Model Forum / General / Railroads / April 2004

Just received my issue for this month, and what a good point on the letters
page!
What do other people think of applying the 'Epoch' system to Britain? The
letter gave their eras as:

Can anybody recomend a good source of N gauge signals both semaphore and
electric?
Thanks
Peter

It has taken some time but now there is news on Trains of Europe:
 1.. Railway Music, play railway oriented meodies and lyrics. This page
will be updated regularly. If you have MP3's of railway related music,
please send them to me.

l have just bought the class 44 Scaffell Pike how the heck do you connect
the couplings to this loco?
Help required please !!
Barry

anyone know which of the modern image bachmann range are dcc ready?(youknow
the dcc chipjust plugs in so says the bachmann site please someone say 08's
20's and 37's
anythign else thatcould make a scottish tmd home?

Anybody got any techniques they'd like to share for making curtains for HO
buildings?  I thought of going simple (gluing in bits of construction paper) to
complex (use a digital camera to take a picture of a building and then reducing
the window areas accordingly and printing), but ...

I remember a while back, we were talking about soundproofing ballasted
track, and someone said that a certain type of glue promoted soundproofing
ballasted track. I can't remember what kind of glue it was, and I'm hoping
someone here can let me know - I have a section of repaired ...

Many years ago MRJ produced a table of conversion sizes between
Metric, Imperial, BA and drill number. Unfortunately I have lost mine
along the way. does anybody know of a web site with a simillar table?
RichC

Anybody old enough to remember the kits and parts sold by Redball in the 50s???
Some strange stuff indeed!!!
Fxxy

I recently purchased the Roundhouse 2-8-0 Consolidation kit along with
the Northwest Shore Line regear kit and gear puller. I plan to start
contruction spring 2004. Are there anything problems or issues
concerning this kit that I should know about before I begin

what are you looking for? i have recently obtained a large collection of
Kabeese.  let me know your wants.       karl of karls' kabuse

What's the recommended manufacturer and source for 'drop-in' replacement of
those nasty black things that come with your basic Athearn and Roundhouse
frieght cars?
Thanks,

Froggy,
The July 1998 issue of Mainline Modeler has an article called "Cotton Oil
Tank Cars in Texas". You might want to check it out. I ordered it along with
several other back issues of interest on their site. Bruce

The post on lag bolts/coach screws/threaded inserts got me thinking.
Do you realise we do things in our hobby that are at total odds as to the
"correct" way of using them? Here are some that came to me off the top of
the head:

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