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    Decoder in Bachmann saddle-tank loco

    Although it is limping right now, this is how I wired mine up. Maybe it will be of some help.
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    What about a Depot thread

    White Pass & Yukon Route depot in Skagway, AK.
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    What about a Depot thread

    The Rio Grande depot in Salt Lake City, Ut.
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    What about a Depot thread

    Union Pacific depot in Salt Lake City, Ut. Platform at the Union Station in Ogden, Ut.
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    ho scale walthers trainline powered crane

    I have one of these and it is great! It is a very nice model as it looks great and runs semi decent. The main problems are that it is very noisy, and it has somewhat poor electrical pickup. It only has two wheel pickup. Two on the front truck and two on the rear. When I get around to it I am...
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    Looking for the Malibu Trucks

    Cleaned out the two Wal-Marts in my area, here is the loot!
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    Question about banner ads???

    I will be sure to check it out, but do you realize that you are paying Peter the money as you are the one paying for the ad and thus for each click? Or at least that is my understanding. edit: You have some pretty cool and interesting content!
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    Bachmann GE 70ton

    If you get one, be sure to get one of the newer ones with a single motor. I have one of the older two motor kinds and it ran pretty good at first, but now the second motor has problems and bogs down the first motor. The details are pretty good, better than Athearn blue box, but not quite a Proto...
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    Site Search Engine

    I would have to agree with you. It does not seem to do as good of a job as it used to and the 4 character minimum can make it difficult to search for certain things. Have to admit though, it is a lot better than what some of these other forums have. Freelancer
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    Swap meet finds

    Here, maybe this might help.
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    building an ho scale walthers jordan spreader

    I am in mid process of assembling one of these. Not too difficult and actually quite a satisfactory model to build. I would suggest you check out doctorwayne's spreader here as he has done an outstanding job (as usual:thumb:). He has shared some tips with me on how to make it look and operate...
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    Athearn blue box decoder

    You could wire it all up so that it would be ready for a decoder, however if you plan on running it on DC for a while before you get a decoder you will not want to isolate the motor yet. I am not aware of a metal strip embedded in the frame, but you should be able to throw some electrical...
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    Sand color & texture

    Progress of my service facility is moving along slowly and I am now in the process of filling my sand bin with sand. I am having a hard time making up my mind and was hoping to receive some input. I had some fine ballast that looked pretty good in the bag, but once it was spread out and the...
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    DCC Power Output

    Hey guys, thanks for the clarification! You can imagine my frustration trying to explain to the guy at the electronics store what DCC is and what I am trying to accomplish. :confused: Needless to say he was probably happy when I made my purchase and left. Right now my turntable is manually...
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    DCC Power Output

    I am trying to wire my roundhouse and turntable and am trying to find out how much power my command station is putting out. I am currently running a Digitrax Zephyr that puts out 12.8V (is that correct?) but I am trying to figure out how many amps it is putting out. I have a 12 position...
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    Found Great Model Rr Site On E-bay

    Kyle, I know how you feel, but you are only into the auction a few hours, wait it out. It seems that a lot of the bidding goes on closer to the end of the auction. Another thing to try is to lower your price. I have seen things that did not sell their first time around, but then when they...
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    Found Great Model Rr Site On E-bay

    I have looked over his stuff a couple of times and they look pretty good, but some of the light poles seem a bit "heavy". Also, he does not have a specified scale so I was wondering how they would look in an HO scale scene. If you have any pictures I would love to see them. Thanks, Freelancer
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    Union Pacific Modelers...

    A shot of the Turbine at Eccles Rail Center, Ogden, Ut.
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    Yard Scenes

    A busy day at the Smokey Point Yard.
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    Heljan 804 Troubles

    I am glad to know that I am not the only one having problems with this. :oops: I have looked over these parts many times with no success, but thanks to Woodone's input it is now clear. Take part #2 and insert it into part #1. Then take part #4 and insert the bottom of it into part #2 (it...