Hi all, First post here...and I will attempt to keep it short. Later, you can ask me which DCC System I bought and what I intend to do with it. First up...If we are all on the same mandated Protocol..

Yes, Steve it does...For here is the thing.... I came across two good deals for Prodigy Systems. So one is on it's way the other is standing by for any time I want to pick it up. Further, my first DCC

LOL..Yuh mean besides just popping up all your Kato Unitrack and putting it in the dishwasher - switches and all. :)) > There is a reason I don't read model railroading magazines and not a big fan of

Hi Bill, LOL > So what is so special about that? Currahee We stand alone together. I bet we all have used DCC Locomotives which won't run. I am buying them on the cheap, just for the challenge. I foun

Hi all, I have more complicated questions... But first I believe we need to agree on some facts, which I am honestly hazy on. === First > Depending on your scale > Which amperage is needed and optimiz

Bruce, There is one serious aspect of Model Railroading which I have learned by 2014. There are thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of N Scale and HO Scale equipment, sitting in boxes which has

Hi, Thought I would share my concept of tray modules - So uploaded a few pictures. They are in the Stockton, Tuolumne and Eastern folder. These are mostly 16' x 24" modules - Not much bigger than a di

Hi Mark Gurries and all. First up I am getting used to my used but new to me BMW X5. It's an e70 and is able to carry loads of N Scale equipment. Which I have been buying on the basically un-used mark

In my travels under the wire so to speak, I have been buying other people's layouts, sometimes nearly completed ones, some running on DCC. All on the cheap. >>>People whether they are running DC or DC

In my limited experience of >Back on the Tracks< these past two years, after a long hiatus of 30 years from N Scale....I must agree with Mark Gurries. >> So your stuck with long term oxidation failure

I am considering going with ready made Kato Unitrack feeders at every splice > at least on my test layout. Why? My N Scale Diesels...all of them find no issues with my track layout ability - even with

Just a Thank you for people having the guts to ask such a question and the enlightened way it is being answered. ==== I believe for many of us or at least for me, we have old learning clouding our per

Thank you Rich, I have the RED ONE.... Yeah got it free at Harbor Freight. :)) Mark I have considered modifying an N Scale Tall Box Car or Minuteman Rocket Car or something to hold such a meter to be

Thank you Don.... I am a multi-tasking operator but the sole operator of my layouts. Which is sort of the reason >> I like two entirely different controllers for my two separate layouts... One of each

Hello all, I am having a similar experience with Paul on not cutting rails nor using AR-1 units etc. --- Here is why....in my travels I buy other people's stuff. So why have I been coming onto Loop/Re

I was living in San Jose/Silicon Valley when Offices began to incorporate LAN systems to tie all their computers together. I was working in a place which though using IBM computers, had Apple Executiv

Doc, I am currently (Pun Intended) embarking on a new method (at least for me) of wiring up my major layouts. On my small test layout, there are Kato Plug ins which are then cut off at the ends and wi

Verryl, Thank you for your post....I had not considered using a Jewelry Tig Welder until you mentioned it. Jewelry Welder from TheRingLord.com Jewelry Welder from TheRingLord.com Jewelry Welder for we

I am at these very moments in time...Creating an N Scale Helix with 28 1/4 inch Kato Unitrack. The outside (double) track is a bit over 30 inches in radius. === This is being set up on Four Modules Tw

Farmer JJ John, Yes, get an eye for the details. Consider widening your Helix to 21.5 inches or greater. Track Curvatures & Rolling Stock http://www.nmra.org/track-curvatures-rolling-stock Track Curva