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    Athearn Spline Cars

    You can get stuff called (I think) "liquid lead" or "fluid lead". This is TINY lead balls that you literally pour into empty spaces to add weight. Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands
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    Someting odd is going on

    Ah, but you will need the zeta adaptor atachment for the sonic screwdriver, or the defilibulator will discharge in reverse polarity mode, throwing the monopole matrix out of alignment. Cutting the red and green vorpal mimsies does't help, in fact the anti-phase vibrulations become snarked...
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    Someting odd is going on

    Here in the UK there have been a lot of complaints, because Digital TV is about 10 seconds behind Analogue TV while showing the same program - which automatically means that the Greenwich Time Signal is incorrect! Digital radio has the same problem Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands
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    Ok another new guy

    WPGguy - re your ??? about a railfed Military secret base - go here http://www.all-model-railroading.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2274.0.html This is the first page of a currently a-building N-scale layout, here in UK. You will find a link to the previous layout, that was also a Military one, on...
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    Repowering a Metroliner MU

    Chris - I see no reason why it shouldn't work. If you can find a motorised "bogie", or a "SPUD" or Black Beetle, that will put you on the way. I "motorised one of Athearn dummy RDC cars with a spud, and it works fine. I used the original bogie to cast new sides in glass-fibre resin - try to...
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    It's time to go...Downtown!

    Load of victorian buildings on ebay this morning - probably too late by the time you get this Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands
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    Smaller HO Scale Suggestions?

    Clark - re your City - Take a look here http://www.gatewaynmra.org/project.htm You may find what you want Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands
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    Switching to HO

    GEC - that turnout bottom left of the big plan on page 5 may cause you problems because of the straight section in the curve - see if you can replace it with a double curved turnout - Peco and Hornby do them - not sure about Atlas. Otherwise nice plan Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands
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    Smaller HO Scale Suggestions?

    Well, you could try here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/ Look carefully on the home page for more links, or here http://www.naisp.net/mfischer/m_train2.htm Hope that helps Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands
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    Mechanically operated turn-outs?

    http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/UNB9Q0KCNcVezu_vMyP8Fk3wWcvtFgn3aI9ToAsfDnHxMnf_gf3YZ2X0cuhxdUULtOczQB5PpU8Pfrynboyq/Image5.jpg_.jpgImage5.jpg will get you a diagram that may be what you want - drawn by me Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands
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    how rare are...

    ....and a quick search on Google threw it up straight away http://www.mrrwarehouse.com/MRW-Made/steeple.htm Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands
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    how rare are...

    The only way you can get them now is secondhand. There used to be a nice kit available (Sorry, don't have a link address) for a steeplecab switcher, that used those trucks modified. Should work for your interurbans Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands