Yesterday I received and assembled my Fast Tracks tie breaker. It is a very well thought out, well made tool that does what it claims: cuts down the time it takes to trim ties for the turnout fixtures from Fast Tracks.
Here are some pictures. I would highly recommend getting one of these with your Fast [...]
I’m building the railroad in modules that are 1×4 feet, which is basically diorama size, and means I can fit them into a car, walk them up the stairs, move them, store them, etc., very easily. I can also chain them together on the wall using commodity shelving that is lightweight and unobtrusive.
Here’s some before [...]
Last week I went over to solder a chip for Travis Leonardi’s mother, who had a 65 inch rear projection TV which wasn’t working. Travis figured that the convergence chip (aligns the three guns to produce a sharp picture) had gone out, and he had a choice: pay someone to fix it for 500 bucks, [...]
Continue Reading...Well, I got the three switches installed, good lengths of mainline track put down, and decided it was time to run some trains. I quickly soldered some feeder wires, hooked up the throttle, grabbed my favorite test engine (Atlas GP35 in CB&Q colors), and let her rip. Immediately, I pop a short. Check everything, try [...]
Continue Reading...I spent a few hours (Sara insists more like 5) on installing some turnouts and a siding and part of the main line. Here are some pictures of the progress, shot while I was working. I continue to be extremely happy with the amount of effort required and the results produced from the FastTracks products. [...]
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