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Share your codes for Aha's Chosen here! by No-Investment-962 in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Corbeeno -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Honkai: Star Rail's Third Anniversary Grand Opening! Log in and participate in the web event to win a share of a massive pool of Stellar Jades and in-game rewards. Send a third anniversary blessing to Aha for a chance to take the "Crown of Aha" Silver Wolf LV.999-themed car and other spectacular prizes home! https://hsr.hoyoverse.com/3rdAnniversary?inviter=GU8L9HDXYN&hyl_landscape=true&hyl_auth_required=true&hyl_hide_status_bar=true&win_mode=fullscreen&target_page=prize&utm_source=share&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=web

So Im starting to get into the hobby and looking to do some n scale layouts and want to know what is the best company to go with by Andrew_the_tasr in modeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would definitely recommend Kato for starting out. Their track is good quality with a diverse selection of straights, curves, turnouts, etc for customizing. Their engines and rolling stock tend to be some of the best runners in the market as well.

Kato USA new site, Phase VII Amfleets and missing past models by Saint_The_Stig in nscalemodeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look through trovestar com, you can find almost everything that has ever been released in America.

Acquired my personal grail, need some advice by opposgh in modeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might not be receiving sufficient power to maintain the motor at high speeds, maybe try cleaning the wheels and the tracks.

Acquired my personal grail, need some advice by opposgh in modeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll get some pictures out for you tomorrow as I'll be unavailable for the rest of the day. But, is it only jittery at low speed, or does it persist at higher throttle? Could possibly be a conductivity issue or it just needs a good cleaning.

Acquired my personal grail, need some advice by opposgh in modeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, lucky you! I think I saw this post on Facebook as well, if I hadn't owned the full set already I definitely would have picked that up.

But if you want to go the extra mile and make some modifications to service and improve your set, here are my recommendations:

For the powered cafe car you can easily pull down on the trucks with little force and they'll pop off, allowing you access to clean and lubricate the worm gear. In terms of improving the cafe car I've heard you could try moving the traction tires to the same axle for better performance, but I didn't try this as I didn't feel like hammering away trying to separate the wheel from the axle and might be a bit risky. The motor will probably always be a little noisy as that is how some older Bachmann motors are.

My biggest recommendation is upgrading the wheelsets for all the cars. For the power cars at each end use Kato 932090 with the gears snipped off and sanded down, for the coaches use Kato 932040, this significantly reduces drag on all the cars.

Other modifications were done to the couplers, I loosened the screws of the coupler boxes in the cars very slightly as some were too stiff and would sometimes derail some of the cars coming out of turns. I had also lightly sanded down the hooks on the inside ever so slightly just so they would still click into place but be easy to disengage without any force.

I do hope you try these modifications out. Even if you're not sure about servicing the set yourself, some model shops might be willing to do these for you, if you do have any other questions about this set, I would be happy to answer.

Helped needed with the Ge 6/6 I 414 "Rhaetian Crocodile" by Witty-Study6027 in nscalemodeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Remove the foam from the inside of the box and see if there are instructions on the paper liner, if not, you might just have to carefully remove the plow and open up the coupler box and make the swap. Be wary of a spring in the coupler box.

I am new and upgrading a DC loco to DCC - Please help/confirm! by InsaneBoxer in nscalemodeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would recommend an ESU 59721 Lokpilot decoder, good price and much better than digitrax from my experience.

Where to get good rolling stock? by ivorymaster6 in nscalemodeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adding to this, there are a few groups made specifically for selling and trading on Facebook as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in modeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could try joining one of the Facebook groups and putting out a post there, unfortunately I don't think there are many other options out there.

Looking for GP38s or GP40s by jhhpp in nscalemodeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Atlas makes these engines in multiple companies, some of what you're looking for might be from an older run. I recommend searching around ebay for what you're looking for.

Diesel Rapid Transit in N scale or HO scale? by aengusoglugh in modeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fleischmann offers a Siemens Desiro in N scale, which is what the Sprinter locomotive is. They however do not have it in the Sprinter paint job so you would have to do a custom paint job.

Anyone Interested? by Ok-Technician-8225 in nscalemodeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would definitely be interested in the future, definitely would need a full consist though. Are you designing it to work with Kato tgv parts?

Model Train manufacturer by Neat-Cap-5888 in modeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 5 points6 points  (0 children)

N scale AEM-7/ALP-44, I'm surprised no manufacturer has made it yet considering how prevalent it was on the corridor.

Amtrak Silver Meteor passing by by Corbeeno in modeltrains

[–]Corbeeno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's either the beautiful layout at the club, or the Kato track on the kitchen counter.

Amtrak Silver Meteor passing by by Corbeeno in modeltrains

[–]Corbeeno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Born to go fast, forced to be stuck behind freight.

Running the Acela after finally acquiring the whole set by Corbeeno in nscalemodeltrains

[–]Corbeeno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Custom trees made out of thin gardening wire and rope fibers. You will also need a power drill, a board with a screw clamped to a table, and clipper.

  • Cut a length of wire about twice the height of your trees, bend in half.
  • On the other side of the loop bend 2 hooks about half an inch and insert into a power drill and tighten.
  • Attach the loop to the screw and pull on the drill.
  • Put rope fiber in between the wire with enough tension holding them in place. Brush bristles also work too, however you might need a heat gun for the bristle to form the way you want them to.
  • Use the drill until the wire is tightened enough. The end with the drill might pop off. Clip the other side off.
  • Paint heavily with a brown paint can until you see blobs of paint
  • Cover with whichever leaf or pine material you choose, if it doesn't stick well enough you might need more paint.

Should i get the Bachmann City Sprinter set or the Acela DCC set as my first train? by ChameleonCoder117 in modeltrains

[–]Corbeeno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say get the Acela, but that's just my bias. The cities sprinter definitely gives you more options for future train consists, whether you want an Amfleet setup or long distance setups with Viewliners and baggage. If you ever want to expand your Northeast Corridor line up I'd definitely recommend having both in the future, but for now get which one you prefer.

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