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- - Since I was last on the listI took down the big layout and moved to a small switching layout indoors, will post pictures it the Bobcat Fire misses us. Mandatory evacuation about six miles away!
    
    Moved indoors
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    I really like the Bachmann switch stands, nice and straight forward, gives you a visual of the throw position. However... they don't work with my Train Li "wide radius" turnouts. This is because the switch stands mount to two adjacent ties -- without skipping a tie, like many switch machines. And since my TL turnouts have a circuit board and reed switch beneath that "middle" tie, I can't do some dremelling and shove it in. Do PIKO turnouts have this issue? Photos suggest they m...
    
    Bachmann Switch Stand Adapter
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    A Train Company Crashed Two Trains. You Will Believe What Happened Next Smithsonian Magazine Lorraine Boissoneault Reprinted in pocket worthy https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-train-company-crashed-two-trains-you-will-believe-what-happened-next?utm_source=pocket-newtab
    
    The story behind the staged train wreck
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    Prototypes
    
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    Hi all, I've been trying to cope with a fire ant nest I discovered in my backyard, I know they are fire ants and not pavement ants, Red body brown butt and two sizes big and small. The nest in under the pavers making surface soil treatments not possible, and they have multiple entry points in the nest area. Tried a multi spectrum spray, just annoyed the. Diatomaceous earth also seems to just annoy them. I have tried borax powder over the entries but I just read that won't work I'm going to need ...
    
    Fire Ants, how do get rid of them?
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    Summer Run
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    I got some VERY much needed train time today.
    
    Running a grain train on my layout
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    The weather was a bit nicer Sunday afternoon, it wasn't too hot, so Martha and I ran a train. I flipped switches and uncoupled cars, and she had the controller and figured out what to do. We switched out two cars off the car float at Williamsport, and then headed to Pearce, where we had to trade two tank cars at Goodson's, and a gon for a hopper at Salmons Sand and Gravel. Eventually got that sorted, and headed downhill. ...
    
    Sunday operations
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    Operations
    
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    Into more than running your trains around the patio? Discuss here!
    
    It's probably been 2 months since I've used JMRI to create a switch list. During that time, no thanks to LSC & Facebook, I have acquired quite a few more cars. Being a mostly rainy day today, I wanted to run a train on the indoor division. JMRI refused to build a train with more than one car. A quick look at the build logs showed why: There is only one open car spot at each end of the railroad. JMRI has tons of cars wanting to move, but no where to put them! So, it's time to a...
    
    Too many cars !
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    Train Operations Software
    
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    I need some assistance on repairing an LGB 26844 Sound Steamer which stopped chuffing sound and the Massoth pulsed smoker stopped working. I installed a new 28-pin replacement decoder that I received from LGB/Marklin Germany and both the chuff sound and the smoker started working again. But then the smoker failed and I replaced the Massoth smoker with a new pulsed unit. I'm now getting the chuff sounds but I'm only getting 6.4 volts from decoder's track power connector (AUX 6) ...
    
    LGB 26844 DR Mallet mfx/dcc/dc Sound Dec...
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    Today I wired up a simple back-n-forth shelf "layout", just to liven things up in the basement. Half of the shelf is the beautiful viaduct Bruce Chandler made for his layout, and gave me a couple months ago when he closed down operations. Thanks again Bruce! Also from Bruce are the four nicely detailed logging cars, which he built from Don Winter kits. Bruce also invented the magnetic chains (chains with a magnet at each end), which allow a load to be cinched up...
    
    Shelf layout
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    Indoor and Micro
    
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    Not all of us have a yard, or want an outdoor empire.
    
    Hello, just us again, Some time back I was searching EBay for a part for a locomotive and in my search I happened across this locomotive. The Ebay listing showed this Barry's Big Trains 4-6-0 locomotive, uncompleted with various issues. Now as you may already know or if you have read previous posts that we have put on this site, you will realize the Barry and I were close friends and when I saw this locomotive listed, I had to find a way to obtain it for our children's model railroad and train ...
    
    Barry's Big Trains (Colorado & North...
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    I APOLOGIZE, The pictures that were in the posts over the first couple of pages seem to have vanished. From page three on, everything seems to be OK, will try to get them replaced. Rick Dec, 2018 Hello all, the build log starting for the new railroad In the fall of 2014 we began the disassembly and packing of the Shasta Pacific Railroad in preparation for the sale of our home and a move to Southern Oregon. It was bitter sweet as they say; the tearing ...
    
    SHASTA PACIFIC 3.0
    Last reply by Rick Marty on August 15
    
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    Any interest in five Bachmann 1:22 hoppers?
    
    Bachmann hoppers
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    For Sale/Trade
    
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    Have something train related for sale? Post it here! (Don't take advantage of it, please, or I'll want a %age!)
    
    I just finished editing and uploading a fun little video composed of some off-road clips and scenes from my 2016 Mojave/Nevada trip, and featuring my Toyota 4Runner "Megaweapon". Let me know what you think: [url]https://www.youtube.com/embed/e4hgXMvgqS0[/url]
    
    Megaweapon Hits The Trail
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Modeling
- - After completing 6 little Trail Creek 4-wheel cars (pictures later this week as I should be running them tomorrow,) I took down my next project, a bunch of Triassic Models Gilpin Ore wagons - yet another Peter Kaisan estate buy. The kit is quite interesting, so I'm posting the details for your entertainment. A little background: Triassic is/was a UK laser-cutting kit company, and the owner, Alan, died in 2010. It was taken over by Mike (?) who is currently producing rolling stock ...
    
    Beating the Boredom - Triassic Gilpin Or...
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    What have you built lately?
    
    I have a Bachmann gondola that I'd like to modify into a working hopper car for use in ballast service. Do you all have any ideas of how I might do that?? Function is more important than aesthetics.
    
    Gon to Working Hopper Conversion
    Last reply by Pete Thornton on September 9
    
    Rolling stock
    
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    Rolling stock
    
    I just received my new subframe for my old 4-6-0. As I'm going to install RC and batteries in it, I decided to repaint it as well. I really didn't like the maroon/silver and gold paint job. The maroon fields on the cab and tender were masked. I washed all the parts thoroughly with dish washing detergent and then primed with red etch primer. Then a shot of Stynylrez black primer. I went for a black, gold and maroon finish. I have the ...
    
    Upgrading my Big Hauler 4-6-0
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    Talk about your locomotives here.
    
    Any DIY solutions for lampshades like this?
    
    DIY Lampshades
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    Reference
    
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    One of our esteemed members had an extra 3D printer lying around, and made me an offer I couldnt refuse, so I became the proud owner of a Qidi 3d printer. One of the smaller ones, but big enough for what I want to use it for, I think. Anyway, after a couple test prints of small bits for gaming, I dove into a bigger project, a flatcar load; half of a giant flywheel. I have 3 out of the 4 parts printed. Each bit takes about 4 1/2 hours.
    
    Experiments in 3D printing
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    Technical Modeling
    
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    Got these at Wally World for $10 each. They are about 2.25" at the shoulder. So about 13-14 hands high in 1:24 scale. Maybe a tad small but not too bad, especially for the price. There seems to be 5 different stances among the 8 horses and all different coloring, so a good variety. Not sure how they will hold up outside. Will have to buy some clear flat UV paint and hope it doesn't react badly with whatever is coating them.
    
    Cheap Horse Figures
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    Figures
    
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    My challenge will be rehabiliting a Pola Grizzly Flats station I picked up at a thrift store two weeks ago, for it I paid the princely sum of $18 semolians. But that came with a catch. It's a mess. First off it missing the roof sections over the bay window, these will have to be replaced, hence the chimney opportunity, the interior has a bunch of loose parts and trim and the whole thing is being held together with scotch tape. Like I said, its a mess. I haven't touched ...
    
    Vic's 2020 Mik's Challenge, Grizzly Flat...
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    Annual Build Challenge
    
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    Home of the Napkin Builder. Every year LSC has a build challenge, in memory of a long term member Mik
    
    I have wanted to build this layout for a very long time. I have enjoyed On30 for about 10 years now. I have built two mini layouts that have graced the electronic pages of this fine site for quite some time. A sugar cane hauler set in 1920 Haiti and a primitive backwoods logging operation set in 1910 Kentucky and Tennessee. But the ET &WNC RR ,”Tweetsie” has always held a special place in my model railroading heart. When Bachmann came out with their magnificent Baldwin 10 wheele...
    
    The Blue Ridge Stemwinder in On30
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    So you thought you got a lot done during the lockdown season? Check this out: https://www.wgal.com/article/wrightsville-teen-uses-time-during-coronavirus-to-build-giant-train-set-nathan-heffner/33823825
    
    Beating the Boredom - Dan & Nate
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    Other Scales
    
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    For discussion of any other scales. N? 1 1/2"? Sn3?
    
    Does anyone have the address, website or phone number for The Tool Man that was always at the ECLSTS in York. I always got things like grinding disc and cut off wheels from him and I'm running out. I need a 2 inch disc with a 1/4 inch hole in it marked A60 or A80, can't quite read it. Does anyone have a source? I have tried looking it up on Google and Amazon Prime, but I'm not putting in the right info. . Thanks in advance for any help given.
    
    Tool Man at York
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Power and Sound
- - Finally bought and installed a RailPro from Don Sweet at rcsofne.com was a pretty easy install after he walked me through turning it into a PNP. Sound, battery power R/C. It sounds and runs great. Here’s a link to a short video https://youtu.be/k6pPqgBAVfU Thanks Jason
    
    Bachmann C-19 It’s alive!
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    Anyone have any suggestions for a decoder to put into an LGB 2063? It's an older model, motor block is stamped 1998, so I'm assuming I'll need to do the usual disassemble-and-separate between the motor block and pickups, that seems to be common in the older LGB locos. I'm looking for a decent decoder with sound, and the ability to control a couple of servos for uncouplers. I know next to nothing about DCC decoders (except some plug-n-play ones in N-scale I've pla...
    
    Decoder into an LGB 2063
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    I added a "whistle" module to my Accucraft live steam Countess. It's a little electronic device from RCS that plugs in to a spare channel on the receiver. You just add a speaker. I used a $4 Radio Shack 1" speaker with the bottom of a pill bottle as an enclosure. The first part of the video shows the drag/inertia car in use. Results are inconclusive. I am conversing with Tony at RCS about a US version with a big 3-chime whistle sound. My PRR K4 needs it! One aspect is the "ec...
    
    Inertia and Whistles
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    Live Steam
    
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    For those of you that like to burn your fingers while you run your trains
    
    My grandson likes to disassemble computers and salvage parts. He had a couple of LEDs and wanted to know if we could use them on my railroad. We got together and put them on a Hartland Mighty Mack as marker lights on the roof. We wired them so forward was the front headlight (which we had converted to an LED) and green LED; reverse is the rear white light (LED) and red LED. Test: The problem is that whichever LED is supposed to be off blinks. In the video below, note that the green LED in on ...
    
    LED and Diode Reverse Current Question
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Shows and Conventions
- - Ops session and Open House.April 24-26 2020
    
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- - FOR THE FIRST TIME EVERLGB - MARKLIN WILL GIVE A TOUR OF THEIR AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION FACILITY ON TRAINWORLDS FACEBOOK LIVE! PLUS SEE THE NEW CHROME PLATE F7 SANTA FE LOCOMOTIVE AND MORE! LGB-Marklin On TrainWorlds Facebook Live Friday, June 5, 1:30PM EST See the new LGB-Marklin American Distribution Facility.Plus tons of new LGB items to be discussed! Go to www.facebook.com/trainworldllc at the time andthe video will appear on our feed. ...
    
    See The LGB-Marklin American Distributio...
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    It has taken over three years, but at long last the DSM2/DSMX RCS Rx107 programmable Auto Bind 2.4 Ghz Rx is now available.The Rx107 has been designed to improve upon the well known Deltang Rx102-1 and be competitive on price.There are two versions, End mount pins and Top mount pins. They are designed for both Live Steam and Battery R/C.The hardware is made by Xenon R/C in China and the completely new Firmware comes from MICRON R/C in the UK.The regu...
    
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    RailPro Updates
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    Am I missing a link to the web site ? It would be nice to have one hear. Sean
    
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- - For the last nine or ten months, I've been evaluating several possible replacements for the LSC forums software, since it is approaching end-of-life support. I've narrowed it down to two, and this is the current favorite. Its clean, simple, and, so far, very easy to use. You can drag an image from your computer, paste in an image url or YouTube link, and it just works. I'm not wild about the chat package, but Im working on tweaking it to m...
    
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