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Hello members. after few years of absence i'm planning a railroad again. My first attempt did leave me with quite a bit experience, learned what works and much more so what doesn't . I hope to build a fun road that will keep me busy for many years. in this thread i will be sharing and...

a question to owners of these cars - do they come stock with accurail trucks? asking on behalf of oversees modeler that just discovered on his new cars he ordered. wants to know whether its coincidence or thats how these companys do their cars. thanks!

I heard it on other board and man it looks exciting . looks like a proper way to accomplish the decoupling task without hacking together somewhat crude solution. the firm making this happen instills hope it will be a workable solution. hoping it is for HO http://remoteuncoupling.com/html/video.htm

repost. some might have seen this on the other board Even without visit Miniatur Wunderland we had quite an exciting trip. 4 cities in 6 days, all rail aside one ferry crossing. the other ferry crossing is still rail since we boarded the ship by rolling into it on the train. Traveling across...

i expected something very very grand, but still was tremendously impressed by the size of this venue. i learned all i could learn about the place, studied the plan, looked at pictures, planned my visit, butt o no avail - at the moment i got to the main floor i was lost. we arrived at...

I looked at options to buy such device for the purpose of protecting and disabling occupied turnouts. it seems that options are limited to rob pailey's circuit (any one here bought his product?), or the overpriced one from micromark. any other options available? thanks!

I do this for over 3 years now. well, unless i was late and took the neighboring Milwaukee north line on that specific day that is , lol. the purpose of this photo session was to get some reference pictures for my self, but i think some will be interesting to see. for now all that left from...

russian forum, thread started today. this not mine, but i'm always impressed with skills of some people and wanted to share. the model still in the very beginning stages. pictures: http://forum.modelldepo.ru/showthread.php?t=7792

the first one arrived yesterday. Rumor has it that the second one, which I ordered via Josh pre-order, is on its way as well. As far as the detail it is amazing. i never held brass locos, but i'm not sure if at this level there is much room for improvement. as far as running however it is...

any one has one or knows what quick plug is used on it? (8 pin or 9 pin) i can't find this info anywhere. thanks!

In this thread i will be documenting my experience with model railroad computerized cotrol. to me this is probably thi funnest part in the hobby. at the moment JMRI suite is running on dedicated machine mounted under the layout. Main interface is 15" Touchscreen. Train control is...

basically a software synthesizer/sequencer/sampler geared to ward our hobby. spent some time searching for this and didn't come up with anything solid, just bunch of software distribution sites that make it look as if they have the request but in essence lure you in to show you their ads...

as i was trying to download manual for NCE USB module i noticed the attached. i understand things happen with all this technology stuff, but like this? and even in good days their website is quite messy. sure hope everything is well there and they not going under :confused: ps. Anyone can...

i'm considering getting a pair of these and was looking for a bit of clarification n their manual from those who use it. page 7 Multiple turnout machines can be operated on a single DS64 output. For example, you can run 2 Tortoise or Switchmaster machines on a sin- gle DS64 output. this...

anyone can answer as to why milwaukee bandit scheme is called a "Bandit"? and to keep this more interesting, some pictures - didn't want to clog the weekly thread with tons of pictures so i will do it in here. this was not a planned photo session but rather a quick and spontaneous one...

read the official guide on atlas.com, all seems clear. removed the coupler but the darn shell just wont come off. they say the front might be difficult and say to "wiggle it carefully". in the BNSF 8-40CW it was also somewhat stuck - came off with blood freezing CLACK (but nthing broken), but...

having track planning software its nice and all but it still doesn't give the exact feeling of the outcome. so after several attempts with anyrail i decided to just get down there and doodle around with actual track. spent several hours and my mind is boiling - i think i officially hit the over...

is the info on the website correct? was thinking to stop by today... Trent?

so i got an engine with said system in a trade with member on this forum. (thanks again, buddy!). those who own these decoders will not read anything new here (and probbaly chuckle "oh yeah, he gets now") but here is my impression. while QSI is noticeably lighter on base then BLI sound equipped...

found coupe of interesting pics. anyone heard anything about this mishap?