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Things to do in Pittsburgh (Train Things)

Heading to Pittsburgh this weekend, will be in town on Friday and early saturday. Any suggestions for model railroads or...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spamprotection
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by spamprotection

need a suggestion for lower level lighting

Ok I'm off to lowe's to look at new ideas for my lower level layout lighting. any one have a suggestion that works for t...
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posted by etatkins
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by etatkins

Rope lights for the layout?

Some one suggested back around last Christmas that I could use Rope lights for under the upper level of my layout to li...
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posted by etatkins
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by etatkins

Antimated Car Moving on Road

I recently saw where someone had what looked like a clay road bed and had a car moving on the road, traveling in a long...
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posted by davidandnett
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by davidandnett

FlyingScotsman/Peter King Auction

I've been advised by Peter's wife, Carol, that the stock of Flying Scotsman Hobbies (i.e. Peter's model train business)...
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posted by jbortle
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jbortle

Problem with 0-27 tubular switches

I recently bought some new Lionel 0-27 remote switches. I am having a problem when the train runs thru the switch about...
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posted by edwalsh
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by edwalsh

Ransomes & Rapier turntable; help required pls!

Hello, I'm new here. I live in SW England, and up to now have built model aircraft and military stuff. Now I fancy a go...
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posted by su3264
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by su3264

60 Marklin HO Items For Sale

I have listed about 60 Marklin HO items on ebay. Click on this link to see the pictures and listings: http://search.ebay...
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posted by ebohnn
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by ebohnn

The Layout Of My Dreams

Is HO scale, mostly due to the huge selection and my aging eyes, otherwise it'd be N scale. (PS - 1:100 scale would mak...
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posted by tepidpilot
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by tepidpilot

Ceiling tile for rock strata

A while ago, I believe that someone asked which kind of ceiling tile worked well to depict rock strata. I've seen ct us...
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posted by danmerkel
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by danmerkel

Scratchbuilt water tower, G scale!

I recently completed my scale model of the Dos Cabesas water tower for my garden railroad. Here are the pics, beginning...
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posted by raydunakin
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by raydunakin

[poll] Christmas layout

Will you be building a Christmas layout this year? - Yes - No - Maybe Vote here: http://htmlgear.tripod.com/poll/contro...
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posted by mark
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by mark

Need a cheap source for warm white 5 mm led's

Any one know of where I can get Warm White 5 mm Led's for a reasonable price ? I have over 60 locomotives to convert to...
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posted by etatkins
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by etatkins

Ripples in water surface.

I could use some help and I'll be glad to reciprocate with stuff I know about. I can not figure out how to get decent r...
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posted by hzane1
28 comments posted 19yrs posted by hzane1