Model Forum / General / Railroads / April 2004

While suturing a 70-year-old Texas rancher whose hand had been
caught in a gate, the doctor and the old man were talking
about George W. Bush being in the White House.  
The old Texan said, "Y'know, Bush is a post turtle".  

Folks,
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Hi gang,
I'm placing some structures on my layout and there's occasionally an unsightly
gap between the bottom edge of the structure and the surface where the building
isn't square.  I was thinking of adding a little line of coarse grass to cover

Anyone out there motorised an EFE Tube train?
If so, have you used new couplings and what type please?
My plastic ones look as though they won't last long.
Cheers

Dear All - As a newcomer to this site - just thought I'd introduce myself by
saying "Hello" - and posting the request below.
I'm looking to purchase an ex-exhibition layout that a club has maybe
finished exhibiting. I'm looking for an end - to end 00 gauge layout that

With the Farish loco coupling, is there any thing on the market for auto
uncoupling device.
Thanks Paul

As subject......
Does anyone know of a decent online retailer of Kadee couplers?
I've had a close look at John Sullivan's excellent garden railway pics :-
http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/ntwk.html and I'd like to have a

Does anyone have a current address and phone number for Smith & Son Ballast.
They used to be in Chardon, Ohio.
Thanks

I'm one of those guys that lacks the patience/temperment to ballast track, so I
bought Kato Unitrack (HO scale) with the molded-in ballast for my current
layout.  I've given it an India ink wash to take the plastic shine off of it,
but the nice clean edge of the plastic ballast just ...

could some1 please posty a quick guide to zero1
how to type in train numbers
what the black and green buttons do
red stops everything

Looking for the May 1995 issue.
Thanks,
Dave

Anybody else seeing all the messages they haven't downloaded, even
from yesterday, as being expired and no longer available for download?
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Ok, I sure hope I'm not boring you guys with these lists but here it goes.
Here's an updated list with some additions also.
Group #1. All listed frieght here is undec. and all are $5.00 each, lots are
cheaper: