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Ok so I need to paint and decal my locomotives, the painting part is easy but the decaling... not so much. I need to add 45 degree stripping to the nose and the rear of the locomotive but im not really sure what to do about the grab irons, the number boards, and the headlamps. Do I remove the grab irons and cut out the number board and headlamp space then add new grab irons or is there a better way? Also a quick question about detailing, if I want to say add a nose bell or something that requires
Hello everybody, I have a Stewart Executive Line ALCO C628 with a Soundtraxx Decoder installed, the rear lamp works just fine but the front lamp not so much... Everything appears to be wired properly and the decoder is functioning properly. I have never had to replace a bulb in any of my locos myself and I dont know what kind of bulb this loco takes. I know its a long shot but does anyone know what kind of bulb is in this loco? I assume its an LED but I honestly dont have a clue. I have called Bowser
Well I finally got it all squared away... After lots of frustration and staring at a dissasembled motor assembly with complete confusion I found a tiny tiny piece of metal flash or something that was lodge up in the top magnet of the motor. It would catch on something as the motor was spinning i guess. Anyhow, easy fix which is always was I like to find! Don
I just got a brand new N scale Kato SD40-2 and spent some time programming it and lubing everything up properly and so on. Before I did all of this I put it on the track for a minute and it had power and was humming but wouldnt run, then it would take off like the gears were catching on something... Anyhow I took it apart and I can turn the gears with the driveshaft freely without it ever hanging up at all. So I oiled it up and put the trucks and the driveshaft back onto the frame, put everything
Not sure if this helps and I know its about Digitrax Decoders but I found this at least explained function mapping pretty well. FUNCTION MAPPING The idea is basically to take the value of one CV or the CV controlling say F4 and program that value into F3 and program a new value into F4 or a value of 0 which would mean into controls nothing. Anyway, it is confusing and it took me a while to get it right. I took a look on the MRC website and I didnt see anything about function mapping so im not sure
I will have to check out the motor issue, it didnt run jerky though. Once it "unsnagged" it ran real smooth. If I stopped the loco it would bind up again, then take off and run smooth again. I may have already taken care of the decoder issue but the binding is still there. Its the fact that it runs smooth after it "unsnags" that now has me puzzled. Don
Well I have been doing some research on the area and I really appreciate everyones help. What I have most certainly decided to model is an old Southern Pacific branch now operated by the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad. U have been able to follow a lot of this railroad using Google Streetview which is pretty handy. The railroad follows Foss Rd. for a good portion of the most interesting part of the railroad. Its actually a very interesting railroad that runs through some awesome scenery. The operate
But I really want to custom paint some locomotives, both in N and HO scale. I dont have any worries with masking off parts of the body or dissasembaling the body or anything. But, I really dont know the best way to mask off the windows, lights, and number boards... I guess I just use proper masking tape but do I just keep guessing as to how big and the shape of the tape and keep test fitting it to each window? Is that liquid mask a good choice? Do I have to just remove the windows all together? Headlights
Awesome inormation, thanks everybody! The locomotive shells are all made by Atlas. I have locomotives all painted for Chessie System Roads (Chessie, C&O, B&O, WM paint) and was inspired to model a different era and locale ~ Washington to Oregon. Soooo, I am now modeling a new freelanced road in that area Don
Well, i have about 9'x9' of space in my apartment for a model railroad. I have 1 foot wide shelves along two walls with enough room at the end of each for a return loop. I really enjoy mountain mainline railroading in the washington-oregon-montana area but i also enjoy running short locals. I would like to effectively model both local operation and mainline mountain traffic. I am gonna model this area in N scale and I would have enough space to model a small yard and a town or two. This would
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