Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2006

What's the difference between a "railroad" and a "railway"?
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Concord Police Department Officer Ron Turner is a fucken dirty black
pig cop he stops people that have 820lbs. in a 1 ton pu truck
he stops people that have 820lbs. in a 1 ton pu truck
First the cop called for chp portable scale to get the

Could a modeller test my theory, I have noticed travelling on the Main East
West Line to Perth a very long Freight Train , well over 1klm in length with
Four Heavy Haul Diesels up front and I am thinking that this would be a very
heavy load on the Rail Line and also a very large ...

I am looking for some ref websites to help me paint a Locomotive. I am
looking for weathering and basic paint and finish help. New to train
modeling.
Thanks

A 3 in 1 post:
Somebody here awhile back was looking for something to use as brambles
in their layout. Don't recall if there were any responses but I saw some
stuff called Excelsior (spelling?) at Michael's craft shop that might

Having to correct some parts of my last posting.
I have a Harrison M300 lathe in my garage.
Having serious problems with the Feed gears  ("ABC", "RST", "WXY");
as they do not engage.   Does anyone have experience this ?

I booked my ticket for the Ally Pally exhibition some weeks ago and was
advised they would be posted after 28th Feb.
Anyone got theirs yet as I am starting to be a wee bit concerned...
Regards

   First, I hope I am posing this question correct !
I'm building my new layout at the moment, which will be double track, but
will have a branch off that will be single track (To the hidden fiddle yard
below the main board)

I am finding it very difficult to get Floquil Airbrush Thinner.
What would be a good substitute?
Isopropyl alcohol?
Water?

Well I took the plunge yesterday and bought both versions of the Redfern BD
wagon (ie one each of king and queenpost version). They were $25 each and
purchased from the Trainworld  stand at the Box Hill exhibition.
Upon getting home I got out my scale rule, issue 206 of AMRM that ...

I am spraying a loco & finishing it with a matt laquer, & I have a problem.
Any over spray is drying white & makes the loco look as if it has been
through a snow storm. What am I doing wrong? Can any body help please?
Roger.

I have a Harrison M300 lathe in my garage.
Having serious problems with the Feed gears  ("RST", "UVW", "XYZ");
some do not engage.    
Does anyone have experience this ?

I have a Hornby "Harry Potter" Castle, it is an extremely poor runner at
anything below "too fast". Is there any easy way to fit a better quality
motor, i.e is there a drop in replacement available.
I have tried three different DCC decoders, a Lenz Le1000, an NCE D13SRJ

Just got my Hornby trains out of storage for my grandchildren BUT the
trains seem very juddery on the track as thought the power is not
getting through properly.
CAN track deteriorate with age.

I just bought one of these lovely models for my layout, and ran it for a
while under DC as per the manufacturers instructions, then I chipped it
for DCC, again as per instructions. Since it has been chipped, it has
run very warm, almost hot to the touch. It is the motor that is ...