Recent content by jdavid93225

gregind, Welcome to the forum. Glad to have you aboard. If you don't have one yet, I'd suggest picking up a copy of the Walther's HO Catalog. It is the largest wishbook that I know of in the model railroading industry. It has a lot of great products with pictures and descriptions in most...

Maybe this isn't modeling, but these are some of the things I do in addition to building models and running trains. :) It's all part of the fun. I do have to agree to a point about the digital manipulation of photos, though. When this is done, it takes away some of the elements that make...

After I voted, it was 10 to 0 in favor of keeping the history going... I think I see where this poll is going, too! Keep up the great posts!

How'd I know this would have something to do with APRIL? And it's just the beginning of the month!

I have mostly UP models, but also include several of the fallen flags, so I checked "other." Besides UP, I have D&RGW, CB&Q and MP, and intend to add a few of the other western railroads in the future, such as SP, ATSF, CNW, GN, NP and WP (or at least a couple of them). My layout is not a...

The magazine has been doing this in every April edition for as long as I can remember. This one was in the new product announcement section. Last year they had a magnetic layout that ran on the ceiling. I thought they were both pretty funny (and also pretty phony).

I'm not sure if mine's one of the newer ones, but I like it. I also have two Lionel Challengers that I also like quite a bit. The Athearn seems to run a little smoother than the Lionels, especially at extremely low speed. On the other hand, the Lionel seems to have much better sound than the...

Jim, Welcome to the hobby and to the forums. I'm sure I'm speaking for many others as well as myself when I say that we are glad to have you aboard. Since I'm across the country from you, I can't offer much in support of clubs in your area, but I do know there's a group on here that gets...

Jim, out of curiousity, have you tried to list them on the "For Sale" forum on the Model Railroad Forums? It seems to me that there is a rather large target audience for that stuff here. Just my .02!

I have a Prodigy Advance and am quite pleased with it. The things it doesn't have are things I didn't particularly need, but if you need them, you'd be better off with a different system. Some of those things are wireless control (though MRC may be coming out with this sometime soon), computer...

I've seen them at several of the Wal Marts around me, but haven't bought any because they are all too new for the transition era I'm modeling. The only ones that are even close are the 1955 Chevy and the VW Bus and Bug. Since I'm modeling 1952 (give or take a year or two), even those models...

Well, I wasn't going to wait three hours to download these (still on dial-up, you know). I guess I'll just have to take everyone's word that these ads leave a lot to be desired. I believe the "Big 3" could do wonders for their vehicle sales (as well as our dependence on foreign oil) by...

I guess I fall into the "addict" category, too. When I was a kid and didn't have a lot of money to spend, I got into model railroading and only had a few engines. Now that I'm about thirty years older than those old days, I've re-discovered the hobby. About two years ago, I started to acquire...

Dave, I would say on your 25.4 or 24.5 rule, either is close enough. As a rule of thumb, I figure approximately 25mm per inch (not quite as precise as whichever one of the other two is correct, but close enough to determine approximate size). By doing this, I don't have to remember which of...

When I go to my LHS's, none of which are really local, since they are all at least 50 miles from me, I usually end up buying something. I rarely walk out of any hobby shop empty handed, even ones that are very far from home. This summer I visited Caboose Hobbies in Denver and, of course...