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i forgot all about P2K units from life like, they are very good. i just reccommend that he stay away from the lower end units that are sold in non hobby stores, sets or what ever. if it costs less then 30 bucks stay away from it unless it is on sale. athearn, bachmann spectrum, life like...

guess that sort of depends on your idea of cheap and good. almost any athearn , bachmann spectrum, are good locomotives, if you want better go for the Gensis series from athearn, atlas, kato,. i would recommend you stay away from the locomotives that come in sets with track and cars. they are...

when the lrc had wheel toubles, they rented GO equipment for some runs, the go cabs were sused so they did not have to turn equipement

well depending on well detailed your layout is you can switch time lines very fast. if nothing else get some passenager cars and run steam specials over your more recent model period. i have one nyc hudson and the rest are mostly 60s to 90s era locomotives. I wouldnot switch back to any one...

walthers had one listed in their sale flyer a few years a go, ho scale drive in complete with dvd player and screen to scale. it was a costly item to purchase they still might carry them

check with your local hobby store for cars. there is wa;ther cars for VIA, not too bad, more correct kits can cost 50 plus a car. see http://www.rapidotrains.com/c-index2.html www.walthers.com doa search for Via rail cars, lots listed but not all correct for VIA rail cars, some are just painted...

what ever happened to the dead man switch or is that just a rumour? i thought all locomotives had those. as for the firearms in movies I have tried firing fully automatic weapons c7a1 ( canadian made M16) hard to control, we called the mags used in movies the hollywood mags, only run out...

they do make various couplers for these cars, kadee makes them and so does Mchenry. they are not very close in detail or correct being models of CN cars ( i have a set too) but they do make nice looking models for the uneducated. i would keep them and re do the couplers.

contact walthers. www.walthers.com they now own life like trains. they should have the parts required or something

CN PACMAN paint????? i think you mean CP Pacman paint. they are the ones with the pacman like logo in black and white, CN has the wet noodle look

you can find good deals and you can find yourself paying more then retail depending on the item and shipping charge. shop carefully and bid carefully

had some one bothered to read previous posts he would of seen the brand name listed. Produced by Mehano for the Loblaw's chain of grocery stores in Canada.

A 4-6-4 Class K5a Hudson numbered CN 5702 with matching Vanderbilt tender. Produced by Mehano for the Loblaw's chain of grocery stores in Canada. Can motor w/flywheel, 10.5 oz. weight, crisp paint and lettering, metal handrails/coupler bars, directional lighting, scale 80" drivers w/nickel...

are you operating DC or DCC. that is a big factor, if your not going DCC you do not need all the bells and whistles ( pun intended here) , at just plain dc operations you can go with either brand of models and get a good unit. find a model you like and try it out, a good hobby store will let...

Athearn has various levels of models they offer depending on the detail you want , they have a model line for you Athearn blue box line. you get the model and a bag of detail parts that may or may not be correct for your model. one set fits all models for that type of model produced lowest...

well guys i have seen some strange stuff at the local co-op when I lived in Iowa. switching was done by track mobile, up the road it was done by geep 7. when the railroad came to pick up or drop off cars it was done by various powers. dash 9s, sd 40-2s, sd 70s, dash 8-40cw units. I lived near...

if you look at the bachmann website "ask bach-man " you will find the GS4 project is still in the planning stages for the spectrum line but there is a GS4 coming out in the regular line soon http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/index.html

you will be hard pressed to do much in that space, unless you looking at a switching layout or a very small point to point operation. does not leave enough room to turn around or anything. in that space you might want to consider the N scale

i was just thinking that. you can get small 10 inche saw at home depot, ryobi brand for 100 us bucks, a bit more in canada, but they do have low end saws that will do the job quite well. I use my ryobi saw all the time and it does everything i want it to do and more.....was ripping 2x8s today...

i can see the adventure side of it, but not a life style I owuld want to lead or live. mind you i have hitch hiked in canada and the usa so i guess it not much different. but hopping a train does seem like fun but it is a good way to get hurt and you do not always know where the train is going