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Badger, Pactra and Tamiya I just went through my old box of 'little bottle' paints and found I have acrylic paints from Badger, Pactra and Tamiya. Yes, that is the Badger Air Brush Company out of Franklin Park, IL. The Badger ones include things like "Western Pacific Orange", "Amtrak Red"...

Number 3 Very nice! I like the matching trim, men in the cab, different shades of black along the boiler to show the operating temperatures and the brass of course :thumb: What does the yellow emblem below the stack say? PS: Did you paint the KD coupler 'rust' or is that a trick of the light?

Acrylic paint I have been using those "Folk Art" plus "Craft Smart" and "Apple Barrel" acrylic paints for a while. They do not rub off even if you do not coat them. Tip - Do not try and coat them with Poly sealants/protective coatings as they tend to dissolve into the poly or run even after a...

SMAIL 'vaporware' status Thank you nolatron. I was kind of afraid of that especially after seeing that the Circuitron web page about them is "still under construction". *sigh* I was hoping for a cheaper solution than more Tortoise/Hare combos or plodding on with the old 0-5-0 :(

Depends on track material... Another middle of the road answer because - Minitrix track in N Scale - once a year, maybe... Various manufactures in HO scale track - Maybe once every three months because of the dust from opening all the windows in the house... O and O27 scale track from Lionel...

Has anyone tried the "SMAIL" from Circuitron yet? Any comments if you have? Why I am asking - I currently have 3 Tortoise/Hare combos on a Digitrax DCS100/DT100 setup but want to 'DCC enable' 7 more switches and a few accessories. I know I can do it with the Hare but I am wondering if the...

Atlas or Walthers... Hi, please take a look at this link: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/switches.htm You will need some wiring no matter which you choose and Allan shows you how in the link for your specific make/model of a turnout. PS: I went with the Walthers turnouts. Easier to power the...

Bringing up the rear... I just double checked the un-squashed version of picture and you are right about it being a caboose... Going to fix my post in a minute. They have had different rolling stock down there over the years but I usually avoid downtown Newport until early winter when the...

Thank you! Still laughing :)

"The Newport Dinner Train" The rain finally let up shortly after leaving the LHS and I saw this caboose sitting at the start point for the Newport, RI Dinner Train: One of these days I am going to catch the actual train in action when I have a camera:yep:

"Pictures" disabled in IE Since "Smilies" are pictures, the odds are pretty good that you have disabled "Show pictures" in the "Advanced settings" for IE and have "Show image download placeholders" (the red X you see instead of 'Smilie') turned on. To check/fix: - In Internet Explorer, on...

Popup Nightmare... It is possible that your MSN Toolbar is letting those pop-ups in because they are on the "authorized sites" list. If you can check the sites allowed to do pop-ups list in the MSN Toolbar but cannot change them, you may want to consider... If you have Windows XP, check to see...

More ideas... I just tried again but using some of my brother's MiniTrix sections with the Atlas turnout - Not going to happen. If have to do it with sectional pieces, change the #6 to a #4 and use an Atlas #2521 curve to get what is shown below. I usually use #6's in N and HO as crossovers...

Adjustable but... You can adjust the radius with flex but since you asked, here are some measurements: 2" separation between parallel track (good for fat fingers): 45 3/8" radius with a 7 17/32" straight piece attached to the turnout 1 1/2" separation between parallel track (NMRA recommended...

Fleischmann 2-8-2 Still have my first engine, a 1961 Fleischmann 2-8-2 #1367 with tender and UP markings. The road number is hard to read because I wore off the paint playing with it :oops:

Yes, you are right! I had to zoom in on the original to be sure. Those are the towers. Normally I am not that familiar with city silhouettes but given their tragic end, they are forever etched in my mind. The picture was taken with my Kodak DC120 sometime in Feb 1998 while on my way back from...

Tips for Walther's Kits in General From previous experience with Walther's kits in general: - Before you start cutting the plastic nibs holding the pieces in the form, take all the forms over to the tub (or a large sink) and wash them with barely warm water and dish detergent. 'Dish detergent...

New York City... Okay, gotta contribute too :yep: New York City as seen from a speeding AMTRAK car heading north to New Haven, CT. The South bound rail is barely visible in the lower left hand of the picture. PS: Yes, that is my reflection in the dirty window but I kept the picture anyhow...

The best laid plans of.... I understand about the whole “first layout” experience. My first free-standing, semi-permanent layout was weeks in development and research once I ‘negotiated building permits’ to construct it in a spare bedroom within the detailed constraints outlined by my roommates...

"DCMaster" Even without the Analog Control Unit, that is a pretty nice engine that makes all sorts of sounds, including a bunch of random engine noises! Big :thumb: Anyhow, the analog unit does not require programming per say as it comes with 4 buttons: - "Vol" for volume adjust, - "Horn"...