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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by climber23 ....I want to convert all my rolling stock over to metal wheels, when does 33" and 36" come into play?[/quote] Check out the wheel chart on [url="http://www.reboxx.com/wheelsets.htm"]Reboxx[/url]. Be aware of the axle length and type. You should measure the axles you're replacing with a [url="http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=10112"]veneer caliper[/url]. Don't forget to check your coupler height after installing new wheel sets. You should also have: N.M.R.A. Standards gauge, coupler height gauge, .010" & .015" washers. [quote]QUOTE: ... does atlas track from the seventies conform to the NMRA standard of .110" or should I upgrade to the new nickel-silver?[/quote] By "that Seventies track" you mean brass track, yes it meets N.M.R.A standards. By upgrade, do you mean "should I stay away from brass track". Yes good idea, but brass can still be used to model little used or abandoned track, scrap rail and for display cases. [quote]QUOTE: What brands are still good for locos and rolling stock? I have a new proto 2000 GP7 and love it, Have 2 old D12 athearn and love them, one old tyco bicential and has alot of centimental, have a bachman B23-7 CSX and hate it, most of my rollign stock is athearn and tyco, what is still good out there?[/quote] Buy what you like and can afford. Don't buy what you hate or can't afford. [quote]QUOTE: Glue for scenery, what is a good type and kind?[/quote] If good type means highest quality, diluted Matte Medium or Woodland Scenics scenery cement. If inexpensive and easy to find is good, use white glue diluted at about a 50/50 mix with a drop of dish washing liquid. [quote]QUOTE: Also who has a good book/magazine for wiring? [/quote] For "Wiring 101" try [url="http://store.yahoo.net/kalmbachcatalog/12212.html"]Basic Wiring for Model Railroaders[/url] by Rick Selby Advanced class try [url="http://store.yahoo.net/kalmbachcatalog/12207.html"]Easy Model Railroad Wiring, 2nd Edition[/url] by Andy Sperandeo Elective courses try [url="http://store.yahoo.net/kalmbachcatalog/12242.html"]DCC Made Easy[/url] U. of N.M.R.A. [url="http://www.nmra.org/beginner/books.html"]Book List[/url]
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