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I recently picked up a pair of new in the box older BLI Paragon locomotives, they were at a really good price so I thought I'd give them a shot and they were obviously new, never run. I put the first one on the track, it powered up and worked great on address 3. I also tried it on DC as well and it worked as expected. I then put it on my programming track to change the address t...

I am a bit confused on a side turnout. I have two locomotives, n-scale, kato, unitrack. I have a side turnout--so one train can pass another. I do have the power pack with two switching levers. I don't quite know how to operate the switches and so need to reset the power often. Could someone explain how to switch a train to the turnout, stop it, let the other train pass, and the...

I've seen several YouTubes/comments/articles of people using straight acrylics to paint their wheels. I've made several attempts to paint two sets of metal wheels without success. I prepped the surfaces using acetone and alcohol. My first attempt was to apply straight acrylic, and it would peel off even if you looked at it wrong. I then tried applying a lacquer primer, then foll...

I am now getting everything ready to start laying Track. Not anymore Building Updates on the other Thread. I spent yesterday & today painting two coats of White latex paint on all the Tables. Then I started opening up all the Boxes of Track. I have NS Bachmann EZ Track for main Lines, Brass sectional & Flex for Yards & EZ Track for most sidings. I also have over 75 B...

Block detection is working, but JMRI sensors are being triggered by multiple blocks. When I run an engine over a track gap or onto a turnout several sensors turn to active all at once, and (visa versa) they turn inactive when the engine leaves the area. It seems impossible to determine which sensors go to which blocks. JMRI doesn't inform regarding what constitutes a block. Is a...