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    N Scale Sound for Diesels

    I don't know about the Locksound decoders, but I have two Kato SD70M's that have sound in them from MRC. They work OK, but I do see problems with the speed control and they do have a consistent problem with making contact, they stall a little to much for my taste. It almost seems like they...
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    Going through changes...

    I too switched from HO to N for the same reasons, and yes you have to make some compromises, however there are ways to make up for them. I wanted to fit an HO layout in to a 20' X 10' garage but realized to run a closer to prototype railroad I had to go to N scale. There are far fewer choices...
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    when to solder?

    I too use the Cold Heat soldering iron and love it. It takes only seconds to heat the flux and not much longer to heat the solder into the rail connections. I read the article by EZDAYS in the Gauge and it really helped since I have not soldered until recently. I would certainly recommend a...
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    UP Katy Heritage Unit in Yuma AZ

    I have always had the same problem going through Yuma as well, fortunatley this time I was there for work and our pipeline follows the UP right of way so it made it easy to take these shots. Those bridges are right next to the mission down there and I dont know for sure if you have to pay to...
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    UP Katy Heritage Unit in Yuma AZ

    I work as a contract engineer/inspector for a pipeline company and today I was down on the 8 heading east. Just before you get to Yuma there is a section of track all trains wait on to cross the Mission bridge in Yuma, well the second train in line had UP 1988 at the head of a 100 car consist...
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    N scale sound decoders

    I am using lenz, not NCE or Digitrax so reading the CV's are little trickier than most DCC systems. However, I have not read the CV's on the MRC decoders yet.
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    N scale sound decoders

    I have two Kato SD70M's with MRC sound decoders in them. For the most part they work fairly well however they do sound better if you add the BLMA fans to allow the sound to escape sufficiently. One of the decoders does give me stalling problems every now and then, but a shim has fixed this...
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    New member and layout pics

    Nice work on the layout it is coming along really nice. I plan on using styrafoam on top of my layout as well, however I do have to purchase quit a bit as my layout is taking up a one car garage. I too feel your pain with the Atlas swithces but I have removed the remote swith from most of them...
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    Do you know of matching passenger cars for my D&RGW?

    TrainNut, I too have the Kato Rio Grande F3A&B units with DCC (I installed the decoders myself), in fact I have the whole lash up (ABBA) for the Calfornia Zephyr. When installing (Digitrax) decoders on Kato F units, be sure to use as thin a layer of Kapton tape on the brass conductors that are...
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    raillings and ladders

    Playstruct also makes a ladder kit if you are trying to make ladders or railings that will wrap around the tank.
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    Can I change out the LED's

    Hey all, I have a question about chaning out LED's. I recently had two UP Heritage units made for me and with those came the MRC sound decoder. All of my other locomotives have the digitrax decoders and they have a bright white LED, which in my opinion are more prototypical. The MRC has an...
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    Construction of my first layout

    The benchwork has started and is almost 50% complete. The wall to the right measures just over 20 feet long and will have a width of 33". The benchwork at the rear wall measures 8.5 feet long and will have a width of 30". There will be benchwork down the along the cabinets which are full of...
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    UP Heritage Units complete

    I have seen that one too, it looked really nice, in fact I believe Darren showed me that unit prior to shipping it.
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    So, what does your wife think?

    I believe I would have a tough time voting as well. There several factors at play here with a hobby like model railroading. One it takes money, and sometimes lots of it; Two it takes up space; Three it takes time. So....for those of us who are married, money is always an issue, space is a...
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    UP Heritage Units complete

    I wish someone made the ACe in N scale, and yes I know that Overland makes them but they are brass and more than double the price I paid for these units. From what I understand no one is planning on making the SD70ACe in N scale for some time yet. By the way those are the Kato SD70M and if...
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    UP Heritage Units complete

    Weathering them........I will fight with that question for a while. They might look really sweet with a little weathering around the wheels and trucks but we will have to see.
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    UP Heritage Units complete

    They will make them in HO as well, or you can buy the ones Tower 55 sells which would be about the same price.
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    UP Heritage Units complete

    I had both of these units made for me and I have waited almost two months for them to come in. I must say I could'nt be happier with the way they turned out. Both have sound decoders in them, the only down side I can say about the MRC sound decoders are the LED's, they have a bluish tint rather...
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    New layout in the works.

    Hey look at ashlindesigns.com, they have a pre fabricated helix and for both HO and N scale. I have one and have never had a problem with it. Tim
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    Kato SD70M with flared radiators

    Sorry about that Don
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