I had the kit version. I ran into all the same problems reported here, out of round, and the poor fitting of the deck bridge pivot leaving alot...
When I don't find what I am looking for at Des Plaines Hobbies, I sometimes also go here:...
Wasn't this already done once? I believe it was called the Penn Central? :D
I used XtrkCAD to plan my layout. Its a very good piece of software to use and imo superior to the Atlas track planner.
I like the new Sounder sound-only decoders from MRC. I still stick with DigiTrax for the motor control.
I hear very good things about their steam locos. I don't own any but did at one time have an HO scale IHC SD-24 and an IHC C-415. I was not...
Why not model the early Penn Central era in 1968, that way you can run NYC, Penn, and PC all at the same time :D
I had some problems with TCS decoders when I tried tuning the brightness and directional lighting CV settings on a couple of T-1s. In both cases,...
How many of these McMansions now go unoccupied because no one can afford them? I recently read an article that said 18 million homes are...
Chicago has always been a major hub for many eastern and western US railroads. I model an urban Chicago/Gary setting with NYC, PRR, RI, IHB, and...
Anyone else catch the new Modern Marvels - Locomotives last night? It was a good episode of the series. Some hightlights included the steam locos...
Coming from a die-hard computer gaming addict through their college years and 20s (me!!), this can't ring any truer. Nevertheless, I grew up with...
Busy building a Walthers Diesel House. It is slow going, as I've only just now got the main walls up after a few weeks of on-again off-again...
In some of my "pooly maintained" industrial spurs, I am planning to lay the track directly on the board with a minimum of ballast and heavy...
I second that comment. My original system was the Prodigy Express but I have since expanded it with a booster and then a 2nd "Advanced" cab. I...
For building kits, the hardest one I put together was the DPM powerhouse. For rolling stock, I would say the branchline box car kits. The basic...
It's not prototype, but on my layout I generally use two headed signals, where the top signal head shows track occupancy in the block just ahead,...
> Actually, I think the type of work they'll be doing on your layout should be the > deciding factor since the PRR often purchased their early...
OK, so I'm going to be in the market next month to buy a six-axled loco in Pennsy livery. Here's my four choices that I have been mulling over,...
Try the web site http://www.wiringfordcc.com/. They have a whole section on that site explaining how to retrofit decoders into DC locomotives....
