Yup, Sprained my knee pretty good & was advised to stay off it for a week or 2. Out of work until I heal back up, so I'll be kitbashing my model.

Bought a pair of Kemtron Vesibule cab kits (meant for the mantua mikado, but will fit the bachmann 2-10-2 with a little modding. Easy kit to build actually.

Now, I had asked this earlier, about how to remove the cab on the DCC-Equipt 2-10-2, & some one gave me a link to a pdf, However, the pdf shows one screw, & I'll be danged if I can't find it. I found TWO screws under the cab itself, but they seem to go to something else. I loosen them & the cab didn't even wiggle a bit. Has anyone had theirs apart? I'm afraid of breaking the model if I do something wrong, plus for what I paid for it, I certainly don't want to break it

I have the decals, paints, & photographs of reference to go off of...........now I just need to change the cab so I can finish it Been waiting a long time & this has been the 1 hold up in my continuing the project

Thanks again,
Bob

Unfortunatly, yes. But I store all locomotives in the house for the winter.

Bob

hey roger

Actually all my joints are soldered, but it's partly the fact being that my layout is in an uninsulated garage, & I live in vermont. The solder joints break in the winter all the time on nickle silver, but they seem to stay on the brass track without issue.

Bob

I have both nickle silver & brass track on my layout, & surprisingly the brass track keeps a better electrical current then the nickle silver. I am forever having to redo joints on my mainling (nickle silver) because they don't seem to have good conductivity , but I've never had to do anything to my sidings/branchlines (brass)

It seems that the brass is better to adjust to the wide tempurature changes, then the nickle silver.

just my 2 sense,
Bob

hello,

How do I remove the cab (just the cab) from the 2-10-2?

Thanks,
Bob

LOL, Windchaser is a dear friend of mine from long ago. She found my videos from a shared link on another webpage. She's cool. She's still dating my best friend.

Bob

yup, finally got off my duff & made a few more. The video quality is not well, due to the fact that 2 ballasts burned out & I just haven't gotten around to replacing them just yet. The links are as follows:

An idea I got from reading the book about John Allen

Trammelling Try #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSNlvNZV_K8

Trammelling try #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhC7xz7mLOM

New Haven runby, (4-6-0 DC with 2 new haven coaches)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FF2f9AdWA8

& the running a complete loop on the mainline. The 4-6-0 is pulling the camera which is mounted on an old kadee logging disconnect, same as the 9V battery behind it. I just reversed the film to make it look as if you were going forwards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkgAH1t6bXg

Enjoy

Bob

Only problem with a USRA 0-6-0 is that it's already been done by Walthers/LL with DCC & sound. I have one of their 0-8-0's but for as detailed as it is, the DCC is a constant battle to get working. I'm tempted to drop it off at Tony's Trains in Essex here, but I hate to drop another PITA locomotive on them.

Bob(the Vermont Bob)

electrically please. Not too concerned about prototypical arrangements as I can kitbash around if need be. But a list of what works with what would be really helpful.

Thanks,
Bob

I know this has been asked before here, but I can't seem to find it tonight with my tired brain with the search command.....

What Bachmann tenders, either DCC or not are interchangible with what locomotive? Can anyone provide a list here please?

Thanks y'all

Bob

hello,

Just purchased a new-in-box Sharknose. The detail is stunning, & the lettering is sharp. So nice to get one of these in something other then brass.

Now then, before I run it (it is a DCC unit) is there anything special I must do?

Bob

I have one.

I set my CV values to:
CV 115 ----- 0
CV 116 ----- 120 (possibly from 120 - 175) Play with this one till you get what you like
CV 120 ----- 200
CV 122 ----- 225
CV 123 ----- 150


bOB

the only thing small enough is the TDS.

http://www.tcsdcc.com/decoderpics/Bachman%20Climax/bachman_climax.htm

I tried an MRC mini-dcc sound decoder, but it's really not the right one for the job as the locomotive barely can pull its own weight.

Bob

Is there any way to get a break-down list in outline form of what tenders are compatible with what ?-?-? steam locomotive please?

Thanks,
Bob

don,

I have the 5amp system. 5 amps is alot of power.

Bob