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    Shelf Switcher Shortline Help! (HO)

    How would I wire up switch motors? I'd like to TRY using them since I've only got 3 switches! I'd want to have one toggle that flips both ends of the loop on the 'main' line - can I just hook up both motors to a non-locking SPDT and to my controller's AC output? or will I need a CDU or some...
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    Shelf Switcher Shortline Help! (HO)

    Nope, I haven't started just yet. Overtime at work has meant I've still only got what I started off with - an 8' x 8.5" baseboard and 3 1-yard lengths of tracks!!! I've had a long think about theme, and I'm thinking of looking back to what got me interested in American prototypes. Flicking...
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    Shelf Switcher Shortline Help! (HO)

    Ok - I've decided (after some advice above!) to set it in SoCal - it'll allow me to run Santa Fe, Los Angeles Junction, and occasional BN and BNSF locos if I so desire. I've decided to keep it simple so it works without the Great Hand in the Sky, doesn't cost a HUGE amount to make and will...
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    Shelf Switcher Shortline Help! (HO)

    I've spent the last couple of weeks trying to get my little N gauge shelf switcher into some kind of working order, but I'm fighting a losing battle. I realise with the space I've got I'm never going to get a nice long run, even in N gauge, so why try? N gauge was too fiddly with the knuckle...
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    Bachmann HO any good?

    If I could buy them locally I'd definately spring for an Atlas/Athearn - but the fact that I can spend $30 down the LHS and have something to run around my layout while I build it means alot to me. I'll go with something that is DCC-ready or DCC-equipped - that way it's got to be fairly new...
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    Bachmann HO any good?

    That's all very reassuring - how will I know what's old and what's not? Modelzone (a chain of LHS) sells 30 year old Hornby moldings next to the latest releases due to the nature of the beast. Are there any that you could say are particularly good/pants? I'm looking for a switcher of some kind...
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    Bachmann HO any good?

    Bachmann is one of the big players in the UK alongside Hornby for your locomotive and rolling stock needs - after perusing the LHS I see some incredibly cheap (as in, half of what you'd normally pay for UK models) of HO outline. It's pretty much unthinkable that you'd get a DCC-equipped HO/OO...
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    What's the Best Way to Remove a Bad Paint Job?

    Simple Green (US) and Dettol (UK) are harmless to plastic but strip both enamel and acrylic paint without a problem
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