Model Forum / General / Railroads / October 2003

I just received my Bachmann BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T today.  It has oval
buffer heads, which I thought was quite strange. I was always under the
impression that oval buffer heads were only used on extremely long engines
to prevent buffer interlock on curves.

Does anyone know when BR started fitting their locomotives with the very
bright headlights? Photographic evidence is giving me conflicting facts.
Jim
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Is there any software out there for train related stuff? It would be cool to
keep track of train items, costs, versions etc... And be able to have it all
at your finger tips while at shows...
Thanks, Jon.

I've been looking at pics of engines for most of the day and been amazed at
the size of the lumps of coal carried in some tenders (GWR). I'd always
believed that they used lumps not to much bigger than the stuff we used to
put on the fire at home, but some of the lumps on the ...

Maybee I am doing something wrong, but I can not find what I need anywhere,
so hopfully someone here can help. I purchased a Life-Like F40PH (amtrak)
on eBAY, Well the engine isn't exactly brand new and the (are they called
traction bands?) on the wheels are gone. The engine gets ...

Test posy only ... my NG access has suddenly failed.

Has anyone got experience of these locos? You see I got one recently, it
needed a replacement gas tank but otherwise is in working order. However
when I follow the instructions Hornby provided to the letter, it steams,
smoke come out the chimney and nothing else much happens. The ...

Whilst out at liverpool i bought several cheppo locos. Some of them are the
same train no. e.g: 44217 and 44217. As you can see they are both the same
and dont come in any other no. I was just wondering if there is any way in
which i can change this no. to something different. If so ...

Since I have not yet taken the plunge (financial or skill-wise) into
airbrushing, my weathering get done with chalks and drybrushing.
DullCote (so I've heard, and experienced a bit myself) tends to "hide"
chalks so that you have to over-weather, and guess how much it will

Can some kind soul have a look at the following pic:
http://tinyurl.com/pkeq
If you look at where the pavement meets the roadside you can see
barrier type railings to keep pedestrians and road traffic apart.

I haven't been posting much lately - taking it easy and doing less.  I'm up
and around, but still slowed down.
Happy railroading
Thor

do the dummy b units that life-like has made come with electrical
pickups like the powered units do? if not, are pickups available as
parts? i'm assuming powered and non-powered frames are the same and
the pickups would be an easy drop-in. i want to convert a couple of

I am looking for the James the Red Engine in G Scale.  I know Lionel
produced this item several years ago.
Does anyone have an idea where I might purchase one?
Thank you

I've been replacing atlas solenoids with tortise as they burn out.
However, since I am also going to be replacing tounouts with peco, I
wonder if the peco switch motor is as good or bettr than the tortise.
any comments comparing them?

This sounds interesting. Even has things like rod clank and water stop
sounds for steam and lots of stuff for diesels too. DCC or DC. Maybe QSI
sound got some competition going. Wonder what it will cost? Bruce
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