Greetings all, I am building a small oval and wanting to connect a few LED's for effect. I want something small enough so that it is portable, but not battery...
Guys, Aside from my comic April Fools digression, I do have some serious observations. There are at least five ways to uncouple Z trains, none of them...
Add my vote for a 4-8-8-2 SP cab forward. As a kid, I watched these pull many a frieght train through the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. The only...
Sometimes there is the chance to talk to people from Märklin about how Mini-Club should be developed. If you had that chance, what would you say to Märklin? ...
... You'll get them this year from Bahls Modelleisenbahnen as well as detail valve gears. The first VGs coming before summer will of course be suited for...
Hi Jeff, I'm sure that the Marklin USA guys do try to get some feedback to Marklin Germany. But I am unsure as to how much business the top management wants...
Hi Gang, I've begun the promised reports chronicling my adventures in Europe over the last two weeks. You can read along with the members of VECRR if you...
Hi, For most of my Z scratchbuilding so far I've been using 1/32" bass wood, and making all cuts freehand using a self-healing mat and a steel ruler... but I'd...
I have posted a few more photos of Manfred Jörger's z-layout to the Photos section, folder Joerger. They show two factories, the station and freight depot,...
Gentlement, Please help us stay on the topic of Z scale model railroading. Rec.models.railroad is willing and waiting to accept your nonsense posts (ex. fly...
I would like to see a South African Bayer-Peacock Garrett locomotive, some more Bavarian State Railway locomotives ( a D Xll in particular ) with matching KStB...
This is probably a weird question... my experience with real trains is limited in time and space.... I have never seen a real steam loco running and about...
Hello Ed, I wouldn't dare keep it away from you guys (the Russian). We are all practically starving to death for a lack of US steam in Z scale anyway. But I...
Hi all, reading on other groups, in particular those related to Layout Operations in HO and N, I realized that most part of operators prefer to use manual...
I'm sorry about my responses being broken up by "=" signs. My browser doesn't like Yahoo's HTML-email feature, it seems. I've changed browsers now, and will...
Hello again Ed, BTW the best darn Fire Station ever in the Z scale universe is made by Chris Miller in his Micro Structures line. I'll have to pass on this...
Hi gang, I'm back from Europe and I see that our best product 2001 poll has maxed out at 76 votes. We can do better than that! Follow the link below to cast...
Thanks to the tips from Rob Kluz, Bill Kronenberger, Jeffrey MacHan, and others, I am having good luck cutting 1/4" cork roadbed and gluing it down. I've also...
G'day all ... hope the Easter Bunny was kind and loaded you'all up with lots of chocolate ... See emails below Anybody in this group shed any light on this...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of any other wine cars besides: 82171 KPEV Wine Barrel Wagon & Cab 82173 Wine Barrel Wagon 82174 Wurttenburger Wine...
Hello I am wondering if some kind soul can tell me what the width of various Marklin diesel chassis might be ?- in millimetres- I was born after Imperial...
I was just thinking, with all the research and much of the design work already done for the HO models, you would think it would be less expensive for Marklin...
I've posted a short movie to demonstrate my micro-chip contoller. It works with 3-pole, 5-pole and Faulhaber motors, and has very gentle acceleration and...
Hello Marc, thanks for your offer to be possibly of assistance ! I am a "Z" collector, too and I have been searching for quite some time for 3 train sets from...
Hello Everyone, You may find modeling uses for "Magnetic Paint" http://www.magnamagic.com/ Thet advertise that "You no longer need nails, screws, hooks, thumb...
Hi, I'm working on a small Southwestern board and would really like to add some Saguaro cactus. I'm experimenting with a few ideas, if anyone has done one of...
