If anyone wants to talk third rail, I'd like to join in. I have only thoughts (no finished models yet) but I am interested. Chris Mears Charlottetown, PEI ...
If anyone wants to talk third rail, I'd like to join in. I have only thoughts (no finished models yet) but I am interested. Chris Mears Charlottetown, PEI ...
Hello, and here we go. Just curious. I am building some models for myself, of the type where I would really like to have several for my own collection. As I...
Chris; all your ideas sound interesting; a couple of thoughts: - for the Birney kit, how about a double truck version that could actually be powered? you could...
Bachman has redone their trolleys again, they use a black plastic now for the gears. I think they run better. I thought that fathernature had a birney car...
There are several mechanisms on the market. Kato has a new unit 2 inches long called B unit. and Tomix has a power unit a little longer which can be shortened....
Is anyone interested in Purchasing an Arnold Duwag trolley? ... From: John Engbers To: nscaletraction@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 8:49 AM ...
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David L. Cooper
trolleyfrtmtr@...
Sep 5, 2003 11:04 pm
Is this "HO" or "N". Is it single truck, two truck, or articulated??? If it's "HO" I am interested. Dave Cooper, Cooper Electric Railway ...
Not to be a smartie pants, but this is an N scale list, so it would make sense that it were an N scale trolley... I'm interested depending on the paint scheme...
It is N scale articulated 3 truck. ... From: David L. Cooper To: nscaletraction@yahoogroups.com Cc: nscaletraction@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 05,...
Sorry, False alarm. I left it in Fla. Will not be going back until December. It is the cream and green scheme std. I paid 150.00 for it. No longer available...
I saw a couple & bought one. it's http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3144624847&category=19124 they're not being actioned, they're just for...
Hi, I just added 3 photos of an old tram here in Trieste, sitting in a scrap yard. I hope they will restore it instead of letting it rot any further......
While everyone has said yes, it can be done - here's how you do it: Remove the shell. On one side of the motor remove the brass contact strip (below one side...
what kind of pantograph did you use? the tram I just bought comes with a nice looking pan but the shoes are plastic and there's no springs, so just for show I...
I actually haven't added a pan...yet... The first one I had I turned into a work trolley with a pole. You can get pans from Rich Eaton (PE Model Supply) or...
I am new to N scale trolley modelling and need some help converting the Bachmann brill to live overhead. First,can it be done and then how do you do it?. ...
You can modiify the back. Put wire to one motor brush ,insulate it from the body and run wire up to your overhead pick up pantograph or trolley Pool. Rich...
I was just logging in tonight to ask a similar question. I am thinking of making up a small module (around 24" X 36") and have found sites for poles and wire,...
In response to this and the previous question: -I tend to make my own line poles, though others are available from PE Model Supply and Jason's Brass Poles. The...
You don't have to glue the poles usually they come with nuts or if not you can drill small hole and pound in the pole. Regards, John Engbers ... From: Dave...
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David L. Cooper
trolleyfrtmtr@...
Sep 18, 2003 1:28 pm
All Alex is right, The Homosote makes the pole a lot more secure. I have twenty five modules in HO gage. I will not use a threaded pole as the threads make a...
They go around my 5.75" radius turns with no problem. I suspect they would have trouble with anything less than about a 4" radius, but haven't tried it... They...
