Well assuming it is a constant loop with no straight sections, you can get down to 2" radius- trust me I've done it. But, for things involving points or straight sections you are limited to about 7" minimum, possibly 6", but at that radius things stop looking correct and you run a risk of derailments for non articulated stock, the engine itself, and other larger trains

Quote from: dtpowell on March 17, 2009, 10:30:05 PM
Since we're talkin about UK Loco's breifly. I'd like to see Bachmann Graham Farish to produce the very new A1 "TORNADO" YeeHaw!

The tornado would be great to see. I was at North Allerton station on the second Sunday it ran up the East Coast Mainline, watching it wizz by.

Graham Farish sell an A3 Flying Scotsman in N-Gauge
Take a look: http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=GF372379&style=main&strType=Farish

EDIT:

Never mind, ive just seen that they dont make it anymore  Though they do pop up occasionally on eBay - in fact there are 2 on eBay UK at the mo (just as a note - i dont have anything to do with the 2 auctions, so dont think im trying to advertise them lol).

Oh i agree totally, it would be nice to see the selection of locos expand.

Quote from: James in FL on March 14, 2009, 09:03:02 AM

"We" deserve nothing.

Most of us, modeling in N scale, are thankful for the offerings that manufacturers produce.

It's a "privilege" to enjoy a hobby, not a "right".

Why be an ingrate about it?

I agree, we should be thankful that the manufacturers have actually managed to create what they have. Im always amazed when i see how much more detail each new loco has compared to the prior ones. Its easier to make a much more diverse selection for the larger scales than it is for the smaller ones because of the size limits and the increase in cost of parts like motors as the size decreases (same problem B'mann are having with the #-10-#'s).
There is a large selection which is slowly getting larger, but it takes longer due to the complexity of small size. You have to be patient and wait for them to develope more.

(p.s. could you check the Caps Lock setting, as its a paint to read sentences where all the letters are capitalised, thanks  )

If you were to remove some of the pickups, then you would get less friction so in thoery morw could be pulled. You could still keep the coach lighting by running a bus wire from one end of the carriages right through to the other (the Left pick from the front carriage and Right on the back carriage or even somewhere in the middle of the rake, or vice versa). If you were to buy some fine Decoder wire then you could make it look quite realistic. Between the carriages you'd have a longer length of wire than the join for realism and to allow turning a corner, and could also then - if you could find small enough connectors - have a join in the wire so that you could mix and match the order of the carriages - although this would depend on how resiliant the connectors are.

I think the second mod - of the coupler arm- is probably the better one, as it will allow for better movement around corners.

Depending on the price they could produce it for, i'd sure like to see one. The 2-6-6-2 is a great engine, and a 4-6-6-4 would be even better.

If they are in any way similar to the old 0-4-0's then its probably not a good idea to try. I've tried to convert 4 of the old 0-4-0's and only one of them was relatively successful, although i ended up scraping it (made a nice stationary loco on my layout with alot of weathering). If you are going to try with your 0-6-0 id recommend something like the TCS M1 as its small enough to fit in the tiny locos (0-4-0 and presumably 0-6-0), and also is very hardy in that ive installed literally the same decoder 5 times in different locos, and its still working perfectly.

Quote from: Conrail Quality on March 06, 2009, 11:33:37 PM
Micro-trains has no conversion for the Amfleets.

Timothy

Although they dont say that they have a conversion, the chance are that there will be one that they make which will work.
They dont have a conversion for the H16-44, but a pair of #2004's work like a charm (you have to tap a hole of course, but you can get drill&tap set from them), and i have a feeling that the pilots from the #1046 will work without adaption, though i havent tried it.
You need to look here: http://www.micro-trains.com/Coupler%20diagrams.pdf and see if any of them would fit the amtrack cars. I havent seen how teh amtrack coupler pockets are shaped so i couldnt tell you which.

That is a pretty locomotive, never seen anything quite like it.

any update on when ther are going to be released? im looking forward to getting it and wantedd to know if there was a date as to when they will be releasd.

The gauge of wire depends on the combined current draw of locos and accessories which will be running at any one time. I generally stick to 3A lighting cable as it is quite flexible whilst having a current rating much higher than anything ill ever reach.

As for connection to track, it depends on how many sections there are in the track, but id put a feeder every 2-3 foot maybe a few more if using set-track and or DCC to make sure theres no degredation of signals - im sure there are hundreds of oppinions for how many feeders to use, but this is just my 2 pence worth.

Quote from: Bob S on January 25, 2009, 09:39:04 PM

For motor-in-boiler ... Nigel Lawton has a 10mm x 12mm 12v motor that works out very nicely, for 23 dollars American.  How small does it need to be???

They also sell 6mm x 10mm motors for $12 which can be made to function at 12v with use of a resistor.

get your hands on some insulating fishplates such as Peco SL-311, and then use then instead of the metal ones on the point.