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Tomix DE10 DCC Pt 3: Wiring

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:28:02 +0000

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As a preface let me say this: The results of this install are mixed. On one hand, I got everything to fit, with room to spare! Which is excellent news. I also learned a lot, which is also excellent news. However, several [...]

Tomix DE10 DCC Pt 2: Planning and Cutting

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:06:17 +0000

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A preface: I’d hoped to have this wrapped up by now, but frying a headlamp and the decoder itself have proved insurmountable delays. I can at least say something about the first steps taken in this install.

Here’s where we left off: Pondering a tight fit! As it [...]

Tomix DE10 DCC Pt 1: Disassembly

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:50:08 +0000

It’s a shame that Kato only manufactures a DE10 in H0 scale. Although Kato now makes an N-scale DE10 that (almost) takes a drop-in decoder, and Tomix has a new tooling of this model due out in late 2010, older Tomix DE10 models are still quite common to find. The Tomix model that I [...]

DE10

D.E. Goodman-Wilson — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:52:37 +0000

Just in, after a long wait for it to make it back into production: A Tomix DE10 (seen here pulling HOKI 800 empties down the Ikea Line). This is easily my favorite diesel locomotive, perhaps ever. Although new, this model has a reputation for being a noisy, uneven runner—and sadly mine lives up [...]