Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2006

New on trains of Europe:
Dutch and German trains at the Venlo border station
Movie of the dieselday of the South Limburg Steamtrain Society
New railway music.

Just returned from England where a good time was had! Saw some Scaleway SMP
Code 75 OO (J) track and liked it.
However the usual google aint turning up much so.... anyone here have
comments on it, how easy is it to make their turnout kits etc?

For those of you who are wondering what arrived this morning, go to
http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/ad60.html

Looks like Hornby have had a home page facelift
i like the new look
kindest regards
Simon judd

Note to all:  I am in no way associated with this business. I am posting
this as a favor to a friend whose husband died this summer, and the
contents of his model train store and online business (Flying Scotsman
Hobbies) are going to be auctioned off on Saturday December 9 to settle

Is the the new The New Lionel 6-11107 Cab Forward Southern Pacific
AC-12  built to Scale dimensions? This is important to me before I buy.
Thanks...Jim

Anyone done this in DCC ? Is it easy / take up much room ? I have a sound
fitted one and thinking of adding this unit to complete the loco.

Any word on whether Hornby will be releasing different versions of the
current Class 73 models that they have on offer? Such as a standard BR
Blue, Large Logo or NSE versions?

   I'm putting together a little DC HO layout for the 1st time in decades,
and to create blocks, is it better to use the insulated nylon rail joiners,
or to use the normal metal ones, then slice the rail where I want and glue
in some thin styrene as I've read that others do?

Bachmann change the DCC socket on their latest locos and not a word on this
newsgroup ?
DCC ready but are there many decoders available ?
Did Bachmann announce it ?

   According to the "blurb" in the Bachmann advert on the back of Model
Rail, the new 108 has interior lighting ? Yet on here or on DCCUK I have not
yet seen any comments on this ??
Is it so ? Is this a UK first ?

Do all trains go to Warrington, even on the NSE one?

Just received at Tom's Hobbies' West Ryde shop is the factory painted
samples of the TrainOrama BCH and variants. The initial release will be of
the gunmetal BCH (20 road numbers), gunmetal BWH (16 road numbers) and the
green VHBF (with the Freight Australia signs - 8 road numbers: ...

Avon Lionel ClassicTrain Coll 700E Hudson Locomotive Sell Similar
 Nov-26 250054628121  -- $9.99

... although I'll be working all the wa through it and in to the New Year.

And I was just wondering what folks had on thier Christmas lists model
railway wise.