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  1. weekendrailroader

    Minecraft Traincraft

    Model Railroading rule #2: No matter what creative endeavor you are about to undertake, it is possible to put a train in it. I saw a few videos about this on Youtube not too long ago. Very cool, for sure. Keep up the good work, looks like fun. :) Now, when ya going to build the D&RGW in...
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    Issues in restarting Hobby, Old Euro stuff

    I looked around on the web a bit and found this thread: http://www.nscale.net/forums/showthread.php?17297-Pizza-Cutters-Can-Anything-Be-Done It seems someone else had the same problem with pizza cutter flanges and solved the problem with a dremel and some sandpaper.
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    Trouble with Engines Running Smoothly

    Could you post or link to some photos of your engines? Maintenance and disassembly techniques are a bit different for each manufacturer and era. Some engines aren't worth putting DCC into (e.g. 1980's and 1990's train set engines), some older motors can't take DCC, and others will work just fine...
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    Issues in restarting Hobby, Old Euro stuff

    I'm fairly new to N scale, but here's a couple ideas I have which may get those trains on the right track, literally. 1). I know that their HO counterparts have received bad reviews, but have you experimented with a Bachmann N scale EZ Track turnout? That track is generally meant for...
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    Running HO outside...

    I thought about doing HO outside for awhile as well. Honestly, whilem it could work, you'd probably end up replacing a lot of track due to corrossion in the rain and buckling in the sun. The little HO pieces just aren't meant for such use and abuse. If you do want to get a start in a larger...
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    Life-Like just got cheaper.

    (I posted this over at the Tycoforums. Just thought some here might find this interesting too). Alright, so i enjoy messing around with cheap battery powered toy trains, just to see what semblance of quality they retain, and to see what I can kitbash and rebuild them into. Echo, New Bright...
  7. weekendrailroader

    HELP Needing inexpensive 1/87 scale cars

    Model Train Shows/expos Yard sales, and sometimes thrift stores. You're going to have to look for older rolling stock, perhaps even older Tyco and Life-Like cars and modify and detail them to make them look more like models. It sounds difficult, but there's loads of old Model Railroad...
  8. weekendrailroader

    Larry

    Happy Birthday to you The ballast needs glue That car needs new wheels And that car there too Pour water in the bay Send the express on its way Got to get those trains runnin' Cause today's your Birthday! Happy Birthday Larry! :)
  9. weekendrailroader

    A lesson about what model railroading is...

    I recently joined the tycoforums, where most of the members enjoy collecting the vintage "toy-grade" equipment that was produced by Bachmann, Lionel, Tyco, Life-Like, as well as the vintage model kits like Ambroid and Mantua. There's one guy on the forum who has the phrase "Heck with...
  10. weekendrailroader

    In the Tooter Style: Weekendrailroader's New Railroad

    I'm staying in a dorm. Fortunately, it's single-occupancy and I'll have a loft bed, so there should be some leftover space for the layout. :) The Black and White shot is the result of playing around with a not-so-great photo in Gimp. It's fun to see what you can do with free software tools.
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    In the Tooter Style: Weekendrailroader's New Railroad

    Hi all. :) Long story short, I'm moving to college and I wasn't going without my model trains. I've got two years at Washington State University ahead of me, and after that I'll likley be finding my own place, so it doesn't make much sense to work on my home layout. Instead, I've been working...
  12. weekendrailroader

    HO anhydrous ammonia tanks

    How about using the tank off of one of these 1/64th models? I had a few of the tanks and they seemed to be pretty close to HO scale. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-ANHYDROUS-AMMONIA-TANK-TRAILER-1-64-SCALE-/270870580072?pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item3f11250b68#ht_500wt_715
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    Palouse Empire Rail Society?

    Does anyone know if the Palouse Empire Rail Society in Pullman, WA still exists? Their website hasn't been updated since 2010, and my the email I sent them has just come back undeliverable. Does/did anyone on this board belong to the club or live in the area that knows the scoop? Thanks. :)...
  14. weekendrailroader

    Weekendrailroader's latest 'bash.

    Hi all. :) So, I needed a motorized truck to fit an old critter shell I had lying around, since a new HO layout I'm building has very sharp curves due to space limitations. However, I wasn't going to spend $100 for one motorized truck. So, within the space of two days, I found that spare...
  15. weekendrailroader

    I know it's June but I need some Polar Express help

    It looks like the font used for the Polar Express, both in the movie and the book, is Times New Roman bold. Have you considered making the decals in Microsoft Word and then printing them out with an inkjet printer onto decal paper? It might take a little experimentation to figure out what font...
  16. weekendrailroader

    Lets see your prize railrodiana

    Not too long ago, a family at my church asked me if I wanted some "old train papers" that their uncle had left them. They were just going to throw them out, since they were taking up space in the attic. Of course, I said "yes", and a few weeks later they brought the boxes. I was able to...
  17. weekendrailroader

    Re-power Kato with Athearn?

    Hi all. I've got a question for you. I volunteer as a caretaker for the HO layout at my local Children's Museum. Having worked at the museum for over a year, I've found that Athearn Blue Box/ Athearn Ready-To-Run locomotives are the most desirable locomotives to use because of their...
  18. weekendrailroader

    Model railroad magazines........

    I used to collect old rail-related magazines quite a bit. I've got lots of Model Railroader and Rail Model Craftsman (including three bound volumes), along with a few issues of Railroad Modeler, not to mention my collections of prototype magazines and other periodicals. I love the older issues...
  19. weekendrailroader

    Larry's MRR Empire Vol.#5

    Snap-together coupler boxes!?!? How long have those been in production? Those look SO much nicer to assemble than the glue/screw together draft gear boxes.
  20. weekendrailroader

    Childhood trains

    Lionel was a dream for me, but it was Ertl Thomas the Tank Engine toys and all brands of wooden railway (Brio-type) that got me building my first railroads. One day, I started building basic scenry around my brio on the floor, so on my next birthday I got a Bachmann HO train set. Now I do HO, O...




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