nscaler711

I suppose I get that, I just want to say it is not my intention of being rude about this I am just genuinely curious as to why people haven't tried it. I mean I am new to G scale, so I don't understand the the dynamics yet. I dont know in my head it would make sense to widen the gauge then trying to cut and refit pieces... but I'm lazy and definitely not as skilled as you guys. Someday I would love to hand lay track in g scale, and figure out what I need to widen the gauges too, and if it's possible to pull the axles on some locomotives and widen those as well. Trucks may be easier to do.... well ones with split axles I suppose. But for now my G scale will be limited to temporary set ups due to that apartment life (none of my work is admirable so be prepared to be disappointed )

I don't suppose I was clear, I understand why the gauge is what it is, I was asking as to why people don't adjust the gauge of the track and trucks of locomotives and rolling stock instead of cutting up perfectly good trains to scale them down to 1:32... granted a lot looks great... just a theory I have...

So I understand that the 45mm track is too narrow for 1:29th scale Trains, and I see a lot of people hacking up their 29th stuff to scale it down to 1:32, so my question is, wouldn't it be easier to widen the track gauge to better match the scale? I know of course you would also have to widen the gauge of all axles on any train but that seems a bit more feasible from some of the cars and locos I have looked at... but I could be totally wrong here. If anything it is just a thought, that has probably been addressed already but I haven't really seen any about it... I had thought about handlaying track in the future and thought it would be easier to tackle that way... it seems that MTH is probably the strongest contestant in G scale and they are definitely a good choice when it comes to transition era. But it seems USA trains (and the now deceased) Aristo have the market in Modern era trains and they only offer 1:29... Just a lot of random thoughts...

Does any one have information on these "New" decoders?? I am specially looking for this one: http://www.modelrectifier.com/product-p/023700.htm but I cannot find anything around the net. Also they have an HO version and I believe it's rated for 16v AC/DC/DCC so could that be used instead? It may be my only option at the moment... and if it doesn't work out I can always throw it into the few HO Katos I have laying around... Thanks for your help!

Have you tried using Tenax 7r? It is essentially a plastic weld. Since you are using styrene it should work even better than the Gorilla Super Glue that you are using. I have used it on a few kits and generally speaking the parts would fail before my joints would. If you do use it, it dries extremely fast so it's a bit easier to brush it on while the parts are close together, but not touching persay... also great work on 2010, I am excited to see what you are going to do with the UFO lighting on the frame sill.

So I am new here but not to model railroading. i am thinking about purchasing a GP38-2 and have some questions... so I would like to have sound and possibly radio control, but in g scale that for me is extremely cost prohibitive... I run N scale so I already have a DCC system, it's a Prodigy Advance, but I don't know if it would be able to power the Geep... As I said I would like if I could do radio control as well, it doesn't have to be DCC, but something that allows me to control functions. I have a rudimentary RC system in a Aristo FA-1, basically runs off a 3s Lipo in the fuel tank, to a Reciever/esc chip. I can only control the speed at the moment... I just want to know if it is possible, or at least if it can be done cheaply. Because yay modeling on a budget.