<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I believe option 3 would be the best for the club because it fits the other club equipment while allowing for some variety in paint schemes.<div><br></div><div>Chad Linke<br><div dir="ltr"><br>On Apr 7, 2019, at 11:41 AM, ACCRS HO Scale <<a href="mailto:accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org">accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Message From: Kelly Linke <a href="mailto:kellylinke@yahoo.com">kellylinke@yahoo.com</a></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydpb89d46f3yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div>Hi Dean,</div></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for taking the time to add motive power to the club roster.</div><div><br></div><div>My vote is for option #3.</div><div>- make it DCC (we run DCC more often, and can do MU’s).</div><div>- using a patch job to Sierra Western keeps the club road name consistent while preserving the BN paint scheme.</div><div><br></div><div>Jorg</div> <div><br></div> <div id="ydpb89d46f3yahoo_quoted_5508803171" class="ydpb89d46f3yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"> <div> On Sunday, April 7, 2019, 8:53:04 AM PDT, ACCRS HO Scale <<a href="mailto:accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org">accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org</a>> wrote: </div> <div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div><div dir="ltr">Message From: Gary Lewis <a shape="rect" href="mailto:glgslewis@comcast.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">glgslewis@comcast.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Or option 2.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Gary<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 4/6/2019 10:21 PM, ACCRS HO Scale wrote:<br clear="none">> Message From: Dean & Margaret Lewis <a shape="rect" href="mailto:lewis2@earthlink.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lewis2@earthlink.net</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> During the recent train show (?) or later, someone came in and donated <br clear="none">> some equipment. A few passenger SP passenger cars and a Kato SD40. <br clear="none">> It is in the BN green and black scheme.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> I picked it up yesterday and brought it home to clean it up. Very <br clear="none">> dusty and had those old style "horn hook" couplers, Pulled the pins <br clear="none">> holding the couples out, removed the couplers (one had the coupler <br clear="none">> part broken off).<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Removed the shell and low and behold, put it on a test track and it <br clear="none">> runs like a Kato. My intention is to put a DCC decoder in it. The <br clear="none">> dust cleaned up nicely.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> The question is:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> 1. I can leave it DC only.<br clear="none">> 2. I can add a decoder and put it in service, as is, with the BN scheme.<br clear="none">> 3, I can add a decoder, and do a "patch" for Sierra Western.<br clear="none">> 4. I can add a decoder and paint it orange and letter Sierra Western<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> If I am looking for the least challenging option and most useful for <br clear="none">> all, it would be #3 above<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Any comments as to what I should do for the "new" club engine.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Dean<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> Accrs-ho mailing list<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:Accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org</a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="https://mail.accrs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/accrs-ho" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mail.accrs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/accrs-ho</a><div class="ydpb89d46f3yqt1802374093" id="ydpb89d46f3yqtfd22287"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Accrs-ho mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://mail.accrs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/accrs-ho" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mail.accrs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/accrs-ho</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div> </div> </div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Accrs-ho mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org">Accrs-ho@mail.accrs.org</a></span><br><span><a href="https://mail.accrs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/accrs-ho">https://mail.accrs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/accrs-ho</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>