The new Spectrum 2-8-0 will have a factory decoder installed in the locomotive. That is correct. It isn't worth the suggested asking price.
I have three of them and installed one in one of my four my AC-12's.
Rick: Here's a photo of an old Kato Mikado with a raised coal load on that abandoned siding near the turntable. That's the only place on the...
rick: Just raise the coal load on the tender with some styrene strips. You don't need nylon mesh on top.
You always install decoders in Kato Mikado's, before you install any of the detail parts. If you do the detail parts first, you will not enjoy the...
What are the A-3 and A-4 parts. I probably have extras after having 50 Kato Mikado's on the roster of the JJJ&E. I'll be back in town after April...
Get well soon Mike.
I'll use a small amount of Aileen's white glue in each corner of a building. the building can easily be moved if a position change is required or...
I just use a tripod with a macro lens on my Nikon DSLR.
Fredsmi: It's a straight forward installation. Make sure you use a Lenz silver mini decoder for the installation.
Rick... That usually happens when you have company looking at the layout for the first time. It never falls. It's commonly known as the "Train...
Try resetting the decoder to its factory default settings on the programming track. See if it runs on your mainline track with the factory default...
You'll be able to weather twice as many in half the time. All kidding aside, you're going to have a ball with N scale. Think about the longer...
Give that a try Tony. Set CV 5 to 100 and CV 6 to 50. You might have to play with the values of CV 2, 5 & 6 once the BEMF is turned off. When you...
Turn off the BEMF on the decoder. Then set CV 2=0. Then adjust CV 2 to a value that just starts to get the locomotive moving. At this point turn...
Carl: They managed to keep the "Daylight" GS-4 #4449 in nice shape.
I would first practice on a couple of Kato Mikado's or LL 2-8-4 Berkshires before tackling the Micro-Ace 0-6-6-0.
I still have two more 0-6-6-0's to work on. I reserved those for sound with the decoder and speaker in the tender. I had eight in all. Now there...
I installed decoders in four of these steamers. They weren't that difficult to do once you isolated the motor from the frame. There was plenty of...
Bob: I know you'll have a good time with N scale. You'll just have less to weather when it comes time to weather the rolling stock.
