Sorry you couldn't connect with the S scale group. They might have just had email troubles, I never have any problems getting responses from them....
Looks like you are getting there. It's fun building switches isn't it? I like to build mine on the workbench so I glue the ties to a thin...
That's the old fashion way to do it but if the switch already has the points wired to the adjacent running rails you'd have to remove the jumpers...
Off the beaten track Did this one in TT scale. Great size, falls right between N and HO but not much available, too bad MTL doesn't do some...
Hi Jim, Thanks for the info. Is it possible to buy VO 1000 or the Kato switchers with factory installed DCC or would that be sub- par decoders?...
Please post the results of your 44 tonner's pulling power when you get a chance to test it with some cars. It would be the perfect loco for this...
Hi All, I'm looking for a small diesel switcher that runs very well at slow speed. I'd like it to be available in ATSF older paint scheme. I see...
You might be able to pull it off if you have different era automobiles and trucks to switch around and maybe leave some buildings loose so they...
which way? I like to face some both ways if there's room then run the trains as a local turn and reverse direction at the runaround town as...
gives something comfortable to lean on while drinking your beer?
Geep 7 My first loco was this Athearn GP7, 1957 rubberband drive model( has been converted to gear drive over the years), it came in the Zebra...
For a small layout I always suggest small prototypes. The NYC area had lots of neat pocket terminals, for the 60's and earlier something like the...
CP huntington, backup malleys, GS4449, F3-7's, FM switchers,Gp9E, SD9, SD 45, tunnel motors , SD70's
Hi Wolfgang, I measured the back to back distance for the code 88 intermountain wheels and it looks the same as regular HO wheels so I don't see...
Hi Mike, I ordered some KD 158 's to test them. I'll see if they look good enough and if they are easier to use than sergents. The HO layout I'm...
I've built lots but don't have any how to do it photos. I'd suggest you check out CVT(central valley) for their switch kits and proto87 stores for...
Hi Kenneth, That's a great design for a small space. Here's a link to a real railroad that is similiar....dave...
I've got a few pair of sergents to test out. They look good and seem to work ok so far, but some of my cars are old metal athearns which is a...
Haha, you better muck that site up then, a pipe that big would make hella mess if it was losing pressure. and put some sand around it when they...
If you want to add two more keystrokes you can use 87.1 instead of 87 but in practical terms it doesn't matter. 2 inches divided by 87=.02299 or...
