If someone doesn't beat me to it, I shall try to scan the instruction sheet when I get home tomorrow. Nothing terribly exotic--in fact,since the elder Verser was involved with Intermountain when they developed the O scale AAR boxcar kits, assembly is virtually identical.
Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:01:14 -0500 Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} RE: FNF Tacking on to Bob's message... This week's activities involved mostly doing maintenance on the layout. I have a very small layout, yet maintenance is still an issue. Although I long for a much larger layout, the thought of maintaining it does present a dose of reality! a) I recently completed a two-lane road with wooden crossing boards in between the rails. It turned out that the SHS NW2 has very low clearance, so it would get stuck on them. I'm filing the wood down as needed and testing with the engine. b) The Tsunami decoder in my SHS NW2 would not make sound from time to time; one session it would, the next it wouldn't. I took it apart and found one or more wires to the decoder are probably broken. It is in such tight quarters in the engine, that I decided to pull out all electronics and just replace it with a Digitrax DZ143. After programming, the engine runs wonderful again. I've had problems with this engine shutting down at train shows, even when it is not moving, so there may be something else wrong with the Tsunami, or it is just overheating, I don't know. c) I think I have made the decision that sound in engines isn't for me. At home I usually turn the volume way down, or off altogether. At our club shows the ambient noise is too high to be able to hear the sound these engines make, even with the volume maxed out. The complexity and cramped-quarters isn't worth it to me. d) I took some new overall photos of my layout this week, which I posted on my web site: http://pmrr.org/Layouts/Chartiers/index.htm e) I started building the PRS box car kit I e-mailed about before (no web site photos yet). This will be my "hobby time" focus this weekend. I won this item on eBay and it did not include instructions, so it is kind of a puzzle to figure out what part goes where and in what order they should be installed. I'm enjoying the kit, though. I have decided, by the way, to make it a PRR X37. Any inconsistencies will be flagged under "good-enough". I have decals on order from Des Plaines Hobbies. f) Received the Smokey Mountain Model Works stirrups I ordered the other day. They look nice. Have a good weekend! - Peter. On 04/27/2012 9:28 am, Bob Werre wrote: It's not too early to discuss plans for the weekend starting this Friday night. Bob Werre PhotoTraxx -- Peter Vanvliet ([email protected]) Houston, Texas http://pmrr.org/ (my model railroad - RSS feed) http://fourthray.com/ (my company) http://houstonsgaugers.org/ (model railroad club) http://nasg.org/ --
