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Has anyone seen the new info regarding the dynamis system introduced across the pond? About the size of a hand held video game, great specs and cheap. More info here including pics http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1960&st=0 No word on if Bachmann US will bring it...

Just a heads up regarding not being able to program with ez dcc... You can build a programmer for your computer for about $15 in parts (priced at www.futurlec.com - cheap electronics). Can be built on vero board, no PCB etching needed. http://www.geocities.com/OzDCC/decprog.htm Use the...

I posted in the scratchin' and bashin' section a message looking for steam and sand domes for a narrow gauge kitbash I am doing. I am looking for domes that will fit a boiler approx 40-48 inches in diameter. I am working in HOn30. Most makers of domes only list them as small, medium or...

I am willing to use narrow gauge domes if needed. I'm also thinking of turning my own in my ghetto lathe/drill press. If I knew a specific loco had a similar diameter (like a c-16), that would make things easier. It would save me from having to buy brass stock, tool holders and other items...

wow, I would have guessed that I'd have some replies with all of the loco kitbashes done in the archives.

I am currently working on a scratchbuild project and need steam and sand domes for a ~44 scale inch boiler in HO. I am looking for middle or late era style domes, similar to something found on a porter, switcher or narrow gauge loco. Most super detailing cataglogs feature pictures or drawings...

To add to the above post, if someone has access to the extension plates Bachmann sells (for adding ports to layout fronts, etc), they could examine the connections to see how they are wired (I don't know if bachmann would wire up all 8 pins if not all were used). Also, there is a free program...

I do not own a bachmann EZ Command system, but there has been some debate on other forums regarding the I/O port and the compatability with xpressnet. Although built by Lenz and having similar accessories, the port on the back is an 8-pin jack instead of the normal 6 pin jack. Xpressnet...

I was interested in free-lancing, with a location on the west coast with a hint of south of the border (to give some flavor and allow the buildings/locos to be weathered). I'm still having a hard time finding photos of On30 industrial modelling online. I must be missing something, with all...

Actually, I used the word interurban to describe the "style" of railroading ideas I was thinking of - perhaps a bettter railroading term would have been "belt line". I was trying to describe busy urban railroading as a theme, and interurban came to mind. The State Belt Line of San Francisco...

I am looking for some inspiration regarding industrial and urban switching layouts in On30. I am interested in designing a module which is heavy on the urban/waterfront industries which includes street running. Most On30 modellers are doing very light industry or logging/mining, which does not...

To get HOn30, you simply build a bigger cab and boiler on an N scale loco. HOn3 has it's own track and locos and can not be mixed with HOn30 track. HOn30 has only a small amount of ready to run locos and kits, so be prepared to build almost everything. The plus size is that there are lots of...

I would check your area and see if there is a On30 club/group which already has standards. A quick check of google found this winner - http://www.vif.com/users/r-rhurlbut/On30-Modules/Standard.html Also check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Portable_On30/ Greg

There has been some discussion about the I/O port on the back of the b-mann ezcommand station. Has anyone either cracked open the case to see what kind of wiring is used to the port, or has anyone measured the output to see how it fits in relation to the lenz standard? I've been curious on...

Has anyone experimented with DIY/homebrew DCC solutions such as command stations, decoders, etc? One solution I am interested in is the minibox http://home.no.net/paolsen/mj/minibox_en.html which appears to be a loconet compatible command station. Has anyone ever heard of this, or used it...

Is this because they are plastic wheels? Is it difficult to get them in gauge? Do they have difficulty in rolling free (defects in axle housing)? What I was thinking of was machining out a jig which you would insert the axle (to the proper gauge, of course), press the first driver on. Then...

when assembling the wheels on the axles, what is used to gauge them...are there any "stops" machined into the axles? Or do you just slip them on and use a gauge to check the gauge of the trucks (per instructions?)? I guess my previous post didn't make this question clear, sorry. If this is...

Can anyone confirn that the MDC HOn30 trucks can be regauged? Are the axles cut to allow the wheels to be placed in only one gauge? Also, any source on the MDC parts, now that Horizon owns the distribution rights? GregC

North West Short Line sells replacement gearing for the MDC shay. Also, you can get a kit version of the shay online for ~$40, and have spare parts galore!

as someone who models in HOn30 (or trying to), I've run through the same questions on trucks. N scale trucks, while cheaper, will not have the right sized (diameter) wheels, and the spacing between the wheels are to small. N scale passenger trucks work just fine, but the archbar trucks are...