Model Forum / General / Railroads / April 2006

Can I have some help with DCC.
I have a Lenz Compact and I am running a Bachmann chip1014.
I would like to slow down the speed of the loco, so that on the dial at full
turn the loco will only move slowly as in a shunting yard.

As promised, here are some pictures of the two toy train layouts I made
for my nieces. The goal was to keep it simple and inexpensive and
although I lost track of some prices, each layout including train came
in at about $12 a piece with material (and about $50 a piece in labor

I'm starting to accumulate some cars, an Atlas and a Kato locomotives.
I note some difference in couplers.  I've searched, but cannot find
good reference material to read and study.  Anyone know where I can
find some photos and descriptions of the various couplers in use.

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The site is intended to be an auction outlet for all Hobby related
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To All,
I'd appreciate some help identifying a wagon in a photo of the Train Hobby
Publications book, Country Branch Lines NSW Gundagai - Tumut - Batlow.
You'll need this book to help out.

This is for future reference but when my layout is finished I'm planning
on running the train at a very slow continuous speed, letting it creep
through the scene for a period of 4-5 hours for one evening a year (this
is the Halloween layout) and at lesser lengths of time throughout ...

If I use a bachmann 4 function decoder will this be able to change the day /
night time running on a Hornby class 60 ( and bachmann 57 / 66 ) ( I am
using
the Bachmann e-z command unit ), also is there any programming involved or

Hi --
I am working on modelling two small H0 scale layouts based on the
Minnesota Transfer Railway (MTRY) ca 1963.
One of the layouts is an interchange yard, where cars are dropped off by

Dear Netfirms :)
I purchased several ho scale model from this site and paid by certified
check and none of my orders have been sent and now his website on your
system seems down?

Let me preface this by saying that I'm trying to cast things that are
probably too small/thin to do reliably in resin with home equipment.
However ...  some of the parts are pieces of stripwood that represent
portions of HO scale 2x4 lumber.  The original is ~.024" thick and ~ ...

Can anyone aim me at a source of spares for carriages? My particular
need is for the glazing strips for the Inter-City  HST (R439?)
although a source of  parts lists for carriages would be useful.
Peter A

Does anyone know of any bogie mounted crane kits? I'm building a track
construction set of wagons, and this is the only one I'm having trouble
sourcing.
I'm trying to stick in the 1950-1960's sort of era. The crane does not

I am using Peco Streamline flexible track in 4mm scale which I am about to
butcher. Just does'nt look right. What gauge/ scale should I select in
Templot to achieve a more realistic sleeper spacing. Do I need to adjust
the sleeper length as well?

I've seen and used the ScaleFour 3 point gauge.  Does anyone make a
similar gauge for 16.5mm gauge?

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just saw this folks - thought someone might be interested
cheers
Steve