Model Forum / General / Railroads / September 2007

Tokyo's Kodansha Ltd. have launched a weekly magazine called 'Making
Models of Showa Era Railways'.  Each issue contains models of trains &
general stores for use in a model railway town. Readers will only be
able to complete the 600 mm by 450 mm set after purchasing all 50

There is a company on Ebay selling plastic scale people really cheap.  Only
problem is that they are either 1:75 or 1:100.  They apparently don't have
any that are 1:87.  So, my question is this... which would you rather have;
people a little too big or people a little too small?

I have been searching for an N-scale BCR caboose, but I have not been able
to find one -or if one was ever produced. A dealer that I trust said that he
believed that one was produced but he can't remember any of the details.
Does anyone have any information about this, or perhaps ...

Hi from france,
i'm the webmaster for this site: http://aeroccaz.free.fr
I receive some mails asking me to do the same thing of course in english
about railroad models.

I am going to make a baseboard 6' x 1'6'' and would like to know if anyone
could inform me if MDF a good material to use for baseboards?  Does it warp
or sag and how much support does it need?
Cheers John

I could not resist buying one of these models as the prototype has a
soft spot in my memory (early 1940's at Bristol SPM).   At that time
No 6 was also there before it went off to Taunton. I remember it being
named Clevedon but no literature confirms my memory  ---   can anyone

After photographing the same scene, I needed to add a feature while waiting
for parts.
See it at,   http://www.rrscenery.com
Phil Anderson

Brake wheels.
All facing the same way, forward, backward, doesn't matter?
Frank

Can anyone recommend an honest site to repair (electrical short in wheels)
of a brass loco.
Thanks

The Model Locomotive From Scratch by B Terry Aspen ( Chuck ) ,VGC 92
pages.
Great book on how to build yourself a model loco from scratch by
modelling legend Chuck.

I've been getting more active on my layout more recently after about a
2 year break.  I have some new picks posted(not a lot yet).  You can
check it out here: http://modelrr.oakviewresources.com/
I also now have a YouTube channel.  I currently have a series on

According to this webpage, "Falcon" carried four different liveries, not
three:
http://www.class47.co.uk/c47_feature_424.php
(kim)

Dynomec is a dynamometer which is affordable, cheap and accurate
measuring system for all industrial testing requirements.We also offer
Chassis inertia dynamometer, dynamometer software, chassis dyno and
eddy current brake dynamometer.For more details,visit http://www.dynomec.com

Just how compatible are Hornby & Bachmann couplings ?
Do new Bachmann loco's come with interchangeable couplings ?

Well, I've just got my Bachmann 47 with sound, and I have to say from
initial impressions it looks like a 47. The rivets are still on the window
surrounds, but as it's a pristine finish they aren't clearly visible. I
think with a bit of light weathering they'll probably be more ...