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  1. MikeGTW

    The “Give Tony Grief” Thread

    Here's later He actually runs trains on it
  2. MikeGTW

    The “Give Tony Grief” Thread

    Tony how about this
  3. MikeGTW

    The “Give Tony Grief” Thread

    now that's scarey :eek::eek::eek:
  4. MikeGTW

    Repairing Rivarossi Cab-Forward Engine

    That shaft fom the gearbox does have that notch in it to connect to the plastic shaft piece #67 The motor shaft should have the same notch He may never find the right motor and even so those 3 pole motors wern't the best
  5. MikeGTW

    The “Give Tony Grief” Thread

    I've known about them for IDK 30 or 40 years just made my own I'm pretty sure the've been sold here I have an old book for electronic prjects for model rr's from 1974 it has a scematic for one in it And I did look around for any being sold here none so far OOPS found one at Model train...
  6. MikeGTW

    The “Give Tony Grief” Thread

    Chris Yes you don't need anything else just power to the 751D I had a couple of them set up to throw 2 switches at once for a crossover
  7. MikeGTW

    The “Give Tony Grief” Thread

    I think that's not the correct one He's never asked me for a phone number His contact is email https://www.classixaudio.com/MRR_INDEX.htm He's in Ontario Canada
  8. MikeGTW

    The “Give Tony Grief” Thread

    If you want to see his site it's here and I probably have a doz of them I never used All the others are in the basement somewhere And do not use a switching power supply or they go nuts So offer still good to send you some just let me know https://www.classixaudio.com/751D.HTM
  9. MikeGTW

    The “Give Tony Grief” Thread

    I forgot here's what the 751D looks like
  10. MikeGTW

    The “Give Tony Grief” Thread

    Tony I made a couple of these myself a few years ago they work great Then I started using 751D from ken's electronics much better they are a mini cdu with outputs for led's I could have sent you a few of them for free They can be mounted anywhere here's a simple layout for cdu units
  11. MikeGTW

    Would a switch panel like this work for tortoise machines?

    Yes they do but you can't use them to control the tortoise
  12. MikeGTW

    Repairing Rivarossi Cab-Forward Engine

    I don't think that motor belongs on that engine None of them used a open face gear like that The motor should have a half flat to work with a coupling part 67 in that diagram If you can't find one you could use a can motor A old friend of mine Mel Perry rebuilt a few cab forwards He passed...
  13. MikeGTW

    Would a switch panel like this work for tortoise machines?

    umm just my 2 cents the tortoise needs a DPDT toggle those that you picked are SPST pdf instructions from curcuitron http://www.circuitron.com/index_files/INS/800-6000ins.pdf
  14. MikeGTW

    2-6-0 Mogul

    So here's the story Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 80, p. 428. See also Megan Biesele, "East Texas & Gulf Railway," Handbook of Texas Online ([]), accessed October 17, 2013. Published by...
  15. MikeGTW

    2-6-0 Mogul

    Rico the reason I posted this is because that No 53 became this
  16. MikeGTW

    2-6-0 Mogul

    Old engine from 1929 Couple pictures
  17. MikeGTW

    Running Bear's April 2023 Coffee Shop

    Christian win 8.1 comes with Defender it may just be turned off You can turn it on and off Or go here and get update from Microsoft I don't know which ver of 8.1 you have X64 or X86 but they are both there I never really liked defender but it will work...
  18. MikeGTW

    Help identifying vintage Ho scale brass steam locomotive

    here's one on the auction site https://www.ebay.com/itm/404229867799?hash=item5e1dfa4917:g:n9AAAOSwR4lkK289
  19. MikeGTW

    Help identifying vintage Ho scale brass steam locomotive

    So it could be a Bowser Brass 4-8-2 the boiler was cast this engine is from 1948 Originally from Knapp Trains 1946 Although the sets were pictured in the catalog with 'Knapp Lines' livery, they came with decals for 10 different railroads for the loco and 9 different road names for the...
  20. MikeGTW

    Help identifying vintage Ho scale brass steam locomotive

    It kind of looks like it says Fritz but not finding any ho scale trains And the boiler all most looks like it's cast metal
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