Hi everyone,

I am looking to add a headlight to my brass 0-8-0 made in the 1960's by Tenshodo. Does anybody have good tutorials on how to do this or recommendations for lights/leds to use? The light is not mounted to the smokebox and hangs out from it's center on it's front face, see the Great Northern C-1 class 0-8-0's for a better picture.

I am doing a two phase DCC conversion starting with the headlamp and motor and then installing a light on the tender with a speaker later.

Thanks ahead of time.

The Smithsonian channel is running a series on combat trains. It looks like these are hour long shows in the series.More information here.  http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/combat-trains/1004512

It looks as thought there will be much detail. They have some very excellent productions.

There are some on Monday evening 7/31 and also next Sunday 8/6  Check your local listings. 

August 24 is the NAZI railway

Hi all,

A question from the UK American Narrow Gauge modelers. A number of friends use the Bachmann, BLI, AMS and MMI products and a issue has been raised over here about working knuckle couplings on the front of locos. All the above manufacturers fit non-working couplings at the correct height which is no good for switching.

Does anyone know of a simple fix for this problem. I might add some of the guys use the Bachmann standard of HO knuckles set at the HO height whereas some of us use Kaydee 0n3 knuckles set at 0n3 height.

Loconuts