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Ça marche!

A double loop round the games room, 27' x 17', double track most of the way with a couple of quadrupled sections for pa...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by uce
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by uce

Bit of a laugh

Anyone else splashed out £2 on D'Agostin.... tiger tank. Its very nice if bit out of place, but with some branches on it...
28 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
28 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Collapsing valve gear.

Over several months I have suffered problems with my WC Clovelly in that the crank fouls the coupling rods on both side...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by apeterabraham
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by apeterabraham

Drawbacks of DCC #27

Why does the WLAN drop out whenever I'm running trains? Because the DCC signal radiating from several hundred feet of tr...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by uce
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by uce

Equipotential bonding

Does anyone here bother with earth continuity round their layout, in addition to the + and - ? I ask because most of th...
33 comments posted 17yrs
posted by uce
33 comments posted 17yrs posted by uce

Couplings

While I was looking for some decent couplings to get electricity from one end of a train to another, which I eventually...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spamtrap
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by spamtrap

KEEN Couplings

Are Keen Couplings any good ? I am Thinking of buying some for a couple of rakes of Lima mk1 coaches misc
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by misc
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by misc

Bogies for Hornby Pullmans

In a box of miscellaneous stuff donated to the club I found a Hornby Pullman ("Ruth"). Previous owner had attached 4-wh...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wolfkir
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by wolfkir

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas & a very Happy New Year to all on uk.rec.models.rail. http://www.53amodels.karoo.net/temp/Christmas_Card...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Hornby New Releases.

Just received list. First up is a Javelin - Q4. Will post others when I have rad through list - if I have time.
37 comments posted 17yrs
posted by intercityman2000
37 comments posted 17yrs posted by intercityman2000

Wagon kit id ?

Am doing up an ex midland 10 ton goods brake van in LMS livery. Certain it was a old kit, could anyone tell me which one...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Hornby's plans for 2009

Does anyone know when Hornby are going to announce their plans for 2009?
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spamtrap
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by spamtrap

Re: T Gauge.... All I want for Xmas - not!

> [ re T gauge (3mm track gauge)] > > Knew a chap who's interest was signalling, never did it for real > (AFAIK) but ha...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mapson.scarts
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by mapson.scarts

HEADS UP - TV alert Christmas Eve BBC2 from 10 AM

For all those who missed them the first time around (or don't yet have DVB); http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/programmes/sch...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mapson.scarts
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by mapson.scarts

On Hornby's website right now...

A subtle clue to what's coming in 2009 perhaps? http://static.hornby.com/images/originals/pendolino-intro-image-3883.jpg...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ntscuser
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by ntscuser