OK, I'm an idiot. I admit it. I got oil on my Athearn Big Boy wheels, and I didn't realize it until it was too late. Needless to say, I've been...
Just on quick correction: Aristo-Craft's Train Engineer is a wireless system, the only cord is from the transformer to the receiver, and then from...
One other brand to stay away from: Bachmann. Their track is basically useless, Chinese, plastic junk. I don't mean to bash China, just, Bachmann...
My prayers and thoughts are with Solase and his family in this difficult time. May he have everlasting peace in heaven.
Actually the Bachmann Big Hauler equipment doesn't look that stupid with the Big Boy, because even though the Bachmann equipment is 1:22.5, it's...
I'm looking for some very inexpensive rolling stock to pull with my MTH Gauge One Big Boy. It's only sorta temporary until I get some money to buy...
Certainly a mystery engine to me. Never heard of brass g scale locomotives that old. Pictures would be very helpful.
Raymond only has one USA Trains Big Boy. The others are MTH's that he paid around $1300 apiece for. He already does have 20ft diameter turns and...
Hey all, Trainworld has a sale on the BlueLine DC Master controller for $29.99. I have an Athearn Big Boy that I'd like to get something a little...
EMD: The only layout that I have is the one that is set up on the driveway. All the photos are not my layout, they are on Rayman4449's layout. He...
Well, several weeks ago, I went into my LHS, and they had the engine I've been dreaming about since I was literally three years old. A G gauge Big...
First of all, Welcome to Trainboard!!!! Second, those are some absolutely stunning models. Definitely some of the most impressive that I've...
EMD Trainman: How does your Mallet run? I purchased one back in June, it arrived with the front truck virtually inoperative. It would turn very...
Well, after only a few minutes of running, it returned to it's usual behavior. I can see that the problem still exists, but I'm not going to try...
Thank you, skipgear, your explanation was EXACTLY spot-on, that's exactly what was happening. We VERY carefully bent the piece back into...
I have an Athearn Big Boy that just started binding in left hand turns. I'm not sure why, but every time it goes through a left hand turn, once...
Even in N scale there would be huge amounts of space required. You'd need a couple of airplane hangars. It is pretty cool, though.
I picked N scale as kind of a "second scale" because I had been a G scaler for years. The problem was, my 15 year old budget didn't really like G...
Carl, Thanks for the tips, I haven't taken the Athearn out for a real "photo shoot" yet, those were just some impromptu shots that I took. I'll...
Oh my gosh, I totally forgot I posted this! Pardon my forgetfulness, Here are some pictures that I have taken of my loco. Please note one of these...
