Recent content by BNSFtheLeader

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    Box Car Thread

    No as a matter of fact I haven't herd of them. I am the exact same way, I have way to many cars to even think about it although the next cars I do will be my autoracks they should be easy enough. I've finally almost got them all converted to MT's and I body mounted all of them for a scale...
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    Kato locomotives different speeds

    I have had this problem before when buying used engines one situation for instance was 3 C44-9's that ran quite different than each other so I took some model grease and oil and greased the Brass flywheel gear and the truck gears ( very liberally ) and oiled the flywheel gear bearings. the...
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    Box Car Thread

    Here's some Great Northerns I did for my uncle...
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    Female Modelers?

    Well!???????? Hmm! I think maybe that may be the problem. I'm all for Women being in the hobby and most of the Architectural reproductions made for jobsite's are made by women ( they are more meticulous and organized ), so I could only wonder what a model RailRoad would look like if...
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    Female Modelers?

    I was wondering how many lady's there are in the hobby because I remember when I was Younger (12) there seemed to be a lot of girls that seemed more interested in the hobby than boys ( not sure if this was a change in father interaction or just an infatuation with trains ). so I was wondering...
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    pic's of my unfinished oil refinary modular.

    Lol, soap/Water solution :-) Read the back of the bag, it gives you directions on how to properly apply the product. To take up the old ballast, I would suggest your finger and a clean vacuum. in between the rails run a small flat head screwdriver up and down the rails a few times to loosen...
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    Life-Like: Good, Bad, or Ugly?

    Cammon now you can't be taking your trains into bar fights, Now your engine has a broken nose :D sign1
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    What kind of Engines?

    sign1 We know it's old and falling apart but as long as it's not going blind it can still be the head engine :D
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    30 Year Old Atlas Engine & Cars

    I guess I have to ask is ?????????? are you going to run it???? Becaues if you are, Don't buy it. If your going to buy it for a collectors market????? I have no clue... If your going to buy cheap passenger buy LL F7 BevBell. and some Model Power Heavy weight passenger...
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    Life-Like: Good, Bad, or Ugly?

    "Name calling" ????????????? Okay! I didn't know that I did, But okay. I know there's a different opinion to everyone's liking but what I'm saying is that LL has made there name in the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Community as far as I'm concerned ( Maybe not HO yet and they may not be up to...
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    30 Year Old Atlas Engine & Cars

    Are you running for congress sign1
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    Life-Like: Good, Bad, or Ugly?

    Great point. Let's get back on the rail :thumb: . I have about ?????????????? 20 or more LL engines and I'm very pleased with them.
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    Life-Like: Good, Bad, or Ugly?

    Well! maybe you should look closer. there something called COPY RIGHTS. I'm an N scaler and I can tell you there's many things that look the same but it's the nature of the business. there are many parts that will be similar but not the same. Lets take small engine parts ( Landscaping...
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    30 Year Old Atlas Engine & Cars

    Oops! I guess I missed the Buying part :-) I would have to say if your looking to buy an F-Unit, buy a LifeLike there very cheap and they will out pull any kato. I have many of each manufacture and the LL's don't look all that great but there reliable and ( well I love them even though I'm a...
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    Life-Like: Good, Bad, or Ugly?

    Oh yeah! I'm an N scaler to the bone.