Recent content by lanejm

I have used a similar paste (from Radio Shack) with good results to solder track (Using a soldering iron). The use of paste means you will have very little excess solder on the joints and since it melts at a lower temperature, you are less likely to melt or damage any ties. I soldered the...

For the first question, since cars that are pulled generally track better than cars that are pushed, I would suggest putting the faster loco first. I had a similar problem with the older and new Life Like BL-2. I posed the question at the trains.com website and was assured that no damage...

This may or may not be of help, but I've used Micro Engineering code 55 n scale flex trak without any problems and it looks great. The only problem I've had is buying the matching turnouts which, from time to time, seem to become unavailable. They also make bridge flex track which also works...

Ray, I can't answer the question definitively, but I have seen videos of these in operation and I'd guess they ran at about 10-15 rpm. One can do a little math. I'd guess your blades are about 75 ft long. At 50 rpm the blade tips would be moving at about 260 mph. That seems a little high...