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[quote user="dknelson"] Actually, by Bowser/Penn Line standards, 1988 is pretty darned new so it is not shocking it still runs nicely. There are plenty of their engines that have long sinced passed the half century mark and are still going strong. [/quote] dkn: Yup. My first reaction was the same. "What old Bowser? It's just broken-in." It's still great to see the beast runs well, of course. I don't know why their kits went away. It seems like they lost interest in
[quote user="Hansel"] Buy all new #5 Kadees, and probably a bunch of the high offset Kadee couplers too. There has been many threads about other types of couplers, but it seems that most of the modelers swear by Kadees and nothing else. Just remember to get the coupler height gage. Depending on what you have, you might have to do some modifications to your gear boxes. I have some old Athearn tank cars and had to glue the bottoms to the frame. Other rolling stock, I had to cut out or cut
Chief: I don't buy brass, because I am on an incredibly low budget, but I do like pre-1930s classic steam. When I look at old MR ads, I turn verdegris with jealousy over the kinds of locos that were advertised by the brass importers - lots of small steam, older steam, unusual steam, and just-plain-interesting steam, along with the old standby stuff like USRA Mikes. When's the last time anybody thought of, say, a Beano 2-8-0? The import RTR has certainly broadened its scope over the years
B: Well, there's something in that, but you shouldn't feel like you /have/ to do every upgrade, or do every one at once. The only absolute requirement, IMnsHO, is an NMRA gage (if you have precision calipers, you can use them with a table of NMRA standards, but they cost more. :) ). Once you have that, you know what needs immediate attention,and what might be all right the way it is. I still use plastic wheels on practically everything that didn't come with metal, and a lot of them are
[quote user="Robt. Livingston"] Fortunately I have a good working relationship with the local building inspector/zoning enforcement officer/fire marshall. [/quote] RL: This is definitely a Good Thing.
Folks: Another thing to remember about basement ceilings is that they usually have a ton of electrical boxes between the floor joists. Electrical codes require that these remain accessible without tearing out parts of the structure, which is also nice for future repairs or upgrades. Nailing foam to the joists doesn't impede access as badly as an all-out drywall job would, but a suspended ceiling would be better, and it would satisfy code. Because the panels can be easily slipped out for access
[quote user="Medina1128"] Face it, to get published, your layout has to be a "finished" product (which goes against the "a layout is never done" edict), so with more free time on their hands, maybe the wives are like, "ok, this thing is close to being done (in her eyes), so she breaks out the 5 years and holding "honey do" list. [/quote] M1128: Actually, it doesn't have to be done at all! An awful lot of the layouts in feature articles aren't finished
L: Keep looking in Trackside Photos and Boomer Trail. Every now and then I run across a name I recognize from the interwebs. It's fun when that happens. :) One thing to remember is that a lot of us are using various Internet handles which aren't necessarily our real names. Another thing to remember is that this is a very big hobby, and any magazine or online forum will probably include a very small fraction of the total, just because that's how such things work, and the fractions won't
[quote user="davidmbedard"] However, that "club" [MTW] is tainted with horrible attitudes and egos that are off-putting and, frankly, is responsible for the lack of current participation in their forums. When I was over there, it seemed that if you were not a 'God' when it came to weathering, you need not post. That is why they have a low contribution factor from new members. [/quote] dmb: Oh, heavens, yes. And to pay twenty bucks for the privilege? While the Sir Oracles
[quote user="Neutrino"] [quote user="Autobus Prime"] [quote user="davidmbedard"] However, that "club" [MTW] is tainted with horrible attitudes and egos that are off-putting and, frankly, is responsible for the lack of current participation in their forums. When I was over there, it seemed that if you were not a 'God' when it came to weathering, you need not post. That is why they have a low contribution factor from new members. [/quote] dmb: Oh, heavens
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