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Greetings, Wondering about a couple of things here. I have one or two cars (the same ones) that seem to lurch fore & aft with some regularity as the train progresses around the layout, especially at low speeds. The location in the train is usually toward the end, furthest away from the loco. I'm...

Right...turnouts are code 80; I should also add that rail has been thoroughly cleaned as have the drivers and pick up wheels on locos... Harpo

Many very happy greetings to all; First, let me share this: just out of hospital after third LONG round of chemo - 7 weeks there w/recovery time and am finally feeling really excellent w/ prognosis also excellent. Still shaky, wobbly, weak, but GOOD! Very ready to get back into the swing of...

OK, so after lusting over an N shay for a year, the wife finally said 'go get it for crying out loud. It's only a matter of time before you do anyway.' So I did. I get it home, and before its even out of the box, she notices that the rear (long) driveshaft is disconnected and hanging loose at...

The Feb issue of MR has an excellent article on building pine trees. I wonder, has anyone found a source for the polyfiber mentioned in this article? I believe that some furnace filters use this stuff instead of fiberglass, but I think it would usually be white. Anyone have any luck...

Living in the Alexandria, Virginia area, I guess in some ways I'm lucky. The big shows are just outside of Baltimore about once every month or two - Greenbergs and Great Scale. But... I heartily concur with what's been said already. I wish there were more N gauge stuff showing... specifically...

Retired military bandsman (30 years). Brass player, also brass and woodwind repair guy. Had my own musical instrument repair business for about 6 years. Still play professionally, although somewhat less often now. Took up harp playing and building celtic harp kits about 10 years ago. About to...

Greetings to all Let’s see now…accomplishments for 2005. After about a year of layout planning, struggling with various software, and pencil and grid paper, I finally-with the wife’s encouragement- (hoo rah) got started back in n-gauge after a 30 year sabbatical from model railroading...

Westcott - How to Wire... Greetings, Just did a little on-line checking. Lynn Westcotts book, How to Wire Your Model Railroad, although out of print, is readily available, used, from Amazon.com and Abebooks at prices starting at $1.44(!) plus shipping, of course. (I keep forgetting these two...

Greetings all I've been starting to work with Woodland Scenics materials, and a couple of things have popped into my mind. It appears to me that their 'scenic cement' is awfully similar to artists matte medium, possibly with retarder added, and similarly, their turf color base may be nothing...

Cliff, Sometimes it seems as though there are just so incredibly many choices and options in this hobby, almost too many. Over the months I have also dithered over N, HO, even Z gauge. I also read Classic Toy Trains regularly, and can fully understand the attraction of O tinplate as well as...

Greetings, all I've been eyeing the Bachmann 2-6-2 Prarie. Like the looks of it, especially for my "museum" pike, which is starting to take shape. Will try to post pics of that as soon as I figure out how. Anyway, what have your experiences been regarding this loco? Good runner? Thanks Harpo

Greetings I recently acquired from the consignment bin at my LHS three lighted Bachmann PRR coaches in N gauge. For a couple of bucks I couldn't pass these by, but I'm curious about the fact that they are a scale 65 ft long, not 80. So far I haven't found any prototypical info, but then I...