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I just purchased a 3D printer and have been practicing. There is so much stuff online for Ho Scale. I printed this the other day. I had to supply only the coupler and 33 wheels which I had plenty of. I Printed it all out in under 7 hours and had it built the same night. I weathered it and ran it...

Good morning all. I was wondering if anyone has scratch-built Ho Scale code 83 railers. I want to add a couple, but I don't want it to look like a road crossing. Also, I don't want to pull of trackwork to put one in. I know someone has done it ( without using a 3d printer). Jiffy railer used to...

Has anyone used Micro Mark plastic casting for making drive gears on a locomotive? Such as this set from Micro Mark https://www.micromark.com/RESIN-CAST-STARTER-SET Long story short. Since Scaletrains has bought MTH you cannot get parts for MTH. Same with the parts from Scaletrains. I was...

Many of you probably don't know that I am the former Vice Mayor and current Council Member of the City of Hamilton, Ohio. During my time on council, we have been working on moving a historic Train depot that had once had Abraham Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Truman stop there. Long story short, CSX...

I have read so many articles on track cleaning that my brain hurts. Believe me, I have tried them all and they all have merit to them. The problem that is overlooked in some of the articles is that a lot of us have grades and traction tires. I have watched Fishplates videos on Youtube ( )...

A lesson I keep learning and I just need to stick with it!! After fighting derailments on my double crossover I decided to go back to checking wheels and track with my NMRA ho scale gauge. I found 2 issues. My diesel had a wheel distance too close and my track where the flex met the crossover...

This has to be the pride and joy of my train collection. This picture is 4 feet by 2 feet in size. My friend's son is an incredible artist. I have always loved the "Big Boy" locomotive and about a year ago I ask him to make me one. Today he brought this to me after he attempted it three times...

I have a A-B-C EMD f3 units from Precision Craft Models ( Old BLI). I have lost the sound with LOK decoders. I have been frustrated trying to find replacement decoders. Last night I tore them down and did some diagnostics. The decoders operate fine for my use but I really miss their sound. I...

As suggested I started a new thread from "A sad day for my Central Midland Layout" Thanks for the suggestion.;)

Well after almost eight years of building and expanding the Central Midland layout it has to come down. We have just purchased another Home and after 23 years in this home. I have been removing the scenery and packing up the trains over the past week. Now my problem is there is no way I am...

Okay after a year waiting I finally received this Locomotive. I saw a video where they had bricks on about 4 or 5 cars and this little engine would pull them. I was skeptical but I really wanted to try this. With my Central Midland layout and it's steep grades I thought this could be a good...

Please take a moment today to remember 9-11 and all of its fallen victims. Fly your flag at half staff to honor these people and always keep them in your prayers. GOD BLESS AMERICA !

Okay here is probably an old discussion somewhere in this forum but I would like to ask opinions on this. Question : What do you feel is the "Best" track cleaning method for ho track on a DCC layout? I am curious on what you cleaners, abrasives, oils, etc you may use. Which ones leave...

I don't know if it is just me but is anyone else getting fed up with MTH 's ability to deliver new products or just get service from them? :confused: I own about 8 MTH engines now and I really don't know if I will ever buy another. One thing that drives me crazy is their Steam Locomotives...

Guess my Digitrax system is mad at me for buying a NCE . All of a sudden all my trains speed went to half the speed they were running. Thought I was losing my mind. So here is what I did; I took a DC engine and ran it with the Zephyr , it ran very slow but ran steady( Like it was a 1/2 speed)...

Hey all. I have an old Challenger 4-6-6-4 AHM / Rivarossi. I want to put a new motor in it and I may need some gear parts. Anyone know of a web site or company that I can get these parts. A company that you might have dealt with and trust would be nice. Also I want to convert this to DCC and...

Saturday Morning I got up to work on the final mainline of my modified Central MIdland and realized that I miscalculated some tunnel clearance to the old part of the layout. I had to extend the layout another 16" longer to make thinks work. ( I am happy , wife is not) :o The layout has come...

* Sorry it should read " CENTRAL MIDLAND" I am new to the forum as posting. I have been reading a lot about the Central Midland by Atlas. With all the comments I am starting to build a extended version of this. I have the Book #13 by atlas and I have read about wiring it for DCC but it is very...