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Well done! Now I know how to mount mine... I think your soldering skills are adequate enough now that you can get a job on the bomb defusing squad. On thing though, er, that puff of smoke thing is something you generally want to avoid on the bomb squad--especially a BIG puff of smoke...:D...

I was afraid you were going to say that. That's exactly what I bought my 1024 for. I intended to put the decoder on top of the motor. I guess not, now. I was going to put a flashing light on the cab roof as well, since it is a model based on a real switcher that has a rotating light. I'll...

I'm in! Give me the pillowcase... Now remember, I'm a wee bit bigger now (6'4" 275 pounds). That ain't gonna' be a problem when it comes to catching me, is it...:p YEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Look ma, I flyin.......................... THUMP!:eek: Yeah, that's pretty much how it went the...

And, if it blows up and sets the old homestead on fire, you'll know not to do what Jon tells you... I bet he was like my big brother when we were kids ("No really, if you jump off the roof and flap your arms, you'll fly..." "What, no I haven't tried it myself, but it works on paper and I...

I'm a "fix it in the computer" kind of guy when it comes to photographs. Here is the same low resolution jpeg after 30 seconds in Photoshop. BTW, what an incredible model. Not only do I not have the skill to do this, but I also do not have the patience. I think there needs to be a trestle...

What kind of shell are you putting this in? It seems like there should be more room...:mad: Tom F

Hey, I like it! Great little critter! As to the color, yellow is my favorite color as well. I have $10,000 worth of Snap-On tools and everything is yellow handled (when I could get it ;) ) I almost bought a truck this color but the price was too high. I have a bunch of old Bachman drive...

Sheesh, you Rock guys are shameless (he, he)...:D :p :rolleyes: :D Tom F

Um, so now that we have gotten off track on a discussion of the history of electronics in model railroading,:D has Freelancer ever solved his problem with the errant switch machines? Tom F

Hey Andy, is that the one the riverboat captains had "rammed" (um, I mean accidentally rammed) to take it out? I seem to remember Abe being involved in that. Tom F

Um, Michael, you did use a resistor on the LED didn't you?...;) Tom F

Ugh! 60 pulses per second would cause chatter like no tomorrow!:D That is one idea for non transistor throttles... Though without an amplifier, I can't see a way to increase or decrease (as they work now) the pulses logarithmically as the DC increased. I guess you could have let the full...

I never thought Casey stank. Now the polecat thing, I have to say I'm torn on the issue myself...:D Tom PS: How are you and your bro doin' kid? We all be a bit concerned for you two...

Hey Phil, I think you got your hands on that missing batch of material NASA uses to make space shuttle tiles. They want it back...:D The same would apply as far as securing the board while the glue dries to prevent it from warping as the glue shrinks. A couple of years ago, I got my hands...

Of course, there is always the third way (don't take the path on the left OR right, but forge right up the middle)... I have blown more stuff up doing this than most people will own in their lifetime...:p Wait, that wasn't what I meant (he, he...) :D Using a single IC chip, you could use...

I just got one of these (an LE1024W) and have not installed it yet. A couple of clarifications are in order (as I don't fully understand how this works). Do you have the strobe operating in directional mode now? If so, which effect output is it assigned to, "B"? I am assuming that the...

I wish you still had it too... I would have liked to have seen it!:D Boy, building a transistorized throttle (like I built) in the 60s would not have been cheap as transistors were expensive then. I remember paying $8 for a Phillips version of a 2N3055 power transisor in the early 70s...

Yea, OK so the problem is already solved...:D Being an electrical/electronics junky, I gotta' go with Dick on this one... I was going to cast a vote for out of gauge track as I had this problem, but since cleaning seemed to do the trick, I won't even bring the "binding flanges" theory up so...

It was that blasted round fan on the top front hood that always threw me. I have never seen one of these types of fans on such a small unit. I agree with the "everyman's design" as the hustler has similar (but not identical) compatriots in the Porter, Davenport and Plymouth lines. There are...

He, he...:D I didn't get it either until you posted the close up, wise guy...;) So, where is it really? We have a thread burried elsewhere (in the Rock Island Roster thread I believe) where we started posting surviving Rock Island bridges. I think you should repost it there so the "Rock...