I have a first run Kato Heavy Mikado that I put traction tires on (the ones from Kato) and now it doesn’t run well. It is very jerky, and it stutters a lot. I know that track is clean, as the little steeple cab I have runs fine, and the Mikado used to run great. Any ideas?
I recently purchased one of the old Roundhouse 2-8-0 Kits as a project and am looking for advice on painting. I don’t want to do anything complex with it, as it is my first real project locomotive, but does anyone have any paint suggestions for a black paint for the cylinders and a grey/silver for the smokebox?
What is the blueprint for this base from the loading screen? I know what the ships are, but not the base.
Also, has anyone made a full list of blueprints from the Prosperity Update Trailer? Usually there is one up a few days after if comes out, but I haven't seem it yet.
Some of my layout, but mostly showing off the new ES&D boxcars
I have been watching Splitsie's Survival Improbable, and at some point, I thought I found a link to a mod that changes the descriptions of salvage contracts to make them easier to figure out where they are if you want to buy multiple. Or it was a reddit post. I don't remember. Am I imagining this, or is this a real mod?
I just got my layout to a point where I an content with my track and bench work and want to start looking at signals. For context I have essentially 2 loops, connected with double crossovers, and both loops have some turnouts. I am using Kato Unitrack and one of the loops can switch between DC and DCC. I am look for ideas and advice on what signals to use and the best way to install them. I don’t think I want to do proper blocks at this point, as my layout is not really big enough to justify that, but I would like to make it so all my turnouts have individual signals. What are good signals to buy, and what are good controllers?
I was looking at NCE Switchkats for my turnouts and hooking up the signals to the LED outputs. Is that a thing that works that others have done?
Also, some of the signals I looked at had threads and a nut for installing them. I have foam that is too thick for that, does it would to just glue them in place?
Sorry for the rambling, I really don’t know where to start with this
I have completed the first passenger car for the 8 wide Metroliner Project. I originally made one using the same length base as the locomotive, because I was trying to keep the theme of the original set, but it looked off, so I made a longer version. I am thinking about doing the long distance cars with the longer base, but keep the intercity cars with the shorter base to match the locomotive.
Follow up to my earlier post, here is the intercity dual cab variant of the metroliner locomotive. I did this one before the passenger cars, as it was quick to throw together, being heavily based on the previous one.
Got bored so I designed the first in a set for an 8 wide Metroliner rebuild. Tried to keep the blocky aesthetic, as this is just supposed to be a size up so it fits with modern trains. It has space for Power Up components, and even still has the dining section in the back of the locomotive.
I plan on doing the redesign for the regular passenger car, cab coach, club car, as well as the alternate locomotive, and intercity car.
I am fairly new to self hosting, and am especially not familiar with the back side of anything. I am trying to install the Navidrome Lyrics Plugin, because I want lyrics, and cannot figure out how to access the folder where I need to out the plugin. I am running Navidrome as an app on TrueNas Scale. Does anyone have a good guide to show how to access the folder to install plugins?
For those of you who have played the latest cozy train game, it's the starting train from A Bumpy Ride. Modeled in Stud.io, it will fit on standard Lego Track, or just look cute on your desk.
If the colors are not super accurate, please forgive me, I am partially colorblind so I am doing my best.
Instructions will be for sale on Rebrickable once I have done the rest of the rolling stock, and done a few color variants.
**Note: This model was not designed for motorization.
