Hi All, Jettie is a member here. I set him up about a year ago. He has never posted to any of the lists I set him up on as far as I know. I average an email ...
Hi All, I have just added the last 2 photos of Howie that are easily accessible to my Howie Page. http://www.lanestrains.com/Howie.htm I have 1 more that I can...
It's me again, I have been asked off list to remind you to please change your subject line when your content wanders off the original subject line thread. Do...
Hi Gene, Thanks for the reply. The paint was convenient to buy at the same time as the tool and works right out of the bottle. As a matter of fact the paint ...
Bill, Thanks again for sharing the Howie photos, you bet, this guy is missed! Just finding an old timer who worked on steam in regular service nowadays is a...
Joh Gibson asked what the relationship between the NASG and the NMRA is. The answer: The NASG is a sustaining member of the NMRA. This is why the NASG is...
Alex et al -- Ed L's advice is sound. I have installed several BK turnouts for Roger Nulton. Check for flatness of turnout. Check for points properly...
Group: While River Raisin deserves great praise for their MILW ribside caboose, I was looking an an article on scratch building one from styrene ("Building a...
River Raisin does indeed have extra trucks for sale (hirail and scale), both the as built 1939 and the newer version introduced in 1946. Contact the web site...
Hi everyone, looking for S Gauge Herald magazines for 1963, 1964 and 1965. Specifically Vol. 3, No.1, 2 and 6; Vol. 4, No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 and Vol. 5, all...
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Hello again S-Heads! While you guys have been pickin' your noses and scratchin' your butt's, I've been: MODELING! (Heavens me, is this getting to be a HABIT?) ...
Hi all, The Archer transfers which formerly were sheets of printed rivets have been re-issued with a new and improved version.....resin cast rivets on clear...
... butt's, I've ... Andre! How DARE you be modeling when you should be spending your energies on your whiny soggy butt carping and moaning!!! But seriously,...
One other thing I've had problems with: the top edge of the points need to be even with the top edge of the rail. Sometimes in my zeal to file the points to a...
Can somebody please advise the prototype clearance heights (to the underside of a bridge) for hi-cube boxcars and double stacks, I want the former and want to...
... I can do that too! Wanna' hear? <g> ... My model photos are really lousy. However, perhaps soon I can take a few slob shots and post. ... Yup. Saw those...
... stock AM ... there a ... Hi Andre, Does it require full length handrails or just the short ones by the steps? It looks like the prototype used round...
Way to go, Jeff! Wish I was still living in SoCal so I could help you guys out. I plan to attend and look forward to visiting. I never met Peter. Is he a...
Wait, is Sn3 not S scale? There will be at least three S layouts as the Slim Gauge Guild Model Railroad Club is S/Sn3. Jeff Smith Slim Gauge Guild Model...
GUYS: The URL I put up the other day for A & K Hobby was just a dent in the surface. All that URL got you was some detail parts, though they're some really...
... From: Kelvin A. White Can somebody please advise the prototype clearance heights (to the underside of a bridge) for hi-cube boxcars and double stacks, I...
I had the same problem as Tim with the Blue Point machine - not the fault of the machine. My turnouts are home-made and require more force than commercial...
Gentlemen: I need advise on attaching blue board to quarter inch luan. I used liquid nails; after 24 hours this was affixed to a frame of 1 x 3s. However, in a...
Hi Art, Your pics inspired me to add a couple pics to the photos section as well. This approach uses a 3/32" hollow brass tube to stiffen the throw. The two...
George, Blue Board is actually a type of gypsum wall board that's used for tile work. Since your stuff is 1-1/2" thick, I assume it's blue foam insulation...
George, My recommendation would be to use a different adhesive, specifically a water-based contact adhesive. There are several available. Part of your...
George, I have had good luck adhering foam of all kinds with the glue from the Hot Wire Foam Factory www.hotwirefoamfactory.com. Called Foam Fusion #028-19 and...
Be assured Mr White of Oxford, that the Bridge Inspection General of Swindon will be checking very closely all the clearances on all future S scale layouts you...
Art and Tim, I'm using .047 piano wire made by K&S Engineering for my Bluepoint and Tortoise machines. I bought it at my local Ace Hardware. It's working on...
... and Tortoise machines. I bought it at my local Ace Hardware. Hi Roger, Thanks for the tip! As it turns out for my turnouts, I'll be going to my local ACE...