Gang, I "shore am" glad that I could (accidentally) provide the powder to start such a firestorm of discussion(?) on the name of that "thing" that's sometimes...
Hi Can I ask the Group, please can anyone tell me if it is possible to safely alter (increase) the angle of the outlet of a (probably) No. 4 switch? I am...
Hello, My apologies to those of you who get duplicates of this post. Please feel free to forward this to anyone who may not have seen it. This first title in...
All, Dad had a typo in the url... The new Purgatory and Devil River web site is at http://www.purgatoryanddevilriver.com/ Actually...it seems to come up both...
Hi all, I'm looking for a Diammond Scale turtable in order to turn my 2-8-2 locomotives. Is there anyone who can tell me where I can find such product (if...
Gang, It's kinda hard to measure, but the bottom of the cow catcher on my MDC Consolidation is between 1/64 and 1/32 inches above the rail head. Is this a...
I was told the correct term for that was the "pony truck", but I never saw a pony ahead of a locomotive either. Except one time near Martinez Point.......Oh...
Phil - I used the Model Masterpieces turntable along with a NYRS drive mechanism to model my generic railroad turntable. The MM Hydrocal pit was completely...
I have just updated some HOn3 image at my <http://www.whitepassfan.net/> www.whitepassfan.net web site. Some members of the Yahoo group "whitepassfanlist" made...
For those of you located in Michigan, The Grand Rapids Model Railroad Historical Society will be hosting "Grand Rails 2003" in Grand Rapids Michigan in October...
Mike, The White Pass did get cars from the C&S after it's abandonment. Two engines, boxcars, gons and even a couple of cabooses. I don't know the White Pass...
Howdy Friends The first batch of kits for the next piece of the McCabe Lumber Co. series has been laser cut and Diane will pack them tomorrow for shipment on...
Does anyone know how I can get Rollee Holders from railway engineering?\ I searched their site: http://www.railwayeng.com/hon3/ And don;t see anything except...
Hank cutting ties by hand on the RGW. http://www.railwayeng.com/hatch/oldties/firewd1a.jpg http://www.railwayeng.com/hatch/oldties/firewd6a.jpg -Steve the...
PSC is working on a plastic kit for the D&RGW 6500 series flat car. The prototype for these cars were D&RGW standard gauge cars that were modified to narrow...
I would like to announce that our new book, In Quest of Colorado Narrow Gauge: 1950-1951 will be released on November 22. It is about 160 pages, with well over...
You "young fellas" can take heart in this fact. Some of the best HOn3 modeling being done currently is being done by another "young fella" named Sam Swanson....
Once again the 1.1 x the driver diameter myth surfaces. This was a throey propounded many years ago in a Model Magazine and it has gained creedence as fact...
I knew what kind of answers my reply would generate. I also know, from my limited experience (I've only been working around steam for 34 years), that the 1:1...
Hello, with the speed question solved I´m back with yet another question. I just have some Rio Grande K´s so far and all of them have wheel suspension with...
I don't know how much I have left in the tank. I am still on the original filling. The tank with gauge and the first filling cost about $200. I think they told...
Hello, Division Point has some News on their website (I´m still looking for a MODEL of their K-27 every now and then): plastic kits (and RTR versions) of...
Juan, PSC ran an ad for RGS and D&RGW C-19s on the inside back cover of their January-February 2000 issue. I ordered one from Caboose Hobbies immediately. I...
While you guys argue over whose engines run the best-I'd like to run my c-16s against your engines for slow speed. They have the Sagami 1225s and the old ...
You obviously didn't look very closely, the motor is glued into the custom made (soldered) motor bracket, I would never apply heat to a motor. The glue is a...
Hi Everyone, Do any of you operate your layouts prototypically? If so, do you use some sort of software to create your operating sessions or do you use some...
I quit using a air brush compressor several years ago. As mentioned a regular air compressor with a tank from Sears is a good way to go. I used this for a few ...
In a message dated 10/23/02 7:00:55 AM Central Daylight Time, hobosteve@... writes: << Why do you built in double flywheels in some of your kits instead...
