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By my byline at the bottom of my posts, you all know what I want. I was wondering what other model railroad items are sought after but don't exist on the market. Joke answers are acceptable.

This probably belongs in the kitbashing section, but here it is. I had a used, very dusty and poorly painted all metal Mantua 0-6-0 laying around and I noticed that it was actually a good little engine, it just needed a little TLC. The short wheelbase of the engine caused it to stall on...

While replacing a bridge on my railroad, I decided to use the oppurtunity to have a little photo fun. I made the new bridge out of a pair of Atlas plate girder bridges. I cut the side panels off and reattached them below the deck. I also narrowed the bridge about 1/2 an inch. Moral- Inspect...

I would like to build a polarity indicator for my scratchbuilt turntable. I use a DPDT switch to make the polarity conform to the exit track as usual, but I would like to know whether the polarity needs to be switched before the engine crosses the gap to or from the table rails. The indicator...

After reading Mastiffdog's latest amusing posts, I, too, was left wondering about some things. Who here has the oldest locomotive in service on their layout? I started with a Varney F9 and set when I was a kid. I still have the cars, but the locomotive is history. The next in line is my Atlas...