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Re: Seeking info for Mantua General 4-4-0 locomotive drive link/shaft
I think I have a couple of these (Mantua and/or Tyco) in my collection... I have to hit the storage to see, but my inventory program says I have 2 "in the box" so they should have all the parts.? I
By PA Flyer · #27383 ·
Re: Seeking info for Mantua General 4-4-0 locomotive drive link/shaft
I found this... Seems Mr Allen was actively making parts for the loco, but passed away in 2018. Maybe someone else has picked up the challenge. Alan Mueller, Rebuilding the Mantua General | | | | | |
By Phillip Fimiani · #27382 ·
Seeking info for Mantua General 4-4-0 locomotive drive link/shaft
Hello My name is Jim Allison. Initial interest is in resurrecting an old locomotive (Mantua General 4-4-0) and then onto a small layout. I now have (4) of these locomotives My interest goes back to my
By kathy allison · #27381 ·
Central Coast Railroad Festival (Calif.) - Show Your Railroad
Central Coast Railroad Festival ( Calif. ) - Show Your Railroad The Central Coast Railroad Festival returns this year to San Luis Obispo and northern San Barbara Counties on October 4-6, 2019
By Bob Chaparro · #27380 ·
2019 small layout meet
Just in case there are, like me, members of this list who are not on Facebook, there will be a small layout meet on July 13th, at the Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation 14 inch gauge railroad site,
By Jeff Schumaker · #27379 ·
Central Coast Railroad Festival (Calif.) - Show Your Railroad
The Central Coast Railroad Festival returns this year to San Luis Obispo and northern San Barbara Counties on October 4-6, 2019 (Friday-Sunday). As in past years I will organize a tour of model
By Bob Chaparro · #27378 ·
New Moderators
I welcome Darryl Huffman and Chris to the Moderating Team. Hopefully you will never hear from them again as this groups is well behaved. Thanks fro helping out guys. -- Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario
By Bruce Wilson · #27377 ·
Looking for Moderator Help
I am looking for a couple of volunteers to help out with moderating this group.? The duties would consist of approving new members and moderating posts as needed, not an onerous task.? If you are
By Bruce Wilson · #27376 ·
Re: Help Needed -- Can I use an HO/HOn3 transition track on a turntable
The Narrow Gauge Discussion Forum has several past discussions about the "swish" used to connect dual gauge track to a turntable with four rails on it.?? This Dick Bell post from December 14, 2012
By Chris Webster · #27375 ·
Re: Help Needed -- Can I use an HO/HOn3 transition track on a turntable
I created a sketch of the turntable with crossover idea, attached. You'd need the guardrails, else it won't work. NG would? derail every time. But that would be a simple approach, the more I think
By Stephan Wintner · #27374 ·
Re: Help Needed -- Can I use an HO/HOn3 transition track on a turntable
I found a youtube video of the CSRM turntable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3RnI4T3HlI Bruce Wilson Barrie, Ontario, Canada Life Member NMRA Member Scale 7 Group Gauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA Member Bird
By Bruce Wilson · #27373 ·
Re: Help Needed -- Can I use an HO/HOn3 transition track on a turntable
California State Railroad Museum dual gauge turntable https://www.facebook.com/californiastaterailroadmuseum/videos/10153304267962323/ It is the only link I have so unfortunately if you are not on FB
By Bruce Wilson · #27372 ·
Re: Help Needed -- Can I use an HO/HOn3 transition track on a turntable
Seems to me that four tracks, centered, on the turntable would be best. But 3 tracks on the turntable could also work. If the turntable had 3 straight rails, you would need 4 tracks on the approach,
By Stephan Wintner · #27371 ·
Re: Help Needed -- Can I use an HO/HOn3 transition track on a turntable
You can have four tracks on a turntable with all bridge tracks accessible to all layout tracks provided that all tracks are radial at the boundary. This requires some distortion. As the tracks on the
By Archibald Campbell · #27370 ·
Re: Help Needed -- Can I use an HO/HOn3 transition track on a turntable
You will want the HOn3 rails to be centered on the HO rails so that they will align with the 4 rails on your turntable. If you do not have a 4 rail bridge and approach the rails will not align when
By William Uffelman · #27369 ·
Help Needed -- Can I use an HO/HOn3 transition track on a turntable
Good Day folks and thanks in advance if you can help me on this one. I am installing a Mil Scale 65 foot turntable on my HO / HOn3 layout.? Can I use a Shinohara HO HOn3 transition track on the
By dandrewscan · #27368 ·
Re: Jack Trollope
Very Sad news indeed! He was such a fine gentleman, never met him in person but we e-mailed from time to time. RIP Jack Diego De Bunder El 26/04/2019 a las 09:51 a. m., Bruce Wilson escribi??:
By Diego De Bunder · #27367 ·
Jack Trollope
This was posted by Chris Gilbert on the Micro/Small Model RR Layouts page Dear all I¡¯m afraid I have some very sad news. I¡¯be just received a phone call from Lou Trollope the better half of Jack
By Bruce Wilson · #27366 ·
Re: The Gumstump and Snowshoe
Hi Frank, what a small world, I am w-a-y down south in Tasmania as well. In Hobart, where are you ?..Steve
By Steve Omant <steve_omant@...> · #27365 ·
Re: The Gumstump and Snowshoe
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By dave schoeffler · #27364 ·