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There are three different ones to choose from:

• Steam in Colorado
• Dieselpower
• Trestles - Wooden Railroadbridges

A steam railmotor. The Great Western Railway (aka God's Wonderful Railway) in the UK built about 100 of these in the early part of the 20th Century: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDxGfKWRm8M

Apparently, it's going to be offered in model form. http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/pg/144/GWR-Steam-Railmotor

Mike

I am going to use red/green bi-color LEDs for short-circuit indication for a reverse loop. Using track voltage and 20 ma, I need 560 ohms at 1/4 watts. Do I need to divide the resistance and put half on each leg of the led?

Scott Groff

Because I go stalled on my engine kit, I moved to working on two boxcar kits i bought at the National Convention.   I cleaned the flash, which can be a little bit of a challenge.   You have to make sure not to remove some of the details cast into the resin.  I had to make a special sanding stick to help me.  Nothing grand, just a proper sized popsicle stick and 220 grit sand paper.  One kit I had to put the walls and roof together.   The other kit is a one piece.  Now I am putting the grab irons on.