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  1. oldtank

    H0 Collection 3 on Youtube

    OMG that is the most realistic layout I have ever seen, totally awesome you are a true artist.
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    I'm feeling old ...

    Congratulations Tony but I have to tell you that you are still a Spring Chicken, you are only old when you get like us and have Great Grand Children, crikey now I feel old.
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    The little engine that could for $120

    Being a big fan of small steam locos I relly like your little engine that could, its a pity that Model Power and Mantua are folding, I hope someone takes over their manufacture.
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    Bachmann customer service problems

    I wonder just how many railroad modelers cut their teeth on brands like Tyco, Model Power and Bachmann, its not just the cheap brands that quit working, a friend of mine does shop repairs for various retailers and has a cupboard full of top brand locomotives some of which have been waiting over...
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    When reality hits home.

    From time to time I guess many of us hit a brick wall with our layouts, what I do is watch train videos and read railroad books but give the layout it a rest for a while, I know I will never be the Leonardo da Vinci of the model railroad world but I do know that no matter what obstacle I come...
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    How did you get started in the hobby?

    Being a young boy born in England I grew up in the days of steam, my first foray into model trains was at the age of 12 when I got a Hornby train set for Christmas, my Uncles and Aunts bought model train stuff for me the same year. We moved to Australia two years later when I was 14 (1957) and...
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    Cleaning Hornby track

    Your 1970 Hornby track is Steel rather than Nickel Steel and needs to be cleaned either with a Track Cleaning Rubber or if it is badly tarnished or rusty a fine Emery Paper on a small wooden block should do the trick.
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    Model Power officially out of business

    Here is a link to Volmers anouncement http://vollmer-online.de/en/archive/anouncement_2014.html
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    Model Power officially out of business

    Not only Model Power but the German manufacturer "Volmer" have also pulled the pin on their business.
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    whats a pancake moter

    I cant speak for the American Pancake Motors but the Brits have been using this type of motor for over 30 years, it is only the last 2 or 3 years that Hornby stopped using pancake motors which they call "Ringfield Motors", while not the ultimate in motors they last for years with many of the...
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    whats a pancake moter

    The pancake motors were very popular in British Hornby and Italian Lima steam and diesel locomotives, in the case of steam they were tender driven, not the best running motors but you would have to smash them with a hammer to break them.
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    Annoying Ads...

    Ads are a fact of life these days, I guess someone must be having a great laugh at all this force fed brainwashing. I have learned to live with them and in the case of TV I have just about worn the mute button away. As far as forums are concerned I just ignore them however on one forum I am...
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    Most significant diesel electric locomotive of all time..

    I know very little about US diesel locos but I would imaging the Alco RS series would have to be pretty high on the list, it seems to me that EMD followed Alco in the early days especially when it comes to the road switcher body and AC traction.
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    What do people do to strip factory paint ?

    I didnt give a brand name because I don't know what brands are available in the USA but here in Australia I use MrMuscle Oven Cleaner
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    What do people do to strip factory paint ?

    I always use Non Caustic Oven Cleaner and leave it overnight, seems to work OK for me.
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