Model railroading in the UK

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Seen at Reading today

A train of covered car transporters - five-car sets, articulated on common bogies between cars. Eight sets of five behi...
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posted by uce
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gaugemaster connections

Greetings once more. Having taken my trusty Gaugemaster panel mounted UF feedback controller out of storage, I discover...
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posted by john_dolan3319
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by john_dolan3319

Bachman Warship

Ok, so how do you get the drive / wheels out? I need to replace the couplers with Kadees. Any help appreciated. Rob
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posted by Robert-kemp
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Hornby class 50 coupling

Anyone suggest where I could buy a replacement tension lock coupling for my Hornby class 50? Thanks ROB
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posted by nospam
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Methfix transfers

Have just bought some Methfix transfers, but have no idea how to use them :-( They are described as varnish or Methfix,...
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posted by Graeme
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by Graeme

Meccano Gears

Hi all In a further attempt to get my Peco turntable motorized, I've found the instruction sheet! and I need a large ge...
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posted by Robert-kemp
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by Robert-kemp

Half Slips and Double Slips

I have tried to avoid puuting these into my layout plans as whenever I have spoken to experienced modellers they had co...
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posted by kajr
54 comments posted 20yrs posted by kajr

Help with 25 year old hornby diesel

I hae got a very old bo-bo class 30 R.046 which doesn't want to go. I am afraid I have lost the maintenance sheet that...
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posted by joeathome
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by joeathome

Rebuilding Peco Jubilees

All the discussion about Peco Jubilees caused me to go to the shed and dig my example out of the small box of "old and...
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posted by me
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by me

Heljan class 47

What are Heljan's locomotive wheels made of? Looks like bronze to me. Goodness knows what it is, but they seem to get d...
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posted by jane
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by jane

Wire operated points

Hi, Can anyone point me to a UK supplier of wire & tube ( and even levers) which can be employed on point operation? It...
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posted by doggeface1954
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by doggeface1954

Bag humbug!!!

New layout ... track being laid, everything going fine ... one set of points ends up directly over a cross-member suppo...
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posted by bigbounce
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by bigbounce

re: Tie Downs (Ratchet straps)

Ian, Why not try plastic cable ties, there are several small sizes. The ratchet boss painted in cadmium yellow and the t...
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posted by doggeface1954
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Talking of figures...

Does anyone know if the Airfix Civilans set is still available in some form or other? My only problem with these is tha...
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posted by ntscuser
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by ntscuser

Soldering iron not as good as it used to be....

Several years since the 25watt beast was used owing to house move , but now building a small O gauge layout, and I find...
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posted by john_dolan3319
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by john_dolan3319