Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2005

Hi, I have an Athearn Genesis 2-8-2 that I'm going to be replacing the
cheapo-bargain sound decoder with one of the new Tsunamis. While I'm
doing that, I'd like to add some way to pick up electrical contact in
the tender (this engine likes to stall in switches).

There is now a photo of the Fairburn 2-6-4T on the Bachman website
http://www.bachmann.co.uk
It depicts 42073 (with later crest despite the website description)
which I think is a preserved example - Lakeside & Haverthwaite?

Hi Iarwain
I've just started building my ho model railway and using insolation form
board..The base is currently an oak two wooden pallats currently sitting on
saw horses.I also have two more pallats outside waiting to be used. First

These have been mentioned before in various posts but I thought maybe a new
person or two might benefit from past experience. Bruce
1. Don't ever put your soldering iron down on anyplace you might sit.
2. Don't ever think that hard to reach track work will not be a problem.

I want to get into HO railroading.  After googling I see that code 83
is more photorealistic than code 100 although it's a bit pricier.
What about flex track.  Does it come in a selection of codes?  Can you
get flextrack that can be clipped together the way sectional does.  A

Don't know what it costs, but it can get you anywhere you need to go to chase trains.
http://www.internationaldelivers.com/site_layout/XTFamily/cxt.asp
The ultimate muscle car for sure.
Froggy,

Okay the square hatch on the underside of the HST front contained the
coupler - If an HST failed something would have to be sent out to
assist - as it has no buffers it could not use a simple screw link
coupler - Did thay carry some kind of rigid bar coupler or did they

Some quick pictures of 66405 now on the WFRM website - once again rushed I'm
afraid, but we should get some decent ones at the weekend at the Wigan show
http://www.wirralfinescale.com/

I realise that this is possibly a stupid question for me to be asking, but I
am going to ask it just the same.
I have heard here (and elsewhere) about the Hatton's website and as its the
time of year when my wife asks me what I want for my birthday I thought I

Can anyone recommend a good resource for HO track plans in a 4'x8'
area?  I'm using Kato Unitrack, if that matters.
I want my first layout to be interesting but not overly complicated.
Thanks,

Enlargeable photo's of green 92220 and black 92192 now added to the bottom
of Bachmann's home page (http://www.bachmann.co.uk/). Apparently "due to
arrive in the new year", they look very appealing at first sight!
Cheers,

I Don't know how many of you take the Model Rail Magazine, but if you have
seen it, what do you think of the Paper used on the January Edition.
I've already complained to Chris Leigh about it, and apparently he's not
happy about it, but was told by the powers that be to lump it.

just to let you know that the 2005 Wigan Show will be held this weekend at
Robin Park Arena & Sports Centre,
Loire Drive , Wigan , WN5 0UH
http://www.wiganmrs.org.uk/

Greetings from Syracuse, NY.
I am looking for rapid transit MU sets to run on my HO railroad and the
supply over here is limited and expensive.  I like the Underground trains
and wondered if anything like that is offered over there in the UK??

A friend of mine suggested using automobile paints (acrylic) for
weathering rail, rolling stock, and any other paint application where
an exact color match is not necessary.  There are a huge number of
colors available in automobile paints.  He claims that the "micro