Model Forum / General / Railroads / February 2010

In company with fellow South Shore member Cliff South I had the
privilege of visiting Ron Gager and his wife Moira last week.
To my mind Ron epitomises the essence of our hobby. He is a serious
modeller who doesn't take himself too seriously. Although primarily

Been looking at YouTube vids of layouts, there seems to be a lot more colour
in the freight car stock than I remember in the 1970s - I only remember
'freight brown' cars, heavily stained with brake dust.
Is colour a new thing? I thought most railroads used standard brown livery

Anyone else? Lists 22 messages and can't find any. All others OK.

I'm trying to find out what has happened to railpage.... anyone know?
Andrew

My great grandfather on different documents was born in Battersea, Devon
and Surrey, Lambeth, (Vauxhall) (5 Church Row)
GGgrandparents from "City of London" and Chiswick".
Are these locations close?

I am looking for an all metal Deltic kit to build in 00 guage. Does any
body do these? I will of course need wheels & chassis. Can anybody help
please. Many thanks Roger.
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Earthtimes
Thur 18th Feb 2010
dpa
"  Model train enthusiasts rub their eyes ruefully and ask themselves

What is the actual "six foot" spacing between double track lines, and
is it measured between the inner faces of each track i.e. at the wheel
flange point, or the outer edge of each track?
I'm sure I had a proper drawing of this somewhere, but can't put my

For some years now I have been considering adding sound chips (of the type
used in greetings cards) for localised sounds on a layout (the layouts have
come and gone, the job never got done). The chips typically hold up to 30
seconds worth of sounds and can be activated by a push ...

Has anyone heard if the owner of the old shop in Houston set a shop up
in Colorado ?
Thanks
Charlie Klepper

I've managed to find time to upload some pictures.
The first group were taken at the recent Erith show and start here
http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/p63434867.html
The second group complete the set taken on my first 'running' session in

Has anyone joined this ?  
What advantages does it give a member?  
Is the annual fee worth it ?
I have lioked at it and just cannot figure out what I would receive as

I am looking for someone with extensive model building experience to
assemble and paint some high-end railroad structures. These building kits
are expensive and I do not have the talent to build them and I want to avoid
blemishes. I am seeking someone to build these structures ...

OStatic
19th February 2010
Sam Dean
" Although some people viewed it as a tempest in a teapot, the long-

If ever you are tempted to damn a manufacturer for not reproducing
colours accurately, it may be you who is at fault:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamerism_%28color%29
MBQ