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    Any M.O.W nuts out there ?

    thanks man. i can't wait. i went to our local walmart and here was nothing good. i'm from a small town on pei so it's hard to find anything good. we do however have a guy who is really into the hobby. he sharpens skates and he has his shop full of ho stuff. he sells it for a little bit over...
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    Any M.O.W nuts out there ?

    nice work bob looks like a rickety old Hitachi hoe. and the dozer has seen better days too. nice man.
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    Any M.O.W nuts out there ?

    Thanks pat i think i like the idea of bashing the wal mart stuff better. your sideboom looks impressive. i would like to see the ripper cat too. looks like i need to make a trip wal-mart. i'm just getting going in ths stuff and i bought a bunch of track on ebay and now i'm waiting for it so i'm...
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    stumped new cat

    thanks jim i thinki'vee got it figured out a guy. in the tech forum gave me a link to a great website i'll go get it and post it, although i guess you got a handle on iy already. it shows you the resistor you need. you do however need to know the resistance.
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    new guy resistor question

    thanks man i/m running it off of a seperate train transformer. so thats 17.5 volts. i cant remember the formula. i also just realized i have a good meter out in my shop. havn;t done any electrical stuff for awhie. if you could even let me know the formula that would be cool.
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    Any M.O.W nuts out there ?

    nice dozers slagpot i really like that side boom and the 8 on the same car there. did you buy those two peices as is? loooks great man.
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    stumped new cat

    hey guys trying to wire xmas lights and wondering what resistor to use . rs only sells muti packs and i don;t know which ones are which. hey are carbon 1/4w. if any one knws the size and or the band colors that would be cool. sorry this is a tech question bet thier not getting back to me there...
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    new guy resistor question

    hey guys i was wondering of anyone could tell me what size carbon resistor to use when trying to install normal xmas strand lights. if someone could even tell me the band colors that would be cool rs only sells mutipacks. so i have this mutipack and don't know which ones to use.
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    Givens and Druthers -- form

    hye guys just a new cat getting going here. i built a 4x8 table with 5/8" plywood and am wonderind if i should paint it before i draw my track design. just not 100 percent on the scenery i want yet.
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    new needs a little help

    thanks man
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    new needs a little help

    thanks a lot. yeah i'm pretty green. but i've been obsessed with model trins since i was a kid and never had the room. now i just set up a new work shop and i have a big empty basement. i'm starting with a 4x8 layout. any layout sugestions or links you know of that will show a guy where to...
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    new needs a little help

    hey guys just got a ho set a few weeks ago and i am sketing out a layout. i would like o know a few measurement to get me going. for instance. is 18" the standard radius for turns?
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