I just got a HO Climax for my birthday. I was surprised as a dear in headlights! I probably LOOKED like a dear in headlights! It sounds great and runs great...I'm happy!
I'm sort of bragging, aren't I.
I'm sort of bragging, aren't I.
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#18
General Discussion / Re: IS there a bright future for model railroading?
February 18, 2008, 06:03:00 PM
OK, the first 2 posts have Bob Dylan's "The Times Are A-Changin'" running through my head.
I think modeling can go either way. It could slowly fade away, or kids could start to enjoy using a controller that does something in real life. I think if companies advertise: "It's a real life video game!" the business will boom.
Hopefully, not literally, with kids thinking there's guns & rockets involved...
I think modeling can go either way. It could slowly fade away, or kids could start to enjoy using a controller that does something in real life. I think if companies advertise: "It's a real life video game!" the business will boom.
Hopefully, not literally, with kids thinking there's guns & rockets involved...
#19
General Discussion / Re: smoke liquid
February 18, 2008, 05:55:33 PM
psst...get an M.T.H...they'll not only fill your nose and room with smoke, they'll blind you, too.
#20
General Discussion / Re: Is "Steam Power" the future of railroading?
February 18, 2008, 05:54:06 PMQuote from: WoundedBear on January 31, 2008, 08:43:38 PM
Found a few really "out there" designs as well.
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc126/paul_heyduck/IDW49finalbyinsubstantial-2.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h155/sogbad/Train.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2275/1818481353_c488c12959_o.jpg
http://www.milecastle.com/HOLME_SITE/2D/IDW-49-DHolme.jpg
For the LAST time, there is NO current life on Mars! (lol)
Yes, nuclear trains! Next, we'll stick our heads in liquid nitrogen!
#21
General Discussion / Re: New Note to Wounded Bear
February 18, 2008, 05:49:25 PMQuote from: Guilford Guy on February 14, 2008, 10:02:29 PMQuote from: CHUG on February 14, 2008, 09:52:53 PMGuess what, I am your daughter...
Mr bachman i hope your post dont scare him away from here and so forth. He knows more then mr knowitall about everything...and has no patients for nobody that dont...and that dont know how to read between the lines...and keeps everybody on there toes you see and other stories. Thanks.
>FOOM< Right over my head.
Quote from: Woody Elmore on February 17, 2008, 08:54:25 AM
Don - a computer is a tool - like an automobile or table saw. It cannot think, express ideas or compose sentences with grammatically correct syntax.
In other words: computers make quick, accurate mistakes.
#22
General Discussion / Re: Name That Locomotive Game
February 18, 2008, 05:44:11 PM
Location: Shantytown?
#23
General Discussion / Re: The Dining Car
February 18, 2008, 05:43:40 PMQuote from: GlennW on February 16, 2008, 11:12:02 AM
http://www.bigboy.com/pdf/hotconcept.pdf
OK, get your Hot BigBoy Burgers!
Then back to the trains
Way to make me hungry...thanks.
#24
HO / Re: Why does my HO engine not work?
February 18, 2008, 05:38:00 PM
"Re-set"... such a nice word in modeling
>click<
Dang, out of ammo.
>click<
Dang, out of ammo.
#25
HO / Re: Journey of a thousand miles starts with a single chuff (redux)
February 18, 2008, 05:34:21 PMQuote from: SteamGene on September 16, 2007, 09:00:34 PM
Sign to go by the door.
Warning
Virginia Tidewater and Piedmont Railroad
No Trespassing
Railroad Property
Contact
Chief
Railroad Police
HQ, Hampton, Va TExas 8-2501
for entry
Cool.
The sign by our layout is either going to be:
"SC&NY Notice: Mind the gap. If you fall in, we're not saving you."
"Seatle, Chicago, & New York Railroad: Transcontinental Service for your pointless transcontinental business meetings."
"SC&NY: Moving Forward...and backward if you miss your station!"
"Seatle, Chicago, & New York Railroad: The Magical Mystery Tours."
and, on a serious note:
"The Seatle, Chicago, and New York Railroad (SC&NYRR)
Founded 2008
Providing execlent rail service from the East coast to the West coast
Working together with the Pennsylvania Railroad, the New York Central System, Chesapeake and Ohio, Baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and Western, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Great Northern, and Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy to assure your travel is as luxurious as can be.
Founded 2008
Providing execlent rail service from the East coast to the West coast
Working together with the Pennsylvania Railroad, the New York Central System, Chesapeake and Ohio, Baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and Western, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Great Northern, and Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy to assure your travel is as luxurious as can be.
Last one's a little long...
#26
HO / Re: MTH HO Triplex
February 18, 2008, 05:06:42 PMQuote from: Virginian on February 17, 2008, 10:45:46 AM
It is not an accurate representation of either a VGN or N&W locomotive, so why would I want one. The VGN did have one Triplex, bigger than the Erie's and not the one MTH letters VGN, for a short while before they sent it back and had it FIXED into a 2-8-8-0 and a 2-8-2..
VGN had a 2-8-8-8-4.
Built in 1916.
I'm looking to get a Triplex. I'm both a modeler and a collector and there's nothing wrong with that!
#27
HO / Re: Another GS-4 Daylight!
February 18, 2008, 05:02:25 PM
I don't understand why everyone "strongly dislikes" M.T.H.'s locomotives. They run to near perfection. They smoke like there's no tommorrow, they run smooth, the sound is incredible...I don't get it!
Sure, their first runs have some flaws, but *newsflash* so does everyone else. If you want a "good one" wait for the second run, or the third, if it suits you.
I myself am waiting for the 2nd & 3rd run of the Triplexes before I get one, just in case. I heard there were some minor flaws with it, so I'll be patient, just like I'm being patient for Rapido's Turbotrain, which I know will be a GREAT model for sure.
P.S. I got a Bachmann Climax for my Birthday...I still can't figure out where my parents found it!
Sure, their first runs have some flaws, but *newsflash* so does everyone else. If you want a "good one" wait for the second run, or the third, if it suits you.
I myself am waiting for the 2nd & 3rd run of the Triplexes before I get one, just in case. I heard there were some minor flaws with it, so I'll be patient, just like I'm being patient for Rapido's Turbotrain, which I know will be a GREAT model for sure.
P.S. I got a Bachmann Climax for my Birthday...I still can't figure out where my parents found it!
#30
HO / Re: MTH Triplex Question
January 14, 2008, 06:00:57 PMQuote from: Steam Freak on January 13, 2008, 06:10:32 PM
Has anyone bought one of the new HO scale MTH Triplex? If so, how is it? How many cars could it pull?
It's not out yet...but I'll get one the minute it is!
Quote from: the Bach-man on January 14, 2008, 02:10:58 AM
Dear All,
MTH had one running at the WGH show, and it looked great to me!
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Lucky...
Quote from: SteamGene on January 13, 2008, 07:32:39 PM
For accuracy - how long can it steam?
Gene
My MTH K4 came with instructions that said put (believe it) 15-20 drops of fluid in...it goes about 2-maybe 4 weeks.
I think those numbers may be understated! I GOT A MONTH OR 2 OUT OF IT MANY TIMES!!!