I have an Athearn GP-9 that I have overhauled. This engine now has a Mashima can motor and new fly wheels installed. This engine ran pretty well...
Some of the members of the club that I belong to are interested in acquiring a Noch Grass Master. I know that the Grass Master uses a contrated...
I live in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. As you may recall the Cedar River flooded at record levels in June 2008. The crest of this flood suprised everyone...
I have seen the Cadillac Eldorado in my local WallyWorld (Walmart). There is also a blue 67 Plymouth GTX convertible and a 1972 black Chevy...
I will be going up with a carpool of other modelers from the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area. We are going up on Sunday. Bob Perkins
DCC Voltage Drops The answer is not really. The DCC circuit breakers are good for isolating sections of a layout. Therefore, a short in one...
I have encountered a few HO freight cars where I had to be creative to add weight to the cars. The Walthers covered coil gondolas are...
My own layout is now almost 20 years old. How time flys. I started construction in 1991. My layout occupies one corner of my basement. It...
Here is another sign of addition. You start looking at ordinary house hold items, such as drinking straws or tape reels, as candidates for...
The accessory terminals on most power packs are 16 Volts AC. LEDs however work with DC, since they are by their nature poliarized devices. One...
I have seen it done before. One modeler that I know put a plexiglas roof on his round house. I think that you could do something similar with your...
Was the Masonite soaked in just plain water, or was anything added to the water? Also does the water stain or leave water marks on the board?...
I am currently working on the bench work for an extension of my model railroad. I need to continue the back drop around an outside corner on to...
One type of paint I have used on flexible handrails is Testors Pactra Racing Paint. It is made for lexan R/C (remote control) Car bodies. I have...
Gondolas are interesting. I recently attended a clinic at my local NMRA division meeting on open loads. One of things that was pointed out in the...
