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Please bear with me if this is a simple sounding question. In my railroading videos, they refer to a "wye", as a means of turning locos around. Can one of you post a diagram showing how this works? Is it a triangle of curves and turnouts? Thanks, John R

Buddy, your rock formations are fantastic. I'm going to take some lessons from you, when it comes to rocks. Good job, keep the photos coming-----John R

Chris, call 1-800-225-1066 or go online, www.micromark.com, and ask them about Doc O'brien's weathering powders-----John R

Bob, I grew up in Logansport, about 70 miles north of Indy. Thanks again for your feedback on this. I'm totally enjoying weathering the rolling stock, but the engines need to be done right with the least amount of handling. One of the reasons I got into HO railroading was the detail on the...

Hey Bob, thanks for the information. I'm not too concerned with how conductive it is as much as I'm wanting to darken the side rods on three steam engines. If it will do what they claim, it would be perfect. How long will an application last and how easy is it to use? Do you need to give it more...

Looking thru the latest Micro-mark catalog and they have a graphite-alcohol solution called Neolube for blackening the wheels, side rods, etc on the steam engines. Have any of you used this, and how well did it work? They also have Doc O'brien's weathering powders in twelve colors: dirty brown...

Thanks Guys----Exactly what I needed------John R

A slight move at the wrong time has left me in need of a few replacement parts. Are the ladders like the ones on the rear of the tenders availiable as aftermarket parts? Is it possible to get ladders made of wire or Photo-etched rather than the plastic? Is there a good outlet or internet store...

I have not gotten anything from Micro-mark, but my brother has bought from them for years with out any problem. The engines I was referring to are clearly Bachmann Spectrum with the Spectrum logo on the page. You might call and ask them to shoot you a catalog. Pages 106 and 107 are a gold mine...

welcome aboard CNWman-------------John R

Glenn, not having much luck with the pine-sol. I have an older brass switcher that I had used some black paint on to try out different weathering ideas and then decided to strip off the paint and repolish for display. It has been in the coffee can full of the pine-sol all night and still has...

Looking very good, and thanks for the demonstration on roadbuilding. I had been wondering how to do that and have it look realistic and it looks like you have the answer. ------------John R

How many of you get a small catalog from Micro- Mark, small tools? I had seen it before, but I don't remember them having so much, if any, train related stuff before. Their 800 number is 800-225-1066. Page 94 to 109 is all train related and the prices on HO engines is the best Iv'e seen for...

Thanks Sean, and Welcome aboard------like your choice of RR----John H

Went to town today and got the pine-sol. I need to strip a small box car and a gondola due to I have too much paint on them. Got to start over. I need suggestions on how you all have been doing this. Do you use a rag? Cottonballs? Q-tips? How long before the pine-sol disolves the paint? Is...

Thanks Guys, this is exactly the kind of info I'm looking for. Any suggestions on brand of airbrush and, ballpark figure on what airbrush and compressor might cost? If memory serves, the LHS stocks Floquill paints. Thanks all, for the help---John R

Joe, thanks, I had not thought of that. Sounds like a good idea due to Iv'e noticed it's hard to get the paint to flow evenly on the bare plastic. How much ventilation is needed with an airbrush, if the only place to use it is inside due to the cold? Our downstairs storeroom is cold and so is...

Iv'e got two freight cars that were very brightly colored and I can't get the weathering to look right due to Iv'e been using Testers paint with a good bit of thinner [ has worked fine on all the other cars and engines ], but on these, to tone them down a bit, it requires too much paint. What...

Of the two bachmann GP30's that I have, the newest one runs fine, is a little bit faster than the original, but has a loud rattle or vibration along with the normal running sound. Sounds like something is binding or rubbing inside. I see two very small phillips screws that attach the fuel tank...

Doctorwayne------Thanks for the info on the wiring. How hard is it to eliminate the big plug? If all I wanted on most of my locos was DC running only, can the big plug just be cut out? All I lose is the light? I could easily live with that in order to get away from the pressure of these wires...