Evidently, the location is a secret... Oh wait, a google search came up with:http://www.therailwaychannel.com/new%20pages%20feb%202008/seige_street.html -alex-...
So I watched the movie (it's about 9 minutes long) and while the trams do look nice and run slowly, they are only 2 rail operation. In the middle of the piece...
I did like the movie, and am impressed by the way these trams run at scale speeds. To me, the fun is in making them run from the catenary. Of course this means...
If you have trolley wires that are small enough to look good then they are too small to be reliable. The device that slides along on the wire will wear the...
Ken- When I was at Illinois Tech majoring in the Model Railroad Club there, Karl Perry was building the trolley division and was using Phospher Bronze wire...
.006 to .oo8 contact wire is small enough to look good, and cars under it perform admirably. Alex, pls post some photos of your modules. If you used wire to...
.006 to .oo8 contact wire is small enough to look good, and cars under it perform admirably. Alex, pls post some photos of your modules. If you used wire to...
.006 to .oo8 contact wire is small enough to look good, and cars under it perform admirably. Alex, pls post some photos of your modules. If you used wire to...
Ken, The smallest wire I used is .4 millimeter. That still looks too fat. A friend of mine used half that size. His module is at least 20 years old and it...
Is there anyone currently selling phosphor bronze wire of that size? I still have a spool of wire for HO overhead that I bought from E. Suydam 40+ years ago,...
Hi, I uploaded a number of trolley pictures to "Maarten's pics" in the photo section: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/nscaletraction/photos/view/167a?b=1 The...
I use 32ga Phosphor Bronze wire (0.0079") on my [former] modules. To answer Bob Feldman's Q, check the East penn website (manufacturer's page) for a list of...
I just went downstairs and took a couple of quick shots of wire on my home layout. You can find them in my album: "Trolley643 Album". They're titled Iowa...
Very nice layout. What did you do to modify the turnouts? I notice that you are using pantographs. If you need to find places that stock the Sommerfeldt ones...
I was basing my comments on a clinic given at Northeast NTRAKs Winterfest. I am afraid I don't remember his name and have been unable to find the documents....
one thing to consider--traction modelers, in all scales, tend to leave overhead as nice shiny brass and pb. it looks pretty but it's not very realistic. you...
Over time my trolley wire has blackened from oxidation (perhaps the alcohol or other chems I used to clean it helped?). Took a little extra cleaning to get...
Perhaps this has been posted before I joined the group... but anyway, this link just came to me this morning from another N scaler. It includes a number of...
I sometimes visit that site for other engine info, but I think only once for traction. Just keep in mind that it's not complete. I don't think there is a...
I'm about to attempt this. Or to put it another way, I've finished up enough other aspects of the layout that I'm out of excuses for putting this off. Now...
Nick- What I had done was make pull offs from the smallest brass rod (0.020" IIRC) and left the tails long for attaching to the side. I cut to fit once they...
Model Railroader (in past years) had a number of articles about stringing operating trolley wire. The technique for N is the same as HO and O Scales.......
hey guys, thanks for all the advice and encouragement (incl several off-list messages). Alex, I particularly like your idea of using small diam brass rod for ...
I would use the same wire you're using for the trolley wire for the pull-offs. You can get 0.008 phospher bronze wire (Creative Model Associates or Details...
