Recent content by MatchFlickSeth

It's a home-made pick-up, using a thin sheet of bronze. It's most definitely dragging on all the wheels, which was the best connection I could get (anything less and the lights flickered annoyingly). I've realized this is the core of my problem and am now looking into alternatives. I've read...

So I've oiled it up (sparingly) and it sounds great running by itself. The noise is only there when it's carrying my 3 passenger cars, which are all weighed down by both lights and drag created by the pickup needed to power the lights. Does this mean I should get another engine to run with...

I haven't been running it a ton, but I'm sure a little tuneup wouldn't hurt. I'm new at this, so what do you guys suggest? What needs oil and what needs grease and how do I do each? Thanks, Seth

It's a solid shelf attached to the wall molding (the molding is about 5 inches, the shelf about 7). The bed is cork. The sound is a mechanical one, not a rattling one. It's sounds like it could definitely be the motor. Thoughts?

Hey All, I've been model railroading for all of about 6 months, but am loving it. I've set up a track along the upper walls of my bedroom, near the ceiling. Probably about 60 feet of track in all. Anyways, I have a Walthers EMD F40PH engine, as I'm modeling a VIA set (6415). I have wired my...