Hi, The sender was using the yahoo web interface to send the message, so either it's a very very clever client side rootkit or the yahoo servers were hacked....
For anyone interested I was cruising Hobby Search after I got their newsletter. I noticed that Bachmann has released a bunch of Hong Kong Double Decker...
I finally did some experimenting on my workbench and had a Bachmann PCC climbing a 20% grade! The wheels would skid when I stopped on the way down but no...
I think slipping on a 20% downhill is probably realistic. I think the practice in hilly cities was to make stops on intersections where it would be level....
Steepest grade operated in Lisbon by trams is 14.5% on Cal deSao Francisco on tram 28E and Cal de Santo Andre on tram 12E. Funiculars have steeper grades... ...
Does anyone remember what the steepest grade was in Pittsburgh on 21 Fineview? Around 12% sticks in my mind......... Al Breyer In a message dated 6/4/2011...
Rode it several times but do not remember hearing anyone mentioning the %. John Armstrong ... From: briarpatcheast@... To: nscaletraction@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi all- I was just browsing the Wig-Wag news page and they report that MicroScale is producing decals for Pacific Electric - Interurbans and Freight Motors: ...
Three hobby shops and one train show, and I have heard the same rumor. I was saving for a cab-forward, but if the rumor has any truth to it, well I'll keep...
Well, at the Manufacturer's Breakfast and the National N Scale Convention we tend to hear of planned releases and new products in development...that's on June...
Hi everyone, just wondering if it is possible to gap the Tomix Wide Tram Track with insulated joiners to provide block sections? Thanks in advance, Chris C...
Yes it is. Tomix sells insulated joiners for their track system, and it is best to use them. Other insulated joiners, like Atlas, are too thick on the bottom...
Custom Traxx deals with Eric on almost a daily basis. He has no answering machine onlt a fax machine so deal with him via email. For more information contact...
My first take on wiring the overhead on my new 2x4' layout. Nothing fancy, just a loop. If I get the overhead working as I want it to then I will cut in a...
What are the poles planted in? Plywood under the Homasote? How thick is it? In O scale, where the overhead wire is 5" above the railhead, I glue short blocks...
Thanks for help. The poles are through 1/2" Homosote and 1/8th Ply. I was wondering if I needed more poles. I have another 3 on hand that I can add to the...
Do you use brass rod or tubing for poles? John Armstrong ... From: brill27mcb To: nscaletraction@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 4:20 PM Subject:...
go into the files section and look for my presentation file from roughly 2004. The latter pages of that show typical pole spacing/alignments on curves, loops,...
Another tip regarding the spacer block. Make it (or a separate one) which "rides" on the rails the exact height you want the contact wire to be. Interurbans...
1. Line pole spacing tool: info can be found in NCAT NEWS project book #2 on page 26. This publication is located in our files section. 2. If you are planning...
I have opened a store specifically for importing Japanese N scale to the USA. Within that we are stocking Tomix mini rail and wide tram rail, TomyTec tram...
Thank you all for your comments and fixes. When I get time this weekend I will try to add more poles to the curve. I am using 1/2" Homesote and 1/8" Birch...
Hello all, As I have posted images of my rebuild of a Model Power Brill Trolley onto a Bandai Shorty B chassis, I have run into a problem. It was running fine...
http://www.eastpenn.org/photos_01.html specifically http://www.eastpenn.org/p5050020.jpg There are a few others of my modules (with 10" radius loops) - just go...
Alex Do the poles with the overhead wire need to be so big? Do the poles that Jasons make work OK? I have had many people say that the pole size distracts from...
