Model Forum / General / Railroads / January 2005

Help please.
I'm about to purchase a couple of Marklin HO Belgian diesel loco's
(20V AC stud-contact) & need to convert / have them converted for 12V
DC two-rail operation.

See http://www.dckits.co.uk/loco.html
Available "Late 2005". If "Charlie's Law" holds good, that should mean a RTR
from a rival manufacturer in 2006 (see http://www.dckits.co.uk ). I would
rather build my own anyway. Let's hope the new kit isn't based on yet another a

I am looking for a UK supplier of Decal Set - preferably with online
ordering.
TIA
Steve.

I've had a chance to "play" with the Trainz railroad simulator game.  I
find the 3D amazing.  I played a little with the terrain maker where
you create your own world from scratch.  I noticed you can choose the
scale you want to model in.  But the track (at least on the demo), is a

Has anyone seen the new atlas shay?
how does it run?
where is a good place to buy one
thanks

Could someone give me a quick rundown of how to wire a Peco live frog
point for DCC use without a point motor being attached? This is for a
very simple layout where the points will be hand operated and ideally
I don't want any associated switches with the points for switching

Before I begin building a table for my O-gauge Lionel, I have a
few questions and thought I would ask "those in the know":
1.  Is 1/4" plywood thick enough for my 4'x8' table?  Or should I
go with 1/2"?  I'm going to use 2"x4" as leg supports with

When I first posted I wrote:

I KNEW I would start something! (and I hoped wouldn't it wouldn't get
too vicious)

Now with all the available bogies(austrains) could someone close to the fold
post what bogies are good for other locos
and while where at it which KDs are best suitable for each loco
TIA Peter

EMD NW-2
What size wheels did these typically run on?
40"?
I suspect that the wheels on my NW-2 are undersize.

I'd appreciate some advice on what Peco track to use for a UK layout in OO.
I have seen the term Setrack mentioned along with Code 75 and 100.  Of
course I could ask Peco but as Luke wrote below, the Peco site is dreadful
and a real turn off for the hobby.

Hi all and a happy new year :-)
Question: Which paint in the RailMatch range is the closest shade of dark
grey for Network Rail's 'flying banana'?

My plans for a layout have had to postponed for another year but I thought I
would start making the rolling stock. In order to test this as I go along I
thought about making a test track in OO so I can test the stock over points
round tight curves etc.

I am looking to buy a fastener to hold 2 adjacent baseboards together. I can
describe what I want but I do not know what it is called so I am finding it
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and then 'snaps' shut, in the process drawing the 2 ...

Through my own stupidity, I've managed to burn out the motor on a Hornby
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I would like to repair it for service on my sons new layout. Problem is, I'm
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