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#1
HO / Re: EZ Track Switches
December 30, 2007, 07:37:14 PM
Hi Richard,

I also use the eztrack system and have for more than a year now but have never had any truble i have 9 switches on my layout.. oh are you useing the Grey or black road bed? Hobojim
#2
HO / covering a foam mountain
November 17, 2007, 10:49:24 PM
Hi any tipa for useing plaster to cover a mountain made of layers of 1inch foam board? someone told me mix alittle backyard dirt with plaster to help with ground cover anyone try this??  thanks all hobo jim
#3
General Discussion / Re: Test
November 08, 2007, 08:58:02 PM
Hi you can get free picture resizers by doing a search try yahoo msn or google..

i use 350x 350 does nicely on auction sites..
#4
HO / Re: sound for DC
November 01, 2007, 11:30:47 AM
MRC 2500 power pack and MRC sound genarator 8000 do not work together thats what i was told by a tech from MRC
mabe its just me but i am NOT impressed with a company that can not even make its own products work together....
big disapointment for me....
#5
General Discussion / Re: Lets Introduce Ourselves!
October 31, 2007, 10:57:36 PM
Hi, i am hob jim  i model ho now just started back into it from along number of absent years while i was backpacking my way thru the U.S. walking many old forgotton lines theres miles of road bead out there .. i will be basing my layout on the old lines and forgotton routes that wind there way thru this great nation of ours... i stated in cal. now park mt boxcar in northwest arkansas ... most the old hobos are long gone now.. i did enjoy many a meal in hobo camps......
just cause they be ahobo dont mean he's/shes a drunk.. wave at the old timers if you see um walkin...
#6
HO / Re: sound for DC
October 31, 2007, 03:22:06 PM
Hey gene, Great idea we need to revolt aginst the gas companys we all should go back to driving steam .... hobojim
#7
HO / Re: sound for DC
October 31, 2007, 03:12:41 PM
Hi Gene that would be easy  if i had a steamer ...  ;D
#8
HO / sound for DC
October 31, 2007, 01:39:38 PM
Hello again , i have MRC tech II sound genarator 8000 hooked up with MRC techII locomotion 2500 power pack..on advice from MRC i hooked the AC from the sound to a 2nd power pack.. when i did that i got the steam cuff sounds to work good.. but the diesel just give me aload buzz no motor sound?? any ideas or should i just call MRC back???
thanks for any help!! hobojim
#9
HO / climb a mountain?
October 31, 2007, 08:10:41 AM
Hello all,

how long to make an incline to go up about 2 inches? for safty and to be most real?
if i knew how to post a picture of what i have done so far i would share it with you..
hobojim
#10
HO / Re: need a wheel set
October 30, 2007, 10:37:13 PM
Hi yes thats a great idea, but what trucks can i use?? as the coupler is very long on this car...
#11
HO / Re: need a wheel set
October 29, 2007, 10:57:22 PM
Hi Gene,

Yes they are plastic wheel on silver color metal axles  have orderd a bunch of metal wheels so will change.. i tryed changing wheel set from a couple cars and can not seem to make them hold.. works ok on track but if lifted they come right offf again..
hobojim
#12
HO / need a wheel set
October 29, 2007, 04:22:46 PM
Hi i got a bachmann 1265 tri leval car carrier santa fe.. its missing one set of wheels .. what outher bachmann cars could i take wheel set from to make it work?? truck looks good coupler looks good.. thanks for any help with this... hobojim
#13
HO / Re: ez track not so easy...
October 27, 2007, 05:01:24 PM
Hi tryed that am useing a brand new engine...its like it worked last night now it dont ....
#14
HO / ez track not so easy...
October 27, 2007, 03:30:32 PM
Hello all,

well i set up my eztrack around a4x8 table.. ran great last couple weeks today it goes about 2/3 way and stops???????? nothing changed if this ez track is so good then whats worng???? thanks for any and all help....Hobo Jim
#15
HO / Re: need more help
October 25, 2007, 05:08:21 PM
Hi well for now at least i have a loop of track around my 4x8 table with a half loop inside my current model power transformer powers it just fine... i wanted the sounds but do not have instuctions and do not want to hook this up worng... the back of the sound genaratoe 8000  has speaker 1-2 ac input 3-4 to track 5-6
the loco motion 2500 hasvaribale DC  ACc/AC fixed DC .. where to go from here to make this work???????