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    Hi-Cube Hobbies

    What Program are you doing the 3D modeling in?
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    New setup

    It looks ok, but you'll probably get tired of running the train in a circle before long. Buy some more switches and add sidings and spurs. Try some switching as well. If you're using knuckle couplers, a small skewer stick can be used to uncouple cars. Stick the point of the stick between the...
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    Preserving the Espee - Oregon Branchline Edition

    At Dupont outside of Anderson the branch crosses over the busy double track mainline. The conductor gets on the radio to ring up the dispatcher for permission to enter the mainline when they get to Anderson. Since the crossover to the mainline is on the far side of downtown, They need to find...
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    Preserving the Espee - Oregon Branchline Edition

    I finally wrapped up my full P2K SD9 rebuild of a SP SD9E. Years ago I semi detailed Athearn models, but they hardly compare. For my first rebuild, I chose unit 4433 which has had a long career in Oregon that last well after the SP went away. I fully detailed the unit and did the light package...
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    DC Layout Walk Around Throttles

    Go with the Aristocraft Wireless Throttles. I belonged to a club that used them prior to DCC, and they worked great.
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    Help!

    If it did work, then it didn't. I'd say it was a warranty issue. This is not a unheard of problem with Tsunami, but there are still far and away better than Digitrax soundbug decoders. Sound decoders are rather bug prone in general, and can present all kinds of problems. I've been lucky so far...
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    Ho Scale Railfanning at Dupont

    Thanks guys for the comments. I'll keep posting more pics as I get more work done. Steve, you should try to come down this Thursday night at 6pm when we have some open running. It'd be a great time to look around and chat with the members.
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    Here we go again (another decoder problem)

    Yes, the resistor is too small. Should use a 1K ohm resistor.
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    Ho Scale Railfanning at Dupont

    I've spent the past few weeks rebuilding an area of the OMRS club layout (Lacey, WA) known as Dupont. Dupont is on the upper level at the top of the Helix and the start of a extended siding that runs into the summit town of Anderson. It's the only place on the mainline that there is a grade that...
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    Weekly Photo Fun! 6/15 - 6/21

    Been working on this spot on the club layout lately. Used to not be able to get this shot due to a ill-concieved view block. But I've since removed that and am busy working on the scenery here. Lots of work left to do.
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    some pictures from my Dioramas

    Almost could have accused you of trying to pass off prototype photos as models ;^P Your weathering is simply amazing! Also what did you use for ballast? That stuff looks a lot better than anything I've seen yet.
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    Wpf, 06/04/12-06/10/12

    Very nice!
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    Who buys and uses LED's off Ebay?

    I'll second the LED-Switch dealer for locomotive headlights. The 3mm Water Clear Warm White leds have the perfect color for diesel locomotive headlights. Use a 1K 1/8 watt resistor to knock the current down for a long lasting LED. http://www.led-switch.com/3mm%20LED.htm
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    Wpf, 06/04/12-06/10/12

    A SP 4-10-2 charges across the river as hobos look on.
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    4x8 Layout

    I like how the power poles had foot pegs on them. you don't see that anymore as they climb poles with spikes these days. Can you recall who made the power poles with the foot pegs like that?
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