Model railroading in the UK

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Model Torque Replacement Armatures

Has anyone tried one of these conversions? You take a Lima pancake motor and replace what looks like the armature. Now...
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posted by nomail
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by nomail

Wanted - Tri-ang or Hornby spare bits

I'm having trouble getting hold of a spare R/H coupling rod for my Tri-ang 'Jinty'; and have tried various shops to no...
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posted by deb107_york
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Cork roadbed - shaping shoulders question

Question x posted to uk.models.rail and rec.models.railroad I am making an HO American outline model. Having read up on...
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posted by mike
24 comments posted 20yrs posted by mike

press-fix decal help?

Can anyone suggest how I might solve this problem with the press-fix decals in a Slater's kit I'm building. The b*gg*rs...
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posted by dunks.spamcan
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by dunks.spamcan

Lima Bubblecar + Black Beetle

Has anyone here fitted a Black Beetle to a Lima class 121? I am thinking of doing this and was wondering if anyone else...
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posted by robert.flint
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by robert.flint

TT Gauge Bogie Spares Wanted

Eldest Lad is doing a decent job of bodging a double ended NG industrial loco, similar style to the Clayton, from a cou...
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posted by sapper7282
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by sapper7282

Endless spam threads

I note endless spam threads, the most recent being something about Jesus. I don't open these, and usually set the filte...
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posted by wolfekir
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by wolfekir

Job going!

This from a post on uk.railway - Doesn't say what scale though! Applications are invited from analysts with some experi...
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posted by spam.not
13 comments posted 20yrs posted by spam.not

DCC

Can I have some help with DCC. I have a Lenz Compact and I am running a Bachmann chip1014. I would like to slow down th...
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posted by paul.chall
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bogie mounted crane kits in 4mm/OO

Does anyone know of any bogie mounted crane kits? I'm building a track construction set of wagons, and this is the only...
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posted by icornish
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by icornish

3 point track gauge for OO

I've seen and used the ScaleFour 3 point gauge. Does anyone make a similar gauge for 16.5mm gauge?
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posted by ricardianno
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Templot question

I am using Peco Streamline flexible track in 4mm scale which I am about to butcher. Just does'nt look right. What gauge...
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posted by Trespasser
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by Trespasser

4 function decoder

Hi all, If I use a bachmann 4 function decoder will this be able to change the day / night time running on a Hornby cla...
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posted by enquiry
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by enquiry