Category: DCC
All The Stuff I Didn’t Blog About in 2021
Admittedly I spent a lot of my modeling time last year working on P48 projects, a departure from my HO…
P48 – SW9 Upgrade Part 3
My four month marathon with the SW9 is almost finished (see my previous posts: P48 – SW9 UpgradeP48 – SW9…
P48 – SW9 Upgrade Part 2
A followup to my previous post P48 – SW9 Upgrade. Pilots After that previous post I focused on the pilots. by…
P48: Atlas SW8 Decoder Install
I brought home my friend’s SW8 to work on recently. Mainly the loco needed a decoder install, upgrade to LEDs…
P48 – SW9 Upgrade
My Atlas O SW9 project started in March of 2020 when I converted it to P48 with Right-O-Way geared wheel…
Rock Out
Ballast My weekend modeling efforts went mostly toward ballasting the Industrial Lead, Sugar and Steam tracks. I used an assortment…
The hole that ate my Dremel
UR92 Fascia Panel A few weeks ago I burned up my Dremel trying to cut a new hole for UR92…
Decoder Install – Kato SD40-2 Soundbug
I’ve recorded a new video: How to Install a Digitrax DH165K1a & SFX004 Soundbug Decoders into an HO scale Kato SD40-2 locomotive. I…
Portable Panels
Digitrax UP3’s for Modular Layouts It can get pricey installing throttle panels on multiple modules. Making the panels portable allows me…
Should I Jump an Insulfrog
I’m using Peco Insulfrog turnouts. I like the way the points throw, the stability and the tie plate detail. But…