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- - So I went looking for some H beam in brass, and went to special shapes and got nothing. Just redirected to the K&S Metals page. http://www.specialshapes.com/brassshapes.html Any other sources for brass H beams? Checked online metals, Mcmaster carr. Running into dead ends.
    
    Special Shapes Brass Closed?
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    Sorry if this is a double post...I did something to close out earlier... Anyway, I need to replace a truss that is showing signs of wear and has a habit of catching trains. I found plans for a 24" long deck bridge in the June 2003 GR, which should do. This is my first crack at a project like this, to include my first significant use of our little table saw, so I am going to build this exactly to plan, if possible. I'll also use a composite (I found something called "fiberon" a...
    
    Bridge Replacement
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    Thought i'd share this and someone could answer it. This street is under construction by my house in CA. The lane closest to camera is closed. Other lane is open. Both crossing arms work. I'm guessing there's some regulation where if street/crossing isn't fully functional then they put a flare down. Makes no sense to me since arms are down. You think the flare is to stop cars in case the arm wasn't down, like someone would run into the train if the flare wasn't there? Funny to me. First time i...
    
    Grade crossing under construction: what'...
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    Talk about prototypes here. It's not just trains through the tulips!
    
    While others have been posting great looking Spring layout and garden photos, I've been in a funk about mine. For starters, we have had such a cold and rainy spring that what little good weather we have had was taken by other tasks. The railroad is still in winter slumber and a mess. Adding to my depression, I lost all but one of my Dwarf Alberta Spruce trees. I don't know if it was the odd winter; local cats or a disgruntled neighbor spraying them. I've never had healthy trees...
    
    Reclaiming the Outdoor Railroad
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    Spring is here and things are starting to come to life. Testing out the new tunnel
    
    Spring Photo Thread
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    Police SUV VS UP Freight
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    Jane and Andy Clarke will host their second operations of the year, starting a week from today. So I guess this would be BSOPSII. Make plans to join them by sending a note. Almost a guarentee you'll have fun. Experience is not necessary, if this is your first time of running trains in a prototypical settings. No equipment needed and you can learn the fun of radio control/battery power.
    
    Bluestone Southern Second OPS of 2019
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    Operations
    
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    Into more than running your trains around the patio? Discuss here!
    
    I have been away from the list for awhile but getting back into everything. Has any operations software been developed for a Mac? I know none had been a few years ago. I use a Mac Ipad and Mac Mini.
    
    Operations for Mac?
    Last reply by Doug Arnold on October 22, 2018
    
    Train Operations Software
    
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    For discussion of operations software. Includes TrainOps, JMRI, RailOp, etc...
    
    Does anyone have experience using a three wire pulse generator/hall sensor on a sound decoder without a specific connector for it? I've installed a Massoth Pulsed Generator into an LGB Uintah steamer originally to connect to a Massoth XLS Sound decoder which has the three pin connector for the pulse generator. But now my customer instead wants me to install a Phoenix P8 sound decoder which as a connection for a two lead chuff reed switch. The Massoth decoder documentation indic...
    
    Using a Three Wire Pulse Generator/Hall ...
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    Finally got a place I could actually set things up, while temporary, for the first time since I was sleeping through trigonometry. Here are some highlights from last summer/fall and hoping to expand as that raised flowerbed allows.
    
    Farwell, Lafayette, Irving, & Prospe...
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    Indoor and Micro
    
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    Not all of us have a yard, or want an outdoor empire.
    
    Tonight, I thought I'd take a break from my usual practice of using others' experiences and add to the body of knowledge instead with Clan Mueller's experience with PIKO's "Clean Machine" variant of its new GE 25 Tonner. BOTTOM LINE: This is a fun little fire-and-forget loco that looks good pulling short trains around our small layout (~100 feet of track) while providing at least rudimentary cleaning service. It would probably be most appreciated by folks with similar small,...
    
    PIKO Clean Machine -- A Tropical Take
    Last reply by Eric Mueller on April 15
    
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    Just buy something, and want to tell us all what you think about it? Post your reviews here.
    
    At the request of Sean I have started an article on my layout build http://largescalecentral.com/articles/165/build-log-building-the-cr-n-a-first-timer-s-layout So I guess we can move the discussion about my layout here. Its as good a place as any to keep getting the great help I have been getting.
    
    Building the CR&N Deadline:July 20...
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    Anyone have a spare tender from an Aristo classic 1/24th 2-8-0? I seem to be acquiring another loco without a tender!
    
    Aristo Classic 2-8-0 tender wanted
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    7 January, 2019 Location - Ridge Live Steamers, Dundee, Florida Yesterday, we completed the Ridge Live Steamers First Ops Session of 2019. We'll have 2 more this Winter/Spring. One in 2 weeks and then another in March. These are great fun and lots of good camaraderie. Always room for interested train buffs.
    
    Jan's and Ric's Great Adventure 2019
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Modeling
- - I got this McKeen car from Robert's Lines, he did the Zephyr I have and my metal streetcar. Bob always does his models in metal, has done mostly Standard Gauge cars over the years but had some kits that were in 1/29. Made of metal of course! He's a nice guy, made a few of these awhile back and I finally broke the bank and got one, may spring for the trailer soon also. You get the metal shell with the pilot. Some simple seats are welded inside and brass window frames. He has some original r...
    
    McKeen car
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    Guys, I picked up a set of 4 Aristo PRR Heavyweights to accompany my AML K4 Pacific, and I also grabbed a PRR baggage/RPO when it was offered, as I figured that they were few and far between. Which raised a whole bunch of questions. 1. When did Aristo switch from blue/grey end-load boxes to yellow top lift boxes? Or vice versa - which came first? I thought it was the blue/grey ones were older? The baggage/RPO arrived with a horrible rarttle inside, which look...
    
    Aristo Heavyweight - Questions
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    Rolling stock
    
    Aloha, "Gustav," our venerable 1980-s vintage LGB 0-6-2T, finished an adult beverage run on Sunday and, upon return to the rural community of Dogwallow, froze and made a horrible grinding sound as if he was eating his gears. I will warn you in advance, electric motor theory eludes me. I opened "Gustav," found no obvious sign of wear on the worm gears or the axel-mounted helical gears the worm gears drive. I did electrical connectivity checks, all were OK. Putting test leads to ea...
    
    LGB 0-6-2T: BadMotor, Bad Gears, Both, ...
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    So came across this track ballasting car while looking for work train stuff. Pretty cool and a fun project to add to the work train. Patent Track Construction book * if you can't tell there are two links. The one that says Patent has the description and all the drawings of the spreader. The language of the patent does a good job of describing what it does and how the part work together. I think with some creativity a person could make this from the patent information.
    
    Scott Ballasting Car
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    I was asked a while back about making an extended shank version of my couplers for the AML 50’ Hi-cubes. The more I looked at prototype photos, the more I began to think I could do better than just stretching the shank. The prototype uses a Keystone End-of-Car Cushion Unit. Having already done a large chunk of the design work on previous projects, I have decided to try to adapt those to the AML car. I had a run of draft sills done in .030” photo-etched bras...
    
    AML 50' Hi-cube / End-of-Car cushion uni...
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    6' 4" 7/8 dude, and a 4' 6" (ish) 1:22.5 Prieser youth.
    
    A Giant !!!!!!
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    Ok guys, If I can still participate, this is what I decided to build. This will be going to friends railroad when done...It is a water tower. I had on hand a section of 6 inch dia pvc pipe I cut of at 8 inches long it will be cladded with wood. below is a start of what I have....... Here is what I have started.......
    
    Travis's Mik challenge 2019
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    Every year LSC has a build challenge, in memory of a long term member Mik
    
    Did Bart mention who got him started in 0n30? I didn't think so...;) http://rgsgardenrailroad.com/0n30lyt.html
    
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    Chuck Inlow had asked me a few months ago to get photos posted of our 1/8th scale trains. I told him I would as soon as I built a railroad on which to photograph them. Well a few days ago, I started building the track for this "little" layout around our house. I had some rail leftover from a 7-1/2 inch gauge railroad for my kids from thirty years ago. But the problem was the wood ties. I found the solution to that problem from a company called Northwest Foundry and Railroad Supply in...
    
    Building a BIG "little" shortl...
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    For discussion of any other scales. N? 1 1/2"? Sn3?
    
    I originally posted this method on MyLargeScale possibly 15 years ago. That post and the photos are long gone :( I needed to paint a bunch today - so I took pictures to put the method back out there again. I am using Aristo chrome finish metal wheels, but this method would work for any brand / color. I start with a bunch of rubber O-Rings that are sized to match the tread diameter of my wheels. The O-Rings are about 1.375" outside diameter. They slip over the tread masking i...
    
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Power and Sound
- - I received the new Bachmann Eggliner for xmas, with the hopes of converting it to r/c. To my surprise, there is enough room under the shell for an 8 cell, 14.8v battery and receiver, with room for a phoenix board and a 1" speaker to spare. I plan on using the factory supplied polarity switch as the on/off switch. Unless I can come up with another method, the shell will just rest on top of the chassis, so I can remove the battery as needed. As stated on another thread, I prefer to have th...
    
    Battery & R/C in a Bachmann Eggliner
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    LENZ made the first batch of 55020 decoders and they had the LENZ logo etched on the board. These decoders were very limited in what they could do. (no BEMF for one) Then came Massoth: 55020 Still no BEMF), no logo on the board 55021 ( now you have BEMF ) 28 speed steps OK but 128 is dependent on decoder rev in CV 7 55027 Now you can get more function keys and not all did 128 speed steps, again version is in CV 7 On board with 4 4 pin connectors in th...
    
    Some basic LGB (not Marklin) decoder inf...
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    I have managed to trade for the wild west style live steamer that I wanted. But she has been sleeping in a display case for many years. So a bit of going over will be in order once she arrives here in Indiana from the west coast. He did have the correct drawbar for her, so a home brew one is doing the duties for now, but I will make up one from sheet brass that fits in the proper place. I also plan to box in the drivers in the cab and install proper wood plank wood ...
    
    Awakening an Aster Reno + upgrades
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    Live Steam
    
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    I wanted to enlist you electronics wizards, so I'm posting this - you may not bother to read the Live Steam forum. http://www.largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/29381/servo-throws-over-90-degrees Here's a bit of research I did on making servos go the distance. " The standard servo . . . is a 485, which if you look at the specs is a 90 degree servo when supplied the standard pulse range of 1 to 2 msec. The specs also state the 485 can rotate 180 degrees with a pulse range of 0.6 to 2.4...
    
    Making servos throw more than 90 degrees
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Shows and Conventions
- - We made our (sometimes) annual trek across Alligator Alley to Tradewinds Park, near Ft Lauderdale, where the 7 1/4" gauge Tradewinds & Atlantic RR has a track and a gauge-1 raised layout for guys like me who have smaller steamers. I took all the coaches, too. The stars of the show were my Dreyfuss Hudson, (an AML prototype,) and the AML Pennsy K4: Here's the video of the action: My wife, who is a great help on these trips, ...
    
    Visit to the Trdewinds & Atlantic RR
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    I have been commissioned to do 2 Baldwin Sharks from Facebook, I figured the one that I scratch built a few years ago is lonely I can do 1 for me as well I started with a reference drawing, the guys measurements aren't 100% compared to the D&H unit i'm modeling but I can correct those issues later and here is the 3d model that's being extruded from that drawwing I should be able to start printing parts by the end of next week if all goes as planned The frame w...
    
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    As well as complete 2.4 GHz R/C systems for Live Steam and Large Scale battery power, RCS offers a large range of bits and pieces such as 2.4 Ghz Rx's, ESC's, R/C switches, Sound Systems, installation kits, connectors, and performance add-ons. Over the years, these have all been popular, but expensive postage charges limited their appeal. To assist customers who only want one or two of these often hard to find items, from now on they can have them shipped post free Worldwide. Go to ht...
    
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    Am I missing a link to the web site ? It would be nice to have one hear. Sean
    
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    This pic was in my FB Photo Album. I want to see how long it stays here on LSC.
    
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