Building the Andersley Western Railroad
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It is a Broadway model and came fitted with sound and a big speaker. Does have a good sound, doesn't it.
If the speaker is mounted in the fuel tank and you have any ferrous material in your ballast, it will quickly clean that up for you
. One of the nice features of BLI is the master sound volume adjustment. Using the F8 button, you have 2 choices, press and hold for a second or so and it will shut off/turn on the sound (common to most sound systems), or, double click F8 like a mouse and it will reduce the volume through 8 steps to silent, continue double clicking will bring it back up again.
The speaker is mounted on the side at the back, vertically, so nowhere near the fuel tank
I regularly use the double-tap on F8 after a run if I want to leave it idling in the background. Excellent feature.
The ballast problem happened to 2 of the BLI's I had, C30-7's, the big AC6000's were the same, mounted underneath, but I think they sat a bit higher up inside the loco. I've mentioned the double F8 click to several BLI owners at my clubs to astonished looks. Amazes me how many people never bother to read the manuals that come with their locos.
That I can believe!
I always read manuals, as I like to tweak lots of the cv settings, like bell type, bell ring rate, bell volume, master volume, prime mover volume, horn volume, acceleration rate, etc. etc.
Cool... I'm inferring those are sold as freight car loads or warehouse inventory rather than as structure components... But what the heck... Why not?
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Alan Curtis
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[video=youtube_share;IKbRTo781CY]https://youtu.be/IKbRTo781CY[/video]
Super job, Alan. Is it me, or you? I cannot make your videos show full screen?
logandsawman
Northern Pacific history enthusiast
Nice Job, Alan
Chet, full screen worked for me, must be your gadget?
Chet, full screen worked for me, must be your gadget?
DairyStateDad
Mumbling in the corner
Very nice.
Alan Curtis
Member
Latest arrival on the Andersley Western is this Atlas Santa Fe GP38. Need to get all four Santa Fe locomotives fitted with air conditioners and the other gubbins on the cab roofs. Air horns damaged so need new ones, but got it at an amazing price, so no worries.
Alan Curtis
Member
It is a Broadway model and came fitted with sound and a big speaker. Does have a good sound, doesn't it.
It is a Broadway model and came fitted with sound and a big speaker. Does have a good sound, doesn't it.
If the speaker is mounted in the fuel tank and you have any ferrous material in your ballast, it will quickly clean that up for you
. One of the nice features of BLI is the master sound volume adjustment. Using the F8 button, you have 2 choices, press and hold for a second or so and it will shut off/turn on the sound (common to most sound systems), or, double click F8 like a mouse and it will reduce the volume through 8 steps to silent, continue double clicking will bring it back up again.
From whence cometh this 2410?
I see a 2401 -- I have looked at all the clips -- don't see a 2410!
I see a 2401 -- I have looked at all the clips -- don't see a 2410!
Alan Curtis
Member
If the speaker is mounted in the fuel tank and you have any ferrous material in your ballast, it will quickly clean that up for you
The speaker is mounted on the side at the back, vertically, so nowhere near the fuel tank
I regularly use the double-tap on F8 after a run if I want to leave it idling in the background. Excellent feature.
The speaker is mounted on the side at the back, vertically, so nowhere near the fuel tank
I regularly use the double-tap on F8 after a run if I want to leave it idling in the background. Excellent feature.
The ballast problem happened to 2 of the BLI's I had, C30-7's, the big AC6000's were the same, mounted underneath, but I think they sat a bit higher up inside the loco. I've mentioned the double F8 click to several BLI owners at my clubs to astonished looks. Amazes me how many people never bother to read the manuals that come with their locos.
Alan Curtis
Member
That I can believe!
I always read manuals, as I like to tweak lots of the cv settings, like bell type, bell ring rate, bell volume, master volume, prime mover volume, horn volume, acceleration rate, etc. etc.
Alan Curtis
Member
Found a much easier way to produce roof trusses 
This bridge on the RMCQ layout was made out of laser cut wood, two of the members have a business making building kits.
DairyStateDad
Mumbling in the corner
Found a much easier way to produce roof trusses
Cool... I'm inferring those are sold as freight car loads or warehouse inventory rather than as structure components... But what the heck... Why not?
DairyStateDad
Mumbling in the corner
@tootnkumin: Saw the other shots you posted. Some nice work those guys did.
I'll ask again:
From whence cometh this 2410?
I see a 2401 -- I have looked at all the clips -- don't see a 2410!
From whence cometh this 2410?
I see a 2401 -- I have looked at all the clips -- don't see a 2410!
Alan Curtis
Member
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