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Post by areibel on Dec 15, 2015 18:38:53 GMT -8
I haven't been subscribed for four or five years, so they must just be going by if you're registered on Trains.com?
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Post by areibel on Dec 15, 2015 16:52:44 GMT -8
At $495 a spot I'd doubt it's a joke, but I'm still not going!
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Post by areibel on Nov 23, 2015 15:06:41 GMT -8
MMR has no relationship to being a Prototype modeler. What is the question here? Yeah, I think the OP is confusing Prototype modeling (like an RPM meet) with the MMR. The only MMR I know personally did most of his work in On30, they're really nicely done but the only prototype is in his mind.
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Post by areibel on Jun 30, 2015 19:14:52 GMT -8
Want to make a small fortune in the model railroad business? Start with a large fortune. LOL! That's paraphrasing what a friend of mine says, to make a million in the model railroad business start with two! A lot depends on your skills to start. Resin casting is not hard to learn, but you have to have a decent master to start with (unless you're a certain Ebay seller, then just copy whatever you want?) If you're good enough to make something from scratch and copy it, you can get started that way. If you're good with CAD, you can do 2D or 3D drawings and farm them out- 2D for laser cut items, 2D drawings can get you started with etching as well, make your design and if you don't want to turn the basement into a chemistry lab send it off to someplace like PPD Ltd and they'll send you the finished product back. 3D designs can be sent to Shapeways, I-Materialise, Pokono, etc.. you can offer it as is through them but the most successful ones I've known have started with say a Shapeways master and dressed it up a bit, then made their own resin copies. Or use a small table top CNC mill and with some skill you can turn out some respectable stuff, like this- www.ttnut.com/new-boxcar-available-soon-t2501.htmYou do need to develop the skills, but any of these could be done for a reasonable amount (a couple thousand dollars or less, if you have to buy the CNC machine!) If you're thinking anything injection molded projects start adding zeros to the end of that. I model in TT scale and most of the "new" stuff is coming from small companies or even one man operations but for a dead scale we're not doing too bad! Al Reibel
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Post by areibel on Apr 11, 2015 16:02:36 GMT -8
He must have found his info on the Rapido Master Class page, tons of good info on there (including the Cuban locos). Nice Job Jason!
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Post by areibel on Jan 26, 2015 10:03:49 GMT -8
Thanks Mark! It looks like mine only has F0, F1 and F2 buttons but I'll use it, it should work fine for a 3 by 6 or so display. If yours could run eight HO locos it should handle a couple of TT ones even with a fumble fingered operator! Al
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Post by areibel on Jan 25, 2015 18:33:42 GMT -8
I just unearthed an Atlas Master DCC system I won in a contest several years ago (maybe 15?!). It's still new in the box and included a small Digitrax DN121PS decoder. I am a complete newbie to DCC, I've always had an interest but with no permanent layout I've just not done much to learn about it. I think it's time! I'm going to build a small display layout and I'd like to build it for the modern age. But I've got a couple questions-
First, is there a "DCC for Dummies" that helps old guy learn all the tech stuff? I see Kalmbach has several, some of the manufacturers have guides, which one is best?
Second, is the Atlas system "good enough" for a small display that will probably only run two or three locomotives max? Or should I spring for something more modern?
Any help appreciated! Al Reibel
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