Recent content by 20bucknutdave07

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    new pics

    sorry, i have them on my public profile under albums! enjoy dave t.
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    dcc problem

    blackstone models, as far as i know are strictly HOn3....theyre extremely nice engines. for their size they have amazing detail and to have tsunami sound already installed and only about $350, that in itself is amazing. blackstone is releasing their c-19 i believe in december 2009 again with...
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    Colorado mining

    i was just wondering if anyone has modeled their own colorado mining layout? i know bachmann has released their "colorado mining company" trains and i was just curious if anyone took advantage of that. im modeling HOn3 right now with the blackstone 27's and im finding it hard to be happy with...
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    dcc problem

    so i figured out what the problem was....even though the manuals said the decoders are set to ID3......they were actually set to the road number of the engine! all is well! Dave Tenney Krystal City & Gothic RR
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    dcc problem

    i just bought a digitrax zephyr system to run my blackstone k27 model but for some reason it wont recognize the loco and it just runs idle and i can get any sounds or acceleration to work? any ideas why this is and what i can do? dave t.
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    new pics

    i just added a couple pics from my trip to durango last summer and finally getting to make my childhood dream come true...truly an experience of a lifetime! Dave T.
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    4ft x 6ft HOn3 Layout

    unfortunately right now living in an apartment i have very little space...my wife has been very kind to let me invade her office and move her old twin bed out and let me set up a 4x6 layout there.....so basically im dealing with the space of a twin bed...plus an extra foot in width giving me the...
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    4ft x 6ft HOn3 Layout

    i just wanted to thank everyone for their help. again, i look forward to learning from those who've been in the hobby longer than myself. Dave T.
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    4ft x 6ft HOn3 Layout

    im new to HOn3...i converted from On30(too expensive for what i like) im using Blackstone K-27 engines which require an 18in radius. i was just wondering if anyone could help me out with planning of a small layout. i would like at least one main loop for continuous running but i would like to...