I had a similar situation when I was adding paved roads to my layout. I went to Home
Depot on a sunny day and grabbed a bunch of paint color samples that I thought might
be the right color as asphalt and took them out to the road area of the parking lot. Asked
a bunch of people for their...
I know people who are like your friend. They are not friends-just people I know. Some of
my relationships with friends started out with situations similar to what you describe.
Early on when first meeting them, the mood becomes readily apparent everything has
to go their way. I simply say...
Going to a doctor's appointment this morning traveling on a route that I use to go work on
for the past 18 years. Traveling in the left lane doing 43mph in a 40mph posted speed limit area.
Cops don't bother you if you don't exceed 5mph over the speed limit. The right lane soon ends
and merges...
I use powdered chalk, usually black or brown, mixed with alcohol. Apply it with a small
brush taking care not to apply it consistently. Some areas with more, some areas with
less or none at all. Makes for a varied look, representative of the real world.
Appointment with the Ear, nose, & throat specialist for a long overdue hearing test. Stayed up all night studying for it and still flunked.
My selective hearing has turned into defective hearing. Both ears need hearing aids.
With all the different styles of hearing aids available, any thoughts...
Back in the nineties it was time for a new car. Cash was out of the question so we went to our bank and got pre-approved
for a car loan. Off to the dealership, found a vehicle, negotiated a good deal since it was in the middle of winter and not
many cars were being purchased at that time.
Told...
Standard practice for removing locomotive shells is the use of a small screwdriver on either side of the shell
and frame to separate them enough to clear the retaining tabs. Some locos have more than one tab on each
side of the frame and require more than one screwdriver on each side. The...
After completely going through loco, the F7 is back together and running. The biggest problem
was the worm gear bearings were bound up on the worm shaft (both trucks). Dirty wheels, dirty
commutator, lack of lubrication of the motor bearings, and general cleaning were other factors
affecting...
Thanks for all the replies.
Dave-nice video and a big help.
I ended up using a #11 Xacto knife to get the gear tower housings off and didn't lose any.
Yes, the forward universal is disconnected and got that way when I moved the motor up off
the lower spring mount when I was trying to figure...
I picked up this F7A at the Amherst train show. It's purpose is a guinea pig for my learning how to repaint a loco. Knew it didn't run but that's ok.
Would also like to get it running to gain experience in loco repair.
Can't figure out how to remove the trucks. The bottom of the fuel tank has...