elite194 model trains

Progress check on the DD40s before I goto the train show!

Hercules is going to run ant-parallel with the new silicone drive shafts in DC.

Let's do another truck breakdown on the DD40s.

Hercules and Ajax are getting a rebuild.

Let's test the 2nd DD40 in DC.

One of the trucks on the 2nd DD40 was making a noise that wasn't right, so let's do a quick recovery.

We've done a lot of mods to the trucks. How do we know these mods actually work?

We're going back in and this time it will be full imaginary madness in the anti-parallel universe.

Ahtearn Blue Box DD40 locomotive tuck detailing

Ahtearn Blue Box DD40 locomotive derailment proofing by enlarging the bushings just a hair!

Time for a progress check on the TR5B.

We're going to build a Union Pacific TR5B out of an Athearn Blue Box SW1200. Let's assemble Kadee Number 5 couplers and set the height.

We're going to build a Union Pacific TR5B out of an Athearn Blue Box SW1200. Let's assemble the trucks and lube them properly with Red Lithium Grease.

We're going to build a Union Pacific TR5B out of an Athearn Blue Box SW1200. Let's take a look at the wheelsets and get them ready for installation.

We're going to build a Union Pacific TR5B out of an Athearn Blue Box SW1200. We've completed the base of gray paint. Let's compare our work to a DD40 fresh out of the box... plus this is a sneak preview of the DD40 project coming up!

We're going to build a Union Pacific TR5B out of an Athearn Blue Box SW1200. In this part we are making the gray paint that covers the top and the bottom section of the shell.

We're going to build a Union Pacific TR5B out of an Athearn Blue Box SW1200. In this part we are wiring the trucks. We'll be installing the REV1 motor and a Digitrax DZ123 decoder.

Just a very brief look at an older Athearn Genesis GP9.

Let's do a remotor and rewire on this HO Scale Atlas S3.

The Atlas Dash 8-32BW FINAL REVEAL. Tsunami2 Sound.

The new scrapping gons are heading to the yard. Turns out they are much heavier than we thought and we need some heavier locomotives...

The new scrapping gons are heading to the yard, but can we pull them?

First Reveal with sound and lights on this build.

Atlas Dash 8-32BW last look at the lights and the first test of the new speaker cabinets.

This Atlas Dash 8-32BW needs 3 headlights. We're using SMD lights so we can GOOP them in place.