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  1. catnippertom

    Athearn PA Repair Help

    Here is a video regarding the PA I meant to post this a while ago. I have noticed that some of my track work is not perfect but other locos seem to run alright on it.
  2. catnippertom

    Athearn PA Repair Help

    I ended up taking everything apart, cleaning and sanding everything down so it is in pristine condition. I put everything back together and it seemed to run alright for a bit. It took a lot of power to get it to run at a regular speed. After a little bit, it went right back to stuttering a bit...
  3. catnippertom

    The College Kid Layout Building Saga - End?

    Update: Here is the current state of the mountain. As you can see I did my best on shaving it down and I think this is the final layer of spackle that I am going to do. I have to wait for it to dry and then I will do the final round of sanding. After that, I will once again go over it with a...
  4. catnippertom

    Athearn PA Repair Help

    I am new to all of this electronic work/wiring so what exactly is the contact strip and what wires should I need to make that happen? And what and where is everybody talking about lol
  5. catnippertom

    Athearn PA Repair Help

    I mentioned a while ago in the "What are you buying this month" thread that I purchased a set of daylight cars with an Athearn Alco PA unit with it. The engine has been giving me some trouble. It seems to stutter quite a bit. I have run other locos on my layout and they seem to run fine but this...
  6. catnippertom

    The College Kid Layout Building Saga - End?

    Update: Here is another slow progress update. At the moment I am testing out some color glue that I got at the Dollar Tree. It is blue so I thought it could make a good water color. So far I haven't made much progress with it but I will update you when I have made some more to say about it...
  7. catnippertom

    The College Kid Layout Building Saga - End?

    Update: Been a minute huh? I have been lacking on the updates since I have been working on other things and other projects. First up to talk about is I have started expansion on the mountain. I have added another layer of foam dice and a layer of pink stuff under it. I am planning on shaving it...
  8. catnippertom

    Running Bear's September 2023 Coffee Shop

    Thanks for the help! I am definitely going to pick one up!
  9. catnippertom

    Running Bear's September 2023 Coffee Shop

    Howdy Coffee Shop! I have a quick question for the group regarding some parts. I just wanted to see if anyone knew where I could grab a few parts for a Life Like loco that I recently acquired and am trying to get fixed up. I haven't been able to find any parts diagram online and I don't even...
  10. catnippertom

    What are you buying this Month?

    Yeah quite fun! it is a fun challenge to get these locos working. Most of them just need a good cleaning and they work like new.
  11. catnippertom

    What are you buying this Month?

    Adding the SP PA I have a total of 5 on my workbench so far. Happy to report that only 1 of them ran out of the box and that was the Southern switcher. The couplers on that loco are a bit low however so I will need to tweak that at some point. The past few days I have been working on them and so...
  12. catnippertom

    What are you buying this Month?

    There were so many project locos that were in the bins. I can't imagine how many there were before I got there. I only picked up the ones I liked. I am sad I missed out on a B&O PA-1 AB set. A guy took it right when I decided to go back for it
  13. catnippertom

    What are you buying this Month?

    So far only the Southern switcher worked as it was. I need to go in and do some investigating on what is the deal with the others. I also bought an SP ALCO PA with 5 Daylight cars on eBay so my "workbench"(theoretical workbench), is pretty full. That along with KD swapping the couplers and...
  14. catnippertom

    What are you buying this Month?

    Much appreciated! That is a big help.
  15. catnippertom

    What are you buying this Month?

    Went to a club that was hosting a swap meet. Went a bit later in the duration of the event and I guess I was collecting the remainders in my bag. Pickins were probably slim for the average model railroader but, for a guy like me who is just starting out, it was nice to get to build a little empire
  16. catnippertom

    What are you buying this Month?

    I'm going crazy because I went to a swap meet today. They let you fill a brown paper bag for $9. $9!!!! I picked up all of this in my bag. 50 total peices. Crazy deal for a guy who is just amassing his collection. Time to put Kadees on everything😅
  17. catnippertom

    The College Kid Layout Building Saga - End?

    This is another good look at the section of track. I think I have a relative idea about how to make this possible but if I mess it up, it's going to be a pain in the long run.
  18. catnippertom

    The College Kid Layout Building Saga - End?

    Here are a few images from above. The first one is the Google Earth image of the section of track mentioned above. The other image is the Openrailway Map. I like using Openrailways to just see defunct lines and different areas random tracks go. Anyway, you can see the location a bit better.
  19. catnippertom

    The College Kid Layout Building Saga - End?

    Exactly that. I just need a bit of inspiration or a little push in the right direction so to the forum I come to ask for help lol. Someone on here has to have some good ideas, right?
  20. catnippertom

    The College Kid Layout Building Saga - End?

    Update: Just a bit of a ramble today. No real work has gone into the construction of the layout. I have hit a bit of a dead spot with my work and I can't seem to get past it. The "Brillo Branchline" portion of the project has been scrapped and now I just want to build a nice layout. The reason...
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