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Tunnel clearance...What a headache. I've already submitted an article about clearance in general, but the topic in this hobby is endless. Someone recently mentioned tunnels and I've been having nightmares about them ever since. It seems you always hear about someone having to delay a session...

Animation. Regardless of your chosen scale, it's what makes a scene of plastic, metal and wire come to life. Of everything we read on this site, as well as others, there's an acute lack of information being shared concerning moving objects in layouts. Animation seems to have been sacrificed...

Clearance Observations and Solutions from George…. Clearance is always a problem. Just when you think the problem is solved at one trouble spot, it rears it's ugly head in another form elsewhere. Let me share with you a little pain, history and a few solutions I've come up with over time. I...

SNAP Track. We all started with it. You opened a box at Christmas, or your birthday and you never got so excited before over odd shaped plastic and metal. You probably didn't even know there was anything wrong with the track being brass either! What's more, you were so euphoric, had you been...

Well, we had a great time and if you missed it, we're sorry. Read all about our day in Delson down in the CANADIAN NATIONAL board. George. [This message has been edited by George (edited 05-30-2001).]

Like trains?? Like to party "togedder?" Take a gander at the CN thread here for a real down east HO DOWN! George.

OK KIDS! So there's some hard feelings going around. Somebody got a bruised ego and the rest of us have to pay for it, right?? W R O NG !!!!!! Let's get over it and past it all. Next Saturday, those of us close enough in the hemisphere (like me!) and wealthy enough from far away like...

This coming Saturday, the 26th of May, I will sponsor the first annual GAUGE MEET at the National Railway Museum of Canada in DELSON, QUEBEC. Delson, for the unknowing, is minutes south of the isle of LAVAL (Montreal). Take your mattress stuffings, get a plane ticket, get in your car, or MY...

Whatever happened to LIMA?? Not the steam shovel company, but the "HO" model trains. They came from Europe, were inexpensive, ran well and had superior detailing and graphics. George

I recieved a response from a participant at another site regarding affordable scale vehicles. Take a look at this one; WWW.Maguntic.com Parts of this site are still in incubation, however I think you will be impressed with the scope and prices of the offerings. Enjoy! George.

Hey Crew! Calling all Central enthusiasts out there. I'm upgrading some of my corrugated streamliners. They all have silver letter boards with black lettering, but I want to switch to coloured boards with white lettering, as they were in the final days. Here we go now....Were these boards...

I first recieved this about a year ago and found it fascinating. I then recieved it from a friend in Wisconsin just yesterday and thought I should share it with those of you who may have never seen it. It's certainly food for thought. Please enjoy!! George ----------------------------- The...

Sorry you're having trouble Andy. I wrote an article about similar experiences you can take a gander at in The Academy regarding clearance problems that might help. Without tearing out something to remedy this is going to be difficult, if not impossible. I'm having trouble visualizing the...

OK, I'll bite. You mean the ballast hauling kind? George.

CALLING ALL GAUGERS! If we make enough noise, they might hear it in the manufacturing sector. Santa didn't bring it because the elves don't make it! You didn't scratch build it or kitbash it because your brother snitched Dad's Dremel when he took off to dental school. What will you do...

What will the Canadian National corporate policy towards live steam excursions over Wisconsin Central rails be? George.

Some questions have come up from "America's Dairyland" (that's Wisconsin for the rest of us). Concerns about CN attitude towards railfans, and what will the corporate tilt be towards live steam excursions over Canadian National rails. Let's hear from both sides of the border on this one. George.

I've asked before, it's fallen on deaf ears. I'll try asking here. Have any of you out there integrated your old "HO" Aurora or Faller AMS slot cars into your present layouts as was popular in the 60's? There are two outfits, one in Pennsylvania, the other in Missouri who have revived...

Here's one for you all to chew on.... Bald RIX, Atlas and Bachmann telephone poles and insulators. Everyone's tired of them. Some have tried stringing them and given up, most have probably never tried. Let's hear what YOU tried and where it went wrong, and let's hear from those who have had...