Hints, Tips and Ideas

• Speed up the MTH coal loader 

• Improve AF Geep and EP-5 Power pickup

• AF steam loco Geared DC motor conversion

• Using  Lionel's Trainmaster Command Control in American Models FP7 

• Using  Lionel's Trainmaster Command Control in American Flyer Steam Locos 

• Using Lionel's Trainmaster Command Control in An American Flyer LTI Geep.  

• "S" gauge signal bridge from Plasticville "O"

• Plug and Play Signals (Connector system) 

• Four tires are better than two. (AF loco upgrade)

• Schematic for converting AC loco to DC Can Motor

• Painting a Scenic Backdrop with Outside Corners

• AF Steam wiring diagrams.

• Scratch build a 17 degree crossover using AM track

• LED circuits For Model Railroading 

• Lumber Stock Dimensions used in my Trestle  

• Infrared Track Trip  

• Typical American Flyer Steam Loco Schematic 

• $13 Electronic E-unit for DC Can motors Conversions )

• Remote Control Electromagnetic Couplers for AF!  

• LED CURRENT LIMITING RESISTOR CALCULATOR 
  (Courtesy of Rob Paisley's web site)

• Links to Drawings and Parts Lists of LTI AF

• What is TMCC? How does It work? Here's how.....

• AF Hudson Pilot Coupler Conversion 

• TMCC Converted AF 0-8-0 with Remote Electrocouplers

• Improved Gear Reduction of LTI/AF Power Trucks

• American Flyer Instruction Book

• American Flyer Pike Planner

• American Flyer Model Railroad Handbook

• American Flyer Service Kit Manual

• American Flyer Track Bending

• Turntable Details

• Foam Scenery Modules

• Making Conifer Trees

• A Do it Yourself TMCC Driver Board

• Another TMCC Driver Board Project

• Tuning up Lionel's Baldwins

• Re-gearing AF Power Trucks for Low speed

• S Gauge Treadmill Test Track

• The 350's Prototype

• The Missing AM Turnout Guard Rail

• AM Caboose Lighting Mod

• Using DCC, DC, AC, Locomatic and TMCC all on one layout.

• Using Lionel Sound Activation buttons with AF.

• Adding Sounds to American Flyer 

• Replacing the Seuthe Smoke unit in the AF Mikado 

• Photo Review of the new Docksider 

• Review of the New AF/Lionel SD-9

• AF Mikado Railsound Volume Control Wiring 

• AF 695 Reverse loop relay instructions 

• Reverse Loop Relay for AF turnouts using Atlas Switch Machine  

•  An American Model's Northern Review 

• A brief review of the new Pennsy Mikado 

• A review of the new AF Pacific and Heavyweights 

• Improving the new AF Northern Smoke unit 

• Rods have insulators on the new AF 800-809 Northerns 

• Rods have insulators on the new AM Northerns

• American Model's Turnout Frog Fix 

• AF LED Headlight Retrofit  (UPDATED)© 2008 S. L. Gruebbel (PDF File)

• Kitbashing a Plasticville Coaling Tower 

• Kitbashing a K-Line Ford Factory 

• Water Column Kit 

• Plasticville Interlocking Tower detailing

• A Country Gas Station Kit Bash   

• Improving the SHS Smoke unit  

• Making a Smoking Caboose byAl Castellani 

• Fixing AF-Lionel Northern drive gear clearances  

• Make a double crossover from American Model track    

• American Models Turnout Frog Hot Point Modification 

• Fixing a AF U33 power pickup problem. 

• A Hybrid Design Smoke Element 

• Fixing a AF SD70 power pickup problem.  

• Modifying a Seuthe Smoke unit to fit the Mikado and Pacific 

• Changing the AF Waffle Boxcar trucks to American Models Roller bearing trucks 

• American Models Kadee Truck Adapter

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