Hi Steffen, It was great to meet you and your brother and to see your fantastic layout in the flesh. You proved that one can do shunting in Z....
Steffen, Juergen, thank you both for your help. Carim
Steffen, I see that no one is wearing masks at your exhibition, so can you help clarify the situation at Altenbeken? I read on the ZFI site that...
Hi, With your stalling train, does it move if you give it a push? Does the train run over the turnout if you start if before the turnout?...
I came across this: https://www.bclstore.co.uk/product-page/coil-point-motor-switch-with-indicator-mimic-display You would have to email them as...
This is very sad news. Graham was such a nice man, always ready to give advice to a novice in the hobby. He will be missed.
I think that an advantage with circular/oval layouts is that it is easy to run in new locos; whereas the modular configuration maybe gives a more...
If you are pinning the track and your plywood is relatively thin, make sure that you nip off the points of the pins (wear goggles when doing this)...
Peco do make Z-scale flexible track and it can be connected to Märklin track.
Hi Kev, I tried this approach to couple up a scratchbuilt EMU. However, what I found was that if I didn't uncouple the coaches for some time,...
I plan to fly to Hannover, stay there and then go to Altenbeken by train as a day trip. I believe that the S5 line goes from the airport, via the...
Hi, This is all looking very good! I would suggest strengthening the edges of your board (wood, foam board or even plastic card) just to give it...
I have some older engines with 3-pole motors; if they are well run in and properly maintained, I found that they can run just as well as locos...
Hi, Have you seen this website http://www.zscale.org/articles/power.html It might give you some help. Carim
Hi Kev, I use Tamiya TS-71 "Smoke" to spray over clear plastic to produce tinted windows. Carim
Garth, Thank you for that information, it is most helpful. Carim
Jeff, Thanks for the initial report - do you think it would be easy to split the shortie in two to use it to power a longer wheelbase train?...
It will be interesting to see what the draw is of the "new generation" of motor that Marklin is introducing on its latest models. Carim
When the lights are on and there is no movement, it may mean that the two copper wires (whiskers) from the circuit board are not touching the...
Has anyone received one of these yet? If so, would it be possible and easy to separate the two trucks so that you can use the shorty as a basis...
