I'm 31-years-old, married and father of one beautiful girl. On Sept. 11 I was in Manhattan when the first tower collapsed. Nothing happened to me, but the...
Hello All, There was a very heartfelt story about a survivor of the WTC attacks sent to many, many Yahoo lists virtually simultaneously yesterday. The person...
All: May your tracks be filled with locomotives and cars, all your sidings be trailing ones and your Engineers and Staff be in great health and cheer. Bill K. ...
I'm glad I discovered Z-bend before I went off on my own tangent. I've read all these messages (not many meaty ones since August) and the web site. This is...
Gary and Greg: Your questions have rekindled my efforts to update the Z-Bend Track page (and manual). I've been working on it all day. Almost there. Bill...
Great... I'm ready to build modules... have been buying Z rolling stock, and can't run long trains on the Noch Barenweiler! Have 4 F units and 2 B dummys,...
... The modules at the NTS this summer had 16 scale miles of a mix of Peco, Marklin and MT. Many of us seem to use Peco, simply because (1) its the cheapest...
Greg, Bill and Company, I've just *gotta* comment on this stuff. Why? Because I have just finished spending the last two weeks planning out my next modules. ...
Thanks for the reply... 1. Any disadvantage to MT flex? remember cost is no object. 2. "I will build enough modules myself to make at least a long oval.." was ...
Greg: If it's possible for you to bottle your enthusiasm for Z, and market it in the Z scale section of eBay, I'm confident Z would overtake HO in a few ...
Greg, You are a guy after my own heart! For many years, Z scale has been relegated to "those cute trains you can put in a briefcase" a few of us saw the same...
You are indeed up late! more questions if you can handle it! 1. is the Peco a better visual match for the marklin turnouts (than the MT? 2. how long are the...
this is going to be fun with 2 Gregs.... Wild man and Wild Zontar... Greg, you don't live in California do you? I'm not sure the state could handle us! Greg...
Yeah, cold here too... last weekend in mid 70's but it cold, 60 degrees right now... ouch... gotta get a jacket to go to starbucks.. Did you get the $3.50...
Hi Greg, 60 degrees is NOT cold - Californians...geeze! ;) Haven't got the $3.50 price yet. I'm still waiting on Bill K. to share his source with us. I've...
... This URL/Internet company was point out on another list the other day. I have NOT done any business with them to date, but their price is 50 to 60 cents...
... Bill, Greg(s), Manhattan Train & Hobby's Peco Flex @ 3.50 They list the section as Flex Track 24" Long with a stock # of Peco SL 200. Discount-Trains Peco...
... There are some minor differences between Peco and Marklin ties, but without getting a ruler, you can't see it. Both are based on Euro tie width and ...
Bill, Greg(s), and Jim: Previous experiences with both TexNrails and M.B.Kleins (Baltimore) have found that both of them will quote a much better price on a...
... have ... box of 12 Bill, I take it then that the TexNrails site is the one in error. They show a length of 3' for the Peco per my earlier message, but your...
... Two feet is the correct length for Peco Z. N scale track comes in 3 foot lengths. Shame on the clerk who knows how to enter data, but not the difference...
Wanted: old burned-out 0-6-0 and 2-6-0 steam loco chassis, with gears and drivers. Will pay $5 each for 0-6-0 and $10 each for 2-6-0, plus postage. Tom K....
