enginear joe

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 took a better picture of these I think:

 I respect this guy a lot! I like MTH products.

I find it painful to watch how long some software takes them to develop or even fix bugs in. We saw this developing years ago with another user (mentioned above video uploaded on May16, 2011) making his own software. He's been controlling his trains with his computer for three years now. I really have to say this is getting ridiculous! Come on! 

I wonder if they mix in different metals to make the rail more conductive? You may have to have more drops to your rails.

 Yes it is! I'm a diesel guy and there's a ton here. I also enjoy steam and I see some of the best examples I've ever seen here too.

 Ok! More Diesels then!!

 I would bet no one has tried it or at least posted that they have. Most guys I know of are....well....let's just say they don't spend much .

 Well......just like the real thing, how are U going to keep them upright? Without the wide web at the bottom to spike and keep the rails straight, you may need to do some extra work to your ties. The sun in Texas is so hot that they may expand a good deal on you. I'm not sure how that will work with keeping them parallel. I would try a smaller sample run to see what you're up against. Those composite ties may just get too soft???

 Thanks. I found it now under CRH's list on the AML post.

 I know you guys don't want it but I would have preferred all their equipment in 1/32 scale. I prefer modern stuff and they are making it. It's just in 1/29. So I buy it anyways. Now it may dry up? Seems like something weird is going on anyways. I wouldn't have guessed that they'd make the two scales. So is AML staying? I would like to see inside their trucks first before I commit to the GPs. I may have to get one and see how well they hold up anyways.

 The new passenger cars are in 1/32 scale under the Accucraft name right?

 I just run a loop outback for the last two years. I carry the tiu and a brick out with me. Are U saying it's better to keep the TIU near the layout?

My new shed is right in the yard at a corner of the mainline loop and I was planning to house some sidings to park trains, the power, and control, all inside there.

 I'll bite. I don't know what this is?

figure I'll be embarrassed again.

 I gotta move south! Looks great!

 Yes it is good news. I like their line of track I use and look forward to getting more. I'm interested to see if they'll also offer the rest. I've got a string of their coal hoppers and Evans box cars growing whenever I can find them.

 I dabbled last year with a loop of track outside. I picked it up for the winter. It has been about six months so I'm glad I picked it up. I have now bought much more track and started preparing a much bigger area for roadbed. Whenever this winter stuff finally ends, I hope to pour some more foundations and get going again outback. I have to see about getting a bigger trailer so I can pick up some crusher from a source that won't deliver it. No one else had any. That will be the start of a permanent outdoor RR for me.

 I still wonder if it's worth having with almost six months of downtime up here?

 for some reason there's guys out there who can't hook up their layout. Apparently they can't tell red from black and can't read to find out what a TIU is. They are so jealous of Ray that he has to disguise himself. and

Is anyone buying this?????

Hi Tony!

I believe this is a great forum so far. It is a little quiet at times. I'd rather be online here where I'm not being harassed regularly. I try a couple of other forums when I have extra energy. If I mention Aristo and others here, the forum doesn't implode with opposition. Hmmmm..... I really enjoy this forum!

Ahhh, forgot about that!

 I was wondering if someone would try a start-up set's remote commander in a battery engine..... The engine must not be added to a remote or be reset to the default address 1 (0). If it was used directly????

 OK Ray's here. He knows more than me so don't let me confuse you. I think that MTS is DCC??? I'm just guessing.

 I also read that to utilize some of the fixes for the lash-up's settings to be retained, (obviously?) they will need to be rebuilt. That way they will retain their settings. I'd have to try it after I upgrade. Has anyone else tried? I'd like to check out that new softkey feature.

 I read there was a loader update coming too?

Thanks Ray!

 Thanks Jim!

 Was AML at York? Did they show the GP60s?

I'm wondering how well they're made?

 When someone says that you need more than one lockon to the layout, they should say that you may need more than one attachment point or you'll get power dropping issues as the engine gets too far away from the single lockon. There are reasons for this such as power loss from the track connectors, voltage drop from the track itself not being a perfect conductor, etc.

 Ray knows much more than I do, I'm just confused on how you're going about this. Adding packs (power source) sounds wrong to me, unless you're dividing the sections of the layout into blocks?