I am not really into the model train hobby but I need a question answered to put a small circular layout on a 40 x 40 platform for my grandson at christmas...
Hello To Everyone Hear My Name is Daniel and I have gotten into model trains through a back door in away. I have been in to trains and carnivals for a long...
Greetings, Question: Does anyone know of any Lionel Train Clubs in Southeastern Michigan? Someone has asked me and I don't know, so I said I would ask around. ...
Hi: I saw this layout on Thortrains www.thortrains.net/marx/kdlayatla.html Looks good but where can I find the actual plans to see what size tracks go where?...
Well i Have just got started building my first n scale layout now with some family problems we must move back to our old town so i will be out of service for a...
There's a parts list at the bottom of the plan. By looking carefully at the plan, it's possible to discern where the half-straights go. They go right next to...
I am flogging a few American HO scale locos on Ebay - ends next Monday. Go via this link to get there (the unabreviated ebay link takes up too much space) ...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Railroad_Express/ We just uploaded a list of over 200 hobby and trains stores across the USA to our groups file section. . It is...
Hi, Just wanted to let the group know that I am running an ebay auction where the winner will receive a miscellaneous sampling of my Cargo-To-Go products. The...
If you have looked and voted yes on the previous 2 eBay "Super O" guides, THANK YOU. I have just written and added a 3rd guide which is listed below (1) about...
Hello. I have just joined. I have been collecting various Lionel and other American O Gauge engines and rolling stock. I now have a basic track layout and...
Hi, well remember basic electrical class from school? OK for some of us that was much onger ago then we would like to admit, but I digress. Watts = Volts x...
Thanks for the reply Frankie. My initial layout is quite small. There is no problem getting a step down transformer to convert 220 V to 100 V but suppliers...
As a good starting rule of thumb you should allocate one amp for every train you run. Add at least one half amp to this rule if your locomotives have sound. I...
Dear GrayGhost, I bet these people think On30 is good http://groups.yahoo.com/group/On30group/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/On30conspiracy/ Mike Nickerson ...
I was wondering too about the width of the engines and cars with the height and being able to run on HO track [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Dear GrayDude50, Look at http://www.nmra.org/standards/consist.html#standards-DCC which points to http://www.nmra.org/standards/s-7.html Pick On3 as the...
I am looking for a Lionel Train Bank for my son. I saw one that I though he may like on a web page for trains. It was a red lionel train when you touch the top...
I wanted to model the Hogwarts castle is HO scale for a layout idea ... any suggetstions for where to get info on the castle. Anyone out there done this??...
If you're trying to match the ones in the movies, your best bet might be to stuff the DVDs into your PC and freeze-frame / capture the scenes where the castle...
I have a question-- I normally run and love O gauge trains- but have recently come into some HO gauge trains and a ton of them. I have just moved into a new...
run ho in the backround, o up front, sort of doing ''forced perspective'' same as using n scale buildings on an ho layout. put them in the backround mixed in...
I finally got around to gettong an 030 guage like I was talking about before--I got a trolley to start out with, I put down some snap track over Easter and a...
NEW LOCATION................. Liberty Fire Company 160 East 8th Avenue York, PA. Thursday, April 20, 2006, 7:00 pm Bring an Old Train Accessory or Toy. Bring...