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A-Track - for NCE DCC Systems – Update Released
This announcement about A-Track, a free easy-to-use software application for NCE DCC systems, is posted with the generous permission of Joe Fugate, in the hope that some of the MRH community may find it useful. Any comments or queries are very welcome.
A-TRACK Version 4.4.1 has now been released – and is still FREE !
primer for wood structure kits
Bar Mills recommends spraying wood kits with Walmart Gray primer. It seemed to work quite well, fine pigments and inexpensive. BUT, Walmart has stopped carrying the gray primer or any inexpensive spray paints other than black or white.
Anyone have suggestion for alternative that is not expensive?
thanks
David Stickney, Red Bluff, CA
O Scale Switching Layout at the 2019 Chicago O Scale Meet
Here are some photos I took of my O scale Soo Line switching layout at this year's Chicago O Scale Meet. I thought I'd share these so you could see the progress made on the layout since it was first exhibited back in 2013.
I hope you enjoy them.
Thanks,
Damin.
NWSL closing Aug 2019
Hadn't seen anything here yet, please forgive me if there ends up a double post.
North West Short Line (NWSL) announced on Facebook a couple of hours ago that they will be shutting down as of August 30 this year. The following is the text of the post:
Colorado Front Range Railroad - Update March 2019 "5 years of building the layout"
March 2019 update and April 30 will mark 5 years of building the layout... So what is new and a look back at some photos from over the 5 years. Also My dad came for a visit and has some questions about the layout.
Hope you enjoy the video and Happy Modeling.
Mike
An Alco Models Brass S1 - ReMotor / Re Build
Many many moons ago I modeled the New Haven in N scale.at some point i stumbled across an Alco models Brass Ho S1. Not knowing anything at the time about cheap brass I jumped at it. Well cracks in the truck gearboxes and rough tower gearing ect made it a shelf model.
While at a show a while back i picked up an Atlas S2 for another project but I thought the trucks may fit under the Brass s1 Frame. Shore enough they did and were but require some spacer washer to gain some clearance for the truck swing.
Frenchman River Model Works Tug Boat
While not something I intended for my layout I got this kit years ago out of curiosity more then anything.
It has been sitting on the shelf in half built state for a few years so i decided to finish it up.
More pics - https://owenpass.blogspot.com/2019/03/frenchman-river-model-works-tug-bo...
Resin Car Casting Clinic
I recently held a clinic for some of the local modelers on my methods for casting resin freight cars. A couple people were out of town and asked me to video tape it. Instead a made two videos about 20-30 min long that covers the info I presented in the clinic, along with a casting demo.
I posted the videos on You Tube (first time trying that).
Here are links to the You Tube videos:
TCS Wow diesel lighting problems. HELP!!!!
Ok, here's what's happened. I've got an Athearn Genesis SD70ACE that I'm giving a LED upgrade to. Teh LED's I ended up going with is warn white piko chip LED's from Evan designs that came assembelded with resistors, bridge rectifiers added in-line. I've got the LED's paired up and ready to go in, two for teh front headlights, two for the rear and then one for each of the front ditch lights. I tested them with a 9V battery both straight out of the package and again after I'd wired everything up to Micromark quick disconnects.
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