Model Railroad Forum

N Scale B&M Passenger....?

It seems to me that I recall an announcement having been made some months ago about a company going to produce and rele...

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posted by Andyroo111

12 comments posted 16yrs posted by Andyroo111

Comments on the KATO line of trains ?

taking in all the posts from my earlier newbie post about sets sold during the holidays, I ventured over to my local tr...

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posted by cwestbrooke

13 comments posted 16yrs posted by cwestbrooke

backdrop painting

Is it just me, or is the backdrop shown in the Dec MR about the worst ever? Looks to me like a grade school effort.

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posted by lblanch

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by lblanch

Railroad Trivia.

Just found out why railroads almost always painted their water tanks, bunker oil tanks, and sand towers dead black: Bla...

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posted by nowayjose6

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by nowayjose6

Not the best time to buy a beginners set?

I've seen lots of cheap junk sets out for sale for the holidays. Anyone offer suggestions as to sets or at least compan...

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posted by cwestbrooke

33 comments posted 16yrs posted by cwestbrooke

From HO to N

I am seriously considering of changing over to N scale due to space issues. This is a big change for me because I have...

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posted by newsgroups1

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by newsgroups1

Podcast interview re trains w/ James McCommons

Posted this morning at Electric Politics, a podcast interview about passenger rail with James McCommons, author of the...

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posted by georgekenney

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by georgekenney

Help finding a club

Hi all I am looking for information on a club. This club is located in Columbia Falls, MT in an old bowling alley. Anyb...

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posted by ctclibby

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by ctclibby

more Wunderland photos

I've added 20 photos to the Wunderland collection starting here http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/p62373865.html Enjoy

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posted by mike

41 comments posted 16yrs posted by mike

Bachmann locomotive warranty

How much documentation does Bachmann require for the lifetime warranty on the locomotives they manufacture? I am the or...

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posted by robert_c72athotmail

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by robert_c72athotmail

Publication

A couple of years ago our club was able to order a booklet titled "World's Greatest Hobby", an introduction to model ra...

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posted by jstanton

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by jstanton

Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg, Germany

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Miniatur Wunderland, in Hamburg, Germany with members of the British Region of...

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posted by mike

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by mike

Biggest Layout

Hello, all. Does anyone know what individuals have the distinction of assembling past or present the largest O, S, HO,...

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posted by wood

21 comments posted 16yrs posted by wood

Locomotive trucks

Does anyone know where I can buy Athern 4-wheel locomotive replacement trucks? Jeff

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posted by jstanton

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by jstanton

Show & Tell.

Went to Disneyland this week for the first time in 23 years. Yee Gawds, it's become a city in it's own right, but it st...

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posted by nowayjose6

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by nowayjose6