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BoxcabE50, they spun the electronics division off as Crest Hobby a few years back. As that's still profitable, my understanding is that it will...
Blast from the past! Didn't expect to see this up here. I'm currently graduating from college and am likely going to be moving out of the house...
I realize that it's somewhat offtopic, but does anyone have an idea where I could pick up a side rod pin for a Kato S2?
Colormepearl, as TD's brother (he appears to have ignored this forum for quite some time), I should state that we DID in fact buy an Aristo Mallet...
Tender in progress...locomotive frame rails acquired, just have to mill them out and see how they go. Loco is as of yet undecided type; options...
[IMG] [IMG] Aaaaand the Athearn will pull a G scale box car....
Keith: The K-27 can use a Kadee 830 in the tender coupler box (drop in in the stock box), but the front coupler is mounted higher, and you'll...
WRONG. An AC transformer can in fact control an MTH locomotive with OR without the DCS system; it can send DC signals via the track to control...
The K-27 has a solid gearbox with a large 18v Pittman motor and brass gears. The 2-8-0 (Connie) has a vertically mounted motor on top of a...
I'm well aware of the gear problems--I have two 4-6-0s in Bumblebee and I've had a few others over the years, and this is the only one that...
Second gen 4-6-0, had dead power pickups, so I installed an Aristo TE in the tender for onboard battery. I added a drill battery in a trailing...
Keith, how does the K-27 track across facing point Aristo WR switches? I'm looking into upgrading to those for my driveway loop, but I'm...
In STL: Hobbytown: one closed, one moved but experiencing so little traffic it might close, neither carrying many trains at all. Several...
Actually, five tracks. The guy bought most of the track at the show and then only afterwards thought about how to get it home--in his Dodge Colt....
Other than my gearbox issues(which I have not heard of anyone else having), I haven't had a single problem with the Ks. The gearing is a bit...
Gearbox warped due to manufacturing issues, the gears went out of alignment and started to slip/grind. Not surprising with an 80 pound train; the...
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Here're some pics of a layout I helped run in Kansas City back in August. A guy there(http://rayman4449.dynip.com) set up five loops of track at...
Locomotive is Bachmann, boxcar is American Model Supply(Accucraft plastic), caboose is a brass Accucraft model. Set up on 10' of LGB track...