... I am building one now, and it seems to be a pretty nice kit. However, there are several things that I changed during the assembly process, and a couple...
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Marshall Keys
marshallkeys@...
Mar 1, 2001 12:57 pm
... Seeing an issue on the newstand or in a hobby shop before I have received my subscription issue is a major peeve for me. Victor hits the nail right on the...
21689
bobspf@...
Mar 1, 2001 1:28 pm
In a message dated 2/28/01 8:01:37 PM Central Standard Time, Denny Anspach writes: << Do any of the List subscribers know of a source of decal lettering for...
21690
bobspf@...
Mar 1, 2001 1:44 pm
In a message dated 3/1/01 2:07:56 AM Central Standard Time, WICKJRAF@... writes: << Personally, I would only go with one or two colors, solid, but maybe ...
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Chris Webster
cwebster@...
Mar 1, 2001 1:50 pm
... Get over it! :) You get what you paid for. Specifically, you paid for an issue to be sent to you via 3rd class mail. You're guaranteed that you'll get...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Mar 1, 2001 2:13 pm
... _______________________ He sure does, as Tony doesn't work for Lucent -- thank goodness! I work for Telcordia Technologies, which is hiring, not laying...
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Marshall Keys
marshallkeys@...
Mar 1, 2001 2:58 pm
... Thank God! Think what you would build if you were laid off with a big buyout package -- time and a lump sum! Marshall...
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nicholson1318@...
Mar 1, 2001 5:04 pm
At one point when I was a younger bunny, I wanted to show my "allegiance" to the company producing the product. With magazines this meant a subscription. As...
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Denny Anspach
danspach@...
Mar 1, 2001 5:13 pm
Friends- The idea of two railroads using two different roundhouses around a single turntable is truly exciting. The modeling possibilities are tremendous,...
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Malcolm Laughlin
mlaughlin@...
Mar 1, 2001 5:24 pm
Unreal from a management point of view unless the maintenance facilities are independent and the turntable and its approaches are managed as a joint facility,...
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Mike Davison
davison@...
Mar 1, 2001 5:29 pm
The arrival schedule of the LDJ, MRP or any other magazine doesn't have much to do with layout design. We all know how to contact the publisher of MRP, LDJ or...
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L Sand
sandsys@...
Mar 1, 2001 5:34 pm
... That's true until you get to the last page of the issue. There Jeff Wilson said prototypical stuff was getting in the way of his fun so he dumped it. ... ...
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iowa_actor_nelles@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:05 pm
HI, I've just signed on. I am going to be building an N-scale layout of Dubuque, Iowa, focussing on the CGW. I had a layout that was 2'x8' with lots of...
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fwj@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:21 pm
... facilities ... a ... Malcolm: You are absolutely right. Since that is what really happened. The superintendents of both roads were often at odds. I have...
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Rich Weyand
weyand@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:26 pm
... Couple people you should email: Marshall Skibbe in Chicago has built an N-scale Iowa CGW layout and has a lot of data, pics, etc. marshallskibbe@... ...
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friendlysp@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:30 pm
In a message dated 03/01/2001 5:59:36 AM US Mountain Standard Time, marshallkeys@... writes: << Seeing an issue on the newstand or in a hobby shop...
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Denny Anspach
danspach@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:36 pm
A kind soul on this list mentioned a good Boston Mills Press book on Canadian engine terminals. I have found it,and here is a post advising of its current...
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rruss45826@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:47 pm
We were discussing this at length at the dinner table the other night. There was a railroad near Pittsburg that went through a major rebuild around the 20's....
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rhkratzse@...
Mar 1, 2001 6:54 pm
I guess you have to do what you have to do, Mr. List Administrator--that's your "job," but it seems to me that if the list wants to talk about it then it's an...
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Malcolm Laughlin
mlaughlin@...
Mar 1, 2001 8:15 pm
Speaking about whining, theres too much of it going on here. Obviously truck service distribution to news stands is going to be better than third class mail....
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awebsite4u@...
Mar 1, 2001 8:32 pm
No, just the opposite! We free-lancers need to learn "everything" about a number of railroads and then we "start" our own company. First, we survey a new route...
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Mike Davison
davison@...
Mar 1, 2001 8:48 pm
Unless there is some connection between this thread and layout design I ask that it be dropped. Discussing the _content_ of magazines as it relates to model...
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Roger T & Heather B
rogertra@...
Mar 1, 2001 8:50 pm
... Well put Jim. My Great Eastern is my prototype as well. I've a written history, a map locating it in relationship to the world as it existed in the 1950s...
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J Anthony Koester
jkoester@...
Mar 1, 2001 9:42 pm
... ______________________ One of our better local hobby shops also stocks model airplane supplies, and there are a lot of striping tapes that are ideal for...
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Michael Gardner
mikeg@...
Mar 1, 2001 9:54 pm
Another option is to get vinyl pinstriping tape from an auto parts store. Comes in rolls in a variety of colors and in 1/8 and 1/4 inch widths. The tape is...
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Chris Webster
cwebster@...
Mar 1, 2001 10:11 pm
... That's all well and good, but my mileage varies. Since my hobby time is limited, I want to spend as much of it as possible *modeling*. Writing a rule...
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David Husman
dehusman@...
Mar 1, 2001 10:25 pm
... ====================== As others have mentioned, this would be rare event indeed. More likely would be one RR uses the facilities of the other or forms a...
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Jonathan Jones
jjones@...
Mar 1, 2001 10:31 pm
To Group, Here's an interesting way of doing a control panel: 1) Draw and label the track schematic as black lines on a white background. Keep it within...
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Seth Neumann
seth@...
Mar 1, 2001 10:39 pm
sorry, I meant to reply to the list ... -- Seth Neumann Vice President, Product Strategy Discern Communications 333 Ravenswood Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 ...
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Jonathan Jones
jjones@...
Mar 1, 2001 10:43 pm
... From: Seth Neumann [mailto:seth@...] Subject: Re: [ldsig] Control panel lettering. Many printers or and drawing programs allow you to print a...
