Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2005

I'm in the NYC area. Has anyone near me received their december
subscription issue of RMC yet?
Eric

Somewhere on my web travels in the last year I came across a site,
possibly from a model manufacturer, with pictures of an HO-scale model
gantry crane, quite probably made in brass.
Now of course I'm looking for it again but I can't find it (no wonder

I found a website once with a list of when steam locos went to be scrapped
but appear to have lost the link. Does anyone have it, so I can decide what
stock would be 'realistic' for my layout please.

   I'm sure in the last few editions of one of the UK model mags I have
seen an advert for custom name plates to order for a delivery in Feb ?
Anyone got a copy or can assist? I fancy one for one of my little locos that
should be called "Brightside" but isn't

Folks, I'm here to bust another of those persistent myths that linger
around the world of model railroading. Today's target:
"plastic-compatible oil". I've heard this said enough around here
recently that this myth deserves to be put to rest, again.

Ladies & Gentlemen,
I am looking for an old Atlas / Rivarossi 4-6-2 pacific. Tender doesnt
matter, boiler doesnt matter, running or not doesnt matter. All i
really need it for is the frame. The frame on one of mine

Does anyone know if a Polish steam 2-6-2 or 2-8-0 are available in ho
gauge. Failing that I hope the models are available in some form -
maybe German.
Thanks very much

As I mentioned before, I have these old N-scale Kato GP-9's with the
fake frames.  Now that I know JnJ has a correction kit, I'm thinking
maybe it's better to upgrade than trade them in. (I don't think EMD will
give me much)

Hi folks, thought I'd draw on collective experience...
Has anyone used Modelstrip successfully on a Farish diesel loco? I've
got a couple (a 31 & a 37 as new) which I plan to repaint.
Nobody likes melted loco's...

Does any manufacturer make a Fairbanks-Morse deisel engine?
New to hobby.
Thanks in advance,
Dave P.

I was talking to one fo the reps on the Heljan stand at Warley last
saturday, and they had their new class 33's on the stand.  I ased him if
Heljan had managed to make these the correct width this time, when he
retored indiegnantly that it was the famous review in Model Rail that ...

Since I was the one who brought up the _Model Railroader_ article about
Thomas, which says that the show uses specially modified Märklin O-scale
 locos, and since this has been disputed, I went ahead and asked the
proverbial horse's mouth. I just received an email reply to my ...

Guys,
I recently put up a loop of track under the tree that came with the On30 set
I bought about five years ago. I clean the track with MAAS as I do each
year. Never any problems. After a few days I decided to give the On30 train

I am in the process of scratch building a curved tressle bridge from
wood strips that I made using a ban saw. However, I misplaced the
images that I was using as references. I was hoping that one of you may
know a link to a layout image of a curved tressle bridge that I could

I have to admit that I'm watching this show regularly, at age 42.
Don't know about you, but any rail image halts my flipping through the
channels, so the first time it was a reflex.  However, I was so
impressed with the scenery and the quality of the setting, I got