On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:34:07 -0800 ... Marklin got bought out by Knightbridge Capital as it was deep in debt. Presumably the purse strings are still very...
I could be wrong, but isn't there some kind of licensing fee that model train manufacturers have to pay to be able to produce UP stuff? Could that be why UP...
And I remember reading in (gasp!!) MR many years ago about the Chessie system requiring licensing fees to use the cat logo...if you can't get rich running a...
Union Pacific licensing has been royality-free since November 2006. http://www.trains.com/ctt/default.aspx?c=a&id=697 Standing firm on principle, Mike Wolf,...
... While business decisions can turn on a dime in an uncertain economy, whenever I see Marklin putting money into new Z tooling or engineering, I'm...
My wife and I are Formula1 fans, so my model railroad (set in Germany) includes a race track. I used cars from a Formula De board game (metal F1 cars,...
Hi, Within 5 days of ordering I received The above From Hobby search. The set is now beautifully packaged And is very neatly and well made and is a great...
Ztrack Center is now taking orders for Marsilius Line's Penn Central 85' smooth side passenger cars! This limited edition release is available in three road...
New for December! AZL is now offering Norfolk Southern 60' high-cube box cars. These modern cars feature fine detailing, pad printing, roller bearing trucks...
Hello everyone - I'm basically new to z scale (dormant for the last year) and pretty new to model railroading and I think I have just gotten myself into a jam...
I guess I'll jump into this... For modules, large operations (long trains), etc, 2% is what we strive for, 3% in a pinch. It just means you won't be able to...
Hi Steve. ... year) and pretty new to model railroading and I think I have just gotten myself into a jam (being the overly ambitious guy that I am) by going...
Thanks, John. Seems I should for now at least forget the switch yard and maybe do two out of the four lines to get started. I am in Corona del Mar and work...
Hello Steve, ... well, that seems to be one of the big ones... ;-) ... I take it that you have the track list for the layout available. But I don't know if...
Thanks for your response, Chris. Seems Schwarzwald is a little over the top for my first z layout (actually, I built the standard Marklin oval, but not much...
Hi Steve. ... At least you've got a good baseboard; I started with just 6 x 2 feet into which I have managed to pack about 30m of track onto it (according to...
I don't have one but I doubt it can deliver than 12VA (~ Watts). They can product up to ~ 14 absolute maximum volts(no load) and definitely <1 Amp. Under...
TCS announces 2 new AZL decoders 3 Hours, 5 Minutes ago Train Control Systems of Pennsylvania announced on their website 2 new decoders are due to be released....
Uwe - that is a tremendous amount of info in one e-mail. Much appreciated. (And I have had a heck of a time translating the German assembly instructions....
Steve, I'll weigh in since I am building an even bigger layout for my first layout. Use MTL flex track wherever you can. Its easier to work with than Marklin...
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. I am going with the Searails model of the Bristol Raceway tower. Since it is what I need, I won't have to do any...
Hello all, Well, my first purchase of three Z Loks from Alex went VERY well. NICE transaction! The Loks well very carefully packaged and protected, and then...
These will be available through www.normstrainworld.com at 30% savings. Norman Rockwell (grpa) Norm's Train World 401 E. Hughson / PO Box 635 Randolph, NE...
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