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    Final result of caulking fun - test photo shoot

    Over the past weekend, I found some free time to experiment with using latex caulking to lay roadbed, track, AND ballast all in one shot, described in this thread: http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=25413 Anyway, the commuter station module has come far enough for me to start taking...
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    Affixing ballast & Track - Fun with Latex caulk

    I am building a small commuter rail station module for my layout, representing a fictitious stop in New York State's Hudson River valley. I heard all sorts of wonderful things about latex caulking, so I figure I experiment with it on this module to affix track and ballast. It turned out to be...
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    Kato and Bachmann Spectrum F40PH review up!

    A couple days ago Cidchase asked for a comparison between the Walthers and Spectrum F40PH... I don't have the Walthers, but I do have the Kato and have seen all three. So here's the review I'm offering for your perusal, and I hope it will make your buying decision easier if you are in the...
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    Overzealous railfan tries to steal train

    LOL, talk about an overzealous rail fan: (link to newspaper article) Man caught for trying to steal a P-scale (i.e. prototype) Long Island Railroad train
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    Need purchasing advice on Amfleet cars

    Purchasing Amfleet cars - Decision made, Photos posted! Greetings! I recently re-discovered running Amtrak trains after 10 years of inactivity, when cleaning out the attic I found my old, old old HO Bachmann Amtrak set.. It was an E60CP with the notoriously unreliable pancake motor drive and...
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    My first foray into Steam

    I want to began by giving a shout-out to fellow posters Jim Krause, Ed Acosta, pgandw, and steamhead on heling me choose a locomotive on my past threads asking about the performance of various HO steam locomotives. Thanks for your advice guys-- You rock! I'm a modern-era modeler and my...
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    Another "Do you REALLY need another engine?" conundrum!

    Did anybody notice the sale M.B. Klein (aka www.modeltrainstuff.com) is having on some Athearn RTR and Atlas stuff? Today I surfed by there and I am so sorely tempted to pull the trigger.. They got the Athearn RTR stuff like GP38-2s that normally goes for $60+ down to $39. Then there's the...
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    Opinion on HO Bachmann Spectrum K4 Pacific?

    Greetings! My first foray into the world of Steam. (Presently I run modern stuff like GE B40-8's and EMD GP38-2s, but am looking to expand my horizons). I'm thinking of adding a few steam locos to my roster to run transition-era operating sessions, and to start I'm thinking of picking up an...
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