Benjamin Moore "Amazon Moss" #2037-10. Someone on the CN proto Yahoo Group told me years ago, I don't know how that helps as far as painting an N...
I have found that 99% isopropyl alcohol will remove FVM lettering EXTREMELY easily, you have to be very careful or the underlying paint will also...
A pretty pair... A heavily modified Kato SD40-2mid production which I have shown before (started out as an ATSF), with an LBF Aeroflo which was...
Seem's everybody's putting in their two cents--I'm glad FVM did a run of CN units (ES44DC), although some of the details are a bit off. I wish he...
What's on my workbench? Well, what's not at the moment . . . Boy, can I ever relate to that! There are now several "workbenches" in my house,...
This CN/GTW Alstom SD40-3 is still in active service on the Bala Sub north of Toronto as of this month. I built the model a couple of years ago,...
This is the decoder and sound install from the inside, the 3-pack of 100 uF Digikey tantalum caps are on the back of the frame. The loco runs...
I've been working on this FVM CN GEVO on and off for a few weeks. Notwithstanding it's still not done, I'd like to show some of the modifications...
I'm no apologist for Digitrax, but experience shows you must have adequate capacitors for their sound decoders. Finding space for them is as...
To me, it looks like a not-enough-capacitance problem. The Digitrax sound decoders will simply not work without at least 100uF, they do just what...
Let's assume the board sits tightly in the frame and is not loose (issues with different board thicknesses and frame slot thickness). Let's also...
I was able to complete both cars over about a week, and I also built two bodies which I painted but did not decal or detail because of "issues",...
Thank you for the compliment Alan, I appreciate it very much! Richard.
I've now completed a couple of NScaleKits cars now, and this is one of them, using the FEC small logo decals. This is a post-2005 look with the...
Well, I've tried the BLMA 100T truck with 36" wheels. The inner wheels hit the folded-up etched floor piece and the outer wheels hit my brake...
With regard to using washers and other styles of truck/wheels, you'll just have to get the lay of the land when you go up country, so to speak....
I wonder if you could elaborate on the 'K nubbins' you had to remove? Gary, it will be obvious when you look at the etched floor piece. They...
Peter: I'm about to start the other pair of cars, and anticipate a much smoother process now that I know what will work. The truck bolster...
Yeah, I agree with jpwisc's methods. Only...I still find it frustratingly difficult. The GE ones that have "open" rings are much easier, you...
After the sides and ends were glued together and set, the etched floor piece was added. I found that I had to remove the little side nubs that...
