Quote from: Woody Elmore on December 13, 2008, 08:51:01 AM

Is it me or is "Extreme Trains" extremely awful?

Were it not for the fact that I watch the show with my kids, I would have a tough time sitting through 60 minutes of it. It just isn't interesting enough. Why don't they show us how and when (and tell us why) the train swaps engines here and there, or why there are two now when there were three a minute ago. I know the answers to those questions but I'd be more interested in the series if they focused more on the consists instead of the route and cargo.

There's nothing extreme about any of the trains they've featured, in my less than humble opinion.

That was fairly cool show. I learned a few things, like about rotating couplers on coal cars. My sons are watching the recording right now. I'd already seen the high speed  thing on Modern Marvels

The set is comprised of low end equipment that is ages behind the technological curve. And nobody wants to actually feature a Pine-Sol train on their pike.

Quote from: TERRYINTEXAS on June 11, 2008, 06:59:24 AM
Last week i bought a New C&O 2-8-0
I was surprised to find no paper work in the box
no parts list or warrantee info
Is thiis normal ?

Of course not.

Graese ? I can tell you about Griese.

Height: 6-3   Weight: 214   Age: 33

Born: 3/18/1975 Miami , FL

College: Michigan

Experience: 11th season

High School: Christopher Columbus HS [Miami, FL]

Draft: 1998 - 3rd round (30th pick) by the Denver Broncos

Quote from: rogertra on May 31, 2008, 09:14:57 PM
I heard that "Grease" is the word. 

Yeah, Grease is the way we are feeling.

It pays to locate the steel weight in your rolling stock prior to drilling. It may need to be removed/drilled/trimmed/replaced with lead stick-ons.

In some cases you might want to reinforce the plastic car bottom with styrene so your screw has some bite. Many of those old cars have very thin understructures.

All of that is sound advice and I have done, and continue to do,  the very things that have been outlined above. I actually enjoy modifying certain old cars if the details are nice and the car is worthy of the labor. Just for the heck of it, though, I'll toss out an alternative.

That's a McHenry #56 suitable for adapting many talgo style trucks. http://www.mchenrycouplers.com/

No. Not collectible...at least not to model railroaders. I've seen these promotional sets sell for $100.00 on eBay but that is truly the exception. $15.00 would be a much more realistic expectation. I'd buy some EZ Track and let kids play with that set.

Buyers like to take advantage of combined shipping. I believe it would be to your benefit to auction several buildings of similar theme/mode/period/style simultaneously in separate listings. This would attract buyers with deeper pockets and greater goals.

I'm sure Gene meant "1/2 the scale".

Quote from: vic on October 01, 2007, 07:10:55 PM
Slow computer? I use too...fixed it

"I used to, too."

Quote from: ASIANLIFE on October 03, 2007, 12:47:52 AM
Another tip is to bend an omega shaped loop into the operating wire to handle any tolerance issues.

Paul

That's an extremely good tip. Great way to compensate for overtravel and provide positive contact at the same time.

I don't know of any independent reviewers but I happen to own several of each locomotive. The Proto units are superb; after buying two I bought four more. The Bachmann units aren't as smooth or sophisticated mechanism-wise but they do run very well. The price is excellent.

I do exactly as you described; I cut and file the bolster on the car and install an Athearn truck, which I fit with Kadee or Proto wheel sets. I use a Micromark truck tuner prior to installing the wheel sets and test fit/ream until I'm pleased with the performance.