putting up wire this weekend on my rajastan module (see http://www.nvntrak.org/modules/rajastan.php) will be laying track, fitting poles and attaching to...
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Alex Postpischil
albabe63@...
Sep 13, 2001 3:21 pm
Liquid nails is fine for the track, but for the line poles it all depends on what the module sub-base is made from. If it has at least 1/4" plywood _and_ 1/2"...
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John Lessing
tractionman2000@...
Sep 14, 2001 10:39 am
For attaching wire to poles I have found that superglue(cyano acrilic) works very well. Much easier to do and undue than solder. Use heat to undue My whole...
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John Lessing
tractionman2000@...
Sep 17, 2001 3:33 pm
I am planning to build a new n scale layout with dcc. Tentatively I will build the Atlas Monopoply and Octopus in their Nscale layout book. Since I only run ...
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John Engbers
johnengbers@...
Sep 17, 2001 8:44 pm
Atlas is coming out with code 55 track. as an alternate you could use Micro engineering code 55 turnouts and track. Regards, John E. ... From: John Lessing To:...
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estatebuyer@...
Sep 19, 2001 7:42 pm
is there a better flex track than Atlas for tight curves? I am trying to get some tight curves-I think that the Bachmann Brill and PTC will take them-but is...
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Alex Postpischil
albabe63@...
Sep 19, 2001 8:12 pm
define tight curves... I used Atlas flex for 5.5" radius turns with no trouble. Some of my brills take the turns, some don't... -alex- ... ...
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Nick Kibre
nkibre@...
Sep 19, 2001 9:00 pm
... I've gotten the Brill to take a 3.5" or so radius curve. My estimation of the noisy, rough-riding mechanism went up quite a bit when I did this. The Green...
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tractionman2000@...
Sep 20, 2001 2:20 am
I am contemplating starting a new small layout. It will be all traction, dcc,all motive powere will draw current from overhead wire, rails will be common. My...
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Alex Postpischil
albabe63@...
Sep 20, 2001 2:29 pm
Folks the trolley list (trolley1@...) have talked about this in the past. Copper coated steel can have the cladding come off and then it is nearly...
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John Engbers
johnengbers@...
Sep 20, 2001 7:36 pm
I've always used nickel silver and cleaned solder joints well. Regards, John R. Engbers ... From: tractionman2000@... To: nscaletraction@yahoogroups.com ...
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John Engbers
johnengbers@...
Sep 20, 2001 7:36 pm
micro engineering already has code 55 track easier, to bend. ... From: Nick Kibre To: nscaletraction@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 5:00...
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teamsav
teamsav@...
Sep 20, 2001 8:58 pm
My experience has been only with phospher bronze wire which has been very satisfactory. The ease of working with it , soldering (with tux flux) etc. hasn't...
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Nick Kibre
nkibre@...
Sep 20, 2001 9:06 pm
one thing that's occasionally occurred to me in traction modelling is how unrealistically shiny our overhead always is. of course, it looks pretty. but I...
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tractionman2000@...
Sep 30, 2001 11:12 am
--You could use steel music wire. This is available in several small sizes. I have used .020 in the past And what I like about it is that it sparks more than...
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estatebuyer@...
Oct 4, 2001 1:57 pm
Does any one have any open trolley plans that I could copy and convert to etching template? I'm looking to build an N scale breezer- but don't have any plans...
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Nick Kibre
nkibre@...
Oct 4, 2001 6:24 pm
I think there's some breezers in Carsten's trading planbook. I'll check and send you a scan if you want (but I probably won't get to this til next week--have...
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estatebuyer@...
Oct 4, 2001 8:49 pm
... I have that book too- but don't think that there are any 'breezer'plans in it-the Monterey grove book sounds like a better bet. Kato makes a toy like train...
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Nick Kibre
nkibre@...
Oct 4, 2001 10:44 pm
... well I know I've seen them in at least one other place so I'll dig a little. (maybe the railhead pubs, aka traction prototype and models planbook?) ... ...
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estatebuyer@...
Oct 5, 2001 1:44 am
... the ... to ... or ... probably ... keep ... I was thinking of etching the side panels/posts-using passenger car ends and using seated passengers and...
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Nick Kibre
nkibre@...
Oct 5, 2001 3:26 pm
hey, I found some breezers in the traction planbook, around p20 in my edition. maybe we're not actually looking at the same book. there's three with similar...
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Nick Kibre
nkibre@...
Oct 5, 2001 3:28 pm
it's kind of tricky to get a camera close enough to anything as small as an n-scale trolley (let alone autos, wagons, etc) to get a good view while keeping it...
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Alex Postpischil
albabe63@...
Oct 5, 2001 4:01 pm
FWIW, my first thought was the same as yours - a pinhole camera. Second thought is a macro lens for a 35mm SLR camera... -alex- ... ...
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Alex Postpischil
albabe63@...
Oct 5, 2001 4:05 pm
I, too, am interested in the open cars. Could you post the scans (when you make them!) to the files section of the list webpage?? Additionally, I'd be...
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tractionman2000@...
Oct 5, 2001 9:32 pm
received my shipment of Sommerfeldt pantographs today, and installed one on the lead (motor) car of my Kato 10-363 (4car EMU). A quick cutting of a brass...
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Robert F. Hamilton
trllyfan@...
Oct 8, 2001 11:12 pm
Nick, A pinhole camera is probably the best way to go, but you may have to make your own. A mini-cam using 8mm film would be ideal. Since pinhole cameras...
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Nick Kibre
nkibre@...
Oct 10, 2001 7:11 pm
I should be able to get a pinhole lens for my old Pentax SLR. there's supposed to be a good camera shop in the area, I'm going to check it out soon. also, we...
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estatebuyer@...
Oct 15, 2001 12:51 pm
Why won't the nice Modemo trolley run up the hill that the Bachmann Brills, PCCs, and Kato Trolleys go up so nicely? I know that the Ncat-N-trak module I am...
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Alex Postpischil
albabe63@...
Oct 15, 2001 1:09 pm
Cliff- Start by checking two things: whether all wheels make contact with the track (on the hill, but also in general) and the weight of the piece. There's a...
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Nick Kibre
nkibre@...
Oct 15, 2001 3:22 pm
one thing you could check; does the trolley run if you put it on a constant slope? if the trouble is only on the transition from level to slope, that sounds...
