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Fw: [n_scale] Interesting additions to Island Modelworks offerings

Alex Postpischil — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:46:58 GMT

Forwarding this from the n_scale list - interesting castings mid-way down http://islandmodelworks.com/DLW.html - cab car only, no trailers listed in N scale...

Re: Heavy electric power chassis

trolley643 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:32:03 GMT

U28C or U30CG

Re: Heavy electric power chassis

Alex Postpischil — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:29:40 GMT

On the n_scale group there have been suggestions on how to make the flanges smaller - from milling them to powering the unit and spinning the wheels over a

Re: Heavy electric power chassis

Michal Basta — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:58:14 GMT

Sory for the dumb question, but which "Trix 6-wheel trucks" are they in very particular? Cheers, Michal B.

Heavy electric power chassis

trolley643 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:37:48 GMT

I added a photo to my Trolley643 album showing Trix FM switcher chassis with the stock trucks, as well as the Trix 6-wheel trucks. They are pretty much

More on trolley wire

trolley643 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:28:42 GMT

I have used both .008 and .0159 wire for overhead. It's really up to you as to what looks best. In a home layout situation I used the smaller diameter. Trolley

Re: Car Systems at a lower price

Mike Bauers — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:59:25 GMT

Walthers is always, always, always at full list price with the exception of possible short supply sales. You have to buy through some store that will give you

Re: Car Systems at a lower price

Mike Bauers — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:50:29 GMT

... Which is what was behind my DiY post on the topic.......... ;^) We can get most all of the working parts and major assemblies as service parts for the HO

Re: Car Systems at a lower price

Ken Harstine — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:30:20 GMT

The folks in Canada still have it for 135 USD, which looks like a steel compared to Walthers at $208 for the same start set.

Re: trolley wire

Steen Frank — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:22:54 GMT

26ga wire is .0159 inch. .013 looks a little better and has the same properties. Frank ... From: Alex Postpischil Subject: Re:

Re: Car Systems at a lower price

Jeffrey Reynolds — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:55:55 GMT

wow, even with the dollar dip these have gone up in price! i got my bus like 3 years back at $89 which was a bit of a discount at the time, but not a steal!

Re: trolley wire

Alex Postpischil — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:50:53 GMT

I use .008" (32ga) PB wire on my layouts. From about 3 feet away you can barely see it. I'm not 100% certain that I'll stay with 32ga or move up to 26ga wire

Re: trolley wire

Steen Frank — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:33:41 GMT

That site has .008 inch phosphor bronze wire, which may be worth a try. Has anyone tried it? The Proto87 site has .013 inch nickel silver wire, which I find

Car Systems at a lower price

Uncle Al — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:45:24 GMT

FYI - I've emailed John at N-Scale Division http://www.nscaledivision.com/frames_page.htm and he has stated he can get the Faller Car System starter sets on

Re: Active website for Faller Car Systems.

Ken Harstine — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:18:14 GMT

I can send a PDF of the Faller Car System instructions in English if anyone asks. The size is 1.6MB. Ken Harstine ... Ken Harstine Holyoke, Massachusetts