Recent content by King Bonk

best wishes to you and your family...

Hi. I got a Lionel 2035 http://www.the-gauge.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1954 And its FAST. and it only goes in reverse. It struggles, buzzes, and goes forward haltingly, and then i change direction and it goes like blazes in reverse. What to do? I have read that this is a highly...

hi chris. im new here too, and tho everyone here is very helpful, it might be a while before you get someone to find time to help you wire your track completely...id love to help, but i have no idea where to begin... other than ... http://www.nmra.org/beginner/wiring.html i have found a...

as a beginner, though, im not so "informed" yet, so i really would have liked to seen it, fluff or no. it would have saved you all a bunch of silly questions from me. oh well im sure they will repeat it.

i gotta better idea. do your N layout on your bed, and sleep under the table there. you can play with the legos as you go to sleep. how did you do that thing with all the bouncing heads?

it'd be just as cold if i stayed home ;) . bein from philly an all. pert near as cold in ontario i should think. anyway, yeah, dec.... thomas was sold out this month. slow on the draw. here's a tip - if you want to get at any of these thomas events order now!

my wife is glad i have switched to a hobby that includes the kids more...so am i. i have a "hobby allowance" of $150 every two weeks so thats my limit, though i go over it periodically (forgive me father i have sinned, id like to confess...)

FWIW i just bought tix to the Dec 2 "Day Out with Thomas" event at Strasburg and will therefore be there that day with my kids. I think I'll even push it further and stay/eat at some of these places. Tell you what Robert, I'll give you a full-scale review of your next-years trip ... when i go...

yeah! i was reading up on the Strasburg Railroad and note that, apparently, short-line railroads often used out-and-out "freight" locomotives to pull passenger cars. #90, from Strasburg, is a giant freight locomotive that proved its worth running giant consists of sugar beets from the...

all excellent suggestions/clarifications. im taking notes! its funny i saw my exact CSX engine running right next to my commuter train today. so these two do have the occaision to be seen together - if not on the same track. there was a service building there that had no apparent windows...

the red caboose in...i had forgotten the name, that's a good one. theres another cool little inn that you actually see as you ride past it on the train....i forget what that one is called too. but they even have (i think) a mini-train and petting zoo for the kiddies, lots of fun. one aspect...

Hi - as a lover of the Strasburg Railroad I have to give it a reccommend, though its the only classic steam engine place i know. Though Joe Pomp is right, the ride is relatively short (45 min total i think), IMHO the scenery isnt quite seen the same way by car than by train, especially given the...

just the ticket, thanks MilesWestern. i do like the last one the best. ill have something to work with now... thanks! of course, more good examples would be most welcome...

thanks! i have a hood unit, CSX, in one of the current walther HO sets. what is the history/reason behind the name "carbody" and "hood unit"? yeah, i guess i was thinking of a "engine/maintainance house". id love to see some suggestions of what this looks like (ie. one to use as a prototype...

hi. im a newbie to this hobby and to this forum. but so far everyones been really helpful and freindly, thanks! i inherited a lot of HO and Lionel trains & acceessories from my dad which, like Citizen Kane searching for his sled, I found in storage and became obsessed with getting them up and...