I had a friend who used to use Goo Gone, but theres two drawbacks to that: sometimes when handling the Goo Gone, if it gets on the fingers. It will find its way onto the sides of your rolling stock, and it will mar the paint. Second issue, it can melt the little "spike heads" on the track, and eventually destroy the track, or at least, cause the rails to go out of gage. I used to use Testor's airbrush thinner on a piece of napkin.
I clean out my cellphone charging port all the time because dust/dirt/hair build up in it. Never thought about cleaning the train... The tips in this video worked wonders! Thank you!
30 some years ago my mom bought me my first train set. I was far too young to operate it, and she always tried to keep it stored in the box. But of course, I loved it and always wanted to play with it. I'm afraid to mention the places that CN Locomotive came with me in my pocket, I was 5 after all. I still have this train set, and I am finally in a position where I can start my first layout. While I don't plan on daily driving my old DC N scale train, at least now I know how to care for them!
Hi Mike, I always enjoy your informative and interesting videos. Thank you so much for your contribution to my education and to advancing the model railroad hobby. - Dean from Minneapolis.
Compre una F9 Chicago and North Western Atlas austriaca con Nacho y no corrió al hacer la prueba. Pero ya funciona. Nomás era soldar la lámina de cobre levantada.
Hi Mike. Thanks for excellent videos! A friend of mine just handed me a whole box of n-scale locos and cars and they all need some serious service. A couple are European and the others Bachmann. But they are all at least 20+ years old and have not been run for at least that long. Should I try your methods first? Steve
thanks for sharing. I'd like to to your water soaking advice, if you need to soak something in water put a few drops of dishwashing liquid into the water first as this helps to lift grease off the surface and out of crevices. When brushing in liquid to clean be gentle as agressive cleaning can force dirt etc further into crevices. I use this approach for cleaning anything, especially fragile items, not just train parts. Of course avoid overnight soaking of metal parts to avoid promotion of rust and after drying I often gentle apply a small amount of dry ptfe lube to metal surfaces to discourage corrosion even if its not a moving part. dry ptfe i find a great lube for all sorts of things and it dries to the touch so unlike oil which is generally used as a protective coating it doesn't attract dust from the air and gunk up.
i just got both the tidy track kits for tack and the engines, will report back later, have not even took them out of package yet, making trees and converting couplers once ups arrives ill be in like flint on couplers, i hope
Thank you. I am new to the hobby I was wondering how to maintain the engine.I want to keep my equipment up and running, so thanks for the good info I bought my first Track and train in Dec.mostly Kato with some micro trains cars to get me started I am soon going to be changing to DCC
Another great video Mike, I am on my 4th and hopefully last layout. I just wanted to let you know that a whole lot of us out here (even when they done leave a comment ) are learning from your videos. I know that I just did. Thanks again, Rick
Si compro una máquina que no funciona, la hago Dummy, nomás es quitar el motor. Pero mis máquinas funcionan de maravilla. Les limpio sus ruedas con alcohol isopropílico.
I like the Tidy Track wheel cleaner for N Scale locos. I have one and it works great. I don't use the fluid supplied. I use IPA (91%). I use the direction switch to reverse the loco and clean in both directions.
@@N-Scale Yo quisiera un vagón limpiavias para acoplar a mi F9 Chicago and North Western y quitar la suciedad de las vías, así correrá a buena velocidad. Yo limpio sus ruedas con alcohol isopropílico.
Tamiya Pointed Q-Tips or Cotton Tips would Work Great for Cleaning the Cap ends Mike you can get them At Hobby Lobby or your Favorite Hobby Store or from Tamiya.. I have some and they are a Great tool for many uses as this..
Ever use an ultrasonic cleaner for the axles and wheels? Why in N scale do they have the opening for the gears at the bottom of the truck? These holes are magnets for ground foam, so I have to keep my track and ballast vacuumed regularly. Have you tried the "Beardon" method of removing the inboard worm gear bearings in order to eliminate the motor noise?
No , I have not used Ultra Sonic but assume it would work. The holes are needed for clearance issues I think. There are some that are closed and some of them seem to rub on turnouts. Yes I have tried that method and works well. Mike
I can't agree you 100% Mike, good Maintenance is always a good thing. Once a year I give power units a Alcohol Bath and running it will get all that crap out, just remember to take the decoder out. A glass flat bowl that's fit's your locomotive fill it haft up and put the power to it....works great, try it. I've been doing it for years. I do repair work on N and HO and that's the first I do...and sometime that's all they need, a good cleaning. Great how to videos. Bob, at Longshadowsmodeltrees.com
Hi Mike I have another question for you I just bought from an auction on E9A N scale Kato Union Pacific it's not running very well at all but it seems the rear trucks are moving and the front trucks aren't
Hi, I have just completed my first N scale layout, I am running a Bachmann 7071 locomotive which I bought used, it worked great when I got it. After cleaning it and lubing it runs sluggish. Im assuming I got oil on the motor brushes, so I cleaned them and the commutator with rubbing alcohol which made it a little better but I still get a sluggish startup occasionally. it runs great above half speed. Any tips or suggestions would be great! Thanks!!
Great video! I'll probably use this a lot to fix up my N-Scale locomotives. I have an old Bachmann F9 unit that I bought for I think around $10 at a model railroad convention thing. I love it, except it has a couple of problems.1. It makes an awful sound, kind of like a blender I guess. No clue why, but I really would like to get rid of it.2. It loses a lot of speed on corners. I use Kato R-249-45 and R315-45 turns. I'm not really sure wether it's the trucks on it not having enough turning radius, or if they're too tight.3. It doesn't perform very well overall. It jitters and bogs often. It doesn't have any lights on it, so I can't tell if it's power loss or what, but my Bachmann Plymouth 0-6-0 switcher runs well on the same track.I don't know much about maintaining model trains besides cleaning the track and wheels, so I hope you can help me out! :)
Yes they are , I was in fiber optic repair with the phone company but any like that should work in ANY scale or even just alcohol on a piece of cotton tee shirt. Thanks , Mike
Yo limpio las ruedas de mis máquinas escala N con alcohol isopropílico para que corran bien sin detenerse. Mis máquinas funcionan bien. U36B presidencial Bachmann. GP40-2 Penn Central Atlas. F9 Chicago and North Western Atlas austriaca. GP38-2 Santa Fe Life Like. Máquinas Dummy. GP35 SP. GP38-2 Santa Fe 3560. FM Santa Fe. No tengo mas máquinas de modelos diferentes.
hi mike i have a question i had a N scale batchmann steam engine and when i put it on the rails it doesnt run, i cleaned it and i took the motor out of it and put it back together? any hints for me pls?
I have a lifelike E8,,,was my best runner,,,suddenly it is a no move,,,,,,shell off,,the motor is running fine,,,flywheels and drive shafts just fine,,,for some reason looking at the trucks profile,,the gears do not engage ,maybe a 32d clearance between both sets ,,i have tried pressing the shell firmer into place,,push down on the shafts ,,up with the trucks,,w no effecet ,,why the clearance?
Does anyone know what could be wrong with my Atlas N scale loco when it runs great except when it makes right hand turns? It only slows down when it goes into a turn. Runs great when turning left or straight and backwards. Any ideas on how to fix would be great. Thanks!
Hi Mr Fifer... I am one of the Kato and Tomix N scale fan with numbers of trains in my collection. However, I am still new to this hobby. Could you present a review on SR 24 Modellbahnol oil? Thank you.
hi Mike, I have viewed this vid several times over the past couple of years, can you tell me what would be the life expectancy of a N scale loco, I ask as I have several Bachmann loco two were purchased from a model shop and the others were second hand. I did have found that after running they would start to scream, and jerk, my first thought was a problem with my power supply, No I am not running dcc. I am running a dedicated 12v dc supply, what I found when opening the units was the brushes had worn down and the spring was contacting causing a short. can you think of any reason this could happen. (Oil used was purchased from the model supplier as safe for N and all plastics.
The first thing I would say is that Bachmann is the bottom of the quality barrel. They seem to consistently use inferior materials to construct their equipment. Folks have Kato and Atlas locos (as well as most others) out there that are as much as 50 years old and still running. Thanks , Mike
Thanks Mike, I am of the same opinion of Bachmann, as they have no product backup, I am unable to purchase replacement motors ,as they no longer stock them, thanks for your advice, I also have two Kato engines, I am presently debating wether to remove the N and go back to HO. as my eyes are not what they were. again thanks for advice, and keep the vids coming.
What would you recommend I bought an end scale 10 years ago ran it a couple of times stored it afterwards and I just pulled it out to test the engines and they are running spotty like stop and go and sputtering
*ahem* a Wire brush will NOT scratch metal. it will absolutely clean the service of any coating or grime. A wire brush is a surface prep product. The very tip of the wire will contact the metal surface only. Sandpaper however is another story!
My n scale steam engine stopped running. Headlight comes on but that it. I noticed the bottom plate screws were loose. I removed plate and one wheel set was not in its place. Now it runs in reverse but won’t go forward. Is there something else I am missing. Thanks
Why do they design the bottom of the trucks with slots? No one does this in HO. It should all scale, meaning that they should make the gears smaller, that way you don't have the slots and you won't have to fish out loose ballast and ground foam when the loco stops.
Hi Mike. I just watched your video in UK, looking for details of how to remove grease from an N Gauge locomotive and it's the one part you skipped over!! You showed examples of picking off lint, but you didn't actually show you using a Q Tip to remove the grease and you mentioned 'alcohol', but didn't mention what type of alcohol. Sorry mate, but you missed some essential points as far as I was converned. Keith
Bachmann 215 N Scale Diesel Vintage Santa FE Engine Red Chrome it is the gears that connect to the engine to the wheels they are plastic if i could send a pic i would
@@N-Scale i appreciate you taking time and making time to get back with me on this and i really do enjoy your videos they have been helpful this is Stanley's gf doing this not stan
Hi, I've got about 5-6 locos that need help.... I'm not the guy for it .... can you help me out on this? You can reach me at Bar Mills Scale Models.... Art
I had a friend who used to use Goo Gone, but theres two drawbacks to that: sometimes when handling the Goo Gone, if it gets on the fingers. It will find its way onto the sides of your rolling stock, and it will mar the paint. Second issue, it can melt the little "spike heads" on the track, and eventually destroy the track, or at least, cause the rails to go out of gage.
I used to use Testor's airbrush thinner on a piece of napkin.
Thank you. A very comprehensive presentation. Clear, simple and easy to follow.
Thank You !
I clean out my cellphone charging port all the time because dust/dirt/hair build up in it. Never thought about cleaning the train... The tips in this video worked wonders! Thank you!
Happy New Year !
30 some years ago my mom bought me my first train set. I was far too young to operate it, and she always tried to keep it stored in the box. But of course, I loved it and always wanted to play with it. I'm afraid to mention the places that CN Locomotive came with me in my pocket, I was 5 after all. I still have this train set, and I am finally in a position where I can start my first layout. While I don't plan on daily driving my old DC N scale train, at least now I know how to care for them!
Trix HO Locomotive Wheel Cleaning Brush
I appreciate all your videos, IM 74 and evidently never to old to learn, thanks
It is an N Scale brush.
Thanks , Mike
Great video, thanks for showing how to completely clean and overhaul an N scale engine. Keep those videos coming.
Thank You my friend I will share as much info as is stored in my pea brain !!!!
Thanks , Mike
Mike, great and informative video loaded with information that we all need. Thanks for making this video!
Thanks Phil , glad to help.
Mike
Thanks Mike, great video, you answered a lot of my questions in one video!
Thanks SLO and hope it is useful in the future.
Thanks , Mike
Hi Mike, I always enjoy your informative and interesting videos. Thank you so much for your contribution to my education and to advancing the model railroad hobby. - Dean from Minneapolis.
Thanks You Dean !!!
Fantastic tutorial. This will only help when I have issues. Thanks so much!
+conrail9876 Thanks and hope it all works for you.
Mike
Great video Mike. It was really educational and straight forward!
Randy Brening Thanks Randy , Glad you found it useful.
Mike
Another great video, Mike. You are a great teacher, keep it up. I appreciate it. Thanks
Thanks Fred, I am sometimes a virtual cornucopia of useless knowledge.
LOL
Mike
Seriously, Mike, I am learning a lot. Thanks again, Fred
Some great advice. Thank you I have a Life-Like GP18 in N that stopped working after a tumble. It's running like a champ again.
Thanks for checking it out and glad to help !!
Compre una F9 Chicago and North Western Atlas austriaca con Nacho y no corrió al hacer la prueba.
Pero ya funciona.
Nomás era soldar la lámina de cobre levantada.
Great tip on running locomotive each directions at 15 minutes.
Completely understand my friend, but thanks for all the help ya give
+Joseph Taylor Thanks Buddy , I like to help.
Mike
once again thanks for the awesome advice
Thanks William !! Happy Thanksgiving
Wow, Mike you actually got my last name right!!!! Thank you very much for all your great info!
Thanks so much for your submission Jerry. I am glad to do it for you.
Mike
Hi Mike.
Thanks for excellent videos!
A friend of mine just handed me a whole box of n-scale locos and cars and they all need some serious service. A couple are European and the others Bachmann. But they are all at least 20+ years old and have not been run for at least that long. Should I try your methods first?
Steve
Grasias amigo buen video saludos...
Thanks Mike great info!
Thank You for taking a look.
Mike
thanks for sharing. I'd like to to your water soaking advice, if you need to soak something in water put a few drops of dishwashing liquid into the water first as this helps to lift grease off the surface and out of crevices. When brushing in liquid to clean be gentle as agressive cleaning can force dirt etc further into crevices. I use this approach for cleaning anything, especially fragile items, not just train parts. Of course avoid overnight soaking of metal parts to avoid promotion of rust and after drying I often gentle apply a small amount of dry ptfe lube to metal surfaces to discourage corrosion even if its not a moving part. dry ptfe i find a great lube for all sorts of things and it dries to the touch so unlike oil which is generally used as a protective coating it doesn't attract dust from the air and gunk up.
Thanks for the info, Mike
i just got both the tidy track kits for tack and the engines, will report back later, have not even took them out of package yet, making trees and converting couplers once ups arrives ill be in like flint on couplers, i hope
Thank you. I am new to the hobby I was wondering how to maintain the engine.I want to keep my equipment up and running, so thanks for the good info I bought my first Track and train in Dec.mostly Kato with some micro trains cars to get me started I am soon going to be changing to DCC
Thanks Doug , You have done it right and should have years of fun out of them.
Mike
Another great video Mike, I am on my 4th and hopefully last layout. I just wanted to let you know that a whole lot of us out here (even when they done leave a comment ) are learning from your videos. I know that I just did. Thanks again, Rick
+MWRR R Thanks , I really appreciate that and I love doing it.
Mike
I'm a new fan of N scale trains! I recently bought a 2nd handed train, but it doesn't run, but thanks for the video!!!!
Thanks Allan, Hope you have fun with N Scale.
Mike
Si compro una máquina que no funciona, la hago Dummy, nomás es quitar el motor.
Pero mis máquinas funcionan de maravilla.
Les limpio sus ruedas con alcohol isopropílico.
I like the Tidy Track wheel cleaner for N Scale locos. I have one and it works great. I don't use the fluid supplied. I use IPA (91%). I use the direction switch to reverse the loco and clean in both directions.
That is a great method Nick !!
Yo limpio sus ruedas con alcohol isopropílico.
@@N-Scale Yo quisiera un vagón limpiavias para acoplar a mi F9 Chicago and North Western y quitar la suciedad de las vías, así correrá a buena velocidad.
Yo limpio sus ruedas con alcohol isopropílico.
@@sergioarroyoguerrero5434 El mejor coche de limpieza de pistas es el coche CMX y úsalo con alcohol.
Great informative video Mike... Matt-
Thanks so much Matt.
Mike
Thank you. Very informative.
Thanks Tony, Mike
Great information Mike !
Thanks so much David , Mike
***** Your welcome Mike !
David Allen
Just getting into n scale. Have over 220 engines from n scale to g scale. Thanks for the tips
Thanks John.
Tamiya Pointed Q-Tips or Cotton Tips would Work Great for Cleaning the Cap ends Mike you can get them At Hobby Lobby or your Favorite Hobby Store or from Tamiya.. I have some and they are a Great tool for many uses as this..
+brakeman 3985 I don' t like using them as they shed cotton fibers.
Thanks , Mike
thx, very informative.
Glad to help.
Mike
Ever use an ultrasonic cleaner for the axles and wheels? Why in N scale do they have the opening for the gears at the bottom of the truck? These holes are magnets for ground foam, so I have to keep my track and ballast vacuumed regularly.
Have you tried the "Beardon" method of removing the inboard worm gear bearings in order to eliminate the motor noise?
No , I have not used Ultra Sonic but assume it would work. The holes are needed for clearance issues I think. There are some that are closed and some of them seem to rub on turnouts.
Yes I have tried that method and works well.
Mike
I can't agree you 100% Mike, good Maintenance is always a good thing. Once a year I give power units a Alcohol Bath and running it will get all that crap out, just remember to take the decoder out. A glass flat bowl that's fit's your locomotive fill it haft up and put the power to it....works great, try it. I've been doing it for years. I do repair work on N and HO and that's the first I do...and sometime that's all they need, a good cleaning. Great how to videos.
Bob, at Longshadowsmodeltrees.com
Thanks so much Bob , I will have to try that.
Thanks , Mike
Widi1956 you gonna ruin your plastic gears by soaking them in alcohol.
Never had happen, some of my Loco's are 20yr's old and the gear are just find.
TheRealZuikaku2 I do not think Delrin is affected by alcohol.
Thanks , Mike
Thanks Mike.
*Thank You* 😊❤
Thanks for checking it out.
Mike
If the coupler heights don't match, is there a method of getting them to match? New couplers? Mixing coupler types/brands?
Hi Mike I have another question for you I just bought from an auction on E9A N scale Kato Union Pacific it's not running very well at all but it seems the rear trucks are moving and the front trucks aren't
Drive shaft is missing or broken .
hi Mike.. great info... that's my next job.. thanks for sharing.. vinny
Thanks Vinny, Robin will order your couplers today.
Thanks , Mike
N Scale How To Channel thank you Mike & Robin... vinny
Im a New Fan of N Sclae Trains.Good Work
Thanks , Mike
@2:15; How does Kato do it? Simple answer, good design, good materials and parts and a commitment to quality sadly missing in other brands.
You have answered your own question.
Hi, I have just completed my first N scale layout, I am running a Bachmann 7071 locomotive which I bought used, it worked great when I got it. After cleaning it and lubing it runs sluggish. Im assuming I got oil on the motor brushes, so I cleaned them and the commutator with rubbing alcohol which made it a little better but I still get a sluggish startup occasionally. it runs great above half speed. Any tips or suggestions would be great! Thanks!!
+Dillon West Usually it is screws too tight or shell rubbing.
Mike
Useful tips .. thank you :)
Thank You
@@N-Scale Welcome. Be safe!!
Great video! I'll probably use this a lot to fix up my N-Scale locomotives. I have an old Bachmann F9 unit that I bought for I think around $10 at a model railroad convention thing. I love it, except it has a couple of problems.1. It makes an awful sound, kind of like a blender I guess. No clue why, but I really would like to get rid of it.2. It loses a lot of speed on corners. I use Kato R-249-45 and R315-45 turns. I'm not really sure wether it's the trucks on it not having enough turning radius, or if they're too tight.3. It doesn't perform very well overall. It jitters and bogs often. It doesn't have any lights on it, so I can't tell if it's power loss or what, but my Bachmann Plymouth 0-6-0 switcher runs well on the same track.I don't know much about maintaining model trains besides cleaning the track and wheels, so I hope you can help me out! :)
+GTE4everyone - Enzo Thanks , Mike
Update: The F9 even slows down on F718-15 curves... -_-
Oops I meant R718-15 hehe
+GTE4everyone - Enzo I will not work on a Bachmann nor do I own any so I am of little help with that one.
Thanks , Mike
Oh ok :)
You should try a British n gauge locomotive or a train set. They are really nice
+Liam's life I may have to do that some day. Thanks , Mike
Those pads that you put, the one around 6:00, are those like similar ones for eyeglasses and computer screens? And does it work for like HO as well?
Yes they are , I was in fiber optic repair with the phone company but any like that should work in ANY scale or even just alcohol on a piece of cotton tee shirt.
Thanks , Mike
Thank you!
24TrainMan42 You are more than welcome !
Mike
My N scale locomotive ran fine yesterday now don't run no power I put it on the track and my power pack pilot light dims and motor spins no power
Yo limpio las ruedas de mis máquinas escala N con alcohol isopropílico para que corran bien sin detenerse.
Mis máquinas funcionan bien.
U36B presidencial Bachmann.
GP40-2 Penn Central Atlas.
F9 Chicago and North Western Atlas austriaca.
GP38-2 Santa Fe Life Like.
Máquinas Dummy.
GP35 SP.
GP38-2 Santa Fe 3560.
FM Santa Fe.
No tengo mas máquinas de modelos diferentes.
hi mike i have a question i had a N scale batchmann steam engine and when i put it on the rails it doesnt run, i cleaned it and i took the motor out of it and put it back together? any hints for me pls?
I have no clue on Bachmann locos. Sorry , Mike
Mike Fifer its ok but ty
I have a lifelike E8,,,was my best runner,,,suddenly it is a no move,,,,,,shell off,,the motor is running fine,,,flywheels and drive shafts just fine,,,for some reason looking at the trucks profile,,the gears do not engage ,maybe a 32d clearance between both sets ,,i have tried pressing the shell firmer into place,,push down on the shafts ,,up with the trucks,,w no effecet ,,why the clearance?
Does anyone know what could be wrong with my Atlas N scale loco when it runs great except when it makes right hand turns? It only slows down when it goes into a turn. Runs great when turning left or straight and backwards. Any ideas on how to fix would be great. Thanks!
Hi Mr Fifer... I am one of the Kato and Tomix N scale fan with numbers of trains in my collection. However, I am still new to this hobby. Could you present a review on SR 24 Modellbahnol oil? Thank you.
I am sorry but it is a Euro product and I have no experience with it at all.
Thanks , Mike
Are the trucks removed the same way on DCC fitted units?
Yes Happy Thanksgiving
hi Mike, I have viewed this vid several times over the past couple of years, can you tell me what would be the life expectancy of a N scale loco, I ask as I have several Bachmann loco two were purchased from a model shop and the others were second hand. I did have found that after running they would start to scream, and jerk, my first thought was a problem with my power supply, No I am not running dcc. I am running a dedicated 12v dc supply, what I found when opening the units was the brushes had worn down and the spring was contacting causing a short. can you think of any reason this could happen. (Oil used was purchased from the model supplier as safe for N and all plastics.
The first thing I would say is that Bachmann is the bottom of the quality barrel. They seem to consistently use inferior materials to construct their equipment. Folks have Kato and Atlas locos (as well as most others) out there that are as much as 50 years old and still running.
Thanks , Mike
Thanks Mike, I am of the same opinion of Bachmann, as they have no product backup, I am unable to purchase replacement motors ,as they no longer stock them, thanks for your advice, I also have two Kato engines, I am presently debating wether to remove the N and go back to HO. as my eyes are not what they were. again thanks for advice, and keep the vids coming.
Thanks , Mike
my steam engine is running jerky. meaning stops and starts. is this a lubrication issue? the track is clean
Try soaking a paper towel in rubbing alcohol, and running the engine's wheels over it. If a black residue appears, you're wheels are dirty.
What would you recommend I bought an end scale 10 years ago ran it a couple of times stored it afterwards and I just pulled it out to test the engines and they are running spotty like stop and go and sputtering
www.google.com/search?q=n+scale+locomotive+maintenance&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS927US927&oq=n+scale+locomotive+maint&aqs=chrome.0.0i457j69i57j0i22i30l3.13524j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
@@N-Scale thanks do you have a stote or website?
@@8mandown www.fiferhobby.com/
*ahem* a Wire brush will NOT scratch metal. it will absolutely clean the service of any coating or grime. A wire brush is a surface prep product. The very tip of the wire will contact the metal surface only. Sandpaper however is another story!
I might ad that the brass bristles are way softer than the nickel surface.
Thanks , Mike
my only concern with the trip cleaner is the few engines I have with traction tires.
It will certainly not clean traction tires. I do not have any locos with them.
Thanks , Mike
Trix I hate auto correct
Thanks , I knew what you meant.
Mike
My n scale steam engine stopped running. Headlight comes on but that it. I noticed the bottom plate screws were loose. I removed plate and one wheel set was not in its place. Now it runs in reverse but won’t go forward. Is there something else I am missing. Thanks
What is the brand name??
@@N-Scale Bachmann Industries ALCO 2-6-0 PRR 3234 Steam Locomotive Car. I paid $130 if I recall
@@brianu33 I do not have any idea on it. You can send it back to Bachmann for replacement or repair. They have a limited lifetime warranty.
Mike
I don't know if u put LEDs in ur LOCO'S, but would u know what size LED FOR N SCALE
Skip Duld I do not add any LEDs but they come with them theses days.
Thanks , Mike
TKS MIKE UR VERRY INFORMITIVE
Why do they design the bottom of the trucks with slots? No one does this in HO. It should all scale, meaning that they should make the gears smaller, that way you don't have the slots and you won't have to fish out loose ballast and ground foam when the loco stops.
That is a great question and I do not have a answer for it but it would certainly make sense.
Mike
Hi Mike. I just watched your video in UK, looking for details of how to remove grease from an N Gauge locomotive and it's the one part you skipped over!! You showed examples of picking off lint, but you didn't actually show you using a Q Tip to remove the grease and you mentioned 'alcohol', but didn't mention what type of alcohol. Sorry mate, but you missed some essential points as far as I was converned. Keith
Any Alcohol !!
I am having a problem with ,y pick up strips on my kato emd sd90mac. They are loose. How do i fix them?
I am assuming they are bent.
@@N-Scale Yes they got bent when the locomotive fell off of my track and hit the ground. I would do anything to have it fixed.
@@amitbakshi1253 I am sorry but I no longer do loco repairs.
Thanks , Mike
i have a santa fe 215 the gears won't turn when the top gear in on top it connects but won't turn can you help with advice
I need a loco type and the maker !!
Bachmann 215 N Scale Diesel Vintage Santa FE Engine Red Chrome it is the gears that connect to the engine to the wheels they are plastic if i could send a pic i would
@@stanleywelna2212 It is likely that the axle gears or the worm gear is cracked and Honestly not worth fixing. See if you can find a new one.
Mike
@@N-Scale i appreciate you taking time and making time to get back with me on this and i really do enjoy your videos they have been helpful this is Stanley's gf doing this not stan
@@stanleywelna2212 Thanks , Mike
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Hi, I've got about 5-6 locos that need help.... I'm not the guy for it .... can you help me out on this? You can reach me at Bar Mills Scale Models.... Art
Thanks Art, I can help and you can reach us here.
www.fiferhobby.com/contact-us/
Thanks , Mike
Love watching your videos but you say ok guys way to much....
+Joseph Taylor To old to change that.
Mike
paid a lot for tomix,,,,,junk ripoff
Yep !!