I have an old Max-Gray/KTM Southern Pacific 4-10-2. It's been run so much that the gearbox is worn out, and the old Pitman motor is showing signs of demagnitization in it's permenant magnet. The "fina

I recommend you look up the following URL in respect of the Valentine message if you are in any doubt: http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/be.my.valentine.hoax.html Nelson Kennedy H0 Steam list own

Well, I measured the drivers, and they measure about 0.71 - 0.72 inches in diameter, depending on where on the taper I measure (the RP-25 profile has a taper to provide a "dihedral" to improve trackin

In a 'past life' when I was modelling British Protofour (similar to Proto87 in concept) I was using steel tyred wheels from Alan Gibson. Steel is the de facto standard for P4. I expected trouble from

Am looking for info on the MDC HOn3 inside frame 2-8-0 kit. Specificaly info on re-gearing/re-motoring, and any construction tips in general. Have posted this request on the HOn3 and Slimrail lists as

Hi, first let me introduce myself. My name is Martin Fischer, I live in Germany and am modeling narrow gauge in HOn3 / HOn30. My main interest currently is building motive power. This leads to my qest

Ken Clark wrote: "Since this a KTM model, I would stick with KTM gears/driver sets. At most NMRA conventions (and O Scale West) the inventory of replacement parts that came from Vince Waterman's 'Trac

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Bob, I've not seen anything recently either, like since the end of February. I just looked at the archives and the last message there is one I remember getting back then. Seems like HO Steam really is

Casey Sterbenz wrote: I'm wondering if the list wasn't down for a while - last week I requested a copy of the Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0 disassembly/servicing instructions (my swapmeet loco came without

Have been thinking of bashing a Milw prairie, has someone used the Backmann 2-6-2 for any projects? Particularlly curious as to how well it could be made to run. Roger Aultman http://www.nconnect.net/

You are right this list is VERY quiet, especially compared to the vocal bunch on the HOn3 list. To stir the pot a little I posted ( in the files section ) some photos of a Ken Kidder Porter Mogul I ha

Mine was one of the last msgs posted in Feb., re: the MDC HOn3 2-8-0. One msg followed that, then nothing till yesterday, Mar. 12. I believe the Onelist/eGroup merger took place during that time. Mayb

"Another candidate would be the GS3 and GS6. They are essentially the same, with variations in the skirting and appliances. " Actually not even close, the GS-3 is essentially the same as the GS-4, boi

Hello all, I have been away for a while from all the latest news about new and announced products. So I will ask here. Is there any information on the new P2K engine? Due to a high visibility being kn

Hi Leo, I would love to see a P2K/Roco GS4!!! Another candidate would be the GS3 and GS6. They are essentially the same, with variations in the skirting and appliances. You have pre-war Daylight lette

I would say that LifeLike and Bachmann will probably stick to more "generic" loco's, at least for a couple more years as interest in steam picks up again. They will probably keep bringing out USRA mod

Hi All, While we are all discussing the upcoming resurgence of steam in HO, does anyone on this list remember the variety of locos that AristoCraft made in the 1950's? I'm too young to remember those

Leo Pesce wrote: Yeah - if you did the GS-5 instead, you could do all of the above (except the Freedom Train) and add the Western Pacific's 48X class - Actually, a lot more railroads had 74"-drivered

If the goal is to pick a universally attractive engine, that would fit on almost any home or club layout, and have some desireability, I have a first suggestion. A Baldwin 90 ton Mikado. These engines