Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2006

Just reading the article about Thornbury Hill in this months MR, and to
my mind there is one minor detail missing.  What gauge is it?  The
article says "finescale", and leaves it at that.  I am assuming it is
4mm scale, and it obviously isn't P4, but it's hard to tell if it's EM

I'm looking to buy a few of the resin kits of a Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Boonton coach.  These were put out by Funaro & Camerlengo and were cast in cream
colored (or yellow) resin.  Kit must be complete (all parts present even if it's
been started.)

Hi again all
In the never-ending quest to clear some space, I have the following for sale
this time around. All in great condition and all Matt Finish Maroon - a very
nice group of carriages

The Model Train Show 2006
March 11th and 12th, 2006
Sponsored by Piedmont Division, NMRA (http://www.piedmont-div.org)
For more details, see http://www.themodeltrainshow.com

I'm going to be in Atlanta for 1 day in a few weeks and a couple of days in
Chattanooga...can anybody recomend any good hobby/model railroad shops that
would be worth visiting?
Cheers

OK,
   So what was the solution that folks came up with? remove the point under
the screw, grease or what ?
TIA

Has anybody got one of those packs of small drills that come in a blue
pack with a clear top, drill size 0.6 to 1.6.
I assume that the clear top slides to allow the drills to slide out of
the small hole but apart from breaking the pack open I can't see how to

I've been working on my (currently theoretical) plans for a small,
shelf based N Gauge layout, which will be a not-quite modern image
scenic siding/shunting, goods bay with a small passenger terminus.
I am thinking of going the whole hog with this one, including block

I posted the following on the Templot forum a few days ago
but so far no-one's offered any advice so I thought I'd try
posting it on here in case any of you good people can help...
Some of the turnouts on my layout need to be of the

Hi again all
Have seen a couple of DVDs advertised that are dedicated to weathering and I
was just wondering if anyone has them and if so, which ones are any good.
thanks

UK TV History - Monday  7.30pm Nation On Film re the railways in the
1930s

I am looking for a website on Sth Aust rollingstock similar to Mark Bau's VR
website http://www.victorianrailways.net/index.html
Any one know about one, please??
Thanks

I am interested in comments good and bad regarding either of the latest
Fleischmann digital sound chipped locos. They have the double headed 218
class locos and a recently announced Desiro railcar unit.
If any one has obtained any of the above I would welcome your thoughts

Test, Please ignore. Just setting up account.
Derek

Just started using this station for my morning commute, as it's a bit
more bike friendly than Halifax (no narrow island platform or
staircases to contend with), and wondered when the present
concrete/glass canopies date from. Reason for asking is that modelled