Category: DCC

All The Stuff I Didn’t Blog About in 2021

Admittedly I spent a lot of my modeling time last year working on P48 projects, a departure from my HO…

P48 – SW9 Upgrade Part 3

My four month marathon with the SW9 is almost finished (see my previous posts: P48 – SW9 UpgradeP48 – SW9…

P48 – SW9 Upgrade Part 2

A followup to my previous post P48 – SW9 Upgrade.  Pilots After that previous post I focused on the pilots. by…

P48: Atlas SW8 Decoder Install

I brought home my friend’s SW8 to work on recently. Mainly the loco needed a decoder install, upgrade to LEDs…

P48 – SW9 Upgrade

My Atlas O SW9 project started in March of 2020 when I converted it to P48 with Right-O-Way geared wheel…

Sugar and Steam tracks ballasted.

Rock Out

Ballast My weekend modeling efforts went mostly toward ballasting the Industrial Lead, Sugar and Steam tracks. I used an assortment…

UR92 guts hanging out

The hole that ate my Dremel

UR92 Fascia Panel A few weeks ago I burned up my Dremel trying to cut a new hole for UR92…

Kato SD40-2 install Digitrax SDH165K1a & SFX004 Soundbug

Decoder Install – Kato SD40-2 Soundbug

I’ve recorded a new video: How to Install a Digitrax DH165K1a & SFX004 Soundbug Decoders into an HO scale Kato SD40-2 locomotive. I…

Clamps secured to panel.

Portable Panels

Digitrax UP3’s for Modular Layouts It can get pricey installing throttle panels on multiple modules. Making the panels portable allows me…

Potential short zone.

Should I Jump an Insulfrog

I’m using Peco Insulfrog turnouts. I like the way the points throw, the stability and the tie plate detail. But…