How-to Library: Building a turntable, Part 3 – Installing the motor mechanism

Building a turntable, Part 3 - Installing the motor mechanism

David has now arrived at the stage where it’s time to install the drive mechanism into his assembled O scale laser-cut wood turntable kit. Follow along as he shares his process for fitting the 3-volt can motor and reduction gear used to put the structure into motion. […]

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MTH O gauge RailKing Imperial Cab-Forward 4-8-8-2 steam locomotive

MTH O gauge RailKing Imperial Cab-Forward 4-8-8-2 steam locomotive

O GAUGE RAILKING IMPERIAL 4-8-8-2 BY MTH Price: $799.99 Stock no.: 30-1823-1 Features: O-31 operation, two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 Command and sound system, smoke unit, remote coupler Low  speed (Cmd): 1.5 scale mph Low speed (Conv): 4 smph High speed: 65.8 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 7 oz. Current-production road names: Southern Pacific black,  […]

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New model trains for the week of August 27, 2020

Bachmann Trains HO scale United States Railroad Administration 0-6-0 steam locomotive

HO scale locomotives United States Railroad Administration 0-6-0 steam locomotive. Pre-production artwork shown. Baltimore & Ohio, Central RR of New Jersey, New York Central System, Pennsylvania RR, and Union Pacific. Dual-mode TCS WOWSound Sound Value decoder with Keep-Alive capacitor, operating headlight, metal side rods, and E-Z Mate Mark II couplers. $329. Release date to be […]

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Menards O gauge Tide soap factory

Menards O gauge Tide Soap Factory side view

TIDE FACTORY BY MENARDS Price: $99.99 Stock no.: 279-5518 Features: Fully assembled and decorated. Worker figures, grass-covered base, and illuminated signage. Website: menards/trains     I continue to be amazed at the variety (and quantity) of new building designs coming from Menards headquarters in Eau Claire, Wis. They’ve made residential structures (farm houses, ranch houses, […]

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