Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2004

Any advice on a materials or methods specific for removing lettering from
Accurail freight cars?  I'd like to remove black road numbers and preserve
the painted gray sides of the reefer body.

From the Intermountain Railway home page:
December 1, 2004
For Immediate Release
Longmont, CO: InterMountain Railway Company, recognized throughout the

Request for Info/Images or references.
Hi,
I'm modeling Markham Yard and the highway overpass that goes over it (I
think it's Interstate 294?). When looking at the yard from the aisle, one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5943111418&ssPageName=ST
RK:MESE:IT
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this. Please let me know if there
is a more appropriate forum for this.
Thanks.

I've been reading up on scenery and have started practicing a bit
(using foam insulation board, covered with plaster cloth and then
covered with ground foam, etc.)
How do I adapt this process to work for desert scenery? Almost

Is there a shopping bot that knows about model railroad equipment and
supplies? So far my best idea has been to use Google to search for the
item I want, then dig in to find the price.

Firstly, Merry Christmas!
Does anyone know of anywhere that I can get OO Nameplates (preferably the
etched sort) made 'to order'.
It's all part of the 'masterplan' you see..............

I've been wondering about something that I thought the group might
have some insight into - the question is whether specific tenders were
always assigned to particular locomotives, or whether larger roads
with big motive power pools like the UP or SF treated them as a more

Since the weather today is so reasonable (5 degrees Celsius and not much
wind around these parts) I decided to try a haulage test on D6826.
For this test, I used normal bog-standard Dapol goods wagons, with
tension lock couplings and complete with the built-in weight. This

I have a new Williams Dash 9 engine that the electronic couplers open
going around my layout for no reason.  This happens at any speed and
different spots on the layout and not necessarily in the same spot.
Any suggestions as to why?

From an ad in Model Railoader, I went to this website to look at their
product line  -  which looks interesting, if I could see it:
  http://www.specialshapes.com/
But as I told them, I couldn't get past the first page  -  no action from

Hello group.
Some time ago I found a website with a qute picture. I saved it and forgot
all about it.
My father-in-law likes to paint scale figures, so this would be a nice

Hi all - yes I'm still here!
I have found the Green Arrow (LNER 4771/60800) up-and-running
at the North Norfolk Railway....
http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/2004_timetable.htm

Does anyone know the current status and contact details of Australian Model
Engineering Pty Ltd please?  The executor of the estate of the owner of a
share in the company would appreciate any info please.
Please contact me at alanmack@tpg.com.au

From the latest issue of MREmag:-
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Hornby 2005
As we reported earlier, following the press conference organised by Hornby