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Web access has been flaky due to life. But I should have few problems for the next few months.

The little Kato switcher came out great!

Sorry you dismantled your layouts, but you did learn stuff from them. Your next builds will be even better. Most of us go through multiple builds, each...

There would be a notch or hole in the hatch. When you look at the big loco on the roof are the big cooling fans and the tiny exhaust stacks. Each of those flat rectangles is an access hatch. This...

The exhaust pipe should be on the doghouse not beside it. Being mounted on the walkway makes them dangerous.

You want these
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You can add Kato 11-702 (black) or 11-703 (gray) knuckle couplers to that steeple-cab to allow it to pull cars and not just push them. These come ten to a package and cost as much as a pair of...

I have a feeling, you are a closeted “Juice Jacker” and the creativity really appeals to you.

Unfortunately, that MOW chassis is no longer made. It is kinda neat as it has motor driven truck on...

A lot depends on where you mount and which type/shape of LEDs you use.
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A surface mounted 1.5mm yellow painted silver...

By adding a truck style muffler/exhaust stack to your electric loco. You can hybridize it. The muffler/exhaust is easy to make using solid wire with thick insulation. By stripping insulation off both...

I’m sorry! I mistook the bulkhead for a load.

Not too bad for a first effort on a flatcar. But it is lacking the bulkheads. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatcar#Bulkhead_flatcars
As you scroll down you will see the different types of flats....

You would be surprised on how much a backdrop will enhance the layout. It can be as simple as light blue posterboard placed behind the layout. Foreground trees will be even more realistic if you...

I have had great experiences with the PWM controller kits from Bakatronics. https://www.bakatronics.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=383 I have used them in conjunction with various wall wart feeding the...