Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2004

Is there a source of clip art of posters/hoardings that can be used for
railway layouts?
Cheers Peter

I was speaking to Eric [owner] Of Vic Hobby Center yesterday and he
mentioned that they will be having a 25% of sale of the weekend of 26+27
June due to the end of financial year.
Cash and carry, no laybys e.t.c but phone orders are okay.

eBay item number; 5907659884
I could have picked up several (hundred, if wanted...) at the DEMU showcase
for nothing.
At 12 quid a pop, I wish I had...

I have a lot of N scale rolling stock and locomotives for sale here before I
put them on ebay...
Contact me for a list
Larry at Papas Trains

Just got off a railroad excursion - our train was backing up on a wye when I
noticed an upside-down broom mounted on a pole.  I ended up seeing four of
these over the course of the trip - any special significance to these?
thanks

Kato's handrails are black plastic - what would be an appropriate color to
paint these- Milw Road orange or gray?

Attention! Sorry to interrupt!
To All Interested.
We buy-back broken and damaged cell-phones of all  brands. Thank you!
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bumped into this today on the internet and thought seeing its school
holidays for some try these with the kids...
http://www.freepapertoys.com/pt-trains.html
all paper models.  I thought it was great.

I'm working on a new layout that will be used as a display at shows. Here is
the problem I'm trying to decide - the layout will be used mostly as an
operating display, but it also have the option of being used as an actual
layout with switching capabilities. I'm trying to decide ...

A certain person well known to be an antagonist of DCC for numerous
silly reasons has started spreading his silly arguments here.
DO NOT FEED THIS TROLL.
DCC is a personal choice. If you like it, use it.  If not, don't.  The

I have been a member of eBay for about three years, bidding on the occasional
MRR item.
A few weeks ago, loading eBay pages became painfully slow. It now takes about
30 or 40 seconds for a page to load.  An eBay page loading would make a snail

August 2004 just arrived, looking like someone had been paging thru it with
a back hoe....  I am curious how much it would cost to have it arrive in
good shape?

The Apple Valley Branch was designed by Model Railroader
Magazine, materials and equipment were donated by Atlas, BH
Models, Badger AirBrush, Caboose Industries, Central Valley,
Chooch, Circuitron, City Classics, Digitrax, Lifelike, Model

I was thinking of upgrading ...
DCC ... anyone use it, it appears awfully complicated for what it does.
<ducks and runs for cover>

USA TODAY - June 15, 2004
   Haliburton Purchases the US Government and sues Horizon Hobby of
Champaign, Ill.  for infringement by its subsidiaries for the unauthorized
use of the American flag and colors red white and blue.