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My "catch" at ECLSTS

Started by Tom Lapointe, April 15, 2007, 01:00:23 AM

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Tom Lapointe

April 15, 2007, 01:00:23 AM
I know Mr Bach-man saw me walking out of of the dealer hall at the East Coast Large Scale Train Show with a large "Spectrum" box. ;)  Here's what was in it....







Also at ECLSTS, I picked up one of Phoenix's new P5 sound cards.  Since my "Watuppa Railway" doesn't have much in sound-equipped passenger power (other the the basic "chuffer" board in an "Annie"), I decided the new Mogul was going to get the P5 installed...





As a result, it has a few additions not normally found on 19th-century Baldwins! :)

In the engineer's-side toolbox on the front of the tender, I installed the P5's volume "up-down" switch...



(Did I mention - this thing is LOUD!!!) :o 8)

- but what's hiding back here ???



- 9600 baud computer serial interface jack  ;D for programming the P5!

I also installed a Digitrax DG583S DCC decoder in the boiler; she runs as good as she looks! ;)

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Tom Lapointe

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April 15, 2007, 01:05:35 AM
 ::)Oops!  Forgot to post the last picture!  (The P5 Data jack's hiding place!)...



;)                                                                                                    Tom

Guilford Guy

#2
April 15, 2007, 01:22:51 AM
looks great! the Rhode Island house will be done in may, can I come play then?  ;D ;D ;D
Alex

joconnor

#3
April 15, 2007, 01:04:38 PM
 ;D Tom:

Great pics.  Supper idea of hiding the interface jack in the tool box.

traindude109

#4
April 16, 2007, 05:59:23 PM
Tom, that thing is a beauty. I would love to get one of those, and put some J&S coaches behind it.
Matt

Boulder Creek and Western Railroad (G scale 1:20.3)

John G

#5
April 20, 2007, 05:07:26 PM
They do look great pulling J&S coaches.



John G

traindude109

#6
April 20, 2007, 05:37:59 PM
Beautiful shot John!
Matt

Boulder Creek and Western Railroad (G scale 1:20.3)

Skip

#7
May 05, 2007, 11:18:12 AM
So Tom, when are we going to see and hear it run on YouTube... ;)

Tom Lapointe

#8
May 06, 2007, 08:24:18 PM
QuoteSo Tom, when are we going to see and hear it run on YouTube... Wink

...Hopefully sometime in the near future, Skip! ;)  I'm still doing some "tweaking" on the P5 sound card to get things the way I want, & was out of town this past weekend for a non-train-related  event; only thing I did on the railroad this weekend was give the hedges around the mainline a quick trim before they start growing a bit over-enthusiastic. :o  It looks VERY good at the head end of a 4-car train of Jackson Sharpe coaches! 8)

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Guilford Guy

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May 07, 2007, 05:51:09 PM
ATLEAST SOME PICTURES FOR US OVER ENTUSIASTICCALIPTICAL TEENAGERS  :D  ;D :) ;)
Very nice catch, how long did you stand around  with the bait?
Alex

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