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Posted by Greg Elmassian on Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:12 PM

If you are intending to be out by the coast sometime on the weekend (unfortunately I have to work the rest of the week), drop me an email if you want to drop by and chat/run trains. I used to be in the N scale club at the museum.

Regards, Greg

greg@elmassian.com

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Posted by dcfixer on Sunday, May 24, 2009 5:52 PM

That's great, Greg.  Thanks.  I'll be in touch.Smile

What scale do you run?  How big is your layout?

Later,

Don

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Posted by Greg Elmassian on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:41 PM

You might want to visit my site, in my signature.

1:29, standard gauge equipment,  there are pictures on my site, under progress and development. About 450' of track so far, not big as I would like it, but small lot. SS rail, DCC and DC track power.

Regards, Greg

Visit my site: http://www.elmassian.com - lots of tips on locos, rolling stock and more.

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Posted by lownote on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 7:35 AM

 I'll add my experiences. I use track power, constant DC, and DCC over the air, using the QSI/Airwire system. You could argue it's the worst of both worlds, but it works very well for me--I can run multiple loos at once and MU them as well. The thing I like the most is the built in sounds and the way the sound responds to motor load. If I had a lot of extra cash on hand, I'd probably switch over to conventional DCC on the rails

Track cleaning is  mostly a minor nuisance. I have about half brass and half stainless, and for the way I run, I'm not sure stainless is worth the extra money


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