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  1. cnw1961

    Athearn blue box decoder

    Kevin, here is a short tutorial on the DCC forum on installing a decoder in a Athearn BB F45: http://forum.zealot.com/t116552/ . On the TSCDCC site you’ll find another tutorial (a bit different) that should work for your SD9 too: Athearn SD45 .
  2. cnw1961

    Breaking it down - Freestyle!!!

    It’s definitely the solder fumes sign1.
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    Breaking it down - Freestyle!!!

    That’s what I call art!! :inw::inw::inw::inw::inw:
  4. cnw1961

    Jan 4th Weekly Photo Fun

    Deano, now I know what you really think of my pics....:mrgreen::p and it is useless to tell you, that I think the west side of your layout looks fantastic, so I won’t even try......sign1sign1sign1
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    Jan 4th Weekly Photo Fun

    Mark, beautiful shot. I love your close ups. Steve, you are right, this picture has really got something about it ... Glen, beautiful engine. PWRR-2207, the grass tufts are Silflor Prairie Tufts. They are a bit pricey, but it is amazing how much you get done with a package of them. Ralph, great...
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    Jan 4th Weekly Photo Fun

    Kevin, to create the second picture, I just started the program an loaded the five photos. I didn’t even try to change the settings of the program to improve the result. It was just the first attempt and I liked the result so much, that I wanted to share it here. If you want to know a bit more...
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    Jan 4th Weekly Photo Fun

    Kevin, thank you :wave::wave:. We all know the problem, that we only have a rather shallow depth of field when taking pictures of our models, even when using small apertures. Sometimes, it can be frustrating, if only a small area in your pics is really sharp and all the rest of your model does...
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    Jan 4th Weekly Photo Fun

    I hope you don’t mind that it is me again to start the WPF thread with two shots of this ATSF Geep running light after setting out a car at the Miller beer distributor.
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    Breaking it down - Freestyle!!!

    I think we all need a new challenge from time to time, so I fully understand that you started this. It looks fantastic, can’t wait to see it finished :thumb:.
  10. cnw1961

    looking for simple but fun switch layout (ho)

    Have a look at Carl Arendt’s Micro/Small Layout page: Micro/Small Layouts for Model Railroads . You’ll find tons of ideas and track plans. Another good source of information on such a layout: The Model Railways Shunting Puzzles Website
  11. cnw1961

    Grain Elevator/Mill

    No crummy looking outhouse for Steve :mrgreen: – we all know what he is capable of. You did a fantastic job, my friend!:thumb::thumb::thumb:
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    Dec. 28 Weekly Photo Fun

    Dear Charlie, you find a link to information on my boxcar in my last post (#11 of this thread) and this link leads to information on my packing house: http://forum.zealot.com/t154403/ The blue building on the right is my Burbank beer distributor: http://forum.zealot.com/t151479/ Deano, can’t...
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    Dec. 28 Weekly Photo Fun

    Dick, the boxcar is scratch built: http://forum.zealot.com/t111634/
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    Dec. 28 Weekly Photo Fun

    It’s Friday, time to start a new WPF thread. So here we go...
  15. cnw1961

    Brrr...

    Hi Play-Doh, nice to see you back again :wave:. Here is a link to some pictures of a very nice snow layout. Hudson Rd - RailImages.com I remember that there was a thread on the Atlas forum on snow layouts a while ago, so you may search this forum for "snow layouts". Woodland Scenics offers...
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    Dec 21st Weekly Photo Fun

    Wayne, what a nice photo. Now we all know, where you got your modeling skills from. Thank you for sharing this pic :wave::wave:
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    locsound

    Les, I have a LokSound V3.5 for my Baldwin diesel switcher and I think it is excellent. The motor control of the ESU decoders (LokSound and LokPilot) is second to none, especially at low speeds, and I never had any problems with programming. Bearing in mind what is possible with such a tiny...
  18. cnw1961

    A very Merry Christmas to all

    A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my fellow Gaugers.
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    Riverside packing house … kind of …

    It’s done! I added some details and I think it is finished. I may weather the roof a bit more, but I haven’t decided yet. The pics don’t show the subtle variations. I will post some more pictures of the packing plant on the WPF thread when the scene is finished. Thank you for stopping by...
  20. cnw1961

    N Scale Fire Dept

    Great job :thumb:.