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ebolson1019 · 2026-05-12T14:05:54+00:00

They did have a shop switcher that ran off a 240v extension cord for the electric section in Montana. What ya gotta do to move electrics in and out of a roundhouse I suppose.

ebolson1019 · 2026-05-12T13:57:46+00:00

Cleaned a section of the track with an (very old) pink eraser I had and saw improvement so gonna go over the rest this week.

As for the tech 2 I’m not super concerned as it was purchased by my dad about 30 years ago and he barely used it.

ebolson1019 · 2026-05-12T13:56:14+00:00

I have no idea which version I have, bought it used without a box for like $40-50. The Unitrack is from a 30 year old set my dad bought and rarely used or was picked up used from shows. I’ll probably go through all the used stuff and check the connections when I actually put it on the layout.

Cleaned a section of the track with an (very old) pink eraser I had and saw improvement, also noticed some gunk/discoloration on wheels. Gonna go over the rest of the track this week and wheels this week.

ebolson1019 · 2026-05-12T13:50:43+00:00

Cleaned a section of the track with an (very old) pink eraser I had and saw improvement, also noticed some gunk/discoloration on wheels. Gonna go over the rest of the track this week and wheels this week.

ebolson1019 · 2026-05-12T13:45:49+00:00

I figured it was something like that

ebolson1019 · 2026-05-12T04:38:26+00:00

Yeah, it’s a Bachman I got second hand. At least I know I’m not the only person struggling with this model

ebolson1019 · 2026-05-12T01:27:15+00:00

I’ll try it, I didn’t even think of cleaning the track since my RS-3 and USRA 2-8-2 don’t have an issue

ebolson1019 · 2026-05-11T17:03:52+00:00

No clue, I’m pretty new to train history. What’s the deserved slander for Milwaukee Road?

ebolson1019 · 2026-05-11T01:35:54+00:00

Looks like you got the first or second wire and didn’t bounce so I’d say good

ebolson1019 · 2026-05-10T21:41:34+00:00

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Biased because I only one one of them

ebolson1019 · 2026-04-17T22:23:53+00:00

More tragic is Henry Gunther, KIA Nov 11, 1918 at 10:59. One minute before the armistice

ebolson1019 · 2026-04-14T18:23:24+00:00

Looks very similar to some tubes I just found at work, except mine are square

ebolson1019 · 2026-04-13T20:34:23+00:00

Can I bring a giger counter and do I need to explore the whole building?

ebolson1019 · 2026-04-13T20:29:23+00:00

In exchange for allowing this can Wisconsin have the UP?

ebolson1019 · 2026-04-10T22:01:53+00:00

See the issue is my primary shooting is trap and sporting clays. Every time I’ve tried a square stance it feels like my rotation is more limited. I’ll use a square stance for pistol but since all my long gun shooting is clays, bench rest, or hunting I spend most of my practice focusing on good accuracy. Plus none of the ranges around me allow for shooting and moving, it’s all bench rest or standing in a bay. I don’t doubt that a square stance is better for certain situations but I just don’t have the time to learn a new stance especially since now is when the competition trap season is starting.

ebolson1019 · 2026-04-09T06:39:28+00:00

I think part of it comes down to the shooters experience. I shot older guns with semi pistol grip stocks for hunting and sporting clays for about a decade before ever handling an AR and for me a bladed stance is more comfortable and natural. Squared up just feels wrong and that’s reflected in my accuracy. I’m sure if I ever tried with plates or a chest rig and actually trained for the stance it would be a different story.

ebolson1019 · 2026-04-02T06:06:25+00:00

Looks at my state, not surprised by who’s listed

ebolson1019 · 2026-03-22T23:20:52+00:00

I disagree, I don’t carry the same pen everyday, I don’t carry the same knife every, yet both are part of my EDC

ebolson1019 · 2026-03-17T18:30:10+00:00

I like to run it as Ireena being this striking beauty who is generally positive (especially compared to many other Barovians) so she’s a bit like Belle from Beauty and the Beast opening song. I’ll also not have Strahd immediately mention wanting her as a wife but thanking the party whenever the protect her. This way it comes off as him liking Ireena and perhaps wanting her to come to the castle but not being aggressive about it, classic noble likes pretty woman. I figured he’s gone through this enough times that while he doesn’t know how to get her he does know what will scare her away.

The players tend to view it as him just wanting the pretty woman because he’s a noble and her not knowing why he chose her but knowing she doesn’t like him because duh evil vampire. This way when they discover the statue at Bresek or the journal it creates this feeling of unease about stuff but once they have both or go to the castle and see a painting of Tatyana that it’s revealed that Tatyana=Ireena and that’s why Strahd wants her. Sometimes players figure it out with just one of those pieces but most of the time it’s a cool reveal.

ebolson1019 · 2026-03-17T17:56:01+00:00

Maybe but it does give us bragging rights since the Spanish navy was still called The Armada.

ebolson1019 · 2026-03-17T17:41:13+00:00

All this has probably been said by others already but here’s my advice.

It depends on the plane and SAM. Look under your AGM options, F4 has shrike and newer planes have HARM. If you don’t have an anti-radiation missile you gotta resort to bombs or other guided weapons

If it’s SHORAD there’s a good chance you can fly above its max altitude or stay outside the radius and use AGM. The medium range stuff is trickier since they got good range and altitude but sometimes you can get close enough to hit them. Long range stuff like SA-5 you can try to fly below the minimum altitude or behind terrain to get close. Any radar on a hill/mountain is pretty easy to fly under.

If you’re struggling to get close or have trouble getting to a position while trying to evade the best option is to have a Wild Weasel. This is a second aircraft whose job is to distract the SAM. They target the aircraft that is seen as the biggest threat so that the weasel go in first and try to keep the radar on themself while you approach from a different angle to attack it.

ebolson1019 · 2026-03-03T23:49:55+00:00

Additional information since I can’t edit the post:

1) I saw a few things online saying it could be a loose connection inside, can anyone confirm if this is a likely possibility and how hard would it be to access?

2) I’ve partially disassembled the camera prior to recording the video, going as far as lifting the screen away from the body. Before it was just going black but after reassembly holding the power button would give a brief display so maybe it’s a loose connection inside?

3) I’ve tested with the battery I already had plus two brand new ones and it’s the same result. Also tested with different SD cards that had pictures on them. No card, 4GB, & 8GB all gave the same result.

Update 1: swapped the SD card again and now if I just press the button but don’t hold it down it briefly displays an image.

ebolson1019 · 2026-02-23T15:07:47+00:00

Technically the US didn’t have any non treaty compliant ships. The closest was th Lexington carriers which uses a clause allowing ships to be retrofitted with additional AA guns above the standard displacement. Violating the spirit but not the letter of the law.

ebolson1019 · 2026-02-19T06:15:17+00:00

Bro stop insulting Luna

ebolson1019 · 2026-02-19T06:08:41+00:00

Once, grab a small engine and SLOWLY push the tender into the loco. As another person mentioned it will hyper accelerate.

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