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And Now For Something Completely Different

I just noticed that the new version of "Great Model Railroads" has an article suggesting that you give your model railr...
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posted by nowayjose6
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by nowayjose6

2 products back in stock

We just brought in C&NW Pink Lady and Denver & Rio Grande Red Cinder that we were out of for a couple months. If you or...
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posted by azrock
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by azrock

NWSL "The Riveter" max sheet thickness

For reason of stiffness I rather not go under brass sheet thickness of 0.5 mm (0.02"). I am afraid that this is too muc...
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posted by evagian
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by evagian

FS IHC 0-8-0 STEAM LOCOS HO SCALE NEW

Hello Everyone: What I have available is a pair of IHC HO scale Steam engines for sale, Both of the engines are 0-8-0 s...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by irishfan53
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by irishfan53

Colors for backdrop sky, mountains, Etc.

Discovered a way to get really accurate colors for painted backdrops. Just take a digital photo of anything from sky to...
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posted by nowayjose6
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by nowayjose6

Turning on Track Power

I just replaced my Digitrax Empire Builder Command Station DB 150 with a used Super Chief DCS 200. With my old DB 150,...
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posted by jmdippel
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by jmdippel

Old Lionel ZW Problem

My Lionel ZW (post war), which I bought used about a year ago, has an issue where the red light lights up (circuit brea...
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posted by lovguitar
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by lovguitar

My Most Memorable Christmas

When I was 9 years old I had been looking at the catalogs from Sears and Montgomery Wards and JCPenny for about 2 month...
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posted by oikos541
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by oikos541

Expansion Gaps

Our club layout has been showing expansion/contraction difficulties (tracks that were straight 2 months ago are now kin...
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posted by puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com
27 comments posted 17yrs posted by puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com

Lionel Operating Milk Car #3472 Operation?

Hi folks, This is my first post to rec.models.railroad I usually post at rec.games.pinball But, I've found model railro...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by chris
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by chris

Need info on Westwood kit G3

This is the only Westwood kit I haven't been able to identify (I know what G1, G2, G4 & G5 are) and I'd appreciate if a...
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posted by ndrez
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by ndrez

Freight cars query

Please could anyone clarify when the following types of freight car went out of general use on American railroads: 1. W...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rd.thomas
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by rd.thomas

Family home finished

I have thank the model railroader folks for information on model building and adding the detail for streets and sidewalk...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by azrock
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by azrock

Large scale brake set

Anyone know of a source for a large scale, preferably 1/20.3, underbody brake set for an early passenger car such as the...
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posted by westover
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by westover