Model Forum / General / Railroads / January 2007

How about some thoughts on signals?  I am looking to buy/build some.  I
don't need infomation on detection or signal logic, just the signal
mast and head(s).  I don't want plastic as I have seen them in
operation on a couple of club layouts and they break pretty easy.  The

Over Christmas I was privileged to look over a pretty big collection of
railwayana and model railway stuff.  The model railway stuff seems to be
mostly 1950's to late-80s, with literally hundreds of coaches, wagons
and locos, whilst the railwayana is just about everything related ...

I just posted a few new pics of my large scale outdoor layout,
beginning with this one:
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=3009006&a=32116967&p=75135670
The first photo shows a pair of Bachmann ore cars. I painted and

this site has lots of downloadable plans for paper models of European
TGV. Looks interesting for a kid to get into.
kive weinstein
reno

Has Tony's Train Exchange [Vermont] relocated or gone out of business?
My web link no longer works.
Thanks!
Matt

A request to any of our UK friends here how can answer this: I'm looking
to get some of the plastic sheet brick material that Plasticard makes. A
while (more than 10 years, actually) ago, I got a sample pack from them
with, among other textures, contained several brick sheet ...

Good morning (at least it is morning here...)
From time to time, there have been posts here about paper models, so I'm
hoping that at least a few of you are experienced wnough with them to help
me out with this one...

Have just received the following confirmation from Heljan of their 2007
releases.  I believe the plans for 'Falcon' will only proceed if there is an
encouraging number of advance orders which have to be received by Heljan
before 28/2/07.

I'm finally moving a project to assemble an approximation of the C&O #6500
A/B/C TR-3 "herd" out of an Athearn SW-7 cow and 2 calves off my to-do shelf
and onto my workbench.  There are good notes on making a two-unit TR-4 in
the December 1997 C&O Historical Magazine, and I'm ...

In the parts drawer where I keep things like miniature nails and eyebolts, I
found some that I need to get more of.  I've
repackaged them so I have absolutely no information about the original
source, but here's the vital statistics:

When did the Blue & Grey livery come into use?

I read with considerable interest the article "Change River Levels with a
Dam Site" in the December 2006 Model Railroader magazine (pp. 58-61).  The
article describes modeling a dam with Tainter gates on the spillway.
But unless I'm looking at Bob Boelter's model photos ...

I need som help please - Im looking for a spare pickup for the
motorbogie on one of my Lima models - it isn't a model of a UK loco -
and Hornby are unable to help.  Anyone know of anywhere which has a
stock of old Lima spares?

I've just tonight put together an N gauge set on my lounge dining table
to amuse the kids (and me!!) and it is interfering with one of the
digital boxes in the other lounge but not the one that I am in.
The controller is a Hornby R911 from an OO gauge set from when I was a

Hi i am looking for some G scale track. I would like to have some
Aristo-craft brass track but let me know what you have and i will let you
know if i can use it. thanks