While generally the US model scene seems content with just the standard 8-pin NMRA standard connector, the European scene has also long had the NEM-651 6-pin connector for use in N-scale locomotives obviating the need for a custom shaped PCB…
If you are looking for manuals for Uhlenbrock modules you are in luck! It looks like they have a pretty complete collection of manuals in PDF format online now. Either go to their main site and follow the links to Download/Handbücher/English, or…
That previous site mentioned also has pages for all kinds of Märklin digital conversions, including this nice page on the 60903 and 60923 upgrade kits. These two conversion sets are identical when it comes to the five-star high power motor…
Recently I was looking for the exploded view of a locomotive that I was upgrading for Digital operation. Märklin has a nice site for this purpose, though it is all in German so keep that in mind. That said it…
A friend of mine pointed me to these interesting control components for switches etc. using compressed air. There are a number of designs suitable for converting turnouts from LGB and other garden rail manufacturers. There are also under table versions…
Introduction Lifelike Products Inc make a number of HO-scale (1:87) models of the EMD GP38-2 (Geep Diesel Electric Road Switcher Locomotive). This article is my attempt to write about installing DCC on these locomotives – it isn’t a particularly simple…