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Oops! Sorry I forgot to circle one more location on the front where you need to put a grab iron. If you take a look at my SP unit above, there is one more grab iron on the engineer's side of the locomotive, right at the front of the sub-base (to the left of the nose), partially hidden by the...

As far as the drop grab irons' locations go... On the front end of my own custom-detailed SP unit, I circled them in green for you. On the rear end of an Athearn RTR loco (I don't like how Athearn drilled the holes-- They look quite crude), you can see where the grabs go there. Hope this helps!

Heya Chrisdapos, The curved grab iron on EMD diesels go on the rear of the long hood, next to the last radiator fan. Hope this helps! :thumb:

Oh by the way... Trainland also sells Model Power flex track for much cheaper than Atlas, at $120 for a pack of 100. That works out to $1.20 for each 3-foot section (!). jawdrop Apparently some guys over at the Model Railroader forum tried the Model Power flex track and found it to be very...

Since Trainland's website doesn't have a shipping calculator, I went to MB Klein's website and used theirs. According to MB Klein, for UPS Ground a 100pk. Atlas Flex Code 100 will cost around $15 to ship. Shouldn't be much more at Trainland.. Give them a call and ask. Good luck!

Yes, it will work for N Scale. The texture in joint compound is very fine. Another advantage with N Scale is you are manipulating less amounts of joint compound, which makes it easier to do. Smaller amounts means less shrinkage on setting and it tends to crack much less. :thumb:

Funny thing is, Amtrak has mothballed its ENTIRE fleet of P40DCs... They are sitting in storage at Wilmington in Delaware. NJT could have picked up that entire fleet (around 30 locos) for much cheaper than buying the PL42AC. Then again, Noo Joiseyers are paying some of the highest property...

If you will be laying around 300 feet of track, you can get a pack of one hundred Atlas Code 100 NS flex track for $210 at Trainland.. That works out to $2.10 per section, plus a few bucks more for shipping. No sales tax since you are in AZ and they are in NY.

Joint compound... My favorite stuff for making roads. While you want to work in thin layers so it's easier to control, cracks are easy to fix. Just smooge in more joint compound into the cracks with a putty knife! :D When the whole works is almost dry, you can smooth it out very easily...

Wiki page with basic data on the PL42AC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL42AC As that page says, those were built starting in 2004. The only railroad to operate them is New Jersey Transit. NJT uses them to haul commuter trains. I think they purchased around 30 or so locomotives. Word from...

Heya, These Pollyscale Acrylic colors should do the job very well: F414150 ATSF Blue F414218 CSX Gray F414122 Reefer Yellow These colors are also available as Floquil enamels if you prefer solvent-based paint. Hope this helps!

The nice beginner-level Athearn engines for under $30 apiece: http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=477 Our fellow poster YmeBP just got his Athearn F7A in the mail, and he was pleased as punch with it. He wrote a review of the Athearn F7A here...

Hi Quinn222, The extra windows you see are known as "winterized windows". They actually stick out the side of the cab, and some railroads order locomotives with those installed for operating in colder regions. I don't know if I have ever seen winterized windows on Pennsy diesels though. You...

Get that nice expensive loco first. That way you will have an incentive to build that layout so you will have somewhere to run it! :D Katos are very nice, but very pricy. I think they are more geared towards advanced modelers. If you want a nice cheaper model geared towards beginners, you...

Very easy to link the photos! Just click on the Insert Image button, then put in the URL where the photo is located. Voila! :thumb: (figure I link them for you:) Very cool to see your son enjoying his Thomas the Tank Engine!

The Athearn locos all have the same gear reduction ratio, so their wheels should spin at approximately the same speed given the same power settings. When both locos are spinning their wheels at approximately the same speed, they should be sharing the pulling load about evenly. Hope this helps!

Most HO steam loco manufacturers actually use a pretty un-prototypical method to allow big steam locomotives with 5 driver axles get around 22" radius curves... They make the center driver wheels blind, i.e. the center driver wheels have no flanges. Don't know if they made provisions for you to...

Wow, you sure aren't kidding around. That is a VERY nice loco. :thumb: Though personally I would recommend for beginners to get 4-axle locomotives such as Geeps made by Atlas... Those go around sharp curves more easily than 6-axle locomotives like that Kato SD40.

Heya, General rules of thumb for HO: - Small locomotives such as 4-axle diesels and steam engines with 3 driver wheels or less can negotiate 18"-radius curves. - Larger locomotives such as 6-axle diesels and steam engines with 4 driver wheels or more usually works best on 22"-radii or bigger...