Hi all, Did a little test today with my N scale trams: No problems with 103mm radius: Kato 'pocket line' tram chassis Kato 'shorty' 4 axle chassis Tomytec LRV...
I got my mag yesterday but haven't read that article yet. There is also a "book" by Kalmbach on modeling electric railroads (that may be the title, but I'm not...
Modeling Electrified Railroads (Former Title: Beginning Traction Modeling) Consists of a couple of intro articles, terms explained box, more info box and the...
The question is: How many N scalers would buy a ready to run N Scale model of the Electroliner/Liberty Bell? Then maybe one of the mfrs would consider...
Not enough of us made the request of ConCor for an N scale version when they announced their HO version. It took two attempts separated by at least a decade...
A major problem of much of todays traction modeling is that the buyers prefer decorated and RTR. The poll shows how strong this demand is, on a percentage...
As was noted, the Electroliner in HO took a couple of attempts before a major manufacturer thought it would be worth it. It also took a manufacturer owned by...
I may be in the minority but $500 for a running, lighted, painted, Electroliner with functioning poles, would not be out of the question in two years when I...
The bottom line is that the market for this in N is too small. It would take a LOT of man hours to build the master for a resin body Electroliner. Injection ...
If you go to www.kalmbach.com, click on books, you can get a PDF download for $7.47 and print it on your printer. I've done that and the article gives quite a...
And thanks to you too, Eric. You and Mike are a great service to those of us with poor skills. Thank you for taking the risk to produce the models that you do...
Probably because there are more N scale UP modelers in Omaha alone than there are N scale traction modelers in all of North America. (Although, interestingly...
Isn't there a way technology can help here...do a 3D scan of a HO or O guage model and then reduce to 1:60 and print out a master with a 3d printer? ... From:...
So it seems this needs to be a 'Labor of Love'. How about if a handful or more of us form a loose group to first brain- storm the project, and then make the...
Yes, in a number of methods. But, and still But......... It will be a copy with all the errors of the original model. It's likely to be a better approach to...
The May 1974 Model Railroader has a four page foldout with S scale plans in it. Three of the other page sides have photos of the Liberty Liner and the...
I haven't heard mention about the secondary market for the Electroliner. The Liberty Bell Liner ran through the gently rolling hills of Pennsylvania. Did ...
I have this issue so it would be a start. Do you folks mind doing work, perhaps a lot, to get an Electroliner, or would you prefer it be ready to run? I know...
Sounds rational to me. All modelers need to start someplace, and slowly. I have not finished powering the West Penn car yet, but the Bachman gas electric...
John, you're one of the acknowledged masters of our hobby... some of the rest of us out there, myself included, are all thumbs. I gave up trying to assemble...
I have cataracs and glaucoma. The eye pressure went up for no known reason 2 months ago. Back down 6 points now, luckily. Go slow on those kits. Do you have...
I was looking closely at the photos in the article looking at the details. Did you guys notice that in spite of the all the scratch built buildings and...
Look carefully. Les Lewis is an outstanding trolley modeler. Many of the modules in this O layout (Grand Union, Yale University, operating lift bridge,...
I wasn't counting rivets. I don't have pull-offs on my Garfield Ridge layout and probably won't have them on my Archer Heights layout either. I was just amazed...
And I can't bring them into focus in N scale anyway... even with my trifocals :-) Until next time... CKL ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
It almost sounds like you might have the Philadelphia & Western/Red Arrow Libertyliners (Valley Forge and Independence Hall) mixed up with the LVT Liberty Bell...
The "book", a PDF file, is a "reprint" of the 6 part HO scale Boston MTA construction article from the late 1990's. To quote the Kalmbach website, "This set...
