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Ghost River Railway

Things have been pretty busy around the layout since I got back home. I've completed my staging yard at the start of the layout and also the staging yard on the upper shelf. I've gotten the casting bug lately and have made a lot of molds and castings. Now I just have to get them installed.

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42 01 12.59 N 87 40 27.46 W

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Resin casting

I'm interested in learning how to make resin castings.  Could someone point me to an article or website that would help, or perhaps post a reply with tips, technique, etc. 

Also, has anyone had experience with benchtop injection molding?  How are results?  What kind of costs to get going?

Thanks

Mike Lozensky

 

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All-door freight car build update + more

Here is where I'm at with the Arcata & Mad River all-door.

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Rivarossi Switcher 0 6 0

I would like to install a sound decoader in a Rivarossi 0 6 0 swtcher, I have purchased a N scale MRC sound decoader, first of all I would like to install in Engine, my first thought was to try and put in boiler area, and sacrafice a little weight, but may end up putting in tender, the tender is spacious. looking for some advice or redirection

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Weathers ME rail Question

I accidently bought weathered ME cd 83 rail. I am using it to build turnouts using Fast Track jigs, but I normally use "non-weathered." Is this stuff OK to use? I have heard it is more difficult to solder to. Should i keep it? or should I send it back? Since I will be painting the track anyway, and I can use it, it does not really matter to me unless it is going to be hard to work with.

Thanks

Jim

Undecorated locomotives. Anyone know who has them?

 Does anyone know af any companies where I could get cheep (under $100.00, or less) undecorated locomotives? I got some back in Febuary 2010 at a train show, and the custom-paint bug bit me after I completed one of them, and I would like to get some more to work on, dispite my restricted budget.

Boosters

I have no boosters on my layout yet. I am doing some major additions of track and was wandering how you determine if a booster is needed. I have the Prodigy MRC Wireless system. Thanks Larry

Short Circuit Management using 1156 car Tail lights

Hi,

I'm modelling Feather River Canyon around 1996. My layout fills to rooms in my basement and is of Linear design on two levels.

I watched the video by Joe Fugate discussing the use of 1156 Tail light bulbs for short circuit protection. I  was interested that someone in the audiance at the clinic commented that you can wire the lights to frog as this was one of the most common places that short circuits arise due to Turnouts not being thrown.


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