Model Forum / General / Railroads / September 2010

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I just created a new website that details plans on how to build a
classy cieling display case for a running model train.  The display
case is mounted only six inches from the ceiling of the room, and runs
around the parimeter.  It allows you to put a train in almost any room

I'm trying to model the late 1950's.
In general terms, would pre-nationalisation open wagons and closed vans
still be running on spoked wheels or would they have been fitted with 3-hole
by then?

The Bits for Bytes BFB3000 printer can produce models from CAD
files !   Yours for a shade under £2000
http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/

I'm considering a visit to Utrecht for Modelspoor in late October.   Has
anyone else been?   Is it as good as it looks?   It looks bigger than Warley
and seems to include a very large trading area.   Correct?   The idea would
be go Thursday from the UK attend Friday and probably ...

The Yahoo Groups have made a big change. They are switching to the
Facebook Swamp format.
The Group users have gone ballistic.
I belong to eleven groups and deleted all my Files and Photos I have

Would like to see a track plan of Merriwa, NSW. Branch line terminus closed
since 1988, west of Musswelbrook and Scone.
Have just spent a couple of frustrating hours trawling through responses on
the net, using various search words and phrases. Quite a number of

Only one N gauge layout, and that is German outline, by the sound of
it. Have they not heard of the resurgence in british N?
Harrumph!
MBQ

This might seem like a daft question.  I've got a huge pile of  15mm
thick MDF (left behind by the previous owners), could I use that as
baseboard material ?
Adrian

Confession: I'm a steam guy who harbors a secret love for certain
diesels.  The bigger and the uglier the better. I've been through the
12-step program, but so far it's only enabled me to enjoy throttle
settings of up to 8.

Hornby use 3 wire, 6 contact RJ 12 plug and wire cables. To correct
the polarity each end is fitted with it's plug inverted.   Does anyone
have any idea why a similar plug with full 6 wire connections produces
a fault?   In my book redundant wiring should not pose any problems.

For those of you who could not make it to Milwaukee, and for those of
you who
did but may not have ventured into the contest room or who want to
relive the

At the back of this months Model Rail I noted an advert for Bahnhof
Europa 1:450 scale 'T' gauge.
I think this is going a little too far !
The detail IS very good and the motor must be the size of one of those

Does anyone know if Weston Figures are still being produced? Who is
it? I redid the WESTON page on my web site to let everyone know my
involment with the line of products when I was working with Campbell
Scale Models. See the page at http://www.rrscenery.com

Thought would try Railmatch LMS Crimson Lake instead of own mix from
Humbrol. However it is gloss and much darker than I like, does matt varnish
tone it down ? Any suggestions as to what colour to add to lighten it a
little (or even a medium amount)?