Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2004

I put up the pictures I took of the various layouts that were on display at
the National Train Show.  One thing I didn't do was to identify the
club/organization that owned the layout, something I forgot to do.....
http://www.pbase.com/haggiskennedy/national_train_show_layouts

Gn15, I'd never heard of it until my latest Garden Railways magazine
arrived (8/2004 edition).
My children and I just built our first train table (it's 6' X 12'). I
thought Gn15 would do better than the G scale. We started with an

I admit I'm no electronics expert. So, I'm asking the good folks on this
forum:
I'd love to see if there is a way to determine the polarity of LED leads
that are already soldered to a PCB - is there something on the PCB that

What is the minimum curve radius for a Big Boy and a string of ore cars to
still look prototypical, without overhang causing derailments?
Frank Eva
http://www.digitalrailroader.org

I recently purchased a pair of the new Rivarossi FEF's that are DCC
ready and was wondering which decoder will best fit inside?
Thanks,
Dan

Here are the pictures I took during the Seattle Layout tour.
http://www.pbase.com/haggiskennedy/psx_04_seattle_layout_tour_pics
Kennedy

I will be visiting the Maritimes* in a week or so, and I was wondering
if there are any "must-see" clubs, shops or other railroad-related
sites in the area...
Jeff Sc.

First and foremost thanks to everyone who contributed to the recent threads
re soldering I found the comments very useful ... but I've got a couple more
questions :-(
Flux - in the past I've always used "bog-standard" solder (the old plumbers

The J72 now probably counts as an old model, having been
produced under two different makes.
Is there any differences in the model from the original
through to the latest productions. Any one I should aim for or

Hi Railfans,
You gotta got to this site. This guy has a collection of Diesel
horns,pictures, info  and soundfiles like you wouldn't believe!
You can download the soundfiles also.

Does anybody know of a manufacture that makes coffee tables suitable for
housing a small model railway.

Hey guys,
I am looking to buy a Lloyds model railways 40 class. If anyone has one
please contact me with the details.
Would prefer the model unbuilt or unfinished project and to have the Kato /

Here's a small collection of photos taken at DELEC, Enfield showing 4201 and
4206 along with various members of the 46 and 48 classes with a few added
surprises.
http://www.morphett.com/cctcr/photos/2004/enfield1982/index.htm

Can anyone recommend something to mask coach windows when spraying?
I've tried convensional masking tape, but the paint ran under, it didn't
form seal the intended areas etc... (though I admit the runny paint was my
fault...)

I posted this over on Trainorders, but I think I'll post it here as well.
It's Part I mainly because I know I've forgotten stuff already, and when I
remember, Part II will follow!  In fact, just going over stuff, I
remembered 3-4 more things, so a Part II is a definite.