Recent content by Mannix

I have cleaned my track with brite boy and Goo Gone. I am interested in hearing from you as to what you use to clean your track. Have you had any experience with the track cleaning car? Does it work very well? I read one post where that person used No-Ox-ID. Who has had experience using that...

Wayne, you have a very large and impressive layout. You have spent many hours getting to the point where you now are. My room is small compared to yours. Thanks for sharing your layout (room) tour I enjoyed seeing your layout. Jim

Russ, I will be coloring foreground mountains. I don't have my railroad running through the mountains, but the tracks are along the foot of the mountain range. Along one side of my layout the mountains are not rugged, but at the one end I used a rubber mold to make the face rather rugged. At the...

Wayne, You took some excellent pictures of your layout, and the layout looks very nice. This is my first try at landscaping so I need all the help that I can get. How large is your layout? I have mine in a room that is 9' x 19' and the layout takes up most of the room. Thanks for posting the...

How did you apply the washes to your layout since you didn't particularly like the results of spraying them on? The landscaping of the layout is entirely new to me. At this point I can definitely say that I enjoy laying track and wiring compared to doing the landscaping.

I am modeling the mountains of western Montana. When you guys talk about a wash, do you mean mixing the paint very thin so it can be sprayed on using a plastic spray bottle? If you have mountains on your layout, how did you apply the paint?

I am ready to paint some mountains that I made from rubber molds using plaster. I also made some mountains using pink insulation foam board. I would like some suggestions as to the color and brand of paint that some of you have used. I have viewed some of the pictures of the mountains that you...

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Tomytuna, thanks for your reply. I haven't purchased one of the locomotives yet. I have to order it on line as the hobby shop doesn't stock them. Now with all of the problems that you have encountered with the units I will have to do some more evaluating about making the purchase. Keep me posted...

Santa Fe Jack, You have to ship them to the buyer so what is the shipping going to cost on top of the $3.75? I'll sell mine shipping included for $4.50 each. :wave:

All of my curves are 18" and from reading your review I feel that I will have a lot of problems if I purchase the BL locomotives. I do not have any sound locomotives at the present time. How does the sound work?

If anybody is interested in purchasing Kadee 308 delayed Magne-Matic uncouplers, I have 4 more than I need for my layout. These are in the original envelopes, and they have not been opened. I will sell them for $4.75 each and that includes shipping.

Do you have any idea as to what an analog control module costs? How does that module work? I am using DCC, but I thought that the price of the locomotive was reasonable.

I noticed that Factory Direct Trains has Broadway Limited Imports HO BlueLine Locomotives with sound for $119.99. An NMRA Standard DCC Socket is included so you can quickly and easily install your favorite decoder. Each locomotive has a factory installed sound system. Has anyone used these...

Deano, Do you have a special book on Prodigy Express other than the information that came with the unit? If there is a Prodigy Express book, where can I get one? Mannix