Author: Bobot
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Lionel Legacy SD-60
I picked up a new Lionel Legacy SD-60 in Burlington Northern livery. As reported in my previous blog post, I had an initial problem with the one motor’s flywheel scraping the inside of the shell. I showed how I resolved this problem in a video in that blog post and since then this has been…
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Honky Tonk – Lenny Kay Revue – 1999
Lenny Kay Revue playing Honky Tonk in 1999. Personnel was Lenny Kay on drums, Lenny Younger on Sax, Bob Mentzer on keyboard and bass. Honky Tonk
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Lionel Legacy SD-60 Scraping Sound
Here’s a problem I had with a new in the box Lionel Legacy Burlington Northern SD-60 Engine (6-28312). After carefully unpacking and doing an initial oil, lube, and smoke fluid, the first run allowed me to enjoy a scraping sound coming from the rear motor/truck area. Given my recent history with poor build quality on…
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Cannot add MTH PS2 engine to DCS – Engine Error
Just a quick note on a problem I had when attempting to add a new MTH PS2 engine to my DCS roster. I could hear the new engine’s insides “click” when I applied power to the track, and there were no lights or sounds so I was satisfied the engine heard the DCS watchdog signal…
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Honky Tonk – Nitecappers
Lenny Kay with the Nitecappers playing Honky Tonk back around 1960…awesome! Honky Tonk
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Nitecappers – Pottsville Radio
Waaaay back “in the day”, Lenny Kay played with the Nitecappers. Date of this recording is estimated at 1960 as heard on Pottsville Radio in northern PA. What I call “Ba-Dip-Ba-Dah” is such a cool riff with smooth horn players! And of course, the immortal Night Train. Ba-Dip-Ba-Dah riff Night Train
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Fixing Lionel TMCC ground plane issue without ruining layout cosmetics
Installed ground cover in the yard area and telephone poles carrying a wire to solve the Lionel TMCC ground plane issue where engines to not respond and lights blink.
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Tape Chain Christmas Card attempt – 1986
An attempt at creating a Taped Chain Christmas Card for 1986 grads who went off to college that year. We were 2nd on the list so this is all I have. Christmas Chain Letter – 1986
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