Model Forum / General / Railroads / February 2004

Does any one know if the tender top from R2310 "elders Fyffes" merchant navy
class steam loco is available as a spare, If not does any one know of a
conversion kit etc
Thanks,

As my Baldwin DT-6-6-20 is nearing completion I have started on another long
awaited (for me) project. I've been wanting to create a small fleet (6) of
Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee "ferry truck" flat cars with trailers.
I had been hung up on this project by not having the ...

My father is an avid model railroader, and has finally acquired a space
large enough to permanently set up his O and HO gauge trains.  He is
preparing the ballast on the layout roadbed.  His ballast instructions
include a mixture of white glue, water, and a "deemulsifier" to break ...

Hey Folks,
A while ago, Red Caboose offered an HO-scale boxcar in the Southern
Pacific "Overnight Black" scheme. They appear to be sold out. I have
been unable to locate this car.

Atlas' website is touting a new loco WITH SOUND:
http://www.atlasrr.com/sound/locosound.htm
To be announced this weekend. Anyone have an idea what it is???

Construction starts this weekend in my garden for my new OO guage layout.
I've decided to go for DCC as I'm a computer technician and I like the idea
of being able to set up some automation - ie computer runs some trains while
I drive round them.

I have heard from someone that decal solution (i.e. the stuff that softens
transfers to go round corners etc) also dissolves off the horrible carrier
film varnish stuff. Is this true? And if it is, which brands are recommended
(i've heard of Microsol) and from where are they ...

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the info, especially Craig,
who was a great help.  I'd have posted earlier but I caught a bug that's
going around here and haven't been near the computer much.  Couldn't face
the spam LOL!

Just heard from both my local train dealers, that the distributor they
get virtually all of their train stuff from (Linton's Roundhouse in
Burlington Ontario), has been told by Horizon to take a hike. She
formerly got a lot of Athearn stuff through Walthers, but now she

Is this a new model or just a re-hash of the old model?
Neal

Circumstances led me to a website in Norway where the railfan calls the
site "platelayer".  When I asked him what it meant, he supplied a link
to an online dictionary which stated it was a person who layed railroad
tracks or plates.  Anyone else ever heard of this word?  I think it

I have a new Kato unitrack set forsale. I assembled it, and used for one day
and returned it to its box. Everything is mint. I paid $101.00 a couple
weeks ago. Will sell for $85.00 + S/H/I from 49442 USPS
                 Please contact direct.

Can I ask if anyone else has had problems with Springside models ? My
brother is waiting for a delivery of missing parts from a kit, when he rings
to ask whats happening he is constantly told different things like "they
have been sent " or "they have been posted" last week etc etc ...

I have a couple of engines here from a friend that bought them out of
Washington state...
The model number is 6-3003 1
My question....is there anyway to retrofit these engines with a color

I have a problem that Im hoping someone will know how to fix.
I have 2 loops of track that cross over each other, once under/over a tunnel and once through an arrangement of
points and a cross over. Which allows both loops to be used as a single track or the two loops to be used ...