John Sykes wrote Actually, Champ was in the middle of upgrading many of their decals (I think originally they were mostly printed by the letterpress technique - ala Ben Franklin but were being

Marty Ross asked: "Does anyone know when the last truss rod cars were built and for how long could they be commonly seen in active use?"   The last truss rod house cars built featured underframes

I think a stationary 'clone' decoder (same address as a mobile sound unit) would work well for some situations -- For example, the clone could emit only deep "bass" sounds (fed through an amplifier)

It should be noted that Rich bought Champ as a going business and moved it from "Cleveland 2, Ohio". During his ownership he made numerous refinements, and where they were extensive he tended to

or... run an extra power block with wires that carry the DCC signal as an "accessory bus". Since sound decoders pull more amps, you may want to do this instead of installing them as vampire taps on

Hi All, Does anyone know when the last truss rod cars were built and for how long could they be commonly seen in active use? Cheers, Marty Ross

I hate to nit-pick, but it was the C&NW which went through Waukesha, rather than the Soo. The owners of the club need to read the historical marker outside of their own building.

AND there's a Club 400 in Waukesha, Wis., that's been operating under that name since the 1930s. See http://club400waukesha.com. So long, Andy

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE Guys; I totally agree with Bruce. After being chastised by some folks in the PRRTHS for my incorrect assumption that all the Champ decals for the PRR were

Are these the boxcar models with PRR Brunswick Green sides and SOU red cab roofs, and lettered for Santa Fe? I saw one in a color photo postcard dated 1928 so your memory is accurate! It was being

Where do you mount these decoders? In cars? In locos? Under the layout? Jared Harper Athens, GA Jared, it depends on the use. If you take a look at the Soundtraxx"Sound Car" flyer, it lists all the

Where do you mount these decoders? In cars? In locos? Under the layout? Jared Harper Athens, GA

Yes. For the full story go here. http://www.soundtraxx.com/dsd/soundcar/soundcar.php Brian Carlson.

What about wheel clicks over rail joints? Jared Harper Athens, GA

John, I hate to break the news to you, but the bar's logo isn't the same as the CNW. They're still selling the T-shirts at the mall until the club opens. Marty Well...as I recall the logo on my shirt

As an example, most of the Champ PRR decals had been redone and were very accurate. Regards Bruce Smith temporarily in Saint Looey

You need to pick up track power and DCC signals to program them... Jack Burgess Anyone know if they have some way of picking up power from the rails or if they’re battery operated? Clark

Anyone know if they have some way of picking up power from the rails or ifthey’re battery operated? Clark Propst Mason City Iowa Clark, from their instruction sheet, it looks like you figure that

Small suggestion: every hobby other than model railroading calls this adhesive "cyanoacrylate" or CA. The model railroad magazines are now adopting that terminology too. I would recommend the members

Bill: My experience with the Loctite 770/401 system is that the steps are not that critical. The 770 primer creates a chemical reaction with the surface of the plastic, giving it more "tooth" for