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The worst thing that has ever happend to me in this hobby is, well....starting it in the first place! LOL I haven't had quite as bad of experiences as you guys have. My problem started with my first train set, when I dropped it. Needless to say it didn't want to run too well. Luckily my...

N Gauger, I love the LED's :eek: Is that a black light you've got there too? Cool! :thumb: I started working on another decoder install, but with complications I was quickly turned away and started on something else. Thanks to justincase I was inspired to start working again on my...

I don't quite deserve the compliment, but thanks! Those are SOS pads on the dowels. If you can find the heavy duty industrial kind they will support themselves better and won't sag like the ones I have on those trees. This is what I learned in the class: Get a dowel or any stick that you...

Well....hmmm....I found out quite a bit. The only problem is, is that I have been convinced to not proceed with the installation of the smoke unit to DCC. :cry: I had a gentleman from the Digitrax user group help me with what I needed to know and do to get it installed. It definitely takes a...

CharlesH, I learned that sage brush works very well. It looks great too! Took a modeling class earlier this year and the instructor showed us how to make trees out of sage brush, rabbit brush, and pine trees out of dowels with SOS pads. You can check out my dowel made pine trees in the third...

Great, thanks for the phone#! I have a feeling that I will most likely be using it. Someone at the Digitrax group just responded to me, and just like you said he is suggesting a relay. I will give his ideas a shot and then give Tony a call if this doesn't work. I will keep you updated...

Thanks for the input guys. I just posted my question in the Digitrax group and I will see what they have to say. If they can't help me then I will see what Tony's can do. You say call them? Do they have a tech support that could help me? Or are their sales reps just really good?! Thanks...

racedirector, Digitrax had this link on their website. http://www.trainbuddy.com/Reference/Decoding%20Engines/thomas.htm As for installing decoders in cheap engines. That is exactly what I do :oops: , I see it this way, it is a $20 locomotive, and I add a $20 decoder to it, it doubles the...

I am trying to install a decoder in one of my steam engines. Upon disassembling the engine I came to the smoke generator and found that it has a wire connecting to both sides of the frame. I don't know exactly how these work, but I am assuming (you know what assuming does) that it works like a...

:cry: I just finished applying one final coat of hairspray to my trees shortly after the pictures, and I left the trees outside to dry. I was supposed to take them in before I left for work. As luck would have it, I forgot. Well...while I was gone to work, a nice little storm picked up...

Um.... Correct me if I am wrong, but I think what screwysquirrel is saying, is that the track plans can be expanded. They are in N scale, so they can be expanded and adapted for HO scale. The actual turntables cannot be expanded, but the layout can be expanded to accomadate either turntable...

Big surprise, but I haven't been making much progress in the areas that I had on my list. Although I have been making a little progress in other areas. I just got a radio throttle and I have been testing that out. Unfortunately I don't have a radio receiver so I am just using it tethered for...