Recent content by monkeys

Hello! I'm building a model of the Sorrento Valley Station on the Surfline in San Diego. I've already made and primed my platforms, and I've tried to paint them, first with a mix made by eye (I'm colorblind, so that didn't turn out well), and with a textured spray can (The texture seemed out of...

I bought a Scaletrains Dash 9 a year ago, and it had been running fine and sounded great until recently. I had taken a hiatus of a month or so, and when I tried running it last weekend, it ran incredibly slowly (13 scale mph) at full power. It keeps stalling, slowing down and speeding up...

Hello! I've posted on here in the past asking for help 'redesigning' my yard, but I never went through with building it. I (quite foolishly) started laying my mainline tracks immediately when I got them, and as such I sort of limited my future possibilities. It's an HO layout, 10 x 5 ft...

I've constructed the outside loops and laid out a yard lead track, but have yet to lay any yard tracks at all, as I think my design can be improved. I'm modeling a loosely modern freelance prototype. I was thinking I could add some more engine tracks in the space. The layout is 10x5 feet, with a...