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I am modelling Chilean copper railways (yes, really) and as such there are no commercial decals available for the companies concerned. However I have photos of what I want in a book. Is there anybody out there who knows how to make your own decals from scratch, ie what type of paper or material...

My local club is having a clearout and they are disposing of an American based layout laid with code 55 track. It hasn't been used for several years so nobody could remember whether the rolling stock had wheels 'as fitted' or they had to go for fine scale. I have Proto 2000 locos and a...

Just grabbing a quick week away from the dreadful weather in the UK and going to Orlando on the 9th March. On the lookout for hobby shops specializing in railways. I seem to remember visiting a shop in Winter Park some years ago, and am on the lookout for some more. I have Googled it and...

Hello there, Heres a little poser. My interest is in South American metre gauge copper mining railways. The intention is to run diesel outline (General Electric) locos with a variety of tank cars, flat cars and hoppers. All of this equipment is available as HO ready to run, and I have bought...

Just a query from across the Atlantic about those who occupy the cabooses on your larger freight companies. I was having a look in a Model Railroader which had photos of the inside of a caboose which had a toilet, cooker and bunks, which seems to indicate that brakesmen travel quite long...

Being another one new to DCC I have bought a MRC Prodigy Express outfit for use with my up and coming small layout.Its going to be about the same size as the Stoney Creek railroad being built in the Model Railorader. Now, I am obviously mistaken here, but I thought that DCC was supposed to be...

Anybody got any views on International Hobby Corp products. They aren't available here in the UK, but they have a couple of wagons that interest me from their adverts in Model Railroader. Before I buy and get them shipped I was wondering what others thought of them. I was looking at the short...