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The steam engine shells and tenders that I have are 1 x 8895 2-6-0T black tank engine shell DB # 74 701 3 x ???? 2-6-0 black engine shell DB # 24 058...
1 Jul 26, 2005
1:41 am

Garth Hamilton
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Hello all you "Z" scalers out there. I am sorry I did not get the chance to see Lajos' SW-1 at the NTS. The photos of the SW-1 on the home page look great....
4 Jul 26, 2005
1:29 am

Lajos Thek
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hi! i am planning to build a z layout but i dont have any ideas of the name...any tips? it is going to be an american railroad hwith calefornian lanscape?...
2 Jul 25, 2005
11:59 pm

Tom Fisher
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I don't know if you want to wear a flower in your hair but have your Z with you. Next July 3rd through 9th the Garden Railroad convention will be in the Bay...
2 Jul 25, 2005
11:20 pm

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Hello everyone, I am back. My week long trip to Denver, Colorado, for work purposes, went ok. Wednesday was the only day I had the opportunity (only 45...
4 Jul 25, 2005
10:32 pm

David George
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There are some posted in the photos section of the Z-Scale homepage under the Album DPSTRIPE. When I get home, I can e-mail you a couple of pics directly. Dan...
1 Jul 25, 2005
9:31 pm

dpstripe@...
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Also working on, and I use the term very loosely as this project is about a year old, my first wood sided Z scale scratchbuilt car. The car is entirely...
4 Jul 25, 2005
6:42 pm

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Hello. A few minutes here and there and I've managed to put together a little Z house for my "in the works" layout. I've built this one before in much larger...
2 Jul 25, 2005
6:32 pm

John Duino
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I needed a few standpipes for my someday layout. Since I wanted six or eight of them, I decided to cast them. If anyone is interested, I have posted photos in...
3 Jul 25, 2005
3:01 pm

Tom Fisher
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Hello all, Because of the summer-holidays i´m going on no mail tonight Wegen das Sommer-Loch (Urlaub) sind wir nicht daheim Vanwege vakantie in het Groningse...
1 Jul 25, 2005
12:55 pm

Ben en Grietje Leon€...
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Lajos, A reason in favour of IR detection is that it will detect ANY piece of stock breaking its beam and so a train will be detected for as long as the train ...
1 Jul 25, 2005
6:28 am

William Davis
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Hi, I just wanted to put up a reminder for those who have not yet entered the "Ztrack 2005 Z Scale Convention" car drawing over at Ztrains: ...
1 Jul 24, 2005
11:24 pm

John Cubbin
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Hey everyone. I've been busy the past six weeks, and don't know if I missed something, but much to my dismay, I found out Mony is no longer with MTL. Mony, if...
5 Jul 24, 2005
3:55 pm

Don
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{TIC} You must be tired daddy, assuming that your little one WILL decide on Z. :) I really think we should allow our children to choose for themselves. It is...
1 Jul 24, 2005
11:02 am

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Has anyone seen the August edition of this fabulous German publication. The shots of the German engine sheds are first class. Anyone out there good at...
2 Jul 23, 2005
9:20 pm

Uwe Liermann
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I appreciate the polls for new Z rolling stock and motive power. I wonder if it would be economical for MTL to come out with an F-3, or I think it's called an...
1 Jul 23, 2005
4:11 pm

Fred Ladd
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Yes, American Z Line has announced SD70M and SD75Is will be released beginning this Fall. The first releases will be SD70M in the NS and UP roadnames. At the...
8 Jul 23, 2005
5:36 am

Adam
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I haven't found anyone that wants to put together a CD or DVD, so I will. I have about 175 photos and Bill K has 250, so that's a good start. If you have any...
1 Jul 23, 2005
5:10 am

Tom Gilchrist
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I am planning on using computer control from cti to run my layout. I was wondering if anyone knows of small ir sensors that I can use to detect trains in...
7 Jul 22, 2005
3:52 pm

Lajos Thek
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I'm putting another "shout out" to those in the Lone Star Region (Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico) to join the LSR Z Scalers Yahoo group. ...
4 Jul 22, 2005
8:24 am

Uwe Liermann
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With the upcoming MTL GP35 and AZL SD70 and SD75, I wanted to share one of my most used web sites. It is an extensive collection of locomotive livery drawings,...
1 Jul 21, 2005
4:05 pm

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My wife and I spent a nice week in the Houston, Galveston area. Special thanks to Bill K, we found all places we wanted to visit just as fast as the locals....
12 Jul 21, 2005
4:03 pm

Lajos Thek
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Hi, I am building paper buildings based on plans downloaded from the web and am having difficulty in determining proper dimensions for Z. Most of the plans...
4 Jul 21, 2005
3:20 pm

Joe DAmato
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For all of you who learned to solder at the Z Convention (and anyone else, too) I am delighted to report that no one was burned alive at the soldering class ...
3 Jul 21, 2005
12:58 pm

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All, Any ideas where I can find some good dog bone layout plans? John...
4 Jul 21, 2005
4:16 am

John & Sue Bartolotto
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Hello Model Railroaders, To make things more internet-like we have added the PayPal shopping cart to all our items. Check it out when you have a chance. ...
1 Jul 21, 2005
1:44 am

Reynard Wellman
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Been too busy the last two months! I've missed soooooooooooo much. Is there a chat tonite? Regards , Joel ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about...
2 Jul 21, 2005
1:04 am

Thomas Welsch
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I am working on a layout 40 in. by 6 ft. that I want to put legs on. I would like to have legs about 36 in. high but the longest I have found are 29in. Anyone...
6 Jul 20, 2005
8:27 pm

Dave Hjortnaes
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Hi Everyone, After about 8 months of work, I've decided to completly redesign/rework my crossing gates. Why? After testing the current design's operation, I...
6 Jul 20, 2005
5:51 pm

Loren Snyder
tealplanes4me
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Last Year Hallmark Cards had a couple of Christmas Tree models that were essentially Z-Scale. This year they have another fire engine. Haven't put it beside...
7 Jul 20, 2005
3:45 pm

randy smidt
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