Given the similar tasks, the PIKO/Concor dual substation and the WS single appear functionally almost identical (different line/distribution voltages just affects the relative number of turns in the transformer windings), just the pieces are arranged a little differently.
One of the transformers from the kit is used as a load on the depressed center flat car on the right. You can only see the very edge of it.
Was curious to see for myself, how DCC locos work on a DC track, I wasn't sure if there was some default sounds that are heard even on DC tracks. So I pulled out my kato unitrack and set up a quick oval and 22-018 DC control. Was pleasantly surprised, at how the engine warms up and doesn't take off immediately. Really cool. Hoping once I get my layout up with Digitrax that I can go into Loksound programmer and add some conductor or engineer voices over the radio, really love the engines that have that in their sound files. https://streamable.com/kms9jh
After a looong time I've progressed the FM H12-44TS to a respectable stage, shell on mechanism, fuel tank fitted and correct truck sideframes added. Still needs a lot of work to finish.
I received this trainworx caboose last week and finally getting around to setting it up. It came with a DCC light decoder (ESU). Default operation on DC only the marker lights comes on and is directional. With DCC you have to explicitly turn on the marker light but still directional. The spotlights at each end are turned on and off with their own function buttons (f1,f2) and are not affected by direction. So now just setting up the information and programming into the decoder. It seems to have a minimal amount of flicker control but going to try and add some capacitors to give a good couple seconds of backup power. The red of the marker light on the right does not show very well as red in this pic but it is and properly bright.
That's a very fine-detailed caboose! I wouldn't say it's N scale, if it weren't for those 4 scale-feet rails
On this page I’ll show how to build a Bluetooth boxcar with a speaker in it. . Battery is a RDQ Series 3.8V 1S 380mAh 1S 60C LiHV Whoop/Micro Battery – PH2.0 from RaceDayQuads ( HERE ). I was worried they might not be easy to find in the future so ordered a couple more at $5.00 each. . I glued the slide switch in with CA and almost glued it where it wouldn’t slide so be careful doing that. The pairing button switch is not glued in. It is held into place by the pressure of the side of the speaker enclosure. The JST charge plug on the end was white. I painted it black and red. The red is on the side of the JST female plug that has the red wire. You can only plug it in one way but the red to red helps in doing that. I barely got everything in but like it as then nothing moves around. I could of created a little more room if I would of used smaller diameter wire and kept some of the wire shorter. I’m in the 50’s to early 70’s time period so didn’t want a real long car but that would always be an option. I also have Rapido couplers on one end of the car and Micro-Train couplers on the other end as some of my locos have one and others have the other. More on TrainBoard ( HERE ) Sumner
Okay, now we know the how... But why? Is this for making announcements/reminders at a show; "Look, but don't touch?!" With a remote microphone, you could even make more timely announcements; "OUCH! Don't touch me! Put me down!" Or "Help, I've fallen, and I can't get up!" when it derails.
You could have some fun with that. Back in the 80's when I had my computer store I was setup at a computer show and computers were really new to the general public then. I sat at the back of a table and was connected via a serial port to one of the display computers. Would engage with someone that looked at one of those and they would think the computer was really responding to them on the display as I asked and answered questions they typed in. With the box car setting on a siding you could start some interesting conversations with some onlookers. Sumner
Very nice Trainworx caboose. I've been waiting on these for years. So far I have received the black Trainworx caboose and my vendor had the other two ready to send out in a week. Nice to finally have a correct D&RGW ship built caboose in N scale. I'm hoping Pat will offer the other 1970's versions with windows including the orange, single stripe Grand Gold and even the 4 stripe.
It's an amazing caboose. I wasn't aware that these were a pre-order but purchased upon a stock notification from one of the vendors I frequent. It's kind of funny and maybe only because I'm paying attention but Rio Grande stuff seems to have gone from rare releases to a flood of them lately. Atlas, Scaletrains, etc. Anyways Pat did a fantastic job.
