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Going to San Francisco
Can someone please recommend some good HO shops in downtown San Francisco? Thanks Carter Braxton
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Elec. service - forgotten detail?
Folks: Right now my model railroad is the Packed-away Pacific, and I've been doing lots of electrical work on the house, which led me to wonder something: how many of us have modeled the hardware of...
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Terry T's /bons mots/ = joy, meaning, and purpose!
Folks: I just read the June MR and guess what -- Terry Thompson has given a new dimension to my hobby! I now know that the true purpose of model railroading is to build a realistic right-of-way to run...
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Peter King
I just visited the Flying Scotsman Hobbies web site, , the shop owned by Peter King, and learned that Peter is in treatment for Acute myelogenous leukemia. For those who were around in Big John Dalton...
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[HO] GBW 4065 / Funaro & Camerlengo model
Recently I picked up an undated photo of a unique GBW hopper #4065 from the collection of Stan Mailer. See this image: (2.1 MB) I don't have much background on this car, but information in the 8/91...
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RDA Kit Quality
Are all of their castings that bad or did I just get unlucky? Best way to describe it is to say that the two halves of the molds weren't quite mating and there's a (mostly) thin web flash in every...
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New Multi Scale Site
Hey, I just found a new multi scale site that seems to be taking off. The forum on it is great and everyone seems really nice. I thought I'd help pass the word by posting a link to the site. Take a...
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Aus7 Modellers Group
Please excuse the blatant plug, I thought I might make a pitch for the Aus7 Modellers Group. If you haven't heard of the Aus7 Modellers Group, and there's no particulr reason you should have, it's...
 
FA: Assorted 1970's Lionel Items
Hi, Please take a look at: for an assortment of mid-seventys Lionel equipment. Amtrak F-unit, Amtrak cars and some other items. More to come. Thanks, Jim
 
Looking for inexpensive HVAC & other building roof details
I'm kitbashing to create backdrop buildings with large roofs that hide some trackage. The original kits come with some vents, fans, air conditionaing and other roof details. I'd like to get some more...
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Proto 2000 0-6-0 Switcher
Guys...I just saw the most recent ad for the Proto 2000 USRA 0-6-0 switcher and was extremely surprised to see that it is equipped with traction-tires! Seems to me that this is a huge step...
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What's the top of the line in HO ?
Anyone Have any oppinions on the best HO engines available?
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Bachmann DCC decoders
Who makes Bachmann decoders? Interested in the one in the DCC-Equipped GE 70 Ton Diesel Locomotive.
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Largest indoor train
What is hailed as one of the largest indoor train sets in the world consumes an entire room of a Tampa family's home. Mark Rosenthal's southern railroad systems hailed as one of the most impressive...
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CTV Story on Ebay (Mothersday)
There will be a story on ebay about How people rob and steal from you using verious tactic on ebay and how crocks use ebay to buy stuff and well sell stolen items .. The story will be on this sunday...
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