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    MRC Sound Decoder for Kato SD70MAC

    Hi All: I subscribe to Model Railroad News and have found many of their articles very informative. Recently, in October 2010 and February 2011, they had articles espousing how good an MRC decoder with sound was when installed in an N Scale Kato SD80 and a Kato SD45. Since I have a couple of Kato...
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    Second Go at Weathering - Box & Crate Factory

    Hi All: Took another crack at weathering a laser kit for our N Scale layout. This one is a "Box & Crate Factory" by Northeastern Scale. We have a modeler in our club who is exceptional doing weathering with chalks and powders and he has held a few clinics for our members. So far I have been...
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    Inglenook / Time Saver Switching Combo

    Hi All: We have an N-Trak modular layout at our club (Scale Rails of Southwest Florida - Ft. Myers, Fl) and we wanted to be able to add some switching. We hit upon the idea of adding a module that would have both an Inglenook and a Time Saver switching puzzle. Since we are predominately DCC, we...
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    Rooming House - First attempt at weathering

    Our club, Scale Rails of Southwest Florida (Ft. Myers, Fl) has added a module to our N Scale layout. Since operations are often a little more difficult with N Scale, we built a 2' x 4' module that has both a modified "Time Saver" and an "Inglenook" switching puzzle. They come together on a...
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    Aircraft Carrier

    Hi All: I may be having an early alzheimers attack but I could have sworn I saw a link to a beautifully modeled aircraft carrier on one of the forums here. It had airplanes, people, everything. Now I can not find it. Was I dreaming....maybe it was in another forum. But if it was here and you...
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    Aircraft Carrier

    Hi All: I may be having an early alzheimers attack but I could have sworn I saw a link to a beautifully modeled aircraft carrier on one of the forums here. It had airplanes, people, everything. Now I can not find it. Was I dreaming....maybe it was in another forum. But if it was here and you...
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    Out with rapido..best MT way to go????

    There are about a 40% or my freight cars, most of which are the 40' size, and some beer can and standard size tank cars, that have rapido couplers and I am contemplating changing them out with MT couplers and trucks. MT has a variety of truck/coupler styles. Is there one (like bettendorf...
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    American Made ?????

    Hi All: I have a friend who wants to buy a model train, possibly "HO" gauge but would like it to be American made. Does such a company exist? I deal in N gauge and am not familiar with "HO" guage manufacturers. Thanks Dwight77
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    Turntable

    Hi All: My model railroad club is interested in installing a turntable in our n scale modular layout. I suggested the Walthers manual turntable and the possibility of using the motor package they have for it. One of our members said that they had heard that there were a lot of problems with...
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    Remove N scale diesel loco cover

    Hi: Sometime in the past 6 months I thought I read someone had devised a way to alter a knitting needle or darning tool to make it easier to remove the cover from a diesel locomotive. I have tried searching for it but have come up empty handed. Does anyone remember the message? Thanks dwight77
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    Train Car Boxes - Empty

    Hi: Has anyone seen any place you can buy empty train car boxes - N Gauge size? I have a few cars that do not have boxes and was interested in putting them in plastic box. I didnt knowif any generic boxes existed for purchase etc. Thank you dwight77
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    Cinch-Jones series 302 connectors

    Hi All: Trying to find a good supplier for the Cinch-Jones P302-cct plug and S302-cct sockets to be used in NTrak modules. Any suggestions????? Thanks in advance dwight77 n ft myers florida
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    Cinch-Jones 302 series connectors

    Hi All: Trying to find a good supplier for the Cinch-Jones P302-cct plug and S302-cct sockets to be used in NTrak modules. Any suggestions????? Thanks in advance dwight77 n ft myers florida
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    N Scale Magazine

    Hi All: I have never seen nor read an "N Scale Magazine" but since I am into n scale I thought I would maybe get a subscription. But before I do, I was hoping to get some feedback on the magaznie - good?..bad?..in between?. I get Model Railroader and Railroad Model Craftsman but thought it might...
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    Heljan trestle kits

    Hi all: What has been anyone's experience with Heljan trestle kits? I guess they are plastic? but how do they end up looking with some wearthering etc? Thanks for your input Dwight77
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    D&RGW Old Time Wood Passenger Cars??

    Hi: I am looking for old time style wooden passenger cars in the D&RGW name. Does anyone have a lead on them, who might have made them, or if they are available in kit form?.....most preferably in wood as opposed to plastic. Thanks dwight77
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    Peco Turnouts - controls? dpdt vs taping a bolt vs. ?

    Well it is decision time and I need some help and recommendations based on your experience. I am building an N Gauge layout on a board 5 1/2' x 10'. I have purchased Peco Insulfrog turnouts and Peco turnout motors (PL-10) and am getting ready to start building. I am also wiring the layout for...
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    Digitrax UT-4R - forward is reverse and vice versa??

    Hi: I just received a new Digitrax UT-4R and I went to the club today. I plugged it in and easily aquired a locomotive. BUT!!! in the forward mode, the loco went backwards, and in the reverse mode, the loco went forwards. I thought maybe someone had put the decoder in backwards. So I tried a...
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    Bachmann Spectrum "Doodlebug"

    I was considering the purchase of a Bachmann Spectrum "Doddlebug". I have seen several on e-bay. Does anyone have any comments on the quality and running ability of these units. Can they be decoder equiped? (I havent looked in the Digitrax guide yet) Thanks dwight77
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    HO Diesel Engines-Best Quality???

    Hi: I have the need to purchase an HO Diesel Engine and most of my model knowledge is in N gauge. Can someone give me their opinion on the quality of HO engines - I was considering Atlas, Athern, Kato, Bachmann, LifeLike, or any others that you would suggest. I know opinions are like as--oles...
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