Model Forum / General / Railroads / December 2009

I've heard a very strong rumour that one of the major model manufacturers is
to produce a 4mm scale (OO-gauge) ready-to-run model of an LNER/BR L1 2-6-4T
in 2010.
John.

Is there a simple way of doing this?
I just made a test track, using a metre of track and leaving half a
metre of space to attach various points (to check slow running over the
crossings). Unfortunately I inadvertently used code 100 track, and the

Has anyone used a MRC sound chip ?    Any known reports?

Anyone have a good ldea where I can get Boats and Ships in OO/HO for a
Dawlish wall scene?

I have two Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0 Consolidations. Both came DCC ready.
One is addressed as 61 and the other as 19. After about 2 months of
intermittent use, one of them failed to respond.
I have tried reprogramming but the controller is getting no response

Classic toy sales soar as Leicester store heads for record
Leicester Mercury
Tuesday 22nd December 2009
"  Dominoes Toys, in Leicester, is heading for record Christmas sales

I've added 20 photos to the Wunderland collection starting here
http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/p62373865.html
Enjoy

Has anyone motorised one of these?   Do they have a centre pivot hole
and do they have any fixing arrangements for the track?
Is there any damning critiscism?
Regards

Does anyone know if you can get spares for Peco products? Obviously
the specific item I need is a replacement pingfuckit spring for a
turnout.
Guy

Anyone had any problems with these?
We've had two returned in the last few days with badly worn gears.  One loco
lasted just one day.
John.

WOW!
Just when this newsgroup is looking like it's again dying off, all of a
sudden it springs back to life because of the annoying reappearance of the
most argumentative, self-centred, self-opinionated, self-righteous and

As the subject really, Merry Christmas to all, have a good one.
Or for those of the same persuasion as me - Bah! Humbug!
Cheers
Richard

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A strange question here.  Among my gifts from my wife is the Rivarossi
60' baggage car, to match the 60' passenger car which I already have.
I happen to have the lighting kit for the 6-wheeled truck cars, which
includes the baggage car.  Interestingly enough, when I saw the

I wonder if it is still the case nowadays as it
was 30 years ago that the smart-arses in
railway modeller clubs insist that the correct
name for all semaphore stop signals is