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Tuning Locomotives

I just picked up a new Walthers Trainline GP9M at a show, and it runs beautifully. When I drop the power from ~8V to 0V...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com

NMRA 'Not the Winter Meet' Benson England

Due to the unusually bad weather in January, the NMRA Winter Meet Had to be postponed. There was no date available at t...
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posted by mike
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by mike

RIP Bernard Paul

A note was posted on another forum about the passing of Bernard Paul within the past week. He was the owner of IHC (Int...
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posted by r.t.jones
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by r.t.jones

Retirement of Joseph Duddington

I just came across this newsreel from 1944, when Joe Duddington, who drove Mallard to the speed record, was filmed taki...
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posted by robertharvey
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by robertharvey

Prototype Pics.

Sorry, guys: the giant magnet truck wasn't there today, but I did snap a few pics of interest. ------------------------...
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posted by nowayjose6
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by nowayjose6

Interesting Prototype Sight.

Rode my motorcycle out along the tracks over Beaumont Hill this morning and discovered that the U.P. is doing some heav...
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posted by nowayjose6
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by nowayjose6

HO Code 100 or Code 83

I'm a beginner and starting my HO 5' by 9' layout. I've been doing a lot of research on this, that, and the other. One...
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posted by joeschmo.7
50 comments posted 16yrs posted by joeschmo.7

Whoops! (Prototype Problems.)

BNSF probably isn't happy about this situation (looks as if both locos are totaled) but I'll bet the local wildlife is...
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posted by nowayjose6
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by nowayjose6

July 2010 Model Railroader

Wow - it's under 100 pages. I can't recall any MR being that short for quite a while [although I have not looked at bac...
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posted by mark
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by mark

Railroad colors

A friend wants to paint a boxcar for the Cadiz Railroad. The color is described as a "sort of lemon", not quite bright...
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posted by jstanton
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by jstanton

Kitbashing An Old Classic Structure.

Found an old (1960s) Campbell Produce Shed kit on Ebay about a year ago and finally got around to building it for the l...
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posted by nowayjose6
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by nowayjose6

RFoam Adhesive

What is the best adhesive to use with rigid foam? Jeff
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posted by jstanton
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by jstanton