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My layout With all the questions I have asked I thought I would post some pics of my long in progress layout. It's about 27 by 11 ft. I call it the Hope railroad, because one day I hope to get it done. Thanks for those who have answered my questions. CF.

Got the motor to spin. Did not have a good ground. Going to rebuild loco today and see what happens. If football doesn't get in the way.CF

Has anyone's wife or gf asked if you run them into each other like the Adams family? After I showed her the cost of my brass steamer I don't get asked THAT anymore.CF

That the detail holds up on the closeup shots is just fantastic. You sir are true artist. Thanks for sharing.CF

I wished you had answered the first time I posted. The only thing I could fine in the wonderful digitrax manual about reversing direction was changing cv-29 to 6 or 7. When that didn't work I just reset it back to factory. Now I just need to trouble shoot why the motor won't spin and start over...

Digitrax. Just trying to figure out why motor does not want to spin now with power put to it. When the first time I converted it I used a dummy plug to test it. ran fine. always something.CF

Well, Tried reversing trucks. Put engine back on track and it sent a short to layout. Have now taken it apart. Tried a new harness and put orange wire to top of motor and gray to bottom. Hooked the black to the frame. Now no power to motor. have motor out of frame and still the motor does not...

Thanks. The lights are not hooked up, But Larry you may have the answer. because I tried it with a dummy plug on dc and it did the same thing. I'll try reversing the trucks. Rats, I was really proud of myself because I did a nice and tidy install on this one, o'well,, live and learn. CF

Hey guys. I converted a p2k gp-9 to dcc. I installed a digitrax dh-123. now the loco goes backward when forward direction is selected on the dt-400. I doubled checked wiring, orange wire to top of motor, gray to bottom. both trucks to red wire and black to ground. Tried changing cv-29 to 7. When...

Thanks for the tips guys,. I've seen some of big Al' videos. CF

The weathering you guys do is very impressive, Can anybody recommend some youtube videos on weathering. I know there are a ton of them, but weeding thru them is tedious. Also, at 58 years old the old fart in me has a hard time taking advice from 12 year olds. If any of you have a youtube video I...

This might be a better example of what I was thinking, Lets say at a train show dealer A has an Athearn f-7 for 125 dollars, couple of rows over dealer B as an f-7 for 100 dollars. If the f-7 dealer A has is a newer run then that might be the better deal, If I could tell which loco was the...

Good one Tom. CF

The point I was clumsily trying to ask was in being a better educated buyer.CF.

Galaxy, That was what I was trying to say. You put it so much better. Not to cheat sombody, but to find out when it was made or tooled in your words which, does sound better CF.

Hello. Is there a manfacture's date or code that's put on the box to tell when the model is built. By that I mean when you go to a hobby show and a dealer has a selection of locos, athearn, atlas, so on, when that model run was made. Like what year was a Athearn genesis sd-70 was made. last...

:)Not sure if this should go here or in dcc section. After converting a Blue box gp-50 to dcc and a older Atlas alco c 424 with a japan built kato motor to dcc, I am now feeling ambitious. I have a older life like motor from a failed gp-18 conversion and want to put it in a older Athearn bb...

The radio shack wire cutters I pick up are for very fine wire, so it must be operator error. I know a lot you guys do this all the time, I welcome any tips. Thanks CF.

What do you guys do to strip small wires. Been converting a athearn blue box to dcc and been trying to prep the wires of a digitrax harness. Tried using a small wire stripper from the shack but still have trouble trying to strip the ends.:mad: Also tried using a x-acto knife and was wondering if...

Thanks h44. I live in Indy, grew up in Muncie, kind of free-lancing the area. So what does h44, hn11, h2w stand for. people on the net around here talk about stuff coming or going from the yard in Avon, Ind. heard q and a number being used and I always wondered how the trains were despatched...