Don't you just hate test messages? I figure that just one would be OK to test that the list is working OK. Just a reminder that this list is 'open access' and anybody may join. It is billed as safe fo

It's just JIM dandy with ME!!! :) Brad Bourbina keith@... (R. Keith Heinsohn) wrote: From: keith@... (R. Keith Heinsohn) On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:16:54 +1200, you wrote:> Um, well, there is going to be

Well, the list is 24 hours old and has attracted 27 members in that time. With the limited publicity it has had I reckon that is a good start. I have been taken gently to task about the bias towards H

The brief discussion that we had yesterday about Mallets sent me home looking for a picture of the Taupo Totara Timber Company 2-4-4-2 that I mentioned as being high on the 'cute' list. I couldn't fin

To start this list off I would like someone to clarify the of found cionfusion with the term "Mallet" and specifically the differences between simple and compound mallets. Best regards Stefan Lerche'

My understanding is that WP did have exact copies of the USRA 2-8-2, but only for about two years around WWI. IIRC, they were lights and were eventually sold to Wabash. It hardly counts though. ;-) By

As far as i understand it, the WP class MK60 #306-310 were the USRA engines bought from the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern(#802-806) in 1920. These should be similar to the Athearn 2-8-2s (r perhaps the Rivs

Hello to all to this new steam list. I would like first to present myself to the list. I am an HO modeler, Southern Pacific late steam early diesel era. I am very fascinated by steam engines in genera

The Bachmann Mountain will be MOPAC??????? WHOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Okay...I'll try to contain my excitement...does the Bachmann website have a picture of the upcoming Mountain? First Athearn...which fr

Thanks Nelson...comparing it to the photos in Mopac Power, it looks REALLY good...that intro price is a little scary..but it is a lot better than $400 minimum for brass...regardless...looks like yet a

Brad Bourbina wrote: > > The Bachmann Mountain will be MOPAC??????? WHOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! > Okay...I'll try to contain my excitement...does the Bachmann website have a > picture of the upcoming Mount

Hi All, I figured I'd start off a discussion of Bachmann's upcoming 4-8-2 and Athearn's 2-8-2. Does anyone have any plans for modifying them for specific prototypes? I'm curious to know if which, if a

Hi All, Did Bachmann ever make a Bachmann Plus version of the HO scale ATSF 4-8-4? I understand that the mold was accidentally destroyed, but I wonder if this was before or after the Plus versions cam

This post which I put on the Espee list might be of relevance to readers of this list as well. > About a week ago I wrote about the flicking sideways, in and out by > about 0.5mm of one of the driving

Hi All, In the latest Model Railroader, Tony Koester made a statement about the recent increase of good plastic steam loco models, and added that a articulated loco might be in the works. Does anyone

This old girl's been ariund for ever-at least since '59 in one form or another. It's an early class,maybe an S-6(?) with Stephensen valve gear,all inside the frames. The PSC Walshaerts conversion will

Does anybody know how accurate the SP steam engines are that MDC sell? In particular: 0-6-0 4-6-0 2-8-0 The Walthers catalogue indicate they come lettered for the Espee, with vandy tenders on the latt

IIRC from reading a review way back when in Model Railroader. The 0-4-0 saddletank loco was a B&O prototype. -- Ashley Rachel Pollard Ashley@...

Hi All, I've been thinking of putting together a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for this list and welcome any input on what it might contain. My first thought was to put together a list of currently

Hi All, Seeing that the FAQ on ONElist is not available to non-members, I have posted it one my own site once again at: http://www.io.com/~fano2472/HOsteam/faq.html The link in the HOsteam shared file