The "N" Crowd

[SOU Fan]

Well I just got bite on eBay.

The seller listed 20ea sections of N guage flex track.

I received the track and guess what? It is HOn3 guage.

If anyone would like to trade 15 ea. of 30" N guage flex track (new condition) for 20ea. 19 1/4" HOn3 track. Please contact me. This track appears to be in new conditions.

I dont know what code it is but the ties measure 3mm x 27mm.

Dewayne

[e-mail]

Thats a zero in n0ssy and not the letter o.

What is the distance between the rails? If I remember correctly HOn3 runs on the n scale track so you may not have been burned from evil-bay. If the distance between the track is 9mm you should be ok. You may also want to post this in the main section for those ho guys that dont always read this thread. Just a thought,

Curt

N scale track is not the same as HOn3. HOn3 track is wider than N scale. You just might want to relist it on ebay. Just a question how do you get spaces. whenever I hit enter when I hit post it shows up without any of the "enters" I put in.

[Anonymous]

Well I just got bite on eBay.

The seller listed 20ea sections of N guage flex track.

I received the track and guess what? It is HOn3 guage.

If anyone would like to trade 15 ea. of 30" N guage flex track (new condition) for 20ea. 19 1/4" HOn3 track. Please contact me. This track appears to be in new conditions.

I dont know what code it is but the ties measure 3mm x 27mm.

Dewayne

[e-mail]

Thats a zero in n0ssy and not the letter o.

What is the distance between the rails? If I remember correctly HOn3 runs on the n scale track so you may not have been burned from evil-bay. If the distance between the track is 9mm you should be ok. You may also want to post this in the main section for those ho guys that dont always read this thread. Just a thought,

Curt

[Anonymous]

Well I just got bite on eBay.

The seller listed 20ea sections of N guage flex track.

I received the track and guess what? It is HOn3 guage.

If anyone would like to trade 15 ea. of 30" N guage flex track (new condition) for 20ea. 19 1/4" HOn3 track. Please contact me. This track appears to be in new conditions.

I dont know what code it is but the ties measure 3mm x 27mm.

Dewayne

[e-mail]

Thats a zero in n0ssy and not the letter o.

[pcarrell]

What does everybody use for track bumpers on their sidings? I'm looking for a few and want something that looks good. Doesn't matter if they need to be assembled or not they just need to look real.

Guy

A friend of mine uses this method; http://www.telusplanet.net/public/crowley/track_bumpers.htm

I just do a dirt pile with some railroad ties in front of it.

[bnsfncoal]

What does everybody use for track bumpers on their sidings? I'm looking for a few and want something that looks good. Doesn't matter if they need to be assembled or not they just need to look real.

Guy

[pcarrell]

Hey Chuck there is another solution to  N scale ground throws........try Z-scale ground throws ive heard that they look more prototypical but they may not be able to operate so i hope this answers your delima.

nscaler711 - do you know who sells z-scale ground throws? If so please pass on the info.

Thanks,

Peter 

 

Do they exist? I know for sure Caboose Industries doesn't make then. Maybe some Euro company does, but the design would probably look too funky for an American railroad...

 

I'm curious about that and if they have enough throw to acually close the point rails.

[Metro Red Line]

Hey Chuck there is another solution to  N scale ground throws........try Z-scale ground throws ive heard that they look more prototypical but they may not be able to operate so i hope this answers your delima.

nscaler711 - do you know who sells z-scale ground throws? If so please pass on the info.

Thanks,

Peter 

 

Do they exist? I know for sure Caboose Industries doesn't make then. Maybe some Euro company does, but the design would probably look too funky for an American railroad...

 

[pcarrell]

Hey Chuck there is another solution to  N scale ground throws........try Z-scale ground throws ive heard that they look more prototypical but they may not be able to operate so i hope this answers your delima.

nscaler711 - do you know who sells z-scale ground throws? If so please pass on the info.

Thanks,

Peter 

And do they have enough throw to do the job?

[Anonymous]

I purchased a Kato P42 Phase III loco when they were first released. It was about that time that I stoped working on my layout and I just put the loco off to the side.

I just opened it up and found that it has knuckle type couplers (dah should have checked when I purchased it.)

Anyway, has anyone converted a P42 to rapido's? If so HELP. Maybe It would be easier if I convert one of my cars to knuckle/rapido config.

Dewayne 

 

[modelalaska]

Hey Chuck there is another solution to  N scale ground throws........try Z-scale ground throws ive heard that they look more prototypical but they may not be able to operate so i hope this answers your delima.

nscaler711 - do you know who sells z-scale ground throws? If so please pass on the info.

Thanks,

Peter 

[pcarrell]

On a related note, if anyone likes Pizza Cutter wheels, let me know so I can give you my old ones. 

Thanks but no thanks I think I have enough of those

But they work great for,......well,.........I guess nothing really!

[SOU Fan]

On a related note, if anyone likes Pizza Cutter wheels, let me know so I can give you my old ones. 

Thanks but no thanks I think I have enough of those

[Metro Red Line]

i like rapido couplers b/c there easy to use for me.......im 16 so not entirely exprinced with MT couplers so i stick with the simplist couplers there are. plus accumate has many problems with they're cuoplers like the pin will fallout and get stuck in frogs sometimes wind up in some three cars down the track and get stuck in the cars axles and derail the train.

 

Yuck, but hey, whatever works for you. At least if I have some Vapidos I wanna get rid of, I know where to send em :) Plus, my passenger station can only have so many weight scales made out of Rapidos. On a related note, if anyone likes Pizza Cutter wheels, let me know so I can give you my old ones. 

[NS2591]

I would save my money and buy an Atlas GP40 they're much more reliable. My Grandpa has 4 of the LL GP38-2s and they're not bad engines. But by the time(if you want a correct one) you add all the stuff or modify the shell, its just easier to get an Atlas one.

[nscaler711]

i NEED help i don t know how to convert an life like gp38-2 into an gp40-2 so can you help cause i just found the real CSX #6638 and its a gp40-2 not an gp38-2 so please help thank you!

[nscaler711]

Thanks i think ill try that. also i found out the coolest way to semi permanitlly connect my bachmann amfleet coaches. they kinda like a real trainset. what you have to do is take three or more long shank couplers and trim the coupler so it looks like its opposite end like a capital T. also if you look at your mouse curser while your typing it will look like that, so then you put the car on their roofs and then you take the coupler boxes with the springs still in them and stick the both of the ends of your new coupler and stick it in the boxes and set the boxes back on the cars and they should be semi permanant. i'll get photos posted on how i did sometime soon

[Wdlgln005]

Nscaler711:

In 2007, check out the new line of Bachmann Automatic couplers. It appears the next batch of cars will come with them. Repacement parts for their old Crapidos will arrive shortly.
For most Atlas cars, you could simply get the MTL truck mounted coupler & swap. It's the easiest way to go. I'm not talking about going to body-mount yet. Your problem sounds like the old days when I'd get an Atlas or ConCor car & not get the MTL replacement. I'd usually go back to get the 10pak & see how many cars I could 1/2 convert into the fleet before doing the other 1/2. For some cars, i'd even reuse the old bolster pin!

Another way to convert is to have a supply of Unimates on hand. I like to use them on passenger cars that don't do a lot of switching & on B ends of locos. The plastic Tshank makes it easy to swap. i like to do a bunch of Atlas trucks at once.  

[nscaler711]

i like rapido couplers b/c there easy to use for me.......im 16 so not entirely exprinced with MT couplers so i stick with the simplist couplers there are. plus accumate has many problems with they're cuoplers like the pin will fallout and get stuck in frogs sometimes wind up in some three cars down the track and get stuck in the cars axles and derail the train.

[Metro Red Line]

i did something stupid today i bought an atlas PS-2 Covered hopper with accumate couplers and forgot to pick up some rapido style couplers with it so im going to have to look for my extra couplers to convert the darned accumate couplers.

 

Why do you want to use Vapido couplers?

[nscaler711]

i did something stupid today i bought an atlas PS-2 Covered hopper with accumate couplers and forgot to pick up some rapido style couplers with it so im going to have to look for my extra couplers to convert the darned accumate couplers.

[Chuck Geiger]

Fascia going in nicely...Masonite bends better when you spray "wet water" on it. Lighting going in today - Lights Of America undercounter 14w lights that plug together. After football, pre-cut valance wll go on.

[jackwade]

I was wondering if anyone has used an Atlas turntable with Kato Unitrack and if so what kind of problems I might have matching them up if any.

 

[pcarrell]

Hey, I've kown about this site for a long time, but I'm betting that some of you don't know about it yet.

Want to know about that loco on Ebay or in the hobby shop?  Wonder if it's any good?

Check this out!

http://www.visi.com/~spookshow/locos.html

[pcarrell]

Glue.  Lots of glue!

And no tall grass, huh?

Seriously...  If you apply the ground foam between the rails with the same alcohol pre-soak and diluted white glue technique you use for ballast, it turns hard as a rock and is no issue for operating.  The only trick is keeping it from sticking to the inside of the rails, same as ballast.

Cool, thanks!  Maybe I'll brave a little on the new layout.  Though my vegitation will be a little more brown since I'm going to do late fall/early winter.

[Dave Vollmer]

Glue.  Lots of glue!

And no tall grass, huh?

Seriously...  If you apply the ground foam between the rails with the same alcohol pre-soak and diluted white glue technique you use for ballast, it turns hard as a rock and is no issue for operating.  The only trick is keeping it from sticking to the inside of the rails, same as ballast.

[nscaler711]

Hey Chuck there is another solution to  N scale ground throws........try Z-scale ground throws ive heard that they look more prototypical but they may not be able to operate so i hope this answers your delima.

[nscaler711]

n2mopac your from sedelia mo.! thats awesome im in columbia mo. have you been to the train haus in warrenton mo.? well i have and the manager has a n scale layout in the store its pretty cool

[nscaler711]

hello all n-scalers i have a question my Kato p42 genesis loco's LEDs just burnt out a few days ago and i dont see how it could have done that can you guys help me?                                                      by the way it is a             B E A U TIFUL locomotive id trully would reccomend it for any N modeler for your 1990's and up era layouts or an older era that you could use as an collectible item for your shelf. i love it..........it gives me a few problems like the cheap (not to be rude) asian plastic that the pilots are made of will break if the train has a date with the floor. also it gets a lil noisy at 75 scale mph but DCC should fix that hopefully and thats about it. A digitrax decoder dn163k0a will fit into the genesis loco.

also does any one have bachmann E-Z DCC...................does it work well with n scale cause im looking into it as cheap shortcutfor DCC

[Dave Vollmer]

Insulfrog.  I wanted something DCC-friendly without having to cut gaps.  Even on the #8 turnouts, I don't really have much in the way of stalling issues.

[Anonymous]

Dave, did you use Electro frog turn outs or the insulated frogs?

Curt