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    cheap vehicles

    Cheap cars for scenery I also have been to wal-mart and bought those 1/87 scale cars, wish there were more varity. I have also been to walgreen's and bought vehicles, trucks, construction equipment, they are alittle bit larger than the 1/87, trucks and contruction equipment are bigger. The...
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    What's your control panel look like?

    I use for my control panel light switches, the ones that are used in turning room lights on/off. Each light switch is labeled with a number and a map of were the blocks are. The switches are not expensive and will last very long time. I have another bank of block switches that are toggle that...
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    The state of Amtrak

    It is a shame, goverment looking out for goverment, not the people. It is a ashame to let a railroad like Amtrk go to hell. It is just like our so called elected officals, just be cause they do not like to ride on trains, so Amtrk is not going to get the funding, and to hell with the people who...
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    Other hobbies

    My other hobby is slotcars not HO, but 1/24 that run on big commerical tracks like Trains and Lanes out in Easton Pa. I have been doing this 1963 and quite a number of vintage current, like flexis, womps, grp12s, grp20 wing cars, a few scratch builts. I do not do competive racing, but like to...
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    Industry ideas

    My layout is ho, but i have 2 industries that do not take up alot of space. A steel drum co, buys and sells steel drums. siding holds to cars, a box and a gondola. Box brings in new steel drums, load the car with rebuilt and new steel drums to be sent out the customers. The gondola, the steel...
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    Dirty Jobs Working On the Railroad

    Like I said, I love this show, get agood laugh, but my wife hates it. It only goes to show that there are jobs that are not fit for humans, but.... someone has to do it sign1 :D My hats off to the people who work these jobs.
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    Dirty Jobs Working On the Railroad

    I saw that segment and i tip my hat to the rr track gang.It is hard work no matter what the weather is. This can be a very interesting layout scene, like a siding or a team track to actually replacing rotted out rr ties no matter what period modeling in. Dirty jobs program is my favorite, my...
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    Conrails recent derailment

    Dave, thanks for that information. I do present day and that car could be a good addition to my layout.
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    Conrails recent derailment

    This is news to me. I live about 2 milesfrom the brownsyard. I was home yesterday, i would loved to go there and watch them get that engine back on to the track. Since were on the subject of this yard, i saw recently a box car with name PAM AM with their logo. the color scheme was a dark and...
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    rewire an armiture

    Armature rewinding Use a low wattage soldering iron.... 15 watter. Check radio shack or an electronic supply or micromark. Slotcars are my other hobby. There is a slotcar forum and there are a few slotcar motor rebuilders that may give you some more help www.oldweirdherald.com I do rebuild my...
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    Get a good soldering iron!

    Lite soldering i use a 15 watter. General work i use 25-30 watter. Heavy work i use a 100 watt soldering gun, a 45 and 80watter irons. Mostly on my slotcars, chassis work and soldering in out of slotcar motors.
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    Tompm Layout Party #6: Beginning of the RK&M

    Tompm, Toolman here, I work for homedepot and if you find an item lilke the glue you used not on the shelf, remember the SKU number, example 555-555, would be on the label where that product you want, ask an sale associate from the paint dept to lookup with that sku if any more is instock, if...
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    other hobbies?

    My other hobby is slotcars, 1/24 scale, run on commerical tracks, like Trains and lanes easton paand the race place in the freehold nj area.
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    What Have You Accomplished In The 2005 Year?

    :( Toolman here, it has been awhile since i posted anything. I seemed not to accomplish anything for the last half of 2005. I would just stare :( at the layout and walk away. I was out for 4 weeks, mid october to mid november do to a cardiac procedure that was done on me and i did not touch...
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    Is this a sad story?

    Hi les, don't feel bad I have done it a number of times, gone to the model railroad shop and walked out with out buying anything, even used old issues of model railroader and model railroad craftman mags. I haven't touched my layout in about 6 months. I can run operations with my car system, I...
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    Derailment today

    Keeps the wrecking crew busey and most likely make ot. The body shop guys will most likely be busey doing body and fender repairs the railroad owner, well an other day at the office.
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    What do you do?

    I am a electronic tech, started field service work about 1970, then in 1975 went to work for GE, medical equipment div as a field engineer. I wound up specializing in ultra-sound imaging. 1998 was laid off, was going to turn to the big 50th. I tried to get a job with GE competives, no luck...
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    how "complete" is your layout?

    I am inthe 30 to 50% range. I have gotten back into slotcars, the ones that run on commerical tracks, so I have been reconditioning them and plan to compete in racing. Time to time will work on my layout.
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    Looking Back Over 2005.

    It has been awhile since i have posted. I haven't done much to my layout for last 9 months. I have to add back drops, I did not do it when i built the benchs. I do have what i want my ballast to look like I gone back to slotcars, i stopped 8 yrs ago, so i am now in the process of reconditioning...
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    very odd train accident

    Maybe tried to do a ramp to ramp jump.
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