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Cool pictures. Did you catch these on the southside, or in Greenwood? Those pictures look an awful lot like the area I grew up in. HD

First two pictures, the Marx O scale F?A and F?B that my brother and I shared as kids in the 70's. It's not really and F3 and not an F7, but some mixed up version of an F unit. The last picture, is the first engine I bought for myself when I got into the hobby a little over a year ago. It is a...

I'm going to start on a small diorama that I'll eventually put in my office at work. If I can get most of that finished, then I've got a building kit that I need to paint and get started on assembly. I made a lunchtime trip to the LHS and Wally Word to get supplies, so no excuses there. I'm...

I'm hoping to get the last of the cork roadbed glued down on the zero grade portion of the layout, and possibly start working on the inclines to the raised track. I've also got to either place an order for more track or head down to the LHS and pay retail. That is if I have time between my...

I think CavlrZ nailed it first. The working parts of a toilet, similar to those seen on airplanes.

Charles Here is the home-made throttle that you may be thinking of. I haven't built one, but it looks interesting. http://www.tonystrains.com/technews/zephyr-cab.htm HD

If you solder feeder wires to the rail joiners first, and then, apply heat a second time when you solder the track together, any problem with the feeders coming loose? It obviously can be done, since you were able to do it, but what about someone less experienced at soldering, such as myself...

I've started on my first "real" layout, and I'm ready to embark on some tracklaying very soon. My benchwork is open grid, with 1/2" plywood (well 15/32" if you're being precise:D ) with 1 1/2" extruded foam as subroadbed. Roadbed is cork and track is Atlas code 100. About 1/3 of the benchwork...

Looking for suggestions on replacing a burned out light on an older P2K BL-2. I could replace the bulb with an identical bulb, (haven't looked yet to see exactly what that is yet), or I could upgrade. Filiment or LED? Right now I'm running DC, but I will be converting to DCC in the fairly near...

Just an update and a shoutout for the customer service department of Likelike. I called them today and the replacement gears are on their way. The customer service rep also is sending an entire coupler package to replace one coupler pocket cover that was broken. Friendly, fast customer...

I inspected all four axles and I found cracks that ran the length of the gear on all of them. None of the teeth are broken, but there is a definite split from one end to the other. I would have never seen them if I didn't know what I was looking for and where to look. Thanks a million. Now...

I need a little help diagnosing an fixing a problem with a P2K BL2 that I recently acquired. The unit is used, so I don't know its past history. I'll try and explain the symptoms and maybe someone can tell me what the problem is and how to fix it. This is an HO Proto 2000 BL2 locomotive...

I'm leaning towards the Zephyr as my first foray into DCC, and one of the reasons is the ability to use a "smooth DC" power pack as a jump throttle. One thing that I haven't been able to figure out is if the MRC Tech 4 200, which I have, is a "smooth DC" power pack or not. Anybody know?

Papa Bear, Can you get back out to the site and see if there are any manufacturers names or logos on it? There appears to be some markings on it, so it's probably not shop-built by the railroad. It might help with the ID. I've searched a little on the net with no luck in finding out. HD

Fred, I sure hope that you aren't really going to stop posting anything but chit chat. I for one found your description of how you make ground foam very informative and useful. It's already got me thinking of where to aquire an old blender. I rely on this type of information as I get started...

Fred, I think you've hit on the answer! For 10$ plus the cost of postage I get a better unit than the existing one. That's worth it to me to have some additional low cost motive power that I'm comfortable letting my preschool age boys play with. Thanks, HD

I have a couple of cheap Bachmann diesels that the motors have died on. These are what I guess you would call the powered truck type motors, not the can motors with flywheels. Is it worth trying to replace these motors? I've tried searching for replacements, but haven't had any luck. Are...

Yeah, that's something I hadn't though about. I am leaning more and more towards the Zephyr. The ability to use my existing DC throttle through the jump port is really attractive. When you compare prices between systems and then factor in having to by an additional handheld unit to allow two...

Thanks for the compliment Pitchwife, it's come a long way from the first design I scratched out on paper. I have listened to the voices of experience about the maximum reach distance and only the back of the layout will be against the wall with access around the sides. As a matter of fact, if...

Thanks for the replies. I guess I wasn't too clear on why I was asking though. I understand that systems and decoders can be mixed and matched. I wasn't sure if there was physically enough room in Thomas to fit any brand decoder. kchronister answered that question completely. Thanks The...