Model Forum / General / Railroads / October 2006

On show at the West Ryde shop are factory painted, production samples of
both the Indian red and the Candy 47s. I'm told that there will be one of
each scheme operating on the Gunning layout this weekend at Hurstville. And
you thought the 44s were great .............. !!! Hopefully, ...

I just put in 9 turnouts and I hooked up one to test. It sticks and will not
throw the rail all the way over. When I take the switch machine off they both
work fine nice and smooth once I put them together I have the same problem. Does
anyone have a fix for this?

Anyone have a pic or webpage with a train running high on the wall?  No room
to make my man room a propper pub but the misses sez I can put the train up
on the wall.
Many thanks.

Has anyone got any experience of the reliability of the switches
provided on Tortoise point motors?    I've just made up a set of
turnout operating units to go with my Tortoise motors and I was
thinking of using the internal switches instead of fitting

I am having a problem repainting an LMS 8F. The plastic doesn't seem to like
cellulose and it doesn't like acrylic either. I suppose good old Humbrol
will work, but I was hoping to avoid having to fire up my airbrush for a few
square inches. Is there a preliminary undercoat which ...

Folks,
Does anyone have any experience with InternetTrains.com.  Not living
anywhere close to a hobby or train shop I am forced to using internet
vendors for various items.  I used this company for the first time and the

Good morning!
I'd like to hear from those of you who have had to "operate" on your layout
in terms of cutting it apart and moving around the pieces.  I built the
framework for mine about five years ago. At the time, I thought that a 45"

Marklin/Trix make a great track system, - both 3-rail and 2 -rail, called
C-Track. The quality is great, the turning radius goes down to just under
15", and the switch motors are mounted under the roadbed. With it little bit
of scenic work, it could look great, and I'm really ...

Hi David;

Sorry for me small english
I have a big lot (100 or more) of the Kadee #4 with #228 Metal Draft Gear
Box Assembly
I have many older Cars and will these convert to Kadee.

I know that this is a bit OT, but could be of interest to some.
The latest Bachmann China HO scale model of the China Railways YW 22b hard
class sleeping car comes with a packet containing forty tiny moulded pillows
and a similar number of folded blankets. The greatest problem with ...

Aploigies, previously posted but dosen't seem to have got through?
Further apoliogies if off topic. It's just a link to a clip on youtube.com
of the view from the drivers cab on the London Underground:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlKflLrxDeA

I like to know what other manufacturers there are for an HO steam
locomotive with sounds (whistle, chuffs, brake squeals) and produces
smoke.  I have an 18" radius system mounted near the ceiling in an oval
track configuration.  I will only be running one locomotive.I know MTH

I am going to replace an X04 motor from a Triang Battle of Britain and
have purchased an Airfix MRRC motor which is practically identical in
size.
But... and it is a big but.... there is no lug at the back of the motor

Anyone know how to get the cab off the main body ?
It's the express models lighting kits - How do I get in to the square route
indictor boxes ? They look solid ?