Model Forum / General / Railroads / September 2004

I have to maintain a number of twin coil switch motors on our club layout.
While we have replaced many with stall motor controls, many yards still have
the twin coils. But we have questions on the 'right' way to align the twin
coils. Seems to be more of a lost art around here. At ...

I am just working on my very first model railway and I am targetting the
late 50's very early 60's so as to get steam and diesel on the model.
I am however struggling to find a source for vehicles from that era, can
anyone help.

Anyone know who makes the cast cabs for the Mk2F DBSO? Or more to the
point do the kit manufacturers do them in RTR (I appreciate that would
cost a bit)? As my conversion skills aren't too good and my painting is
even worse....

I guess one can't expect wonders when paying only 6-8 dollars for a
freight car, but what a piece of garbage I got with Athearn's bargain
freight cars! I would heartily recommend  not purchasing bargain
freight cars, but go for the higher quality, regardless of the brand.

Okay gang! I've got a problem with the couplers (kadee or athern) staying on
Athern cars. My grandson is driving me crazy replacing couplers on his HO
train. Is there any way to keep the snap-on clips from popping off the
athern cars? Or is there a replacement cover that can ...

I have a person wanting to sell some trains that her husband had collected
for the past 30 years. The trainns are HO scale, the engines are all heavy
cast metal. I will post pictures to
www.motherearthrecycling.net/train/train.htm

Is this overanalyzing what should just be a fun pastime or is this a
useful analysis of the hobby?
http://www.trainweb.org/lfnwfan/html/Sociology.htm
Hogger

I have just fitted a Lenz chip into a Graham  Farish EWS 08 and it works.
Can anyone beat that!!!!!!!!

This is just a quick note that Texnrails sent out an e-mail about a
month long sale in September.  The promise is buy three get one free.
It is a lie...  There is no real sale.  Their page says this...
Web Blow-Out Sale

1) The WISE Division starts up the monthly  meets again.
1a) Dave Sima takes home at least one award from the model contest every
month. (You have to respect a guy that can deliver 2-3 models & photos a month
to the contest).

Has anyone any views on the Noch pre made scenerary boards. I am
tempted but before I splash out I would appreciate any comments...i.e.
excellent quality but very expensive or vastly overpriced. I was
looking at one of their larger layouts which is around £1300.

To All: I am aware that due to cost a lot of alleged manufacturers have
moved their actual manufacturing to ReD China, but is there any alleged
"American" trains still made in the USA? Is is only the Flieschmann
trains that are still made by the original country/manufacturer? ...

I thought someone else might have reported it by now,  but I have seen
messages on some mailing lists reporting the death of Dr, Bernard
Weller of Exactoscale.   He was one of the people in the forefront of
the Protofour developments in 4mm scale modelling over the past forty

I want to buy a band saw to cut wood & plastic that is 1/4" or less in
thickness. I've looked the variable speed mini saws from Proxxon &
Micro-Marc, but I'm nervous that they run at too slow a speed.
Any advice?

Any one have a guess on the value of a Con-Cor Rivarossi
4-8-8-4 Union Pacific Big Boy still new in the box
with papers?