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shamus, I saw a Goose last night...held it in my hands even!!Didn't get to see it run (waddle??)...it was S scale and the club track is HO, of course. Cool!!! It even had passengers inside!! I look forward to seeing what you come up with!! Now I understand why you want to build one...Hot dates...

Hi Rich sorry, I don't know anything, but where is Salem, OH?...I grew up on the west side of Cleveland (6th grade thru High School), but I can't place Salem.I still have family in the vicinity...North Ridgeville, Lakewood...maybe I can find something out for you. VGN [This message has been...

shamus, I'll check the grade %s on the SCMRS layout tonight...in the meantime...as soon as I get my Mallet payed for...we have a contest ART , Catt:...As far as N scale goes.... I'm locked down on the actual construction on the new layout as I have just been diagnosed to have carpel tunnel...

I echo Rich's offer, shamus. Let me know if I can help in any way; phone calls on your behalf, ( I have a nickle a minute Long Distance carrier..way cheaper than from Enland, I'd guess)or ???. I hope they will expidite repairing it for you. VGN

Hey shamus! When I get my Appalachian Mountains built, WE can have a contest..you pull logs, I'll pull coal. But why make 'strict' rules: some can run on main line 'flat', some can run on grade,some can run Z, some N, some can run HO, some can run to the store for another 6 pack ..."les jes...

Yep, phosphoric acid will do amazing things to metal of all sorts; I remember the 'disappearing nail' trick we did when I was a kid. Some great ideas for future reference. Thanks guys...they're now in my files VGN [This message has been edited by Virginian (edited 03-12-2001).]

May I suggest that anyone interested shoot some ideas to Catt re: rules and he could decide which to use, then post them. That way, everybody gets to fully participate. I'm on board...I only request that some time be given for replys and then the 'Contest' be open for, oh, a month or two maybe...

So far, N&W class A 2-6-6-4 Mallet, #1242 to be exact..but there doesn't seem to be a model of it yet. Why? Last of it's kind, built the year I was born, in the City I was born in, and a very cool O. Winston Link photo of the beast....Model wise, so far..2-8-8-2 Mallet, HO ..but my little N...

Hi Jim, If your interested in coal towns, consider the Pochahontas region of West Virginia. I have a lot of info.on the area, and the file is growing: web sites and photos of N&W, VGN, C&O, Clinchfield, and a few others; photos of the region, the RRs and the towns, scenery, topograpy, several...

shamus, I know this is a'trainboard', but just what kind of 'wooflehead' is that over in the corner? I'm assuming Canine...we have an Alaskan Malamute living with us..the hair might become a problem for the layout once I start building it in the soon to be 'former' bedroom...she stays right...

Hey y'all, check out Art's idea on the N/Z scale page re: a "freight pullin' contest"! VGN

Hey, if shamus can use two shays, then I get to hook up my new Mallet to a buddy's 4-8-4 at SCMRS (Sonoma County Model Railroad Society) But really...I think two or three catagories would be neat..seperate scale catagories, steam and diesel sub catagoris in each scale...maybe 'shays' are in a...

shamus, what, you've never seen the 'disapearing nail''trick'? Well, you take a large bottle of CocaCola, open it, drop in an ungalvanized 16 penny nail(standard constuction framing size over here). In a week or two, as I recall..no nail. I haven't done that for about 35 years, so I'm not...

Sounds kinda fun to me, Art...could we start the contest in about 6 months? ...I only have one Trainmaster and about 10 cars on my roster so far...(No trouble pullin' all those, at about a hunerd miles 'n hour (scale mph that is!!!) Level track? Grades? Set Speed? Duration? or Distance...

couple on to the Little engine's tender and push, push push, 'til they both could reach the top of the grade . Then it would be...