I remember long ago, there was a guy on the old Atlas forum that would buy N scale locomotives, and run them continuously until they died, and...
I have not seen anyone modify the 0-6-0/2-6-2 chassis to Nn3. The drivers have a round bushing, and the frame has thin walls where these bushing...
I have a question regarding this Z scale shay. The parts on Shapeways don't entirely appear to be the ones used for the assembled z scale shays...
Yikes. I guess I better get my 44 tonners built. Sad to see TheZMaker go as your designs were elegant, and you filled an underserved niche....
Looking good so far. I really like the long mainline, bench work, and the scenery you have completed so far. I'm not sure why you are having...
I was playing around with a different version of a cheap power regulator off amazon that was similarly listed. The issue I had with it is that...
I upgraded one of my F7s to the tjdreams / Tramfabriek 7mm motor upgrade and the Don Fedjur wheel wipers. The combo makes for a very nice running...
In Z scale, this guy came up with a cleaning procedure for Marklin chassis that involves running the whole thing in parafin oils/odorless kerosene...
I picked up two of the Gold SP SD9s. They run exceptionally smooth and sound great out of the box. Minimal motor/gear noise. Much better than...
As far as a replacement motor goes, this con-cor motor look almost identical to the one shown above. You will have to check the dimensions with...
I have not found any paint that is quite like Polly Scale. That paint would polymerize when it cured/dried and was very chip resistance. You...
I'm not sure on the ability to swap the fuel tanks. But it looks like the SD7/9, SD24, SD26, and SD35 all share the same basic chassis and...
Yes, the second design wont cause any shorts, and the siding will be power routed so you can park an engine there while another one is running out...
Wow, when I first saw the title I figured you found a way to use some existing open development board as a mobile decoder for a larger scale or...
DCC++ EX with the MakerFabs WiFi shield, phone as a throttle with WiThrottle app, and JMRI from a desktop for programming. The thing I didn't...
My workbench/garage had become too cluttered to do much of anything. Mostly project creep from other things automotive related, irrigation, etc,...
That is not a shorty chassis. TheZMaker designed the chassis and it is made from Shapeways brass and FUD parts. The motor is from Tramfabriek....
I can accept than a manufacturer can't support a model forever. AZL had this zinc rot issue with their first run of Z scale GP38s. And of course...
Scrap is likely the actual issue. The wiki article on Zamac rot says it is mostly caused by lead impurities, so I suppose the QC test would be a...
I was going to suggest we see if we can get one of the small etchers to make new ones, but awesome to find out someone is still making/selling...
