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Athearn Flywheels
Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if anyone out there would know a easy way to remove flywheels from a worn out engine so I can use them on a new engine? I can also use some advise on installing the flywheels as well. Thanks
Build a simple audio mixer
There have been several discussions here about enhancing locomotive sound by connecting a duplicate decoder to either headphones or a sound system in the layout room. rtw3rd, aka Rick, mentioned he wanted to connect several decoders to a switch so he would have a choice of locos. I of course shot off my mouth, suggesting he use a mixer instead, so he could run more than one loco at once.
Colorado Front Range March 2016 update --- First Hill
First Scenery has started A removable hill that is over the Staging Yard ladder.
[ video embedding corrected - Bill ]
Containers on bulkhead flatcars
HI all,
I saw this interesting flatcar load last week. I don't know how they got the container on there, or why, but I thought it was worth sharing.
-CFNR 501
A Painting Handle
I have just started to think about getting ready to consider the possibility of weathering my mountains of rolling stock, maybe! Who says I procrastinate!
Anyway, as part of this I have been getting supplies ready for the big day when I might just weather something. I had purchased a painting handle that will hold a boxcar body. Like this:-
GE 70 Ton Locomotive Dimensions - Found
UPDATE: I have the info I need, thank you.
Can somebody please help me with the following dimensions:
- width of the cab side
- height of the cab from the sill to the top of the windows
- and the length of the carbody
I can find drawings on line, but none with dimensions to scale from.
Thanks for your help!
- Bill
Mack 15 t in HO
Hi all!
I started a new project yesterday.
A Jordan 15 t Mack!
I looked at the previous builds of it on various foras, and it seemed to be difficult to get a good drive for it.
Unless you bit the bullet and ordered the Hollywood foundry drive.....
I saw that the wheelbase was 24.5 mm, and that jogged my memory. I remembered that I had a Tenshodo motor boogie with that wheelbase!
Depicting buildings on a painted backscene.
Having watched the Trainmasters TV feature on painting backscenes with Chris Lyon, I decided to paint the back boards on my N scale modules. The modules depict a small town in Michigan. After some practice I have mastered painting the trees to my satisfaction and I don't need large hills in southern Michigan. However, I do need buildings to show that the town is larger than the one foot width of the module.
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