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There were a lot of millionaires involved in model railroading...The late musician, David Rose had a huge layout. Also one of the best crooners of all time (in my opinion), Mel Torme was an avid mrr. Allan

I must have at least ten Atlas engines that i have run for years. They have all been in the $100.+ range. All have been reliable running engines. I think basially you get what you pay for. Good luck, Allan

Built my present layout and the one before entirely with flex track. I made templets for various radii as guides. Best thing about flex track is making easments in and out of curves is easy. I used code 83 from Shinnohara (sp?) as well as their turnouts. I think I paid around $160 for the...

Ken... Well done! I still hear the strains of Madam Butterfly. Allan

Having a bithday is really fun on this forum! And no. nobody ever gets me train stuff. Like Don says, we trainers have birthdays all year long. Don, dropping out of another hobby -- low band radio. My IC-718 is up on auction at ebay, finishing tomorrow. Look for ebay seller abutt2. Gives me more...

Birthday wishes from this forum mean more than any other I've gotten today. many thanks to all. Allan (75)

Havre been using the Controlmaster 20 for 12 years on my walkaround layout. Telephone wiring and jacks at four positions for moving around where the action is. Hasn't failed me yet! Allan

Your project hits home. My wife and I are contemplating a "scale-down" move to a smaller (all on one floor!) house. The layout I have now is an around the wall, "shelf" layout, free-standing...and thank God I went that direction. My previous layouts were kind of like John Allen's -- well built...

Check the "Timesaver" of John Allen's on www.gdlines.com

Andrew...www.gdlines.com groups.yahoo.com/group/GandD

If you built that over the weekend, how would you like to lend a hand on My layout for an hour or two? Great looking bridge. Allan

Have been spending a lot of time the past several days at the two G&D sites available learning a lot about the guy I admired so much. If any of you haven't seen these sites, you should. One of the things that really impressed me was the amouint of misinformation that surrounded John's death...

Ray...Thanks for the site. John was a tremendous influence on all of us who were in the hobby 40 or 50 years ago. He still is, as far as I'm concerned. I had the priviledge of meeting John and seeing the G&D with my own eyes when I was in the service in the early 50s. Still one of the most...

I used to know one of the better writers for one of Carsten's (RMC) pubs called Model Builder. He's gone now, the way many heavy smokers have gone, but he was a wonderful writer and a good friend. He used to comment on how many letters the editors got about covers on both MB and RMC...and...

Jake...Am reminded of my favorite book by Homer Hickam, the Rocket Boys or the movie October Sky. I, too, played with rockets AND RC, mostly soaring. Now I'm too old to play and MRR is keeping me happy. Allan

The engine house was also the Bakery. I would cetainly try Ebay for this one. Allan

Triplex is right. In the picture you're showing, the coupler's position should be much closer to the center between the rails, i.e., longer shank, greater "swing". As Andrew says, check Kadee's couplers. I'm reasonably sure you'll find the right one. Allan

I have tried several kinds of acrylics, particularly in regards to thinning for the airbrush. I've settled on Tamiya, using their brand of thinner, which I find better than any other thinner I've used. I think the clean up, especially with airbrush is a major factor for fast and easy airbrush...

Am old enough to have used every kind of paint there is and I favour acrylics because of the ease of clean-up, especially with my airbrush equipment. My son, however, a master modeller, prefers enamels for his model cars. I think for the high gloss one can get with enamels. I use Tamiya flats in...

The biggest danger in any hobby is the "retrofit" syndrome. You've got a hundred cars fitted out with the best Kadee couplers of the moment and then here comes this new guy! What are you going to do? Start all over again? It's the same with my layout. A fine operating DC, walk-around lay out...