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    New HO Samples Inbound, Diesel Month

    Guys, Stan sent these in. The traction motor cabling is done. The conductor's side. The under-side of the frame. Engineer's side, the right of the image is the front.
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    New Speaker

    Guys, We got new speaker samples, they work awesome! Still a very crystal clear sound but we've been able to revise the casing so they are smaller. They are 37 MM X 14 MM X 10 MM. They are available for order now. http://www.railflyermodel.com/products/sk-8701 Thanks...
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    New HO Samples Inbound, Diesel Month

    This week's updates Guys, Our first batch of 8 colors is complete; we will have all of the images posted after tomorrow within the new collection of paints seen here. At present, we have over 70 colors sequenced in batches of 8 for production at 2 week intervals. The paint is non-toxic...
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    New HO Samples Inbound, Diesel Month

    New Side Frame Modifications Guys, We reopened the mold for the side-frames to make the springs embedded into the side frame so scale detail can be added to the journals that keep the functioning suspension but increase the realism of the assembly. The modificatin significantly increased...
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    New HO Samples Inbound, Diesel Month

    Guys, We’re three days into “Diesel Month”, thank you for the support so far. We have a number of tooling based projects that we’re getting samples for over the two weeks. Our side-frames for the Blomberg B/M and HTC trucks are confirmed to be completed and ready for the final...
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    New SMD 402 LED Colors

    Guys, We got our Signal Green and Red SMD 402 LED's last week, I am soldering wired ones now. The Neutral White just shipped today, I expect them early next week. Here are the links, http://www.railflyermodel.com/products/copy-of-smd-402-led-2-pack...
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    New 7" Tablet PC with Android 4, 3G/WiFi/Zigbee

    Guys, As of today, we upgraded the specifications to 2GB DDR RAM and a HDMI port. The intitial production is due within two weeks. Thanks, Christopher Howard Railflyer Model Prototypes Inc. www.railflyermodel.com
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    New 7" Tablet PC with Android 4, 3G/WiFi/Zigbee

    Guys, The first release in our new layout control systems is a 7" Tablet PC with Android 4 O/S, and 3G/WiFi/Zigbee connectivity. http://www.railflyermodel.com/collections/wireless/products/7-android-4-tablet-pc Our product line is based around a new line of decoders using MCU technology...
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    Copetown, Fans, & Trucks

    Guys, We'll see you in Copetown tomorrow. Evan finished up these samples this week, they may or may not reach the show tomorrow due to poor road conditions in southern Ontario today. These images have production traction motors in them with T1 samples of the trucks, and POM journals...
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    Amherst, Thank You!

    Paul, I've pulled 12 cars with one TM, they do haul quite well, they are coreless DC motors geared 49:1 through 3 reductions. CJH
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    The Model Railway Show Interview

    Hello, Check out my podcast interview, www.themodelrailwayshow.com to hear what you've been building for the past six years with us! It also includes how we came up with the traction motor design for our locomotive kits. Thank you for the support, Christopher Howard, President...
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    Amherst, Thank You!

    Hello, Thank you for all the support at Amherst. Evan and I thought it was fun to see the dropped jaws and guys bringing more buddies to the table to see the new traction motor based drive in operation. The traction motor was impressive to see running two full days with no hiccups and...
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    Railflyer Updates

    The PCB you see above will go in the front or rear of the locomotve and handle all leads for the LED lighting. Resistors and diodes are built in so no more wiring head aches. There will be a central PCB that has an MCU or motor control unit that will drive the locomotive and handle DCC...
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    Railflyer Updates

    Guys, Getting ready head out for Amherst, we'll see you near the Bachman and KatoUSA booth's. For those that can make the show, we will have lots of inventory on hand and you can see why we're different than the detail parts tooled in the 1980's and 1990's. If you can't make the show...
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    Railflyer Updates

    Amherst Guys, See you in Amherst next weekend. We have a Tax ID this year so there will be lots of stuff on hand including the new photo-etch parts and hopefully if I get home in time, some assembled traction motors. I'm flying to LA tonight, will be sitting in a hotel for a more few days...
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    Railflyer Updates

    New Arrivals Guys, We just got our shipment of traction motor casings, the final assembly of the traction motors is in progress and orders will start going out ASAP. MK 9011 - all posted variations are now in stock. http://www.railflyermodel.com/products/mk-9011-traction-motor The...
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    Railflyer Updates

    Guys, This is a snapshot of our truck PCB that connects the traction motors to the locomotive. Its about 12MM X 21.4MM. What this also contains are soldering points for leds to light up your class lights, headlights, ditchlights, cab, steps, and trucks, just like the real thing. The...
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    Railflyer Updates

    Guys, Our traction motors are shipping this week. There are three variations available right now: http://www.railflyermodel.com/products/mk-9011-traction-motor Our side frame modifications are completed, we'll have new samples here soon. The modifications place the springs up higher...
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    Railflyer Post Christmas Updates

    Hi, We hope you've had a great Christmas and we wish you all the best in 2012. We had a surprise Christmas day with the birth of our third son, Patrick Lee Otho Howard. Things are slowly getting back into a routine but it's been busy the past week. Here are some updates on new product...
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    Railflyer Spartan Cabs - T1 Images

    All of the surface issues will get corrected in the next revision. The brake gear appears that they just roughed out the cavities, nothing is formed except the rough shapes. I am not sure why they didn't make the effort to sent better samples but I've been pushing them to get something to me...




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