Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2006

Just bought a nice brass engine. The gold colour doesn't suite to me and
would like to paint her with Polly Scale Steam Power Black. Can I just spray
over the gold or do I have to remove the original colour first? Which paint
remover to use? Do I need a primer on brass when spraying ...

Thanks for suggestions so far.
I've taken on board the suggestion that a freight set might me more fun
for my 5 year old daughter. After looking around I see that Hornby
manufacture some sets that are sold specifically through catalogue or

Does anyone have problems getting a response from Express Models
(http://www.expressmodels.co.uk/). I've been trying to get some support
and information out of them, with no success. No one answers their
emails, and I've not had a return phone call.

Hi again all
Am trying to locate drawings of the 1009 Garratt that appears at the
Ipswich, Queensland rail museum. any ideas?
maybe I should contact the UK as I think they were built in Manchester.

I just won volumes 1,2,5 and 6 on eBay and am now hoping to get Vols. 3 and
4. If anyone can help out that would be great. I would be willing to pay for
them of course. I would even be willing to rent them from you just to watch
them as I am told these are/were a fantastic ...

I've just finished reading a book about model trains: building them, finding
inspiration, etc. I thoroughly enjoyed it and you may too.
"Playing with Trains: A Passion Beyond Scale" by Sam Posey.
You can see reviews and some sample text on Amazon.com.

I'm finishing a Walther's feed-grain elevator and when I applied the decals,
they silvered
a little, even after using Solvaset. I had let the decals dry since Monday
night and I  am a little apprehensive about applying Solvaset again before I

Typical goods shed at a minor or branchline stn up to the Beeching era,
single storied with room for 2 to 4 wagons/vans inside.
I have seen a couple of photos though of (I believe Amberley and one on the
L&Y system somewhere) where without any increase in the size of the floor

Anyone know if the MOD/War Department owned any 08 shunters (or their LMS
predecessors) until recently, and what livery/lettering was applied.
TIA.

A bird has fallen down my chimney. I am not sure what it is but I think
it must be much bigger than the occasional starling that appears in the
hearth, because it seems to be stuck half way. I thought it had died
yesterday because everything went quiet, but my wife says she heard a

Controllers ...
I'm currently using a couple of old H&M controllers with an even older
Triang one on "standby duty" for a yard area.
I would like to replace them with a modern PWM controller - with (as I have

Has anyone had any experience with a product called RUSTALL. I bought
some at a model train show recently and while there was a example of
what it turned out like, no instructions are on the bottle.
Cheers

Does anyone knows exact distance?
Thanks
Richard

Is it damaging to an old Lionel steamer to run the smoke unit dry
(liquid or pellets)?
Some of my newer engines have switches to turn the smoke unit off and
instructions not to run it dry.  The old Lionel engines have no

I could do with adding a double slip to my DCC layout, I think these are
insulfrog only?
Any idea on how easy or not it is to wire in? I have heard some people
avoid them at all costs, but why? We have them on our club layout that