Model Forum / General / Railroads / August 2006

Seasonal update:
There are currently 292 upcoming model railroading events in the database
that is displayed at www.littletoytrains.com.  
With the fall and holidays approaching, if your organization has a upcoming

http://www.lamastre.com/themastrou
welcome

Apologies for the cross post, but I thought this an appropriate one.
I'm a 1:72 to HO scale modeller and wargamer (see web site below) who is
trying to get information on the subject in order to scratch build (or,
heaven, forbid, buy a model of a Polish armoured train in HO scale ...

Am thinking of converting a small TT layout mostly old Triang TT to DCC. I
wonder if anyone has had any experience of doing this?
Thanks

With the help from news group folks today, I quickly mocked up a concrete
grain silo with plastic pipe and cardboard. See it at
http://www.rrscenery.com
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Does anyone out there build kits from Fine Scale Miniature or are they just
traded on e-bay?
I created a street scene just like one of the views that come with the kit.
If you build the kits, do you have pictures to share with the group?

Something I found on You Tube.  Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9TcePkuOSU

Hey Folks
I have a  Hornby Connex Surburban Train HO Gauge for sale on Ebay. The
auction closes tomorrow at 18.30.
If you search under my id saratoga6996, you will find it.

I have a question.  I'm wondering whatever happened to this little gadget I see
advertised in a 1993 Wlthers catalog called 'Trigor'  It apparently was a cheap,
simple signal activation device set in a 9 inch piece of track.
What happened to it?  Was it truly junk?  If it was at all ...

Arguments about cart-before-the-horse aside,
I'm almost ready to wire my outdoor G-scale
layout, which I'm planning to run using standard
DC power and isolation blocks (as I don't

I have listed 42 Marklin HO & Z scale items for sale on ebay.
Click on this link to the the listings and pictures:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=qrq
Thanks,

In model railroad or modeal railroading magazines a while back a company
that sells pre made helix for your model railroad and I haven't be able to
find a link online in the publications or the company can some provide it to
me please....or any other imformation . HO scale .

        I've just listed my old Berg's brass 32 class for sale on e-bay.
 Cheers,
          Roger Gillard

I'm currently on the look-out for an Airfix/Dapol LMS non-corridor
brake coach to pair with the lav compo I already have, in reasonably
good nick (though any missing buffers, vacuum pipes or roof vents could
easily be remedied by me, plus I'll be adding metal wheels anyway, so

I have a two-unit DB suburban commuter train made by Lima that has
started slipping after years of satisfactory performance. One two-axal
truck is powered; two wheels on the same side have traction tires.
I thought of trying to clean the traction tires in case they have