Model Forum / General / Railroads / May 2006

I'm going to have a couple of free days in Northern Virginia so I'd like to
visit a few hobby shops.  HO Trains are the primary area of interest.
Thanks
Jim

Can you comment on how you rate chrisbrownclub.com?

   I've just acquired the bodyshell, sans doors, of the Wrenn BR Mk1
horsebox. Since the underframes of such items (eg: the Triang GWR one) are
usually as hopeless as the shells are good, this is not necessarily a loss,
and it will become a "sometime" project.

I'm trying to combine Walthers turnouts with ROCO sectional track and
don't know how to join these right way. The problem is that sectional
track has some tie cutting at ends to let joiners set in easily while
Walthers turnouts have not. I know PECO Code 83 turnouts (well,

Hi again everyone
Just wanting to give a blatant plug for my items on eBay - this time I have
a brand new in box WRENN City of Birmingham as well as some vintage Tri-ang
Thanks

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as an parts diagram for the
Eurostar Coaches, I have the  diagram for the engine but cannot fathom
how the coaches are built up.

Hi all, I am using a combination of Peco and Fleischmann track on my layout.
In my opinion, Peco are far superior when it comes to pointwork, and their
flex is much easier to work with, but gee, Fleischmann looks so good doesn't
it. What do others think? Are their other makes ...

Given two models of the same prototype engine, which would actually look
smaller? Sorry if this sounds pretty basic, but I suspect a model I bought
on ebay may actually be HO if that is actually the smaller scale - I know
they are both the same gauge.

Do any of the 00 models on the market use the same bogie as fitted to
the Warwell Wagon?

Could someone please refresh my memory as to when British Railways
introduced the yellow band on coach exteriors above first class
accommodation?
Thanks,

I can't remember how long ago......8 - 10 - 12 years ago when the
Spectrum dash-8's came out, several members of the club bought them and
they were painted up in club colors and decaled for our road.
At the time they were a pretty hot item but over the years they have

Bachman had done it again!
In addition to building great Spectrum products, they back them with one of
the best service departments of any company I know.  Over the years, I've
return several products to Bachman for service, once for a broken wire, once

Further to my last enquiry regarding the MR loco I have been looking at the
photo more closely - The crossing gates are unlike any I have seen before,
heavy square posts about eight feet high with a gas lamp atop each one.
There is no 'bulls-eye' and I cannot see any sign of a wheel ...

do they mix?
any references in the bible?
opions, thoughts?

http://modelrailroading.blogspot.com/2006/05/video-vintage-model-railroading.html
cool video of vintage model railroading all set to blue grass music,
you must see this!