We’re now well into the season for updates and progress reports; time to dust off that creative cap and make some more videos about what I’m doing with my trains and my layout(s) instead of just playing…
Starting off the stint in a new experimental format called “on the workbench”, I go over converting my two Athearn Blue Box Santa Fe GP9s and a birthday present from the wife, a DCC Ready MTH Santa Fe F3B. I also show off a newly-acquired Walthers 50′ Railway Express Agency Express Reefer.
None of the items or projects mentioned in this video are endorsements in any way. Anything mentioned here is personal experience and general thoughts on par with the subject.
Expect some new footage and hopefully better organised waffling in this video but let’s be honest with ourselves; I’m still an amateur.
Mentioned items:
04:03 – 8-Pin Decoder Socket Hard wire Adaptor (DCC 8 Pin NEM65 Socket with Solder Tabs) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362971320026
05:15 – 12v (Warm White) Tower LEDs from Rapid Electronics (UK) https://www.rapidonline.com/truopto-osm5dk7k92b-12v-2mm-12v-tower-led-warm-white-3-000k-220mcd-diffused-56-3060
05:41 and 7:30 – Gaugemaster Ruby Series 6 function decoder with 8 Pin Harness (UK) https://www.gaugemasterretail.com/magento/gaugemaster-dcc94.html
05:46 – Rails of Sheffield Rails Connect Decoder, High Powered 8 Pin Harness 4 Function Decoder (UK) https://railsofsheffield.com/products/rails-connect-ros-8hp-rails-connect-decoder-high-powered-8-pin-harness-4-function-decoder
Chapters:
00:00 Explaining the plans
01:04 Previously on Neal’s Trains
01:31 Intro
01:55 About “On the workbench”
02:38 Two Athearn Blue Box GP9s to DCC
06:20 Running in 8517 on Zanesville
07:00 An MTH F3B to DCC
07:47 (Roughly) speed matching the F3B
08:52 Adding a 50′ RAE Express Reefer to the fleet
09:24 Goodbye and bonus footage
10:56 Outro
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