Model Forum / General / Railroads / November 2004

Hi , I'm going to sell one of these on ebay , Brand new , Can anyone give me
an idea of how much these retail for ?

A pretty basic question, but inspired by the other "saw" thread.
What is you preferred method of cutting 00 track?
I have always used a small hacksaw, then cleaned up the cut with a file, but
I can't help but think that there ought to be a better and faster way that

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  Hi,I've posted here a couple of times
and have gotten really good advice,but I still haven't purchased  my
first set.

Your opinions please .... below the dotted line, I have attempted to
describe the layout design I am drafting.
I have collected an assortment of engines [ATSF, BNSF, and BN as my
primary RR's ..... the UP and the SP as my secondary RR's] that range

Anyone got any more views on their Challengers?
How about the traction tires? Have any replacement wheelsets been made
available?
They seem to be going at clearance prices, just wondered if they were worth

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I bought half a dozen badly turned drivers which I now find wont be
suitable for what I had in mind.   By the time they are trued they will
scale at four feet one inch.  The only drawings I have for four feet to
four feet three inch (ready for shopping) locos are contractors types.

Any recommended method of fixing fly wheels to Mashima motors? Pending
advice to the contrary I was going to slip a smear of Loctite or Araldite to
the shaft and leave it at that. Cheers.

Does anyone know a reliable source for nice decorative machine screws or
bolts?
I'm having trouble finding some bolts with a nice chromed dome head
about 15 or 20 mm in diameter (thread size doesn't matter as I can make

I've a number of Hornby service sheets up for auction on ebay.  If you are
interested the item numbers are 5935325796 class 91 loco,  5935326309  class
90 loco,  5935326970 class 142 Pacer railbus  and  5935327658  0-6-0
chassis. Do take a look if you are interested.

Does anyone out there know if there's a manufacturer of N scale figures that
makes one of a person in a wheelchair?
Thanks,
Andy

I notice a product somewhere surfing around the net for these inserts that
slip in to the screw hole in bolsters that have a tiny raised ridge. You
mount one in one bolster so the ridge runs lengthwise with your car and the
other widthwise. This gives you a three point mount for ...

I notice in all the literature about DCC Throttle Controls that some support
F0 to F8 and some F0 to F12.
Are there actually decoders that support F0 to F12?
And if so what do those extra 4 functions do?

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