Mr Bach Man or anyone else that might know:

I want to match the color green on a Greenbriar Davenport.  Is it any standard color available from a paint manufacturer?

Thanks,

Peter

Opps, that was his E-mail.  Here's the web link:

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/

Here is Harold's web site:

hminky@pacificcoastairlinerr.com

Actually, adding washers will increase, not decrease the height.  I think you should lower the high ones, not raise the low ones.  Take the truck off and see if there is a built up ridge around the center pin hole.  If there is, remove the wheels and place a piece of medium sandpaper on your work bench and turn the truck upside down and sand the ridge off to be flush with the cross piece (can't remember what it is called).  Than should lower the coupler and make the cars look more realisically "hunkered down"

I belive that is covered in Harold Minkie's writings found here and in General discussions.

Peter

Great work, Shayman!  Thanks for the great pictures.

Thanks all for the informative answers.  I had thought about Gene's suggestion because when a locomotive goes from DCC to DC what happens when the first electrical pick up detects DC while the last one detects DCC??  I think Charles said it right.  Maybe the easiest answer is to make the locomotives adapt to the track, istead of making the whole RR adapt to the locomotives.  What would you guys recommend for a DCC system?  The non DCC locomotives I have are 2 Porters, a Davenport and 2 Moguls.

Thanks,

Peter

I have a question about DCC.  I have 3 On30 locomotives that are DCC equipped and also run on straight DC w/o any changes.  I have 3 small non DCC locomtives that I don't want to convert at this time.  I plan to run these in a small isolated are of my layout while running the DCC eqipped locomotive over the rest of the layout.  My question is this:
As all my engine servicing will be in the straight DC area, can I transition (run it w/o doing anything) the DCC/DC units to the straight DC engine facility?

Thank you.

Peter

That "new" Roundhouse Trains 4-4-0 looks like it would be an ideal basis for an On30 4-4-0.  It is reviewed in this month's Model Railroad News.

They have the following equipment:

400201 and 400202 are Heritage style lounge cars
400001 thru 400005 are Heritage style coaches
400301 is a Dome Lounge with 6 wheel trucks
400101 is their latest aquisition a Heritage style combine-baggage/coach

I'll try to figure out how to post diagrams of these cars later.

Peter