Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2004

N scale
After so much anticipation and excitment, as well as hours upon hours
of work, I'm ready to throw in the towel.  With about $1000 of Atlas
code 55 flex track and switches on my workbench and half of it now

If any of the below seems to indicate that I have no idea of what I am
talking about, that is probably true.  I have a lot of research to go
before I settle on a particular DCC manufacturer.  But the planning for
the layout can go on at full speed.

This show looks promising in the adverts - 30 layouts plus demonstrations
etc (no mention of trade support I note)
Has anyone been to previous years events and can tell me what they
thought?

I'm building an N-scale layout using Atlas code-55 flex track sections
with a foam board base. The track will have a cork roadbed where it runs
in rural areas, to simulate a raised roadbed. However there are areas in
the layout where the tracks (ties) should be level with the ground ...

I've used Delta Ceramcoat acrylic paint for painting styrene and
hydrocal.  It is cheap and seems to work fairly well.  I have used
their Mudstone color which looks like older concrete color to me.  But
I have a couple of questions for anyone else who has used it:

Anyone know where I could get some basic dimensions, ie overall
length, height and width for the former AN NJ class locos.
thanks
Shane

N scale
After so much anticipation and excitment, as well as hours upon hours
of work, I'm ready to throw in the towel.  With about $1000 of Atlas
code 55 flex track and switches on my workbench and half of it now

Hi.  I am interested in trying to bash a porter in HO.  Are there any 0-4-0
chassis that would be appropriate?  Thanks. John Hudson.

Anyone know if BLI's first On30 locomotive was considered a success or not?
They said that it was an experiment, and that anything they would do later
would depend on the success of their 2-8-0...

It's still a "work in progress" at the moment, however if you've got an
interest in NSW HO modelling then pop on over to
http://mstrange.customer.netspace.net.au/ for some pics of my layout. I'll
be adding some more pics as time goes by, along with details of the layout

There is a new Atlas track cleaner, and there is the centerline
cleaner, any recommendations please.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3179570395
http://i16.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/70/a6/c1_1_b.JPG (image only)
Seller and his friend have a combined 50 years of modeling experience, but can't
identify this engine to my satisfaction.

Wanted: Walthers Cornerstone Electric Hearth Furnace....
Jim Stewart
stewart@ceet.niu.edu

This was posted earlier but I forgot the give the URL which is
http://www.rrscenery.com
Sometimes a post will not appear in my news groups server so I tried this
again.

Hi together
Perhaps this questions sounds a bit strange but I live in Switzerland and
have not so many possibilitis to see some real yards and engine services.
I'd like to start building a domino layout and for the first step I'll build