Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2006

Greetings! I currently have a Warner Brothers 'Tasmanian Devil Tropical
Fruit' Box Car from. This also include a Certificate of Authenticity.
What I am curious to know is does anyone else have the car (1 of 1000)?
I have been trying to see what the possible value of this car might

Plese can someone enlighten me as to what type of paint the Halfords touch
up sticks are please? Be it Acyllic, Enamel etc??
And also are the small pots of Revell paints available from toy shops
suitable for air brushing the bodies of RTR model trains (Hornby etc..) ??

Anyone See the layout that they used in the movie Superman Returns?
Looks pretty good. Wish I had the space and time to develope a layout
like that.
M

How much fuel does a diesel locomotive typical consume idling?  I'm
talking during long periods while parked.  I know that it is hard to
restart a cold engine, especially here in the north country during
winter...has there been any thoughts about using the same systems that

If you did I'd like to hear about what you saw. I am real interested in
hearing more about the HO Spectrum 4-4-0. I heard that they showed it off
and that its going to be available with several different types of running
gear.

I have old British clockwork Hornby trains, (I think that's scale O).  
The clock works are weak, and I was thinking of buying an electric engine
and then altering it by rigging up a battery pack to it to allow it to run
on the non-electric tracks I have.

I'll be moving to Texas from Indy this month.  I have a small incomplete
(are they aver complete) layout in my basement.  There are no basements
in the Waco TX area.  Any ideas on what the locals do with their layouts?
Some possibilities are: using a spare room (not likely to be ...

Howdy: I have several Bowser, Mantua & Roundhouse steam loco kits and
was wondering if there are any sites on the web that can offer
specific reviews or helpfull construction articles pertaining to these
type of kits? I know there are several articles in past issues of the

While nothing is official yet, I'm "considering" demolishing my current
layout (15x19) and replacing it with a smaller, more manageable one.  I
should have built a smaller one in the first place.  A layout that size is a
pretty large undertaking for one person... at least it is ...

hi all, does anyone have any links or know of any web site in to helping me
get started with weathering modern loco's
cheers

I have noticed with quite a few Bachmann 00 locos a side to side wobble when
running.
Panniers / 08's / Jitneys, in fact most 030 chassis.
Can this problem be corrected.

At present we have a tailchaser about 14ft by 12ft on its largest
dimensions.  In house 2.0, always assuming the sellers don't pull out
at the last minute, I'll be rebuilding in a room 27ft x 17ft, with the
option of going through the walls if need be.  There is a double door

In the 1960s when large numbers of diesel locomotives were being
delivered each month, how did they get to their allocated depot?
Were there numerous light engine movements, or were they included in
freight trains?

The E & N Railway has a new operations company under contract southern
railway of BC ( railink) part of the washington group of companies.
Rail America's contact ended July 1 2006 and the service is now being run by
railink.

I have a Bachmann Hall (late version as 6990 "Witherslack Hall" whioch
has developed loose driving wheels on the front axle. Any ideas of a fix
please? A gentle push on wheel centre does not seem to help.