Just watched a video of a cable tram claiming a "grade of 106%"!

Can anyone one explain what this means in real terms? :?

I just got 2 Athearn Koppers Coal Tar 3 dome tank cars and I'd like to either replace the trucks or just the wheel sets with metal wheels. I'm not fimiliar with the older generation rolling stock and I'm not not sure which parts to replace them with if someone could point me in the right direction, thanks.
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... OF THE BIG BLUE 2016/17 GET OFF YER DUFF CHALLENGE.

Steve (Epaw) deservedly finished First, with his very nicely-done re-build of a Bachmann 0-6-0 into a Camelback for his freelance ANNA Lines.

Bernhard (modelsof1900) placed Second with a very accurate re-detailing of a brass N&W caboose to match prototype photos.

....and tied with him for Second was....

Greg (mountaingoatgreg), who completed his hand-painted backdrop scene (Bob Ross would definitely approve) and finished his detail work on the Drinkwater place, a house and garage scene on the wrong side of the tracks.

Norman (morten1996) was one of three Members tied for Third, with his scratchbuilt Ingalls diesel, modelled after the GM&O's 1900, the only prototype.

Also finishing Third was Stephen (PEIR), who added some sound deadening material to his layout and also layed some track

and the other Third place finisher was Terry (teejay), for completing his steam shovel on a flatcar and an upgrade and detailing of a laser kit purchased after the original owner more-or-less botched the construction.

Congratulations to the winners and to all the others who got off their duff and participated. On behalf of all of them, "THANKS" to all who voted.

Wayne

Okay, so I've thought this over, drawn a couple schematics and it's still confusing me.
I have an isolated circle of track with two sets of feeders on opposite sides connected to a bus line which is connected to my DCC system. I want to be able to flip a switch (DPDT?) and run the same circle of track but instead, controlled by a DC power pack. Can it be done? Every time I draw the schematic, I end up feeding DC back into the DCC side. Can some genius sketch it for me?

WPMA-17 working at Peter Lumber.

Bruce

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I built the Blair line church kit.
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I started it two days ago....
It's a rather good kit, but the roof material sucked. I replaced it with Campbell shingles instead.



The lack of a bell bothered me, but I solved it by 3D printing a bell and fastener.



I weathered it by painting white acrylic over stained wood that I had soaked with mineral spirits.



The roof is painted tan and then I brushed on burnt umber oil paint that I wiped of while wet.



The windows turned out really good with the stained glass plastic.





Backside of the church.

Starting a new project...

A really old kit that I bought a while back.
It´s going to be fun to build a really old craftsman kit. Printed cardboard, some stripwood and a lot of instructions....

I thought this was kind of cute.

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Good Morning,

We are now one month from the First Sunday Presentation.

The Madison County Historical Society, Inc. in Anderson Indiana will hold a First Sunday program at the History Center at 11 W 11th Street in Anderson on June 4th at 2 PM.

I have put together a Power Point Presentation for June, entitled "Then and Now, Big and Small". This is a presentation on the railroads that ran through Madison County beginning with the oldest that I have photos for.
This is not just photos of Anderson and Madison County. There are photos of the history of the lines that ran through the county reaching North, South and East and West into other states.

This will be the history of the railroads that ran through the county coming right up to the current ones now operating through here with an end section on the model railroads that many of us have. This will be followed by an Open House in the basement Train Rooms for those who are interested.

June 4th is the date. So, plan on coming to the presentation and enjoy a train oriented Sunday.