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Thinking About Brass?	30 Oct 2008 21:04 GMT	5
The recession has finally hit Ebay, and if there's a certain brass loco you've always lusted after but could never quite afford, now's the time to start searching the listings as some prices are way down. Among other goodies, one of the guys in our club recently picked up a
Weymouth Station - Building Plans	30 Oct 2008 14:57 GMT	2
Does anyone have copies or know where we can get copies of building plans for Weymouth town, Weymouth Quay and Upwey Junction railway stations? We are modelling the 1930s at 4mm and having trouble locating plans for the buildings...
Question about switch machines	29 Oct 2008 21:04 GMT	6
Just a quick question for y'all; cooking up some crazy ideas for homebrew switch machines. What is the average throw distance for an HO switch? (Rough figure, not precise to 2 decimal places.) Thanks!
Info sought - Track layout - Taplow station (GWR)	29 Oct 2008 13:26 GMT	1
Does anyone have knowledge of the track layout at Taplow pre-rationalisation? At present I'm assuming it had a goods yard, as the 1904 station directory states it could handle all forms of normal freight. A site visit showed one potential site - on the east side of
Dust on model railways - the solution :-)	29 Oct 2008 00:36 GMT	3
Or perhaps a solution to space problems: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7693464.stm Signature Paul Boyd
Test, please ignore	28 Oct 2008 13:50 GMT	29
Test Signature Jane British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the garden
*Setting the Record REALLY* Straight**	28 Oct 2008 06:29 GMT	2
FROM: ****Frank A. Rosenbaum Apr 13 1999, 3:00 am Let me tell you a story. Along time ago, in a city called Beacon, there lived a store called Hobbies for Men. This was a big store, that
Hornby track question	27 Oct 2008 20:48 GMT	2
What is the rail height, and what is the sleeper thickness of current Hornby track? TIA
I've setup a new website specifically about OO Model Trains, enjoy!	26 Oct 2008 19:35 GMT	38
I've setup a new website specifically about OO Model Trains, enjoy! The link is: http://oomodeltrains.hmmetro.net/ Have fun...
Bachmann Ivatt 2-6-2	26 Oct 2008 17:40 GMT	20
Bachmann are, it seems, about to release this model again. Can anyone tell me if these have been improved over the years, or is the new one essentially the same as all the previous ones? I believe that some of the split chassis locos, e.g. the J72, have been
Rail gaps	26 Oct 2008 16:52 GMT	8
A long time ago there was a discussion on how to fill gaps in nickel silver rail. (HO) Can anyone provide me with some ideas? I do want to preserve a non- conductive gap.
BRM Show at Peterborough	25 Oct 2008 02:08 GMT	6
Had several customers in my shop this week who went to the BRM Show at Peterborough last weekend. Without exception all claimed the show was rubbish and that the trade support was equally poor. A pretty universal exception was they thought the
Any new RTR locos for 2009?...	23 Oct 2008 20:33 GMT	41
With the economic situation I wonder what if anything new will be promised for next year, Bachmann (both 2 and 4mm) still have enough already promised from 2008 to take them into 2010, Hornby seem to be up to date but many are screaming out for re-releases and
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Class 17, Ping John Turner	22 Oct 2008 22:14 GMT	5
John, any clues as to availability of the Heljan 17's? Would you be prepared to quote me for one, including carriage to the North of Scotland? Badger.