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I was surprised that USA model locomotive motors are not fitted with spark suppression capacitors (or inductors) to dramatically reduce radio/television interference. European models are fitted with both or at least were when I had them many years ago. I haven't run trains more than a few...

I started scratching an On30 loco body for the MDC box-cab chassis. The only commercial parts are the nut/bolt/washer detail, an MDC spark arrestor and a couple of offcuts of scribed siding. It needs a bell, sandbox/dome, lights, stirrups, grab irons, weathering and lotsa junk that goes with...

This link inspired me to make good pine trees the easy and inexpensive way :- http://www.trevinocircle.com/sippin/index.html As I can't find the original materials used in that link, I had to innovate .... 1) Branches and secondary branches .... from a sweeping broom with natural fibles...

Many happy returns of the day Jimmybeersa, may you see many more of them. :wave: :thumb: Errol

Since fifer posted his (also our) concern that posts seems to have dropped off in this forum, I've been anxiously awaiting delivery of my new digi cam. I'm getting the hang of it (slowly) and had a session with it tonight tonight. This new Fuji S5000 is a pain to figure out the permutations...

I haven't said much in posts but I've long admired Shamus's On30 modelling together with those others who scratch build just about everything. There's a charm about backwoods industries which use narrowgauge rails in their operations. Well, here's a treat to get the braincells of those of...

Although I have several buildings on my N layout, none of them are secured ... ie, if I tilt the layout to do some wiring I have to remove them otherwise they fall around. Most of my buildings are lit and to facilitate bulb replacement I would have to remove the building as the bulbs are...

Isn't that just typical? .... I didn't visit The Gauge for almost a month and I find about 40 pages to catch up on! As a result I'm late for Charlie's birthday, Shamus's and Grumbeasts great news, Vic's seasons greetings and Jmarksbery telling the world I'm stingey with money (:D :D )...

Heres another cardboard structure (N scale). Built from a trusty Cornflakes packet and clad with handscribed 1/32" veneer. Nothing fancy about it but interesting as a simple project. I will attempt to insert here the link to the actual size drawings of the components. The drawing has a...

Happy birthday guys and a belated Golden anniversary for you Clerk. May happiness be with you all throughout the coming years. Errol

Charlie, I was impressed with your step by step layout construction photos. I'm tempted to do the same thing, but with different techniques. This is the only track plan that works in 2ft x 5ft (as far as I'm concerned :) ) Here's the overview so far as I've progressed. Errol

Here's the burning questions before I commit myself to one.... 1) Does this Bachman N gauge 2-8-0 loco feel happy going round 9 3/4" radius curves? 2) What type of coupler is fitted as standard on the tender .. Rapido or MT?? 3) If Rapido is fitted can an MT coupler be fitted easily...

I'm hoping some of you Gaugers know of a computer program which can import Autosketch *.dxf or autcad *.dwg drawings and convert them to *.gif or *.jpg files such that they can be printed out actual size as gif's or jpg's. I have Paint Shop Professional ver 7 which reads dxf files but always...

Just like Red, I've been armchairing an N pike. I found one which has been under my nose for years!!:o It's J Armsrong's "Vignette" from his book "Creative Layout Design". Designed for photography as well as operation I'm going to give it my best shot. In a 6ft x 3ft area I can't visualise...

Shamus, For a first go at organising you did very well my friend, it got off the ground at short notice and has produced good results. Dave Hagan, I suspect you have done a power of thinking behind the scenes and though you don't say much we know you're there and we sure appreciate your...

I thought I was a reasonable photographer.... but...... This pic was taken by my wife at the goods depot in Silverton CO. This inside frame beast complete with beartrap spark arrestor depicts everything I love about the Rockies and it's narrow gauge lines. I was out of view on the right of...

My wife decided to copy slides onto CD so went about searching through our 2,000 collection. She came upon some of my early work in N gauge. musta been about 28 to 30 yrs ago! At that time I had no idea what USA terrain was like but had images in my head as to what I thought it looked like...

This is another 28 yr old structure built from scribed styrene and Campbell's corrugated roofing. Windows are from an older plastic kit. The fuel tank is from an N gauge tank car supported on balsa trestling. I want to share a technique for lettering with you. To get lettering like...

Here's how my mind works when it comes to architecture (heh heh heh I use the term loosly). OK, it's elementary, but it's mine (chuckling). I dreamed this one up and built it from 0.5 mm three ply wood. Not the easiest material to cut but it will last like the proverbial brick "big drop"...

Back in the boom days of the Colorado's expansion of railroads, Mat, who was a genious when it came to mechanical things, settled close to one of the railroads. It wasn't long before he set up in business fixing anything that was broken. The locals respected "Wee Rob" (this was an affectionate...