Model Forum / General / Railroads / April 2005

Any one got any advice to cleaning the shell ..... meths and cotton wool ?

Does any one know how to re-number one of the current 66135 Bachmann class
66 locos? I have one and fancy another but don't want to wait probably till
next year before we see another EWS 66 from china. So how hard is it going
to be?

For all you DCC buffs. Bought a Lenz LE1025E decoder at Warley and went
to fit it into a Heljan 47 - first problem Heljan don't mark which is
pin 1.
Second problem when attempting to program the chip using Decoder Pro and

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The opposite of a truck ramp?

I have a large collection of trains that were given to me by a friend that
changed subjects of interest. So anyway, it looks like the majority are HO
scale. The only reason for me to know this is the boxes and online research.
I do have one box that the cars seem very large for HO. ...

I just bought a new Aztec Annihilator track cleaning car, and I'm curious
about how others have used it.  They don't recommend a cleaning fluid, and
I'm not sure what to use.  Any suggestions?
Jeff

Hello, I'm a student at the University of Economics in Vienna, Austria;
Faculty
"Entrepreneurship & Innovation" and together with my colleagues we
conduct a Lead User project. In a lead user projrct we try to identify

Is there a good replacement (knuckle w/spring that is) for the couplers
on the HO Walthers streamline pass cars? The generic knuckles on the
cars don't work real well!

My friend just bought a MRC Prodigy DCC set and was wondering if the
Digitrax Zephyr DCC set is compatible.
Meaning that the Digitrax programmed locos will run on the Prodigy set
w/o re-programming or will I have to reprogram them to be added to his

After a long stuggle with my local provider I am back online with
aus.rail.models.
Here is the schedule of Exhibitions we will be at over April-May-June
Gosford Hobby Expo April 23-24

http://www.ultrascale.co.uk/main.php?page=main/new.php
Bit curious about this. If - as the notes say - this pack converts the Class
31 to A1A-A1A drive, what is the purpose of the gear wheel on the centre
axles?

I have two Athearn Hi F unit drives that I would like to bring back to
life. Rather than go with the old rubber band replacement belts and
have them detoriorate as they usually do, does anyone know if they have
been succesful with using a neoprene replacement type belt instead? I

A while back I gave the details of a company in Melb and Qld for sheet cork.
Well, I wouldn't bother with the company. After rolling up to get some I
was promptly told we only supply trade BUT we will sell you some anyway.
OH, we are out of stock will ring you. After a few phone ...

The reason some people don't know for sure
if they are going to Heaven when they die
is because they just don't know.
The good news is that you can know for

How do I determine the capacity needed in a transformer,
what price range is fair, and where do you suggest I source such a thing?
I have Lionel Standard set with a #8 engine that was my fathers when he was  
a boy.  I figure sooner or later my son will have kids, and so want