The N Scalers lost one of their greats too, John Coots Jr of N Scale of Nevada, on the 27th. About 20 years ago John produced a special limited white metal...
I need to ask the list for some information and advice on two projects. #1 To run behind my Penn Central GP35s, I have brush painted a couple MT 50 ft...
Ken, Hello! It is great having another Penn Central fan in the group. I have been following the PC for a while and have an interest in Eastern roads. I will ...
Rodneys Railroad tools I changed the look and feel of my website and made it easier to navigate from area to area. Opinions are wanted and appreciated....
Isopropyl Alcohol (91%) is good for stripping MT cars. The regular paint comes off after about 15 minutes, the pad printing takes a while longer and might...
On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:00:30 EDT ... For pad printing try 'Brasso' or whatever it is called over that side of the pond. Its a polish and really good for lifting...
Alan, Oddly enough, it's called Brasso over here, too. I never thought of using it for this. Thanks for the tip. Dan S. In a message dated 9/1/2008 6:29:21...
Hey Rob, See you FINALLY found someone else who models PC ! :oP Just to let BOTH of the PC Modelers here know, we still have the PC GP-35 in stock...they...
the two cabooses have the same exact body with the same roadnumber, the only difference is one has Marklin couplers and the other has Magnematic (Kadees) so...
... Woo Hooo I have a friend! :) Joe, I have my PC GP35! I proudly showed it off in the January/February issue of Ztrack this year. Incidentally, what I don't...
Rob, Don't you mean you didn't have the moola to buy the E8? :o) We want so much, but our pocket book says "no no no" Loren ... From: <ztrack@...> To:...
New for September! American Z Line has released Canadian Pacific 60' Gunderson high-cube box cars. The cars come in runner packs of four cars, each with a...
... Loren, Sorry, it is not so much about the moola. I have to be good. I just can't keep one for myself when only 8 were made. If our loyal customer knew I...
Yeah, and I know where you live........I'd stand out front with a sign that said..........."this way to great AZL products" Who needs enemies when you got a...
September 4, 2008 Ztrains.com is pleased to bring you the latest press release, along with photos, from Micro-Trains Line featuring their new Pullman ...
Barry, Where on earth have you been? Long, long time since I've seen you ! Think it was in Portland about 2204 or 05? Ever finish that globe layout? Oops,...
John, You are so correct in your statement about MRR. I maintain that they are unenlightened, unimmaginative, lack vision, stuffy, prejudiced, just plain ...
John, Do you know of any good articles on the lightweight smoothsides? ie. years manufactured, who ran them, etc? I definitely want some vintage passenger...
Hi Ron, These are some great questions... and important ones too as I think it's a great idea to have a sense of the history of the trains we run. I did a few...
... I don't think I could Loren... LOL! For those who just came across this post and are not sure what the fuss is about, I have written a very brief rant on...
Why do we care about MRR? It's a dinosaur and irrelevant, forget it. We have Rob's Ztrack. NMRA Scale Rails and Marklin Insider Marklin Magazine plus many,...
I have been getting Model Railroader for about 50 years now. I think they have a very strong bias towards fully operational miniature transportation systems...
... Loren, I'm disappointed in you...I took you more for the "let a sleeping dog sleep only until the firecracker under its butt went off" type...like me :) ...
... Isn't Model Railroader mainly HO? Something to consider is this, with Z Scale we have the Z Track magazine, and with N Scale there are two good magazines....
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