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GMA Whistlestop train at the Syracuse station

Tried to get a few snaps of the Good Morning America train as it was ready to pull out of the Syracuse station.( pics May be a bit dodgy!)

Buyer or Builder?

The future of model railroading seems to be going the easy and fast way as with everything else these days. There is an infusion of pre-built structures by Walthers and others. Also Intermountain and Model Die Casting used to put out wonderful car ki...

Retiring.......maybe

Anybody want some really good O scale stuff? Buildings, locomotives, passenger and freight cars, DCC system, craftsman kits, figures etc? TheBurnedOutFadda

Blowing my own horn!

Hey guys! I made the "big time". Don't touch me there! Please step back y'all. Don't crowd me! Ah. My 15 seconds of fame..... http://barmillsmodels.com/dailymoose_08A_06.html See anybody you know in there? Funny thing is that I have sent what I consi...

Feedback Changes 2008

Feedback changes - May 2008 eBay's Feedback system continues to evolve as the community and marketplace dynamics change. The eBay Feedback system was originally designed to provide a simple, honest, accurate record of the buyer's and seller's online ...

Scalecoat Paint

I am trying to find some Scalecoat paint colors, we don't have them here but I have used them and am very impressed, if any one could procure them and then post them to me I would be most grateful, for now I am chasing Santa Fe blue, Santa Fe yellow ...

Lights

I know about headlights and ditch lights and FREDs (sorry Fred) but what the heck is a Mars light and who from Mars would want to see it? Gene

Forced to use Paypal

I have had an on-going dispute with a buyer who says he sent a cashier's check to pay for an item. I'm usually a patient man, but this guy has had 26 days to get me a check. I keep watching my mailbox, but nothing comes. I know that the mail is slow,...

DCC Question(s)

For those of you that have or are familiar with DCC operations I would ask you... 1. Do all DCC systems work all scales of model railroading (as long as there is a decoder in the Loco)?And does an MRC Prodigy controller need a MRC decoderinstalled in...

2008 Spring Contest

Stay tuned........

Sidings

I have two manual turnout switches and a siding attached to the mainline of an N Scale track. If I manually switch the first switch so that the loco takes the siding instead of the mainline do I need to switch the other turnout at the other end of th...

Flex Track

Can someone explain to me how to attach flex track to go around a bend and attach to another piece of 9" straight track? When I bend the flextrack one rail at one end gets very long and disappears entirely at the other end. Do I need to take out 5 or...

Chuck's Layout

One day I may figure out what I am doing.

Paint Querie

I have been painting the roofs of my Deluxe containers silver as all the videos I have seen show smooth side containers have unpainted roofs, my question to the knowing US railfans is this, do the Walthers rib side containers have painted or unpainte...