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Create a timetable & work to train orders.....

In my early working days, I climbed up a microwave tower at least 100 plus feet with no problems but found it harder coming down... trying not to slip.

I just watched one of many videos of him - just like the Americans building skyscrapers years ago, little or no safety gear.
Certainly no fear of heights !

Won't make any difference to where the DC input goes, as long as the other terminals are connected in reverse mode that connect to the Tortoise. If you draw it out in both modes and follow the dc supply, you will see terminals 1 & 8 of the Tortoise get the opposite polarity when the switch is ac...

With NCE, outside of the programming track mode which reduces current, it allows you to read CV' s whereas programming on the main, you can't read CV's so you can change the address but set min & max speeds for matching locos, etc so you need a decent length of track to be able to determine the ...

With NCE and setting addresses, one does not have to play with CV29 - just follow the English words concerning short & long addresses when programming - I can change any address on the main easily on the run.

I am in the process of having resprayed, some locos into a livery similar to East Midland Livery like the Class 153 . Can people please provide some insight as to the appropriate paint colours from manufactures such as Humbrol, Tamiya and Vallejo ? As we are in Australia, we cannot access Phoenix or...

I use a pin vice and small drills like a #70

Google pin vice tool and then click on images

I have found both with Code 75 & 100, if the coupler heads are in line with the height gauge, the pin may touch the front of the plate but 95% of the time, sit on top. I never compare one coupler height against another vehicle unless the height gauge is hiding. ( so that is why I have two of them)

I use Code 75 with no problems with my Kadee's. and many use Code 55 in H0 without problems.