Model Forum / General / Railroads / October 2003

According to the results from last week's poll at Trains.com, only 26% of new
model railroad products purchased are assembled and put into service right
away.
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7350

Sorry chaps you all have got to look at this  !!!
Almost as bad as the ten flakes of B.R. blue class 33 paint that was on sale
last week.:o)))
Item number: 2955211868

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This is just a thought...
Having seen some of the SC Turbostars looking resplendent in the
dignified SouthCentral livery outside Selhurst Depot earlier today set
me wondering.

I just set the fulcrum bar more or less in the center.  I'm mounting
under 1/2 inch homoste. I assume I want the spring to force the rail
points together,
but i wonder if there is another criteria?

Over 10 days ago I posted the question on the thread "The UP Logo
Issue" on this newsgroup asking if anyone sent a letter to the UP over
their new trademark liscensing policy and if so to please share it
with us. Thanks to the 2 guys who responded. With all the complaining

Sorry chaps you all have got to look at this  !!!
Almost as bad as the ten flakes of B.R. blue class 33 paint that was on sale
last week.:o)))
Item number: 2955211868

i have all unlettered steam locomotives that i want to put my own
railroad name on. i have the name but what size do i make the artwork
?? as in how high were the letters on most roads? in real life? am
doing n scale locomotives.  i am not doing anything super fancy was

Can anyone help me by sending me a good website for British Railway
oriented Christmas cards?
Something that I could order via the internet.
I'd prefer L.M.S. and/or GWR.

Hi Guys and Gals,
We will be at Liverpool on Stand 11 in the "Restaurant Car" off the main
hall, and beside the U-Drive.
Several new things in the range so come and "havachat" with "havachat" and

Does anyone offer a service of building HO scale/gauge scratchbuilt NSWGR
turnouts?
I am enquiring on behalf of a friend.
If so, please contact me privately to discuss.

I'm thinking about turning the whole basement into a huge n scale layout.
If you have like 300 linear feet of track, do you need more juice?

Im setting my layout around the Washington/Oregon area because I like the
scenery. The problem is that my favourite road is Norfolk Southern, and I
dont think that they go anywhere near that region of the country. Is that
true? My free-lance road would connect to somewhere real but ...

Tracking down a problem

Our information package is still free. We work in all scales and gauges. Want
to build your own layout, but having trouble coming up with a plan? 30 plus
years of designing and building model railroads for others has given us a
pretty good idea of what can, or cannot be done in a ...