Model Forum / General / Railroads / May 2004

I've been reading posts until I feel I can never read another again!
My poor eyes. What I decided to do is to retro-fit metal KD couplers
on all my rolling stock and then uncouple by hand if the uncoupling
causes me undue grief. I only have 5 turnouts on my 4 x 8 layout

Sorry if this has been done before but I hear they are closing for
good??
Ideas when?

Gents thanks for the interest, the track was handed out this morning to a
young fellow how is starting out into model railroading with his father,
sorry to those who missed out.
Thanks

I am in the process of laying my track and seem to be having
problems, especially on the corners, which are 22 degrees.  What is
the trick to laying out flex track without the frustration I'm
experiencing?  Seasoned modelers will know what I'm talking about -

You gotta see this one lol
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52536&item=4150381675

I left a space for an Atlas turntable [7.5"] when I built my layout,
planning to get one later.  After seeing the Atlas turntable, I'm not
thrilled by its appearance.  I would like something with a pit and bridge.
I built my own HO turntable 25 years ago, so I'm considering doing ...

Long time no post.
I have been amazed at the output of Broadway Limited Imports.
How do these guys release so many locomotives per year?  Do they lease
the tooling from Life Like and others or do they do all new tooling

Hi Jim,
   > >It's been in Templot right from the beginning in 1980.
   > >
   > That doesn't necessarily make it a standard :-)

I have posted 3 very much out of production kits and 3 brass items on ebay
if anybody is interested.
http://cgi6.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=pcolli
ns1m92&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50

[from the SPARTA MERCURY, May 4, 1889]
(SPARTA, PA.)  A special train will be run by Sparta Railroad today,
in memory of the late, lamented John A. Dalton.  He represented the
best sort of railroad builder and official, and was a humorist in

Apologies for the x-post but I wonder if anyone can help me...
I'm looking for a good source of pictures of the underframe of the Class 325
(and 319) EMUs to help with a modelling project.
I have got quite a few myself but need the blanks filling in, particularly

Thought I'd save a couple bucks by trying Ceramcoat for painting structures.  I
tried using the paint straight out of the bottle, but found it a bit too thick.
I then tried using several thinned coats, but found that the color of the
underlying plastic still bleeds through.  (It's ...

Thanks to all that sent me advise and leads on the building kit i need... Still
no luck so far.. All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
PMD

today i was at a local hobby shop and got to looking at some kits and i saw
the  Polar Lights The Bates Mansion from Psycho the kit has no scale listed
anywhere on it but it is HO i have one now and i am trying to use it to make
wood version of it. has anyone else done anything like ...

   What's a good method for bending small brass tubing without kinking it?