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Post by curtis on Nov 3, 2022 13:39:57 GMT
I am running a set I just purchased from Adam. GS-4 Northern #4449 with 5 cars. WOW does this thing smoke. Once around the layout and it looks like a major thick fog moved in. The MTH Imperial one.
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Post by atsda on Nov 4, 2022 21:08:09 GMT
Adam, Good stuff, great variety. Are you using the model you just completed? Alfred
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Post by atsda on Nov 4, 2022 21:12:56 GMT
Curtis, Pay no attention to the operator behind the smoke. Now that it is getting close to Christmas, you can consider scented smoke - Brian has a favorite that I can't remember. I'm quite traditional and use conventional pellets. Alfred
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Post by Adam on Nov 4, 2022 21:31:42 GMT
Adam, Good stuff, great variety. Are you using the model you just completed? Alfred Yes I am. It is still on the tracks and I dont think it is coming off anytime soon.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Nov 4, 2022 22:35:57 GMT
Which one is it? There are two Lionel versions that normally smoke out a room very quickly, one Legacy and one VL, and an MTH version that is not far short of the same effect! The MTH Imperial one.
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Post by JKP on Nov 5, 2022 0:07:41 GMT
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Post by curtis on Nov 5, 2022 15:34:08 GMT
Curtis, Pay no attention to the operator behind the smoke. Now that it is getting close to Christmas, you can consider scented smoke - Brian has a favorite that I can't remember. I'm quite traditional and use conventional pellets. Alfred I own a ton of MTH and this thing has got to be the heaviest smoker for sure. I am not sure what that engineer is doing but I believe the fireman is like a former 7UP truck driver that I always had problems with. He would tinker with the injector pump and then adjust his mirrors so he could see smoke coming out of the stacks. Finally ended up putting a tamper kit on the injection pump to stop him. That fireman has to be doing the same thing with the oil from the tender. Greatest part is, since I can't find the door to leave, at least it smells great!
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Post by atsda on Nov 6, 2022 0:23:46 GMT
Curtis, LOL. Alfred
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Post by firewood on Nov 6, 2022 0:35:03 GMT
Working on a barrel load to camouflage a track cleaning car . That's a great idea - I'll have to keep that one in mind for my layout. Dave
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Post by edlloyd on Nov 6, 2022 1:31:51 GMT
No Trains and No Tracks..... I took down my Halloween layout today. Plan to start building the Christmas layout soon. Maybe a week or two.
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Post by atsda on Nov 7, 2022 14:49:48 GMT
Edlloyd, Do you have a different track plan/ layout each year? Alfred
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Post by atsda on Nov 10, 2022 21:20:55 GMT
On the tracks - A variety of mixed freight consists headed by 1060 Scout w/ tender, 250 2-8-2 PRR w/ tender, and 671 S2 Turbine w/ 6-wheel truck tender. I’ve been under the tracks – underneath the layout to make adjustments for sloppy building of the structure. I quickly built the layout structure (on sawhorses) in 2005; and since that time the Northeast corner has been unnecessarily elevated, which makes an unwanted grade. I did not use leveling hardware on the sawhorse legs. As I have been making improvements and running more trains, I have noticed that the grade is causing problems. For the past two nights, I have been using a handsaw to cut off lengths of the 2 x 4 legs. (Getting lots of exercise, laying on my side/ belly, and crouching in uncomfortable positions.) I am finished and the result is a level layout – now trains can maintain nearly constant speed over the outer loop. More adjustments to come – on the elevated reversing track section.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Nov 11, 2022 9:52:35 GMT
Tonight... 
For whatever reason Lionel has never made an E8 B unit. Basically this conversion is mostly successful - smoke, lights and sound all work as they should. The MTH body is not an exact match for the Lionels color-wise - but it has the right number of portholes!
This is the UP prototype I am trying to model - including by the addition of working beacons, the radio antennae and, eventually, the MU hoses:
P.S. To their credit, for once, Lionel made these particular A units with prototypical ditch lights rather than a Mars Light. They actually work better than the Legacy lighting version of a Mars Light, which for whatever reason is inferior to TMCC lighting.
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Post by dennym57 on Nov 12, 2022 0:19:24 GMT
My Army train for Veterans Day. Yes the engine is a Canadian National, but there are vets in Canada too. Attachments:
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Post by firewood on Nov 12, 2022 0:39:59 GMT
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