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Model Tech Studios Kits
I am curious if anyone has any comments on this line of kits, specifically O scale. Do they go together well, are the instuctions good and most important-are they worth the rather highish asking price for a non-wood kit?
Thanks,
Peter
CURRENT FREIGHT CAR BUILD
Hi fellow modelers
First I want to thank all of you for your high praise for my layout tour post. It even got me all jacked up to start working on the layout even more. Would love to at least partially finish all of the upper deck scenery this year. First I have to finish some freight car projects I'm working on. On that note, here are some photos.
Modeling California in the Great State of Hawaii
I sit on a ridge in a jungle valley looking through flowering trees to the distant mountains. The air is fresh and fragrant. The birds celebrate the day in song. When it rains, which is often enough, I work on my model railroad because I like trains. But more than that, what I really like to do is to create a world in miniature and the trains are my vehicle to do so.
track grade experience?
A question for modelers with more experience. I am contemplating an extreme mountain railroad. Common sense etc. says I should stick to about a 2% grade. But this is going to be a mountain road! What are the steepest grades any of you have successfully modeled? My mountain will be "N" scale, DCC, code 55, running passenger trains of about 8 cars with 2 engines, and short freight. A12 car coal train would be typical. To keep it interesting helpers will be needed for OPS.
Thanks
Steve
Which comes first...Yard or Mainline
Recently, I was asked my input from a co-worker about model trains. He wanted to start building a "train layout" for his kids and needed to know where to start. He knew that I was a modeler and came to me for some advice. After doing his research (basically, asking the kids what they wanted) it was decided that he (they) wanted to run modern era trains in HO Scale. OK, great he said, lets get started with the design. It was during the design phase that we came upon the stumbling block. And it really made me wonder how many of us have had the same situation arise.
DCC decoder
I have an older DH121 Digitrax decoder that the headlight circuit no longer works. Is it possible it has a bad diode that can be replaced?
Help!
I am abeginner to the hobby. I need help trying to build an HO layout in a 9X10 room. I wold like it to be freelance and have the ability to operate more than one train at a time. I have built and tore down 4 tables thus far and can't seem to get the trains to operate properly. Can anyone help with a simple good layout?
Thanks,
Dave
searching for decals/dry transfers
I recently purchased a bunch of P2000 8,000 gal and 10,000 gal tank car kits that were undecorated at a swap meet, could not pass them up!. I've been searching the web and local hobby shops for 1940's- 1950's appropriate decals for these cars but no luck. All i want is some plain UTLX or SHPX type decals without refinery logos for black tank cars. I know Champ USED to make them but those are long gone. I am not having any success finding a current manufacturer for anything like them. If anyone knows of a source this would be greatly appreciated.
Freight Cars - what should I be using?
My primary railroad is the Colorado & Northwestern RR, a Colorado turn of the century (1906) shelf layout. For this period I have all the research material I need.
What I need help with is the new bug. I recently stumbled across a picture of a Santa Fe GP7 threading its way between two curved buildings a "brick canyon" so to speak. So not only did I acquire the urban scenary bug but a more modern one as well.
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