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Ideas for load types at food processing plant

Hi, I'm planning on using a Walthers background building called ""Imperial Food Products". I need this industry to acce...

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posted by SPowell

17 comments posted 21yrs posted by SPowell

Brass - Buying and Selling

Can anyone refer me to a web site or person who deals in brass engines? I am interested in selling the only two brass i...

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posted by ns_sou_trains

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question on color of diesel storage tanks?

I am modeling the 40s-50s period. Will have a small diesel service facilities in addition to steam roundhouse/turntable...

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posted by ronstitt

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by ronstitt

Department of Prototypes for Anything Department

http://www.gophergas.com/funstuff/womenlivelonger2.htm The opposite of a truck ramp?

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posted by stevecaple

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by stevecaple

Timonium train show

The Great Scale Model Train Show is this weekend...April 16/17 in Timonium, MD. near Baltimore. We'll have well over 70...

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posted by hzane1

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[FS] - HO EMD SD60 - Norfolk Southern #6656 - OMI-5045

I have for sale an Overland Models, Inc. (OMI-5045) BRASS EMD SD60 locomotive. Factory paint in Norfolk Southern #6656....

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posted by ns_sou_trains

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by ns_sou_trains

Rivarossi locomotive age...

Does anyone know how to easily tell the relative age of a Riv locomotive? I'm kind of interested in a 2-10-2, but don't...

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posted by dmerkel

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by dmerkel

Bachmann HO 2-8-0

How good of an engine is this one for a simple beginner layour, possibly with DCC at some point ? Regards

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posted by rashputin

13 comments posted 21yrs posted by rashputin

Re: painting the baseboard/benchwork

>>> Still hard at the baseboard construction, and wanted to ask, is it >> wise/unwise to paint your benchwork or leave...

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posted by craigd

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by craigd

N-Scale Cowcatcher

Hi Group, where could I buy an N-scale cowcatcher on-line? The one on my loco is broken beyond repair. Alex

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posted by euroserve

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by euroserve

May MR was March MR

Well I just got the May issue of MR. There was an interesting article on steel bench work and an article (with drawings...

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posted by bwftex

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by bwftex

Norfolk Southern locomotive roster??

Does anyone know the link to Norfolk Southern's updated locomotive roster?

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posted by scott_jg24

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[H0] Hybrid Automated DC and 'normal' DCC system and bypass capacitors...

I have one section of track, specifically a closed loop trolley track that is to be purely automated. The trolley cars...

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posted by heller

13 comments posted 21yrs posted by heller

FA: Old HO Kits and Equipment Registers

Athearn Metal Car kit - Completely factory painted http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5967503759 Red Ba...

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posted by gspear

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by gspear

NScaleBuff's N-Scale Layout

NScaleBuff has just updated his photo album of his layout. Four pages of great NScale modelling. It features many scrat...

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posted by alain

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by alain