Hopefully you can get some more press releases and possibly websites, shows (e.g. Great Train Expo) flyers. Hobby shops (e.g. The Train Shop in Santa Clara)...
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Fred Ladd
ahoy123123
Oct 1, 2007 3:04 pm
Rob won't toot his horn or blow the wistle--- so ----- 30' x 50' Z scale layout artical will in December MR. I've seen it and it is spectacular. Just a headz...
53890
de Champeaux
ddechamp71
Oct 1, 2007 3:10 pm
... and ... I've also seen this notification on the november issue I had in my mailbox this morning. I'm quite in a hurry to read it! And it appears it will be...
53891
Loren Snyder
tealplanes4me
Oct 1, 2007 3:21 pm
Dom, That is a great idea about featuring Jeffrey's and Jim's layouts. Both are
worthy entrants. I'll go put a bug in Jim's ear to submit his pictures and...
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Don Avila
zbarr474
Oct 1, 2007 4:23 pm
... Both are ... MRR. ... This is not quite the first big article. In 1986 they ran a series of articles over a four month period. That layout was "long...
53893
Loren Snyder
tealplanes4me
Oct 1, 2007 4:26 pm
... From: Don Avila Date: 10/1/2007 9:23:30 AM To: z_scale@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Z_Scale] Re: Gotthard Pass- December Model Railroader FWIW both Neil...
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Don Avila
zbarr474
Oct 1, 2007 6:58 pm
.well, I had an opening to Andy Sperandeo that goes back nearly 30 years, so I can't help you on that one. Long long story, but that is how I got the door...
53895
Jim O'Connell
socalz44
Oct 1, 2007 7:54 pm
Friends, I heard via the grapevine that my name was mentioned here. So here I am with my two cents worth like it or not. I have had less than satisfactory...
53896
Jeff BAZ-man
sj_baz_man
Oct 1, 2007 10:36 pm
I am sure that MR has a LOT of people submitting articles AND photos so they are going to have to pick and choose. Of course we, like even the opposite G...
53897
Reynard Wellman
peekaboomoe
Oct 2, 2007 1:04 am
Hi Folks, Everyone is very interested in obtaining this kit so I have already notified those who wrote to me requesting one that you can "pre-order" the kit...
53898
Alex
techrepjapan
Oct 2, 2007 1:48 am
I was in my local Japanese hobby shop a few days ago. I noticed the Pro-Z posters were no longer being displayed. I asked when did they expect the Pro-Z to be...
53899
Yuji Kuwabara
yujikuwabara
Oct 2, 2007 2:16 am
Hello, Let me ask a question. I'm starting laying MicroTrack. How do you make electrical gaps? I think Marklin insulation joiner works well with MicroTrack. ...
53900
Don Avila
zbarr474
Oct 2, 2007 3:58 am
Get a good set of flat smoothed surfaced pliers and firmly pull the joiner off....
53901
n_2_z_scale
Oct 2, 2007 3:59 am
Yuji You can remove the rail joiner with a small plier tool. Yes, the rail joiners are spot welded. Easy to wiggle them free. Insulators, you can use "Atlas"...
53902
Yuji Kuwabara
yujikuwabara
Oct 2, 2007 5:14 am
Hello, Thank you for info about metal joiner. I could remove it successfully. Unfortunately, I could not remove it with plier, perhaps because of my weak grip....
53903
flyerbait
Oct 2, 2007 8:40 am
Had a start today, i have not been to a hobby shop for a few months, just working on my own z scale stuff. Anyways walked into one of the local stores and saw...
53904
de Champeaux Dominique
ddechamp71
Oct 2, 2007 9:31 am
(Nice to see you again! What are your next scratchbuilding projects?) You don't need to cut nor heat the rails: the metal joiners are easy to remove with a...
53905
Alan Cox
a_a_c_y
Oct 2, 2007 1:08 pm
On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:40:28 -0000 ... Thats why its called HO H.O. -> Horribly Oversized ;) Alan...
53906
Garth Hamilton
garthah
Oct 3, 2007 12:49 am
I do not know if anyone else out there has had problems with this engine but Glenn and Sandy Stiska have a fix and gave me a clue as to the cure. They will do...
53907
Jeff BAZ-man
sj_baz_man
Oct 3, 2007 1:15 am
So was the pin missing originally? Why would this pin need to be added in a standard production version? Jeff SF Bay Area Z ... to ... in ... pinned ... I ......
53908
Garth Hamilton
garthah
Oct 3, 2007 1:30 am
Hi Jeff I expect there was a plan for there to be a pin here but it was either missed on production set up or they could not fit it with the production...
53909
Cliff Travis
allcamera
Oct 3, 2007 10:05 am
Hi, If you look at the rail joiner with a magnifier you will see little tabs on the joiner which are bet aver the rail whr they fit into a slot. Use a sharp...
53910
charlotte Gaisford
charlottegai...
Oct 3, 2007 12:24 pm
I don't know if anyone here has tried making their own decals but you can now use your inkjet and laser printer. Is is a very cost effective method and much...
53911
Alan Cox
a_a_c_y
Oct 3, 2007 1:03 pm
On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:23:18 -0000 ... You might also want to look at lasertran if you are trying to do inkjet as their paper avoids the whole spraying with...
53912
n_2_z_scale
Oct 3, 2007 1:34 pm
There are many ways to make decals now-a-days. The most expensive being having custom silkscreen decals made. The next best option is using the ALPS MD100 or...
53913
Robert
airforce_loa...
Oct 3, 2007 6:30 pm
... months, ... the ... had on ... developed ... Alan, My wife calls my Z scale models "TWEEZER TRAINS" Robert...
53914
MOFWCABOOSE@...
mofwcaboose
Oct 3, 2007 6:51 pm
...and I've been told that if I water my Z scale trains, they will grow. Early in 1953, George Allen pointed out in the first of his "Tuxedo Junction" series...
53915
David Epling
ccrails2000
Oct 3, 2007 7:52 pm
Thank You Jeff, I just got confirmation of your very generous donation. As a small token of our appreciation, I have arranged for a one year associate level...
53916
David Epling
ccrails2000
Oct 3, 2007 7:57 pm
Without naming names....one of the major problems I had with MR was with editors no longer there, perhaps a re-thinking of the situation with the newer staff...
53917
Reynard Wellman
peekaboomoe
Oct 3, 2007 7:59 pm
Hello Fellow Zeds, It's getting near Xmas and I'm looking to design & manuf. some new useful, realistic products for North American Z scale railroads. Here is...
