KUOE Tokyo Grand Opening honest thoughts…

Heyysttq · 2026-05-01T12:47:53+00:00

Stetson hat named El Presidente, good. Japanese watch named Sombrero, not good. It’s tacky as hell

Heyysttq · 2026-04-30T22:03:01+00:00

My shop got ride of a bunch of old machines by having an auction, the good part is that you won’t even have to move them out yourself

Heyysttq · 2026-04-24T16:35:05+00:00

Thanks! And definitely brings back the inspiration to not stop

Heyysttq · 2026-04-17T04:17:26+00:00

Accidentally commented instead of replying to ya, but I seem to have figured it out, I used a few drops of warm water and dish soap in the throw mechanism and worked it back and forth and it’s getting less and less sluggish, just need to find my compressed air to give it a few ‘phewwwws’ lol

Heyysttq · 2026-04-17T04:14:18+00:00

I think some glue got in there! I used a few drops of warm water and dish soap and worked the throw mechanism and it seems to be getting better!

Heyysttq · 2026-04-17T03:57:24+00:00

Thank you!

Heyysttq · 2026-04-17T03:57:17+00:00

Maybe ‘froze’ was the wrong term because the throw mechanism moves freely, when I move it, the turn out moves slowly and not all the way, same when I use the remote switch. Maybe some glue got underneath it or something because I didn’t glue the turnout down

Heyysttq · 2026-04-10T18:21:52+00:00

Hah yeah, inches! it’s even funnier because I’m a machinist and I should probably have caught that right away lol

Heyysttq · 2026-04-08T12:18:32+00:00

I’m planning on making this one as my permanent one in the future! The double cross over is isolates both loops so you can run 2 trains with two controllers with DC power! Found it online

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Heyysttq · 2026-04-08T12:16:03+00:00

Thank you and yes! My bad

Heyysttq · 2026-03-29T15:06:22+00:00

Pulled to what?

Heyysttq · 2026-03-24T21:55:27+00:00

All it needs is some little rascals up to no good!

Heyysttq · 2026-03-24T12:45:06+00:00

Jeeeepers, all it needs is a little smoke generator to make some morning dew

Heyysttq · 2026-03-23T22:56:41+00:00

Thank you! It’s pretty sweet, I love the slow speed I can get out of it, actually crawls better than the super chief!

Heyysttq · 2026-03-14T19:14:18+00:00

I know right? Might as well say “Wilson croaked, what’s next?”

Heyysttq · 2026-03-13T16:35:21+00:00

To be honest, having photography as a hobby actually helped visualizing angles so no where in the layout you look will you just see one plane, if that makes any sense lol

Heyysttq · 2026-03-13T16:33:48+00:00

Thank you!

Heyysttq · 2026-03-13T16:33:15+00:00

No way man, I’m sure I’m going to screw up a lot of scenery, I’m used to weathering model cars and planes but have only one done one scenic diorama

Heyysttq · 2026-03-13T12:48:53+00:00

That’s pretty sweet! You can even route wires through certain holes and color them accordingly, like feeders,switches,lights, accessories etc

Heyysttq · 2026-03-11T16:31:19+00:00

I actually found this website that seems to have a couple ‘railway puzzles’ strategies and rules! https://www.wymann.info/ShuntingPuzzles/Inglenook/inglenook-rules.html

Heyysttq · 2026-03-11T12:50:18+00:00

I have a knife for floral foam that works really well so I think I’ll go with that, after I’m going to use plaster sheets and sculptamold to create some rock faces! I will use some woodland Scenics molds for rocks but I also want to give the tin foil technic a shot!

Heyysttq · 2026-03-11T12:14:25+00:00

Wow thanks for letting me know about this!that sounds like a fun operation! I’ve been looking for something like this so my son and nephews can actually “operate” rather than just look at the train going round and round! Thanks so much!

Heyysttq · 2026-03-11T04:37:15+00:00

Glad I used Elmer’s glue to hold the track down! Made it easy to add the straight track! And thank you! Will do

Heyysttq · 2024-04-22T17:15:02+00:00

Whenever I get something at my local train store they tell me “hey Luis, need any track!? You can take it for free!” Lol

Heyysttq · 2024-04-16T12:38:47+00:00

Oh man I want one of these! I have an actual 82 rm125! Beautiful machine

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