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    Detailing Athearn Blue boxes

    Your best bet is to start with Details West DS-230 https://midwestmodelrr.com/dtw230/ It is a detail set for the Dash-9
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    plywood vs OSB

    Takes fasteners (nails and screws) easier and is more stable (more moisture resistant) in the long run. Dan
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    plywood vs OSB

    Of the three products mentioned, Plywood, OSB and MDF. Plywood would be my first choice. Dan
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    The best protection from the floor?

    Then there are these rubber floor mats from Home Depot...
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    trying to decide on If I should switch to On30

    You can build a "Thunder Mesa" type layout in HO standard gauge. A perfect example is John Olson's "Jerome & Southwestern". Dan
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    trying to decide on If I should switch to On30

    One thing to consider about On30 when compared to HO scale, is that the scenery elements (structures, figures & vehicles) will be 8 times the area (height/width/length) of HO scale. For example, if you take a object that is 1 square foot in HO scale and enlarge it to O scale then it becomes 8...
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    Glue for "glass"

    I've been using ZAP Canopy Glue. My brother Curt (scale auto builder) told me about it a couple of years ago and have been using it ever since. Dan
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    Old Athearn Baldwin S12 - Unwell!

    One more thing to check, make sure that the tabs on the bottom of the motor are making contact with the frame. Dan
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    Can you run 2 trains simultaneously on 1 track without DCC?

    Simultaneously - Yes Independently - No Dan
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    Engine Brand and DCC Brand Compatibility

    https://www.digitrax.com/products/mobile-decoders/dh126d/ Just unplug the attached wiring harness and plug decoder into engine 9 pin connector. Dan
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    Drawings of the never-built EMD GP50T?

    There is a drawing of GP60T at paintshop.railfan.net by Joshua Moldover. http://paintshop.railfan.net/images/moldover/gp60t.html as to its drawing scale, it's not specified. Dan
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    Train Names?

    Here is a list of freight train names for your viewing pleasure. http://mononrr.com/mpages/pages/frn.html Dan
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    Train Names?

    Santa Fe used both numbers and letters to identify their trains. See attached link. http://www.qstation.org/ATSF_Train_Symbols/#:~:text=ATSF%20Numbered%20Trainshave%20the%20following%20format%20%23-%23%23%23-%23%23%20and,the%20hottest%20and%20a%201%20being%20the%20slowest. BNSF uses letter...
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    Other uses for cabooses

    Swap meet fodder. 😁



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