Model Forum / General / Railroads / January 2005

I have been looking at the Harry Potter Train Set from BACHMANN and am
wondering if anyone here has it and if so, is it an "ok" set?
It seems like good value, but not if the detail levels and build standard
are of a low quality. I am unconcerned about the track and

I was wondering if any of you could help me in my search for info about
this train! My Great Grandpapy worked on it as a breakman (or possibly a
conductor) and I'm thinking of modeling it.
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HEY TERRIE YOU WHINGING DICKHEAD.GO HAVE A SHAVE YOU LOOK LIKE AN ALQUAEDA
TERRORIST. NO BODY LIKES YOU, YOUR A TROLLING w.nker WHO THINKS HE IS ALWAYS
RIGHT.
MAY I SUGGEST YOU GO SEE A COUNSELLOR AND MAYBE A DOE OF MEDICATION MIGHT CURE

For all you friends and fellow modelers down under.
Terry, I tried to find a way to ship you the 2 - 2oz. containers of coating
solution and there is no way. Steve calls me a bloody "cagey bugger" and I
tried to think of a way. I couldn't hide them in a couple of box cars or a

When did wasp stripes first appear on British shunters?
When I was a very small kid in the late 1950's our street backed onto a
railway embankment. Every so often a gang of us would see how far up the
embankment we would dare climb. The passing engine drivers pretended they

Hi all....
I'm starting a new scratchbuilding project and have a little dilemma.
The car I'm modelling (Melbourne Comeng EMU) has curved (outward)
sides. I've scratchbuilt flat sided cars before and building in itself

Where is the measurement of a curve track taken? At the inside rail? The
outside rail? Or the center point of the two rails?

Thinning out some OO gauge stock.
Please e-mail direct for detailed list.
Thanks
Roger Thomas

Now that BLI has quite a few models under their belt, what do you all
think of scale fidelity for each one represented? Yes, the overall
appearance of each look like what they are suppose to represent. But
looking deeper into these models what are the faults? I am familiar with

Yes after all these years my HO scale switching railroad is being kicked out
of the house.  Well at least the wife agreed and I am building a separated
building that is 12 ft by 24 ft behind the house . The building will be
insulated, heated and air conditioned. I began to work ...

 No more newsgroups service = No more AOL !!!
I'll be back with DSL. And remember, kids: AOL Sucks !!!
-John

    A Metrolink commuter train with a consist of bi level cars
struck a Jeep left on the tracks by a man who claims he wanted to
commit suicide then changed his mind derailing into the path of a UP
freight. At present there are 10 dead and more than 200 injured. The

Having just updated my computer's OS, I have just reinstalled this program
and the three available patches from Hornby's site and found myself getting
back into using it yesterday for rough planning of a bedroom wall layout.
Couple of questions:

Can anyone tell me when the changeover was from Semaphore to the modern
light type signals ??
I've seen Steam era layouts with light type signals but is this correct ?
Thanks

Does anyone make a MML Meridian yet?
Would it be quite easy for Bachmann to make one based on the Voyagers or
does the shape differ too much?
peter