What's New Wednesday S2 Ep2 3 lovely locos for my layout and some rolling stock

[@w.rustylane5650]

HOwdy. Great stuff. I'm detailing a dozen F-7A's and a couple of F-7B's. Ten #80 holes in the tops of each A loco (14 for B unit-all hand drilled) after removing the nubs molded in and installing the lift rings. Each gets grab irons, window glass, nose & top lift rings, MU & air hoses, coupler lift bar and wired for dcc w/o sound. I finally got my AliExpress order which was some 0402 SMD prewired LED's with resistors and my circuit board. I got the circuit board (copper on top of some substrate) which are about 6"X5" and I cut 1/2" wide strips off with my mini table saw. I then cut them up into four pieces and use my razor saw to cut a strip down through the center thus separating the two halves electrically. I then solder positive wires from the trucks & positive motor wires to the plus side and solder negative wires from the trucks and the negative motor wire to the negative side. Makes wiring easier for future dcc installation. Plus it makes a very neat and compact installation. I'm using this on an Athearn locomotive and super glue the circuit board to the top motor clip. I'm on my next installation for another Athearn. You can cut across the board and add a resistor between the cut and now you have the power with current limiting resistor to power front and rear lights, number boards, etc. Cut across where you have the motor hooked up and you isolate the motor from the rest of the board. I usually solder the motor leads on the rear of the board so they can be isolated easily and next the truck pickup wires. The front part gets the wires for the LED's. Cheers from eastern TN

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

Thanks for the comment.

[@monsvillerailways5736]

Nice collection Tim. Great stuff 👍

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

Thanks Mons.

[@achb-railway]

Always fun to get more toys!

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

It sure is.. thanks for the comment Rainer..

[@stevenpeaketrainsandstuff3682]

Nice haul Tim. Lima did a good job with their King Class locos, yours even has the bell insitu. I don't mind tender drive locos, people think they are poor runners, but mine all run really well. Steven.

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

Thanks Steven, Yeah I don't have any issues with tender drive locos... I usually just service and oil them and they run just fine for me.... that one with the Pullman carriages needs a wheel clean but otherwise all 3 are a good score for me. Thanks for your comments.