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Bowser HO M630 Side Frame Pickups

WalthersProto EMD SW1200 Shell Removal Instructions

Walthers has received reports of some new run EMD SW1200…

Capacitors, Current Keepers, Keep Alives, Oh My! Tips and tricks for programming ESU LokSound 5 Decoders.

By Maxwell Brisben, TTE Tech So, you have a locomotive…

Installing a TCS KA2 in a Blackstone Models C-19 2-8-0

Article & Photography by Maxwell Brisben  |  Installation done by…

Installing SoundTraxx Decoders in HO Scale Bowser SD40-2

Bowser Manufacturing has released another production run of their GMD…

DCC Sound decoders for Recently Released Athearn & Intermountain Models

Which DCC Sound Decoders are right for your locomotives? With…

CMX Clean Machine and Caig DeOxit Clean Dirty Track with Excellent Results

Why DCC locomotives appear to short out on track Larry:…

Adding Current Keeper for Athearn RS-3 SoundTraxx Sound Value Decoder

Adding a stay alive capacitor is relatively straight forward. Common…

Video Review Korea Brass HO GE U25C Locomotive With TCS WOW Diesel Decoder

We have just received the Korea Brass U25C’s with TCS…

Installing DCC in the Proto 1000 HO Scale RDC

This document is based upon instructions given in a web page provided…

Exciting News From Broadway Limited Imports: New Paragon3 Sound & New Products!

Broadway Limited is in the process of shipping their 2015...

Shut off DCC Track Power

Our club is being told by someone considered to be...

TCS Wow Steam in a Bachmann Vanderbilt Tender

A customer of Tony's was kind enough to share some...

Broadway Limited PRR Q2 - A Real Nice Heavy Hauler

Steam for Sale Fans of big Pennsy power will be...

Heat Sinking The Soundtraxx Micro Tsunamis

Heat Sinking The Soundtraxx Micro Tsunamis Soundtraxx The popular Soundtraxx...

Athearn Genesis HO GP9 & GP9B w/Tony's Installed TCS WOW 1530

Buy Now This is a Tony's Special Package! You will...

Decoder recommendation for soon to be released Atlas N Scale S-2

Tony's recommends the following  decoders for soon to be released Atlas...

Micro Tsunami N Scale SD45 Installation Photos

Here is a good example of stuffing 10 #s of...

Installing Front Couplers-Athearn Genesis 2-8-2 Mikado

by Kevin Kelley Required Parts and tools Kadee #4 coupler...

Front Coupler Broadway M1A/B

There is no suitable off the shelf front coupler conversion...

Front Coupler for BLI 2-8-2

Kadee does not make a specific conversion for the BLI...

Athearn Genesis Pickup Problems Fixed

A long time customer and a professional decoder installer Latham...

DCC Motor Control with Back-EMF and P-I-D

by Don Fiehmann August 21, 2006 PDF Version (137 kB)...

Train Camera Installed in HO RDC

Please note: Tony's no longer carries this product as parts...