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Tips? I would also like to suggest that before you start, check out and read some books before beginning your layout. www.kalmbach.com has a lot of how to books that aren't too terribly expensive. If i were you, i'd get books on 1. BENCHWORK, 2. TRACKWORK, 3. BASIC WIRING and DCC WIRING, and then finally SCENERY. you'll have to build the layout in that order. I've been in the hobby since 1977 and had to learn the tricks of the trade the hard way because i didn't start out reading
It means the height of the rail. Code 100 is a100th of and inch which is the tallest rail. Then their is code 83, 70, 55 and so forth. If you are starting your first layout you might want to use the code 100 or code 83 or a combination of the 2. (Most mainline rail is heavy rail like code 100 and the sidings are code 83 for rail not used as much as mainline rail. If you use code 70 or 55 you will have to check the flanges of your wheels and replace them if they are too tall. Some manufacturers make
If you want US equipment a good place to start is www.walthers.com for european equipment you mightwant to check out www.kibri.com
Terry, Got my SJMRRC home layout tour list, a new coffee cup, and a can of rootbeer that the dog didn't slobber all over!... see you Saturday!....chuck
If you want to make them look more realistic, take a pair of scissors and cut off some of the branches so they aren't so uniform. Then take some cheap heavy duty hair spray and saturate it, then throw it into a bag of Woodland scenics ground turf and shake and roll it around. Remove it from the bag and shake of the excess ground turf and plant it on the layout....chuck
I have owned an MRC dual control throttle for the past 20 years and the same problem you are having still happens to mine. One of the two throttles always overheats quickly and trips the circuit breaker on one of the throttles. (An the light comes on.) I would suggest that you do as crandell suggested first in case it is a rail joiner problem and if you don't find the problem it may be time to hook up the middle rail to an entirely different throttle. I use my dual power pack for accessory equipment
All my lights are on an accessory power supply. If you have LED lights then a larger ohm resistor is needed. (I usually use between 400-700 ohms resistors per LED) but I use mostly incandecent bulbs and instead of using 9 volts, i'll install a 10 - 15 ohm resistor so that they won't burn up if someone accidently turns up the throttle. I can usually get about 15 lights on one old MRC powerpack before it gets overloaded. I have 7 stand alone power packs that control my lighting, signalling
I must be missing out but i've never seen floquil paint in a spray paint can. I always thought it was paint for air brush work. at least that's what i use it for....chuck
No wonder I can't find it here. There was a hobby shop in Houston that's not in business anymore that used to sell Scalecoat paint but haven't seen it for years around here. I'll ask Mike of Mike's Hobbies to see why this is so. Will get back to you....chuck