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Hi: Christmas 1961, I had asked for a train and i got a nice wind up or battery powered one under the tree. After we got done opening presents and everyone was messing around with their new stuff Dad asked me to go down to the basement with him and help him get the roaster ready so mom could...

Ah, gee guys, i'm sorry..... Let's try it one more time... http://www.thethirdrail.net/ There, i think i got it this time. Thank's for the note Chris! Boy, Middle age is gettin' to be heck! Can't wait to get REALLY old! Regard'S', Ted

Hi: A colleague of mine just showed me this website and i thought some of you folks might like it if you haven’t already made its acquaintance. Regard'S', Ted

Hi all: The Atlantic Coast S-Gaugers, Carolinas chapter, are taking their show on the road. We'll have our modular layout at Carolina area GATS shows the next three weekends. Charlotte, 7/26-27, Raleigh 8/2-3 and Columbia, SC 8/9-10. Please stop by and say hi if you're at the show. Check out...

All Rite Val! Congrats! Ted

Val: You'll also need shipments of tractor parts not made at the plant. Most notably, tires. Other things that may be made off site, seats, glass, rubber or plastic parts and in today's world, engines/tranny's. Having truck docks may be a good idea too. So you can ship some tractors out on...

Hi: Two things, this link: http://home.earthlink.net/~robert27529/_uimages/P1010004.JPG will get you to an interesting modular HO steel mill. Also, one of our club members has set up a building that catches "on fire" when the kids push a button. The fire is a group of Christmas tree...

Hi "SS": Great Cartoon btw (SS that is). Another table top that might work for you is to use part of a hollow core wood door. It'll stay rigid through a lot of moves, is really light and you might be able to find a freebie at a house renovation site or dump. (Watch out for lead paint on doors...

Hi All: The "S" gauge quartering tools are rather pricey so you might want to shop around a bit before you pick one up. The six wheel one is $110 and the eight wheel one is $129. HO and N might be much more reasonable since they're more numerous. Quartering is essential on the "S" gauge...

Hi: Hobbit cars could be gondolas with a sod roof. Cut round openings in the side of the cars for windows and doors. Large flats with barrels of ale. Maybe a hephalump could pull the train in stead of an engine. Let's see y'all make an operating hephalump engine out of cardboard! Like the...

Hi: This looks like a scratch builder's delight! Can't wait to see it all done with cereal boxes! One of the challenges would be to design the engines and consists themselves, so they would fit the theme of the books. Dare i say it, i think only Saruman or the Dark Lord would develop the...

Hi Earl: Welcome aboard. In addition to what Steve said,... You don't say whether your equipment is new or old, if old check and clean your wheels. Just like dirty rails, dirty wheels will cause sparking. Some "S" guagers use various treatments on the rails, contacts, etc. to increase...

Hi: What about the "rope lights" that the kids are using as decorations? These are flexible and could be afixed to the bottom of the upper shelf to add light to the lower. It's not bright light but might be a nice effect. They are available in colors too, red, blue, etc. Regards, Ted

Hi Xanial: I'd use the N-TRAK module standards to build my module. Go to the link that Bill Pontin listed and look their information over. If you use this standard then you will be compatible with all the rest of these folks. That means, you can ship your modules over to the US of A when you...

Well Clark, If Russ is right, then the English must have been using German refridgerators! Russ: The Triumph IS the spare car! Great little vehicles those British sports cars. Lotta fun to drive. The local British sports car club just had a get together at a local park. Took my Volvo P1800S...

Hi Xanial: I second the concern on the balsa wood. Gavin may say otherwise but my experience in lugging my "S" modules to shows is they need to be light, BUT they also need to be very sturdy. Using 1x 4s, 1x 3s and 3/8 or 1/2 inch ply seems to be the way most are made, whatever the...

Hi: Nice work! Have you seen the K-Line "Iraqi Freedom" train? It's on the inside front cover of the July "Classic Toy Trains". REALLY nice rail gun you've got there! Regards, Ted

Hi all: The folks over on the Yahoo S-Trains forum went through this a couple weeks ago. Don't know how HO gets the lists but they do. Generally, it's a bad idea to respond to an unsolicited email, it just confirms that yours is a working address. We are trying out a program called...

Naw Russ, it had to be the other way around. Since Lucas makes the refridgerators in Briton, NOTHING could possibly ever get cold enough to freeze! Love that Bass ale. Regards, Ted

Hi, There's a group of HO modular modelers out of Raleigh, NC who call themselves the "Sippin' 'n Switchin' Society". At a show, i think it was in Winston-Salem, NC, they had a steel mill display that was very impressive. I'll look tonight to see if i have any film of it. Has anyone else seen...