Model Forum / General / Railroads / November 2007

Any recommendations for transfers for 1970s 1980s wagons in bauxite?
Web searching is getting nowhere, only found Fox but they have no decent on
line catalogue
Thanks

Famous Model Railroaders:
(alphabetized by last name)
Tim Allen (comedian)
Gene Autry ("The Singing Cowboy")

once a nice group to visit and find infomation and help........
now just another Group thats off topic and corrupt with hot heads ......
what a useless waste of time and resources. Its Very sad... sad indeed
maybe in a year or two this will return to Rec.models.railroad again

Who makes (or has made) models of USRA Light Mikados?
Any comments on quality is appreciated.
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Mark Mathu

Anyone else managed to control a DCC point from a pc ?
Cheers,
Simon

Does anyone know its' DCC status?

Seems to be getting good reviews in the model railway press any thoughts
from owners.
Chris

Renault's popular hatchback gains a new body style.
Europeans love their wagons, so we fully expect a wagon train to form
at this year's Frankfurt auto show. That will definitely include
Renault, which will showcase its Clio Estate, based on its popular

I'm doing a G gauge kitbash and need about 6" of about 2 1/2" O.D. plastic
tube for a boiler that I can bond securely to a polystyrene cab, smokebox
and domes.  Google lists sources for custom produced material or industrial
size quantities, but I'd like something inexpensive.  ...

Eltham Model Railway Circle
Announcing the EMRC's first  "mini show"
Where ? Eltham, corned Susan & Bridge Street, Eltham
WHEN ?  November 17&18th

I had a look round Jane Sullivans website on about her Garden Railway,
and I am thinking of doing somethine similar for me and my lad.
Now the thing is that I prefer to model stuff in P4, and wondered if
people thought that it would be OK?

Wade writes
"My wife and I just moved out of our apartment and into a new home
couple of weeks ago. At first I thought this was a good thing and tha
I could do away with my 4x6 layout and build something bigger an

When the Bachmann Deltic was first released I complained (here) that the
nose didn't look right, that it lacked the "massiveness" of the real thing
or even the Lima variant. Bachmann and their cronies countered with
comparisons to the manufacturer's drawings, claiming it to be ...

I just watched the DVD a friend sent me. What an interesting video.
It's centered around the "Durango and Silverton " narrow gauge line.
It has some real breathtaking shots taken through the rockies.
The most interesting part , IMO , is the complete rebuild of a K 36

I am in the process of installing MRC 1651 decoders in my Athearn F7A
and B Super locomotives. Can someone tell me how to install them without
removing the
Big Weight sitting on the frame ? I would like a solution that will