Since the old topic of the same name was no-longer useful because of URL changes in the new forum, I thought I'd put a new one with working URLs on. I'll put in URLs leading to some of the original topics, and possibly some new ones.
NightCrawler tells how to make an SP SD40T-2 step by step.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/272167/ShowPost.aspx
jfugate's topic on making realistic scenery.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/412388/ShowPost.aspx
jfugate's clinic on designing for satisfying operationshttp://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/346454/ShowPost.aspx
AntonioFP45 tells how to upgrade passenger car interiors.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/268136/ShowPost.aspx
This thread has some ways of applying decals posted in it.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/269420/ShowPost.aspx
mtrails tells how to make Athearn motors both quieter and better running.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/786028/ShowPost.aspx
TA462's "The Great Proto 2000 Endurance Test," which mostly just says how reliable P2Ks are.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/789487/ShowPost.aspx
And my very own way of slowing down diesels made by Mehano.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/718310/ShowPost.aspxNOTE: I found out recently that doing this will make the engine a little noisier, but it'll at least be slower.
Remember, next time you see a widely useful thread, you can post a URL here.
And I would like to thank AggroJones for the idea of making this topic.
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fiatfan wrote:Here's Joe Fugate's clinic on photography:http://www.geocities.com/fundynorthern/PhotoClinic1.htmlTom
Joe Fugate Modeling the 1980s SP Siskiyou Line in southern Oregon
It's been about 2 months since I started this topic, and it seems it hasn't worked out like I'd hoped. Maybe it just needs a kick start, so I'll add another link.
Some detailed explanations on stripping and repainting plastic engines, which could also work with plastic cars, started by zgardner18.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/903307/ShowPost.aspx
Agro's origininal "Compilation" was kept alive by several of its participants "editing" earlier posts to bump it back to the top of the forum at regular intervals to help eliminate the constant repetition of identical questions, and to give both new and experienced modelers a place to find "answers" more easily. Darth a big thank you for your efforts to keep a needed "index" of good information available. Now some of us can keep it alive for the benefit of the forum. A page 8 rescue! How quickly the topics roll in !
Jon Grant shared some of his weathering techniques using acrylic paints as washes and dry brushing. You can find his post at Topic # 916813.
Enjoy! Again thank you Darth for your efforts.
Will
Lots of info on DCC installation, operation and troubleshooting:
Wiring for DCC by Allan Gartner
http://www.wiringfordcc.com/
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Darth Santa Fe wrote:Since the old topic of the same name was no-longer useful because of URL changes in the new forum, I thought I'd put a new one with working URLs on. I'll put in URLs leading to some of the original topics, and possibly some new ones. NightCrawler tells how to make an SP SD40T-2 step by step.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/272167/ShowPost.aspx jfugate's topic on making realistic scenery.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/412388/ShowPost.aspx jfugate's clinic on designing for satisfying operationshttp://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/346454/ShowPost.aspx AntonioFP45 tells how to upgrade passenger car interiors.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/268136/ShowPost.aspx This thread has some ways of applying decals posted in it.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/269420/ShowPost.aspx mtrails tells how to make Athearn motors both quieter and better running.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/786028/ShowPost.aspx TA462's "The Great Proto 2000 Endurance Test," which mostly just says how reliable P2Ks are.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/789487/ShowPost.aspx And my very own way of slowing down diesels made by Mehano.http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/718310/ShowPost.aspxNOTE: I found out recently that doing this will make the engine a little noisier, but it'll at least be slower. Remember, next time you see a widely useful thread, you can post a URL here. And I would like to thank AggroJones for the idea of making this topic.
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WHAT!? You don't know of the legend? LOL
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EXPERIMENTATION TO BRING INNOVATION
http://community.webshots.com/album/288541251nntnEK?start=588
Heres a link for you......
Aggro(The Legend)Jones' thread detailing a tree making technique.
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/357967/ShowPost.aspx
Have fun & be safe,Karl
Hmmm.... New forum format does not work quite like the old one, in which an "edit" moved the topic back to the top of the forum index. This topic may grow long with "Bumps".
Agro, how quickly Fame fades eh?! Our short 15 minutes on the stage and off to the catacombs, publish or perish. Most assuredly not a "One Hit Wonder"!
A litle information on Acrylic paints and thinning them for use
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/898834/ShowPost.aspx
Hope this helps those with getting started in various painting tasks.
For the Athearn "owners" who need to service older BB motors. Here is one one of many links:
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/964381/ShowPost.aspx
Hope this is useful to improve performance and quieter operation.
The "U K Wizard", Jon Grant shares some weathering techniques using acrylic paint for washs and dry brushing, with a promise of some weathering powders as this topic works to completion. Enjoy!
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/962238/ShowPost.aspx
It seems that I may be the only one to be interested in keeping this alive (see my post from page 60 of the forum over a month and a half ago above). Be that as it may, someone found and old tutorial by Grande Man on producing aspen trees that might be of interest to some of the new members of the forum, as well as some of those who have been here for a while.
Link to follow: http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/578970/ShowPost.aspx
P.S. If you find some useful material add it to this compilation as a reference for others, if we add things often enough this will not be buried 60 pages deep into the forum!
Here is an instant classic about ballast and track maintenance by a truly outstanding gentleman - Dave-The-Train.
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/1082886/ShowPost.aspx
Tom
Here's a thread about overcoming the challenges of modeling the Golden Age of Railroading, from the Civil War to WWI.
Pre-Big One Modelers, Musket and Sabre Club
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
This is Simon's photo-essay tutorial on building a small wooden craftsman model kit:
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1475964/ShowPost.aspx
It's certainly worthy of inclusion here.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Here are my contributions.
Davidmbedard's thread on using fiber optics:
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1209570/ShowPost.aspx
A "how to video" I found on youtube that shows a decoder installation for Athearn engines:
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1164832/ShowPost.aspx
TONY
"If we never take the time, how can we ever have the time." - Merovingian (Matrix Reloaded)
I hope this is helpful.
These are threads on metalizing plastic streamlined passenger cars to give them a realistic "Stainless Steel" appearance:
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1353945/ShowPost.aspx - Rivorossi Budds
http://cs.trains.com/forums/1401894/ShowPost.aspx - Metroliners
"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"
"Widely useful" by who . . . . . or should that be "by whom?"
NightCrawlers post on making an SP SD40T-2 was interesting and contained some good general ideas but I am not particularly interested in SD40T-2s so I would have to classify that post as a "less-than-widely-useful-thread."
Joe Fugate's ideas on scenery and operations are quite interesting and I certainly appreciate his efforts in the hobby; I have no comment to make on his scenery techniques and as far as operations go Joe Fugate is a car [i]shover[/i] while I, on the other hand, am a car puller therefore his postings, while "widely useful" to some are "less-than-widely-useful" to me!
AntonioFP45"s upgrading of passenger car interiors is indeed "widely useful" but unless my modeling efforts returns to an era of passenger trains this particular thread, while enjoyable, is irrelevent.
As an N-Scaler making Athearn motors both quieter and better running is also irrelevent.
I will "rain-check" out at this particular point.
From the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west I am: rtpoteet
Here's Tomkat-13's excellent thread containing a huge number of "Signs" that can be used for anyscale.
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/162879.aspx?PageIndex=1