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The article does a very nice job covering the movie layout. It's actually pretty sparse/bleak and nothing like the John Astin layout from the TV show. They airbrushed colored sawdust for the ground cover. Raul Julia's ZW was not connected to the track and the trains used in the crash sequences were actually cable pulled by pulley wire /dumb bells. Layout was 8'x21'. There are some production stills in the article showing the massive pile of wrecked loco's that never made it into
[quote]My Lionel Legacy GP-7 apparently burnt out a board just after it went out of warranty. It still runs but no headlight or marker lights. [/quote] Are you sure the TMCC receiver board hasn't just been scrambled? There are usually 3-4 boards in a TMCC loco; The receiver/command board, motor control board, sound processor, sound amp. The lighting and most aux effects are on the receiver board. If it's truly failed the loco shouldn't even move. If you have access to a TMCC setup you
[quote]Anyway, I know what I am talking about, it can be done, [/quote] I think you have it backwards. A company may very well cheap out on components or design elements or keep production runs extremely short. They usually then tailor their warranty to match their expected/projected failure rates. The only products I'm aware of with built in time bombs are some software packages where the license is actually date locked and it will stop functioning when the clock trips over.
The dielectric effect of the oil would cut down on arcing and if the oil is light enough the weight of the loco would squeeze it out of the way and allow conduction at the point needed. The stuff should also slow down oxidation. Still not sure about slippage and possible long term effects on traction tires.
The PowerMaster Bridge is only used if you have original PowerMasters. The CAB-1 talks to PM's via the CB radio frequency. Other than the Command Base, all other communications is through the track signal or the serial port. The Legacy system uses the same frequency as WiFi, 2.4 ghz. BTW, If you use the CAB-1 and the CAB-2, do not try to control the same loco at the same time. The command codes from the CAB-1 only use relative speed steps whereas the CAB-2 can use relative, absolute or Legacy
[quote]I use Denatured Alcohol. Buy it in a one gallon can at Lowes.[/quote] I think this stuff has 10% methanol in it. I'd handle it carefully and make sure its only used in a well ventilated area and avoid skin contact. I use Isopropyl alcohol for track cleaning. You can get Ethyl based rubbing alcohols which uses a small amount of acetone or Isopryl alcohol as a denaturing element. Read the safety sheet on any product you use. There have been a number of posts/articles over the yeas of the
There should be a small tab on the side of the balance arm. This locks onto the bottom of the car frame. Flip the car over and look for the tab. Push away from tab and the arm should release and a spring will cause the giraffe's head to bob up out of the hatch. There were a pair of track side clip ons that went with the overhead tell tale to make the giraffe bob when it got near the tell tale.
No damage, no permanent affect. You just need to shut down the affected engines.
This version of the car mechanism has the giraffe normally up and when it hits the track side "clip on" ramps, it ducks down. The tell tale and the side clips are actually separate items. There is a more recent incarnation of this style car where a mechanical cam is driven by the rotation wheels and this causes the critter to bob up an down as the car moves down the track. I think the Rhino car uses this mechanism and possible the alien invader/Area 51 car does too.
The "layout" structure is actually several stories tall so a number of venues are out because of height issues. While the trains never get much higher than eye level the layout is build around a two story station structure that houses much of the electronic controls including a very elaborate (and extremely effective) lighting system. When you include the actual visitors walking/viewing area and the looped waiting line the foot print for the display is quite large. I've visited the