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Looks like Chops is hooked on those Hooker chemical tank cars!
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Fungus Among Us: More Adventures in Track Cleaning
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LOL, aside from the pesky giant garden gnomes, the new layout appears to be working well, Chops.
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Posted - November 28 2021 : 01:59:25 AM
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The Chow Will Go Through
Credit to Anderson Paint Shops for the ultimate gondola, El Rojo Grande for the splendid Capitol
Coal car, from the "Hunger Games."
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Posted - December 18 2021 : 9:37:44 PM
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Down Under, Armadilloville Style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7XzWUfEeY
So pleased with this Australian Tyco. Something I've searched quite a while for, they don't
come up too often, so having sworn off buying more Tyco, and no more infernal PT motors,
I bought more Tyco with a PT motor. Quite worth it though, it runs a treat!
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Merry XMass. Darned elves are interfering with the business of moving
cargo by rail.
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Posted - December 20 2021 : 10:01:23 PM
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That Tyco NSW F9 and caboose look and run great, Chops! Once again, congrats.
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| Wow Jeff, I am really jealous of that NSW pair, it looks wonderful! Always good to see Armadilloville in action.
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Thanks, Dave. Yeah, it took years of searching and inquiries and then
it finally popped up out of the blue on feeBay. It's such an odd duckling
that I simply had to have it. I have no idea how Tyco got into the Australian
market, and they did so in a rather limited way. I am thrilled that it
actually works. Planting an MU2 motor in it would be very, very risky
as the mounts are entirely different.
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quote:Thanks, Dave. Yeah, it took years of searching and inquiries and then
it finally popped up out of the blue on feeBay. It's such an odd duckling
that I simply had to have it. I have no idea how Tyco got into the Australian
market, and they did so in a rather limited way. I am thrilled that it
actually works. Planting an MU2 motor in it would be very, very risky
as the mounts are entirely different.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â December 25 2021Â :Â 01:19:33 AM
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I believe that there's two thin extruded plastic strips that run up vertically above a powertorque, that an MU-2 doesn't have. Or it's the other way around, don't quote me.
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New Power in Armadilloville
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Posted - January 17 2022 : 05:38:14 AM
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The Bird is the Word
Running some Marx, some pterodactyl.
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Tanks on the Move
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| Quite the struggle the little switcher was having! What is the animated T-rex from?
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Where is the monoplane you bought from me?
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Posted - January 30 2022 : 06:01:06 AM
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I was just looking at the monoplane today! I have mostly completed it.
Originally, I thought I'd have it circling the Tyco airport, but after
watching the airport wind down and require more and more tinkering
I sold the airport on feeBay for a pittance, but was glad to have
enjoyed it and have videos of it working well.
So the monoplane is going to go on a thread and circle above
New Armadilloville, doing mortal combat with the pterodactyl.
The T Rex, one of my favorite accessories, was from a
Tyco Jurassic Park set. Originally, it would attempt to chomp
down on Jurassic Park Jeeps of a Highway One set up.
The pterodactyl is also a Tyco Jurrasic Park accessory.
Why Tyco didn't go for a Cambrian Explosion set, well,
we will never know.
BTW, that monoplane was a #@%$#%$ to put together!!!
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Looking at those videos. That bus sure puts the Rapid in Rapid Transit.
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| Armadilloville has many interesting sites!
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Someone gave me a small heap of EZ track, not the gray that will be used on Henley, so it gave an
opportunity to relay all the track on Armodilloville, with a goal of best possible simplicity and best
possible derailment free reliability. Previously, Atas Tru Track had been used, with a creative, but
not terribly practical 20 degree Atlas crossing hafted into place with a couple of short joiners.
None of it met the goal of reliability, and it looked a bit slap-dash, which it was.
Laying in the EZ track was, well, easy, and it was not great loss to lose the crossing.
As it is, I have several crossings planned for the rebuilding of Henley. The overall look is much tidier,
and though I have not run it yet, I suspect it will be excellent, as has the extensive tests we've done
on Jimmy's 8x12 EZ track layout.
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Posted - February 24 2022 : 12:37:55 PM
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Did you have any track alignment issues fitting that turnout (with its short straight section ahead of the points) into the curve?
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| That's a tidy little layout! Is there enough clearance to run the bus?
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Posted - February 24 2022 : 6:50:56 PM
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Plenty o' room. Going to fire it up tonight. I am in a New
Haven kind of mood.
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| Love it! Does the EZ track switch have a built in block for engine parking?
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quote:Love it! Does the EZ track switch have a built in block for engine parking?
Originally posted by DaCheez - February 25 2022 : 04:33:55 AM
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Short question/Long answer :
https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php?topic=19629.0
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| Are were sure there was there even an answer in there? It sounds like they're supposed to be (used to be?) power-routing, but the new ones aren't?
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quote:Are were sure there was there even an answer in there? It sounds like they're supposed to be (used to be?) power-routing, but the new ones aren't?
Originally posted by DaCheez - February 26 2022 : 05:17:33 AM
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I got the impression that there's a relay in there to power the frog, and someone took that to mean that the switch is power routing, but that it really is not. To me, it would be odd to make them power routing, because that requires a pretty savvy user when two switches are back to back. If they're thrown opposite ways, that's a short circuit. The point of this stuff is ease of use, so I would think they'd go for fool proof design.
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Posted - March 02 2022 : 10:58:37 PM
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Shroom Doom in Armadilloville
Finally got a chance to power up the newly tracked Armadilloville. The lovely old NH coaches are a
gift from RP Model Railroads, and the F came from a shell from WKS. The zinc cast trucks on the
coaches are prone to mishap, but the sturdy EZ track held them fast and true, much to my delight.
EZ track seems to be the perfect fit for me.
A curious side note is that the NH coaches have a metal chassis, imprinted with "Penn Line!"
Straight up: the 4x4 design is completely inspired by the EVRR, #1.
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Posted - March 03 2022 : 02:37:45 AM
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Blowing off some steam, and enjoying the reliability of EZ Track.
This stuff brings out the best in my cranky old trains.
A big thank you to El Rojo Grande for the Capitol Coal and the
Fogite Ore Car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTsNCQQvIcw
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Bugging Out in Armadilloville
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hflcg39oi3g
With thanks to A-A-Ron & El Rojo Grande & WKS
The ultimate test of the new EZ track system was to see if the Varney Aerotrain could
take it. Originally a gift from WKS, it came as a dummy set, and with a little advice
from TopTrain, it was converted to powered. The problem remained that coaches
required different wheels and weighting to track at all, as well as a new coupling
system. It worked, after many hours of tuning, but was very sensitive to any
slight defect or variation in track. First time out on the EZ track, she lit up and
took off   .
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| Love the Aerotrain! That set is on my list of things to find one day. The bus really has a tight street to drive down!
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Thanks Cheez! The Aerotrain was gifted to me by WKS, an extremely
thoughtful gesture as I've wanted one for so long. It really is the
signature piece of Armadilloville.
I've a bit of a hankering to decal it for Ann Rynd's "Transcontinental
Lines" ("Atlas Shrugged," was it? Godawful dismal book. I gave up reading
it about 2/3 of the way through. Makes one want to put one's head
in the oven). I don't want to spend a lot of cash for two decals, though.
I might yet.
It came as a dummy, and TopTrain suggested implanting half of a
SW1500 Blue Box chassis in it, which worked out very well. The
wheels had to be replaced with OO wheels, as anything else, whatever
I tried, refused to track. The plastic bar coupler had to be changed
over to a small length of chain for greater flexibility on curves.
I'm pretty crude when it comes to kit bashing and modeling in
general, so I had to throw everything I had at this project, but
it was sure worth the effort. I simply love this piece.
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Doin' the Dino Hustle
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Easter Tyme in New Armodilloville!
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Posted - March 29 2022 : 1:12:30 PM
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I'm a big fan of Armadilloville. Love this layout with actions everywhere.
I don't take myself seriously, so I apologize if you do.
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Posted - March 29 2022 : 9:28:23 PM
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Thanks OB. It has had a lot of contributions from
different folks, mostly from this site. The custom
painted vehicles are mostly done by A-A-Ron, and
the name and the Jade Fog items are from El Rojo
Grande. RP traded or sold me a lot of the
structures, and I got various bits and cool pieces
zooming about from WKS, G Money (CR GP 38), Walt
and Micro Busss, who's immense collection causes
jealousy attacks from East to West.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKePs-od30U
If you are familiar with the Dr. Seuss classic, "Go Cat Go!" well, this is like the exact opposite. And I felt like
hearing some PP&M, one of my favorite folk singers. It was fun to run the trains, too!
Oh, the gal in the closing credits (assuming you get that far) she is an artist's rendition of what a
Neanderthal girl could have looked like, in a means of explaining how Neanderthal gals and guys
met up. No particular relation to anything, except maybe how amazing it is we went from hand axes
to Tyco, and that I love stones and bones.
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Posted - April 03 2022 : 02:15:20 AM
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Behind the Steams at New Armadilloville
We hope you have a satisfactory viewing experience. Happy AF Day!
(The little camera was a gift from my Sister, May, and it got me good!)
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| Nice and funny video as always. Who's that guy behind the layout ? Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown ?
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Great video, Chops. Uh, oh - it looks like Armadilloville will now be overrun with dino skeletons.
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| What kind of Bachmann EZ track do you use: Steel Alloy w/ black roadbed or Nickel Silver w/ gray roadbed ?
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Posted - April 11 2022 : 7:12:20 PM
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That there is the steel on black, and it works great. My friend, Jimmy,
uses a couple hundred feet of it as well, and it works great. I saw
the remarks about it corroding, etc, and that is tripe. The stuff works
fine. As for the color, well, one can live it or paint it or ballast it.
The one common complaint of B'Mann EZ track are loose guide rails,
particularly on the #4' turnouts. That is a valid concern, the issue
seems to relate to the rivet that affixes the guide rail to the cross
beam not being tight enough, allowing the rail to float when it is
open, and this picks the flanges of passing rolling stock.
In such a case, I'd not attempt a repair as it is very easy to break. I'd
just send it back for a replacement.
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Posted - April 12 2022 : 12:13:22 AM
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Thanks for your answer Chops. Very interesting.
For some mysterious reasons my account Οld Bandit no longer works (maybe my PC hates me - who knows?). I'm happy to be back with this new username.
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Hi Railing in New Armadilloville
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTOyo982NE4
Like laying track, often I have no idea of where I am headed or
what it will look like. This video is a prime example.
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| Nice video ! I saw the Famous Hand of God.
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That hi-rail truck looks cool running on Armadilloville.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nCRhWmbd7g
Events of the news are making me lose my mind. In a last ditch effort to save what is left of it,
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Funny video as always ! There is no diamond on the new Armadillo Ville. What's going on ?
How many Barbies were injured in this movie ? Now we know that Barbie is a nuclear doll !
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Attack of the 50 foot woman!
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