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HF8091, What type tubing would I be looking for? Vacuum, would this be black? Is it plain rubber?

Pulling up the the grade to the height of the top of the fascia is a great idea. Otherwise I would consider painting the trackside surface, generally, the same as the ground cover at its base. Of course this would change from place-to-place on the layout.

I use ordinary, appropriately colored, latex wall paint.

Train Storage/Original Boxes Another good source for storage/movement of multiple pieces is, Bingo boxes. You can get them in at least two sizes. They are generally thrown away. Within these, you can store whole trains, in their original boxes. Such as, an entire streamliner w/its engines...

Here are some more ideas along these lines. There are some good sleepers out there: Bachmann's standard GP50, great detail & some extras, like a 5 chime horn; Bach's standard 2-8-0, great detail; Bach's 4-8-4, these last two are good enough that Bowser has put out drive chassis to repower...

Hello B28, I spent four years there, in "Southern Alabama". The cooling system in one small bar, just outside the Niceville gate, consisted of a large block of ice, and a floor fan. I am also from Illinois, Chicago, that is. I just came back through the State, stayed overnight in Marion. A...

Chessie, The back of the RMC and MR have ads from people who do painting/building. The drawbacks are: you may get old and die before you ever see it again; you may pay more than its worth, and much more than the purchase price. I have accomplished both these...

Slipping Here's some additional help in stopping the slippage. Knurl the shaft, that is, cause the shaft to assume indentations; "teeth", thereby upsetting its smooth surface. You can do this, thusly, use a pliers with sharp serrations; squeeze the shaft, so that the teeth marks run parallel...

Andy, What an interesting idea. I presume you are alluding to the battery charging circuitry. I have thought, many times, that unused converters, with sufficient output, would be useful for these pourposes. Denis

Hello, I've gotten it apart. The center door railings were, in fact, holding it together. I didn't believe that these wires could be that firm. They are a very tough spring wire. Now I will be working on the broken motor shaft coupler. One of the mating tongues has broken off. I think...

Wow, A great might-have-been scheme. I model the RI, but it ain't blue.

Medicine Man, Back to your original question. Just think of the postage required for something, just like that. By the way, I have a Mantua 2-6-6-2, and guess what, the rear engine does NOT pivot. I have a couple of Js, one of which I might part with, for something less than the cost of N&W's...

Hi Shaygetz, I had to edit my first comment. There seemed to be a distinct disconnect between what's left of my brain, and fingers. OK, so is this what you are proposing, sleeve the broken motor coupler, and a part of the first ballbearing coupler, thereby partially fusing the two, at their...

Chicago Belt Hello Jon, Like your billboard! :thumb: I was born and raised in Chicago, have you been there? By the way, I know the implication of Sussex, Essex, Wessex, Northex(??? Ha). What does Sunderland mean? Denis Custodial crewman for a whole bunch of FF railroads.:)

Good advice. NWSL probably has the motor shaft coupling, but what size shaft opening, and even more difficult, removing the coupling from the shaft, and reapplying it. My problem would apply to a Balboa PA, w/Jap motor. What has happened is that, one of the tongues on this Delrin coupler has...

2-8-2 Drivers Hello Freelancer, I'm not sure I understand what you are planning to glue, but I'm sure you understand that you can't lock moving parts in place. For this application, I would use Super Glue, Krazy Glue brand is very good. This CA adhesive is good for glueing dissimilar...

Thanks, Russ.

Hello, Need to separate chassis form shell. It appears, pilot, fuel tanks, chassis, remove as one piece. Have removed all blackened chassis screws. Yet the two pieces are firmly together at the fuel tank area. Only separation movement is at extreme ends. Center door grabs overlap...

Gosh, I spent four years in the panhandle, in the '60s. Ft WB, Niceville. Destin, lived in Shalimar, Crestview, etc. Air conditioning method in Niceville was a block of ice, in a tub, with a fan behind it.

I have just acquired a couple of Fuel Foilers. They have trailers mounted on a chassis. That's all I've got. The chassis has a tougue-like extension at each end, with an eye on each corner. I have lost track of what hardware was used with these. Is there a bogey that attaches to these...