I went to a train show a couple weeks ago and I saw a Scaletrains ES44 in Citirail DCC/Sound. As I got closer to it, a crazy thing happened. It called out my name shouting "Neal! Neal!" I had no choice but to buy it...
Hello All,
Yes, I did!
I have an Athearn Blue Box Cow and Calf TR unit that keeps shorting/frying decoders.
To remedy this I purchased several SMBJ16CA-13-F 600W Surface Mount Transient Voltage Suppressors.
According to a recently published article in the National Moder Railroad Association magazine, these should remedy the situation.
Hope this helps.
"Uhh...I didn’t know it was 'impossible' I just made it work...sorry"
One Rapido Baggage-Dorm and six Rapido Manor Sleepers have just arrived at PWRS for me. Next time someone in the family is heading that way they will get picked up.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Got some more knowledge for myself from working with my train mentor. He showed me how to setup my DPDT to work with Tortoise switch machines. That's priceless.
I'm rounding the corner on finishing the basement after almost 2 years of working mostly solo on it. Just painted this past weekend and I'm installing the lights this week. Flooring might start this weekend.
Does "the train room itself" count as a goodie?
Haven't gotten ANY goodies for myself lately and I'm feeling very bad about that.
Mark B.
I purchased three Bachmann 'Thomas & Friends' carriages.
IMG_2488 by David Harrison, on Flickr
I repainted one in Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway livery. (It has had a second coat of paint since this photograph.)
IMG_2494 by David Harrison, on Flickr
The other two happen to be in Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway livery, local to the area I model. Therefore I weathered them a little.
IMG_2495 by David Harrison, on Flickr
All three are 'in service'.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
I got myself a Blue Goose Hudson from BLI a couple of months back, but not related to Christmas. This Christmas, it's a Toro snow blower. I'm 70 finally, and have a heart condition. I can't shovel the local heavy snow any more. So, for a Toro I have waited long enough.
I am thinking of the C&O 2-8-2 that BLI will bring on line in the spring. Other than that, my big next hope is for Jason et al. to announce they're going to go ahead with the Canadian Pacific H1-b project, and that I'll eventually have my CPR 2816.
I recently purchased the J&J Tool Company from RDA miniatures. This is a wonderful resin kit of a cut stone building.
It has been on my "Buy List" for quite a while.
-Photographs by Kevin Parson
This is going to be beautiful when assembled.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I certainly did. At TrainFest this year a spent a lot on track, buildings, rolling stock, a loco, NCE equipment, shirts, mugs, hats, magazines, dvds... A lot. I will have to add some pics to my Flickr page but some items are already pictured.
Its the most spent in one event/trip since I got back into the hobby in 2019, by FAR. Required some long conversations with my wife, and I'm sure there will be some penance to observe before all is done. But at least I have what I need to finish track and actually run trains - for the first time in 30 years!
Andy
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Milwaukee native modeling the Milwaukee Road in 1950's Milwaukee.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/196857529@N03/
Good morning
It's the spirit of giving season again already. Yet another year winding down as they seem to go by so quickly. With that said, the whole past year of 2022 can certainly be considered as lately. Anything new for your layout or added to your roster this year?
Watcha got?
I'll start.
A more recent score was the great deal on these ore car shells.
A bit excited about trying my hand at painting and detailing them. It'll be cool to have some different cars for the upper ore mining horseshoe.
What about you...
Did ya get any good goodies for yourself lately?
TF