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My S/O layout is made of 2"x4"s and 3/4" plywood. Heavy, sure, but it is strong.
Both the water tower and the crossing shanty are both Marx. I have 3 towers and one of the shanties.
My son, who is almost 3 now, has been into trains for the majority of his life. He loves watching trains go by, both full size and model. He loves playing with his wooden Brio-type trains and likes to help with setting up the model trains, regardless of the scale. He sometimes will ask to hold an engine, and if it is not too heavy, fragile, or expensive, he will get to hold it. So far, he has not identified his favourite gauge, but he loves steam engines, and will make train sounds if he sees one
Some Marx 1666 locomotives did not have smoke units installed. I have 3 of them, and one of them does not have an installed smoke unit. The 1666 is a great locomotive, and once you get her running good and keep her clean and properly lubricated, she will run well for many decades to come! Have fun!
If you have the time, I would recommend the seeing the Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor, CT (Just nort of Hartford) and the Essex Steam Train (a reasonable distance SE of Hartford). The Submarine Museum in Groton, CT is also a great place to see if you have not been to it before, and a Providence and Worcester RR main line passes right through the museum. On a cautionary note, if for some reason, if you need to seek emergency services, it would benefit you to bypass Lawrence and Memorial
Well, I have some good news, Kira found the part, and I caught her trying to sneak it under the stove. Aside from some ferret drool, the part is very good, and is now back on the 4-6-2 where it belongs. Kira is a baby ferret that we got to replace one that died not that long ago and likes to play trains, even riding on them. Thanks again fro all the help, James
I have run my small demonstrator 2 loop TT scale layout at a train show about a month ago. Because we were not selling anything, and we had other unique items on display (i.e. 8 3/4" gauge 4-4-0 locomotive), the table fee was waived. If you have something unique, the people running the show may be willing to work a better deal for you.
Burnt Windings? If the windings are burnt, a visual check may reveal discoloration and/or visible charing, however not every portion of the windings may be visible. However, a better check would be a continuity check of the armature and field coil. The field coil, being basically a wire wrapped around a plate, is checked like this: Using a multimeter set to read resistance (Measured in Ohms), and the leads properly hooked up, check the continuity of the wire, it should have very low resistance, usually
I have a pair of Sakai turnouts that came with their box. I bought them mainly as they have given me no problem so far with my Fat Wheel Marx locomotives and my Lionel / Flyer / etc. locos. So far they have given me a few years of reliable service.
60/40 is far better for electrical/electronic work, ideally if you can get it 63/37 solder, as it is allotropic, and does not have a plastic phase.
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