Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2010

Just checking, as the last post I can see is over a week ago.
Dezzi

Has anyone been to this event before, it looks prety good, but is it worth a
100 mile trip, I have been to one at sandown racecourse many years ago,
which was superb, but that was closer to home.
the web link ...

A little while ago I asked who developed the Zero 1 system for Hornby.
I noted in Issue 74 of The Collector a ‘Member Profile’ on Malcolm
Tyler who claims to be the former owner of a Singapore based factory
making electronic modules for watches. He suggested to a then Hornby

This month's 'Modelbahn Kurier' features a large layout at
'Modellbahnwelt Oberhausen' which looks superb and is beyond my
wildest dreams.  The buildings seem prototypically proportioned, so
that the railway is not the dominant part of the landscape.  Their

A fellow poster from a local news website made this clip with his HD camera:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreendaleRocket#p/u/3/Y29y1g20_xs
Note also Playmobil on the same layout.
(kim)

It's out and the photos look great.....
Rob.

when talking about sound as well as speaker administration, it must be useful to increase the footprint of the  of the speaker by the use of dedicated know-how.
however we could try to  the fine tuning of the speaker by the use of dedicated know-how

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Comet-Models-Locomotive-Frame-Assembly-Jig-00-Gauge_W0QQit
emZ250598928605QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Trains_Railway_Models?hash=item3a58dc30dd
or GBP5 from Comet.(ok GBP7.50 inc pp)
Cheers,
Simon

A dream venue of quality traders - well my choice anyway. Such a friendly
bunch that were a pleasure to meet - mostly for the first time. Included
Branchlines, Comet, Judith Edge kits, Mercian kits, SE Finecast - all happy
to give advice or just chat. Thats not the complete list ...

A new oddity showed up yesterday.   I made up a double header
configuration with two Cl 47 of the same construction  (the type that
react like racehorses).   This worked perfectly well for a while but
then it became clear that one of them was dead.

 Can anyone tell me if the Kitmaster club is still in existance, the
web site is still on the net but any attempt to contact them via their
site does not appear to work.
Thanks

What is the floor height of an average US flat-car or box car?
Greg.P.
NZ

Our son and I are members of both the Hornby & Backmann collectorsn
clubs.
Just got the Backmann issue and after sonny jim had looked through it
he put it in the ;Dad's to read pile' next to the latest Hornby

Anyone used the above site ?
http://www.ehow.com/search.aspx?s=model+train&Options=0&x=14&y=9

I have seen some pretty strange suggestions from Amazon - you know, the
ones that say "we see you bought X, we thought you might like Y".
However, the one I got today takes the biscuit, for me at least. See
what you think: