Model Forum / General / Railroads / February 2007

I want to use foam sheets over plywood for my layout base.
How deep should the foam be at the turntable location (i.e. how deep
is the $40.00 Walthers turntable, excluding motors, etc.)?   This
dimension is not shown on any product literature.

Good news for all LGB fans!  LGB has a new owner.
Mr Hermann Schöntag, owner of the Rügen Kleinbahn, a narrow gauge
railway on the German island Rügen, and former owner of
ModellEisenBahner magazine, is the new owner of Ernst Paul Lehmann

Word on the street is Atlas is hurting for cash flow.  New products
are drying up, only a lame 'Trainman' rerun of the coal hoppers so far
this year.
So who will buy them, it is either Athearn/Horizon or Walthers which

I'm really new to model railroading and I am dealing with some used
pieces of track.
I have a few track questions to start:
1) What's the best way to clean track and to keep it that way?

My work of the last weekend below...I'd love to have your thoughts and
ideas on it.
http://www.myhobbymodels.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26
Kind regards,

   Not connected to the club, but I will be exhibiting the DCC OO layout
"Oakamoor" which includes loading wagons with real sand, CCTV to watch this
happening and lights and SOUND in the locos (well, not all of them!)
The date : 17th Feb 2007.

Just learned that Bobbye Hall and Bruce Walthers passed away on
January 28.
http://www.blwnscale.com/update%20log3.htm
Bill

Just installed a decoder and added all the detail bits and I am very
impressed indeed!
However the front boogie keeps derailing and all I can see is that it is
catching on the front buffer beam detail even though I have bent it forward

...those Germans lead the way. Vorsprung durch Technik!
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,PB64-SUQ9MTkxNDYmbnI9MQ_3_3,00.html
   Beats motorising windmills and anglers, anyway!
   Tony Clarke

What's your favorite project that you have completed under $5?  This is $5
for the project, not including extra parts that you had to buy.  (Swapping
out plastic wheels for metal ones, for example, is about a $2.50 per car
project.)

(No, wise guy, not talking about smokin' da rope)
Eureka! I have found it! The way to make grass.
Actually, I had the materials laying around for years, but finally tried it.
All ya gotta do is dye white velvet a nice grass color, using ordinary

This is a question people are asking me.  I don't know. I am praying
for God to guide him to a clean life and stop hating people who go to
Church and start posting without potty talk about trains on a train
board.  Please help me pray for him.

HI, everyone. I am looking over my magazine collection and note that I am
missing the Model Railroader Magazine indexes for 1956, 1940 and 1941. If
any one has them and is willing to either copy and mail them or scan and
email them, I would appreciate it if you would contact me ...

Since we have a new troll here in Brad, I did a search and found he is
the founder of Bigfoot research and a true believer.  Now that makes
me take him really seriously now.  NOT.
He also is still waiting for the easter bunny and tooth fairly to

Just received my new Bachmann Class 108 in BR green today..... very happy.
Looks good and a good little runner, even on my tight 24 inch curves.  I
really like the way the interior lighting level is set so that it's only
apparent in subdued room lights.  I can't remember whether ...