Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2005

I understand we are speaking about the rail "height", and that 100 is
larger than 83, etc.  But, my question is, how tall in prototype inches is
the various rail codes? ie: Does Code 100 = 6"?
TYIA

Well I have to say that I'm moderately impressed with the Hornby 31 - at
least with the blue version.  Never was a big 'skinhead' fan, so these
comments are aimed purely and simply at the banger blue model which has been
trundling around my layout for the last hour or so.

Recently received a Trainorama newsletter re the planned 42 class etc.
Noticed a note whereby they would be released in "both bogie" styles.  No
doubt, it is a misprint ???
Looking forward to their release, although repowering my Lima 4205 with

I am going to buy the new large Walthers turntable once released.  I am
not going to free lance my layout when I do decide to build.  I have a
large number of big steam engines and wanted to hear from other large
layout modelers who have turntables.  I want to know what are the

A bus shelter has been damaged  :(
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12448548%255E1702,00.html

I am planning a small HO switching layout. The question is the choice
of track. I have used Walthers (Shinohara) Code 83 before with
satisfactory results. However, two recent articles on switching layouts
in the most recent Model Raailroad Planning 2005 both report using Peco

I buy of a local secondware seller a LIFE LIKE Proto 2000 GP-7
no Package, no Info, run Good
I show of the LL Webside and can not find this Model
http://www.lifelikeproducts.com/proto/holocoarchive/holocoarchive.htm

Hi everyone, I just received the 2005 model railroad planning and I'm
really interested in the "compact layout #1" on page 50. I'm just
getting back in to the hobby, and want to get a small layout up and
running while I start the "big" layout.

I am looking for a track cleaning car in ho scale.
As I am in a wheelchair, I have to get friends to clean the track for me
with a rubber like block. I would like to be a little more independent and I
was wondering if the track cleaning cars work and which make? I am using

I've recently decided to changeover from hand laying to flex track for my
HO railroad. So, I have a fair amount of track laying supplies that I'd
like to sell. I expect I will put it up on eBay but I've never sold
anything before there and thought it might be worth a try to ...

I'm considering track for a G scale garden railway, but as I am far more
familiar with OO/HO track, I am unsure which brand of track to buy.  How do
you guys feel the different brands compare?
I'd like to avoid steel, which as I understand, rules out Bachmann.

Saw this on the BBC this morning.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4315125.stm
It does say that the train has to be negotiated separately.
Kevin

Just heard that the Bachmann class 66s are being airfreighted into the UK in
the next day or so.

I'm just getting started in Nscale and am considering using the
modelling approach employed by many architects. This is an aesthetic
using a limited palette of materials, colors, and textures - not
srtiving for "realism," emphasizing mostly massing. All unpainted

I have been planning a layout for an 11ftx11ft area and to save space
was going to have the fiddle area at at lower level under the layout
but was facing the problem of having a 22in radius curve into and out
of the fiddle area and having sufficient length of sidings allowing for