Model Forum / General / Railroads / October 2004

hello i am modelling the f/aust v class and i require some photoes of it
please espically the bogies and fuel tank
thanks in advance     scott

I've got an unbuilt Bergs 80 Class and K&M Mech with flywheels listed on
eBay at the moment. Also three old railway related books, one is 150
years old and another is 141 years old.
http://cgi6.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?

I seem to recall someone here has a business doing custom paint jobs on
model trains.  I have some N scale loco's and a caboose or two I would
like to have painted for my own little road.
I tried doing it with Badger modelflex and an airbrush, but got very

I've been using one of the two soft plastic forms
hard drive manufacturers use to pack the product.
I snipped out the ends to hold longer equipment.
The width is perfect for HO--the cradle holds a loco

While at the hobby shop last night I had a moment of weakness, and
bought a Hornby Q1 in BR livery. I've always thought they were a
fascinating machine, and I reckon it's not a bad model.
I'm not about to start modelling the Southern region, but I would like

Hi all,
Has anyone else out there experimented with using light weight hydrocal as
roads? I know Woodland Scenics has a special product for roads, but on my
layout I just have a small downtown area with a few streets. I have lots of the

I recently used Railzip for the first time.
I dutifully followed the instructions on the bottle ie applied Railzip
with a cloth, left it for 12 hours and then rubbed the rails with a
cloth.

I've seen some mention of noisy DCC decoders. What is meant by this? Do
they squeal or make some other 'electronic' sound?
Cheers,
Colin

G'day all!
I have just done a minor update on the Eureka Models site.
The big news from Ron is that the Garratt will be available with
optional factory fitted QSI sound, and the sound samples used in the

What is the minimum workable spacing between tracks for OO gauge?
Thanks,
Mark Thornton

Our exhibition is next weekend 23rd and 24th October at Langley Park
Boys School, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent.
The club layout is Horton; now extended to 32' x 10',  the main line
control panel is fully computerised and the guys aim to get two trains

Is it possible to convert Athearn dummy units (specifically SW1000 and
SW1500) to powered ones? I'd definitely consider using a third party
product -- it needs to support the addition of a DCC decoder.
Thanks,

Desire brings back streetcars
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life was quite civilized, indeed. Behold, the mighty streetcar, bound

Many thanks in advance
Bob Stewart