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Gus, You may be able to do it (run 3 trains) but I suspect it's a lot more work with the Zephyr than it is with either the Prodigy or the PowerCab. Unless you're using an accessory throttle, you have to reset the throttle and direction to whichever train you're about to change, whereas with...

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Why would I do that when the evidence is there for all to see? :p sign1 Looks good, but I think you need to close up the gap between the engine and tender, and maybe extend a footplate from the cab. Otherwise, not bad. I still would have liked to have seen you finish and paint your...

In my (not-so-humble) opinion, the only reason to go for the Zephyr is if you want to be able to run DC locomotives as well as DCC ones. It's inexpensive, but until you expand it with a DT400 or other throttle, it's not really very good at running more than one train at a time. The NCE...

Not likely. If you can get replacement handrails from Horizon (Athearn) you will likely have to repaint them. If you do, I suggest you get a paint made for lexan RC car bodies, as it's more flexible, and won't flake off the way most model paints will. Faskolor by Parma comes in a wide range...

Looking good Bob, although that tender really is too big for that engine.... quite ugly in fact. :p You really ought to do something about that. :cry:

D'oh! Does anyone else really hate Walther's search engine? Life Like used to have that same collection in HO scale.... and since I included HO in the search, I just assumed it would be HO :cry:... didn't read the fine print. wall1 Looks like the WS ones are about your only option other than...

If you go to the Scale Structures site, you'll find that their mailboxes are all post/wall-mounted boxes, not the free-standing ones like you're looking for.

How about these?

No, things just keep on doing what they were doing.

Right now the only option appears to be ESU Loksound decoders. They have a 6-cyl turbo 539 which would be appropriate for S2's and S4's. They apparently used to have a non-turbo 539, but they don't show it on their site anymore.

Don't be too put off by the tether. You can put jacks around your layout, and unplug and plug in as required. While the wireless is very nice, you pay for that convenience. Either will work just fine with your Atlas locos.

Yep. You're not going to get an off-the-shelf fix for that. Either find a beater off of Ebay, or try getting a replacement from Bachmann. It's a cheap, toy-level loco, from before Bachmann cleaned up their act. Best thing to do is put the cab back on, dust it off and set it on the bookcase.

"Circular" as in wider around the motor shaft than longer? Like a thick pancake? If that's the case, you'll either have to contact Bachmann directly, or scour FeeBay and MRR fleamarkets for a parts loco. This was a custom-fit motor for that loco - you won't get one off the shelf to work. If...

Still has that "new turbo" smell, eh? :P I can remember lusting after that train set after seeing it in the glass cabinet of the Woolco store in Brantford, back when I was maybe 6 or 7.... yikes! :eek: I'm old!!!

Really? I thought they'd all been scrapped in the '80s. Could it maybe have been one of Amtrak's or NYDOT's Rohr Turboliners?

I stand corrected. I wasn't sure about the bigger Digitrax systems. I still stand by my statement that it's overrated as a feature.

It may have less to do with the style of loco, and more to do with what the production costs were. Things that were in the pipe before the dollar tanked and Chinese labour costs started rising will cost less than more recent additions to the lineup.

"Dirt Cheap" is a relative term, especially if you wind up with a pig in a poke. My feeling is that retailers are blowing these things out at or near cost because they realize it's a dog. No. To use tethered throttles, you would need to buy the $450 Pro Box expansion. No. The 4 AAA...

Well the sheet with the turnout must at least tell you what address the accessory decoder in the turnout is programmed to? Can you at least operate the turnout on that address? Bachmann really had the chance to show they could play in the big-leagues with Dynamis. They've totally dropped the...