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CN Nutbar, Definitely a couple of the neatest steamers I've ever seen ! Nice work ! Joe

Narrow Gauge !

Jayson, I believe Circuitron, the makers of the Tortoise have also developed a circuit they call the " Hare ". I understand it allows a DCC equipped system to throw your turnouts via the DCC controller . I'm not that knowledgeable about the specifics but I'm sure some of our Gurus can help you ...

Matt, What is your goal ? More speed or more power ? Might be worth the search, however I've got an older original style Athearn twin motored with flywheels and stock gears that can just about out pull my S-15 pick-up ! ! ! Even though the Sante Fe didn't have any DD-40 s to my knowledge, I had...

Happy Birthday " EZ Days " ! :thumb: Joe !

" Running light " Joe !

" Right of Way " Joe :wave:

Simply " Amazing " ! Talk about Talented ! WOW ! :thumb:

Hi Doc, Great looking crane ! Did you scratch built it ? Resembles the cranes I use to service the glass in the cabs of many of the overhead cranes at Bethlehem Steel, Burns Harbor, IN back when I was working ! Again, great looking crane ! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Joe

Roundhouse Intsructions Sunburn, Found it ! Joe

Sunburn, Is that the HO scale Heljan roundhouse ? If so I built one with the 3-stall addition some years ago and I do save ( Ex-Navy storekeeper :rolleyes: ) all the paper work to models I buy and build. Give me some time and I'll locate, scan and e-mail them to you ! Joe :thumb:

Jacob, I found the magazine and article your looking for. I'd be glad to scan the 6 pages involved and e-mail them to you ! Joe ! :thumb:

Same here !

Scoobie, Sounds like you are describing Kadee couplers, probably # 5's. The curved trip lever should not be shortened unless you want to disable it as in semi permanent coupling locos together. Instead gently give it more elevation by bending it with needle nose pliers, enough to just clear the...

Duuuhhh ! Here's the deal. I must have had a brain cramp the time I worked on it and inverted the motor ( Ray was correct ) and probably somehow turned it twice, then reinstalled it the way it was originally, Duuuhhh ! I feel stupid !!!:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: I want to thank all you guys for...

Hi Don, I do enjoy a challenge and figured if I couldn't work it out, put it out on the gauge, then I'd call Bachman. I've dealt with them before and they worked well with me and solved other issues for me. Joe :)

In answering the suggestions - there are no wires in the motor to swap. I already inverted the motor - to no avail. And the wiper bar could be moved to the other side, but the axle gears are offset and cannot be 180-ed. I asked the " Bach-man" on another forum but have not received a...

I've stumbled across a small problem. I some time ago purchased the 3 piece MOW Track equipment set made by Bachman Spectrum. The Two track servicing machines run fine but the speeder runs in the opposite direction as the others. I've had it apart but seems there is no way to reverse the...

Some rail facilities, repair shops, yards and etc have a set of scales to weigh railroad equipment loaded or empty. They need a way to calibrate and periodically test these scales, therefore the scale test weight car. There is always some sort of small shack or building next to the scales to...

Tom, If it involves all your turnouts but just the one loco, then I would check the locos truck first, it might need a little weight. Dosn't seem it would be the turnouts, if more than the one loco derails at all the turnouts, I would blame the switches. What model and # of Atlas are they ? What...