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    Erratic operation of a ready to run MRC in Roundhouse Engine

    This MRC compatible problem has occurred more than once recently on our club layout. I've spoken to those involved and will attempt to post some of their opinions/observations. My own feeling, as a non-technical user type, is that I'm waiting to see if MRC will come back and explain why their...
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    Adding interiors to Con-Cor 85' streamlined passenger cars

    Thanks guys for the ideas. I checked with a larger LHS in Los Angeles. Allied Model Trains, when I was up that way last week They were clearing out their IHC interior kits, not going to stock them anymore. Said the advent of the new RTR passenger cars with all sorts of interior goodies...
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    Adding interiors to Con-Cor 85' streamlined passenger cars

    I want to upgrade my 85' Con-Cor Streamlined Passenger cars with interiors. The only kits I could find at my local Hobby Stores were the IHC ones, so I picked up one for the Vista Dome CAr IHC #20157. When I inspected the kit at home I found out that there is no provision for seating in the...
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    Modifying 85 ft Con-Cor HO Pass. Cars

    Russ Thanks for the tip on the #6 screw. I thought about the body mounting technique, but prefer the #508 kit/adaptor as it gives more flexibility in minimum radius operation. I know that Con-Cor used to offer a kit to "upgrade" these trucks with an insert, screw and new McHenry...
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    Modifying 85 ft Con-Cor HO Pass. Cars

    Bob OOPs, forgot to ask, that little plastic anchor Con-Cor uses to hold the wheels to the frame, got any suggestions on a replacement? One of mine has joined the ranks of the missing in action. George
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    Modifying 85 ft Con-Cor HO Pass. Cars

    Bob Thanks, especially for those pics of your Con-Cor cars! I do believe! Now to find a local source for the Kadee508's. Thanks again. George
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    Modifying 85 ft Con-Cor HO Pass. Cars

    Pete Thanks. Glue was kind of my "fall-back" position if I tried to screw it in and couldn't succeed. I'm still interested to find out if there is enough real estate. I can't find a Kadee 508 locally or I'd experiment on my own. George
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    Modifying 85 ft Con-Cor HO Pass. Cars

    Bob Thanks for the input and the link to your "how-to" page. I took one of the Con-Cor trucks off as suggested, removed the wheel over the existing coupler and noticed that the geometry/layout of the Con-Cor truck is significantly diferent than the IHC one in your photo which is what the...
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    Modifying 85 ft Con-Cor HO Pass. Cars

    I'm starting a project ot modify a set of Con-Cor 85ft HO Corregated Passenge Cars to run on our club layout. Mine's too small and with 18 and 22 inch radii not realistic for these models. First off, I want to replace the stock NMRA couplerswhich came with the Con-Cor cars with Mchenry or...
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    Queston on getting started

    In hindsight, from my own personal experience, I would look carefully at the track inculded with any set I purchased. All of the sets usually come with some "prefab" track included. By prefab I mean track with a plastic roadbed subbase attached. There are at least four(4) suppliers of this...
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    Regluing plastic building walls

    Success at last! The solution was a combination of tips posted above; cleaning of the joints, type of cement, and method of applying the cement. First off, I had originially scrapped both sides of the joint with an exacto knife thinking I'd removed all of the CA glue. Wrong. When I filed...
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    Regluing plastic building walls

    Just checked again locally to see if I can find some Tenax7R but no luck. The nearest LHS reccomends a product called "Proweld" by "Ambroid"..Anybody used/heard of this?? George
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    Regluing plastic building walls

    BOY IS THIS KIT TURNING OUT TO BE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE!!! First, thanks for all of the feedback. I now know why I like to post and follow theis forum over others. I took the advice about filing off the joints I had cemented with Rhino Glue (CA). I had previously scrapped them with a...
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    Regluing plastic building walls

    I tried this problem over on Trains but got lost in the pile with no real answer. I am assembling the Walther's REA Building kit(HO). When I initially glued the end pieces to one of the sides, I used a CA glue (Rhino Glue). In the course of moving the partially assembled model to another...
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    Finishing up decals on buildings

    Since Wathers was nice enough to provide me a "second chance" I went ahead and tried the Solvaset again, this time "working it with a soft brush as suggested. Still couldn't get the decal to sunggle down, just wrinkle a bit. I definitely think that is part of the problem here. The decal is...
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    Finishing up decals on buildings

    Good points. Andrew No I didn't really work the decal when I applied the Solvaset. I went over the area that I had coated with Solvaset several times with the brush that comes on the cap with the product. Like Gary mentioned, I was afraid of stretching and/or breaking the decal. I felt...
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    Finishing up decals on buildings

    I went ahead and tried Solvaset on two(2) of the buildings that I had applied decals to using the water and Micro Sol steps. On the smooth sided expoxy building kit where I had applied a gloss spray prior to placing the decal, and had set the decal overnight using Micro Sol, the Solvaset as a...
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    Finishing up decals on buildings

    I've just finished my first attempt at putting decals on plastic/resin HO building kits. I used the decals as provided by the kit maker, so therefore do not know if they were some MRR brand name like Champ or Microscale. I applied them to three types of kits; expoxy(City Classics), styrene...
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    4x8 Layout Photo Site

    And I thought that I had a lot worked into a 9x5. From the layout sketch that was posted with your pictures it appears that you used sectional track, i.e., E-Z track or TrueTrack, correct? If so, even more impressive given the constraints of working with fixed lengths and radii. :thumb...
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    Changing Names on Atlas RTR freight cars

    I picked up an HO Atlas RTR Extneded Vision Caboose, Model #1927-1, at a local train show recently and wanted to change the name from Seaboard to another road. I first tried removing the name using a tip from an previous post; Walther's Solvaset and an eraser. I wasn't successful. I removed...
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