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Oooops! :rolleyes: :eek: Sorry Shane, Didn't see your post sneek in there till I had already typed my last one. Good to see you too! Later guys.

Cool Mike, I will take a visit to your site sometime today and check it all out. Can't wait to see your pics on your new engines. So, what was this weathering technique. You cannot just provide that much about it and not expect inquiring minds to want to know...LOL! Hahaha.... I am...

The MOPAC received their SD40-2 a few days ago as mentioned. Sadly though, the unit had not been kept very well and now it has to be returned to the shops area to be repaired. The clear glass is missing, no lights were installed, some of her paint markings are missing on the rear, one side...

Mike, I just thought I would bring this up from the bottom before it got buried. I seen that George is done with The Gauge, as he has finally come to his 360th post. Well, that is what he said anyhow. Are we still posting to this area, or should be aware of another ROCK area that we all...

Here is the image for the new coal unit motive power. This is just the design, and the 4500 may or may not be a unit of that division. In other news, the MWDLRR has acquired 4 GP40-2 Wisconsin Central units and will be adding these to the MWELX fleet. These units will arrive towards the end...

That is sad you cannot get anymore for now. I mean all the companies are going to be releasing their new models soon. Myself, I am looking forward to the blue and white ROCKs Athearn is supposed to release in the first quarter of the new year. I also am looking forward to the next set of...

Ooops. First of all, I meant twenty, not TEN Intermodal units. Second, I am a bit miffed at what parts are needed to detail the Athearns, Walthers, Bachmanns, and a couple of P2K models I recently got... I went to both Walthers and a few hobby stores online, and Cannon, Detail Associates...

Ohhh cool! I don't have to buy anything new for that "eraser" operation then. hehehe... I worked out a deal on a guy that was getting rid of all his Athearn blue box to be replaced with RTR and Genesis models. I picked up over 200+ cars from him tonight, for as little as $.50 to 1.00...

Mike, A regular pencil eraser or gum eraser or track eraser? LOL! I have that GoJo in the orange container. I have not used it yet, but I am told I can use that to fade away logo. I was just going to use it for the intended purpose, but I was thinking should I use that to take out...

Hmmmmmm.... So does that mean I am the ONLY one that has a Woman that has spent over $3,000 on their hobby for them this year? I could not believe it, but I sat down and figured it all up....She has spent well over $3,000 on me this year, and is LARGELY responsible for the majority of...

Update: Whew! Never thought I would make it back online. Man, the ISP got the payment....err rather the envelope without the check in it. Had to cancel the check yesterday and get another ISP today, since the other would take a couple of weeks to get back. Anyhow, I have this ISP temp...

Shane, We think so much alike. That was my first idea, and it failed miserably. The cars when they came up on that section of track, went onto the inner rails and totally derailed. What I did was add inner rails inside a piece of track and had them set so the cars would slow down, and...

Thanks so much, Shane. I hope you get to feeling better. Looks like you are on a good road to recovery. ;) I am still experimenting with the track retarder idea. I have way too many cars to be attaching magnets to. The engineering guy was awfully confident that the electromagnet would...

Mike, You and George must be really busy this week. I haven't seen hardly either of you post anything. My shopping trip was cancelled till Monday. Grrr! Did you read my post on RR-line about the Rock being re-built? Later.

Mike, I looked and looked for a copy of the 1980 issue for you Buddy. I still have struck out, but I did find, along my search, TONS of ROCK and BN books that may be useful. I have an entire list of books from a few sites that I can email you when I get home tonight. It will be late...

Mike, Congratulations! You've won both showcases! This is Bob Barker, reminding you to help control the pet population; have your spet spayed or neutered. Bye bye Everybody. We'll see you next time on the Price Is Right! -This is Johnny Olson speaking for the Price Is Right....a Mark...

Idea #2... Okay guys. I went to Lowes today and picked up copper wire, a steel bar, a 6 volt battery and an SPDT switch today. Any clue what I am making? I got this idea from a guy at work, who happens to have a major degree in engineering. Hopefully this will work a lot better...

Morning guys, So far, striking out on the hump retarders. Posted to RR-Line, Trains.com and here...some ideas, but nothing that would look acceptable. I think rolling them down the hump on their own power after uncoupling at the top of the crest, would destroy some cars smashing into...

Thanks Cid. At this point, I am willing to try anything that works.

Thanks guys. Your replies are much appreciated. I was thinking of just rolling the cars down the hump without any retarder control, but wasn't sure they would get damaged or not. I used a test track coupled with pier and trestle pieces to elevate the track, and all my cars that I tested...