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Is anyone running small G scale, 1/32, 1/29, on O gauge (1 1/4") track? 1 1/4 inch track scales to an almost perfect 1000mm in 1/32 and is a perfect 36 inches in 1/29. This combination provides a large garden railroad "G" train while avoiding expensive "G" track. I have a MTH Rail-King (off...

Friends, I'm putting a DCC sound unit in a B'mann On30 4-4-0 inside frame loco but I'm puzzled by the separate PC board that the original B'mann DCC unit is plugged into. What is the purpose of this PCB unit and can it be removed for the sake of space? Thanks, Dave R.

Hey Gang, some of y'all may remember me from a couple of years ago. Since then, I've been caught up in on30 but have keep my "N" scale collection. Since I last ran my N stuff, I've begun to switch to DCC. I model mostly the the named passenger trains from Florida, e.g. the FEC, Champion, SAL...

What's the best way to attach flex-track to foam? Do some use cork and foam; and why? Dave

This is my first attempt to bash/scratch a loco. It's not finished but I thought I'd post a picture before I drop it or something. The machanics are an old Minitrix K 4-6-2. Of course, it's an SAL Streamlined Pacific 868 used to pull the Silver Comet from Tampa to Leesburg. Thanks Dave

I need a "Mountain" loco to pull one of my pre-diesel "Orange Blossom Special"s. The SAL describes those Mountains as "modernized" M1's or M2's. I've only two options, the Spectrum Light Mountain or the new (much more expensive) Spectrum Heavy Mountain. Which loco best replicates the SAL M1/2...

I'm a bit concerned about getting my Grandson a new train that has been manufacture in China. Considering all the recalls, is anyone looking at possible lead paint on these trains, am I over-reacting? If it weren't for cheap Chinese produced products, I might not be able to afford this hobby...

Well, at a local train show last weekend I was finally able to pick-up a Life Like N E6 in the SAL Citrus Scheme. I got a powered A unit and two unpowered B units. As soon as I got home I took the power drives out of the undecorated A's I'd acquired and put them in the new B's. This A-B-B combo...

Hey guys, every model, in every scale I can find of a Seaboard Air Line Citrus paint scheme, has the freight loco SFS (standard freight scheme) with the all green roof. Further, no pic or drawing I've found shows the roof of a loco painted in the PCS (passenger citrus scheme), mostly yellow...

Bettendorf, arch, Andrews, roller bearing, etc, etc, etc. I really do try to research this stuff for myself, as I learn a lot from wandering through the files but time constraints sometimes forces my hand. Could someone give me the "101" on this subject. How, when and where are these trucks...

I've been through the files 'cause I don't want to bother y'all with the same old questions but I just didn't find an answer. What is the maximum possible radius I need to worry about and why. I want to do the "Orange Blossom Special" and I thought I read somewhere that the F7's take an...

What is the best over-all "N" track? My trains will be a mixed bag of product lines as I'm sure most of y'all's are but I'm thinking the track should all be the same? :confused: Dave R.

I'm brand new to the hobby and am sure relieved to find some help. The files have already answered many questions I didn't even know I had. For now my lay-out is the dinning room table but I am clearing room in my shop for a 3X18 ft. bench. My immediate question is about my new Bachmann N...