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Newbie question ...Why do people buy /collect one container/roller stock that
Why do people buy /collect one container/rolling stock that they like and then buy it in all the numbers that model comes in. Does it give it more value etc ...just a newbie question
ProtoThrottle final manual available
For those that may be interested, we have finalized the ProtoThrottle manual. You can view it here: http://www.protothrottle.com/proto2.html#manual
We have updated the firmware several times making improvements. Those improvements are reflected in the manual.
One significant improvement is the throttle now has the capability to use TCS WOWSound's stepped braking feature. This is something the WOWSound modelers had to have and we wanted to make sure it was included.
Installing a No Halt Keep Alive in HO Atlas with Sound
Hi, I hope someone can help me out. I have a couple of fine HO Atlas Geeps (GP38-2 Atlas Master Series and GP39-2 Atlas Trainman), both with factory installed DCC and sound. I would like to install a couple of No Halt Insurance units since both cut out over a few problem areas on my layout. The instructions say to solder the blue wire of the No Halt to the Common + voltage of the decoder and the negative wire to the negative supply of the decoder. I think I have successfully soldered the blue wire to the hole on the decoder marked COM + but I can't identify where
Tru Color Paint Thickness
Tru Color says it is airbrush ready but when I opened an admittedly old bottle, I would have needed about 100 pounds of pressure to get it to spray. The bottle was new about 3 years ago. I kept it with the cover on tight in a sealed plastic bag. When I opened it the bottle was about 1/3 full and very thick. I was using it on an old project that I don't care about much and wanted to try my new Badger air brush so I thinned it 50/50 with good old hardware store acetone and it sprayed beautifully.
New layout
Its been almost three years since i stopped work on my greenbrier logging and lumber co. I have moved out of the rv and into a house so i am starting a new layout that will be 3 foot longer than my old layout. I should be ready to start the layout in July. Am working on a plan now. More to be revealed....
ProtoThrottle production update – 6/12
Anyone for bulk faceplates and handles? :)
Final plates and handles are shipping this week to start assembly!
The Boeing trains
The other day I was in Lodge Grass, MT coming home after working there for the day. The road parallels the old Burlington Route track between Alliance, NE and Huntley, MT. Running westbound on that track was what we call "The Plane Train", with one locomotive and one plane body. Certainly not the usual consist!
I called my wife and asked her to go to the station here in Hardin, and get a photo or two. She did, but recorded a video instead. It's too big to post here, but I managed to capture a still from it.
Has anyone ever played with "tree flats"?
Over the years I've seen many folks use structure flats applied to backdrops where you want to add a building with a bit of depth but are limited by a short distance to your backdrop. Has anyone ever done a similar thing with trees? I have an area where I want to conceal a seam with conifer trees but I don't really have room for a fully rounded tree.
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