Well, this old lady runs surprisingly smooth and quiet in one direction, but really stuttering in the other one Is this purely mechanical, or there is something to check in the decoder?
Well, this old lady runs surprisingly smooth and quiet in one direction, but really stuttering in the other one Is this purely mechanical, or there is something to check in the decoder? Not an expert but could it be gear mesh question ? Good one way not the other. For me not decoder but mechanical.
I've been working on some freight cars for my freelanced Violet Hill Railway, trying to find a design that looks realistic for the era. I'm really happy with how these are coming, the two-bay hoppers (for sand) will likely all be in this 'scheme', while the boxcars show some passage of time. The 'VH Keystone' logo was replaced by the 'VIOLET HILL' spelling around the mid-1970s, and at that same time some of the railroad's fifty 40' boxcars were sent through a rebuild program notably chopping off their roof walks. So 170 on the left is in its original configuration, and 198 and 193 both wear the updated logo but in different sizes, maybe indicating the start vs. end of the program. I have another MTL 40' boxcar, sans roofwalk on the way. I'm planning to model it as #200, which received red paint and bicentennial graphics during its rebuild! None of this really matters, of course. The railroad is fictional and it only occupies about 5' of track in the form of modules, currently. But it's fun! And I am discovering I am a timeline and details kind of modeler
"Fun" is what it's all about. If you're not having fun, or at least in pursuit of fun, you're doing it wrong.
Thanks Richard. I don’t think the small flaws in the paint job will be noticeable from a normal viewing distance when they are on the river.
@Pie39 , really really like the VH rolling stock and the backstory. I enjoy devising a history for the Wilmington's rolling stock as well. Meanwhile, on the workbench this morning is the result of "going shopping" last night at the "Basement Hobby Shop"... I think the platform lamps are too big for N Scale so they might find a home on the Horribly Oversize Switching Layout.
Here's the 13-story building that I first posted about at the end of December, now in a mostly finished state. As mentioned in my original post, I've used a total of 4 Woodland Scenics/DPM Hilltowne Hotel kits to make the main walls of the building; the elevator equipment house on top of the roof is made of DPM modular wall sections. At some point in the future, I'll add HVAC equipment to the roof area. I've decided to call it the Baker Building, since the number of main floors is 13 (a "baker's dozen"). Overall, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, and I plan to kitbash some more city buildings soon.
PaperAndPetro, It looks fantastic! How did you true up and glue the horizontal joints between the different kits? The joints are almost invisible! - Tonkphilip
The first test of the mini-BT Amp.. Redirecting Engine Driver's built locomotive sounds to the throttle's Bluetooth adapter (either from tablet or laptop) . Pairing was incredibly easy. The BT-Amp is powered via a USB 5VDC power adapter. More to follow...
We have a saying in model rocketry that "it looks good six by sixty." Meaning, from six feet away or at 60 miles per hour. Yours is clearly better than that.
Very cool Mark. I knew Peter (EngineDriver developer) had added a sound option but never tried it out. So if I understand what you are doing I could .... .... pair the Bluetooth in my boxcar to the phone and run the same sounds through it? You ought to go on Discord and let Peter know what you are doing if you haven't. I'll bet he will like it. Sumner
