[RichardS]

Hello all
Just found this board and decided to join up and learn some new things about N scale. To be precise, I've had N scale suff since the late seventies (yeah I a old codger) and since I've retired I'm planning to dig the box full of locos and cars etc out of storage and work on a small 2 to 3' by 4 to 5' layout. Things have sure changed since I started out, especially DCC and such.

The last cars I've gotten were probably 7-8 years ago and locos 8-9 years ago.
Locos are a couple of old bachmann steamers and 2 lifelike BL2s, and a GP38.
Around 100 Cars run the gaumut from Kadee, ConCor to Cheap Bachmann. maybe 15% converted to magnetic couplers.

Favorite lines are Great Northern, Gulf Mobile & Ohio and especially Illinois Central.

Anyway, I'll probably mostly lurk and learn.

Take care

Richard

 

[tjcruiser]

Hey Richard,

Glay you found the site, and welcome!

TJ

 

[RichardS]

Thanks TJ

I'll most likely get all new track and turnouts and am thinking of unitrack (I think it's called). I tossed all my old layout (hollow core door) except for the rolling stock and a few buildings and my mrc power pack, back in 95 or so and except for a car or two now and then and have been armchair since.

 

[tworail]

Welcome Richard

 

[subwayaz]

Welcome aboard Richard, sounds like your off to a nice start to begin with, with lots of fun to come around the track.

 

[RichardS]

Hello again, I went to my first train show in years Saturday in Urbana Il, and picked up a few cars etc. One of them was a Atlas 40'' box (NIB)with their knuckle couplers but as soon as I put it on a test track to check its coupling the couplers collapsed and fell apart. Does any one else have this happen? Or is it just a bad set of couplers? The train show was great and I am hitting another this weekend in Decatur, Il.

Richard

 

[tankist]

i would look to see if coupler mounts are ok.

not sure about those far ones but this sunday yesterday we had "the great Midwest show" in wheaton. i missed this time, and not all there is super, but nevertheless good deals can be made there.

 

[RichardS]

Yeah, you never know about swap meets, it must have been used although it was put out as new, the two other Atlas cars with the same type of couplers i picked up at the same place, a covered hopper and another box, seem to be fine.

Take care
Richard

 

[IlliniViking]

Hey RichardS, I made the Urbana show on Saturday as well. Then hit the show in Springfield on Sunday. Picked up a few items at each, and have pictures posted on my blog (if you want to call it that) of the Springfield show. Not sure if I will make Decatur, gonna try.

 

[RichardS]

Great Illini-Viking. My wife and I are definitely going to the Decatur Show and also visit my son who lives in Decatur. I found a ICG & N&W box (the one with the bad couplers) and a real nice Western Maryland covered hopper. Great stuff. I've even dug up some used track and put an oval on a 2x4 sheet and I actually got my engines (after some cleaning etc) to get around the track without stopping. Not bad for 15 year old stuff that has been in storage.