Hi Ken, Thanks for the GS3/6 correction. You also make a good point about 4-6-0's. The Bowser and MDC 4-6-0's are SP flavored but need a lot of work to bring them close to a prototype class. In additi

Aristocraft steam was before my time, too. Like you I've seen quite a few on eBay and have even been tempted to bid on a couple. I wonder how well they ran? Chris Shinn Winnipeg, Canada

Remember the Cary Harriman Boiler? If some one could develop both "small" (2-8-0 / 4-6-0) and larger (4-6-2 / 2-8-2) Harriman boilers in maybe resin(??) might be interesting . Thomas Beutel wrote: --

The Thousands Lakes Region of the NMRA is having their regional convention in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada this coming May 26-28/2000. It is hosted by the Winnipeg Model Railway Club, the CNSig, and the

This information came from Al at ECMR this morning: quote Proto 2000 Steam Loco <> Update I spoke with Life Like this morning. They have informed me that the 0-8-0 will be produced in China and are gu

We will be shipping the following Genesis units to our distributors early next week. They'll be in stores about the end of next week or early the following week. G9011 USRA 2-8-2 Light Undecorated Hig

Lifelike have updated their web page with many pix of the 0-8-0 http://www.lifelikeproducts.com/proto/steam/080.htm What a pity it looks noting like anything that SP operated. Now, tell me this. Would

Oh, heck, Nelson, do it. Just say that SP was getting back some horsepower-hours. Use any road that-a-way. ...Keith -- e-mail: keith@... Santa Clara, CA. Why experiment on animals with so many lawyers

For those NOT on the Espee mailing list, I thought this might be of interest, and spark some discussion on this list. I have to admit, I've always thought of tender drive models as being appropriate f

Norfolk Southern's Top Ten work rule changes for Conrail Employees This special Top Ten List comes straight from NS corporate headquarters, located behind Sam Drucker's General Store, Hooterville, Nor

Greetings - I am new to this list. I model Colorado loosely in HOn3. I do some loco repair primarily for myself. I would like to know if anyone can refer me to a source for determining motor RPMs, gea

Thanks Eric - It's what I needed. Regards from Les Grenz & the Queen City of the Rockies. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MS

Gear ratios are determined by counting the number of teeth on the driver gear. SMPH can be determined by the following formula. rpm X driver diameter ---------------------- = SMPH gear ratio X 336 Eri

Les Grenz wrote: Take the motor RPM. Any gear set you are considering will have a fixed (and usually listed) ratio such as 1:31 or 1:17. Divide the motor RPM by the ratio (i.e. 17000 divided by 31) to

l am looking for a locomotive frame for a mikado with scale six foot driver centres. If anyone knows a manufacturer I can contact I'd appreciate the information. I also need information as to what siz

Bob: The Mantua 2-8-2 has 5-10" driver centers. The MDC modern 2-8-0 has 6'-3" driver centers. Both Bowser's 2-8-0 have a 5'-11" driver centers. Their L1 2-8-2 have 5'-11.5" a DC. Their USRA and M-1/a

I can't help with an exact match for this, but the Bachmann Spectrum consol has a total wb of 17'6" which is almost equally divided and the same maker's USRA 4-8-2 comes in at 6'1" centres. Have you l

It would be Lima from Italy. BTW, the web page has been like this for the past few years. If you check the source code of the page, it was created using FrontPage 3.0, which goes back a few years. Che

Hello there, I'm looking to build a engine terminal and am looking for a 135' turntable . Has anyone heard if Diamond Scale is back in production? Heard that health problems forced sale of the company

Anyone had experience with a Big Boy? I'm designing my layout now, was going to run 30" radius' mostly but I'm wondering if a smaller radius could be used without problems. I'm modelimng iron ore trai