Steam locos
Tichy Reefer Part 5
This update covers Brake Rigging on the under frame.
First up, Tichy provides a template to cut .010 wire for the brake lines. The wire is provided in the kit.
They have you cut the wire between the two bends in order to fit it through the fish belly frames. Looking at the clearance, you might be able to work it through without cutting. I’ll have to try it on the next kit.
Tichy Reefer Part 4
Yesterday while the frame was drying, I worked on the basic Car Body assembly.
First ends are cemented in place, and then a small angled piece in order to keep it square with roof. This actually went together better than I thought it would.
Close up of angle support.
Tichy Reefer Part 3
Well this morning spent some time on the underframe assembly.
First installed the Fishbellys in place. You can't put these on the wrong sides as one has two slots to fit in and the other has one. When you do this, you need to make sure the detail is facing out so they're not backwards.
Then put together the Body Bolster halves.
Virtual Model Railroads
Here are some photos of my model Railroadz layouts in Trainz 12. One of them is a small oval while the other is more of a work in progress but NG.
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JMRI Decoder Pro Setup Mac?
I am looking for help on how to set up the JMRI Decoder Pro Software for a Mac. It is a MacBook Pro running the most recent operating system. I am using the NCE Powercab system and the USB interface. I am looking for help on how to set this up as I am having trouble. I would check the JMRI Yahoo group but can not access it since my school has is blocked.
Thanks,
Trainmaster247
Tichy Reefer Part 2
In this update, I tried Joe's suggestion on the touch up. It looks to have worked pretty good, so thanks for the tip again.
Tichy recommends a mix of Boxcar red 70% and Tuscan red 30% for the car ends and ice hatches. So this is what I had on hand. Poly Boxcar red and some art acrylic Tuscan red. Gave the mix a try and it worked out good.
N-Scale 4-8-4 Northern Project Update
Just a quick update on the project to merge an N-scale Con-Cor GS-4 4-8-4 (Rail Baron Series) DCC ready engine and a Bachmann 4-8-4 Northern DC engine. This update shows the engine chassis and the 52 foot tender running in DCC with sound. The stock speaker that came with the Digitrax SDXN136PS has been replaced by a TTX Super Sonic Mini Speaker with enclosure. The speaker is 15 mm x 11 mm. The sound was barely audible with the stock speaker but I think that the sound is really good with the new speaker.
Titchy Train Reefer Build
Well I decided to tackle a Tichy Pacific Fruit Express kit. I've accumulated a couple of these from EBay buys.
The Kit looks to have quite a few parts and looks fairly detailed. So we'll see how this adventure works out.
Stem whistle in Jackson georgia
While working in Jackson ga today I heard a steam whistle. The sound came from the downtown area and moved from west to east. Does anyone know if a steam engine went through there today?
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