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Ditch light LED resistance in Loksound Select Directs?
I'm installing my first-ever LEDs, and my first-ever ditch lights (surface-mount 0402s), using Big Al Mayo's Monster LEDs. These first 5 installs are using Loksound Select 4 Aux decoders, but I hope to use the built-in resistance on Loksound Select Direct decoders in the rest of the fleet, so I'd like them all to be similar in brightness.
Your Earth Color Preference
I am curious as to what color(s) MRH modelers like to use for earth color.
Do you try to match the prototype locale?
or
Do you use a generic earth color?
I usually try to match the earth color to the prototype, but have found some colors, like the color of Missouri red clay, look very unrealistic when used on the layout.
Tom Conboy
Identifying flat car and tank car
This is something I would like to model this fall, but I have no idea the type of tank car this is or if this is just a tank car being shipped?
Soo Line 2500 A
Worikng on an article on the Soo Line 2500A amd the 700. These Soo Line locomotive was restored by the Duluth Transpotation Museum. The starting point for the 2500A is the InterMountain FP-7 kit.
Anyone tried this?
Has anyone tried the modular system that "locks" in place offered by the company in Texas? Can't recall the name of the outfit. And, has the system worked for you? Advantages, disadvantages?
Caboose Hobbies
I just saw that Caboose Hobbies has been bought and are moving to a new Denver CO location.
S&NE - Starting to build some structures and lay down the scenery
I am always amazed how quickly time goes by when trying to maintain a regular blog! It is now nearly three months since I said anything about the Sunset and North Eastern so here goes.
Best contact-cleaners: Rail-Zip 2, CRC 2-26, LPS 1, DeoxIT D5?
[Note: This thread deals mainly with conductivity issues relating to the internal electrical connections between the wheels and motor in my Kato Portrams (where access is extremely limited), and less-so with general track-cleaning methods].
Watch Out for Rabbit Holes!
One of the reasons model railroading is the World's Greatest Hobby is that it's actually a number of different hobbies, all working together toward one grand goal. The only problem is that's it's All Too Easy to go too far down the path of one particular aspect of the hobby. Before you know it - you're down a Rabbit Hole.
Bad electrical contacts happen to real trains too
Looks like getting good electrical contact can be a problem in real railroads as well. Here in the North Bay, we are anticipating the beginning of commuter rail service on the new Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) system. It looks like the service will not meet the "late 2016" launch date due to malfunctioning signals. Why?
Here is a quote from The Argus Courrier:
"In SMART’s case, the problem is thought to be related to the cars not making proper contact with the rails, Rabbitt said.
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