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[HO] Life-Like vs Trainline train sets

What=92s the quality of Life-Like train sets, now that Walthers has acquired Life-Like? Are they on par with Walthers "...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mark
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by mark

Rail gaps

A long time ago there was a discussion on how to fill gaps in nickel silver rail. (HO) Can anyone provide me with some i...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rcarr38
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by rcarr38

Big trains question about coupling

Watched "Von Ryan's Express" last night on TV, and was surprised when it showed an Italian trainman coupling up cars: y...
36 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
36 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Setting the Record *REALLY* Straight

FROM: ****Frank A. Rosenbaum Apr 13 1999, 3:00 am Let me tell you a story. Along time ago, in a city called Beacon, the...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mcgaelicgal
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by mcgaelicgal

Scratching out a new gas station

A new scratch built Phillips 66 service station is well under way. See it at, http://www.rrscenery.com Phil Anderson
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by azrock
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by azrock

Trains and ghost lights...

Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQLLDvsbnyw
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wolfkir
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by wolfkir

Christmas Train Set recommendation and questions

Hello, newbie here, My wife and I have a son and this year will be his 2nd xmas (he's 1 and a half right now). I grew u...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by morvak
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by morvak

Layout Building Tip

When building a wall-to-wall layout, measure the distance between the walls at the points sticking furthest out... Then...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com

Cross Mufti

I purchased (what I was told) was a Rivarossi Cross Mufti engine in Rio Grande paint. I've seen this mentioned in print...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Crapologist
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by Crapologist

Recommended Couplers?

Who can recommend reliable couplers for HO trains? I have horn couplers, of course, but want something that will keep t...
44 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wayne.deloach
44 comments posted 17yrs posted by wayne.deloach

Sound or no sound

I'm confused by the Broadway Limited Blue Line Heawvy Mikados that advertise "DC Sound" and "DCC Ready". Obviously ther...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jmdippel
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by jmdippel

Update homepage trolleymodels and scenery

We are back again ! After a period of absence (privat-reasons), now an update of my homepage. More than 60 pictures wit...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dsoet
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by dsoet