Quote from: Doneldon on June 04, 2010, 03:02:32 PM
I got a new scale once but it still said I should lose a few pounds.

Zing!

Wow thanks for all the great info! I think i would like to keep my original layout and maybe expand it to another 4X8 table...(maybe a 5 X 9 which my original layout is on lol i just wanted so much 4 X 8 was a bit tight) i was wondering if i was going to make my next layout with flex track would there be a way to transition between the two and still run DCC on both? or would i have to switch my original layout to flex track also? Thanks again for all your help i can't explain how helpful it is to have any question i ask answered quickly and so throughly.

Thanks for all the help i guess i just missed that part when i was reading thanks hunt.
richg. I got the ez command set up for a steal at a hobby lobby lol, it was opened and returned soit was half off and then they had a sale of 40% off of all train sets. So i kinda fell into the controler. I am looking to up grade as soon as i start my second layout. which well use flex track instead of ez track. Is it very difficult to wire up a dcc layout?

Hello all,
I recently purchased a slightly used  bachmann spectrum 2-8-0 consolidation with DCC and sound. I'm using a bachmann ez command dcc controler and i found that the person own owned it prior had a better DCC controler and could program the actual engine number to it, 605. Is there a way to resent the decoder using the bachmann ez command? i read the faqs and didn't see anything. thanks for your help!

LOL wow!! i forget to check the page for a day and the responces are awesome.
I think i will start out with a 2-8-0, sounds like a very good start. is it worth paying the extra money for sound, it'll have to be DCC and sound because i did invest in a ez command because i do like to run a couple trains at once. thanks for all your help!!

I have a small 5 X 8 layout with 18" and 22 " curves i was wondering what the best steam loco to run on those radius of curves thanks for the help in advance.

i've tried nickels and the lead weights and still my james is performing poorly. with out pulling anything at all the driving wheels spin and a high rate and james creeps along slowly, also he seems to want to derail at switches anyone know how to fix these?

WOW that is perfect thanks for all the help

Really the paint isn't the biggest problem it's those double decker cars that i can't find anything like.

Hello I'm currently working on making a custom train set. My good friend, who helps with my layout wiring, is going to attend the University of Iowa next year i would love to make the Hawkeye Express for my layout, I've gotten the engine that i want pulling the train, not like the actual one they use to pull it but I'm painting mine to match the coaches.
my only hang up is finding coaches that look like the ones it pulls they look like this http://www.iowanorthern.com/hawkeye/images/IMG_9556-edited.jpg
does anyone know where i can find coaches like these

Does the nickels in there rattle? and is it easy to take the cab off james?

Thanks for the help again all!
I got a response that says my shipment should be sent sometime in the middle of next week!! super double  but i guess this well give me time to work on the permant set up, any suggestions for the type of Ho gauge rail i should use? i don't want to go too expensive because it's going to be a large set up but i don't want to have alot of problems with it either.LOL picky i know!

I figure i should Post this here instead of flooding the board with new topics.
I ordered said gordon set from https://www.modeltrainstuff.com/ about three days ago i paid for the express shipping and the order went through fine, BUT it's been three days and the status of my order still says processing, does anyone know if this is normal for this website, it just takes several days for items to be shipped out or is their something wrong and i need to call the store directly?

5 COACHES!!! LOL i've got two and until i can find them alittle cheaper i think that's all the express coaches i'll have for awhile

One more quick question well Gordon be able to pull the express cars on the 18" radius curves?