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    Stewart Hobbies FT Rio Grande

    Good news........ I recieved my second Stewart Hobbies FT A&B in the Rio Grande colors. Now I have a long ABBA unit. :) The train measures more then two feet long with all four engines hooked up together. I have attached and glued all the pieces which Stewart Hobbies packed with the...
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    Stewart Hobbies FT Rio Grande

    Hi, No your not to late. Thx for posting..... I just bought another set of this engine so I will have a ABBA set soon. When the other train arrives in the mail I will start the detail of the engines. What are in these special sets from detail associates?? Just handrails or are...
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    Stewart Hobbies FT Rio Grande

    Hi, As many of you know that I’m new to the hobby and just bought a Stewart Hobbies FT A&B unit of D&RGR. For the time I will not have a layout to run the train on so I have a lot of time to detail the train. I’m good at modeling airplanes so I would like to turn this engine into a...
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    My first train set...........

    Hi guys, Thanks for all the tips. I’m starting too really like this engine because of all the detail and ease of putting it together and taking it apart. Most of the pieces will click into place and I will most likely not glue them down until I have done some more research and finally decide on...
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    My first train set...........

    Some more questions...... For the most part the seller didnot glue any pieces on besides some little stuff. Should I upgrade the couplers? For weathering should I first glue everything I would like on and then weather later on or is it better to first weather and then glue the little stuff...
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    My first train set...........

    HI, I'm new and just went to a train show in Phoenix, AZ. I met some people from this forum there and also bought some stuff. I'm not totally new to HO trains but was never fully into the hobby but I hope to change that over time. For the time I will only beable to run the trains on a...
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    arizona train shows

    Hi, the train show was nice. My first time to one and alot of stuff to buy. I bought a few things which I will be posting pictures later on for advice and suggestions. It was nice meeting Don and Tom at the show and thankyou guys for giving me some advice and train shops to check out. Mason
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    Rolling Stock

    I'm still unsure about the location. I'm living in Arizona so it might be desert but not sure. Becasue of this I might just start out with some boxcars. This way I'm not boxed into a certain industry or area.
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    arizona train shows

    Wow, Thx for the tip about ACE. I went to the store today and they have a large selection. I'm new so not to sure on prices yet but how are the prices at this ACE? Thx Mason
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    Rolling Stock

    opps, sorry. Yes Ho scale
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    Rolling Stock

    Rolling Stock Hi, new here. Just wanted to get my feet wet with the right kind of rolling stock and here what all of you had to say about the different brands. I’m just starting out and my era might be the late steam early diesel time frame. I’m looking for close to the real...
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    Hi, I'm new

    Hi, Thank you all for your suggestions!!! I have a good feeling this is going to be the best forum for model railroading. Last night I finished reading every post and page of Steves Twin River Railroad and it is quite the thread. I leared alot so thankyou Steve and all the people who helped him...
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    arizona train shows

    Hi I'm new to this forum and some what to model railroading. I was panning on driving up to Phoenix for the weekend to go to the train show and to hobby shops in phoenix to price check and see what they got. Tucson it seems does not have many hobby shops to choose from whne it omes to...
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    Hi, I'm new

    Ok, I have some questions right from the start(and many more to come ) Track- Which track is the best? I have heard that atlas 83 is very good and realalistic. I will be running the trains on the floor for 2 month up to a year so what kind of track should I get to protect the engines...
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    Hi, I'm new

    :wave: Hi, My name is Mason and I’m going to starting a model railroad and I’m new to this forum. I’m not sure when I will put in a permanent model railroad in my house but when I come home from college for the winter break I would like to put a railroad around my...
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