Model Forum / General / Railroads / October 2004

The default starting voltage on my BLI Class A is set by default at 8.5
volts.  On my throttle (an old Troller), 8.5 volts is probably about 80%
throttle.  So I only have about 20% of the throttle knob's movement to
control the entire speed range of the engine.

Where can I get information about what tank cars could be seen on the BN
between 1970 and the early 80's?
All this GATX UTLX etc stuff is confusing me, plus many of the models I
can find don't have dates listed.

This newsgroup has been infested with a few trolls recently. But they are
just pests and will likely tire of their adventure sooner rather than later
if we don't answer them. It appears that they are forging IDs so tracing
them back to actual ISPs is difficult, and the ISPs ...

I've been asked to renumber and rename a Lime 47 for someone. The names are
no problem but the loco also has a blue/orange kingfisher symbol on both
sides. Does anyone produce a transfer for this or is it a computer job on
blank transfer paper?

I'm thinking of attending Expometrique this year but every time I check
the web-site (www.expometrique.com) it's "temporarily unavailable due to
maintenance work".
Does anyone know of any other sites that are sources of info for this

    Can't seem to get this information from the web.
Princess Class 4-6-2
Please fill in if you can for me
Wheel type                    Diameter           No of Spokes

I am looking for a set of Microscale decals # 87-234. If anyone has a set to
sell contact me please.
Larry at wwwpapastrains.com

Apologies in advance for the multiple postings, but this is potentially a
serious issue.
Many of you have probably seen the review in the November 2004 Model
Railroader magazine of the "DecoderPro" software, part of a suite of

I remember that Rivarossi was originally owned & operated in Italy
starting at the conclusion of WW2. Count Rivarossi or something
suposedly invested the family treasure. I thought it was doing pretty
well. That appeared to be the case until sometime in the late 90's.

For my model railroad, I'd like to find a model kit of a water driven mill.
If you are familiar with Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I'd like
something that looks like that.  Most of the kits that I've seen tend to
look VERY European; not quite the prototype for my very ...

Hello! I have a question maybe someone in the group can answer. I am always
looking to buy boxlots of model rr stuff and occasionally collections when I
run across them at reasonable prices, so I end up with allot of extra???
stuff! I was going through a box of ho stuff that I ...

Re: MR: Annual Great Model RR's
Has this issue hit the store shelves yet?
I read it was a November '04 arrival, but their monthly issue often
arrives much sooner than advertised.

They can do huge damage when they see moving trains and they will
remove the little model trees, the model people and the model cars,
too and destroy the houses.
Cats will act like Godzilla in Tokyo when they have access to your

I've long taken pleasure in collecting old hobby magazines. I would be
very grateful for any information concerning the following. I possess
standard copies for March, April and May, 1940 of The Model Railroader
which have been bound together under a new outer cover. In the upper

A follow-up to my query about (perceived) quality of freight cars:
I'd like your opinion on HO locomotives. Please rate the following in
terms of looks (scale accuracy, paint job), operation (weight, motors,
flywheels), value for money, etc.