Several folks have asked about performance of various turntables on this group. I had one of those plastic Heljan units for thirty years and it never performed well. I up graded to a 14 inch Bowser unit and it work perfectly. See one at
On 10/8/2007 1:02 PM azrock spake thus:
At the risk of offending you, I suggest again that you change the way you put stuff on your web site. Let me explain why.
Currently, your front page shows your Bowser turntable (very nice, by the way, as all your modeling seems to be). Fine.
But going back through this newsgroup, we find messages from you announcing pictures of:
and many more. The problem is that if I look at one of your previous posts and want to see, say, the toolrack, I get your front page which now has the picture of the turntable. I can't see the Mike or the dioramas (at least not without hunting for them).
The better way to do this would be to put each of these on a separate page: for example,
If you don't know how to do this, I'm sure there are plenty of folks here who'd be glad to show you how.
Anyhow, just a suggestion.
"azrock" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:
What's wrong with the Heljan. I was thinking of buying one as it seemed the longest of the least expensive units and I wanted to leave room for the largest loco I might buy eventually.
Frank
IMHO the older Heljan kitset TTs were totally engineered and needed an entirely new mechanisim. Mind you, I'm basing that judgement on Fleischmann and Roco TTs. The latest European Heljan TT looks to be a quality product, based on magazine reviews.
Greg.P. NZ
Offend a spammer? Is that possible?
az:
It's interesting that the Bowser table dropped right in like that. Did you have to lay a new pit rail or move the turntable's bogie wheels?
What are you operating it with? Have you installed an electric drive of some kind, or is it "digitally powered"?
Some writeup would be neat to have. This is a good engine terminal. Incidentally, the "engine terminal" writeup appears to be AWOL.
Looks like a low-flying plane clipped one of your searchlight towers. I'm sure there's a story behind that one. There always is.
Cordially yours: Gerard P. President, a box of track and a gappy table.
On 10/9/2007 4:40 AM Big Rich Soprano spake thus:
So explain to us how he is a spammer. Remember what the definition of "spam" is.
Serrated Parts of Anonymous Meat?
He's pretending to show us his turntable but really directing us to his website for his business. SPAM.
David Nebenzahl wrote:
"So explain to us how he is a spammer. Remember what the definition of "spam" is."
Pretending? I saw a picture of the turntable, along with a bunch of other pictures of his modeling. He uses his products in his hobby; BFD!
fl@liner
On 10/13/2007 12:44 AM snipped-for-privacy@bigfoot.com spake thus:
I don't buy that. First of all, practically everyone here knows who he is and what he sells. His user ID is the name of his business. No one is being deceived here. And besides, it's not spam: spam is the unsolicited posting of multiple messages, via email or newsgroups, to promote a business or product. He's posting ONE message to ONE newsgroup; that ain't spam.
Unfortunately, "spam" has been pretty much hijacked to mean "any posting I don't like".
If it wasn't spam the url would have directly to the page the turntable was on. Duh!
Spam, or not, it is Model Railroad related and I've always enjoyed the site.
Paul
-- Excuse me, I'll be right back. I have to log onto a server in Romania and verify all of my EBay, PayPal, bank and Social Security information before they suspend my accounts.
Working the rockie road of the G&PX
I have this land for sale in Brooklyn if you're interested?!.
But does it come with a bridge???
"Big Rich Soprano" wrote
No, no... It's swampland in *Florida*!
In Brooklyn it's *bridges*!
On 10/14/2007 5:18 PM P. Roehling spake thus:
Yes, the bridge, but there's also that other little piece of land--what do they call it now, Manhattan?--that was sold for, what? $24 worth of "wampum"?
But of course!
In New Orleans it's prime residential property in the 9th Ward.
In Iraq it's oil so cheap they'll pay for their own invasion!
Oh . . . nevvver miiiind.
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