Wow! Your layout really showcases the advantage of N scale over HO - long trains, vast scenery. And it also features that rarest of phenomena, a...
Thanks for the tour!
Assuming your DC controller uses PWM, you may not get an accurate reading from a DC voltmeter. But OTOH I'm not sure it matters, as the loco may...
That and check for flatness on the install of the switch and the adjacent track. If you lay a steel ruler on edge on top of the rail there should...
Although Dullcoat is clear lacquer, you can use it to fade rolling stock if you wet it with isopropyl after it dries. It creates sort of a milky...
I use flex instead of sectional. I was able to level the joint by ungluing one of the tracks and shimming it up with card 5 inches or so from the...
One suggestion for sussing this out is to run the loco very slow and watch closely. In the only similar situation that I had a leading wheel...
Assuming you have already checked to see if some piece of crud is blocking the point and you don't want to return turnout, try carefully bending...
F'rinstance, here's @Allen H's photo with the saturation turned down 33% in FastStone, a free photo editor that I use a lot to fix exposure...
Try bending the point a tiny bit with a needle nose so it goes into the notch. I've had to do this on a couple of Pecos (notched at the factory)...
Size looks OK but it needs doors. This lists dimensions: https://www.hangartrader.com/find-hangars/hangars-for-sale/10538-texas The planes on...
Curious why each turnout needs a dedicated capacitor. Can't you wire one for the whole layout?
Its perfectly fine to stop working on the layout once you get the track working. But since this is your first layout, how do you know you...
When I went to c55 the choices were limited. I ended up with ME flex (great stuff) and Peco turnouts (also great) but combining them requires...
Usually I try to avoid piling on but... [IMG]
Is this a poll? I bought a sound-equipped diesel and don't use it much. Sound adds a level of interest to operations but it is tinny and I find...
Your cars would take MTL short shank trucks. Which ones depends on the era; 50's and later go with roller bearing. Last time I looked they were...
From what I've read the IRS isn't interested in peanuts; just report it as "hobby income". Their target is the $100K+/year resellers who make...
There used to be a nice history on model railroader but my bookmark 404s now. I have about 100 cars with short shank roller bearings, the other 3...
Almost all my cars have MTL roller bearing short extension trucks. Three don't - two high cubes and a 90' flat car. None of the cars are even...
