Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2004

I see on the Bachmann website they list in their "shop online" that you
can order one of the new HO scale Climax locos, at US$275.00.  Anyone
see any more realistic prices out there?
The "Ask the Bach Man" feature seems to be having problems, I got the

  Finally finished one of the Accurail tri level auto rack cars.  It is
of impressive length (90') and height and can readily serve as a
"clearance car" to check out tunnel and bridge heights and to collide
with anything too close to trackside.

Looks like a reasonable product for situations where a tortoise won't fit
directly under the tie bar. Also, lots cheaper than the Tortoise remote
mount kit. Has anyone used this RIX product? how long is the wire that
extends up from the plate that mounts under the roadbed?

Yes, model railroads are the PAST, videogames are the future, so throw
away the old railroad-rubbish and buy yourself an XBOX or a PS2 and
play exciting games which are much better than the boring trains doing
nothing...

Now that TV cameras have become so cheap, maybe more model railroaders
are using closed circuit TV to keep track of trains in obscured areas.
Our club has had about 8 cameras and half a dozen monitors (old
Commodore-64 monitors $10 ea) for a number of years.  A recent desire

Did anyone in the group attend yesterday's swap meet at the Lucas County Rec
Center in Toledo?  While I thought the dealers were pretty well represented,
I was surprised at the relatively small turnout.  I got there around noon,
and the crowd was about "moderate" at best.  A while ...

Anyone have any color pictures of the Hiawatha you would share both locomotive
and passenger cars?
Thanks in advance
Larry at Papas Trains

The current thread on airbrushes has me thinking about getting one.
But... seems like I ought to get a paint booth if I'm going to do that.
After pricing a few of the options, it seems that the cost of an
airbrush and compressor don't look so huge compared to the cost of a

Hey Everybody, have a look at the new products and laser cutting services
from Railway Design Associates
http://www.railwaydesign.com
Thanks,

Does anybody out there happen to have a copy of the Railway Modeller
somewhere in the early 60's that featured Jum Russells 'Little Western'
layout. I would be grateful for a copy of the article(s), for which all
reasonable expenses would be met

Does anyone know an online supplier of N gauge figures? I am looking for WW2
british army figures. I need some that are marching and some that are
waiting for a train. Home guards would also be good. The only onces I have
managed to find are in a guns out ready to shoot position. ...

So who is going to release one?
We need a modern model of the best freight diesel

There's a revealing statement on Bachmann's DCC FAQ page
http://www.bachmann.co.uk/dcc3.php4 to the effect that built-in lighting is
"mostly on American models" which suggests they have no intention of fitting
lights to future British outline. Indeed it would not surprise me if ...

Newbie here.  I'm trying to design a layout in HO and am presently limited
to about 5' x 8'.  Most of the "small" layouts I've seen seem to rely
heavily on 18" radius curves and #4 turnouts.  Yet, I read here and other
sources that #4 and even #6 turnbouts should be avoided.  I ...