Model Forum / General / Railroads / September 2005

I just tried to get to their website and I'm getting absolutely no response.
Does anyone know
   a) If they're still in business
   b) They moved a few years ago.  Where's the new location?

I was informed that the bulbs on Genesis HO F units burn out quickly.
I was told to replace them with Microtronics, I think, 1.5v bulbs.  Is
this difficult to do?  I was told it is a tedious job.

I know this subject was touched on a little while ago; but I'm horrible at
using Google to find posts...
I've always used a "Bright Boy" track cleaner (or others' brand), and
haven't had problems. Why should I not be using it, and what should I use

I was wondering if anyone knew the colours of the pilots  on a Reverse
Tuscan 45 class, were they black/silver or red/silver.
Nathan

Does anyone know of a supplier in the Sydney area that sells 40mm I
beams and smaller channels and the like.  As the main steel suppliers
only seem to sell larger sizes.  The reason that I am looking for these
sizes are for the tender of a shay.

Howdy,
 Here's the link to my "getting out of N Scale Auction" :Eyesite just ain't what it used to be. ;(
N Scale Auction
 Thanks for looking!

Hey pplz
anyone got an idea on who will be at the show? Particularly shops?
Brendan

I was at Tom's yesterday and overheard a converstion between a customer and a
employee about another steam loco to be released onto the market. It didn't
seem like another manufacturer but one of the current ones. I thought I heard
a VR R class mentioned. Any ideas?

I purchased the Timber Ridge layout and I am having the worst time trying to
get the track to align on the roadbed. Has anybody else purchased this
layout and had the same problem. If so, how did you fix it.
Please help me out on this.

This locomotive came with Lionel's Santa Fe Fast Freight set
(O scale).  It's producing metallic grinding noises after it's been
running for about 15 minutes.  The set is brand new, and we'll
get warranty repair if we have to, but we'd first like to check

Gang,
   We just got back from a week on the beach in Galveston Texas. I had a
chance to revisit the Railroad Museum at 25th and the Strand. It has grown
since I was there quite a few years ago. They had an F A&B unit, many

hello i have the following sets can you tell me the besty place i should try
to sell them and how much they would roughly be worth please.
many thanks,
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/droodle/DSCF0115.JPG

I remember coming across a Santa Fe modelrailroad web site that an modeler
kitbashed two FP45 into a B unit.  The units were painted in the Heritage 1
paint scheme and one of the model railroad magazine did an article on it.
Does anyone know what the link is to the site.  Thanks. ...

i want to solder .020 wire and i dont know how to do it. use a paste flux or
rosin core solder? any hints?
thanks

Guys.....some of us in our local club have decided to do an exhibition
layout of Frome ....our problem is a lack of photographs...in
particular of the Maltings and Dairy plant from the rail side. We do
have the "Frome to Bristol" book from Middleton press but it lacks