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Marty Bernard Pictures
If this link was posted already..I apologize.
pldvdk posted a topic/question about team tracks. I had an issue with my planning and have been very keen to focus on team track stuff. So I did a google search with pictures.
Found a bunch of stuff of course but one photo just jumped off the screen at me. Great prototype scenes and more ideas to model from alot of different road names.
He has outstanding photos on railpictures.net and here:
Captive Audience
You ever had that locomotive that when you found a picture of it, you were captivated by it's look and it's history. While doing research on the Texas Mexican Railway, I found a locomotive that did just what I have described.
When do you apply ballast?
Hi all,
I am wondering when others apply ballast to trackwork?
Is it before or after grasses etc get applied to the surrounding scene?
Is it better to apply the ballast first then apply static grasses up to the ballast?
I am ballasting a small section at the moment and have already applied 2mm static grass right up to the roadbed formation, but when I place the ballast, it's sitting on top of the grass and just doesn't look right.
Cheers.
Ian
Track plan suggestions for Walthers' Modern Warehouse/ Cold Storage Ware House
I recently acquired both the Walthers Modern Warehouse and the Cold storage Warehouse. I'm trying to come up with s track plan to use both of these large (9x20") structures on a siding or sidings that would look reasonable. Does anyone have any good suggestions or or track layout that they may have done already?
IT may have to be on a peninsula, as it would be a shame to hide the non-rail side of the buildings where the truck docks are.
Marshall
Cannon & Company parts compatibility
Cannon & Company parts compatibility
This is a shot in the dark question (hoping someone here has had experience) in reference to Cannon & Company diesel parts working with Atlas diesel shells.
Specifically are the Cannon radiator fans and dynamic brake fans a drop in fit or will I need to modify the shell of the Atlas GP38. I'm not impressed with the molding for the Atlas fans and would prefer the fine detail and etched screen of the Cannon part.
Thank you,
Shane
21-pin decoders
I've decided that the 21pin NMRA decoder standard has a major problem.
Which side is up?
When I can do this (I realized my error before putting it on the tracks), there really is a problem here:
Why did someone think it was a good idea to put the holes all the way through the connector/socket?
Analog ammeter for DCC
Hi,
I'd like to use analogue meters on my panel to display the current draw from a booster. Does anyone have experience doing this? How inaccurate would it be to use a plain AC ammeter on DCC? Would I have to resort to a current monitor? Are there stock circuits around I could just use, or maybe PC boards available for this application? Seems like someone would have done this by now.
Thanks,
Bill
Walthers HO 90 ft Turntable
I've always wondered why the Walthers 90 ft. turntable had such a heavy duty girder compared to it's length. I think I determined the reason. In the July 1980 Model Railroader there is a drawing for a 66 ft. turntable but the drawing is in S scale. It appears that Walthers may have used the drawing for the model but didn't note that the drawing was S scale. So the Walthers 90 ft HO turntable is actually an S scale 66 ft turntable.
I Moved My Model Railroad
Over the years I've often read in model railroad magazines harrowing tales and wild adventures of moving model railroads from one basement to another. Often these stories would speak of circular saws and crowbars and garbage cans full of broken plaster and ground foam. Usually the modeler would end their story with a solemn warning: "It's just not worth the effort."
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