The just about all-but-forgotten Athearn Train Master: Athearn made two versions: The "SP" style with large numberboards and Mars light bezel and "regular" with small numberboards and no Mars light bezel.

I’ve been running the traditional-sized Lion Chief PE engine and 5 traditional PE cars for about five weeks over the holiday season for several years now. However, a couple of PITAs may happen over time. One is having to change out the passenger car interior lights when they burn out. This entails removing the entire car body using those push-in window tabs. The other is …

Thanks for the memories! Besides trains: Block City sets, Gilbert Erector Set (I now own six of these sets, my middle grand daughter loves them), Kenner Girder and Panel Building & Bridge Sets, View Master and Chemistry sets. Loved Large Tonka Trucks too. Enjoying go carts made from old carriage wheels and 2x4's. Scooters made from old skates, 2x4's and a wooded …

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Excellent post Norm. As mentioned in most applications the big danger is the trip pin contacting the center rail. You have options. One is use a plastic gearbox that isolates the coupler. If you prefer the metal box. You can always use an insulated shim and plastic screws. Or Just make sure you proprely adjust the pin. If you flip the Kadee height gauge around. There’s a piece of …

Jan 3, 2024 · I’m happy for you, Cody. Enjoy!

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PSC CB&Q BE-1 Express Ex-Troop Kitchen Car While many of us here own PSC's troop cars, there isn't a photographic review that showcases all the beautiful details in these cars. I recently acquired one and I thought it was worth sharing the great job they did, I feel you could argue for road number specific details in this museum quality production. This review takes a new …

Jan 16, 2012 · YES. Becareful of solvent based adhesives, thier fumes can craze the clear plastic in the windows. I learned this the hard way gluing windows into HO scale passenger cars. I have used Woodland Scenics Accent cement, it is NOT the same as what you use for ballast and other landscape scenery materials. I have used the WS Accent glue for installing passengers in RK …

I think there were only two or three kids that I knew that had electric trains when I was growing up. If they didn't live within walking distance the only thing you did was talk about the trains which wasn't that much fun. Very few people had trains and even fewer had a sheet of plywood for a "permanent" layout. If the plywood was painted green or had some died saw dust on it you …