WOW! All I can say is WOW!
I got my Atlas DCC system about a month ago and love it! It is VERY simple to use and set up. Within half an hour I had the old DC throttles out...
You west coasters have it so easy! [img] Try living on the east coast for a winter! My brother lives in Vancouver and the only time he comes...
Why would you want maximum depth of field? Isn't the idea of model railroad photography to try to get realistic looking photos? If so, imagine...
In the past week I have seen a change of opinion from a friend of mine (Brian). I have been talking about getting DCC for months (got an Atlas on...
Thanks for the help guys! Any suggestions for vacant lots, areas around buildings, etc.? I'm especially interested in cheap, or free, and...
Funny! I have an old Bachmann steamer sitting behind the engine house collecting dust. They do serve a purpose - not the intended one mind you.
C-WW I'm at the point now where I want to start super detailing some areas. It all started after looking at a book loaded with photos of the...
Tractronics CoolerCrawler is one of the simplest throttles I was able to find on the internet. I built two (from scrounged parts, not from kits)...
Thanks for the info Robin. I'll look through some junk bins and try to build a few this weekend. If anyone knows an appropriate # of turns so...
I use momentary on, center off togles from Radio Shack. They look great, take up half the space push buttons do and work very well. Squirt some...
Can you give a little more detail? What did you use for spools, rod inside the spools, # windings, etc.? A few more photos from different angles...
Also a computer programmer, I have developed an application in PowerBuilder to record my inventory and print switching lists. It works fine, but...
Doesn't matter since when you reverse the power to reverse the train you've got + and - mixed up anyway. The one thing to be careful of, though,...
Model Railroad Magic website has a lot of very similar ideas. They have sounds available for download and recording to fit particular scenes and...
Hey Paul, to save space why not post the link to your tips page. It's a great tip! I did something similar with Asparagus Fern which I'll post...