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How Build a Model Structure with Interior and Lights
In this video I show you an easy way to build a model structure with interior and lights. I am building Woodland Scenics' Grafton Hotel Combo, a DPM stricture with Roomettes interiors and Just Plug lighting. This is a fun build that you may want to try and you definitely want to see.
DCC decoder CV setting recipes
TrainMasters TV members - On the next live TMTV session, Joe Fugate will bring up his DecoderPro loco roster and go over some of his best-practice CV settings in his loco decoders.
Want to see a particular CV setting Joe uses? Just ask!
Digitrax DCS51 strange error ***solved***
I get a "-bA-" on my Digitrax DCS51 display. Anyone know what that means? I can't find any info in the manual or Digitrax web site. Thanks!
anyone recognize this building front
Had to tear down layout 10 years ago for a move. While scrounging through old buildings, parts, etc. ran across this building front which I think is awesome. I have all the City Classics but not sure this is one but can't find the lower level parts. Anyone have an idea who original manufacture was or perhaps a picture of a finished model so I might "scratch" together a rfeasonable facsimile? Thanks
BLI Steam Locomotive Upgrade and Decoder Comparisons
Larry Linger does both superb upgrades to locomotives and superb videos of the process. I want to share this with you so that you can see the possibilities for not only BLI but other steam engine upgrades In addition, Larry does two comparison videos of the major brands of 21-pin decoders that you might find interesting. I don't think the Scale Sound Systems speakers will be the weak link....
Tip for removing a section of pink foam
In a terrible tragedy, Lynn Junction was hit today with a missive 8.9 magnitude earthquake. This tremblor was significant enough to change the course of Nurses Creek; it now runs north out of town, not east. Luckily neither buildings nor trackage was damaged since neither had been placed yet.
jmri not scheduled work
using jmri it will work fine for awhile, but after several runs it will not put cars in or out of several locations. if i manually move cars to other locations it will work normally for several runs. after that it will stop again. anyone have a fix?
1972 trailer loading
Can someone help me understand this. This photo is a 1972 arial that shows a trailer loading facility. The track is double ended so a ramp is out of the question. I do not see anything that would lift a trailer, so how would the trailers be loaded?
-Scott
Intermountain not responding
Hi all, I am somewhat new to this hobby and yesterday I was programming my intermountain dcc loco and just completely out of the blue it has bricked itself and is not having any power or sound emitted. The track is getting power and running fine as all my athearns are responding and running fine. I believe it something to do with the pickups or internal wiring somewhere which is a shame that a brand new out the box model is already broken in some way. If anyone else has any other ideas please reach of to me with them
LokSound 28 or 128 Speed Steps
Just curious, but have been wondering what speed steps most of you fellows with LokSound decoder equipped models use when operating your layout. 28 or 128?
I currently own 6 models with LokSound decoders and always use 28 speed steps. I program them using CV's 2, 5, and 6 so that at speed step 5, I'm running at 10 scale miles per hour (model takes 6 seconds to move 12 actual inches). Since my layout is a freelance end of branch switching layout slow and easy is the order of the day.
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