I just found your channel, and I absolutely love it! I broke down my last layout, about five years ago, when my wife and myself moved. I haven’t started another one yet, and to be honest, wasn’t sure I was going to. Watching your videos, has really given me a pretty big push to start into the hobby again
Derailments are not a problem for me as long as I don't have the hammer down on curves. My current problem is cars unhooking while moving. No, there is not magnetic uncoupler or whatever it is called. I have run my hand all around the track feeling for unevenness and don't feel any unsmooth surfaces. Help!!
highballing always exposes hidden weaknesses in track layouts. in real life trains derail in curves because they are under weight and placed between cars that have loads. check the NMRA website for proper weight requirements. www.nmra.org/beginner/weight. it may help. next see if your table and track are level. also, do you screw down your track?
What would you recommend on cars that don’t have a screw there? Some of my older cars just have what seems like a rivet holding the wheel assemblies on.
actually I did an episode on switching out cheap plastic Menards trucks for Lionel cast and sprung. Menards uses rivets too. you can replace using small screws with nuts 🔩 using a dab of thread-lock to keep it in place.
I just found your channel, and I absolutely love it! I broke down my last layout, about five years ago, when my wife and myself moved. I haven’t started another one yet, and to be honest, wasn’t sure I was going to. Watching your videos, has really given me a pretty big push to start into the hobby again
That is awesome! Welcome back!!!!!!!!
Good advice 👍 I have done some of that on my cars ,maintenance is a must ,good video
Thanks 👍
Rolling stock from Menard's is famous for the wobble. Your method works great!
Very true, but my example is actually Lionel.
Derailments are not a problem for me as long as I don't have the hammer down on curves. My current problem is cars unhooking while moving. No, there is not magnetic uncoupler or whatever it is called. I have run my hand all around the track feeling for unevenness and don't feel any unsmooth surfaces. Help!!
highballing always exposes hidden weaknesses in track layouts. in real life trains derail in curves because they are under weight and placed between cars that have loads. check the NMRA website for proper weight requirements. www.nmra.org/beginner/weight. it may help.
next see if your table and track are level. also, do you screw down your track?
What would you recommend on cars that don’t have a screw there? Some of my older cars just have what seems like a rivet holding the wheel assemblies on.
actually I did an episode on switching out cheap plastic Menards trucks for Lionel cast and sprung. Menards uses rivets too. you can replace using small screws with nuts 🔩 using a dab of thread-lock to keep it in place.
Had this problem with Atlas or MTH rolling stock Oscar?
absolutely not, only Lionel and Menards.