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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 10:02 AM
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 5:28 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dave9999

QUOTE: Originally posted by alexander13

You know this thread would be tonnes easier to read if all the bump posts were removed


...but a lot harder to find[;)]. Dave


No, it is my understanding that if you post somthing, then delete that post that it stays at the top
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Posted by scubaterry on Thursday, June 15, 2006 7:36 AM
I just go in an "edit" any of my posts in the thread . That takes it back to the top without the bump post
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 18, 2006 7:23 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by alexander13

QUOTE: Originally posted by dave9999

QUOTE: Originally posted by alexander13

You know this thread would be tonnes easier to read if all the bump posts were removed


...but a lot harder to find[;)]. Dave


No, it is my understanding that if you post somthing, then delete that post that it stays at the top


Anyway that the PTB (Powers To Be {ie Bergie} ) can make this thread a sticky so that it is always at the top???
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Posted by scubaterry on Sunday, June 18, 2006 7:26 AM
Gumby4 - It's been asked before so apparently not. I just go in and edit one of my posts here every day or so.
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Posted by fiatfan on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 9:29 PM
Here's our old friend back!

Tom

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Go Big Red!

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Posted by scubaterry on Thursday, July 13, 2006 8:49 AM
Well just editing an old post no longer seems to bring it back to the top.  Bummer. So......
Bump
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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Thursday, July 13, 2006 11:50 AM
The links here are unfortunately no-longer useful. None of them work anymore.Sad [:(] We might have to make a new topic to replace this one, and possibly locate some of the old topics mentioned here.Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by jfugate on Thursday, July 13, 2006 2:07 PM
Unfortunately, we need to retitle this thread:

Useless compilation of widely useful threads. Dead [xx(]

I did some research to see if there was an algorithm to convert old forum post numbers to new message ids, as in:

The old post URL ...
http://www.trains.com/ ... /showtopic=32122

and the new post URL on the updated forum is ...
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/412365/ShowPost.aspx

But alas there is no correlation because all the previous Kalmbach forums have now been munged together so if you type some other number in place of 412365 above, you can end up in the Classic Trains forum or the Garden Railways forum. Bummer. Black Eye [B)]

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Posted by SilverSpike on Thursday, July 13, 2006 2:31 PM

 jfugate wrote:
Unfortunately, we need to retitle this thread:

Useless compilation of widely useful threads. Dead [xx(]

I did some research to see if there was an algorithm to convert old forum post numbers to new message ids, as in:

The old post URL ...
http://www.trains.com/ ... /showtopic=32122

and the new post URL on the updated forum is ...
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/412365/ShowPost.aspx

But alas there is no correlation because all the previous Kalmbach forums have now been munged together so if you type some other number in place of 412365 above, you can end up in the Classic Trains forum or the Garden Railways forum. Bummer. Black Eye [B)]

Yep, I used to run that hack trick too on the old site. But now this new site will take some time to learn all the new tricks..

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 5, 2006 2:01 PM

Very disapointing to read about the old/new forum post numbering problem as this was an excellent source of information in the "good old days".

Be that as it may, Jon Grant has an excellent "new" posting on weathering with acrylic paints at Topic # 916813.

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Posted by Darth Santa Fe on Thursday, October 5, 2006 6:44 PM
 WOverdurff wrote:

Very disapointing to read about the old/new forum post numbering problem as this was an excellent source of information in the "good old days".

That's why I re-made this topic shortly after the forum software change. It was a great source of information.

The one I made has new links to some of the topics listed in this thread, as well as a couple new ones. I don't understand why it died twice...

http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/863447/ShowPost.aspx

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Posted by AggroJones on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 1:46 PM

Let us see if some of these mentioned threads can be relocated....

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Posted by GAPPLEG on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 2:29 PM
It would be nice if Bergie would make this a sticky. And then allow some one to remove the useless messages, such as this one. Just keeping the links.
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Posted by cheese4432 on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 3:57 PM
I agree. But he/she should also make them the clickable kind that opens in a new window.
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Posted by GAPPLEG on Friday, May 11, 2007 8:02 AM

 scubaterry wrote:
Here's a good one by tstage (Tom)

Homemade HO light poles. You really have to check this out.



http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=67050

After Tstage posted that one , I went on to make a lot of lights for my layout. It really was easy, effective , and they came out looking great.







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Posted by SilverSpike on Friday, July 20, 2007 11:53 AM

I have added many of the featured threads listed in this thread to my own website with hyperlinks. I will continue to update my web page as I find more of the gems on this forum and others.

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Posted by da_kraut on Sunday, July 29, 2007 9:38 PM

Hi

 Thank you everybody for this great topic.

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Posted by pike-62 on Monday, July 30, 2007 8:24 AM

If anyone is interested, here is a link to my "How I Did It" on making ground foam.

 http://www.dansresincasting.com/Ground%20foam.htm

 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Monday, July 30, 2007 9:06 AM

This is my Photo-essay post from a few weeks back on converting an Atlas deck turntable into a pit turntable:

http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/1162840/ShowPost.aspx

 

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Posted by Budliner on Friday, November 9, 2007 7:52 PM
anyone seen that Compilation of widely useful threads
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Posted by plymouth71 on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 10:16 PM

Okay so how is this done again?

Bump?

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Posted by BlueHillsCPR on Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:22 PM

 GAPPLEG wrote:
It would be nice if Bergie would make this a sticky. And then allow some one to remove the useless messages, such as this one. Just keeping the links.

I agree!  Unfortunately Bergie is a little sticky about making any stickys. Sad [:(]

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