Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2006

Hi again
I am hoping someone might have pics of an extremely weathered, in fact
near-wrecked steam locos against which I could model..... what I am trying
to do is super detail a loco to look like it has been sitting around in the

In case anyone is still after a copy, there was one in the Ashby de la Zouch
branch of Smiths yesterday morning - tis hidden at the back of the railway
section.
Cheers,

Is it in the correct shade of grey primer that it was in the 1940s and
does our resident 3801 colour expert agree with this colour scheme?

Like you didn't already know!

Hi again
Just been thinking about different methods for close coupling Hornby
coaches - new Pullmans in particular - and am wondering what folks have been
doing on this score...... is there a Kadee coupler that fits into Hornby's

I've finally managed to get hold of some liquid lead (the little lead
shot stuff). I want to put some into the front smoke box of one of my
loco's, but don't know how to get it to stick.
Any suggestions as to what glue can stick lead to plastic without

I am looking for ideas please on the best way to make trackbed before
ballasing. The layout is going to be wooden crossmembers type
construction followed by 1/4 ply for the track route but I am trying to
come up with something for the trackbed.

Having recently come back to the hobby after a gap of ten years or so, am I
alone in finding model railway magazines less useful than they used to be?
OK, there are some nice layout pics, but wouldn't a concentration on compact
layouts be more useful for the majority of today's ...

Here's a baffling little problem for us to chew over.  We have had Soberton
out at the TRPS Show in Ferneham Hall yesterday and the fiddle yard was
right at the back of the stage which was dimly lit.  This allowed me to see
the full extent of a problem we have known about for a ...

My father intends to repaint a 50 into laira blue livery,
Had a good scout about for info but so far drawn a blank, obviously
darker than BR blue,
Can anyone reccomend a paint that would be a very close match to it.

I have just purchased a Roundhouse 2-8-0 kit in HON3.  I there information
available about detailing and/or remotoring the engine?

Free download of a small utility building in 1/87 scale.
This is the first in my Urban Series of buildings in the Models from
the Mist "Structures for Railroads" collection.
Building measures approx 6.5 x 5.5 x5cm high.

It seems that the Peco 4mm/ft half-barrier level crossing kit is no
longer available. Does anyone else make one? I don't particularly want
to spend a fortune on a Hornby crossing set to chuck most of it away.
Various foreign ones seem to look, well, foreign. I'm sure there must

Now that I am retired I am finally getting around to building a model
railroad that I always wanted to do but could never find the time. I am
doing an N gauge layout because I don't have much space. I have run into
a couple of problems.

Am trying to get some kind soul to help a mate in the US. Dave needs
drawings or any pics of the Garratt, apparently stored at the Ipswich Rail
Museum. Being in Melbourne I am unable to do this before Christmas when
visiting the folks again so if anyone could help out that would ...