ICG/SOU
HO & O (3-rail) trainman
One of the things I'm doing right now while I'm redesigning the layout is to improve my rolling stock and locomotives. I have a few Dash 9s and AC4400s, even though my era and location doesn't really have them. I had a couple of these large Athearn GE locomotives upgraded to have sound and ditch lights, so I figured I would do some installs. This project will not include ditch lights at this time.
Tools needed:
You can do the install without a good soldering station, but I don't recommend it. The Tsunami decoder requires a lot of constant power to run well, and so when I have the shell off, and I might as well remove the potential for shorts or bad electrical connections.
Phillips screwdriver (for coupler boxes)
small needle nose pliers
sprue cutters
hobby knife
small files
rosin core solder
paste flux (optional, but makes the job easier)
eye protection (I don't model railroad without it)
TSU-GN1000 FDL16 sound decoder
roll of 30 gauge wire or equivalent
small speaker
Kapton tape (this stuff is about $20 a roll, but it is very good for this stuff because it has better heat resistance and electrical insulation properties than regular electrical tape has...get a roll of this and it'll last you for years)
Athearn RTR locomotive (I'm a sucker for speed lettering)
Tools needed:
You can do the install without a good soldering station, but I don't recommend it. The Tsunami decoder requires a lot of constant power to run well, and so when I have the shell off, and I might as well remove the potential for shorts or bad electrical connections.
Phillips screwdriver (for coupler boxes)
small needle nose pliers
sprue cutters
hobby knife
small files
rosin core solder
paste flux (optional, but makes the job easier)
eye protection (I don't model railroad without it)
TSU-GN1000 FDL16 sound decoder
roll of 30 gauge wire or equivalent
small speaker
Kapton tape (this stuff is about $20 a roll, but it is very good for this stuff because it has better heat resistance and electrical insulation properties than regular electrical tape has...get a roll of this and it'll last you for years)
Athearn RTR locomotive (I'm a sucker for speed lettering)
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