remember back when you could buy a kit and use a real beer can for the tank ? I think it was in HO.
all of mine had cracked universals would not run without a push and could not haul any cars, easy fix with replacement u-joints
A few years back I traded them to Joe W. who owned Showcase Miniatures at the time. Don't know if he ever built them but they sure looked dated.
yes please that would be very helpful
nice job I got mine on my birthday the 25th...now to build out the frame to fit inside the shell, thanks for the info on your setup.
thank you, now I can get one ordered and fitted soon, and if it works O-BOY! I will have a sweet running PCC finally
I get so confused...... what part number chassis works best replacing the bachman PCC I have no tight turns just want a good runner
it was good to see you working hard at your passion with trains both 1to1 & 160 at the San Bernardino county museum days, glad your back on TB
I used hot glue on my hollow core door layout 8 years old & latex caulk on my T-trak mods both have held up fine. The Kato track is bullet proof!
Orange County N-gineers will be set up in Bakersfield Ca running at the fair grounds this weekend.....come on out !
Marty, sorry I'm late to the party but I think i am using the best reversing setup ever. its a ARM-5 (5amp automatic reversing unit) I run my Kato...
Thanks for the offer Peter, this is such a great little kit it makes you wonder why they did not think to include decals with it......some of the...
check out all the cool resources at Roadside Architecture .com lots of ideas for detailing & signage.
yes thanks Peter its items like those that I need but sized to N. Rick I am a total analog man in a digital world....I'm lucky to find the power...
Good new year to all, I'm building the Walther's vintage dairy queen kit, painted it up as the kit box shows but after looking at pictures of DQs...
Thanks for the info Harold, so far so good the repair seems to be holding. Ran it for a half hour on its own than added its twelve cars on and ran...
Well....while installing new traction tires on my GS4 the right side went with no problems but on the left side the plastic insert that the pin...
Rick I took the trucks apart, cleaned all the grease out & removed the gears and motors, reassembled/reguaged wheels and now I push the DD around...
Keith not sure what gears are listed but they are on the website for n-scale DDs. Rick always n-joy your feed back ;-) just seeing if anyone tried...
Has anyone replaced the cracked gears in the newer dual motor B-Man DD40 or free wheeled it by removing the idler gears? I have my trucks apart...
