‘Locomotive Conversion’ Archives
Battery Powered F9 Locomotive Makes Test Run
The key to performing an adequate test of any system is to make sure that each component of the system works correctly. You must begin your testing from the ground up, working each part separately before testing the system as a whole. This is a rule I have yet to take to [Read More]
GM F9 Reveals Wiring Issues
Getting my Tyco/Mantua F9 converted over to a 9 volt battery operation system should be a piece of cake. Should be. The thing is designed to run on 12v of DC. But that 12 volts comes as flat out full speed…something that isn’t going to happen on the Paris to Peking HO [Read More]
HO Scale Garden Railway Locomotive Has Work Done
You know how when women, most often famous women, get a little older they go see the plastic surgeon and have their skin pulled like cellophane over their faces so that they give the illusion of looking younger, but their hands still look like prunes because there [Read More]
Garden Railway Mystery Short Solved
“Here, now, I tole ye I’d find it,” the Chief Engineer says proudly. “No one said you wouldn’t,” the CEO sniffs. “Well, I did,” the CFO says quietly. “After all,” the PR Guy says, “it did take you an awfully long time.” “Ye dunna ken to how [Read More]
Mysterious Short Baffles Garden Railway Chief Engineer
“Here, now, what’s this?” the Chief Engineer grumbles in his thick Scottish brogue. “This dunna baffle me a’tall!” “Well,” the PR Guy says, “be that as it may, it makes a much better story than ‘Garden Railway Chief Engineer Says Oh, I Get It’!” [Read More]
Garden Railway Bachmann Not-So-Big Hauler REPAIRED!
Yes, you read right, my friend. If you saw the earlier post called Tough Times you’ll know that the Bachmann N-S-B-H took a dive from about three feet and landed with a horrific CRAACK on the concrete walkway. After picking ‘er up and checking things out I found no [Read More]
Tanks for Everything on Garden Railway!
This post is unique in a number of ways, but most importantly that it was written on a Blackberry. Oh, how 21st Century-ish! It seems Old Bessie the Desktop Behemoth has picked up a bit of a bug…darn thing won’t boot up without incessantly running CHKDSK after [Read More]
Spy Infiltrates Garden Railway Design Center!
“What’s this about a spy?” gags the CEO on his brandy, “in our midst?” “Yes,” the PR Guy shouts, “a SPY in our yards! Just look at these scandalous photos!” “I’ve seen better,” mutters the Chief [Read More]
Ferrari Donates Radio to Paris to Peking Garden Railway
All right, I’ll tell you the truth: Ferrari S.A. didn’t actually donate a radio, nor did Ferrari USA. But you have to admit that’s a pretty impressive headline. The donating Ferrari, in fact, was a really neat looking 1/20th scale red Enzo manufactured by Meijiaxin [Read More]
New Garden Railway Slogan: Tanks for Everything!
Well, now that we’ve decided upon the wiring, and we’ve got that groovy China Bridge in the surface finish test mode, it’s time to revisit the Bachmann Not-So-Big Hauler. Sounds like I have a plan, doesn’t it? Well, dream on. With the onset of winter hours…who [Read More]
