Model Forum / General / Railroads / May 2004

Hello rail fans,
Discover the historical train "the Mastrou" on :
http://www.lamastre.com/mastrou.htm
You're welcome in green Ardeche south France

When making buildings from scratch using pre-embossed brick plasticard,
which do you find is the best way to represent the vertical / arched
course above windows et cetera, as seen here:
http://www.trainweather.com/MalvernRoundhouse102102-12RESIZE.jpg

I found a great web site for anyone interested in American Flyer
Trains, or Erector sets or anything else manufactured by The A.C.
Gilbert, Co. www.rfgco.com. There is a complete online catalog of
parts and products and links to other pages with loads of information.

My son and I have just started construction of an 'N-scale Empire'.  I
thought it might be fun to document our progress with a special section on
my web site.  Only two pages are on the site now - an overview of what I
intend to put up and a page that discusses the space we have and ...

I have been wondering if the dutch modelling scene has produced a late
version of the old  EM2 class77, 27000 series.
Trying to get a model means kit built which I'm not very good with, or the
old Hornby model, and the condition of these things varies, as does the

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I have two very old locomotives. Does anyone know where I can find the
value?
JACK PHILLIPS JR

Hello fellow model railroad enthusiats out there,
I've been sort of wanting to get back into model RRing but right now I lack the space (in an apartament). Trainz is a fun program to play around in until I get a real setup, but lately I have had the idea of making a Pov-Ray (www ...

What's the simplest way to do superelevation?  And what sort of amount
would you apply to a 48" radius on a 00 layout?
Thanks

Could someone please explain the difference between the Fleischmann
central controller & their twin centre controller except for the £100
or so pounds I am a little stuck. Also has anyone opions on the
Intellibox unit which Fleischmann is based on or for that matter ZTC

Where can I find sites with good tips and tricks on structure building,
especially from scratch? I know to build on glass to keep everything
straight and flat but there must be a lot of tips as to how to get glue off
the visible parts of the wood, etc. that would be nice to know.

Someone here posted the link for the company that made nice looking trees.
I'm in the market for some foreground trees and these looked pretty good and
seemed to be reasonably priced.
I know that this question has an obvious answer which is, "it all

   Started working on my unbuilt kit backlog.  Some how I buy 'em
faster than I build 'em.  I found I had two meat reefer kits, both
painted for National Packing Company.  So I thought it might be fun to
build them side by side and compare.  One was an up to date

What is the difference between "Double Slip" and "Single Slip" tracks?  How do
they work?  How are they used on real railroads and how do people use them on
model railroads?
Thank you for your help,

I have a hornby 00 accessory which is numbered R082.  It allows goods wagons
to drop a load down through the rails into another truck or receptacle on a
line running beneath the one with the load on.
Can anyone tell me what this items is officially called please.