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Monon Scale Modeling => N Scale Monon => Topic started by: Stew Winstandley on February 13, 2012, 09:58:08 pm

Title: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Stew Winstandley on February 13, 2012, 09:58:08 pm

Some of Stew's Monon equipment on club's N scale layout.

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Joe Land on February 13, 2012, 10:06:03 pm

Looks Good!!

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Stew Winstandley on February 14, 2012, 07:39:21 pm

More photos of my Monon N scale.

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Joe Land on February 14, 2012, 07:51:43 pm

I appreciate your modeling talent, Stew. That is something I don't have.

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Victor Sauerheber on February 15, 2012, 08:04:12 am

I'm jealous. Vic

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Don Kuhlman on February 15, 2012, 09:59:10 am

Nice work Stew!  Please keep sharing your stuff. It encourages people (like me) :)

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Don Kuhlman on February 15, 2012, 01:17:38 pm

That power car is really Nice Stew. I just saw the prototype pics on the other topic list and you did a great job on the model.  I'm going to add one of those to my fleet just because it looks like such a unique piece of eqiupment!
Any tips on where you started, etc. would be appreciated.

Thanks

Don K

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Bob Lennertz on February 15, 2012, 02:23:10 pm

Looks real good Stew!  Thanks for sharing...

Bob L.

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Stew Winstandley on February 15, 2012, 06:00:16 pm

Don,

For the 2200 heater car, I bought a Micro-Trains Troop Kitchen car, such as shown at:
http://www.wig-wag-trains.com/MTLPages/2003-Announced/ClubMTMay03.htm (http://www.wig-wag-trains.com/MTLPages/2003-Announced/ClubMTMay03.htm)

I've got a copy of Mont Switzer's article for Heater Cars in "The Hoosier Line", which I can't find now, which shows a photo of the roof and what was added.  I cut a piece for the tank under the center, a running board and a ladder for next to the door.  I think there's a window on one side that was covered.

Stew

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Stew Winstandley on February 15, 2012, 08:02:56 pm

This photo of most of my N scale passenger train was not taken on the club's layout. 

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Don Kuhlman on February 16, 2012, 11:12:30 am

Very nice!

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Don Kuhlman on March 07, 2012, 09:46:15 am

Stew, I was just looking at the picture of all the engines in the yard scene.  Wonder if that BL2 has a decoder in it?  If so, how did you get it in there and do you have any tips?  I've got a LifeLike BL2 (older) that is currently apart for a decoder install.  I chopped the weights down and am going to remove one of them alltogether.  Put in a new motor with flywheels and its running smoothly, but I still haven't figured out how to get the decoder (mrc sound) in there and get the cover back on :)

Worse case, I'll put the sound decoder in a box car (rider car or something) and just use a Z scale decoder in the engine.

Regards,

Don K

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Stew Winstandley on March 08, 2012, 09:53:43 pm

Don,

None of my locomotives have decoders.

Stew

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Don Kuhlman on March 09, 2012, 11:20:58 am

Cool. It's definitely a little challenging in our Scale Stew.  Breaking new ground every time I open up one of these engines...

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Gene Remaly on March 11, 2012, 09:07:38 am

suggestion---   put the decoder and 
speaker in a dummy unit and make the wires look like air hoses
 more room for a larger speaker for better sound --

Title: Re: NMRA MCR Div 10 layout
Post by: Don Kuhlman on March 22, 2012, 10:39:39 am

Thanks Gene. I will probably have to do that for some of the locos I have.  Maybe just attach a permanent rider car to it and put the sound in there... :)

Don K