Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2003

Has anyone seen it yet? I cant wait any longer........

Ill thought out for children - too many layouts too high for them to see -
in the afternoon well too crowded and BO in evidence!!!
The Hornby Fifty is excellent

Any recommendations for makers of O guage figures (people) will be
appreciated?
Thanks
Brad Flanders

I have a new ish BR 0-6-0- Class J83 that is acting up. It lurges and
stalls, esp. on curves. I am running it as 00 on a digitrax powered layout.
All other locos are fine. track is clean etc. I cleaned the wheels,
including the inside, but no help.

Now that we have the new MR, check out Walthers" ad on page 83.  Some of their
Built-up buildings are now available as kits.  They are molded in grey, rather
than colors, so you can paint them.
One would expect that a kit would be less expensive than a built up

I am using the first version of this.
How do you change the angle and rotate bits of track and points?
I can't see how and can't find out anywhere?
Thanks

http://tinyurl.com/ybvc
Can anyone ID this thing? Is there an actual American prototype?
TIA

I just bought my son his first train we got him the Pennsylvania flyer
starter kit.  Reading the directions it seems that the train should
always start forwards however, it always starts in reverse.  It came
with a CW-80 transformer and the Lionel fastrack system.  The reversing

If you want to avoid the bit walking all over the place, cut the bit in half
so it is now not so long. Cut it as short as you can and have it useful. The
drill will be stiffer and do less walking.
Another trick is to put a tube sleeve over most of the bit exposing  only a

I just got one of the new SD50's from Athearn, and to my surprise, it wasn't
as "DCC-ready" as I felt the advertisment and the slogan on the box is
trying to impress. As it turns out, there is a plug which fits directly into
any Digitrax decoder with 9 wires, and some cloudy ...

Does anyone know if the small 4150 transformer has a circuit breaker?  Please
email me with answer.  Thanks.
Gary
ud54@aol.com

Does an MR subscriber get Great Model Railroad 2004?

I have been having some weird DCC problems lately.  Maybe you can help.
I have an Atlas system with various decoders.
1. Locomotives not responding when attempting to consist.
My system supports advanced consisting.  About 30% - 40% of the time,

Well, in Australia, that is. Sorry if that;s old news. Berk (OK, Kanawha to
all you C&O fans) sells locally at about $300AU depending on where you shop
and who gives the discount. About $220US I guess.
I haven't seen it yet, a jubilant friend picked his up today and rang me to

Gentlepeople,
I'm looking for S gauge buldings or larger than HO scale buildings for
a western theme.  Anyone know where I can find some?
Thanks!