... Do you mean aside from looking awful with those overhead ties (sleepers)? But if you meant rail, especially inside tunnels and buildings, it may offer...
I don't think Z rail will satisfy you in terms of looks of the overhead wire. But it will be very reliable for use in hidden areas, such as tunnels, staging...
This is a company that sells small spools of different wire. http://www.fortepiano.com/thewireplace/Â I will be releaseing my N scale overhead parts soon...
Here is the valid link to Faller Products in English. http://www.faller.de/App/WebObjects/XSeMIPS.woa/cms/page/pid.14.16/ecm.p/Home.html Otherwise, type in...
I can send a PDF of the Faller Car System instructions in English if anyone asks. The size is 1.6MB. Ken Harstine ... Ken Harstine Holyoke, Massachusetts ...
FYI - I've emailed John at N-Scale Division http://www.nscaledivision.com/frames_page.htm and he has stated he can get the Faller Car System starter sets on...
That site has .008 inch phosphor bronze wire, which may be worth a try. Has anyone tried it? The Proto87 site has .013 inch nickel silver wire, which I find...
I use .008" (32ga) PB wire on my layouts. From about 3 feet away you can barely see it. I'm not 100% certain that I'll stay with 32ga or move up to 26ga wire...
wow, even with the dollar dip these have gone up in price! i got my bus like 3 years back at $89 which was a bit of a discount at the time, but not a steal! ...
... Which is what was behind my DiY post on the topic.......... ;^) We can get most all of the working parts and major assemblies as service parts for the HO...
Walthers is always, always, always at full list price with the exception of possible short supply sales. You have to buy through some store that will give you...
I have used both .008 and .0159 wire for overhead. It's really up to you as to what looks best. In a home layout situation I used the smaller diameter. Trolley...
I added a photo to my Trolley643 album showing Trix FM switcher chassis with the stock trucks, as well as the Trix 6-wheel trucks. They are pretty much...
On the n_scale group there have been suggestions on how to make the flanges smaller - from milling them to powering the unit and spinning the wheels over a...
Forwarding this from the n_scale list - interesting castings mid-way down http://islandmodelworks.com/DLW.html - cab car only, no trailers listed in N scale......
Alex, I pushed for the N-scale version of the DL&W MU cars and ended up buying some of the motor car shells when they were initially released. They come with a...
NO, I didn't mean to ask how to do it. I've been a model builder for over 40 years so I know how to scratchbuild a model from a set of plans and I've been a...
Since you obviously know how to do this, including the re-scaling, then there must not be a problem. I never intended to provide a detailed manual of...
... Proper ratios of 1/87 and 1/160? It should be noted that there are an estimated 9,000,000 model railroaders in Japan, 95% of whom are N Gauge (either...
I've been working on several of the Pacific Electric bodies from Eric, they are assembled and primered. After attempting to lenghten a frame, and not being...
His glue is good. Has worked on whatever I applied it to. Do not know about some plastics though . Some are slick due to high polished molds, others due to...
If the glue doesn't work, you may want to contact Randall Gustafson at http://randgust.com/index.htm He is the master of modifying both the Tomix and Kato...
The definition of "correct scale" depends on what you are trying to model. If you are attempting to model U.S. standard gauge, then you want 9 mm to be the...
Hi: Well I am very impressed with "DR. Mikes" glue. I started with a test of two pieces of the plastic from the KD-25 channel frame and glue the two pieces...
