Recent content by ssw_820

Joes's Gel This is the stuff. Thanks. Does anyone know of any other "magic" stuff that can remove lettering and road numbers without damaging the locomotive paint, in the event that this Joe's Gel cannot be purchased? thanks :)

Club Helix A little update on our club helix design project. All is going fairly well. When it is finished, our helix will feature a double track mainline (31.5 and 34.25 inch radius curves oval shaped utilizing 32 inches of straight track on each side; 64 inches of straight track total per...

A while back I purchased this product (not sure of what it is/was made of/from) called Joe's Gel. Purchased it from Joe's Model Trains off ebay. The stuff really did a GREAT job of removing the road numbers off rolling stock and locomotives without causing any damage (what so ever) to the paint...

A lot of what has been said is true, but not 100% all the time. Depends on what shows you go to. I've been to good GATS shows and BAD ones. I've been to Norhtern California and Southern California GATS shows and several local shows throughout California. I've seen dealers at GATS shows...

Just curious how many folks that view these forums belong to Model Train Clubs. It would be interesting to get some club names and general information about your clubs. If you have web sites, that would be great. Photos of some club layouts would be great. I've been fortunate to vistit...

Boy I hate the typing errors I left in the previous message. But, I guess that happens. To make matters worse, I missed them when I previewed the message. Clearly a case of 'seeing what I wanted to say', just not typing it. Once again, thanks for all the input. I'll keep trying. I need good...

I wish Proto 2000 would come out with DCC ready SD40-2T and SD45-2T (SP, Rio Grande,SSW Cotton Belt). I know, Athearn already does. They just do not run like Protos, even after you spend extra bucks and "bucko hours" on them (see my other posting). Why Protos and not Kato's. Protos are more...

Thanks for all the information. I guess I was misunderstood in a couple of areas. I realize that the Ahtearns (not the expensive; and I emphasize expensive, Genesos) locomotives normally cannot be expected to run as smooth or quiet as the P2K, Kato and such. Noramlly I would not fuss with them...

Wow, the information from the previous discussion (via the link Gary provided) was great! In answer to a couple of questions concerning rolling stock and locomotives we will be running or hope to run. The GS4's are Bachman Plus items (the split frame guys). One club member spent a 'boat load...

My son and I model primarily Southern Pacific. We have a 'boat loads of 'Balck Widow' era locomotives (everyone ever made by Proto 2000, a couple Stewart F Units, and Kato Units). We also model 'newer SP' stuff (Scarlett and Gray). Sp was fairly famous for it's 'Tunnel Motors' (SD40/45-2T's)...

Our club is currently building two permanent multilayer layouts. Both will feature at least one helix to allow trains to transverse between the levels and a couple of reversing loops. I have a couple questions with regards to the helix: 1. The standard seperation between two main line tracks...