Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2005

Here is one more question.
I am trying to restore to operation a Minitrix 4-6-2 K4 Pacific. I have
the motor running like a top, but the drivers are binding. I believe
that at least one set of rods was removed and then reattached 25 years

I want a class 20 in DRS livery, circa 2002+. I presume the later Bachmann
models will make a good base. Pots of DRS blue paint are out there I am
sure, as most of the bits (light clusters) are probably available from
Howes?

Might be a silly question this but I read somewhere that the steps for
signal boxes usually lead up to the box from the station side ... that is
if a person was climbing the steps his back would be to any approaching
train ... having said that I've been looking at a lot of pics ...

I'm planning to do an Ntrak module with a foresting theme, not so hard to
get a saw mill and trucks , but does anyone know a manufacturer of figures
for this theme? And to make it a little harder :-) ones that i can get
mailed to Holland.

I have the new Walthers turntable on my extended, 'to get list'. In
advance of this purchase, I wanted to be prepared to power it.
Does the turntable plug into the wall [have its own DC transformer]?
If not, what do I need to also purchase?

Seem to recall a model shop in Lincoln stocks these, any others?
Mike Parkes  
mike@mphgate.removetoreply demon.co.uk

I was working on these model tugboats last night, looking for a way to
do the bridge windows without having to add interior detail.
Aside:   I'm always on the lookout for stuff in toy stores, junk shops
and yard sales.   In this case I found two great little wind-up tug

In a continuing effort to gain more knowledge about this hobby, and
based on a comment in the "Top 10" post, I have some more questions:
1) When purchasing a new engine (diesel or steam), what prep work is
necessary right out of the box before running it?  Does it need to be

Hello all!   First post to this group.
After years of aimless poking about, I've decided to get serious and
model an actual railway.  Since I want a good amount of scenery with
long track runs, high trestles and a couple of ships, and since I don't

One of my long standing customers part-exchanged an fairly uncommon loco
yesterday.  The model in question was a Tech-Cad Design BTH class 15 Bo-Bo
diesel, and it came fitted with a Digitrax DH140 decoder.  Well the thing
was virtually uncontrollable with a 0-60 which would have ...

Hi there, i have just bought a hornby blue class 08 and have been running it
in for about half an hour, it was fine at first but now has started making a
very loud squeaking as if it was running dry. I have lubed it up to see if
it made a difference but it is still squeaking it ...

Just curious, where does everybody have their layout?  Basement,
garage, living room, club, where?  I used to have one in the basement
but ultimately I decided it was too dusty down there so I took it down.
I'm thinking of putting up another one in a spare bedroom I have.  If

Has anyone had experience with using Deoxit (red - the cleaner and blue
- Preservit) in the maintenance of small DC motors?
http://store.caig.com/
I found glowing testimonials (which describe 'objective' before and

Building this trestle:  
http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/ACR/acr.htm
http://www.trainweb.org/algoma/Images/Locations/mfbridge.jpg
http://www.agawacanyontourtrain.com/virtual_tours.html

My Freightliner and thunderbird 57,s were on running in duty tonight. While
the freightliner performed superbly and managed an 18 wagon (empty) Bachmann
intermodal train with ease, the Thunderbird developed a faulty bogie / wheel
problem. Worse one direction than the other, a ...