... Sounds like pickup problems ... Definitely sounds like pickup problems. If it was an old locomotive doing this then I would suggest cleaning it, but if it...
I am looking for a Ghost wagon or ideally a powered boggie (using a very small pager motor or similar) to use in scratch building. I am just about able to...
Hello Will Michael Bahls is still active but often he don't response of e-mail questions (strange for a businessmen). Jens Wimmel has a ghost car available....
... to find two ... aren't ... but the Monon ... seen ... some people here ... I apologize for not completing my first posting of this subject. I meant to...
I belong to an organization called European Train Enthusiasts http://www.ete.org for a few years now. Anually they have 2 train shows, EuroEast & EuroWest. I...
The March/April 2006 issue of Ztrack has an article on creating your own 'Ghost Wagon'. The article is by Robert Latimer and uses a Marklin locomotive to ...
There are a few Z Scalers who have European trains, myself included. Right now there are a couple guys building Z-Bend Track modules with a European theme here...
Date: Wed May 31, 2006 9:49 pm (PDT) From: "dpstripe@..." dpstripe@... Subject: Re: June MTL Releases in "Z" are Posted (...) behind an F 7, GP-35, or...
In my love letter from Ben, it said that there was a release of one of 13 Canadian cars in June, supposedly a British Columbia box car. Well, I see the CP...
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David, Micro Trains has passenger trucks # 004 02 040. Whether or not the Marklin metal wheels # 700810 will fit and roll freely is debatable. Once you get the...
There was an insert for Ztrack subscribers in the March/April issue of Ztrack. If you missed it, we have posted the order form on our web site. The link is: ...
... of ... site. The link ... Dealer ... Ztrack price. ... But that is only for the NS and the UP ones. Is the price going to be the same regardless of the...
... Yes, I've two sets, and although Marklin container are not exactly accurate with their side doors they look OK. BTW I prefer to rely on the containers...
Sorry, still no firm release date. Yes, the CNR SD75is will be $215.00. We will have an order form in the upcoming May/June issue of Ztrack. Rob Kluz Ztrack...
To John Bartolotto (tried direct e-mail, got bounced) and the list, Is the 60' tank car project still in the works? With Uncle Will's covered hoppers and the...
Malcolm, if I am not mistaken, the Searails Whalebelly tank car was the special 60' tank car project that John Bartolotto had set up. But, I could be wrong....
Don't know about the KIT, but his RTR tankers are in the mail according to an email from him in the past 3-8 days (I forget exactly when it was sent). ... ...
Gentlemen, I believe so but this is not my project or product. You will have to contact SEARAILS owner Jim Shiff about this. I do know that the initial ...
Malcolm and Tim; At the Nurnberg show in Feb., John and I had originally discussed a modern 60' liquid tanker. The current Whalebelly LPG and transition era...
Hello fellow Z-sters, Well, that lovely wife of mine has done it again -- she went out and found a place in Milwaukee that has LOTS of older Microtrains cars....
John, Thanks for the additional explanation. I have previously posted a response, and should make it clear in this email to the list that this project is a...
Hi Malcolm, you are right, we just started supplying the first larger batch of the 50' tanker. You can see an update on the car and pictures of the delivery on...
Kurt, I'm curious if you are planning on releases these as kits at some point? The one ready-to-run model that I am getting just won't be enough. ;-) Randy...
Hi Tom, It's a 40' double-sheathed wood box car. The model is plastic, of course, but the prototype was wood. It was built in 1901! Russ Meier Milwaukee, WI...
Russ Apply a VERY thin wash of grimy black, this will bring out the details and each board will be visible. I use acrylics. this might be all you need. If you...
Lionel, Out of curiosity -- what wash ratio do you use for your paints? And do you use alcohol or water to dilute? Russ Meier Milwaukee, WI MILW, UP, and CP...