04-11-2009, 06:58 PM
Nick, sorry I had to go and revisit the running of the loco to find an answer to your rule 17 question
The ditch lights only work when the horn is sounding, the loco can be in forward or reverse, and are turned on/off by the F7 button. And the main headlight doesn't dim when they are on.
I also run anything on my layout, 'fraid I'm not your rivet counting type modeler as I don't have the train knowledge to be one......'yet.
And the kids love the roundy roundy part of the deal. 
Maybe as I learn more about the rail industry these things will start to bug me more.
I do run some British outline, but I think a lot of the early stuff in Australia may have originated from the Mother country anyway, and I love the unique style and "smallness" of their early carriages.
![[Image: th_100_2644.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/th_100_2644.jpg)
The noise in the background is coming from a few happy girls waiting on PistonBroke station for a ride home from the party.
The problem I seem to be having is the changing of the couplers to the kadee style from some of the Bachmann and Hornby hornhook style. I have not found a Kadee conversion for some and have had to resort to "cutting and pasting" new ones on. Believe me.....to an inexperienced hand like myself that can be fairly traumatic.
Jack
The ditch lights only work when the horn is sounding, the loco can be in forward or reverse, and are turned on/off by the F7 button. And the main headlight doesn't dim when they are on.
I also run anything on my layout, 'fraid I'm not your rivet counting type modeler as I don't have the train knowledge to be one......'yet.
And the kids love the roundy roundy part of the deal. Maybe as I learn more about the rail industry these things will start to bug me more.
I do run some British outline, but I think a lot of the early stuff in Australia may have originated from the Mother country anyway, and I love the unique style and "smallness" of their early carriages.
Don't know whether you are interested but here is some of the British stable...
The noise in the background is coming from a few happy girls waiting on PistonBroke station for a ride home from the party.
The problem I seem to be having is the changing of the couplers to the kadee style from some of the Bachmann and Hornby hornhook style. I have not found a Kadee conversion for some and have had to resort to "cutting and pasting" new ones on. Believe me.....to an inexperienced hand like myself that can be fairly traumatic.
Jack
LIFE....
..... Abandon the search for truth
Look for a good fantasy
..... Abandon the search for truth
Look for a good fantasy