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    Scratch-built Station in N scale

    Dick..Very nice scratch building!!..yes I remember Howell Day from my HO days...I had a rail bus made of brass that ran like a jack rabbitt and I put together a Milky Way reefer a pretty good kit with paper sides...Cox 47
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    Best switching engine

    I like my LL SW....Good slow speed and pretty low price...cox 47
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    My first catalog house

    Great job....can't wait to see finished house!.....Cox 47
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    Speakin' of paper models...

    Nice but i think that Iron work is to much for me in N scale!...Cox 47
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    Starting the scenery

    Looks like a good start...Keep us updated....Cox 47
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    The Ohio Western (First "Real" Layout)

    Looks like a good start...You may have to down size the mine...Cox 47
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    What is the Best N Scale Track?

    I am using Kato it is easy to use but if I ever try another layout i think I'll try Atlas...I have built 3 or 4 layouts in HO over the years and its good too....Cox 47
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    My Desktop Layout

    Very nice!..Is red barn a kit or scratch?....Cox 47
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    Reader's Digest Makes N Scale Locos??

    I used the tank car for a storage tank at my small engine terminal...Cox 47
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    One Building from Two (pics)

    nice job...great kit mingle....Cox 47
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    Life-Like: Good, Bad, or Ugly?

    I think the newer LL stuff runs pretty good with the older stuff you pretty much get what you pay for.....With new trucks and coupler their rolling stock is OK...Cox 47
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    Who makes 40' boxcars with beer logos ?

    Most of the time there is a bunch of beer reefers on Ebay...Life like has a bunch as does ConCor...Cox 47
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    Kato to Bachman

    I have Kato track on my layout painted and ballasted...I picked up a couple of Bachman switches...I have a siding I'd like to cut another switch in has anybody mated the two kinds of track together?...Cox 47
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    Life Like FP 40 ?

    Does the Life Like FP 40 frame and drive share a shell with any other engine in the Life Like line ? Cox 47
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    budget layout

    Way to go..Nice layout and great job pinching those pennies...There is a bunch of us out here who have to make due with tiny and sometimes no budjets and still enjoying the hobby....Cox 47
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    Brass Wire for Handrails?

    Shooter thats some FANTASTIC!! wire work how about some tips? Cox 47
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    Older Atlas rs...

    I am thinking about picking up a older Atlas rs..I am going to need some parts to get it running again including a truck frame maybe the whole truck and long hand rail on engineer side....Any body have any advice or know anything about these units...I was told the drive is early Kato?....Cox 47
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    losing pins?

    I am having trouble with losing the pins "air hose" on my couplers....Anybody have this problem too? what can I do to stop it and can the pins be put back in?
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    Gulf Gas Station

    Nice modeling...you have nailed a slice of American life...lets see some more of your work....Cox 47
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    Come on back to the caboose and get a cup of coffee [or sweet ice tea] Part I

    Hello...This is my first visit to the caboose...I stop by the gauge a couple of times a day but havn't stopped in I am working on a small N scale railroad in our living room and because of Christmas I have the cover on it and the Christmas tree on top of the work and operation has stopped till...