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  1. urbancowboy

    Stripped screw in Proto 1000 model

    I wanted to share my latest victory in HO model railroading. My problem started when I wanted to remove the body of my HO Proto 1000 model to see how hard it would be to install a decoder. Well I successfully removed the first screw which holds the plastic body to the chassis. The second screw...
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    BC Rail green paint scheme

    Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me out. I've been looking for any type of paint (Acrylic or Enamel) that would closely resemble the 2 tone green paint scheme for the British Columbia Railway /w Dogwood logo. Today I purchased 2 different colours of green made by Pollyscale. I choose...
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    Displaying Trains

    I know this thread is an old one but I thought I would post a picture of an HO train display case that I made a few months ago. This display case wasn't too hard to build. My dad helped with the planning and construction of the case. It cost me about $65 CDN for the materials. I'm very big into...
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    Wireless Throttle(s)

    Hi Andrew, I just wanted to ask you about the Digitrax UT-4R controller. I have the Digitrax Zephyr set and I am interested in going wireless. If I purchase the Digitrax UT-4R is there anything else I would need to purchase to connect it to my Zephyr control box? I've checked the Digitrax...
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    What to look for in Rolling Stock

    Hi Gary, Whenever I buy a freight car I always prefer kit's that you build yourself. I mainly buy new old stock Athearn kits. I find these are easy to build and are decent quality all for a reasonable price. However they lack detail. When I want a really nice detailed freight car I go with...
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    OK big truck fans!

    I started to collect HO trucks from a company called Promotex . The HO Promotex trucks I have are from Herpa and are all CN. If I had a layout I would be very interested in having a trucking business that ships/receives intermodal containers by train.
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    Athearn instruction sheet

    Hi Russ, I didn't know that Athearn had changed to producing GP-35's because of the mold. It's things like this that are very intriguing. I'm interested to know how you know this and if you have any other interesting facts about the Athearn company. I'm a big fan of Athearn trains and am...
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    Athearn instruction sheet

    It runs pretty good. When it first arrived in the mail I disassmebled the trucks and gave it a good cleaning. I removed all build up of dirt and lint from the gears and then gave it a good oiling using Wahl Clipper oil. The oil works great! I have to set the throttle to about 55% in order to get...
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    Athearn instruction sheet

    This is so cool, I'm getting a history lesson here. Thanks Ray for the scanned PDF, you have no idea how greatful I am to have this document. I appreciate everyones help and background information regarding my Athearn GP-30 loco. Thanks again! Matt
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    Athearn instruction sheet

    Here are some more pictures of the Athearn GP-30 motor and chassis:
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    Athearn instruction sheet

    Thanks Brakie. I have some pictures of the motor in the next couple of posts for people to view. It sure is amazing to see how Loco's were built back then. It looks as though the motor is hard wired as opposed to using the connector clips in todays Athearn locos. Thanks for also mentioning...
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    Athearn instruction sheet

    Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone out there can help me out. I recently purchased a used Athearn GP-30 diesel from eBay and wondered if these vintage loco's ever came with an instruction sheet or parts sheet. I asked the person I bought it from on eBay but he wasn't sure. I have included a...
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    CN HO Trainmaster Pictures

    Well I have completed my second to date custom painted Train. :) I'm very pleased with the results, however, there are a few things I have noted to do a little differently with the next one I paint. The pictures don't show the decal detail but there is a small decal at each of the ends...
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    CN HO Trainmaster Pictures

    When I'm ready to paint the engine, did you want me to buy the FA2's and paint it or were you thinking of shipping me the FA2 engines and then having me paint them?
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    CN HO Trainmaster Pictures

    Well the stripes is a challenge but I will give it my best shot. I noticed that you decaled the one black & yellow ZMT train, what font did you use for the lettering?
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    CN HO Trainmaster Pictures

    Yeah I could do that. I'll get a side and front view drawing of the FA2 and first create the paint scheme digitally and then I'll post the pictures on my website so that you can see what it would look like. To confirm I would have yellow zebra stripes on a diagonal similiar to the CN...
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    CN HO Trainmaster Pictures

    Thanks jon-monon and Dash 10, I'm glad you like it. Dash, what does a PA2 look like, depending on how detailed the paint scheme is I wouldn't mind taken a crack at painting 2 PA2's. It would take me at the most a week or 2 to finish them. Later, urbancowboy
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    CN HO Trainmaster Pictures

    Hello, The last week I have been preping and painting an Athearn HO Trainmaster dummy undecorated engine to paint in the CN Red/Black/White scheme. I'm almost close to finishing it, the final steps I still need to take are applying the decals, and spraying a clear coat finish on the model...
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    Change "Registered User" text to custom text

    Hello jon-monon, Thanks for the reply, I checked out the "profile" section under UserCP and still could not find any area to change the text, "Registered User" to something else. I also looked at setting an avatar but the only thing I see is the option "Do not use an avatar" with a radio...
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    Change "Registered User" text to custom text

    Hello, How do I change the text that appears underneath my username in all posts that I do on the forum? I had changed it before but then i had to re-register again and now I'm not sure how to change it again. Thanks
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