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I'm planning to buy flat cars that will be carrying card models of tanks at the HO scale. What kind of flat cars would you typically find in the 1950's? Also, is 3 freight cars + 1 caboose realistic when they are being pulled by a F7A? Lastly, I have a powered Athearn RDC and 2 unpowered...

I have a lighting problem on my HO layout. My main lighting is a circular lamp at the center of my ceiling. It is lighting only one side of my 4'x8' layout. The other not well lighted side is near a wall and window, but I gave it some space so people can view that side. Are there simple and...

So there were short trains in the 1950's without an observation car? :) I think I can put that into consideration in my planned passenger train. Anywayz, I'm not really going as accurate as I can. I just want to feel a little sense of realism. And I do want to learn more about passenger service...

I guess my interest in a streamlined passenger train is pretty complicated. :( However, I think I can simplify my life by just relying on my tough Athearn RDCs for passenger service. :) 2 of them are RDC-1s and 1 is a RDC-3. After all, 1950's is a time marked by declining train passenger...

Thanks a lot, Wayne. :) I really appreciate the extra mile you went to just to answer my question. For the F7A, I was asking for a believable number of passenger cars it can pull. So the 3 to 4 figure is really helpful. I'm coupling in 1 baggage, 1 coach, 1 dinner, and 1 observation streamlined...

First, about how many streamlined and heavy weight passenger cars can a single F7A pull? Second, can you point me to an online guide on how to determine if a freight car belongs to the 1950's? I'm on vacation right now. I'll be having time (and money, hehe) for my layout when I get some...

Are you referring to these cabeese? Athearn - Product Search If so, then I guess I know what to look for. :)

I've just got some green and light green colored sand. The ratio is 2 green : 1 light green. I'm considering to use them to mimick grass. What I've noticed is that some of the sand "glitters" a little. I can get some green grass powder instead, but it will be inconvenient for me since it means...

Thanks for the info, Triplex. :) I'm not strictly prototypical. So I guess I can use the Southern EMD GP50 during the last Southern years and the early NS years. My question now is that could there be a chance that an EMD GP50 in Southern colors not coupled with a caboose, perhaps in the early...

Thanks for enlightening me. :) I'm not strictly prototypical, so I guess I can do without a caboose. It will be difficult for me to look for a Southern wide vision caboose. I checked the Athearn and Bachmann websites, and they don't have Southern wide vision cabeese. But I think I will attach my...

I've read in Wikipedia that cabeese are not used on some freight trains nowadays. I have just got a Southern EMD GP50 made by Bachmann. I don't have a caboose for this engine. Will it be OK if I don't attach a caboose at the end of this GP50 headed train? One more thing, I also have an Athearn...

Thanks for the replies. :) I did a few experiments on some portions of expendable flex track. My flex track brand is Peco. I tried the hack saw, and it was difficult. And then I tried a small wire cutter, and it was difficult. I tried a big wire cutter, and boy, it was lovely easy! The only...

Thanks to all the replies. :) I think I will go for the "wire tie" method for now. I still have to save up for some cork roadbed. When I get the roadbed, I'll probably nail them down, but not all the way. I tried nailing the tracks down before, and it proved difficult to pull out the nails...

Thanks for the link, Russ. :) I think any of those shops will do, since all I need now are some freight cars, a caboose, and some structures.

I'd like to fasten my tracks, but I want to change the layout in the future. Is there a way you could recommend? :)

Thanks for the replies. You have saved me a lot of time and effort. :) Btw, I am not pretty sure what a flush cutting wire cutter looks like. Is this it: http://www.msrachel.com/thejewelryworkshop/shop/photosshoppage/German%20flush%20cutter%20800K.jpg or like this...

I bought some flex track from Beijing (Yinke Model Shop). Unfortunately, I forgot to buy a cutting tool. Perhaps there is a tool from a hardware shop I can use to cut the flex track? Perhaps a hack saw or a sheer cutter? I really don't have access to a hobby shop right now. I live in the...

From what I've dug from Google, there is a model railroad hobby shop there called Echo Hobbies. Are there model railroad shops there you could recommend? Btw, I also found out that they have a railway museum there. I would love to get pictures there. :) What other places should I visit that's...

I'm looking for a model railroad shop near Nijmegen, the Netherlands. I need to ask my sister to buy Atlas code 100 HO tracks for me. Getting Athearn parts is a plus. After searching thru the internet, I found one at Schiedam ( www.hoefnagel.org ) and another at Badhoevedorp ( Harlaar...

I have an ordinary Athearn F7A 1973. Here's the diagram: http://hoseeker.net/assemblyexplosionAthearn/Assembly%20Explosion%20Athearn%20F7A%201973.jpg When it makes turns with 18" radius curves, it makes a grinding noise. Does this model really make that noise? If not, what are the possible...