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ginzokid · ‎10-21-2008

Today I hit the lumber yard for some plywood, boards, screws, etc. I'm going to build a new HO layout for the tree. After last year's running it on the carpet, I decided I needed more work to do. Right. So, I'll post pics and reports as I go along. We are going to dismantle the dining table and store it in the basement for the season. That is the space I need for this layout. We don't feed anybody but us in the kitchen during the holidays anyway, so we don't really need the table. Well, gotta get started......

dl85vette · ‎12-19-2013

hehehe. Help from a diesel. Must break your heart having to run a diesel. It is all falling into place now. Sorry couldn't resist.

Can you put any of that bullfrog snot on a set of drivers for more tractive effort?

ginzokid · ‎12-20-2013

I tried that Bullfrog Snot and was very disappointed. Unless you get that stuff on exactly even you get bumps and waddles as the loco goes down the track. Really noticeable on the curves. Also, not really affecting the tree layout, but you lose electrical pickup. The end result was that I could only pull one more car up the grade. And the stuff wears off fast. A traction tire would have been better.

The diesels are nice and quiet so the sound system for the steamer is what people hear.

dl85vette · ‎12-20-2013

I never heard feedback about the snot before so that is very interesting.. With it going on in lumps, it would adversely affect smaller scale like N drastically.

With the rubber traction tires, that must dirty up the track rails quickly and easily. Thankfully N diesels came a long ways and they don't use those rubbers anymore.

I gotta get back into my trains again here. But been an uphill battle with my stomach all week. never did modelling even as I was in bed in the evenings watching the telly.

ginzokid · ‎12-22-2013

I tried to paint on a smooth layer of the snot, per the instructions, but it is next to impossible. It goes on thick in the beginning and thins out as you go around the wheels. Makes for a bumpy ride. Maybe it could be air brushed, if you want a rubberlike glob inside the mixing chamber. Hee, hee!