Hello Bill, Thank you for your many web-links. That FT is very nice. That smooth surface and straight shape are just what I want. I could not find any air...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
May 17, 2000 7:47 pm
Hey Gang, I need suggestions for lights for the layout: street lights, yard lights, detail lights. I am not familiar with the commercial sets available so your...
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Tapani Tuominen
trains@...
May 17, 2000 8:50 pm
In addition to Märklin the only other manufacturer of Z-scale street lights that I am aware of is Viessman: http://www.viessmann-modell.de/ Their catalog has...
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Ian Blease
tristan@...
May 17, 2000 9:36 pm
Jeff, I have been thinking about making my own lights also. I got some tubular material (brass, or aluminum, or styrene), and some sub-minature light bulbs. So...
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Ajay Ravindranathan
ajayrav@...
May 17, 2000 10:02 pm
Hi Jeffrey, In addition to Viesmann who make quality products, I think Brawa also makes Z scale lights. Another source is Miller Engineering. Their ...
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Ian Blease
tristan@...
May 17, 2000 11:43 pm
Jeff, Attached picture of my first and not finshed street lamp, consisting of a bent brass tube with a sub- minature light bulb soldered to one end. The green...
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M. Gottschalch
megott@...
May 18, 2000 1:21 pm
... I have seen ones made of clear plastic rod that was bent and painted, with the lights under the table. These can be very nice as there are no giant bulbs...
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Frans van Cuilenborg
fransvan@...
May 18, 2000 1:55 pm
Märklin has got som really nice street lights. They are very small but very good. There is a dscription in the Märklin Insider, the last number in 99 and the...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
May 18, 2000 8:16 pm
Hi everyone, I have been receiving my email messages from egroups.com either late or not at all in some cases and definitely not in the order that they have...
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bjkronen@...
May 18, 2000 10:29 pm
Hi All: On June 4-6th, I will be in Tokyo, Japan. On June 7-10th, I will be in Otsu, Japan. Is there a must-visit model railroad shop I need to put on my list...
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chris mears
orangegarage@...
May 18, 2000 10:52 pm
Hello all Yuji, your work is fantastic and very inspiring. I have spent much time scanning and studying the pictures of your models and am mustering the ...
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John Jabour
jjabour@...
May 19, 2000 1:58 am
Yuji Sorry for taking so long to reply but I haven't been getting E-mail from Onelist for the past few days. I purchased a book on how to build your own...
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jjabour
jjabour@...
May 19, 2000 2:00 am
Yuji How did you make the hand rails and are they fragile or sturdy? John ... From: Yuji Kuwabara <HHG01200@...> To: Z scale List <z_scale@egroups.com>...
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dbouchard@...
May 19, 2000 2:53 am
Everybody, I would like to impress on everyone out there that while it may not be very diffucult to build an injection machine or even very expensive to buy a...
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Kari Tanskanen
ktanskan@...
May 19, 2000 6:47 am
... If you take a walk north from Shinagava station towards Tokyo, you'll find places where the main line can be seen from the street. And take a round trip...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
May 19, 2000 5:54 pm
Thanks for the suggestions and references everyone. I checked out the web links to the manufacturers. My overall impression is that the commercial products...
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Ajay Ravindranathan
ajayrav@...
May 19, 2000 6:08 pm
Jeffrey, You might be able to use conductive paint instead of wires. Conductive paint pens should be available at most electronics stores. Ajay ... -- Ajay...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
May 19, 2000 8:36 pm
Come to thik of it, I have conductive paint! I am concerned about durability on my "portable"; layout. I will probably give it a try to see how it turns out....
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Ian Blease
tristan@...
May 19, 2000 9:28 pm
Jeff, Micro Bulb was 1.5 volts. I picked several at a model train store in Lorain, Cleveland about six months ago , I think I paid about $5 for for four bulbs....
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jjabour
jjabour@...
May 19, 2000 10:47 pm
Don I agree with you that you have to be careful. The book does have a number of warnings. But just as a side note, you are only injecting the plastic with...
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Yuji Kuwabara
HHG01200@...
May 20, 2000 12:51 pm
Hello John, ... Following to printed out drawing, I formed 0.3mm straight phosphor bronze wire (rod?) into handrails. It was enjoyable task. The handrail...
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Yuji Kuwabara
HHG01200@...
May 20, 2000 12:51 pm
Hello Bill, ... Although I cannot guarantee your satisfaction, the Tenshodo may be good. The shop showcases imported models (mainly from Europe) such as...
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Yuji Kuwabara
HHG01200@...
May 20, 2000 12:51 pm
Hello John and Don, Thank you for your explanation and advise. It is beyond my skills. But the book may be interesting for knowledge. Regards. Yuji Kuwabara...
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Yuji Kuwabara
HHG01200@...
May 20, 2000 12:51 pm
Hello Chris, Thank you for your comments. ... I applied decal sheet cut in shape of door group, not indivisual, with "Grande" logo. I think even a 0.13mm...
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Dan MacKellar
DMackellar@...
May 20, 2000 3:45 pm
Hey everyone, Just a word on my latest projects. I'm in the process of building a dummy GP9 to trail behind my F-Units. I also sat down and drew up a set of...
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Dan MacKellar
DMackellar@...
May 20, 2000 3:55 pm
Hey all, I've got a slight problem with my Marklin 2-8-2. I was doing some work on it (Installing a MT coupler on the pilot) and had to remove the cover plate...
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Garth A. Hamilton - V...
garthah@...
May 20, 2000 8:21 pm
I have done this many times as I take my chassis apart to convert to Nn3. Place the engine on its back in a cradle. I am numbering the axles from the front...
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jjabour
jjabour@...
May 21, 2000 12:58 am
Dan I had to do that once and it was a pain but I did get it right. It took about 1 hour. If I remember right I would put the first one in and then I would...
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chris mears
orangegarage@...
May 21, 2000 9:36 pm
Thanks for the reply Yuji. I have had similar thoughts on door modelling (re: hood units). Even a .005" thick door applied over a styrene side would be too...
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Uwe Galepp
Uwe.Galepp@...
May 22, 2000 12:20 pm
Hi everybody, I like some of the streetlights one can buy from shelf but I also think they are too expensive for me. another thing is that I really like to do ...
