Model Forum / General / Railroads / October 2007

years ago I had a layout with a panel of toggle switches ( I think from
radio shack) that allowed me to control undermounted atlas switch machines.
Building new layout and now I am not sure what type I need.  I am looking
for the same function as the atlas snap switch control boxes ...

Does anyone know where I can find a quantity of Athearn 40' boxcar kits that
are painted but unlettered?  One of the major mail order hobby shops used to
offer them regularly, but I haven't seen them recently.  Undecs are still
available, but I'd rather find them painted if ...

Is there a site that has these available to download ?  Free ?

Finally got around at looking at my sons other donated loco
properly  ... a Triang R357 Class 31 Diesel Electric Brush Type 2.
The X.03 motor looks as if it's had a rough life.
The wheels look as if they have never been cleaned.

where can you get realistic loads (apart from ten commandments) for
steel ingots i know of a czech company but cant remember what its
called?

I'd quite like a Class 33/1 to take me back to my youth when I used to
hang around Branksome train station :)
Will the Heljan Class 33/1 go round first radius curves? If not, did Lima
ever produce a Class 33/1 with the bagpipes on the end; or only a Class

train-like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwPZT4Y2_mU&NR=1
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Dan L. Merkel

. . . and his model trains!
From ancient Rome, some HO pillars for your ancient Roman railroad.
This guy is the one selling all sorts of modeling supplies on eBay.
I order consumer electronics from him regularly. In spite of being

Folks:
Just when I think the Internet is a vast cesspool of wasted effort, I
run into
something like this:

It's time I placed better pictures of our ballast on the web site. See a
couple now at,   http://www.rrscenery.com

I've just bought my first Hornby Railroad item a black oil tank wagon.  
It cost me GBP 3.50 brand new and boxed. The same local model shop wanted
more than that for a second hand unboxed one... It looks great and it's
not too fragile, although it does have plastic wheels which ...

Can anyone think of any examples of two loading gauges being suspended from
a single gantry over two separate tracks? My problem being that I don’t
want to have the damned things everywhere however I really should have one
on each of two parallel tracks and I was just wondering ...

Here's a question.  Hopefully someone will be able to answer it from
experience rather than repeating something unsubstantiated from elsewhere.
What's the hauling capacity of a Hornby Live Steamer?  I.E. How many
coaches?

Enough to give us a mention!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwPZT4Y2_mU&NR=1