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Original NS from Accurail

I just posted a shot of the artwork for a new original NS combination door boxcar coming from Accurail at alt.binaries.p...

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posted by dblake7

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by dblake7

Wow

Wow, I haven't been here in a while. I thought this was a train site. Lots of off-topic messages!! We do have a message...

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posted by trainman

26 comments posted 19yrs posted by trainman

Is Curtmchere really Steve Caple? Or just two trolls?

I think I have figured out they post via the same ISP and usenet provider. I think they are the same person. Now we jus...

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posted by DavidNebenzahl

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by DavidNebenzahl

I am being faked here

Just to let you know there is another fake (probably Curtmchere) faking my ID and posting as me. The rec.models.railroa...

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posted by DavidNebenzahl

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by DavidNebenzahl

A question about grades

OK, so I'm actually starting build something. Not a layout per se, but a big diorama; I'm experimenting with stuff. And...

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posted by nobody

15 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

steam engine paint jobs

Why does some or at least a lot of steam engines have about the front quarter of the engine silver in color while the re...

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posted by ddwr

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ddwr

station plans

Is there anywhere on the net, or otherwise, that station plans are availble? I don't neccessarily mean model plans, but...

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posted by drpepper5

17 comments posted 19yrs posted by drpepper5

FS: Holgate & Reynolds

Recently someone mentioned H&G brick sheet. I have two uncut pieces, one buff (4"x18.5") and one red (8.5"x17"); also a...

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posted by ElLoboViejo

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ElLoboViejo

[proto] vertical brake staff

When were vertical brake staffs (whether type K or type AB or whatever) no longer used on boxcars / reefers in North Ame...

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posted by mark

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by mark

Switching cars at a train show, neat!

Folks: You know how train show layouts normally are, right? Big or small, they're often multiple nested loops with ding...

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posted by pawlowsk002

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by pawlowsk002

What magazine/periodical do you like?

I have recently "re-enterd" th hobby and since I'm retired, I read as much as I cam get my hands on. I read Model Railr...

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posted by jungle22jim

21 comments posted 19yrs posted by jungle22jim

Re: News

> > > >> >> > >> > snipped-for-privacy@news.alt.net... > >> >> In article , Bill > >> >> Cleere took the hamburger meat...

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posted by covvtsetung

19 comments posted 19yrs posted by covvtsetung

Hints, tips, backshop tricks - Post 'em here.

Folks: I don't know why I haven't thought of this before. Remember the MR "Kinks" feature? This is the perfect place to...

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posted by pawlowsk002

35 comments posted 19yrs posted by pawlowsk002

Faller Waterfall

Has anyone bought the Faller waterfall kit? This is 171814 in the Walther's catalog. I'm just wondering how realistic t...

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posted by tajng

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Re: facts you learn from the nature channel.

> with a head like a wood pecker, bashing your head into a concrete wall > for hours would be ~no~ problem. You're sayin...

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posted by covvtsetung

24 comments posted 19yrs posted by covvtsetung