Model Forum / General / Railroads / September 2007

Apparently it's now 10 years since Hornby started the collectors club
so I thought I would have a go at pulling an article together for the
magazine based on the free club loco's & wagons over the years.
The problem I have is that being a new member this year I only have

this is hampshire.net
Friday 7th September 2007
" Miles ( ? ) of miniature train tracks appeared at John Hanson School
at the weekend as Andover Model Railway Club's put on its annual

So what have you done in this respect, here are some of my more extreme
fixes.
So far
Lima 50 chopped up bogies and fitted white metal frames, bogie is 50%

I have a Revell's H0 scale plastic model kit of one of those
carriages. I would like to replace its plastic wheels with more
realistic looking Proto 87 metal wheels.  The plastic wheels in the
kit scale out to about 39" dia. (990mm) but I want to make sure I have

Please can someone suggest the best tool / method for cutting track -
I've tried so far snips and a razor saw - with best results from the
razor saw.  Does anyone recommend the use of the grinding disc in the
Draper multi-tool set?? It's N gauge track if that makes any

Iam looking for several walthers cornerstone model kits which are no longer
being produced.(HO Scale Only)
1. car float   (3 ) needed
1 milwalkee beer and ale brewary

I have a handful of 30 year-old Walther's switch machines - I think
they may have been sold under the T-5 model number.  I am changing
over to the Tortise machines and have no use for the old Walther's
units.  Just wondering if people still use these units and if there'd

I have a Mainline Warship with clicking gears that will only run at close
to full power.  I bought some new Mainline replacement gears from EBay
from a chap who claims to have repaired many Peaks and Warships with
these gears.  The replacement gears are black (the original ones ...

Okay, listen to this.  I was on this site named
AmericanWineCompany.comhttp://www.americanwinecompany.com Anyway, I
got into their wine club for half the price of anyone else on the web
plus my wine arrived on time for my wifes birthday

about 30 years ago me and my wife worked in "N" gauge
but have done nothing since.
(Any value in boxed Graham Farish stock from that era?)
Now we're thinking of starting again but in the garden as that's

Anyone know where I can download some layout plans for an N Scale
layout Approx: 4"x8" (1 Standard Plywood sheet). I've downloaded a few
demo-wares to design my own but they're a pain in the arse to use so I
sure ain't buying them! LOL Unless anyone knows of software that is

I have the Walther's carfloat. Would the cars on it be tied down at all or
would they just depend on the brakes to hold the cars in transit? There is
no indication that there are/were provisions for tie downs of any kind on
the deck of the carfloat.

Iam looking for several walthers cornerstone model kits which are no longer
being produced.
1. car float   (3 ) needed
1 milwalkee beer and ale brewary

We went into Prescott today and stocked up on some artist oils and other
project stuff. I had to paint more backdrop scenery for my route 66 theme.
See it at  http://www.rrscenery.com
Phil Anderson