Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2003

The Blue Bachmann Deltic is in the shop now and should be available on our
websites later this afternoon. Some other stuff including the Peaks are in
the delivery but I havent looked exactly what.
http://www.ehattons.com/advanceproductdetail.asp?ProductID=2179

The January issue of "British Railway Modelling", just out,  includes a give
away 2004 calender sponsored by Hornby. Quite a few illustrations of next
years re-liveried locos e.g
34051 Winston Churchill, Battle of Britain, late emblem ;

Has anyone fitted Kadees to this loco yet?
The NEM coupler pocket on the tender is too low, even for fitting at
Kadee's recommended height for HO stock.
I notice also that in the description of the loco on the back of the box

Just out of interest has anyone made any tractive effort comparisons between
Bachmann's new 4 axle drive "Peak" and Hornby's 6-axle drive (with traction
tyres) "Hoover".
My layout's not big enough for a thorough test, but both seem *very* capable

In the past discussions about the upcoming WKW HO scale Super Chief sets,
someone mentioned that Walthers was simply reissuing one of the earlier
sleepers for this set, while creating a new one to cover the other (I have my
4-4-2's and 10-6's confused at the moment).

http://www.rrscenery.com
To see the Campbell Corrugated Warehouse with our scenery, go to the link
above. Ayre's Chairs can be seen by going to link
http://www.rrscenery.com/391.html

FYI, I just got mine via mail direct.

Okay - Have uploaded the latest ammendments to the goods website -
There remains a lot of work to be done on what has already been
uploaded, mainly in the way of drawings.
Reason for uploading an interim update was the info on Freight

Having seen the new Hornby 2-6-4 tank, I was sortof unimpressed with how
plain it looks? Were they are plain as this? i.e.. it looks like how I
remember the body from 20 years ago, very little in the way on "bits" stuck
on  individually aka superdetailing of late. The chassis looks ...

Picked up a limited edition G.W. crocodile G at Warley off Southampton MC
for the bargain price of £8! It came with an anchor as the "special" load
and was described as a limited set (500 produced) of 6 wagons produced by
"Wolf Wagons."

I just started a Yahoo group for XTrkCad users.
I know I need help and I'm probably not alone.
Users please join.
Here is a link.

Has anyone bought this simulated layout software on the link below and if so
is it any good ?
http://tinyurl.com/zbc2
Thanks

Help. Does anybody run a R283 Co-Co BR Diesel Electric Loco.The one I have
runs ok and pulls quite well but it is not what you would call fast.Against
others diesels i run it just seems slow. I got it second hand so i don't
know what sort of speed it should run at.Any advice would ...

Have just tried to remove the early BR logo from the Hornby Q1 I have, but
the usual white spirit / enamel thinners aren't working at all well. Can
anyone advise me if they have found a more successful way to remove this
logo without damaging the plastic of the tender?

As I look more carefully at the cover of the 1/04 Model Railroader
[which, BTW, is a magnificent looking cover - the paper and image
quality being the best that I can ever remember], I am trying to
identify some of the cars on two of the trains.