Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2005

Does anyone have a definitive list of the Farish N-guage locomotives
which are fitted with the new flywheel chassis? I know (for starters)
that the Class 20 doesn't, and that the 170 and 158 do.
Class    Chassis

Mexican fans took up the chant "Osama! Osama!" during a recent
US-Canada Olympic soccer game held south of our border. Last month,
protesters in Athens chanted "Sept. 11 every day!" during an
anti-American rally.

Found this on Ebay today:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=486&item=5985348
118&rd=1
Obviously a repaint, and not a very good one at that, all they seem to

Hey guys,
Recently  my grandfather found his Lionel model train stuff from back
when he was a boy in the 1920's. Some of the stuff even has its
original boxes(though arent in the best of condition) but some of the

There's an advert in the August "Model Railroader" (which arrived today)
for Hornby's latest in their Live Steam series: the Flying Scotsman.

Here's a link I found on the scratch building group. Any of you who make
scale drawings or track plans with paper and pencil might find this useful.
http://www.incompetech.com/beta/linedGraphPaper/easy.html
Bruce

Please can anyone help.
I am hoping to sell this Hornby set which is as new including the box on
eBay and am wondering what I can expect to be offered,
                  ........................Leslie

Can someone direct me to a website with photos of a well-weathered 3-truck
Shay?
Thanks/Carter

Has anyone seen anything of the CLPs?  Any pre-production photos of the models?
Who knows what we are getting and when?  Are the models going to be available in the
orange and black livery?  What about the green, yellow and silver?
Y'know, I really like that green, yellow and silver ...

I'm a newcomer to the hobby, so please excuse any 'silly' questions.
I have a Hornby Class 06 that I thought would be a good candidate for my
first weathering/detailing project.
I've been looking around for photos of engines other than 06003, without

Which dilution is best to use with Testor's PLA Enamel (the little square
bottles) paints?  How much air pressure should I use with my airbrush ?
Thank you.
François Turcotte

Does anyone remember these? What can you tell us about them?
Was looking through my old Walthers catalogs and came across the
following items. They're all HO.
The Car Shop

Some loads and ideas for your model train.
Sydney Electric Train Society Inc
http://www.sets.org.au/library/index.php?id=tvc
Cheers

Where is the best place either online - Hobby Shop  to order and get
athearn Spare Parts as my nearest hobby shop was unwilling to assist with
these.
Anthony

If our country is so rotten why do all the foreigners want to come over
to live and take up our jobs?
God bless you and have a good day with Him at your side.