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    Downsizing Layout

    in USA & Canadian Railroads

    Posted

    Keith's advice above is good, Kathy.  I'm an old O-scaler and went to the NMRABR meet in Stokenchurch, nr High Wycombe last Sunday.  I haven't been a member for many years, but was welcomed by the organisers to the extent that I may rejoin.  Anyway, rather like the bicycle salesman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, I gatecrashed some O-scale threads on forums I watch, mentioned the meet and was really pleased with how many customers that pulled in for me.  

     

    With your reputation, you will have less to fret about than me so do a couple of small to medium shows and take contact details.  A list of what's left can make a good email.  Ooh, I almost blew it and said "threaten them with a price cut" as one of the advantages of signing up.

     

    Sophie at Anoraks Anonymous had come all that way from Doncaster!

    Jason

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    O gauge MTH 20-200005-2 conversion to DCC sound

    in USA & Canadian Railroads

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    Try asking the your question on an American forum too - ogaugerr.com springs to mind.  I don't have a warm feeling about acquiring an MTH loco that has Proto-Sound 2.0 with the Digital Command System (their DCS sytem - NOT the same as DCC).  MTH only announced Proto-Sound 3 with DCS being compatible with DCC, or was it interoperable...?  Or ....  

     

    So Protosound 2 ... I've assumed NO.  Protosound 3 YES.  Straightforward enough(!) to convert the PS2 loco with a DCC sound-chip I expect, so the loco looks nice, get the price down.  Is pS2 why he's selling it?  Worth asking. 

     

    Like all electronics questions I'm happy to be proved wrong.

    Jason

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    “ROUTE OF THE SHORTYS”

    in USA & Canadian Railroads

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    If you look at the 'American O-Scale in the UK' Fb group you'll see I've got a seasonal header image.  It's a stretched Rivarossi/AHM gondola, lettered years ago with decals and Letraset (aaaah ... the good ole' days of steady hands!)

     

    So, somewhere in the garage should be the other two trimmed ends - any use to anyone?  In my defence, back then AHM cars would typically be a fiver.  I'll try and remember to take them to NMRABR Winter Meet Stokenchurch Sun Jan30 if it's still on.  Otherwise just postage'll do it, but please don't expect 'next day delivery'.

    Jason

    American O Scale: "Portway Terminal Short Line, MN".

    in USA & Canadian Railroads

    Posted

    In the days of unbelievably discounted American (F9+3 frt cars+cabooses from Beatties - clearance(!!) offer £9.99) I started carving an Atlas/Roco box into an FEC caboose:

    http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsPicture.aspx?id=536153

     

    Next was going to be a chopped-down Atlas wide-vis caboose to look like an IHB shortie (luv'em).  Then I became an importer ... I can finish them now :training:

     

    Keep 'em coming....

    Jason

     

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    O-Scale Lists

    in USA & Canadian Railroads

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    Hi Jordan

    No Atlas trucks in at the moment.  I say 'at the moment' 'cos the Americans do this differently.  You may remember I gave up being an O-scale 2-rail trader many years ago, but when I called IntMtn for some of their wheelsets on Thursday, Glenn said "They're out of stock just at the moment, but hold on, I'll check your details ... yep here you are, I'll email you when they're in".  No reason to believe Atlas won't do the same, I'll try them on Monday.  Anybody else ready to be an O-scale dealer?   

     

    Lists: what I want is the ability to have just one spreadsheet of what's left, with a column for pics (what I previously called photos).  Problem one - my audience (AKA you) is all over the place, on here, on email - their own or ukoscale@groups.io, Fb American O-Scale in the UK, etc.  Doing the list is tedious enough and then buying a SumUp number pad for CCs at shows that also allows phone orders when I'm at home and then finding out what they think is a good idea for how you enter your data.  I'll stop now.  But I'm still working on the list. :swoon:

    Jason

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    NMRA British Region Convention 2021.

    in USA & Canadian Railroads

    Posted · Edited by jasond
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    I might be taking my Dr Who Biscuit Tin of O-scale stuff to Benson (NMRABR Sunday 30 Jan 22) if I can get Keith W one of those Dr Who Rulers for the O-scale layout on offer (no, not mine, that's still just sketched in pencil).  Yes, Dr Who brand, you know like his/her(!) phone box everything's much bigger when you get inside.

    Jason

    NMRA British Region Convention 2021.

    in USA & Canadian Railroads

    Posted

    At Crewe??  Hahahahahaha that's a gohohohood one Jamesssssseseseheehee....  Er ... I just got presented with my 6th grandkid.  Umm - I'm 74.  Oh,that's it: like me, my old Altea doesn't deserve any more hard work. 

     

    Hey, I do know someone in Cheshire who's building a state of the art O-scale layout: DCC, sound, hmmm....

     

    Jason

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    NMRA British Region Convention 2021.

    in USA & Canadian Railroads

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    Hi James

    I'm at the frustrating cross-over age between 'doing something useful' for my hobby and 'hoping somebody's doing something useful for my hobby'.  Even for 2-rail, Nth American O-scale in the UK there's no easy way to talk to all 53 of the followers ... what's that?  Who shouted "c'mon Jason, I heard there's 94 of us...!" 

     

    Winchester's great 'cos it's only just over an hour from me, but if I tell everyone that I'd like to do Crewe they'll be nagging me and then all that pressure to do something useful for the hobby instead of building the D&H on boards I can bring in the house in the winter ahem..., enough of dreaming.

    Jason

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