... Wow! Those models are incredible! The second thing I noticed was how horribly overisized the rails were. Good scale models really highlight the error in ...
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jcubbin@...
May 26, 2001 12:36 pm
Bill, Start with this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/z_scale/messagesearch?query=foam I've found the archive and the archive search functions on the forum...
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Jeffrey MacHan
jmac_han@...
May 26, 2001 1:08 pm
Foam construction is the preferred method in Z and many other scales. There has been much discussion on the list about techniques etc. A quick search in the...
4455
jmac_han@...
May 26, 2001 7:57 pm
Hi Gang, This week's cover page photo was submitted by Howard Shute. Click on the image to see the larger photo from http://groups.yahoo.com/group/z_scale ...
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Rick and Patsy Duncan
trainman@...
May 26, 2001 9:37 pm
Not too long ago I had some track planning software that I had downloaded. My PC crashed and I don't remember where I found that software. Can someone refresh...
4457
John Jabour
jjabour@...
May 27, 2001 12:54 am
Yuji Amazing You are an inspiration John ... From: Yuji Kuwabara <HHG01200@...> To: Z scale List <z_scale@yahoogroups.com> Date: Friday, May 25, 2001...
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Yuji Kuwabara
HHG01200@...
May 27, 2001 3:47 am
Hello, Thanks for comments to my well cars. I started them from published drawings of similar prototypes (HuskyStack and drawbar connected Thrall). I adapted...
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Yuji Kuwabara
HHG01200@...
May 27, 2001 4:22 am
Hello Scott, Thank you for your comment. ... What do you think overisized specifically? Rail height or spike? Please don't misunderstand. I'm not complaining. ...
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Scott A. Whitmire
whitmire@...
May 27, 2001 5:04 am
... The rails are way too tall. In scale, they look to be about 12-18" in height. Code 55 and code 40 are barely small enough for N scale. I once figured I'd...
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Ole Rosted
Ole.Rosted@...
May 27, 2001 6:34 am
... Hi Rick, Must have been RAILWAYS downloaded from the site at: http://perso.club-internet.fr/sebmarch It's stiil there - just checked - but it is now...
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ztrack@...
May 27, 2001 2:10 pm
In a message dated 5/25/01 9:59:54 PM, jmac_han@... writes: << ZTrack Magazine will occupy booths #362-363 which is right in front of the kid's play...
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kim@...
May 27, 2001 6:47 pm
Helmut, I finally got around to transfer all the pictures. Here is the description with all the pictures: Initially after I thought about installing a sound...
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Jay & Anne Greer
redwitch1@...
May 28, 2001 1:31 am
Kim, You are to be congratulated on a most impressive job! It is exemplary, or as König Lüdwig himself might have said, Es ist ausgezeichnet! Maybe a little ...
4465
jmac_han@...
May 28, 2001 1:39 am
Dear Z_Scale Members, Just a polite reminder to "edit" the message body when replying to a posting. Remember, it is not necessary to keep recycling the second,...
4466
dgsteve@...
May 28, 2001 9:40 am
I am planning elevation for my layout and was wondering what is most natural a grade over say 12" of track? I was thinking 10-15mm would be ok but would like a...
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jcubbin@...
May 28, 2001 12:21 pm
While I was doing a search recently, I came across this page: ...
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jmac_han@...
May 28, 2001 2:06 pm
Hi Gang, I'm still at it! Found a few more tidbits of advice to add to the Z Tips and Tricks database. There are now 82 pearls for your enjoyment. Since I...
4469
bjkronen@...
May 28, 2001 2:54 pm
... of ... (warning, technospeak follows) While that circuit may work well for building lighting and accessories, I see problems for trains. The most...
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CH Bahn
chbahn@...
May 28, 2001 4:14 pm
Hi Gang, I was reading the comments about the swap this week end at Houten, Holland. One of the posters seem to reflect a feeling that I have had for some...
4471
z_scale@yahoogroups.com
May 28, 2001 8:43 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the z_scale group: It seems that general model railroading enthusiats are a greying population, at ...
4472
jcubbin@...
May 29, 2001 3:52 am
Thanks Bill, I've bookmarked the "Three Terminal Regulator Type Throttle" page. While it is a bit technical for me still, the more of these circuits I see and...
4473
jcubbin@...
May 29, 2001 4:02 am
Since I've only been actively on ebay since a month or so before Christmas, my view may not accurately represent the used market but I believe the used market...
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Greg Elmassian
greg@...
May 29, 2001 4:06 am
I watch ebay every evening, and I would have to agree, seeing many more no bids than a month or so ago... money is tight... Greg ... From:...
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dgsteve@...
May 29, 2001 8:36 am
New Marklin Z yes is higher but as a seller and active Z buyer on zbay I would say that the time to get deals is every summer but many sellers take time off...
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Bob Byrne
bobbyrne@...
May 29, 2001 8:59 am
... I was told the same thing from a regular eBay seller in the UK after I picked up a "new" (haven't received it yet) 5-pole loco from a German seller for...
4477
asmtrains@...
May 29, 2001 9:05 pm
Hi everyone, In introduction, my name is Randy Brown. I am currently a N-scaler, modeling the Western Pacific (although I don't have a layout yet). I have been...
4478
jcubbin@...
May 29, 2001 10:11 pm
Hi, I just picked up a diesel locomotive an need to order a motor and brushes but I'm not sure what number this is. I think it may be #8774 or #8775, both if...
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D. A. Karp
z@...
May 29, 2001 10:25 pm
John, That's an 8775, one of the first four locomotives Marklin produced when Z-scale was introduced in 1972. Strangely, it's quite a bit heavier than its...
4480
grumpy@...
May 29, 2001 10:54 pm
Are you sure it is not an 8875? ... mine looks pretty much like it and the box says 8875 ... David is usually spot-on so I say this with much trepidation ... ...
4481
grumpy@...
May 29, 2001 10:59 pm
Bob I'm not sure whether they are still available but there used to be items 8567 (pair of curved turnouts) and 8561 (pair of straight turnouts). Not part of ...
