Model Forum / General / Railroads / October 2003

I see the latest MR has another garden railway featured?
What's that, two in the past few months?
Yes, it's a nice garden railway, but don't Kalmbach already have a garden
railway magazine?  If so, what's a garden railway doing in MR?

I am pretty new to the model train industry and was hoping someone
could help me out with a project I'm working on.  I will be using the
model train to test a motion sensor so I don't need all the
conventional accessories of a model train set.  Basically, I need a

I have just built a Metcalf Sand house and water tower, not bad for the
money and a bit of tarting up will be done later.
However, I was wondering about the "Sand" house. I presume the chimney meant
that the building was heated to keep the sand dry, but who was the sand

Are there any RTR models around of it?

im looking for a site that can provide me with the excact dimensions
of biuldings (for example World Trade Center was Hight : xxx Length :
xxx Width : xxx).
i need it for modelling in a 3d package.

Ladies and gentlemen,
    You should go check this Ebay listing out, just to read the story
the seller has to tell about how he acquired the SD40 he is selling. It's
funny, and he seems to have gotten a few chuckles over it.

Anyone happen to know what the LMS, LNER and SR whistle and speed
restriction signs looked like?
I'm putting together some notes that I intend to put up on the web and
this is one point I haven't been able to sort out.

Has anyone got a trackplan which could be used for having two lines run into
a four station terminus so that any one platform can be accessed from either
line?

Are there any special tricks to installing the spring in a Kadee coupler?  I
recently amused myself for about 30 minutes trying to install one.  All I
managed to do was increase my frustration level as I watched spring after
spring fly off into space.  Some I managed to find on the ...

Does anyone have the full Technical Details for
the real Green Arrow Engine and Tender?  I have
found out a few of the details but nowhere near
enough to present a comprehensive table of

What are the differences between the MRC Tech 2 power packs of 15 years ago
and the Tech 4 models that are currently on the market.
Our club hasn't had great luck with the Tech 2s and are debating the
purchase of some Tech 4s.

Anyone seen this range of n gauge motor vehicles?
I was wondering as to their accuracy, detail levels etc.
Pete

I am curiuos ... I have several model RR questions.
Kathleen and I are contemplating our next level of involvement in HO
Scale model railroading. At present, we have a temporary model RR. It is
simply assembled and disassembled as dictated by other circumstances.

I've been busy adding more photos to my website. I've also been on a steam
era kick lately so I've taken some new shots of my layout featuring my
locomotives. There are new posts in Photo Gallery 3 showing my layout
detailing progress as well as the new Photo Gallery 4 menu section. ...

I'm looking for replacement bells for the HO Rivarossi Big Boys. I've somehow
managed to lose 2 so far. I've heard Rivarossi parts are hard to find, so can I
find a suitable replacement bell(s)? Please let me know any info. Happy
Railroading!!