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Resurrected the benchwork from the old On30 layout. Splotched some clouds onto the backdrop to cover the defects. Tired of sanding and still not being able to get the paint to match in those areas. Got a good deal on the package of HO Kato Unitrack for Model Railroader's Black River Junction...

Been in and out of HOn30 since the early 1970s. Was N-Scaling and got a good deal on the Kato Carolina Central layout about four years ago. Sure looked like HOn30 with the track spacing. Bought some Minitrains and Shapeway HOn30 cars but health problems caused me to shelve model railroading...

Found this idea on the net but was written up in Kalmbach's "Model Railroad Planning 2018". The issue featured Doug Tagsold's Colorado & Southern. The premise is using HO gauge equipment to represent 1/72 scale narrow gauge...

Hard to believe that I bought my first Bachmann On30 Wonderland Express train-set 20 years ago. Wow, twenty years ago. Have a "what-I-did" about lowering the Bachmann On30 freight cars to eliminate the funky draft gear look. http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/lower_cars/ Engineer Bill...

Have a "what-I-did" delving into the conversion of a new tooling oldtime H0 Bachmann 4-4-0 into an early Sn3.5 4-4-0. http://www.chainsawjunction.com/sn3_5/locomotives/4-4-0/ Later web articles will detail and paint the loco. Just in primer now as we need to build some cars and plan some...

Ended this idea back in 2008. The lack of available easily made motive power and other supplies caused me to abandon the project. With the availability of new items and information we are developing some new stuff. Visit our new website: http://www.chainsawjunction.com/sn3_5/ Rubber...

Have a video of the updated On30 Bachmann Mogul. Am sure the question is "Is the updated version worth the price?" Having done the conversion on an analog, price-wise: http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/mogul_tsunami/ Worth the $50 for sound, having done the conversion, yeah. Harold

Have updated the conversion with new trucks and techniques: http://www.55n3.info/cars/convert_box/ Thank you if you visit Harold

The first 55n3 site was put on the web in 2010. Due to medical problems I couldn't pursue this endeavor further. Time went by and I let the domain lapse. Now my medical problems have been under control, none of which were life threatening, just debilitating. Been in and out of the hobby since...

Never had an Accumate "explode" but it has been suggested on the Web. I was just fixing a cover that wouldn't stay on the truck. Have a "What-I-Did" at: http://www.chainsawjunction.com/n-scale/cars/explosions/ Thank you if you visit Harold

Have a "What-I-Did" delving into aligning track on T-Trak modules: http://www.chainsawjunction.com/n-scale/t-trak/aligner/ PDF version at: http://www.chainsawjunction.com/n-scale/t-trak/aligner/aligner.pdf Thank you if you visit Harold

Have a "What-I-Did" delving into an operating front coupler for the Bachmann N-scale 2-8-0 http://www.chainsawjunction.com/n-scale/locomotives/front_coupler/ Always about what I am doing and not really how to. Thank you if you visit Harold

Got one these from MB Klein this afternoon. From the diagram has the can motor like the 4-6-0. My guesstimate is a 15mm diameter speaker facing downward in the tender. Full Soundtraxx Economi with all the sounds. Runs and sounds really great, am impressed. Harold

Have a updated "what-I-did" of the 2006 web article about lowering Mantua's 1860's boxcar to the more common side height. http://www.chainsawjunction.com/1879/cars/lowering_mantua/ The update has mounting better trucks that are from the era: The article is at my new domain name...

Have a "what-I-did" about putting Tahoe Model Works 5' Wheelbase archbars on the Bachmann HO Oldtime boxcars: http://www.chainsawjunction.com/1879/cars/boxcar_trucks/ Thank you if you visit Harold

Have a "What-I-Did" to alleviate the stalling with the New Tooling Oldtime Bachmann 4-4-0: http://www.chainsawjunction.com/1879/nt_440/wipers/ Thank you if you visit Harold

When I introduced the idea of Dual Dissimilar Speakers back in 2006 it fell on deaf ears. This really works, one speaker is full range say 220-20000Kz and the other has a middle range of about 550-6000Kz which gives a "woofer" sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAiY5BBzIdQ I did the...

Here is a video of my Tsunami conversion of the Mogul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_78JD4OsBvU Visit for the "what I did": http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/mogul_tsunami/ Thank you if you visit Harold

Finally got the reworked 4-4-0 video on You Tube: http://youtu.be/k2ZzMwIaK8U The rework article is at: http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/1879/bachmann_4-4-0/sound/ The motor has been changed to a Mabuchi # FF-030PA 08250 from the article motor. The decoder is a Soundtraxx Tsunami Light...

I have a "what-I-did" reworking an HO Bachmann Old Time 4-4-0: http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/1879/bachmann_4-4-0/sound/ also as a PDF: http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/1879/bachmann_4-4-0/sound/rework.pdf This is our "beta" locomotive, excuse the disrupted cross heads...