Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2004

We've got a new layout tour of the NPF Railway!  This is the first tour
to show the South Fork, an expansion that almost doubles our track and
gives us a working yard.  It also presents a rolling-back of the
calendar, as the GP diesels and BN rolling stock are gone and some GN

Wigan show this weekend at Robin Park - plenty of parking.
Diesel layouts include Charlotte Road (now with 47's and Warship - since
Warley!) and Dewsbury Midland (Blue diesel period)
Steam is represented by Hungerford, amongst others.

I was wondering if there were some typical things to check on this.
My light in dim in my 2029 2-6-4 steam engine.
I put a new light in, the socker seemed loose so I tightened it too.
Now it seems dimmer.

I am thinking of getting a Hornby 9F for my layout. Anyone have any opinions
of them, running etc. I have one second radius curve in the fiddle yard, all
other radius are larger.I will be using Digitraxx DCC if it makes a
difference.

I have a couple of Bachmann J39s and I'm thinking of changing to DCC. But
how can you install a decoder on a split chassis loco like the J39. (Are we
talking a new (Comet or Dave Bradwell) chassis??). Has anyone managed to fit
one and if so how??

Whilst operating my layout (cough... playing trains) the other day, I decided to use (as loco 0) an unchipped Bachmann 08. A few other locos (all chipped) suddenly got the e-bee-jee-be's and started moving in all directions at varying speeds. I've seen postings before about locos ...

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Regards,

Has anyone got the Hornby R 277 Bungalow unmade kit knocking around and
don't need it?
I'd love one, but as it is now discontinued, I can't get one so far.
If anyone has one and is willing to let it go for a sensible amount (I'm

Any recommendations for a soldering iron? I'll be using it for all the
standard model railroading tasks, including installing decoders and
lights in locomotives and wiring the layout.
Specifically when I remember having problems soldering when I was

Kevin James' character, Doug, has a fiery mishap with his father's
Lionel layout at the "43rd Annual Model Train Expo" when his father
finally let's him have a crack at the ZW(after an entire childhood /
upbringing of not being allowed to run the trains) to bring the "Boston

Anyone install a Sierra in this unit with the AUTO CHUFF only and have problems
getting the chuff sound to work? It is advertised to chuff auto with power to
the track only.
Larry at Papas Trains

Do you have one of these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19141&item=5938506986

I've got problems which require studying the 4 x 7 Gorre and Daphetid
track plan, and a question.
Looking at the Gorre and Daphetid track plan, at  the bottom-right,
(the top left is the mine at Daphetid). The bottom right shows a

I just received a copy of Walthers HO 2005 catalogue, my first
for about 10 years since the total cost is prohibitive here in
New Zealand.
Whatever happened to Roundhouse/MRC?

The subject says it all.  How do I remove the shell from an american
flyer 303 locomotive? I've removed the shell from the tender, but not
from the engine itself.  I'm sure this is easy. Anyone have any quick
hints?