this is a really cool topic you have going im glad that a lot of people Enjoy this hobby. better this than breaking into houses.



TB16

send me a message if u need help again

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i thought that because why would bachmann make it DCC ready if there was no room for a decoder


TB16

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thx ABC and J3a-614  everything i get from here on out is going to help me even further of understanding grade and the mechanics of these trains



TB16

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all you have to do is as follows

find some shoe box cardboard
measure the length of the train and height and the width  mark those down on the card board then whats going to be the right side of it when its done cut out a window leaving about .25" on the top and bottom and about 5" on the left and right then place some clear plastic wrap over the hole on the inside and hot glue it down

TB16

OK thank you for all the help it will be a while before i can build it but it nice to know earlier and later when its to late

on a new topic
1. can bachmann easy track be cut and joined together with rail joiners if u need a certain length that the connector assortment doesn't have
2. whats the tallest height that comes in the pier sets?

TB16

ya yesterday i was researching z scale DCC decoders and found a nice one at
https://gadgettom.aosoft.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=8de9fe0106d60a44c844a5f63824202a&

it seems easy enough to put in i add pics when its done so in the future if someone runs into the same problem

so far i bought all of my stuff from www.trainworld.com very cheap prices and their bachmann trains authorized dealers i got it new last year before the prices went up

im having alot of fun with this project it started out as a 4X6 sheet of plywood and now it's 6'8.5"X6' and hoping to get bigger

yes exactly i have 1 power pack running 3 now 4 turnouts and it runs fine i have to upload some pics to show everyone


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ok thank you very much

very nice memorial i don't think she would have wanted more

very very very nice. me nothing, *LOL* dont have the 'money'

whats the steepest incline that trains can climb?