David, You can easily build your own using an Atlas turntable - see my website below then click on Clinics then Clinics by Paul then Economic Turntable Paul...
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Craig Linn
samart44
Nov 4, 2008 12:04 am
Hello David, Depending on your kitbashing skills, but I found the N -Scale Walthers 130' Turntable to work nicely. I had to completely rebuild the deck and...
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Craig Linn
samart44
Nov 4, 2008 12:06 am
Mike Daneman has a fantastic layout with Winter Scenery. It is a Kalmach publication that has images of it. Craig...
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hamtrains1
Nov 4, 2008 12:11 am
Hi David, The Walthers 120' manual turntable for n-scale has a deck about 8 7/8" long or about 65' at HO scale. So it's an appropriate length. You can make...
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Glenn476
glennk28
Nov 4, 2008 1:17 am
Right--I've built enough of them--I should have generalized "mostly over 30ft" gj ... From: "Mark Kasprowicz" <marowicz@...> To:...
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Laurie McLean
narrowgauget...
Nov 4, 2008 1:50 am
On page 142 of the Grandt Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol II, Passenger Cars of the D&RGW, the photo shows 2 cars on the right that look like tourist cut-downs ? ...
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Mike Lehman
drgw476
Nov 4, 2008 2:27 am
Laurie, Good catch! I'm not sure what the answer is for this question. Early post-WWII Silverton tourist cars? My best guess is that they look like flatcars. ...
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railwayeng
Nov 4, 2008 3:48 am
... A quick rinse removes any salt residue. -Steve...
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Jim Williams
wwww5960
Nov 4, 2008 4:28 am
Hi ......salt is water soluble......Jim Williams ... From: railwayeng <hatch@...> Subject: [HOn3] Re: Dual Gauge To: HOn3@yahoogroups.com Date:...
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rgs20@...
np1354
Nov 4, 2008 5:04 am
... I think they are the tourist cars built for the Chicago Railroad Fair. The D&RGW and C&S both had a presence at the Chicago RR Fair - the C&S had No. 9,...
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rgs20@...
np1354
Nov 4, 2008 5:33 am
See Colorado Rail Annual No. 24, A Ticket to Ride the Narrow Gauge" P. 197. Photo of business car and two converted gondolas ready for use at the 1949 Chicago...
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Mike Conder
vulturenest1
Nov 4, 2008 5:44 am
Paul, I've often read your instructions but usually get lost about half-way through. Any chance you could take some photos & post them somewhere to make it...
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Laurie McLean
narrowgauget...
Nov 4, 2008 7:28 am
Charlie, thanks for the info. I don't have the #24 annual but I will try & explore & see if I can find photos. The stake pockets on the sides threw me & I...
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james hoffman
jameshoff01
Nov 4, 2008 11:46 am
I received my Blackstone flat cars and again that have done a great job. The only problem I see is the stake pockets, they are not deep enough to hold a wood...
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Mike Bauers
mwbauers
Nov 4, 2008 12:25 pm
My solution would involve using a benchtop drill press, about $50 or less for the discount models........ The secret to drilling precise holes in metal or wood...
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rgs20@...
np1354
Nov 4, 2008 1:27 pm
Laurie, You are welcome. The subject of narrow gauge at the fair raises some interesting points. 1939 World's Fair. Held in New York City, for two years. A...
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raymond martin
on_track48
Nov 4, 2008 2:16 pm
Here is a great site. www.diamond-scale.com ... From: gis_man08 <tenney.14@...> Subject: [HOn3] Turntable To: HOn3@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday,...
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Mike Lehman
drgw476
Nov 4, 2008 5:04 pm
Charlie, Thanks for the insight. Gons make sense. This heritage wasn't clear given the distance and angle of the photo. I do vaguely recall some documentation...
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Dave Jamriska
lanrr2
Nov 4, 2008 5:13 pm
Hi Folks, Just a note to let you all know that the website for "Narrow Gauge Along the Chili Line has been updated. Planned events include a car trip...
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Mark Kasprowicz
szczowicz
Nov 4, 2008 6:49 pm
... Drill a .012 hole in the stakes and CA some .012 wire into the hole. Trim the wire to the depth of the hole the pockets. Mark...
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John Stutz
j_c_stutz
Nov 4, 2008 6:53 pm
... I think Sloan's drawings show that the earliest D&RG high side gons had stake pockets, instead of the expected U-bolt and plate washer arrangement of later...
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Jim Vail
akacoot
Nov 4, 2008 7:58 pm
Hi Jim - I experimented a little. I tried 2X3's and 3X3's but they looked too small - so I used 4X4's and trimmed two sides at the bottom just a little (the...
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Hart Corbett
hwcwsl
Nov 4, 2008 8:11 pm
All: After reading the posts regarding this thread, it appears to me that younger generations of fans are not really aware of the Chicago Railroad Fair of...
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patrick cook
pjcob0146fin
Nov 4, 2008 9:56 pm
Hi James Have you tried brushing one side of the stake with ACC, which is a technique used by model aircraft builders to streathen balsa wood, it knits the...
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Larry Card
ebtrrc
Nov 4, 2008 9:57 pm
... Just a small nit to pick: UP 119 was not the Jupiter. Jupiter was Central Pacific #60. V/R Larry P. Card Franklinton NC ...
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Laurie McLean
narrowgauget...
Nov 4, 2008 11:21 pm
Hart & friends, as usual the information flows & the stories unfold. I too "googled" the 1949 Chicago World Fair & found they produced a gold coin (artificial)...
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John Stutz
j_c_stutz
Nov 5, 2008 1:15 am
... For HO scale metal cars with integral cast on stake pockets or metal U-bolts, consider bamboo for stakes. It is much stronger and tougher than bass or...
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Kenneth Martin
kmartin537
Nov 5, 2008 1:59 am
Laurie, Take a look here. Ken Martin http://ngdiscussion.net/phorum/read.php?1,117579...
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Laurie McLean
narrowgauget...
Nov 5, 2008 2:53 am
Ken - thanks, I see #20 is a long way off steaming again. Laurie ... From: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@...> Subject: Re: [HOn3] Re: Mystery cars? ...
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jmcq4th
Nov 5, 2008 3:46 pm
I used a similar method to what Jim Vale did on his Blackstone flats for my Micro Trains flats. I used square Evergreen stryrene strips. They were either scale...
