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    Questions from the new guy.

    Better Go Slow I've been repairing Lionel trains for over 40 years. I'm a bit concerned about some of the advice you received about getting your trains running, especially since you say they have been stored for over 25 years. While just "throwing some oil on the cogs" may work in some...
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    question about transformers

    I dug one of those old Tyco Gold Boxes out of the junk box and made a couple of measurements on it. Under no load conditions the starting voltage is 6.3VDC. With a load, the motor from a Tyco/Mantua Pacific, starting voltage dropped to 4.0 volts. Those old power packs were designed to...
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    What is happening?

    :D :D :D Since the accident I don't even need to turn the computer on to see pictures :D :D :D Seriously, my comment was not intended to disparage but rather to encourage and to prevent this forum from becoming medicore. I sorry that some folks didn't see it that way and to any who were...
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    What is happening?

    1. None of the above are "issues" 2. You are welcomed to all of the bandwidth you want 3. If you're feeling "guilty"....not my problem. :D :D :D
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    What is happening?

    I'd like to add a hearty second to Jon's post. Sometimes folks just have to move on to bigger and better things or to areas in which they have more interest. To be honest, The Gauge has become somewhat "generic" to me in that after 40 + years in this hobby I have no interest in current day...
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    Lets See Your Train Watching Vehicles

    My Favorite One Here's the one I drive when I'm not making a spectacale of myself!!! 1999 Ford Explorer XLT, Fuel Injected 302 (5.0), Hot Chip, FlowMaster Exhaust, Full Tow Package, Bose Sound, leather and too many other toys to mention. I'm the third owner but it still only has 38,000 miles.
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    Lets See Your Train Watching Vehicles

    If there's a bunch of us going railfaning we take the motor home. :eek: :D :) :thumb: :wave: :D :cool:
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    Lets See Your Train Watching Vehicles

    :eek: :D :) :wave: ;) :cool:
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    Horizon Hobbies buys MDC/Roundhouse!

    Things Are Just Going Full Circle What we are observing here with the buy-outs is the model railroad industry going full circle. Its happened before. The Wm.K. Walthers Co. built its business in several ways. They distributed other mfg's. products, they developed their own products, they bought...
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    Horizon Hobbies buys MDC/Roundhouse!

    The Ghost Of Gordon Varney Actually Russ, If you go buy one of the low end steam era 40ft freight cars by Life-Like (I'm talking about the ones you see in toy stores) you are getting a car made from a modified Varney mold. They did away with the coupler pockets to accomodate talgo trucks...
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    Horizon Hobbies buys MDC/Roundhouse!

    An "Atlas Rant" For Those Who Want One !!! Lets step back two steps and look at this buy out thing again. Although large as they are/were Athearn and MDC were/are family owned and run companies. Yea though the model railroad market has increased over the years since their inception they are...
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    What's it really like in the U.S.?

    Hi Bruce, The US is so varied that I'm sure you'll get a ton of responses, some pro and some con. What I might suggest you do is decided on what part of the US you think you would like to live in and then sort of narrow it down to cities. After you have done that seach for sites for the...
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    Free Space For Chat Pictures

    Yep, they do but what I do is just delete ALT=Free Imaging by......
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    Free Space For Chat Pictures

    Since Yahoo put the "quash" on linking to pictures in my account and my "el cheapo" provider does not give me any space, I've been looking for some free space for picture storage without having to set up a site. This one works pretty good www.zippyimages.com To get the address of the pic...
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    Converting Narrow Guage Models to Standard

    Hi Ian, Actually NG rolling stock was anywhere from a foot to a foot and a half narrower than standard gauge. The addition of standard gauge trucks and wheelsets wouldn't make the conversion as in a lot of instances the sideframes would be sticking out from under the edge of the carbody. The...
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    My Dream Layout :)

    Hi Val, Its a totally "doable" project so put the interpetations aside and get on it!! :) :) :) :) BTW, Here at The Institute, Nurse Needles read your post....she went right away and counted my medications and then questioned me as to where I got money for new box cars. :D :D :D :D...
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    Is there a website dedicated to......

    Google Search.....malcolm furlow carbondale central....23 hits most deal with that RR.
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    Another Dry Weathering Technique

    You can rust up steel axles on wheel sets just by putting them in a dish of Clorox and setting them out in the sun for a few hours.
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    weathering the rails

    Floquil or Polly S Grimy Black is a good color too. Add a little wash of some rust color after its dry.
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    removing roadname decals ?

    ????????? Acetone will disolve most styrene based plastics. The alcohol would be a safer bet.
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