Hi Bill, Happy Millennium to you. I just whipped out my authentic Z scale ruler and measured my roadways. I actually didn't measure anything when laying them...
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bjkronen@...
Dec 29, 2000 5:57 pm
... <snip> ... rails ... goes I belong to a number of list groups (Z, N, G) and have experience working in those scales too. And HO before that. No matter...
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D. A. Karp
z@...
Dec 29, 2000 7:19 pm
I think real roads are a little wider than we think they are. If you look down from a tall building, you'll notice a lot of space on each side of the cars....
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
Dec 29, 2000 9:31 pm
... SNIP ... Amen to that, Bill. Alas, I'm still guilty of putting them down without a pre-test and ... I'm guilty of that one too, Bill. How many lessons...
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Dale Halterman
dnhalt@...
Dec 30, 2000 2:32 am
Jeffrey, Is the foamboard you are talking about the kind that has foam sandwiched between layers of paper and is used for backing pictures etc? I have been...
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Kim Vellore
kim@...
Dec 30, 2000 3:33 am
Folks just a heads up on one of my new year's resolution, to build an effective active track cleaning car. I have already started working on it and have a few...
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Reynard Wellman
micron@...
Dec 30, 2000 4:36 am
Hello Bill, I don't know which question to go at first, so I guess I'll just shotgun my chatter. First, the double slip thing: I couldn't agree more. We had...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
Dec 30, 2000 4:41 am
Kim, I'm looking forward to your track cleaning car. You know that once you've made your resolution public, we'll be expecting results by this time next...
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Scott A. Whitmire
whitmire@...
Dec 30, 2000 4:42 am
... The lanes they're putting on the street they're widening are 11 feet, with a 12' center two-way left turn lane. 11' seems to be the standard for city ...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
Dec 30, 2000 4:49 am
Dale, I don't see any problem using 1/2 inch insulation board as long as it is supported adequately. I may have mistaken your 'foamboard' reference for 'foam...
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Reynard Wellman
micron@...
Dec 30, 2000 6:13 am
Hello Dave, Boy, I wish our egroup webmaster would find a different image to plague us with! I'm getting really tired of Jim Carey's screaming mug in every...
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Kim Vellore
kim@...
Dec 30, 2000 6:20 am
Jeffrey, I am really tempted to let the cat out of the bag, but I'll hold it till I test it a little more. It is a simple non DCC cleaning car. I guess this...
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D. A. Karp
z@...
Dec 30, 2000 7:28 am
... Probably the easiest thing to do is switch from "HTML email" to "plain text email" in egroups' settings page. ... Agreed. Has anyone played with Woodland...
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Reynard Wellman
micron@...
Dec 30, 2000 5:29 pm
Hello David, Cool idea. You know Chris Miller's chase lights for his movie theater and drive-in ? He supplies plenty of fiber optic and he has color led ...
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Ron D.
starfire010@...
Dec 30, 2000 7:12 pm
Hi Folks, Just wanted to introduce myself. I dabbled in N scale for a while about 15 yrs ago. I don't have enough knowledge to be a purist but what the heck,...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
Dec 30, 2000 8:17 pm
Hi Ron, Welcome to the wonderful world of Z. This group is a rich source of information on any subject related to our common passion. Ask anything you like...
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A H-Ellary
ahellary@...
Dec 30, 2000 8:24 pm
hi Ron welcome aboard where in the world are you im in the uk in Northampton in fact... and im always pleased to share ideas and talk/play trains A H-Ellary...
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Kimberly
kcguy@...
Dec 30, 2000 11:14 pm
Hello, I am not sure how open any of you would be to using this technique but it worked for us on our layouts. Those spray-paint cans that make any object ...
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Ron D.
starfire010@...
Dec 31, 2000 4:11 am
Thanks for the warm welcome and suggestions. To answer your question, I'm from the U.S. - Central New Jersey to be more specific, which means that I've been...
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Reynard Wellman
micron@...
Dec 31, 2000 4:46 am
Hello Ron, Like you I have been a N scaler for a number of years and now I also collect and build Z scale. Z scale is charming and has great potential for...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
Dec 31, 2000 3:53 pm
Greetings Tapio, I understand your frustration. My first contact with Z scale was through the MR series on the Feather River Canyon project layout which...
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Jay & Anne Greer
redwitch1@...
Dec 31, 2000 4:00 pm
To All of you in Zeeland, Thanks to all of you who have kept in touch and kept me going through all three major surgeries this year. My body hasn't been...
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M. Gottschalch
megott@...
Dec 31, 2000 4:22 pm
... At the recent train show in Tampa there was someone who sold stop light kits in N and HO. They were very nice to see working, but since the LEDs were in...
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ztrack@...
Dec 31, 2000 4:37 pm
Jeffrey is correct. It amazes me to see the quality articles and layouts submitted for publication in Ztrack which were refused by MR. I just received one from...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
Dec 31, 2000 8:36 pm
... I agree with you, Jay, the folks I know in the world of Z are terrific people. Sounds like you're ready to leap back into the Z world with a vengeance. ...
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D. A. Karp
z@...
Dec 31, 2000 9:56 pm
Hi all, Yesterday, I visited the Golden State Model Railroad Museum in Point Richmond, California (http://www.gsmrm.org/), and aside from some stunning scenery...
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z_scale@egroups.com
Dec 31, 2000 10:43 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the z_scale group. File : /Z Scalers...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
Dec 31, 2000 10:55 pm
Hi Gang, After consultation and much reflexion, I have concluded that I need to visit other Z scalers while traveling. It's hard to get others to open their ...
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Michael Chenoweth
ngntw@...
Dec 31, 2000 11:28 pm
Happy New Years everyone, I am in need of two 8896 locomotives and prefer to buy them with non-running motors or w/o the motor. I do not need the shells,...
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Reynard Wellman
micron@...
Jan 1, 2001 1:53 am
Hello Manfred, I know this going to date me but I can remember street signals that were not hanging over the street but were mounted on poles on the right hand...
