I am an advocate of not soldering track joints and leaving a gap of .015 inches between pieces of track no matter what size (up to 36 inches...
I hear ya on the wand. It's bad enough that I have to hunt for the TV remote.
But if all the joints are soldered how can the rail expand or contract. It has nowhere to go, nowhere good that is. But it will go somewhere so...
I always thought using batteries was, at best, a second-rate solution especially when there is ample power in the two rails that the caboose rides...
I never bought any IM locomotives or rolling stock. Some inner voice told me not to do it. After reading this and then the tales of frame rot,...
WOW! And I thought I was the only one who was exasperated with Atlas's motor leads design. I got two SD35's that have befuddled me to no end.
Just an aside here but Peco uses the same rail joiners for both its C55 and C 80 track. I am not sure about Atlas though.
Let me add to your last sentence above: AS LONG AS "...the room has fairly constant temp and humidity." One good power outage could change that...
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Okay, admittedly this issue can be like discussing politics or religion or possibly the Chevy vs Ford vs Mopar debates back in the 50's and 60's....
According to Spookshow the snoots and the regular SD 40-2's share the same chassis.
Your story is quite common these days. We had eight hobby shops close around here. Some were small but there were a couple of big ones also....
Let's not get off on a tangent here. My posting of the closing was just a public service announcement not a prediction of doom and gloom. Gee...
Yes, I first checked to see if they were an advertiser before posting but did not see any references.
Your layout attachment did not make it as I can't enlarge it to where I can see it. Can you give us the size (4x8', 3x6', etc.)? There is an MRC...
Not naming names for fear of the dreaded wo wo wo but we are losing another shop by the end of 2024. This might be old news for some because the...
How much money do you want to spend? The controllers you have are sufficient for your purpose. But if you want to spend more money then look at...
Probably like many modelers who have been in the hobby since prehistoric times (i.e. before DCC), I had accumulated a bunch of non-DCC friendly...
I tried working with sheet brass once. It was not my idea of fun. Had to buy some hydrogen peroxide to handle all the cuts on my hands. I am no...
Trying to find a good paint to do vehicle grills and wheels on some 3D printed school buses and trucks that I have acquired. I know there is a...
