I did a quick search on the topic and only found a couple posts but not much detail about these.

Do any of you HO folks use them? What are your thoughts on them? I really enjoyed the couple of videos I have watched on them. I really like the way they look though And it appears if properly assembled and broken in they are pretty reliable!

Got any photoes or links to some reliable reviews?

Thanks in advance!

I hope I have posted this in the proper place.

I am using Atlas code 83 flex track. I am making home made feeder wires for my joiners. I have watched several videos and people are attaching the feeder wires directly to the track on the outside of the rail. I realize it would be a very minimal visual distraction but a distraction none the less. I plan on using soldered rail joiners at every connection. Is this going to be a problem? Having the entire layout soldered solid? I will not be soldering the turnouts in place but I will solder wires directly to the bottoms of the rails. My train room is climate controlled so expansion and contraction should not be an issue.

Hello, I am migrating from N to HO. I have a 10x13 room to dedicate to trains. I have heard great things about this site and wanted to test the waters before I really start a build thread. I do not own any HO locomotives or rolling stock yet but am very excited about the possibilities!

I have heard this is a very warm and welcoming site. I hope it holds to be true!

Simply amazing they wasn't killed.I feel for the engineer that was mentally shook up over this near tragedy-this is according to a article I read about this incident...

Warning its raw footage from a locomotive's camera.

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Caught one of Catt's Grande Valley Railway grain hoppers at Absecon Mills
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This was the power on WPMA-40X that brought in the hoppers
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Bruce

I wanted a smooth running MILW RS3 but I could only get an Atlas Seaboard RS3 and an Athearn RTR MILW RS3.
So I got a wonderful drive and a nice shell to be matched. It was a surprisingly easy three step process.

1. Some easy milling at both ends of the Atlas frame to fit into the Athearn shell

2. Cut off the clips at the Athearn shell

3. Close the coupler gaps at the shell to hold the shell "Atlas style" in place (the cuts at the steps are not required, made them trying to avoid milling)

Here we go, looks like Athearn and runs and sounds like Atlas


Front and rear LED lights are next. The specific number boards are on order. That will take weeks or month...

ps. The unused Atlas shell still fits on the drive. I am thinking about an CR RS3m shell to be used as a alternative.