{S-Scale List} Re: Hinged or solid points to throw bar
Bill: What do you mean, when we met again! I'm still waiting to meet you and see the Jefferson Central for the First Time! One of these days, as Pa Kettle used to put it. What you said about Frank's Spiral Hill is true. I always delight in reading your accounts of the good ol' days, when you guys used to help each other dig basements, and whatever. Seemed like someone always had (has) the necessary skills to pull a project at hand out of the mud at critical times! As far as switches go, I have never had a point failure since I began building switches as I have said many times on this list and in articles. The last article was in 1/64 Modeling Guide, where I discussed forming point and closure rails so the throwbar would force the points apart and keep the solder joints under pressure so they wouldn' tend to pull apart from the tension forces created when throwing a switch. I have a #4 in the service facility at Mooar Yard where I have done this and it is one of the easiest throwing switches on the whole layout, because the points tend to try to center themselves when the switch is thrown. On my #6 Atlas conversions, replacing a styrene throwbar would be easy, if I ever have to, which has occurred once because I was careless making it in the first place Incidentally it was a Spiral Hill empty hopper that derailed on the popwer house switch last weekend. Real easy rerailing job, though. boB Nicholson ___ As I've said before, on my model railroad we fix and repair when needed just like the prototype. In recent years even Frank titman's Spiral Hill switches would whack-out and he would cuss at them. Bert Mahr would repair them for Frank and at times Bert said it wasn't an easy task. But heck, that's what friends are for! Now the SPIRAL HILL isn't anymore, only fond memories of the good old days of the gang meeting at Frank's home. I miss it and I miss Frank in particular, his knowing smile was infectious! Happy Smiles to you, till we meet again! See Ya, Bill (Fraley) Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Hinged or solid points to throwbar
John:
I think we're all unhinged in one way or another,that's why we're in S in the
first place,isn't it?
boB Nicholson
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, John armstong5717@... wrote:
Does all this add up to a group of S gaugers where some are hinged and others
are unhinged??
John Armstrong
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Subject: RE: Re: {S-Scale List} Hinged or solid points to throwbar
I soldered all my points to the throw bar and all the points were hinged
for both code 100 and code 125 rail. I made the hinges for 125 rail out of
SHS insulated joiners and for 100 rail out of PECO insulated joiners. The
throw bars were made of PC board with a gap in the copper foil. The rail
soldered like a charm to the foil. The main trick is to heat the end of the
point so that it would melt solder before making contact with the foil. The
foil delaminates if it gets too hot. Only failures were initial bad solder
joints. They held for 10 years or more. One aspect I didn't like was that
some of the point assemblies would work their way away from the hinge until
the throw ran into its adjacent tie. There was not enough movement to cause
the rail to work free of the hinge joiner; I just didn't like the unsightly
gap. I think this creep was due to the tension at the rigid joints at the
throw bars.
Ben Trousdale
---In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, s-scale@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Michael,
I have elected to go with soldering the rails to the throw bar, but I
don't have years of in use experience. Therefore I would also like to hear
from anyone who has had such in place for some time.
Jamie Bothwell
Curious in Bethlehem, PA
On Oct 5, 2013, at 6:26 PM, meldridge@ wrote:
Time for a final (?) decision. Should I solder the point rails to the
throwbar, or solder a tab to the rails and put a screw through the tab into
the throwbar? I'm most curious to hear from people that solder the rails to
the throwbar. Fill in the blanks: In years of operating them I've had
_ solder joints come apart.
-Michael Eldridge
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Re: {S-Scale List} Hinged or solid points to throwbar
Jamie: The only switches where I soldered the point rails to the throwbar is where I had formed the closure rails to put constant pressure on the throwbar to keep them from stressing the solder joints and pullinf them apart. I wrote this up in the 1/64 Modeling guide a year or so ago. I can't remember what issue. I prefer to use jointed point rails and use screws and tabs to mount them to the closure rails. With My Atlas #6 conversions, this is a no brainer, but with Old Pullman #5's, the point connecting bar is mounted to the throwbar through the center screw. The joints in the points keep them from stressing the solder joints to the point of breaking them. boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Jamie Bothwell vze4cs43@... wrote: Michael, I have elected to go with soldering the rails to the throw bar, but I don't have years of in use experience. Therefore I would also like to hear from anyone who has had such in place for some time. Jamie Bothwell Curious in Bethlehem, PA On Oct 5, 2013, at 6:26 PM, meldridge@... wrote: Time for a final (?) decision. Should I solder the point rails to the throwbar, or solder a tab to the rails and put a screw through the tab into the throwbar? I'm most curious to hear from people that solder the rails to the throwbar. Fill in the blanks: In years of operating them I've had _ solder joints come apart. -Michael Eldridge Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: FNF 10/4/13!
My week was spent fighting computer malware and Yahoo. Yesterday, I finally gave up and took my laptop to a local computer guru who I found out is about as enthused with Windows 8 as I am. I don't have Windows 8 on my computer, but I bought one for my wife a few months ago. Nuff said. This morning, I tried to pull an empty hopper from the power house track and derailed an empty hopper on the switch. That's when I gave up and decided to try my luck on my desktop. So far, the only problem is my inherent inability to type and to get my spelling right the first time. Bill, I've been through that roots in the sewer thing a couple of times, I hope no more. One suggestion - quit giving away your age - your making some of us feel old! boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, scale S only scalesonly@... wrote: Hi Andre and all -- My week has been taken with digging out the main sewer line in front of the house to see why roots are getting in. It shouldnât be happening in new, modern plumbing, but it did.Going down five feet in hard clay and big rocks found the answer â the line had been improperly put together. So, next Tuesday the real plumbers come out and finish the job the way it should have been done. With some luck, that will be the end of brass loco sized plumber charges. Not much accomplished on the railroad as the above pretty much tapped out this 66 year body.I did order more decals for my narrow gauge Coal Creek Central after finding that I had not made the best of choices in the original batch. This situation was discovered while doing some decal work on some newly painted narrow gauge stuff. I also had a nice chat with Bill Peter of P-B-L fame. He was happily impressed with the response to the standard gauge Shays and it looks like the upcoming standard gauge Climaxes are following suit. Of course, he is looking for still more reservations, both standard and narrow gauge... Good to hear that you have joined the NASG, Andre. You have come on at an opportune time, as the latest âDispatchâ from the new editor should be arriving any second. Bill Pyper is asking every one to let him know when they get their October issue so he has a better handle on how long they take to go from the printer to your hands. The December issue is well under way with the regular deadline already past, but if you have something really good to put in, I am sure he will find a way to do it. In fact, he is also doing early work on the February issue, so I have every expectation that he will meet our first requirement of him -- having the âDispatchâ in your hands within the cover date month. Along these lines, I am considering having the âDispatchâ schedule changed to odd month dates instead of the current even month dates. I think that will improve its timeliness relative to the seasons and various S scale events. I would like to hear from anyone who has an opinion about this. You can get to me via scalesonly@... or by hitting my name on the âAboutâ page of the NASG website ( www.nasg.org ). I guess you can say some of my hobby time has been taken by NASG affairs, but this is enjoyable work... Have fun! Bill Winans Prescott Valley, AZ ( where it has turned fall and cool ) -- Hi All! It's FNF 10/4/13! Time for us to all update what we've been doing in S scale. I'll go first: It's been a hectic two weeks on account of my wife's father's last days and eventual passing. However, among the busy schedule of late, I taken some of my time that becomes available and have been dusting off my stuff, continuing to take inventory, and getting some things headed my way so I can further projects. Such as... * Ordered a good chunk of S scale detail parts order from Bill's Train Shop for my various engine projects. * Purchased some Wiseman S scale detail parts off eBay. * Purchased the needed items from Northwest Short Line to re-power one of my Baldwin's to see if it would be worth the effort (and thus re-power them all). They run pretty darn good as is, but being a performance freak, I am wondering if I can make them even a smidge better. * Purchased CBQ In Color Vol. 3 that has some excellent KC area shots therein. * OH... and it's official now: I'm a bonafide member on NASG! I received my member's packet and THREE Dispatch issues in the mail this week. In all, things are reviving and ever so slowly I'm figuring out where I'm at in my modeling and taking steps to have the needed items in order to make some tangible progress. All from me... who's next? Andre Ming Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings:
{S-Scale List} Re: FNF 10/4(5)/13!
Got the empty hopper from the powerhouse rerailed this morning, and then pulled and taken to the main yard for further disposition. Not much of anything else going on, though. I couple of weeks ago, I bought a stovepipe adaptor section at a garage sale. I intend to pop rivet a piece of window screen to it so I can sift ballast. The next move will be to find a supplier of white rock to see if I can have sift some waste. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@... wrote: My week was spent fighting computer malware and Yahoo. Yesterday, I finally gave up and took my laptop to a local computer guru who I found out is about as enthused with Windows 8 as I am. I don't have Windows 8 on my computer, but I bought one for my wife a few months ago. Nuff said. This morning, I tried to pull an empty hopper from the power house track and derailed an empty hopper on the switch. That's when I gave up and decided to try my luck on my desktop. So far, the only problem is my inherent inability to type and to get my spelling right the first time. Bill, I've been through that roots in the sewer thing a couple of times, I hope no more. One suggestion - quit giving away your age - your making some of us feel old! boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, scale S only scalesonly@ wrote: Hi Andre and all -- My week has been taken with digging out the main sewer line in front of the house to see why roots are getting in. It shouldnât be happening in new, modern plumbing, but it did.Going down five feet in hard clay and big rocks found the answer â the line had been improperly put together. So, next Tuesday the real plumbers come out and finish the job the way it should have been done. With some luck, that will be the end of brass loco sized plumber charges. Not much accomplished on the railroad as the above pretty much tapped out this 66 year body.I did order more decals for my narrow gauge Coal Creek Central after finding that I had not made the best of choices in the original batch. This situation was discovered while doing some decal work on some newly painted narrow gauge stuff. I also had a nice chat with Bill Peter of P-B-L fame. He was happily impressed with the response to the standard gauge Shays and it looks like the upcoming standard gauge Climaxes are following suit. Of course, he is looking for still more reservations, both standard and narrow gauge... Good to hear that you have joined the NASG, Andre. You have come on at an opportune time, as the latest âDispatchâ from the new editor should be arriving any second. Bill Pyper is asking every one to let him know when they get their October issue so he has a better handle on how long they take to go from the printer to your hands. The December issue is well under way with the regular deadline already past, but if you have something really good to put in, I am sure he will find a way to do it. In fact, he is also doing early work on the February issue, so I have every expectation that he will meet our first requirement of him -- having the âDispatchâ in your hands within the cover date month. Along these lines, I am considering having the âDispatchâ schedule changed to odd month dates instead of the current even month dates. I think that will improve its timeliness relative to the seasons and various S scale events. I would like to hear from anyone who has an opinion about this. You can get to me via scalesonly@ or by hitting my name on the âAboutâ page of the NASG website ( www.nasg.org ). I guess you can say some of my hobby time has been taken by NASG affairs, but this is enjoyable work... Have fun! Bill Winans Prescott Valley, AZ ( where it has turned fall and cool ) -- Hi All! It's FNF 10/4/13! Time for us to all update what we've been doing in S scale. I'll go first: It's been a hectic two weeks on account of my wife's father's last days and eventual passing. However, among the busy schedule of late, I taken some of my time that becomes available and have been dusting off my stuff, continuing to take inventory, and getting some things headed my way so I can further projects. Such as... * Ordered a good chunk of S scale detail parts order from Bill's Train Shop for my various engine projects. * Purchased some Wiseman S scale detail parts off eBay. * Purchased the needed items from Northwest Short Line to re-power one of my Baldwin's to see if it would be worth the effort (and thus re-power them all). They run pretty darn good as is, but being a performance freak, I am wondering if I can make them even a smidge better
{S-Scale List} Re: FNF 10/4(5)/13!
Dave:
I have been using real rock ballast and dirt for scenery cover for a long time
with no serious side effects. I think the key is the adhesive one uses to hold
it in place. I have used everything from diluted white glue to liquid latex to
Future Floor Wax.
My biggest problem is, not what I use, but not using enough of it to further my
scenery efforts.
boB Nicholson __
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, David Engle rirocket@... wrote:
Real rock?Â
Â
If you have any chance of the stuff getting into gears on your engines, you
may want to use something like kitty litter especially if it has not been
colored green. It is ground up clay, and will destroy itself before it does
any gears.Â
Dave Engle
From: shabbona_rr user141771@...
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2013 9:11 AM
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: FNF 10/4(5)/13!
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Got the empty hopper from the powerhouse rerailed this morning, and then
pulled and taken to the main yard for further disposition. Not much of
anything else going on, though.
I couple of weeks ago, I bought a stovepipe adaptor section at a garage sale.
I intend to pop rivet a piece of window screen to it so I can sift ballast.
The next move will be to find a supplier of white rock to see if I can have
sift some waste.
boB Nicholson __
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@ wrote:
My week was spent fighting computer malware and Yahoo. Yesterday, I finally
gave up and took my laptop to a local computer guru who I found out is
about as enthused with Windows 8 as I am. I don't have Windows 8 on my
computer, but I bought one for my wife a few months ago. Nuff said.
This morning, I tried to pull an empty hopper from the power house track
and derailed an empty hopper on the switch. That's when I gave up and
decided to try my luck on my desktop. So far, the only problem is my
inherent inability to type and to get my spelling right the first time.
Bill, I've been through that roots in the sewer thing a couple of times, I
hope no more. One suggestion - quit giving away your age - your making some
of us feel old!
boB Nicholson
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, scale S only scalesonly@ wrote:
Hi Andre and all --
My week has been taken with digging out the main sewer line in front of
the house to see why roots are getting in. It shouldnââ¬â¢t be
happening in new, modern plumbing, but it did. Going down five feet in
hard clay and big rocks found the answer â⬠the line had been
improperly put together. So, next Tuesday the real plumbers come out and
finish the job the way it should have been done. With some luck, that
will be the end of brass loco sized plumber charges.
Not much accomplished on the railroad as the above pretty much tapped out
this 66 year body. I did order more decals for my narrow gauge Coal Creek
Central after finding that I had not made the best of choices in the
original batch. This situation was discovered while doing some decal work
on some newly painted narrow gauge stuff. I also had a nice chat with
Bill Peter of P-B-L fame. He was happily impressed with the response to
the standard gauge Shays and it looks like the upcoming standard gauge
Climaxes are following suit. Of course, he is looking for still more
reservations, both standard and narrow gauge...
Good to hear that you have joined the NASG, Andre. You have come on at an
opportune time, as the latest ââ¬ÅDispatchââ¬ï¿½ from the new editor
should be arriving any second. Bill Pyper is asking every one to let him
know when they get their October issue so he has a better handle on how
long they take to go from the printer to your hands. The December issue
is well under way with the regular deadline already past, but if you have
something really good to put in, I am sure he will find a way to do it.
In fact, he is also doing early work on the February issue, so I have
every expectation that he will meet our first requirement of him --
having the ââ¬ÅDispatchââ¬ï¿½ in your hands within the cover date
month.
Along these lines, I am considering having the ââ¬ÅDispatchââ¬ï¿½
schedule changed to odd month dates instead of the current even month
dates. I think that will improve its timeliness relative to the seasons
and various S scale events. I would like to hear from anyone who has an
opinion about this. You can get to me via scalesonly@ or by hitting my
name on the ââ¬ÅAboutââ¬ï¿½ page of the NASG website (
http://www.nasg.org/ ).
I guess you can say some of my hobby time has been taken by NASG affairs,
but this is enjoyable work...
Have fun!
Bill
Re: {S-Scale List} Correct S-12 trucks
S SCALE LOCOMOTIVE SUPPLY used to have journal boxes, both friction and
roller bearing. I got some roller bearing covers for my FA/FB set years ago.
They weren't (aren't) exactly correct, but that could be because of the way I
removed the friction box covers, which, of course, came to light after the job
was done. They don't look bad, though, and I have lived with them all these
years with no serious health concerns.
Would O scale have something you could use?
boB Nicholson
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote:
Hi George!
Thanks for taking the time to reference that article. It is also posted at
the NASG website under Scale. And, yes, that's the article that got me
thinking about what to do with the truck sideframes on my AM Baldwins.
If I take Matt's approach, I would also like to replace the cast-on roller
bearing detail with journal (friction) bearing detail. That's what my
question refered to.
Andre Ming
- Original Message -
From: gsc3@...
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 9:26 PM
Subject: {S-Scale List} Correct S-12 trucks
There is a article in the files by NSRC119 entitled AM Baldwin S-12 from
March 29th. It shows what he did to make the S-12 trucks more prototypical.
Hope that helps.
George Courtney
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{S-Scale List} Re: Journal Bearing Castings?
Andre: There was a Type Switch engine truck casting kit back in the good ol' days. I built a set for my SW-1. I can't remember the name, now, but the late Walt Danylak was behind the effort. Maybe some of the list members have more info. Want to buy a sweet running SW-1? boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: Hi All: Trying to determine my options in regards to the AM Baldwin truck: Is there a resin or pewter/brass/whatever journal bearing casting available for a locomotive truck? (Think: The journal bearings on the SHS switcher truck.) Thanks for any info/input. Andre Ming Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Journal Bearing Castings?
It's an EMD SW-1 that I assembled from a Locomotive Workshop kit in the late 1970's. There were a lot of complaints about Locomotive Workshop kits, usually from people who couldn't assemble one. They were difficult, no doubt about it, but they taught the builder a lot of skills. Mine has been running for over thirty years, now, subject to running upgrades as time goes on. It is equipped with a flywheel and a dual capacitor to get it over dead spots. It is a good runner, even with its electrical two wheel pickup and return, and does a fine job of switching The Humongous Company mill. boB Nicholson _- --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: Hi boB! When it comes to what I intend to use it for (modifying the AM Baldwin truck sideframes to replace the roller bearing cast detail with friction journal detail)... replacement switcher side frames won't work UNLESS it is slightly longer in wheelbase to fit the AM Baldwin. Copish? SW-1: Have considered one... but at this point have not decided to take the SW-1 plunge. Curious though, what model/mfg is it? Andre - Original Message - From: shabbona_rr Andre: There was a Type Switch engine truck casting kit back in the good ol' days. I built a set for my SW-1. I can't remember the name, now, but the late Walt Danylak was behind the effort. Maybe some of the list members have more info. Want to buy a sweet running SW-1? boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Mopac 1414 is getting off the work bench and out of the paint shop
I'd like to add my congratulations, too, Mike. Great Locomotive! I hope I get to see it run someday boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, bcgsteam bcstover@... wrote: Mike, I'd like to add my congratulations on a superb model! Scratchbuilding a steam locomotive is at the very top of the 'food chain' as far as modeling projects go, at least in my mind. And you've nailed it with a exceptional example! Thanks for sharing the photos and the video on YouTube. Brooks Stover --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Mike S shur-way@ wrote: Hi everyone, Mopac 1414 in S scale is finally out of the paint shop. So I uploaded some pictures I took out side. All the electronics are installed and working up to the standard I hoped that they would. The sound is sharp and loud. The weathering is done under natural light because when I build the next layout I will be using that kind of lighting system. The subtle color differences are hard to show in the pictures but they stand out under the proper lighting. The loco runs as good as any of my factory brass if not better and because of the gearing and weight of the loco I think she could pull my Denali up the driveway. One of the places I want to take it is the post office to get weighted. I now am faced with how to transport her to the first railroad meet with out damage. Yes, if you are wondering about white gloves. Mike Swederska Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Driveshafts slip no more
Excellent solution, Bill! I have done things like this in the past to eliminate drive shaft slippage, most notably in my ALCO models RS-2. Another technique I have used is to drill out a driveshaft socket for a press fit a 1/16 styrene strip, then drill out the strip for a press fit on the motor shaft. Not quite the skill and finesse you exhibit with your work, but satisfactory in situations where the extreme stresses you mention are not present. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@... wrote: If you have Overland locos you have encountered the pesky plastic driveshafts slipping on the motor and tower shafts. I wanted to make them bulletproof. The fix is pretty straightforward but is pretty time consuming. Doing this fix on a center tower diesel means making 6 of them! I have been doing this fix for many years now but a more powerful lathe purchase this past spring made it easier. I can drill much larger holes with one pass. Previous incarnations was soldering 0-80 nuts to a thin brass tube. I could not put much pressure on the screws before it failed. I now start with 5/16 solid round brass stock and drill to a snug fit on the original plastic Overland parts and tap 2) 0-80 holes directly opposite of each other. As you can see the remaining material is pretty thick. You can really crank the screws with a lot of pressure on the shafts. I have at times cut flat spots on the motor tower shafts. The is an S Scale USRA pacific. http://www.lanestrains.com/Driveshaft_Fix.jpg Every time I do this I think there has to be an easier way by making something in Solidworks and getting the parts cast in brass. The solution has not hit me yet. I know if all parts were brass it would be noisy. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Silence!
The board's been pretty quiet, lately. Did I scare everybody off, or is everybody been NEO'd? Is it time for the DCC/non-DCC discussion again? boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
B.T.S. Depressed-Center Flat Car kits.... Re: {S-Scale List} Silence!
Just keep this in mind, Bill - maternity leave in Bible times was ten minutes at the edge of the field to deliver the baby, then back into the fray! Seriously, though, wishing you the best. boB (no DCC!) Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: Bill: Wow. I've never heard of that condition before. Like you said, the best news in all this bad news is: BENIGN. I'm sure you and Diane are VERY thankful it wasn't the dreaded C word. You're one of the good guys when it comes to trying to help S scale. Your quick and full recovery is expected and even demanded, so don't fart around about it once the surgery is over. Now, GET TO IT. :-) Andre Ming - Original Message - From: Bill Diane, B.T.S. Thanks, Andre! Most folks are surprised that I actually have a brain. More info about my current challenge can be found at http://www.btsrr.com/btshealth.htm Take care Bill Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Silence can be good at times
I've been in the throes of rebuilding a VT 19th Century 4-4-0 that my meandering keyboard fingers committed me to on Ebay last summer. I should say destruction, since that seems to be more like I'm doing to it. It could be worse, tho, like the G scale 4-6-0 those same fingers committed me to because I didn't read the description close enough! boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@... wrote: Posting about the list being it being quiet? (:-) Who is doing real S Scale modeling? Let's hear about THAT! I am repairing an Overland USRA pacific now. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Silence can be good at times
I have to rebuild the truck sides on this Bachmann 4-4-0 tht suffered my ill
attempt at rewiring it. My idea now is to make a back plate from .156 x .060
styrene, drill new axle holes, then cement the pieces of the Bachmann truck to
that.
S scale content: I finished a clamshell crane for unloading gogondola loads of
sand at the ready mix and concrete block factory at Mooar Yard.
boB Nicholson _
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, JGG KahnSr jacekahn@... wrote:
I'd be interested in hearing about your progress on the USRA Pacific, having
bought a basketcase one from another list member some months ago and mostly
put it back to rights. I am still vexed that one of the steps from the pilot
to the running board is about 1/64 off from the other but I don't have the
time or energy to redo it now.
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
From: bill@...
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:43:08 -0400
Subject: {S-Scale List} Silence can be good at times
Posting about the list being it being quiet? (:-) Who is doing real S Scale
modeling? Let's hear about THAT! I am repairing an Overland USRA pacific now.
Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
See my finished models at:
http://www.lanestrains.com
Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress
at:http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm
Custom Train Parts Design
http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm
PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded
(Trading is MUCH preferred)
http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls
***Join the PRR THS***
The other members are not ALL like me!
http://www.prrths.com
http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf
Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com
Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
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Re: {S-Scale List} Silence can be good at times
On another front, my literary skills seem to be returning, and I have been working on an article manuscript that no editor in his right mind could resist, so be warned. On the other hand my typing skills have not kept pace, so everybody should be safe for a while. boB )String forever!) Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Peter Vanvliet groups@... wrote: Last weekend I re-converted my AM FA2 to S-CAB. I had removed the components before so that NWSLcould replace the stock AM motor with one of theirs. The S-CAB components I passed around at my clinic at the NASG convention were the ones removedfrom my FA2. Now they are back in their place. http://pmrr.org/Equipment/FA2/index_LVL2_7.htm The NWSL motor replacement was a slight improvement, but in retrospect not worth the cost. Of course, I didn't know that ahead of time. I think, ultimately, at fault is the gearing in the AM gear tower (it has the low gear). At this point in time that is beyond my capabilities (I am not a mechanical engineer/machinist), so I will leave that issue for my future self to tackle. I do plan to pursue super-detailing the engines in the future (already have the B.T.S. parts). I found the S-CAB powered engine derailing on my tracklast night. I discovered that the headlight wiring touches the front truck gear tower, and prevents it from smoothly swiveling, so that, I presume, is the cause of the derailments. My second, now un-powered, A unit would derail as well, but for a different reason. Upon close inspection I found that the wheels toward the center ofthe engine floated just above the rail (i.e. the truck was not parallel withthe rail). Looking for the cause, I found that the mounting lug (towhich the truck is attached to the frame) wasn't perfectlystraight, so when the mounting nut is tightened, it pulled the whole truck out of alignment with respect to the track. Loosening that nut solved the alignment issue (i.e. all four wheels of the truck touched the rail), but re-introduced the wobbling of the frame/shell. My solution was to glue a piece of styrene to the underside of the frame where the truck gear tower just barely touches the frame when tightened, which forces the truck to sit at a slight (opposite) angle. It was just enough to cause the four wheels to once again touch the rails. And that solved the derailment problems with that engine. It was kind of fun testing that unpowered engine by having it be pulled by my NW2. In the prototype, the FA2 engines would break down often, so my guess is that there were times when they were indeed pulled by other engines. Today I plan on fixing the headlight wire issue mentioned above, and then doing a full charge on the engine's batteries. Then this weekend I hope to do my endurance test (running the engine, light, on my layout until the battery is drained). As Bob Werre mentioned earlier, next weekend we will be at the Galveston show, where I hope to run the AM FA2 (A-B-A set) with a full train and see how long its battery lasts on a powered layout (Digitrax DCC on our club layout). That's what I've been up to, as far as modeling is concerned. - Peter. On 09/27/2013 9:43 am, Bill Lane wrote: Posting about the list being it being quiet? (:-) Who is doing real S Scale modeling? Let's hear about THAT! I am repairing an Overland USRA pacific now. Thank You, Bill Lane -- Peter Vanvliet (peter@...) Houston, Texas My Model Railroad Site http://pmrr.org/ (RSS feed http://pmrr.org/rss.xml) Fourth Ray Software http://fourthray.com/ Houston S Gaugers http://houstonsgaugers.org/ N.A.S.G. http://nasg.org/ -- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Silence can be good at times
Bob: Mine was a Buy it Now from Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/MODEL-POWER-HO-SCALE-TRAINS-WALKER-SON-SAND-GRAVEL-RAIL-CRANE-BUILDING-KIT-/370845617922?pt=Model_RR_Trainshash=item56581f0f02 It's small, but I mounted it on a raised base, and it don't look to bad boB --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bob Werre bob@... wrote: S scale content: I finished a clamshell crane for unloading gogondola loads of sand at the ready mix and concrete block factory at Mooar Yard. boB Nicholson _ boB, Whose crane would that be? I've been looking for something like that, that isn't collector die cast priced! I'm actually looking for one with the electro magnetic attachment more than a clamshell. I built one of those for an S Gaugian product review. Bob Werre Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: A Little More EL-3
Brooks: I sure do. Nothing better to go to Williams in La Salle, IL and eat one of the giant tenderloins they used to sell. They were real popular with kids in the day, those who owned one, and those, like me, who wished they did! Bet you wish you still had yours! boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, bcgsteam bcstover@... wrote: Bob, You're right! That Chevy is a model of the first car I ever owned as a teenagerbaby moons and 'port-a-walls'...remember them? Brooks --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@ wrote: Really Nice, however, that old Shivvy looks like it might bottom out on the grade crossing, if it's got enough power to make it that far. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Animated Black Smith
Bill: You can always use a photo backdrop boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@... wrote: Peter, Got an email address for Laurie McLean? I want to see if an S Scale Dachshund lifting his leg can be made! (:-) Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Message Posting Test
Never saw it here, and as far as I know, I haven't been NEO'd yet, but not because they aren't trying! I did notice, though, in the Photos section, a lot of Bob's work. That must be the other Bob. My work wouldn't qualify! boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Pieter Roos pieter_roos@... wrote: Hello Brooks; I got the message with the attachment, your BO articulated (nice work, btw). Did you get a notification that it was blocked, or just didn't see it? I am still not Neo-ed yet, although Bill and Jeff are. Pieter Roos Sent from my iPhone On Sep 25, 2013, at 8:38 AM, bcgsteam@... wrote: I can't post photos as attachments. Yahoo blocks the whole message. This is a test of posting a message without attachments. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: A Little More EL-3
Brooks: Really Nice, however, that old Shivvy looks like it might bottom out on the grade crossing, if it's got enough power to make it that far. boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, bcgsteam bcstover@... wrote: I have posted two additional images of the recently completed BO EL-3 in a newly created Photo file called Brooks Stover Models. They are hi-res images so I suggest viewing them at the Large setting as Original will make them too large. Enjoy! Brooks Stover Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} RE: My FNF 9/22/13
I have had such an idea in the back of my mind for years, but never implemented it. Knowing how I work, I'd probably rip it off the first time I got up from my so-called workbench. Last week I placed an order with Micro-Mark for a new set of precision tweezers and a screw picker. My old one went South after umpteen years of faithful service, and the lack of it is one source of a lot of my problems. I am going to try the apron idea, too, even if it only lasts until I get up from the workbench. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Jim Cheryl Martin themartins@... wrote: Hi Bud. I believe Micro Mark has such an item in its catalogue. Good idea.. Jim Martin On September 24, 2013 at 7:45 AM BlackDiamondRR@... wrote: Bill, boB, I have been picking small parts up off the floor for years. One day I decided to pick up a butcher's apron from our local butcher shop. I inquired about buying a used apron, laundered of course! They sold me one for $5. I cut the tie strings off and had my wife sew on some Velcro squares at the lower corners. I glued the other half of the Velcro under the lower edge of my workbench. This works real well at catching the errant small parts, or maybe about 99% of them anyway. I put a small cup hook under the bench edge also, centered, to hang the neck loop on when I'm done with it. One does have to remember to hang the neck loop before getting up and walking away though! I understand jewelers have used something similar for years. Bud Rindfleisch ---In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, s-scale@yahoogroups.com wrote: Why is it that everything I drop falls on the floor? This makes me curse and fret as I try to find something to lean on, so that I can bend over and pick it up, that is, after I find the darn thing. If Mary is near-by, she will hurriedly pick it up, so as to save me from my frustrations. I guess when we were younger we never minded dropping anything. Tsk! Tsk! If I can get away from this computer, I hope to get back to running trains and working on my layout. With John Bortz gone, I've been thinking a lot about Frank Titman. On those marvelous shots of John's layout you see the large port and cargo ship underneath it. Well, Frank Titman built that for John, as a present, now that is what good friends do for one another. Frank also helped dig out John's basement! I love model railroading the friends it produces and I do miss my buddies who have passed on to the Great Railroad in the sky!! See Ya, Bill (Fraley) Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Omnicon PRR I-1 coupler recommendation (from new group poster)
I would recommend Walther's ProtoMax. I use them consistently with no problems. The only drawback is they leave you with money in your pocket, and that seems to be a no-no with this DCC oriented group, so I'll let them take over from here boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bob South bob.south@... wrote: Dear S Scale group members, I am in need of a recommendation as to what scale or near-scale coupler to install on the tender of my newly acquired Omnicon PRR I-1. The tender has a screw where the coupler goes but that is it. I believe I need to purchase a coupler and a coupler box also. Yes, I am a new poster to the group as I have not as yet had a question to ask. To those who attended the NASG convention in August, I was one of the late arrivals to the Internet Users Get-together. I am a member of the Pittsburgh S Gaugers. I apologize if I am asking a question that has been previously answered in a post. I am attending a get together in Ohio this coming Saturday and need to get this locomotive couplerized very quickly. Suggestions on where to purchase the couplers will also be greatly appreciated. Bob South Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} FNF 9/22/13
Andre: Mostly I notice what it does to my knees. They don't suffer hard surfaces as well as they used to. As far as my wifw helping me get up, if she went down, we'd have o call 911 to get us both up. boB --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: boB said: Are you kidding? Even the last order of stainless steel machine screws I got from MicroFasteners are as good as non magnetic. No it's tweezers all the way. Well... it was an idea. 0-80 non-magnetic screws all over the basement floor: My lands, boB... you sure know how to mess up, don't 'cha??? In my minds eye I can see you down on your creakin' n' crackin' knees with a Visor-Vue on... tweezers in hand... squirting teeny-tiny screws off into never-never land tryin' to pick'em up with the tweezers! Does your wife help you back up??? (Ever notice how far away the floor gets as we age?) Andre Ming Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Animated Black Smith
All I got was a facehoo toolbar suggesting I might be interested in how to get long eyelashes and what Testosterone can do for my *** life. I rather they tell me how to get up from the floor after picking up all this 0-80 hardware! boB Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: Wow. Talk about creative, and a good modeler to boot. Thanks for the link. Andre - Original Message - From: Peter Vanvliet I just came across this video by Laurie McLean, who is an Australian MMR who has been doing some amazing work in O- and HO-scale. This is the first time I've seen him do an S-scale project. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiDTHk28wp8 Enjoy, - Peter. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: My FNF 9/22/13
Bill: It's worse than that; why does everyything I pick up fall on the floor? Why can't I find the tool I just put down? boB Nicholson _- --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Willam Fraley wjfraley@... wrote: Why is it that everything I drop falls on the floor? This makes me curse and fret as I try to find something to lean on, so that I can bend over and pick it up, that is, after I find the darn thing. If Mary is near-by, she will hurriedly pick it up, so as to save me from my frustrations. I guess when we were younger we never minded dropping anything. Tsk! Tsk! If I can get away from this computer, I hope to get back to running trains and working on my layout. With John Bortz gone, I've been thinking a lot about Frank Titman. On those marvelous shots of John's layout you see the large port and cargo ship underneath it. Well, Frank Titman built that for John, as a present, now that is what good friends do for one another. Frank also helped dig out John's basement! I love model railroading the friends it produces and I do miss my buddies who have passed on to the Great Railroad in the sky!! See Ya, Bill (Fraley) Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} FNF 9/22/13
Are you kidding? Even the last order of stainless steel machine screws I
got from MicroFasteners are as good as non magnetic. No it's tweezers all the
way.
boB ___
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote:
Ferrous metal? If so, then a magnet perhaps?
Andre Ming
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From: shabbona_rr
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} FNF 9/22/13
Still picking up small 0-80 screws and assorted hardware scattered oaround
after my container of 0-80 hardware hit the basement floor jelly side down
about a week ago.
boB Nicholson ___
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Re: {S-Scale List} FNF 9/22/13
Tar on your shoes will do the same thing
boB Nicholson -
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, John armstong5717@... wrote:
Use chewing gum on your shoes. That picks up spilled small parts fast
John Armstrong
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From: shabbona_rr
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} FNF 9/22/13
Are you kidding? Even the last order of stainless steel machine screws I
got from MicroFasteners are as good as non magnetic. No it's tweezers all
the way.
boB __
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@ wrote:
Ferrous metal? If so, then a magnet perhaps?
Andre Ming
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From: shabbona_rr
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} FNF 9/22/13
Still picking up small 0-80 screws and assorted hardware scattered
oaround after my container of 0-80 hardware hit the basement floor jelly side
down about a week ago.
boB Nicholson ___
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Re: {S-Scale List} FNF 9/22/13
Peiter and Vance;
Great idea! I was thinking that while engaging in my latest attempt to get
Stinkhoo off of my Firefox homepage. I'll give it a try with a little
next-to-worthless 12Volt Car Vac I have sitting around here looking for
something to do.
boB Nicholson ___
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Rance Velapoldi rvelapoldi@... wrote:
Put a clean bag in the vacuum cleaner and vac them up! Then open the
bag and there they are.
Rance Velapoldi (Norway)
On 9/22/2013 20:03, shabbona_rr wrote:
Are you kidding? Even the last order of stainless steel machine screws I
got from MicroFasteners are as good as non magnetic. No it's tweezers
all the way.
boB __
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@ wrote:
Ferrous metal? If so, then a magnet perhaps?
Andre Ming
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From: shabbona_rr
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} FNF 9/22/13
Still picking up small 0-80 screws and assorted hardware scattered
oaround after my container of 0-80 hardware hit the basement floor
jelly side down about a week ago.
boB Nicholson ___
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Re: {S-Scale List} FNF 9/22/13
Still picking up small 0-80 screws and assorted hardware scattered oaround
after my container of 0-80 hardware hit the basement floor jelly side down
about a week ago.
boB Nicholson ___
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Charles Weston rotary-oy@... wrote:
Been putting together PRS 40-ft. boxcars -- semi-assembly line.
Where'd you get the decals, Andre?
Charles Weston
From: Andre Ming laming@...
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 8:53 AM
Subject: {S-Scale List} FNF 9/22/13
Â
Time for FRIDAY NIGHT FUN!!
Â
(Yeah, yeah, so it's Saturday. Didn't get
home from work until nearly 9 PM last night. I forgot about it...
OKAY)
Â
* The decals that will be used as examples for some
S scale sets arrived this week. Hopefully, the finished S scale set will
include a CBQ Blackbird switcher set with Route Of The
Zephyrs/Everywhere West scheme and the block letter BURLINGTON scheme.Â
Also arriving in the order is a set of Missouri Pacific decals in the early
Jenks Blue scheme. I figure I'll have surplus decals left over (on
account of a minimum order number?). Anyone interested in some of the
suspected surplus sets once I know how much the sets will
cost?
Â
* Getting ready to put in an order to NWSL for the
needed goodies to try a repower on one of my AM Baldwins. My stock ones
run pretty darn good... but after viewing a video of a repowered one, I'm at
least going to try ONE to see if I can improve them, even if slightly.Â
(What can I say? I'm a slow speed performance junkie.) Here's a
link to the video:
Â
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKsOsRCGXds
Â
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* I THINK I've come up with a way to attain my goal
of super slow performance using a Railmaster Alco S-2 body kit. BUT...
still lots to think over on this idea.Â
Â
* Also been kickin' around some concept changes in
my layout effort that would be reflected in my modeling directions.Â
Haven't thought it all through yet, but some tweaks are being
considered.
Â
Well... that's it for me this week.Â
Â
WHAT'CHA BEEN DOIN in S Scale'
Â
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Andre Ming
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{S-Scale List} Re: FACEHOO - Again
Ken: Whatever, I'll have to find some way to get rid of it. Just now I learned that I can find ten statements women make that can make a man go ballistic - ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL! Who needs S scale? boB Nicholson __- --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, kford@... kford@... wrote: Sounds like you have malware. There is nothing Yahoo would do that would require you to pay money to remove. Ken Ford Aurora, IL --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@ wrote: Now Facehoo has taken it upon themselves to impose themselves as my Yahoo home page and charge me a handsome sum to tell me how to remove it. Is there no end to the dirty tricks from these people? boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: FACEHOO - Again
Gary:
Did you go ballistic:)
boB
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Gerry Evans gerry.evans@... wrote:
BOB:
That ten statements thing is just part of the Top Stories icon option on
your Yahoo home page. I've got it here too. Nothing to become alarmed about.
If you click one of the other icons, you'll be directed to other services on
the home page. Yours may be slightly different than what I'm seeing due to my
internet being a function of Yahoo via ATT's U-Verse service.
Gerry Evans
In St. Louis
- Original Message -
From: shabbona_rr
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 6:48 AM
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: FACEHOO - Again
Ken:
Whatever, I'll have to find some way to get rid of it. Just now I learned
that I can find ten statements women make that can make a man go ballistic -
ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL! Who needs S scale?
boB Nicholson __-
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, kford@ kford@ wrote:
Sounds like you have malware. There is nothing Yahoo would do that would
require you to pay money to remove.
Ken Ford
Aurora, IL
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@ wrote:
Now Facehoo has taken it upon themselves to impose themselves as my
Yahoo home page and charge me a handsome sum to tell me how to remove it. Is
there no end to the dirty tricks from these people?
boB Nicholson
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{S-Scale List} Re: how to get back to the old format.- Non S topic
It worked for me. In fact, I hrecently had to remove Firefox and reinstall it, and it still works. Maybe Firefox has included it in their latest upgrade. It doesn't hurt to try. boB Nicholson __- --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Jeff nyow55@... wrote: For those of you who have been Yahoo NEO'd the plug in that Alan sent to the group does in fact work. I also run Mozilla Firefox as my browser. I do not know if this plug in works with Netscape. Jeff Sankus --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Alan Lambert alanlambert64@ wrote: To All of you. To get back on the old format there is a plug in at http://ehibbert.org.uk/extension/install.html This worked for me as I use Mozilla Firefox as my browser. I have the old format on all of my Yahoo groups. Alan Lambert Fort Worth, Texas Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} FACEHOO - Again
Now Facehoo has taken it upon themselves to impose themselves as my Yahoo home page and charge me a handsome sum to tell me how to remove it. Is there no end to the dirty tricks from these people? boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} FACEHOO - Again
Bob: That may be, but I would like to be asked before they pick my pocket. I may be reaching a point where I have to rethink my priorities. I do not want or appreciate their money-grabbing little techniques boB Nicholson -___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bob Werre bob@... wrote: boB, Remember there is nothing really free. To be able to use Yahoo, G Mail, Facebook or anything else like that, those folks need to get something. That something is a product consisting of your buying habits, who you talk too, when you're on the computer and the sites you visit. So anytime someone here posts a link that data is compiled and sold--we are the product being sold. Google puts your value at several thousand during your computer lifetime. Bob Werre PhotoTraxx On 9/19/13 11:52 AM, shabbona_rr wrote: Now Facehoo has taken it upon themselves to impose themselves as my Yahoo home page and charge me a handsome sum to tell me how to remove it. Is there no end to the dirty tricks from these people? boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} I Dood It!
Well, I'm here, unless I get Face-Hooed or something. That should give you some idea of the tolerance level of this group. boB Nicholson ___- --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: Well... let's not get TOO optimistic here, my boy. You know... this is one tottering step for man... but one big stumble for mankind. I mean, do you think the NASG ready for the likes of me??? I'm not exactly MMR material, 'ya know! (I DID find my scale ruler though. So I guess that's a start?) Seriously: Doubt anyone would want to travel 6 hours one way in order to view a partially built SMALL layout, complete with incomplete projects! On second thought... wonder how much I could charge to view it? H. Andre Ming - Original Message - From: scale S only Hi Andre -- Not only that, but you should have the layout up and running for the convention so we can tour it! Have fun! Bill Winans Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} I Dood It!
You got it Andre. I make a few people happy when I arrive, but a whole lot more are happier when I leave! Also, I'm not running any Baldwins, yet, anyway. boB ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: Who was it that said I would never join a club that would have the likes of me? Guess we're two peas in a pod, boB! Andre Ming - Original Message - From: shabbona_rr Well, I'm here, unless I get Face-Hooed or something. That should give you some idea of the tolerance level of this group. boB Nicholson ___- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: FNF 9/13/13
Yeah, me, too, but all I've done so far is get this PRS Rock Island partially built boxcar in the mail to the unfortunate soul who has offered to finish it for me. I hope he knows what he is taking on. Maybe I'll get something done today, more than likely not, another container of nuts n' bolts just lit jelly side down on the basement floor. Any volunteers to help pick them up? boB Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: All: Well, shucks... I was gonna' throw together some new pics and upload 'em to kick off this week's Friday Night Fun so I could really razzle dazzle you'ins... BUT... the server that hosts my pics n' stuff is on the fritz. S... since no pics to razzle dazzle 'ya... I'm gonna' baffle 'ya with BS!!! In a nutshell... My return to S scale has been off to a rocky start. Vocational time elements mainly (plus a vacation), as well as realizing that I have too many boats out in the stream that need to be paddled a while before I can reach the shore with them. HOWEVER... I HAVE done some things S scale! They be: * Ordered/received my first two SHS rebuilt boxcars that is compatible with my era/theme. Those are duly scale-wheeled, Kadee'd and on the layout. (Nice cars, BTW.) * Took inventory of where I'm at with my current projects. (Still need some tidbits to finish the Baldwins.) * Starting the process to amass the needed items for one of my SHS Undec NW2's w/DCC Tsunami. Seeing as no SHS NW2 has surfaced in the CBQ Blackbird scheme to purchase... reckon I'll have to roll my own. This will give me a pair of CBQ switch engines to use on the layout as needed. (I'm thinking in terms of pairs for each roadname I want to represent.) * Also starting to amass the items needed to paint and decal one of my Baldwin's into a Missouri Pacific unit. * Started the process of cleaning up my layout, cleaning wheels, etc. Along with this clean up I've dumped a ton of 3 rail track that was stacked on the layout into the awaiting hands of 3 rail recipients. The few remaining 3 rail engines/rolling stock will follow shortly. * Plus, there have been other trivial things I've accomplished that signify a return. Okay... that's what I've been doing. Who's next? What 'CHEW been doin' in S scale??? Andre Ming Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: FNF 9/13/13
Alan:
Don't cut yourself short :)
boB __
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Alan Evans alan@... wrote:
boB:
I'll send some string!!
Alan Evans
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shabbona_rr
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 2:58 PM
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: FNF 9/13/13
Yeah, me, too, but all I've done so far is get this PRS Rock Island
partially built boxcar in the mail to the unfortunate soul who has offered
to finish it for me. I hope he knows what he is taking on.
Maybe I'll get something done today, more than likely not, another container
of nuts n' bolts just lit jelly side down on the basement floor. Any
volunteers to help pick them up?
boB Nicholson ___
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{S-Scale List} Kit Construction
Anybody want to finish building a PRS ROCK ISLAND express boxcar for me? Let me know offline. My kit building abilities are not what they once were, apparently boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Free-rolling Standard
Bill: I have no doubt there's some 0-4-0's out there that could do just that. However, a drop of Mobil 1 synthetic oil the journals will come out a close second. boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@... wrote: Peter, Flat layouts help. Brass cars that roll like a brick means you just add more locomotives! What do you want? An 0-4-0 pulling 50 cars? Wait. Been there - done that. http://youtu.be/k8B3yf_H9bY Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: M R Jan 1999
Bill: I don't remember that PRSL article, but I may have to see if I still have it in my -ahem- archives. I would love to see Dave Jasper's layout, too. As far as DCC, I probably glossed over that, having decided by that early date that DCC was not in my future or budget, that running trains would be (and continues to be) my main focus. I just purchased an (HO) sand and bucket crane on Ebay for my ready-mix concrete and block plant in Mooar Yard. I think it will work, I'll know more when it comes in the mail. I've been wanting to do an FNF on my Vari-pulse Sympatico throttle. It came with an optional memory feature, compliments of the manufacturer when the first one did not show up as advertised, and I've been using it to hone my switching skills. It is different in that a new level of foresight and control is required. What I find interesting is creating slack over the uncoupling magnets and having the open knuckles appear almost magically as the switch engine pulls the cut of cars away from the joint. I have also been experimenting with rare earth magnets in spots where the standard ceramic magnets do not always have enough strength to open unaltered Kadee #5's, but need to do more research on that one. Where I have made them work, they call for more engineer skill with the Varipulse throttle to spot the coupler knuckles for uncoupling, but they do work. I have ordered some more rare earth magnets in different sizes to carry this research further. Other than that, things pretty quiet on SHABBONA as daily operations continue unabated, by faulty DCC receivers or other causes. I have considered delving into constant velocity headlights for some of my locomotives, but headlight control on trailing units is an issue. I may have to inlist the aid of one of our list experts for help boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@... wrote: I borrowed the January 1999 issue of Model Railroader because I just found out there was an article on an O Scale PRSL layout I did not know about. The owner and the layout are both no more. As another surprise Dave Jasper's layout is in there with photos taken by Bob Were. For String boB it is also extolling the virtues of Digital Command Control. They were reporting on the wave of the future way back in '99! Somehow boB missed that article! Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Introducing myself to the group.
Cary: Welcome to the group. You'll find some of the nicest people you ever want to meet on this site, along with some of the finest modelers and craftsman. Sometimes we get a little testy with each other but that's because, like cats, we're making more S scale modelers. As far as layouts go, I agree with the idea of cutting your 4x7 piece of plywood into two 2x7 sections. For a switching layout, I would suggest something simple, such as the terminal area of the LOWELL SOUTHERN, which appeared in a recent issue of the NASG Dispatch. This would give you something to play with while you contemplate something larger, and also give you an idea about how little it takes to build a viable layout. My own SHABBONA RR was supposed to be a simple Class 1 secondary main line, but has taken on a life of its own to the point of becoming almost unmanageable. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Roy royhoffman@... wrote: Hi Cary, You wrote: I live in Denver. There is not any local train store that sells S scale. So I am having to look at various websites for S scale things. You might check out Caboose Hobbies and the Colorado S Scale Connection (Sundance Publications). I visited them a lot back when I lived in Colorado Springs and they had a nice selection on S products. Good Luck and welcome to S. Roy Hoffman royhoffman.com/pwrr/links (S Buyers Guide) Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
{S-Scale List} (connectors, was) Re: Admin - New Format
No problem, Carey,
I found out what they are from Sam McCoy, and ordered some from NWSL. Thanks
for your effort in my behalf, though,
boB Nicholson __
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Carey Probst s-scale@... wrote:
Sorry boB, not your fault. The link I sent was of my order and it looks
like you have to be logged in as me to see it.
Try this link for small ones you can easily plug and unplug
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-x-Micro-JST-1-25-2-Pin-Male-Female-Connector-plug-w-Wire-/181201135811?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessorieshash=item2a306de8c3
Carey
Carey Probst
Carey Probst
Member, M.I.T. Educational Council
S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State,
the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
On 9/1/2013 5:58 PM, shabbona_rr wrote:
Carey:
WhenI try to upload the Ebay link in your message, all I get is a
blank page. When I tried to put the photo in an attachment in a
message that failed, too. So, I finally uploaded it in the Photos
section (
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/984482877/view?picmode=mode=tnorder=ordinalstart=41count=20dir=asc
)where everybody could see what I am talking about, since I do'nt seem
to be able to explain it fluently. That's what happens when a person
is dyslectic, I guess.
Anyway, I have uploaded a photo of the connector I'm talking about,
and a #1 machine screw for size comparison. I hope someone can help!
boB Nicholson __
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com,
Carey Probst s-scale@ wrote:
Are these the ones you mean?
Just ordered a bunch of them formy wiring conversions on the steamers
and use elsewhere on the sometime layout.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-x-Micro-JST-1-25-2-Pin-Connector-Plug-Male-Female-with-Wire-REGISTERED-MAIL-/251325577530?ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:US:3160
LBR has them as well but without wires so you can solder to the male
end
and it has the little solder pins for the female side.
Carey
Carey Probst
Carey Probst
Member, M.I.T. Educational Council
S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
State,
the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
On 9/1/2013 8:40 AM, shabbona_rr wrote:
Thanks Roger:
That solves another lifelong mystery for me, since I've had plenty of
uses for those over the years, as well, but it doesn't answer my
original question. Maybe later today I can post a photo of what I'm
talking about. Maybe a photo will explain what I cannot.
Thanks again, though
boB Nicholson ___
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com
mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com,
Roger Nulton roger.nulton@ wrote:
boB,
Like these?
http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/pin-connectors.html
Roger Nulton
From: shabbona_rr
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 4:11 PM
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com
mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Admin - New Format
OK, back to modeling, here's one for you - where do I find these
little bitty solder type connectors for working on models. It seems
the Chinese have no trouble finding them, and I assume that most
knowledgeable modelers find them on a rack at their local CVS
pharmacy
or local hobby shop, but that doesn't work for me, nor do some of
these mega-mailorder electronic warehouse with 10,000 choices and no
photos or descriptions to help dummies like me.
Help, please,
boB Nicholson
--- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@ wrote:
Since the new Yahoo format has not run us all over yet let's keep
list posts
off this topic. Once it is here for all we will have to deal
with it.
Otherwise there is a minute chance it will go away if there is
enough
complaining..
Back to things modeling.
Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
See my finished models at:
http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com
Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale!
See my layout progress at:
http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm
http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm
Custom Train Parts Design
http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm
http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm
PRR Builders Photos
{S-Scale List} Re: connectors
Sam: All I got when I clicked the link you posted was a message that they could find no match for the part number given. I tried puttingthe = sign in front of the number and got a whole list of other products. Thanks for the tip, though, I'll contact them via Email and see what I can find out. These sound exactly like what I'm looking for. boB Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, samuel.j.mccoy samuel.j.mccoy@... wrote: NWSL has them. Pear shaped with a 2mm hole at one end and a small one at the other to stick the wire through. http://shop.osorail.com/searchquick-submit.sc?keywords=1120-4 Sam McCoy Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: connectors
Sam: Still didn't work, but that's OK - I'm going to contact NWSL via Email. I'm sure they'll know what I'm talking about, even if I don't. When are you going to come and visit SHABBONA, in all its glorious mess? I might need you to pick up some stuff at DPH for me... boB __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, samuel.j.mccoy samuel.j.mccoy@... wrote: Hi Bob Yup. The link did the same thing for me. Delete the -4 at the end and it'll come up. No picture but I'm pretty sure it's what you're looking for. They are identical to what SHS uses to connect pickup wires to their trucks. Sam Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} (connectors, was) Re: Admin - New Format
Thanks Roger:
That solves another lifelong mystery for me, since I've had plenty of uses for
those over the years, as well, but it doesn't answer my original question.
Maybe later today I can post a photo of what I'm talking about. Maybe a photo
will explain what I cannot.
Thanks again, though
boB Nicholson ___
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Roger Nulton roger.nulton@... wrote:
boB,
Like these?
http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/pin-connectors.html
Roger Nulton
From: shabbona_rr
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 4:11 PM
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Admin - New Format
OK, back to modeling, here's one for you - where do I find these little bitty
solder type connectors for working on models. It seems the Chinese have no
trouble finding them, and I assume that most knowledgeable modelers find them
on a rack at their local CVS pharmacy or local hobby shop, but that doesn't
work for me, nor do some of these mega-mailorder electronic warehouse with
10,000 choices and no photos or descriptions to help dummies like me.
Help, please,
boB Nicholson
--- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@ wrote:
Since the new Yahoo format has not run us all over yet let's keep list posts
off this topic. Once it is here for all we will have to deal with it.
Otherwise there is a minute chance it will go away if there is enough
complaining..
Back to things modeling.
Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
See my finished models at:
http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com
Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale!
See my layout progress at:
http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm
http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm
Custom Train Parts Design
http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm
http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm
PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded
(Trading is MUCH preferred)
http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls
http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls
***Join the PRR THS***
The other members are not ALL like me!
http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com
http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf
http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf
Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com
Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
Yahoo! Groups Links
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/
* Your email settings:
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{S-Scale List} (connectors, was) Re: Admin - New Format
Carey:
WhenI try to upload the Ebay link in your message, all I get is a blank page.
When I tried to put the photo in an attachment in a message that failed, too.
So, I finally uploaded it in the Photos section (
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/984482877/view?picmode=mode=tnorder=ordinalstart=41count=20dir=asc
)where everybody could see what I am talking about, since I do'nt seem to be
able to explain it fluently. That's what happens when a person is dyslectic, I
guess.
Anyway, I have uploaded a photo of the connector I'm talking about, and a #1
machine screw for size comparison. I hope someone can help!
boB Nicholson __
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Carey Probst s-scale@... wrote:
Are these the ones you mean?
Just ordered a bunch of them formy wiring conversions on the steamers
and use elsewhere on the sometime layout.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-x-Micro-JST-1-25-2-Pin-Connector-Plug-Male-Female-with-Wire-REGISTERED-MAIL-/251325577530?ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:US:3160
LBR has them as well but without wires so you can solder to the male end
and it has the little solder pins for the female side.
Carey
Carey Probst
Carey Probst
Member, M.I.T. Educational Council
S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State,
the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
On 9/1/2013 8:40 AM, shabbona_rr wrote:
Thanks Roger:
That solves another lifelong mystery for me, since I've had plenty of
uses for those over the years, as well, but it doesn't answer my
original question. Maybe later today I can post a photo of what I'm
talking about. Maybe a photo will explain what I cannot.
Thanks again, though
boB Nicholson ___
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com,
Roger Nulton roger.nulton@ wrote:
boB,
Like these?
http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/pin-connectors.html
Roger Nulton
From: shabbona_rr
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 4:11 PM
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Admin - New Format
OK, back to modeling, here's one for you - where do I find these
little bitty solder type connectors for working on models. It seems
the Chinese have no trouble finding them, and I assume that most
knowledgeable modelers find them on a rack at their local CVS pharmacy
or local hobby shop, but that doesn't work for me, nor do some of
these mega-mailorder electronic warehouse with 10,000 choices and no
photos or descriptions to help dummies like me.
Help, please,
boB Nicholson
--- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@ wrote:
Since the new Yahoo format has not run us all over yet let's keep
list posts
off this topic. Once it is here for all we will have to deal with it.
Otherwise there is a minute chance it will go away if there is enough
complaining..
Back to things modeling.
Thank You,
Bill Lane
Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987
See my finished models at:
http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com
Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale!
See my layout progress at:
http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm
http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm
Custom Train Parts Design
http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm
http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm
PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded
(Trading is MUCH preferred)
http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls
http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls
***Join the PRR THS***
The other members are not ALL like me!
http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com
http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf
http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf
Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com
Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
Yahoo! Groups Links
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{S-Scale List} (connectors, was) Re: Admin - New Format
Thanks, Ken That's what they are - ring terminals - and what I need are some miniature ones to rebuild the electrical pickup system in a locomotive I am working on. I may have found a supplier in Milwaukee, WI, but now it will be Tuesday before I can contact them and find out. Many thanks, though, from someone who finds recalling names and items a little more difficult as time goes on. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, ken garber garber.ken@... wrote: You're looking for Ring Connector or Ring Terminal. Found a massive assortment at http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en/connectors-interconnects/terminals-ring-connectors/1442844?fid=0pageSize=500 Pick a size. You may also find them at autoparts places but maybe not as small as you need. If you can't find those, you could try spade connectors http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en/connectors-interconnects/terminals-spade-connectors/1442841?k=spade%20connector I went looking on Walthers but didn't see anything. I thought Miniatronics would have but nope. Another search suggested Mouser ( http://ca.mouser.com/Connectors/Terminals/_/N-5g5u?Keyword=ringFS=True ) and also R/C suppliers. Hope this was useful. Ken Garber On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 5:58 PM, shabbona_rr user141771@...wrote: Carey: WhenI try to upload the Ebay link in your message, all I get is a blank page. When I tried to put the photo in an attachment in a message that failed, too. So, I finally uploaded it in the Photos section ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/984482877/view?picmode=mode=tnorder=ordinalstart=41count=20dir=asc)where everybody could see what I am talking about, since I do'nt seem to be able to explain it fluently. That's what happens when a person is dyslectic, I guess. Anyway, I have uploaded a photo of the connector I'm talking about, and a #1 machine screw for size comparison. I hope someone can help! boB Nicholson __ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Alcos LIVE in Scranton
You haven't lived until you've heard an ALCO S-2 climb LaCrosse Hill at 2AM! Great little locomotive boB Nicholson ___ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Admin - New Format
OK, back to modeling, here's one for you - where do I find these little bitty solder type connectors for working on models. It seems the Chinese have no trouble finding them, and I assume that most knowledgeable modelers find them on a rack at their local CVS pharmacy or local hobby shop, but that doesn't work for me, nor do some of these mega-mailorder electronic warehouse with 10,000 choices and no photos or descriptions to help dummies like me. Help, please, boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@... wrote: Since the new Yahoo format has not run us all over yet let's keep list posts off this topic. Once it is here for all we will have to deal with it. Otherwise there is a minute chance it will go away if there is enough complaining.. Back to things modeling. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: In The Market For...
Andre: I might have what you are looking for. I have my red CBQ NW-2 that I could probably let go. I may have to sell off some more equipment in the near future, anyway. As far as I know, the red BURLINGTON scheme appeared around 1958. That's what I found out when I bought a red boxcar from Bob Werre. I like the added operation the CBQ's KW provides, and it fits like a new glove. However, operation is becoming so complex that I don't get to run it as much as I would like, so I may go back to strictly CBQ interchange moves. I had to modify the NW-2 slightly to get it to operate on DC, but I have all the parts. Photos on request. boB ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: Hi All: I'm in the market for a partner for my SHS CBQ SW9. I'm wondering if any of you have the SHS Black CBQ NW2 w/DCC and Tsunami that you'd like to part with? (Might also be interested in a non-DCC version. I can have it DCC'd n' sound put in?) IF you have the above model and would be interested in selling, email me. I'm leaving for a Colorado vacation, so I might not see it until I return. Thanks. ALSO... A CBQ question: When did the black switcher scheme with the large BURLINGTON on the sides come into use? (This scheme didn't have Everywhere West and Route Of The Zephyrs on the sides.) Andre Ming Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Didn't Face-Hoo try this a few years ago with no success?
boB Nicholson _
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Ed Kozlowsky soldado7264@... wrote:
I hear you Roger, I'm elegible in October. Still, there's no need to rush in
when it's not neccessary. My desktop still runs XP and I have no desire for
an i thingie. The Yahoo changes really don't count as technology upgrades,
just a change in GUI (General User Interface). Life's been changing for me
since I was born, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Ed Kozlowsky
Sanford, Maine
sscale.org
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it has been a bit of a nightmare. Today most everything in the new format
appears to be working. It does take some getting used to, but there are
some improvements, as well as some losses. I still canât find where the
members are listed now.
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Getting old is not for sissies, I heard. Constantly changing technology is
one of the issues I think about a lot. Then I go down to the basement and
indulge in my childhood fantasies!
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Medicare eligible this month.
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Looks like it hit my work PC, but not my home PC (yet...)
Apparently, on the new format, you can no longer browse the messages without
first logging in.
*sigh*
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{S-Scale List} Re: The Wayward Son Returns?
Andre: There's been a little progress here. I sold off all the F-units, and am now an all ALCO rroad with the exeption of EMD SW-1 #22, a CBQ NW-2 unit I picked up off of Ebay last spring, and two and one half FP-7's for passenger service. I say two and one half because the third FP-7 has not been fully prepared for service, yet. I couldn't make Scranton, so while I was crying in my beer, and between swatting flies, I dolled up an old Marx stock car that would pucker the smokestack on one of Bill Lane's K-4's if it stayed in the vicinity too long (picture in the Photos section). Then I got wound up with this 19th Century thing, but S scale 4-4-0's are made of expensive and rare unobtanium metals which effectively shot that in the foot. Right now, I'm watching a crane model on Ebay that might work for unloading cars of sand at my ready-mix plant at Mooar Yard. None of them brass EM-1's for me! boB __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: Hello again boB! Well... I wouldn't say ALL the Alco's are breathing. Some of them are in the dead line and may not be revived. Have you made any progress on your Shabbona RR since I was a fixture here? Still mulling my options... but whatever is done will be after we return from Colorady. I think it would be good to do something that's not too involved. You know, see some quick gratification without weeks and weeks of small-piddly work before said gratification. (i.e. Not a good time to restart on my Baldwin projects.) Along the quick n' easy line of thought, I may weather my CBQ SW9 and/or some rolling stock. Seeing something LAYOUT READY without a large amount of time investment would be nice at this point. OH... and keep selling off my crap. Yup... just packaged the last box of 3 rail stuff for this week and it will be shipped to its new owner tomorrow. When I return from Colorady, I'm going to try to finish off the remaining 3 rail stuff... then I may start hitting the HO stuff. This first batch of 3 rail sell-offs has made a noticable reduction of the CLUTTER that I laughingly call hobby stuff in this toxic dump of a hobby room. All fer now. Andre Original message: Andre: Still swattin' flies, that's reached the proportions of an Olympic sport in these parts, also beats checking the pulse for signs of life. When it comes to grass, green is always good. Glad to know the ALCO's are still breathin, too. I hope you have a better opinion of those new locomotives than I did on IC Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: The Wayward Son Returns?
Andre: Still swattin' flies, that's reached the proportions of an Olympic sport in these parts, also beats checking the pulse for signs of life. When it comes to grass, green is always good. Glad to know the ALCO's are still breathin, too. I hope you have a better opinion of those new locomotives than I did on IC --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: boB! Thanks for the welcome! Good to see you're still kickin' n' swattin' flies! SOOO much better to be lookin' down on the grass instead of up at it. You're right, we could probably make the KC bottoms swing with two of us, one of us totally incompetent anymore. Just no RCO please, and if you ever get that motorcycle headed this way, don't go by without stopping. Don't get a whole lot of visitors in my neck of the woods. As for as selling my home, who knows what the future may bring. My wife was asking about Springfield MO, the other day, and has been mentioning friends in Branson, so we may at least be in that direction for a visit, anyway. As far as hight and mighty conductors go, the engineer on my first day of engineer training always told me, make sure THEY go home mad at night. He was always considered to be cut from another source of sheet metal, but there was a lot of wisdom in what he said. Whether he actually saw Sutnik turning over and over as it passed over GM Yard at McCook, that's still a matter of discussion in some quarters, today. I keep thinking, that since I mentioned an S scale old time 4-4-0 on the Bachmann train forum the other day, the mailman may be leaving a package in my mailbox one of these days, but I'm not holding my breath. They got enough su-ah- customers in the scales they do manufacture to consider taking on another group of complainers. Anyway, I have considered running 0n30 as Sn42 (the measurements are about right) just to see the look on the nitpickers' faces. I guess I better quit before we get moderated. That happens frequently since you've been away. Take care boB __ You done said: About to lose your beloved ALCO's and need another source of diversion, eh. Ah, the AM and its Alco's: The old chugs are safe for the foreseeable future. They'll power all switch jobs and locals, as well as being in-consist with the new ones as needed. I wish we were closer together, I think between us we could make your little KC switching layout really swing. Now that would indeed be the hoot of all hoots. I think you would enjoy operations on my little West Bottoms layout, and I KNOW I would enjoy operating on your Shabbona RR. Why don't you sell your home and move to the Sunbelt? :-) On second thought... can you imagine what a mess we could make of 12th St. Yard? TWO Engineers making the switch moves? You KNOW what those high n' mighty type Conductors would think of that! Speaking of an S scale 4-4-0... have you been able to view a Bachmann On30 4-4-0 up close to see if it could crossover to S scale? Andre Ming Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: The Wayward Son Returns?
Welcome back, Andre! About to lose your beloved ALCO's and need another source of diversion, eh. I wish we were closer together, I think between us we could make your little KC switching layout really swing. I've been on sort of a sabbatical of my own, rewiring a Bachmann HO Jupitor 4-4-0 that my wandering keyboard fingers found on Ebay. Since a standard gauge S scale old time 4-4-0 is unavailable (being made of rare unobtanium, apparently) S scale SHABBONA RR continues unabated. boB Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Andre Ming laming@... wrote: Hi all you S-Heads! Andre Ming here. Thought I would drop in and say a big Howdy and hope all is well with each and everyone of you. My S scale sabatical may be nearing its end. In fact, if I could, I would be tinkering with Something S right now. However, I have some clutter in this hobby room to dispose of (can't see 3/4's of my layout for all the crap that's piled on it!!!), an upcoming vacation to attend to, etc, etc. Just have to wait a spell on tackling a project. I've been doing a lot of thinking about where I'm at with the hobby of model railroading, S scale in particular. I've also been giving some thought on how to re-define my goals on my little KC Lines layout in view of the demise of my main decal supplier. In fact, I have an interactive blog that I have kept running for the past couple of years over at the O Gauge RR (magazine) forums. IF you have some time to burn and so inclined, then I invite any/all that may have a passing interest to stop by and give it a browse. Input always welcome. Here's a direct link if you'd like to stop by and view the pics and read the writings of a mad man: http://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/the-kc-lines-west-bottoms-in-s-scale Welp... all fer now. I've decloaked and am receiving S scale Yahoo mailings as they happen (instead of stopping by the home page every now and then)... so hopefully, I can try to get caught up on the way things be in S land over the coming weeks. See 'ya! Andre Ming Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Railmaster old time locomotives
Gary:
I'd like to see the photos. I just happen to have a Bachmann 0n30 2-6-0, that
I would rather convert (or have converted) for S scale than wait on Bachmann or
someone like that. I've got a trackplan all drawn up.
boB Nicholson
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, prorr@... wrote:
boB, Don Munsey Jr. showed me that the On30 Bachmann mogul can be
converted to S. It was a matter of regauging. I tried to find his pictures of
the
conversion but couldn't locate them. But yes,it can be done. If I find the
files I'll forward them to you.
Gary Carmichael
In a message dated 8/23/2013 9:18:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
user141771@... writes:
Thanks Dave:
I called Railmaster Hobbies last night for more info Turns out the 4-4-0
and companion 2-6-0 are both narrow gauge engines, thus not exactly correct
for what I have in mind.
I guess the next thing is a truckload of elbow grease to see if Bachamnn
might be interested. If not, I may have to see if I can get someone to
Standard gauge an 0n30 4-4-0 or 2-6-0 for me. I understand that at one
time,
someone (Grandt Line?)offered a conversion kit for the purpose
I have an 0n30 2-6-0 I picked up on Ebay for size comparison. It would
make a great S scale 2-6-0. I also just snagged Tyco 4-8-0, but haven't
received it yet. Ideas on replacing the missing smokestack are welcome
boB Nicholson __
--- In _S-Scale@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:S-Scale@yahoogroups.com) , David
Heine davesn3@ wrote:
boB,
There is a picture plus my description of the kit and my comments on
building it in the June 2001 issue of the NASG Dispatch so this is a
project
I did over twelve years ago. If you can scrounge up a copy, it goes into
more detail than I can do here. If you can build a resin kit, you can
build
the superstructure. The basic drivers and frame was assembled (for Sn3),
but you have to assemble the crosshead, crosshead guides, cylinders, etc.
You can either low temp solder or use CA and epoxy to assemble the pewter
castings.
With experience, some people have assembled these RailMaster kits in
about
40 hours, but I would budget closer to 100 hours for your first one. I
also
had to do some modifications to the tender there were hidden by a (real)
coal load to accommodate DCC and sound.
Dave Heine
Easton, PA
-Original Message-
From: _S-Scale@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:S-Scale@yahoogroups.com)
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Behalf Of
shabbona_rr
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 7:09 PM
To: _S-Scale@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:S-Scale@yahoogroups.com)
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Railmaster old time locomotives
Dave:
Any photos of the locomotive? Any construction issues to be wary of? I'm
getting some ideas about a different direction for SHABBONA, funds
permitting, of course. Above all else, at this stage of the game, how
much
time and dexterity do I have (need?) to to tackle a new project of this
nature?
boB Nicholson
--- In _S-Scale@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:S-Scale@yahoogroups.com) ,
David Heine davesn3@ wrote:
boB,
I built a 4-4-0 from the RailMaster kit, but it's been over ten years
ago.
I don't remember having any major issues, other than shoehorning a DCC
decoder in the smokebox, which you don't need to do for string power.
I did write about it in the NASG Dispatch and I'd have to read my own
article to jog my memory. They're small locomotives.
Dave Heine
Easton, PA
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From: _S-Scale@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:S-Scale@yahoogroups.com)
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Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:27 AM
To: _S-Scale@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:S-Scale@yahoogroups.com)
Subject: {S-Scale List} Railmaster old time locomotives
Does anybody have any experience with the Railmaster 4-4-0 and 2-6-0
old time locomotive kits, such as assembly complexity, etc.
boB Nicholson ___
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{S-Scale List} Re: Railmaster old time locomotives
Thanks Dave:
I called Railmaster Hobbies last night for more info Turns out the 4-4-0 and
companion 2-6-0 are both narrow gauge engines, thus not exactly correct for
what I have in mind.
I guess the next thing is a truckload of elbow grease to see if Bachamnn might
be interested. If not, I may have to see if I can get someone to Standard
gauge an 0n30 4-4-0 or 2-6-0 for me. I understand that at one time, someone
(Grandt Line?)offered a conversion kit for the purpose
I have an 0n30 2-6-0 I picked up on Ebay for size comparison. It would make a
great S scale 2-6-0. I also just snagged Tyco 4-8-0, but haven't received it
yet. Ideas on replacing the missing smokestack are welcome
boB Nicholson __
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, David Heine davesn3@... wrote:
boB,
There is a picture plus my description of the kit and my comments on
building it in the June 2001 issue of the NASG Dispatch so this is a project
I did over twelve years ago. If you can scrounge up a copy, it goes into
more detail than I can do here. If you can build a resin kit, you can build
the superstructure. The basic drivers and frame was assembled (for Sn3),
but you have to assemble the crosshead, crosshead guides, cylinders, etc.
You can either low temp solder or use CA and epoxy to assemble the pewter
castings.
With experience, some people have assembled these RailMaster kits in about
40 hours, but I would budget closer to 100 hours for your first one. I also
had to do some modifications to the tender there were hidden by a (real)
coal load to accommodate DCC and sound.
Dave Heine
Easton, PA
-Original Message-
From: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com [mailto:S-Scale@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
shabbona_rr
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 7:09 PM
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Railmaster old time locomotives
Dave:
Any photos of the locomotive? Any construction issues to be wary of? I'm
getting some ideas about a different direction for SHABBONA, funds
permitting, of course. Above all else, at this stage of the game, how much
time and dexterity do I have (need?) to to tackle a new project of this
nature?
boB Nicholson
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, David Heine davesn3@ wrote:
boB,
I built a 4-4-0 from the RailMaster kit, but it's been over ten years ago.
I don't remember having any major issues, other than shoehorning a DCC
decoder in the smokebox, which you don't need to do for string power.
I did write about it in the NASG Dispatch and I'd have to read my own
article to jog my memory. They're small locomotives.
Dave Heine
Easton, PA
-Original Message-
From: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com [mailto:S-Scale@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of shabbona_rr
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:27 AM
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Subject: {S-Scale List} Railmaster old time locomotives
Does anybody have any experience with the Railmaster 4-4-0 and 2-6-0
old time locomotive kits, such as assembly complexity, etc.
boB Nicholson ___
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Does anybody have any experience with the Railmaster 4-4-0 and 2-6-0 old time locomotive kits, such as assembly complexity, etc. boB Nicholson ___ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Railmaster old time locomotives
Dave:
Any photos of the locomotive? Any construction issues to be wary of? I'm
getting some ideas about a different direction for SHABBONA, funds permitting,
of course. Above all else, at this stage of the game, how much time and
dexterity do I have (need?) to to tackle a new project of this nature?
boB Nicholson
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, David Heine davesn3@... wrote:
boB,
I built a 4-4-0 from the RailMaster kit, but it's been over ten years ago.
I don't remember having any major issues, other than shoehorning a DCC
decoder in the smokebox, which you don't need to do for string power. I did
write about it in the NASG Dispatch and I'd have to read my own article to
jog my memory. They're small locomotives.
Dave Heine
Easton, PA
-Original Message-
From: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com [mailto:S-Scale@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
shabbona_rr
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 9:27 AM
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Subject: {S-Scale List} Railmaster old time locomotives
Does anybody have any experience with the Railmaster 4-4-0 and 2-6-0 old
time locomotive kits, such as assembly complexity, etc.
boB Nicholson ___
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{S-Scale List} Re: recording NASG Convention workshops
I did one day at St. Louis in 2009, a three hour drive each way. Even though I would rather have had more time, I did get to meet quite a few friends I have made over the years and am happy for what I got. I did the same thing for the S Fest in St. Louis in 2011, and again, while the time was short, I'm glad I went. I recommend one day to anyone who is not in a position to spend more time at a multi-day meet. Unfortunately, I was unable to make the 2012 S Spree, which probably raised some whoops of delight among some who did. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Roy royhoffman@... wrote: I almost didn't attend the NASG convention in Scranton. Faced with several hundred dollars and being on a fixed retirement income, I didn't see how I could justify spending all that money. I came up with a compromise: a one-day blitz. I had my layout open for three days of the convention, so I went to Scranton early Friday morning and figured on spending the day at the convention, stay at a cheap motel in Wilkes-Barre that night and return home Saturday morning. It looks like the convention folks weren't geared for one-dayers. I paid my 20 bucks on line, but the folks at the registration table didn't have a record of my applying and they had no badges for my wife and me. No problem, Jamie came by and we did up some hand-written badges. Since it was for one day, we couldn't get tickets for Steamtown, but since I had a Golden Age Passport, we got in for nothing anyway. I had a great time seeing a lot of old friends and got to peruse the dealer hall. My big purchase was a PRR X31 made by Frank Titman. So, I spent a total of $125 for the whole thing, not counting gas from Shippensburg, PA. Obviously, I can't do a one dayer in Wisconsin next year, but I hope we can swing it to go for several days. If anyone lives fairly close to a convention, I would recommend doing one day if cost cutting is your thing so you won't miss out on all the fun. I just hope the convention folks can accomodate one-dayers more efficiently. This is not meant to criticize an overall great convention. It looks like I'll get my turn to run one. I volunteered to head up the 2014 NMRA MER regional convention if our division votes to do it. Roy Hoffman --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, tennsgauge@ wrote: Yes, attending multiple conventions really runs up the expense. I am already thinking about 2014. I want to attend the NMRA National Convention in Cleveland for the clinics, plus I know there are a lot of S guys there too. I would also like to attend the NASG in Wisconsin a few days later. I could even go by Amtrak from Cleveland to Milwaukee. But with all the lodging costs, its probably going to be too expensive. I will have to choose, and it will probably be in favor of the NMRA clinics, depending on what DCC and signaling clinics I see listed prior to the convention. - Earl Henry, Nashville Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Info request
Jim: I'm not sure what your requirements for tracwork are, but Code 100 rail and Atlas Customline switches re-gauged for S have worked well for me boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, WJJIM@... wrote: Guys and Gals, Getting ready to build a new S layout, quickly exhausting track choices. Does anyone have recent experience with the redesigned GarGraves S switches, good or bad Appreciate any help. Jim Lyle Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Overland Models SD40T-2 minimum radius question
Same here, Cary, just don't get tangled up in the NYC/PRR discussions that
occur here every now and then.
As far as SD-45-2's, the only six-wheel trucks I run on SHABBONA are under
anAF-converted AF baggage/RPO car. I will admit, though, I almost bit on n ALCO
RSD4/5 a while back. However, I tend to stick to 4-axle power for ease of use.
I use quite a few Atlas converted #6 switches, nd I wasn't sure the rdius would
be sufficient for long wheelbase 6-axle power.
boB Nicholson _
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Alan Evans alan@... wrote:
Good morning Cary,
Welcome to S-Scale group!
Just checked my SD40-2 on 24 radius loop with body
mounted 802's and 4 cars attached. It's tight and swings way out, but
negotiated OK. Don't believe I'd go less than that. This was on the Code
148 loop -- my outside radius of Code 100 is 27.Both loops are on a 5
x 9 ft layout in the front window of my print shop.
- Alan Evans
- Gahanna, Ohio
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Subject: {S-Scale List} Overland Models SD40T-2 minimum radius question
Hello everyone,
Does anyone know what the minimum radius is that the Overland Models S-scale
SD40T-2 can negotiate?
Thank you in advance for any responses.
Cary Hewitt
(new member to the group)
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{S-Scale List} Re: painting rails
One thing I do is paint only the visible surfaces of rails that will not be seen from the backside. I also spread a film of Vaseline on the railheads to speed cleanup. boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@... wrote: I used this for painting the rails on my yard module. http://www.joesmodeltrains.com/products.htm I have a whole new layout to do! YIKES! It is a little persnickety. When it is ON and working well, you can really roll and get the painting done. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} painting rails
I have used various shades of acrylic brown (0.98 @ WalMart) with success, not
only on rail, but on rolling stock to represent rust.
boB Nicholson ___
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Go look at the real RR. I have seen rust as my faveroite.
Paul Vaughn
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Hi,
I'm trying to decide between rail brown and rust in choosing the correct
color for mainline rail. Thoughts? Opinions? I'm not in position to
physically check real mainline rail.
Ed Davis
Stockton
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{S-Scale List} Re: displaying contests
WOW! I thought for a minute I was going to have to reach into my monitor and strangle YAHOO for a minute. Back in topic; I remember reading where a prominent New York jeweler put a big ol' timber rattler in with his fine jewelry display to keep curious and potentially sticky fingers at bay. At the 1982 NASG convention in Cleveland, I was moving my scratch-built Columbus Greenville caboose when a visitor knocked it out of my hands. The poor guy really felt bad and was beside himself trying to figure out how to make amends. I assured him that accidents happen, and pointed out that only a short piece of roofwalk had broken off. We parted friends, and I have never replaced the piece of roofwalk (note to self...) At the 1978 S Fest, a Dayton cast F-3 tee-boned my first Alco RS-1 with predictable results. I assured the operator that if I could build it, I could repair it, which I did. Same with a RRM NW-2 that suffered a similar disaster when a display case hit the deck face down boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, WJJIM@... wrote: Circus Model Builders have signs that say Fingers will be Eaten, with a picture of a lion or tiger on them. Seems to get the point across. I once had a father ask to look at a Lionel Santa Fe F-3 loco, since he asked, I said he could pick it up. He, immediately upon lifting it off of the table, put it in the hands of a maybe six year old girl, saying, See how heavy this is?? Fortunately I got it back in one piece, he had NO interest in buying, since fingering. Jim Lyle In a message dated 8/13/2013 4:54:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tiga34@... writes: Bill: I for one agree with you about not touching ones models. If need be, one should ask first. And I don't believe being a judge gives anyone special rights to paw contest models. Maybe your sign should have read Please Do Not Touch. Thank You. Any way right on ! Art Ferguson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@ wrote: I learned the hard way many years ago. I just finished my first BO I12 caboose. I took it to the South Jersey S Scalers meeting that very night and set it on the table. My mistake - because there was potato chips in the same house and sadly on that SAME table. Yup - not 10 minutes after my arrival there was a big ole greasy Wise potato chip thumbprint (NO partial print here!) right on the side of the bay window cupola. It would take NO special CSI skills to figure out whose thumb it was. Luckily I was able to wipe it off quickly and touch up the damage the next day At the PRR THS conventions, the model room committee had a policy of moving every model in the room to a better place for photography. They felt that because they were all modelers they knew what do to. It has been a long time since I placed my models there. It is a popular vote with starting this year as a best in show only. I strongly disagree with anyone handling someone else's models for any reason. I surely would not do it. I am not implying the judges at Scranton would be disrespectful or eat potato chips and handle models. I spent a reasonable amount of time fixing my 5495 just a few days before going. I all but broke off the cab wind deflector assembling it for the first time so that had to be fixed. It is just my way of do not touch at all times. If the modeler needs to show full the underbody it would be displayed with a mirror somehow. If I lost points for my do not touch sign so be it. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your
{S-Scale List} Re: Contests and Judging
I had the honor of serving as a contest judge at two NASG conventions. It was an enlightening experience with no disasters. At one event I had to remove one of my models from contention to qualify boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, clipper841@... clipper841@... wrote: actually, if your model didn't win, you can always ask the judges, afterwards, what went wrong mel perry On Aug 13, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Bud Rindfleisch wrote: Roy, Good comments. I have had the privilege in the past to be a contest judge, not an easy task for us older folks. The display tables are way too low and after several hours of stooping, bending, getting down on one's knees (and trying to get back up unassisted)is very tiring. Lighting, as Bob Werre stated, is not very good in these rooms either. Having table leg extenders as is done at Prototype Modeler's meets would be a big help. Knowledge of the prototype modeled is not always there for those uninformed, having extensive photo and written documentation of the prototype also helps in garnering points. Technique also helps in explaining how one spent those 1000 hours to reach the finished product. The no touching criteria might take away from point getting, but I can fully understand the builder's desires not to have his hard work get damaged, inadvertently or otherwise. Last point I want to make is, judges are usually asked to volunteer based on their experience as modelers themselves. They are also (in most cases) conventioneers who have to take time away from their families and the vendor's room. Bud Rindfleisch --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Roy royhoffman@ wrote: One of my visitors was Jim Whipple, who for many years was the contest chairman for the NASG. Way back when I was President, I tried to get volunteers to relieve him or replace him without any success. He told me that he JUST had gotten his replacement. Because of this dearth of people willing to judge models for the conventions, I wouldn't be too hard on those who give up their time to do it. They deserve our thanks. Roy Hoffman royhoffman.com/pwrr smdnmra.org Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Source for 40 wheels with 3/32 axle bore...
Brian: You might contact Fred Rouse at S Scale locomotive and supply. He just made up several sets of 36 wheelsets for me. boB Nicholson - --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Pflarrian pflarrian1@... wrote: I had looked at that - 30 O scale IS 40 S scale, but it wouldn't matter one way or the other, because NWSL is out of pretty much ALL wheels in that size range right now, and until the material stock comes in, they cannot make more. :P - Brian Panthera (pflarrian1@...) Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Contests and Judging
I think I'll refrain from entering my just completed Marx stock car. I'm not sure anyone, judge or not, could get by the aroma, even though the second story has been sanitized boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@... wrote: I had the honor of serving as a contest judge at two NASG conventions. It was an enlightening experience with no disasters. At one event I had to remove one of my models from contention to qualify boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, clipper841@ clipper841@ wrote: actually, if your model didn't win, you can always ask the judges, afterwards, what went wrong mel perry On Aug 13, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Bud Rindfleisch wrote: Roy, Good comments. I have had the privilege in the past to be a contest judge, not an easy task for us older folks. The display tables are way too low and after several hours of stooping, bending, getting down on one's knees (and trying to get back up unassisted)is very tiring. Lighting, as Bob Werre stated, is not very good in these rooms either. Having table leg extenders as is done at Prototype Modeler's meets would be a big help. Knowledge of the prototype modeled is not always there for those uninformed, having extensive photo and written documentation of the prototype also helps in garnering points. Technique also helps in explaining how one spent those 1000 hours to reach the finished product. The no touching criteria might take away from point getting, but I can fully understand the builder's desires not to have his hard work get damaged, inadvertently or otherwise. Last point I want to make is, judges are usually asked to volunteer based on their experience as modelers themselves. They are also (in most cases) conventioneers who have to take time away from their families and the vendor's room. Bud Rindfleisch --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Roy royhoffman@ wrote: One of my visitors was Jim Whipple, who for many years was the contest chairman for the NASG. Way back when I was President, I tried to get volunteers to relieve him or replace him without any success. He told me that he JUST had gotten his replacement. Because of this dearth of people willing to judge models for the conventions, I wouldn't be too hard on those who give up their time to do it. They deserve our thanks. Roy Hoffman royhoffman.com/pwrr smdnmra.org Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: displaying contests
Roger:
That's a good point. I built most of my models with the idea that they may have
to disassemble for repairs and maintenance. It has paid off, because today I
don't think I have the dexterity for that kind of work, if my Rock Island
express boxcar is any indication.
I may abandon that project and substitute one of my X-29 derivative AF
castings. I figure with a little paint and maybe a set of express reefer
trucks, it may not look too bad. I may even have a can of spray Krylon paint
from the local Tru-Valu that is close enough for the green paint. I'll bet when
it's done, very few modelers will be able to point out the discrepancies.
boB Nicholson
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Roger Nulton roger.nulton@... wrote:
boB,
You have a good attitude. Thatâs why I like to build all my own stuff, so
I know that I can always fix it. Iâve entered several modeling contests,
and have had only minor repairs to make. Iâm not sure if the judges or the
viewers did the damage. Actually, Iâve done more damage transporting the
model to and from the convention!
I have also worked a few contest rooms, and can say that the models typically
had to be rearranged for space as new models were entered. And it would be
impossible for judges to do a proper job of evaluating an entry without at
least turning it around. It just goes with the territory. At the narrow
gauge convention last year in Seattle, I carefully moved about 20 models for
Don Heimburger, editor of the 'âSn3 Modelerâ, to a table that he had set
up with a background and lights for shooting images for his magazine.
Hopefully, I didnât break anything, or leave any noticeable fingerprints.
All the volunteers had cloth gloves.
Roger Nulton
From: shabbona_rr
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 6:30 AM
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: displaying contests
WOW! I thought for a minute I was going to have to reach into my monitor and
strangle YAHOO for a minute.
Back in topic; I remember reading where a prominent New York jeweler put a
big ol' timber rattler in with his fine jewelry display to keep curious and
potentially sticky fingers at bay.
At the 1982 NASG convention in Cleveland, I was moving my scratch-built
Columbus Greenville caboose when a visitor knocked it out of my hands. The
poor guy really felt bad and was beside himself trying to figure out how to
make amends. I assured him that accidents happen, and pointed out that only a
short piece of roofwalk had broken off. We parted friends, and I have never
replaced the piece of roofwalk (note to self...)
At the 1978 S Fest, a Dayton cast F-3 tee-boned my first Alco RS-1 with
predictable results. I assured the operator that if I could build it, I
could repair it, which I did. Same with a RRM NW-2 that suffered a similar
disaster when a display case hit the deck face down
boB Nicholson __
--- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, WJJIM@ wrote:
Circus Model Builders have signs that say Fingers will be Eaten, with a
picture of a lion or tiger on them.
Seems to get the point across. I once had a father ask to look at a
Lionel Santa Fe F-3 loco, since he asked, I said he could pick it up. He,
immediately upon lifting it off of the table, put it in the hands of a
maybe
six year old girl, saying, See how heavy this is?? Fortunately I got it
back in one piece, he had NO interest in buying, since fingering.
Jim Lyle
In a message dated 8/13/2013 4:54:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
tiga34@ writes:
Bill: I for one agree with you about not touching ones models.
If need be, one should ask first. And I don't believe being a judge
gives anyone special rights to paw contest models.
Maybe your sign should have read Please Do Not Touch. Thank You.
Any way right on !
Art Ferguson
--- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@ wrote:
I learned the hard way many years ago. I just finished my first BO I12
caboose. I took it to the South Jersey S Scalers meeting that very night
and
set it on the table. My mistake - because there was potato chips in the
same
house and sadly on that SAME table. Yup - not 10 minutes after my
arrival
there was a big ole greasy Wise potato chip thumbprint (NO partial print
here!) right on the side of the bay window cupola. It would take NO
special
CSI skills to figure out whose thumb it was. Luckily I was able to wipe
it
off quickly and touch up the damage the next day
At the PRR THS conventions, the model room committee had a policy of
moving every model in the room to a better place for photography. They
felt
that because they were all modelers they knew what do to. It has been a
long
time since I placed my
Re: {S-Scale List} Scranton !! Convention
Well, I didn't make Scranton, not because I would not have liked to be there, but circumstances just wouldn't allow it. That being said, I have no X-29 boxcar to ooze and drool over, and I'm not sure it do me much good if I did. I'm still trying to assemble a PRS Rock Island Express boxcar with varying degrees of non-success; the old fingers just aren't as nimble as they once were. However, I didn't let my non-attendance at Scranton go to waste. I took the old Marx stock car that has been roaming around on SHABBONA for several years and detailed it. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/965837594/view?picmode=mode=tnorder=ordinalstart=41count=20dir=asc. Since I wanted it to look like it had been around the system a few times, I did not try to put an exquisite paint job on it, but rather used a cheap paint brush and acrylic paint to put the two-tone red and white paint job on it. I have to say, it didn't turn out too bad, and the marker panels and the excess decals made it look much more prototypical than it really is. I was impressed with the amount of detail Marx put into this car, obviously made for the toy market. Maybe we should have contracted them to make cars in S for us. boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Jim Cheryl Martin themartins@... wrote: I will add my thanks to John's. Jamie and his team put on a great convention in a great place. I was happy to meet Bill and Mary Fraley in person and I too congratulate Bill on his Bernie Thomas award. Congrats also to our Pieter Roos who made a lot of trips to the podium at the closing banquet to pick up his contest model awards. My memory was not in good working order at that point but I hope to see the list soon on the NASG site. Cheers all Jim Martin On August 12, 2013 at 1:56 AM JOHN FOLEY foley60@... wrote: Hi Folks Thanks to Jamie and his small crew this years convention was most enjoyable. Everything run smoothly as far as I could see. Also congratulations to my friend Bill Fraley for winning the Bernie Thomas award. Well deserved. Again thanks Jamie Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Scranton !! Convention
PS - my car did not cost 49.95 less trucks, couplers and decals, either. boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@... wrote: Well, I didn't make Scranton, not because I would not have liked to be there, but circumstances just wouldn't allow it. That being said, I have no X-29 boxcar to ooze and drool over, and I'm not sure it do me much good if I did. I'm still trying to assemble a PRS Rock Island Express boxcar with varying degrees of non-success; the old fingers just aren't as nimble as they once were. However, I didn't let my non-attendance at Scranton go to waste. I took the old Marx stock car that has been roaming around on SHABBONA for several years and detailed it. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/965837594/view?picmode=mode=tnorder=ordinalstart=41count=20dir=asc. Since I wanted it to look like it had been around the system a few times, I did not try to put an exquisite paint job on it, but rather used a cheap paint brush and acrylic paint to put the two-tone red and white paint job on it. I have to say, it didn't turn out too bad, and the marker panels and the excess decals made it look much more prototypical than it really is. I was impressed with the amount of detail Marx put into this car, obviously made for the toy market. Maybe we should have contracted them to make cars in S for us. boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Jim Cheryl Martin themartins@ wrote: I will add my thanks to John's. Jamie and his team put on a great convention in a great place. I was happy to meet Bill and Mary Fraley in person and I too congratulate Bill on his Bernie Thomas award. Congrats also to our Pieter Roos who made a lot of trips to the podium at the closing banquet to pick up his contest model awards. My memory was not in good working order at that point but I hope to see the list soon on the NASG site. Cheers all Jim Martin On August 12, 2013 at 1:56 AM JOHN FOLEY foley60@ wrote: Hi Folks Thanks to Jamie and his small crew this years convention was most enjoyable. Everything run smoothly as far as I could see. Also congratulations to my friend Bill Fraley for winning the Bernie Thomas award. Well deserved. Again thanks Jamie Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Double slip switch or double crossover
Rance: I have had a double-slip switch in operation on SHABBONA RR for over twenty years. It took some special wiring and turnout linkage to operate properly, but direction is controlled by two ground throw switch throws. I wrote an article describing the process for Model Railroader about the same time I made it operational, however, they never ran the article. The double-slip switch itself was an Old Pullman unit from Hoquat Hobbies. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Rance Velapoldi rvelapoldi@... wrote: Since this is asking about turnouts, I was wondering if anyone has had experience using a double slip switch? I seem to remember someone saying they don't work well - have problems of trains going through them. Has anyone ever made one (using SHS type track, roughly code 133). Could one make a double crossover using AM track (2 pairs of switches plus a 30 degree crossover) or does the crossover present wiring/shorting problems. One can make a single crossover using a pair of turnouts with the tracks on 3 centers, so one could make two crossovers which would serve the purpose of a double crossover - although it would be almost twice as long as a double crossover, it would remove possible problems with a crossover. I would prefer using SHS type track for this, but I don't think there are any crossovers in SHS track. Well, any suggestions would be gratefully accepted. thanks for info. Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway) On 8/3/2013 22:41, Bill Lane wrote: Bob, I use the Hankscraft stall motors. http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout_Photos/Underside_2.jpg I have never tried using Tortoise machines but with .062 steel music wire for a throw rod the Hankscraft motors are **unstoppable**. It WILL turn the throw bar wire into a spring or blow your turnout apart! Part of the using them is being able to incrementally turn the power up until you make all your points throw completely. This works! I am using SHS rail for many of my turnouts. The points are NOT gapped for a throw hinge point. Thank You, Bill Lane Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: tomalco turnouts
Also, if the switch is non-selective, the point throw can be reduced to lessen
the pressure, too.
boB ___
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Roger Nulton roger.nulton@... wrote:
Bob,
Hinging the points to the closure rails with rail joiners provides another
opportunity for poor electrical contact. Rather, I cut a notch out of the
base of the rail to make the rail more flexible. Thatâs enough to allow
the rail to bend sufficiently for operation with Tortoise or Bluepoint
mechanisms. I also use stiffer wire (.047) for the link from the machine to
the throw bar. And lastly, gap the points and the stock rail using the
NASG/NMRA track gauge.
Roger Nulton
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Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: tomalco turnouts
Bob:
Separating the points from the closure rails is probably the best way to go.
I'vve done that with some Old Pullman switches I have because the points kept
stressing the solder joints on the points and pulling them apart.
I did come up with a way to ease the stress on the solder joints and make the
point and closure rails a one-piece assembly. I described how in an issue of
1/64 Modeling Guide, but, if I have choice, I go with separate point rails.
boB Nicholson _
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wrote:
Anyone had any luck using Tortise machines to power Tomalco turnouts? The
point rails on mine are just too stiff for the Tortise machines to operate.
I've considered cutting the continuous point rail, and installing rail
joiners, like the point rails on the Shinohara turnouts. Any other remedies
out there?
Bob Davis
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{S-Scale List} Re: ne trucks
Mel: Guilty as charged! I have made other arrangements to get the parts I need to finish the trucks I have parts for. The Ebay selection, though, would be good for anybody wanting some of these trucks for their own use. Kadee can supply truck springs, either their #637 HO springs, or HO-T-1 springs. They make up into very nice inexpensive trucks for those who are not overly concerned with picky details, and the Kadee springs give them a soft spongy ride that we all crave. boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, clipper841@... clipper841@... wrote: list: someone, a couple of days ago was looking for some ne trucks, there is a collection on ewbay, #151095112602, looks like a grab bag assortment, minus truck springs, just passing it on mel perry Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: tomalco turnouts
Bob: Separating the points from the closure rails is probably the best way to go. I'vve done that with some Old Pullman switches I have because the points kept stressing the solder joints on the points and pulling them apart. I did come up with a way to ease the stress on the solder joints and make the point and closure rails a one-piece assembly. I described how in an issue of 1/64 Modeling Guide, but, if I have choice, I go with separate point rails. boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, coalsmoker2194 coalsmoker2194@... wrote: Anyone had any luck using Tortise machines to power Tomalco turnouts? The point rails on mine are just too stiff for the Tortise machines to operate. I've considered cutting the continuous point rail, and installing rail joiners, like the point rails on the Shinohara turnouts. Any other remedies out there? Bob Davis Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Mopac 1414 is getting off the work bench
Really nice, Mike! boB Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Mike S shur-way@... wrote: For those that have been following my build. The day has come for that first ever run around the layout. This was the first ever run on rail and my heart was in my throat. The layout is in it's last stages and I have had stuff hit the concrete in the past. We will be selling the house in the spring of next year so this layout will be gone sometime this winter. As you all know I started this loco back in January and my goal was to finish by June. Well that did not happen. At this time August 1st the soldering iron can stay unplugged. The next step is installing the two decoders and the lights. After that I will paint a decal the loco. But that is most likely after August. I will photo every step of those two procedures as I have the build. If I were to figure the hours spent on actual work this loco would have taken 8 hours a day 5 days a week for 2 months or more to get it to this point. I have uploaded some videos of the first ever run to YouTube.com. To see them just go to youtube.com and type in mopac 1414. What you will see is a first every back and forth run and then a run around the layout on individual video section. Mike Swederska Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Dock
Maybe you could pick up a war surplus Liberty ship and put your layout in that. Imagine the possibilities! boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Diane, B.T.S. wadepub@... wrote: On 7/30/2013 12:32 PM, ANDREW BAIRD wrote: Bill, Great website. I will be ordering the rescue tug as that looks just like the rescue tug my grandfather was on over in England in WWII. Yes the size would be huge in S. My dock scene in total is just under 5' so it would take up the whole length. (snip) Yea, that site is addicting! Makes it very tempting to order the USS Iowa BB-61 kit in 1/96... it is only 9'-3 need a bigger layout! Take care Bill -- == Scale Model Railroad Products == == Manufacturer - Retailer - Importer == Bill and Diane Wade B.T.S. RR 1 Box 141A Belington, WV 26250 Phone: 304-823-3729 FAX: 304-823-2901 http://www.btsrr.com We wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Brake Wheels (Was Re: FNF - July 26, 2013)
Ben: That brake wheel was a brass casting from an outfit in Kansas City, Liberty Models, I believe. boB Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, pickycat95 pickycat95@... wrote: Bob, Good looking pics. Whose brake wheel did you use on the CNW gondola? Ben Trousdale --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@ wrote: July 29, 2013 Put together another set of Andrews trucks last night. I still have enough parts for one more pair. I thought I had a supply of N'eastern bettendorf side frames, but I must have been dreaming, or they wandered off somewhere. No matter, I don't have any more NE bolsters, at least for now. I have a couple pair of Ace trucks to assemble, using the SSLS wheelsets I received, so I'm OK for now. Does anybody have any spare NE bolsters? boB Nicholson _ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: FNF - July 26, 2013 - cont. on 7/30/13
I couldn't assemble any more trucks for my rolling stock, so decided to
experiment and put a pair of heavy duty Andrews trucks unde my CNW mill gon,
still waiting for papers to move off road, starting with
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/384306210/view?picmode=mode=tnorder=ordinalstart=41count=20dir=asc)
which shows a N'eastern truck modified with Kadee #637 truck springs. The mill
gon turned out great, with those large journals behind the sill steps,
rmeniniscent of those nights at Joliet Yard when they would nudge my foot as we
shoved into a storage track, just to let me know they were there - I'm sure Bud
R. can elaborate further. The hopper car is a AM,with Andrews trucks, also a
closeup, and then an old Marx stock car with Andrews trucks and Kadee #637
truck springs.
I also assembled the last Andrews truck with the available parts I still had,
and substituted needle point Axle 33 wheelsets for blunt axle variety, and
they also worked well, showing that N''eastern trucks can be assembled with
1/16 brass bearings and needlepoint axles with no ill effects - in fact, they
roll easier because of less friction between the axles and the bearings.
In other news, I have commissioned Roy Meisner to cast me some more truck
bolsters so I can finish out the trucks I still have on hand
boB Nicholson _{___
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--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@... wrote:
This afternoon, I opened the package of wheelsets I ordered from Fred Rouse,
and I am impressed with them. I assembled another set of Andrews trucks using
them and they are very easy rolling, well within my guidelines. They are
certainly worth the money.
boB Nicholson _
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@ wrote:
Finished replacing the SHS trucks on my SHS hopper cars with N'eastern
Andrews trucks and one pair of Ace trucks. They are not as free rolling as
I would like, but I no longer get those unintended pinlifts when they pass
over my craft magnet uncouplers.
The SHS trucks will not go to waste. I have other applications for them
boB Nicholson
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{S-Scale List} Re: mason jars for paint
I saw a tip a long time ago about cleaning the lip of a paint jar and smearing it with Vaseline to seal the paint and ease opening it again. Myself, I am heavy into rattle can technology, and it works fine in my circumstances. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, ashpan.clinker ashpan.clinker@... wrote: Being somewhat incompetent I have stored my Scalecoat in the Scalecoat jars they are sold in. I've been doing this for years with no problems. Maybe it's the reducer I use, Xylol. maybe it's that I replace the the O2 with CO2 after I open the bottle, or it could be the plasma vortex's around here. I think it's because I make very sure that no lacquer thinner ever comes into contact with the paint, and I make sure that the bottle is air tight when I put the lid back on. That means sometimes I have to make a new gasket The one problem I have had is the no longer available colors, (DRGW Aspen Gold) and I'm also tired of buying the stuff by the box only to discover that the regular black, S10, which should dry to a gloss is instead a flat black. I did cure that by buying a quart of Dupont Centari #99, (Pitch Black). Very odd thing is it is just like Scalecoat, same odor, same reducer, same results. This has actually become a mute point. I thought I might get into custom painting if I tried hard enough. I was charging about $3.25 and hour, I raised my prices to $4.15 an hour but finally gave up on the whole idea. Everybody wanted either a special club price or quantity discounts, you know, ---CHEAPER---. J. RUSTERMIER --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@ wrote: Someone I paint for is MUCH into mixing custom colors - especially for boxcars to get variety. For my own modeling I typically am not into mixing custom colors. To assure color accuracy he has sent me Scalecoat paint in mason canning jars. It could be a substantial quantity starting with 3-5 two ounce bottles. I try to open Scalecoat paint and use the whole bottle in one sitting for the best results. 6+ ounces of paint will cover a LOT of cars. Some of the jars have been here for at least a year - probably more. I just opened a jar and painted a car with great results. I attribute the results to the storing of the paint in the mason jars. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: Age old question concerning speed matching for MU operation
. . . or go to straight DC and eliminate a problem where none should exist--- boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, L. West nsrc119@... wrote: The age old answer to the age old question = Read the manuals. When speed matching locos, get the first loco running the way you like and then match subsequent locos to it. We strongly recommend that you keep a running list of the CVs and CV values you have programmed for each decoder. You will need edit CVs using the command station. Matt Hogan --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Edward Davis edandhdavis@ wrote: Hi, Is it possible to closely match the speed of two diesels with different motors and different decoders WITHOUT using a computer? Thanks. Ed Davis Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: FNF - July 26, 2013
July 29, 2013 Put together another set of Andrews trucks last night. I still have enough parts for one more pair. I thought I had a supply of N'eastern bettendorf side frames, but I must have been dreaming, or they wandered off somewhere. No matter, I don't have any more NE bolsters, at least for now. I have a couple pair of Ace trucks to assemble, using the SSLS wheelsets I received, so I'm OK for now. Does anybody have any spare NE bolsters? boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@... wrote: Finished replacing the SHS trucks on my SHS hopper cars with N'eastern Andrews trucks and one pair of Ace trucks. They are not as free rolling as I would like, but I no longer get those unintended pinlifts when they pass over my craft magnet uncouplers. The SHS trucks will not go to waste. I have other applications for them boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} FNF - July 26, 2013
Finished replacing the SHS trucks on my SHS hopper cars with N'eastern Andrews trucks and one pair of Ace trucks. They are not as free rolling as I would like, but I no longer get those unintended pinlifts when they pass over my craft magnet uncouplers. The SHS trucks will not go to waste. I have other applications for them boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: FNF - July 26, 2013 - cont.
This afternoon, I opened the package of wheelsets I ordered from Fred Rouse, and I am impressed with them. I assembled another set of Andrews trucks using them and they are very easy rolling, well within my guidelines. They are certainly worth the money. boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@... wrote: Finished replacing the SHS trucks on my SHS hopper cars with N'eastern Andrews trucks and one pair of Ace trucks. They are not as free rolling as I would like, but I no longer get those unintended pinlifts when they pass over my craft magnet uncouplers. The SHS trucks will not go to waste. I have other applications for them boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: What is THIS?
Looks like something only a died-in-the-wool NYC fan would appreciate boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@... wrote: Ok. What is THIS? It has a EMD style photo number Sort of a Centipede looking nose and body And possibly Alco PA Trucks? Is this the missing link - a Frankendiesel? Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: S Scale Loco Supply wheelsts
Bud: The Kadee HO-T-1 springs are very similar to Ace, but maybe a little softer, which only gives a better ride in either Neastern or Ace truck frames. The exact dimensions are: .094 outside dia, .080 inside diameter, free length .0200, and the solid (compressed) ht. is .056. The Kadee #637 truck springs may be a little short to work in Ace sideframes, but they are suitable for N'eastern. To find the Kadee spring specifications, go to their website, across the top to product info and scroll down to handouts. boB --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bud Rindfleisch BlackDiamondRR@... wrote: boB, How does the diameter of the Kadee springs compare to the Ace? Personally I liked the equalized trucks better than sprung.two reasons, more flexibilty, and no see through in the spring area. The old Rex trucks with new Delrin inserts would be the cats meow. I wish I had bought more of them when I had the chance. The cast on brake shoes was another nice feature. Yep, longing for the good old daze right along with ya! Bud Rindfleisch Bud: Good suggestion, I've just been to lazy to do it! As far as a magnet on a stick, these springs don't seem to be magnetically attracted to anything! Also, Kadee HO-T-1 (in house part number springs are close to the old Ace springs in size and length, but slightly softer. They fit in Ace truck sides real well and produce a nice soft ride. I've also used them in some N'eastern Andrews trucks. More on this as it develops. Last night, I bought several sets of Ace wheelsets on Ebay to get me through the current crisis. I can't help it, I still miss the good ol' days when we improvised and struggled to get what we wanted rather than wait for some mnufacturer to produce it for us at an astronomical price. I'm glad I got my RS2 and RS-3's when I could afford them. Old dog, new tricks, I guess. boB Nicholson ___ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: S Scale Loco Supply wheelsts
Bud: Good suggestion, I've just been to lazy to do it! As far as a magnet on a stick, these springs don't seem to be magnetically attracted to anything! Also, Kadee HO-T-1 (in house part number springs are close to the old Ace springs in size and length, but slightly softer. They fit in Ace truck sides real well and produce a nice soft ride. I've also used them in some N'eastern Andrews trucks. More on this as it develops. Last night, I bought several sets of Ace wheelsets on Ebay to get me through the current crisis. I can't help it, I still miss the good ol' days when we improvised and struggled to get what we wanted rather than wait for some mnufacturer to produce it for us at an astronomical price. I'm glad I got my RS2 and RS-3's when I could afford them. Old dog, new tricks, I guess. boB Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bud Rindfleisch BlackDiamondRR@... wrote: boB, For those fidgety springs that seem to fly away at the most inoppertune times, a suggestion that you of all people should be able to take advantage of: slide the springs onto a string, install in place then pull the string out! And next time I visit, I'll bring my yardstick with a magnet on the end, I should be able to save myself some money on springs! Bud Rindfleisch I would like to point out that Kadee HO-T-1 coil springs are a close representation of the Ace springs, maybe a little softer, which ought to make them excellent performers on an S scale layout. Their #637 truck springs also work in N'eastern trucks, even though a little fidgety to install. My basement floor is littered with them. boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: S Scale Loco Supply wheelsts
Bob: You're right, I drive the old gravel roads - with piece of window screen and a container so I can grab some ballast while I'm out there. Right now, I've been respringing some N'eastern trucks with Kadee #637 truck springs with relative success, sans the ones that blue yonder on me. Those springs have some cushion action, too. I've also used Kadee HO-T-1 (house part number) with great success. They resemble the soft version of the old Ace springs. I just bit the bullet and ordered some wheelsets from Fred Rouse. That should serve my future needs for a while. What we need is for the NASG to make a run of the old Ace steel wheelsets. Tey're always looking for something to do that won't compete with the manufacturers and I'm sure this wouldn't. They wouldn't have to be something exotic, either, just a basic wheelset like the Ace. I'm curious about the AM truck springs on an FA. Was the size close to correct? boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bob Werre bob@... wrote: One of our former members and rubber gauger, put AM truck springs on a pair of Overland FA's. The replacements made a wonderful improvement. There is an old Kalmbach video made of 1st generation diesels, showing an engine negotiating it's way across some frogs where it twists, turns and bounces. Those model FA's did pretty much the same thing. Jack Troxell tried an experiment with the older powdered AM 125 wheelsets. He put them on his lathe and turned the profile to the correct 110 size and got rid of the granular appearance of the wheel's surface. I don't think he made more than a handful of them--probably too time consuming. In thinking about all the wheelsets I've used over the years--wow. I started out with mostly the Millers' and some Rex. I liked the Rex trucks (Rex had brake shoes) mated with the Miller wheels. Problem was the wheel-set were getting hard to get, so I bought the Ace wheel bearing/wheelsets and installed on the Rex and NE trucks and everything rolled much better. Then NWSL wheels became available and I got rid of most of my old stuff with much improvement. Of course the more modern AM, PRS and then SHS trucks did even better. All this shows where we were in the 70's and how much better things are today generally! My good friend boB can drive along the old gravel road but I find the freeway just fine! G Bob Werre PhotoTraxx Bud: Good suggestion, I've just been to lazy to do it! As far as a magnet on a stick, these springs don't seem to be magnetically attracted to anything! Also, Kadee HO-T-1 (in house part number springs are close to the old Ace springs in size and length, but slightly softer. They fit in Ace truck sides real well and produce a nice soft ride. I've also used them in some N'eastern Andrews trucks. More on this as it develops. Last night, I bought several sets of Ace wheelsets on Ebay to get me through the current crisis. I can't help it, I still miss the good ol' days when we improvised and struggled to get what we wanted rather than wait for some mnufacturer to produce it for us at an astronomical price. I'm glad I got my RS2 and RS-3's when I could afford them. Old dog, new tricks, I guess. boB Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, Bud Rindfleisch BlackDiamondRR@ wrote: boB, For those fidgety springs that seem to fly away at the most inoppertune times, a suggestion that you of all people should be able to take advantage of: slide the springs onto a string, install in place then pull the string out! And next time I visit, I'll bring my yardstick with a magnet on the end, I should be able to save myself some money on springs! Bud Rindfleisch I would like to point out that Kadee HO-T-1 coil springs are a close representation of the Ace springs, maybe a little softer, which ought to make them excellent performers on an S scale layout. Their #637 truck springs also work in N'eastern trucks, even though a little fidgety to install. My basement floor is littered with them. boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: S Scale Loco Supply wheelsts
Bob; I have no qualms about putting my money on Fred. He even remembered that I gave him some cast ends for an RS-1 that he wants to build some day. I have a set of RB trucks under something on the layout, but can't remember what. I also have three pairs of SMMW roller bearing trucks to assemble. Those will go under my pair of CGW plug door boxcars and maybe the CRIP plug door car I have, again, some day, as Pa Kettle used to put it. I wonder if his method of turning on his radio was a precurser to benchwork thumping to get an engine to move. boB Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bob Werre bob@... wrote: boB, I'm sure Fred will deliver some good product for you. From what I can tell, and I still have several modern style cars with the Ace RB trucks/wheels they also had a good product if you can live with the steel wheels being sucked toward the uncoupling magnets. However, remember they made two different sizes (33 36), in plastic and steel, blunt and needle point axles and finally scale or hi-rail flanges. So the choices become too much in our scale--way too many. Bob Werre PhotoTraxx I just bit the bullet and ordered some wheelsets from Fred Rouse. That should serve my future needs for a while. What we need is for the NASG to make a run of the old Ace steel wheelsets. Tey're always looking for something to do that won't compete with the manufacturers and I'm sure this wouldn't. They wouldn't have to be something exotic, either, just a basic wheelset like the Ace. I'm curious about the AM truck springs on an FA. Was the size close to correct? boB Nicholson _ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Back to the basics
While everybody is going Ga! Ga! over the latest high priced out of orbit offerings from MTH and Lionel, those of us who need basic things like wheels to put under models we operate are suffering a severe shortage of wheels. What would it take for one of our manufacturers to produce some S scale wheel and axle sets in metal, RP-25 in Code .110, .125, or .115 sizes. The ones that are available are simply too pricey to be of any use in a long range scenario. I have been assembling some Northeastern trucks, and have run out of wheels. Almost makes me wish for the bad old days when we at least had a foundation to build models on. I simply can't afford the prices on these new S scale models that are supposed to be coming out, and the going price for wheelsets is in the same area. I certainly don't want to return to HO after all these years just to get running gear! boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: S Scale Loco Supply wheelsts
Bill: First off, before anything else, your new reefer is great. Next, you're right, the $1.00 per axle wheelsets have gone the way of sealing wax, Dodo Birds and even the late, great PRR. Honest politicians, however, never existed, at least that I can recall. There,s certainly nothing wrong with the wheelsets available today, other than being a little pricey, which can put a serious damper on my efforts to Beat the Recession, as spelled out by Jeff Madden in the latest issue of NASG Digest. I just wonder if it isn't possible to manufacture a lower price wheelset on the order of the old Miller RP-25 wheelsets, or the Ace steel wheelsets (with both blunt and needle-point axles, if that's what it would take from the days of yore. My situation is such that I could not take on such an undertaking, but I thought I would put the word out to see if there's anyhing our current manufacturers could do in this area,maybe offering them in packs similar to Kadee. In fact, the NASG is always looking for something to do for the membership. Is this something they could handle? I have to quit,now, since my typing dexterity is going from bad to worse. In closing, however, I would like to point out that Kadee HO-T-1 coil springs are a close representation of the Ace springs, maybe a little softer, which ought to make them excellent performers on an S scale layout. Their #637 truck springs also work in N'eastern trucks, even though a little fidgety to install. My basement floor is littered with them. boB Nicholson --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bill Lane bill@... wrote: If you want quality wheelsets here they are! http://www.sscaleloco.com/Stainless_Steel_Wheels.htm $1.00 per axle has gone the same way as sealing wax, the Dodo bird and honest politicians! I cannot think of a better way to show support to a fellow S Scale manufacturer. The wheels are 100% made in the USA. What else could you want? Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com/ http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR THS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com/ http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com/ http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Back to the basics
Bill: I have had great results with AM trucks, and will probably use more in the future. However, the old N'eastern trucks add variety to the mix, and are a good replacement for super free-rolling SHS trucks, if desired. I use the replaced SHS trucks under some other models with good results, so they don't go to waste. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, scale S only scalesonly@... wrote: Hi boB -- I thought S Scale Loco Supply was coming out with new wheelsets at a slightly better price than NWSL and lots better than MTH, though I have not checked with Fred R. about this.In any case, itâs one of those areas inflation can be seen and it is unlikely we will see $1 per axle wheelsets ever again. To Pieterâs comment about AM trucks â to me they are the best 50 ton trucks ever made. Maybe too free rolling for you, though... Have fun! Bill Winans --- While everybody is going Ga! Ga! over the latest high priced out of orbit offerings from MTH and Lionel, those of us who need basic things like wheels to put under models we operate are suffering a severe shortage of wheels. What would it take for one of our manufacturers to produce some S scale wheel and axle sets in metal, RP-25 in Code .110, .125, or .115 sizes. The ones that are available are simply too pricey to be of any use in a long range scenario. I have been assembling some Northeastern trucks, and have run out of wheels. Almost makes me wish for the bad old days when we at least had a foundation to build models on. I simply can't afford the prices on these new S scale models that are supposed to be coming out, and the going price for wheelsets is in the same area. I certainly don't want to return to HO after all these years just to get running gear! boB Nicholson Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: S Scale Loco Supply wheelsts
In the meantime, does anybody have a supply of the old Miller Code .125 brass wheels with RP-25 profile that they would like to find a new home for? Contact me offline, please boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Mike S shur-way@... wrote: Bill, Well said,I couldn't agree more. Mike Swederska Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: S Scale Loco Supply wheelsts
Jace:
Those would be Miller wheelsets. Later, they were made from brass in the RP-25
contour. The aluminum sets I have are the old S-4 profile and not really
suitable for trackwork like mine
boB Nicholson
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, JGG KahnSr jacekahn@... wrote:
Among the trucks/wheelsets I've accumulated from shows are some turned
aluminum ones--were those also Miller?
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
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Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: S Scale Loco Supply wheelsts
In the meantime, does anybody have a supply of the old Miller Code .125
brass wheels with RP-25 profile that they would like to find a new home for?
Contact me offline, please
boB Nicholson __
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Mike S shur-way@ wrote:
Bill,
Well said,I couldn't agree more.
Mike Swederska
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{S-Scale List} Re: CV 06 question
Picky, picky, picky! boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, pickycat95 pickycat95@... wrote: If you have a string on the back of a locomotive, how does a train go in reverse? You have string or you have cars. Ben Trousdale --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, shabbona_rr user141771@ wrote: Bill: That would be like making a jackass drink water! If you're going to use string, you'll have to have one on each end of the locomotive, one for forward and one for reverse. That's why a DC throttle is a more practical solution. boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, scale S only scalesonly@ wrote: Hi Jamie and boB -- That requires two strings. Ever try to push a string?... Bill Winans Hey Bob, String eliminates the potential left-right confusion. Just forward and back! Jamie Bothwell DC throttles eliminate all the confusion; turn them to the right, engine speed increases; turn them to the left, speed decreases. boB Nicholson __ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: PRR G26 Completed
Brian: Would you also be interested in a 65-ft. CNW gon from a 1975 product review I did for S Gaugian back in 1975? Pictures on request; boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Brian Jackson brian__jackson@... wrote: Your and Dan's G26 is an absolutely awesome model. I was so glad to get a genuine mill gon--long, narrow and low. Stands out like nothing else in a steam-era train. Brian Jackson Springfield, IL Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: CV 06 question
DC throttles eliminate all the confusion; turn them to the right, engine speed increases; turn them to the left, speed decreases. boB Nicholson __ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Edward Davis edandhdavis@... wrote: Hi, I'm a bit confused about CV 06. If I want a diesel loco to gradually increase speed, do I increase the numbers toward 255? The manual suggests that 048 is a good starting place for a road switcher. I tried that but the loco seemed to speed up at a faster pace. How do you correctly use CV 06 to gradually increase speed? I'm not using a speed table. The decoder is a Digitrax DH 121. Thanks. Ed Davis Stockton Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
{S-Scale List} Re: CV 06 question
Bill: That would be like making a jackass drink water! If you're going to use string, you'll have to have one on each end of the locomotive, one for forward and one for reverse. That's why a DC throttle is a more practical solution. boB Nicholson _ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, scale S only scalesonly@... wrote: Hi Jamie and boB -- That requires two strings. Ever try to push a string?... Bill Winans Hey Bob, String eliminates the potential left-right confusion. Just forward and back! Jamie Bothwell DC throttles eliminate all the confusion; turn them to the right, engine speed increases; turn them to the left, speed decreases. boB Nicholson __ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: {S-Scale List} Official Cancellation of the 2010 National Convention Car Project
I have a CGW car as well. I would like to have had the 2010 one, too, but I am getting a preponderance of CGW, anyway, especially since I finished those CGW insulated boxcars a year or so ago, so I guess life will go on. boB Nicholson ___ --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, Bob Werre bob@... wrote: Well, that's unfortunate, but certainly enough time as passed. I do have a vintage CGW single sheathed boxcar that I thought of selling; guess I'll keep it for the time being. Still that car would be a great one for a resin version--are you listening Jim? Bob Werre PhotoTraxx On 7/10/13 4:16 PM, sscalemn wrote: To all who have ordered 2010 NASG National Convention Cars, We have held onto the hope that the CGW X29 Creco door Boxcar project (2010 NASG National Convention Car) would eventually be completed. For the smaller importers like S Scale America, the injection molded plastic situation in China is not improving. With the knowledge and agreement of our supplier, we are officially cancelling this project and will be beginning the task of sending refunds to all who have paid for these cars. It is with regret and apologies to the S community that we have not been able to complete this project as promised. Walt Jopke , 2010 NASG National Convention Chair Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: s-scale-dig...@yahoogroups.com s-scale-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: s-scale-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
