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    Revell/Concor Big Boy

    Sorry but this is meant to be strickly a display model....was never meant to be motorized.
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    #844 UP 4-8-4 HO scale

    Yeah'know' correct me if I'm wrong but I don't recall another non brass U.P FEF other than the Rivarossi produced one..... Bachmann sells a U.P Overland set with a 4-8-4 but its engine's more of a Santa Fe prototype design. Edit: O.K after some digging find Athearn makes a very nice FEF-3...
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    How do you clean your track?

    Have any scrap cork roadbed? break off a small piece and use it...also a piece work's well glued to the skid of your track cleaning car
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    Brass 2-8-8-4 gets Tsunami sound....Wow!

    DM&IR Number 227 just came out of the backshop after having a new can motor, and Soundtraxx's Tsunami heavy steam sound decoder installed and while I'm still messing around with the CV's for optimum sound I'm have to admit being sold on this great sounding system....Have a look and give a listen...
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    Mild Kitbashing of the new Bachmann 2-6-6-2

    On finding a couple of pictures of a Southern Pacific 2-6-6-2 I sent the newly arrived Bachmann Bachmann C&O h-4 2-6-6-2 to the shops for conversion into a fair copy of the SP MM-3 two of which were purchased from the Verde Tunnel &Smelter railroad. Also gave it the slightly different road...
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    1890s wild west locos

    You don't mention scale or a budget limit so I'm assuming H.O scale 1:87th will do.Also be this a personnal project or more like a school project? As mentioned above Ebay could be a good starting point. Now' are we looking for passenger or freight equipment ? And well there are several engines...
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    New Bachmann 2-6-6-2 with vanderbilt tender

    Here's Bachmann's lastest rendition of the C&O class H4 2-6-6-2 ,on recieving this engine found it to be very nicely detailed and and a smooth runner . Looking for that smallish articulated? this one will fit the bill. And though I'm not a fan of the new breed of double articulated engine where...
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    Brass locos

    Take a look over on the Bachmann website ,on the left side under product references they have the break down drawing of all 3 versions of the 2-8-0. Also on speaking of the N&W aux. tender thats a hoot cuz I posted a wrong picture,remember the subject was brass locomotives was supposed to have...
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    Video:The new paragon2 N&W Y6B

    2 better video's showing the true tractive effort of this beauty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rM6UakQuqg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d43t-ms3yJI
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    rivarossi big boy & challenger manuals

    I would very much doubt it has a decoder installed, A box being marked Digital could just be referring to it electronics board. Does it say anywhere on the packaging DCC Ready or DCC Equipted? If its marked DCC ready it should have a NMRA plug to accept a decoder. If it says nothing then a...
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    Video:The new paragon2 N&W Y6B

    Just a short video of my new Y6 on a break in run,outstand slow speed operation and sound. :mrgreen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlRlasCR1g
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    Unknown HO Consolidtion 2-8-0 - electrical repair

    Brass locomotives normally pick up power from the Firemans side of the engine (frame)and the engineers side of the tender,so simply try connecting the wire to the floor of the tender,,if the wheels on the tender are isolated correctly it should run.also remember to clean the wheels on both. be...
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    Request: Advice on making boiler handrails and rivets

    Precision Scale Co. carries a large assortment of handrail stanchions for almost any application.But you'll need their catalog in order to be sure of the correct ones.
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    Wood trestle question.

    Also as with most wood structures be sure to stain or paint the parts first as the paints / stains will not ahere to white glue well.
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    Any cell (prisoner) cars in H0?

    Have heard of prison bus's but not specific railcars leastwise here in the states. Back years ago they'd just handcuff'em to a seat if they did have to travel by rail,and if they acted up a rifle butt in the head would calm'em down sign1
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    Sunset Models HO SP 2-6-0 mogul problem

    I did find pictures in Model Railroading magazine reviewing that engine that show the connection between the motor and gearbox on this engine and my 1st thought was "crud" what was Sunset thinking! there's hardly any space between the shafts for tubing to be able to grip,And forget universals...
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    Latest project cars

    Bill you can make it into your own private car that way the time frame of your layout doesn't really matter. As for the fancy scroll work ,those are dry transfers that really were't that good even years ago when they were fresh.The good news is that microscale Decals has that exact sheet in...
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    Latest project cars

    oops! Here is the Johan Carlson!!
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    Latest project cars

    Have for some time been painting/repainting a consist of the old Roundhouse Pullman Palace Cars. Being a Great Northern modeler from day one but living in the southwest and finding myself the owner of 2 Santa Fe steamers from BLI and have ordered the GN. S2 that should be out next year decided I...
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    Sunset Models HO SP 2-6-0 mogul problem

    Also besides the tubing a really better fix would be to use the plastic universal joints by NWSL.:thumb: