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Post by patrice on Sept 7, 2015 8:27:04 GMT -5
Thank you Mark for your answers. I will go with the UP6Z. Continuing on my quest for DCC in Z scale knowledge, I posted another question in the post about AZL4 decoders.
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Post by patrice on Sept 5, 2015 12:21:30 GMT -5
Yes, I saw that we plug the two wires through the UP6Z but the MRC AT880 seems to have only one wire at each end of the unit. I found no instructions about he AT880 on the internet.
I want to go safe. Mark, from prior posts I think you are using the Digitrax UP6Z with the NCE Powercab. If it's the case and confirm that it works well together, I will simply go with that. I wasn't sure about the compatibility between the two.
If anyone has a similar set-up, please feel free to comment.
Thank you
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Post by patrice on Sept 5, 2015 8:26:19 GMT -5
I never thought that those locos would be available in Z scale. That is great. Via Rail has about 20 of them in superb colors. I hope Via Rail is the plan. Thank you
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Post by patrice on Sept 4, 2015 20:41:43 GMT -5
Thank you Mark
Should I place the reducer on one of the two wires that goes from the power panel to the tracks ? Either one will do ?
Thank you
Patrice
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Post by patrice on Aug 31, 2015 20:14:11 GMT -5
Kim, I have an NCE power cab unit that I'm happy with. I purchased the unit in part because of all the Z scale people I'd seen using it. I can't think of any manufacturers that I would advise you to avoid. In general it is good to avoid the high power DCC units (>1-2Amps) because Z scale doesn't need all that power (typically <0.1A per locomotive) and that extra power can damage a derailed locomotive quickly. Beyond that it becomes a matter of which features you're looking for: wireless operation, computer control, number of available decoder functions, etc. I would encourage you to build or buy a voltage reduction unit, such as Digitrax' UP6Z, to assure that the DCC track voltage stays within the requirements of a Z scale locomotive. Hope this helps, Mark I jumped in model railroading and Z scale at the same time a year ago. I built 2 small dioramas and now I am working on a layout. I run my trains with my Rokuhan controler which is really working well but I want to try DCC. I am reading great things about it. I looked at the starter sets and I will go with the NCE Powercab. I don't have access to a store where I can ask for advice so I will try here. My layout is on a 7 X 3 door and I want to run no more than 2 trains at a time. From what I understood, I need a voltage reducer and a short-circuit protection to go with the PowerCab.. For the short-circuit protection, I only found the NCE CP6. I haven't found some thing without a bulb. There is one short-circuit protection in the Rokuhan controler and was searching for something as simple as that (it trips, you power off, you take action on the cause of the short and than power back on). For the voltage reducer, I think of the MRC AT880. Is it overkill or am I missing something ? Is there a simpler alternative to the NCE CP6 for short-circuit protection ? Also, I read about power districts or sections. I don't understant the power districts in DCC (the NCE CP6 can protect up to 6 sections). I thought that with DCC, it was one big electrical block ? Thank you for your advices and comments
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Post by patrice on Jul 17, 2015 21:31:14 GMT -5
Great scenery. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by patrice on Jul 17, 2015 21:28:26 GMT -5
Wow. This is all very beautiful. That tree on the hillside is wonderful. Thank you for sharing. It's very interesting to see pictures of the progress of a scene.
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Post by patrice on Jun 2, 2015 7:30:28 GMT -5
Beautiful !
Thank you
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F Units
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Post by patrice on Jun 1, 2015 20:43:45 GMT -5
Hello Hans
The F unit looks very good. Will the CN F3 be in green ?
Thank you
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Post by patrice on Apr 5, 2015 8:44:41 GMT -5
Great idea to show prototypes. Here are some pictures of the E9 from CN. There are a lot of them because they were repainted a couple of times. I think they are very nice. The first one is in 2006 with an IC E9. The second one also in 2006 with a new paint. The third one in 2014 with a new paint (close to the first but not the same). We can also see an observation car behind.
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Post by patrice on Apr 5, 2015 7:51:52 GMT -5
Unfortunately, I am not able to attend the show. Have a great show and post some pictures of your modules if you can.
Thank you for taking the time to share your passion and spreading the word for Z scale.
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Post by patrice on Mar 21, 2015 20:42:55 GMT -5
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Post by patrice on Mar 21, 2015 20:40:08 GMT -5
Hello I am using the Loren's way for pine type trees but I will give a try to the 36" long pipe cleaners that larryo talks about. For the deciduous, I use the wire twisting method. I put white glue on the trunk to hide the wires and give a trunk aspect. I then apply grey primer. For the leaves, I use Hob-E-Tac on the branches. It is a "glue" that always stay sticky. I put some Woodland scenics Underbrush in a little container and I plunge the tree head first in it. I arrange the tree to my taste. The Hob-E-Tac stays sticky and allows for adjustments. I use different colors of underbrush and trunks to vary the wood essence.
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Post by patrice on Mar 16, 2015 18:52:40 GMT -5
I am not into military vehicules but they seem very well detailed and that red truck seems very nice. I am looking forward to see more of it.
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Post by patrice on Jan 30, 2015 19:25:28 GMT -5
I received mine last week and I have to say that I am very happy with it. Locomotives run smoother than ever without any hesitation. I can run at very low speed. It definetly gives the final touch on the cleaning of the track and will surely keep them that way. As everybody already said: It's worth every dollar.
Thank you
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