklc/
My N Scale journey - Part 3 - lockouts, lockdown (and a note on scale again)
Hello again,
(longish post ahead)
It's great to be back blogging again. I think it's been a couple of months since I last posted which is a travesty, given my initial plan to post an entry every fortnight or so documenting my (slow) N-scale layout progress.
Scene Design: 19th Century Gold/silver mining operations (some questions)
Hello everyone,
I am in the process of designing a trackplan for my small island type layout. While trying to do so, (will start a separate thread on the trackplan), i need to figure out some things concerning gold/silver (can consider copper if needed) mining ops, and specifically during 1870-1890.
Passenger and self propelled passenger cars on a 42" radius
I am looking forward to tearing up this curve that used to connect to another module and replacing it with a 42" radius.
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I wanted to get an idea of how my cars would look like on a 42" radius so I got out a piece of Peco code 70 flex track to take a look.
The Oil Electric doesn't look that bad on it.
Handmade #6 Turnout made from scrap and a Template
Hello everyone!!
well i got bored .... let mme back up a bit
i had to have knee surgery and have been reoup'n over the last week and lucky to say i have been able to hobble into my Layout room and once again start working ... well kinda
i have always wanted to try my luck at hand laying track . well i dove in feet first.. (metaphorically speaking... just had knee surgery remember).. I did not have any actual cross ties , spikes, or rail... or did i??
Passenger Service at Bingham Canyon and Copper King mine.
Passenger Service is a must at the Copper King Mine, the railroad is the only way to get to work at the mine and mill. Bingham had passenger service for only a short time, we talk about that and show the few pictures we have of that time. Some of the photos from the Utah Historical Society.
Skeleton frame baseboard
I have brought some 9mm ply to start my baseboard modules. I was sent to a webpage regarding skeleton style baseboards, but do think I could find it again. Nope can't find it so I'm going to have to design my own. I hope I can do it without waisting my wood.
Lumber. storage piles at Cass WV
Ok this is the third topic in my ongoing quest to figure out how to model Cass WV.
In typist case the issue is the stack of lumber in the storage area of the mill, these stacks stored different lumber from basicly ground level up to about 4’ higher then a standard boxcar, they were accesses from a raised walkway that ran between the lumber. So you had something like
Lumber Walk lumber track lumber walk lumber track and so on.
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