Ah, let's see if I can remember it all...
C&O color pictorial v2 and a misc other bling from railohio
C&O Ry. in WV photos 1940-1960 and a book on ops plus misc other from kitsune
Mom gave me a nice Columbia zip-up fleece and a $50 GC to the Little Choo Choo Shop. :)
Dad gave me some cash
One...
Silly Schmidty... I'd show ya what I've got, but uhh... it's the wire spring from a Circuitron Tortoise poking through the throw rod. :)
Now what I want in a switch stand is something to replace the machine... ie, move a lever on the switch stand to actuate the turnout.
Trying to decide on a switch stand. I'd like to see pics of them installed in your layouts.
What I'm looking for is something very realistic and operating in HO. I'm willing to do significant work for something "right".
So post a pic of your switch stands, and tell me about 'em. :)
Recently found this forum for the second time. Had joined up here about 3 years ago, but then forgot about the place (busy with education and all that), but I have returned!
How is everyone? :) :wave:
I love living 20 minutes from this place...
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Interesting... I'll have to see if the local hobby shop has any Lenz decoders.
They had Atlas, MRC, and LOTS of Digitrax decs, I didn't notice anything Lenz tho. That doesn't mean it's not there.
But would the automatic directional headlight still work the same? Sure I could use another function for it, but I'm afraid I'd end up having to manually turn the lights on and off.
At the Winston-Salem GATS last Sunday, a buddy of mine picked up an AtlasMaster DCC Commander and Generator set for $20 after I told him I'd let him have first stab at it... if he didn't buy it I would have bought it anyway. But he jumped at the chance, since he doesn't have much "train money"...
What about incandescent lights? I tried using 1.5V micro sized lights with a 200 ohm resistor, but the resistor very quickly gets rather hot. Any larger value of a resistor, and the lights dim too much, any smaller and I'd likely cook them.
Would I be better off to just go ahead and pick up...
Never left a negative feedback, but as a buyer I did leave neutral once when the item I bought wasn't "new" as listed, but just thrown into a cardboard box covered in grease and dust (could have been unused, but OLD), and needed additional parts (supplied by the seller after explaining the...
1. How many shows do you attend over a 1 year period?
About 2-3.
2. Is a stand alone buy-sell-trade show better or worse that a show that is tied to a convention or club?
I've had equally good and bad experiences here.
3. Let's say you're an East Coast modeler attending...