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Great Model Railroads

Great Model Railroads

Which Gauge Would Be Best For Starting Up A Layout For Model Railroading?Space is not an issue. I'm hoping for one with the greatest variety of trains, cars, and accesories. And can tracks and trains(motors) from different manufactures be used together? [ Read More ]

How Much Weight Will 2' Aluminum Angle Support?I am building the benchwork for a portable Model railroad. I would like to use 2' aluminum angle bonded to the edges of 2' thick x 24' wide pink board insulation panels. How much weight can I put on a 5 foot span? Rough guesses are good, telling me where I can find aluminum angle span tables would be great! [ Read More ]

How Can I Build An Operating HO Scale Model Train Conveyor Belt To Feed Coal To A Coal Tipple?Hi,i recently got into HO scale Model railroading. I would like to add action to my layout. I already have the life-like brand coal tipple (http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/lif/lif8306.htm) and was thinking about running a conveyor belt to feed it so I wouldn't have to refill it all the time. I have never tackled a project like this one before, so any help at all would be great! thanks! [ Read More ]

Am I To Honestly Think This Is Possible?Could Model railroading become the next Great national(or international) past time? [ Read More ]

G Scale DCC Starter Sets?Well, I'm finally getting into the large scale Model railroading hobby out in the garden, with a conventional DC Prairie 2-6-2. However, I've read about the advantages of DCC (Digital Command Control) for the smaller scales, namely constant full power on the rails (great for outdoor railroading), and the fact that you can run more than one loco at once, even in opposite directions. My Question is: Does anybody make an inexpensive DCC system suitable for G scale that's pretty well idiot proof? [ Read More ]

Life-Like Trains.?Does anyone know where to get some of the cheaper Life-Like Trains anymore? I think the company was bought out by Athearn or Walther's or some other Model railroad company, but they were Great at producing the less expensive sets for people just dabbling or starting out in the hobby. I think only their Prototype Series are available commercially anymore, which are wayyyy more upscale and expensive than their other stuff, but I'd like to add some of their cheaper entry-level stuff to my collection. [ Read More ]

Homework Help......MATH!!!!?Okay, I really don't understand this question: There are several different scales in Model railroading. Trains designated as O gauge are built to a scale factor of 1:48. To the nearest hundredth of a foot, how long is a Model of a 50-foot boxcar in O gauge? I just really don't understand it. If you could explain it to me, it would be a Great help. If you provide me an answer, too, you would probably get best answer! Please help me.......ASAP!! Thanks! [ Read More ]

Looking For Constructive Criticism-- Is This School Newspaper Article Interesting?Yes, I added sarcastic flavor. What You Might Have Not Known About November There are several things that we do know about this particular month; for example, we know of the change in weather, as well as the expectations of seeing at least two fifths of the females in school wearing those seasonal UGG boots. We know that at least one satirical depiction of a Turkey will be seen, trying to escape being eaten for dinner (and, we note each time how retired and unamusing the joke is). In other words, there’s a million and one clichés and associations with the month of November, whether they be personal or externally apparent; however, there may just be a few things that you didn’t know about this time of year. November’s name descended from the Latin word “novem”, meaning “nine”. It was considered the ninth month of the year, according to the Roman calendar, until a long winter broke a protracted chunk of time into two separate months, thus creating January and February. One may wonder why the name was never changed after twelve months, and the answer is unknown; perhaps to avoid confusion, or perhaps out of sheer laziness, like the lack of the United State’s conversion from customary back to metric measurement-- darn our nonconformity. Thanksgiving did not derive from a unified dinner between the Native Americans and English settlers, though a dinner did take place to celebrate the harvest at one point. In a nutshell, the Native Americans taught the new settlers how to farm and hunt, but the two parties broke out into a conflict. The first settlers went after Wampanoag (an Indian tribe), armed with weapons, and slaughtered most of the people in it. As gruesome as it sounds, it only gets worse; the white men settled and held the skull of the fallen chief on a pike above their village for approximately twenty-five years following the attack-- the ultimate “triumph”, as they saw it. Additionally, amongst other stereotypes that we were taught, the food eaten on Thanksgiving is not at all similar to what we eat today. The original meal consisted mostly of deer meat, and lacked vegetables, sweets, and fruit. There was no cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, or even sugar (the supplies brought on the Mayflower had dwindled by the time this celebration had taken place), but instead mashed grain, seafood, meat, and liverwort. People did not have many varieties of food to eat, consuming whatever was closest to them. And, to top it all off, it wasn’t exactly the most unifying of events, either, for those of higher importance and class were allowed to eat the ‘better’ foods and interact with each other, whereas the commoners of both the Wampanoag and the settlers were expected to appreciate whatever they were given and did not have as much liberty to socialize. Warm and fuzzy our common associations with Thanksgiving may be, a majority of them are theatrical myths powdered with ideals-- like anything we were told in the first or second grade. For example, the first Thanksgiving was not in 1621. Thanksgiving had existed for generations and generations prior to this year in England, its tradition being a trip to church and a special prayer of thanks to be given to God, and not a feast. The holiday as it was in 1621 with Native Americans was not celebrated annually after its occurrence, either, but was instead reinstated as an official American Holiday just short of two hundred and fifty years later. Also, the pilgrims were planning on arriving at our New Yorker shoreline rather than Virginia (at the time, that area was also called Virginia), and, just as frosting on the cake, pilgrims did not wear buckles on every bleak part of their body, either; the metal buckle was not invented until the early 1700’s. Steering away from Thanksgiving, as entertaining as divulging common knowledge of it is, there are also many other facts about November that go unknown to a vast majority. A few other notable events have happened in the past during this 30-day stretch, including the assassination of John F. Kennedy (Nov. 22, 1963), Veteran’s day (Nov. 11), and, most importantly of all, Sesame Street day (Nov. 10). November is also dubbed National Aviation Month, National Child Safety and Protection Month, Good Nutrition Month, International Drum Month, Latin American Month, National Adoption Month, National Model Railroad Month, National Epilepsy Month, and a dozen other useless things in commemoration of practices and ideas that happen everyday, anyway, regardless of whatever month it is. Closing this wonderful and insightful article on the fascinating entities that we rarely think about on a 365-day basis, may Berlin High School have a Great month of November, and take no offense to the comment about UGG boots. Sources: http://www.dictionary.com, http://www.historychannel.com [ Read More ]

Where To Buy Ho Scale Remote Switches/turnouts Cheap?Hi, I recently got into Model railroading, and i am now building a new layout. One problem though. I need 8 remote control switches, and HAVE YOU CHECKED THE PRICE ON THOSE THINGS LATELY? I mean come on, 20 bucks for one switch? that's outrageous! I can't afford that price, and I was looking for switches around the 5 dollar mark, 10 max. And yes, I have tried ebay, but the shipping makes the switch cost even more than 20 dollars. So any help would be great. Thanks! [ Read More ]

Please Help Me!?For Social Studies, I have to label a map with a bunch of locations. The teacher set it up so that it is like a puzzle. But I can't find the answers and I still have so much other homework! Please help me, these are the ones I can't find Show the route of the Great northern railroad,( circa 1865-1914) Show the site where the first Ford Model T was built Locate the first oil well in the U.S.(again, circa 1865-1914) Please, I don't ask for much homework help, but it is 10:30 and I have an entire test to study for! Thank you in advance. [ Read More ]

History Questions For Those Who Can Answer?1. “[The] electric light, incredible as it may appear, is produced from a tiny strip of paper that breath would blow away. Through this tiny strip of a paper is passed an electric current, and the result is a bright, beautiful light. . . and this light, the inventor claims, can be produced cheaper than that from the cheapest oil.” Marshall Fox, New York Herald, 1879 The device described in the above passage from the New York Herald was invented by A. Joseph Swan. B. Thomas Edison. C. Henry Bessemer. D. Pierre Curie. 2. How did electric power impact industry? A. It allowed factories to move away from water sources. B. By increasing efficiency, it shortened the work day. C. It increased safety hazards in manufacturing plants. D. It reduced the cost of powering heavy machinery. 3. Which of the following best describes how the Model T automobile changed society? A. It improved personal transportation for the “great multitude” and allowed people to travel greater distances. B. It improved personal transportation for the elite members of society. C. It improved the railroad industry, because it now had a competitor in the transportation market. D. The Model T automobile led to the creation of European automobile industries such as Benz and Daimler which improved personal transportation throughout Europe. 4. How did the radio differ from the telegraph? A. Radio operators used Morse code; telegraph operators did not. B. The telegraph required wires; the radio did not. C. The radio became wildly popular by 1900; the telegraph did not. D. The radio was used primarily in the United States; the telegraph was used mostly in Europe. 5. Who disproved the long-held belief that an atom is a solid piece of matter? A. Marie Curie B. Dmitri Mendeleyev C. Albert Einstein D. Ernest Rutherford 6. Which of the following was a significant factor in the expansion of the railroad system in the 1800s? A. The invention of the Bessemer process B. The discovery of electricity C. The production of the Model T D. The National Railroad Exhibition of 1900 7. In addition to personal communication, the telegraph was used A. to speak with loved ones who lived far away. B. to conduct business and quickly transmit news from far away places. C. to help hearing-impaired students learn how to speak. D. to advance the study of aerodynamics. 8. The work of Joseph Lister with antiseptics would have been impossible without the discoveries of A. Marie Curie. B. Isaac Newton. C. Albert Einstein. D. Louis Pasteur. 9. Which of the following disciplines benefited most from Charles Darwin’s work? A. Physical anthropology B. Cultural archaeology C. Psychology D. Medicine 10. “Bedrooms in tenements were dark closets, utterly without ventilation. There couldn’t be any. The houses were built like huge square boxes, covering nearly the whole of the lot. Some light came in at the ends, but the middle was always black.” —Jacob Riis, The Battle with the Slum, 1902 What is Jacob Riis describing in the above quote? A. Why governments should build parks in cities B. The poor ventilation and lack of light in tenements C. The homes immigrants had before arriving in the United States D. The poor ventilation and lack of light in factories 11. Which of the following was a solution to scarce living and working space in cities? A. The mechanization of industry B. The construction of skyscrapers C. The construction of subways D. The expansion of public education 12. How did leisure time activities change in the late 1800s? A. Leisure time activities included more outdoor activities as people moved from cities to suburbs. B. Leisure time activities grew as people had higher incomes and more free time. C. Fine arts activities were more popular as private funding of concert halls and theaters was expanded. D. Many children had less leisure time, because more of them began to work in factories. 13. One effect of the expansion of the Railroads was that A. horse-drawn carriages were no longer used. B. consumers had a greater choice of low-cost products. C. the population of the East Coast declined. D. the price of steel rose. 14. What development was essential for the expansion of cities to the suburbs during the Industrial Age? A. The growth of pre-fabricated homes B. The invention of the telegraph C. The emergence of public transportation systems D. The invention of the refrigerator and freezer 15. Which of the following individuals developed vaccines for anthrax and rabies? A. Louis Pasteur B. Charles Darwin C. Albert Einstein D. Crawford Long 16. Which of the following realistic writers revealed the unfair treatment of women within families? A. Mary Wollstonecraft B. Henrik Ibs [ Read More ]

Answers To These Questions Right Answers10 Points If There Right?How did electric power impact industry a: It allowed factories to move away from water sources b: By increasing efficiency, it shortened the work day c:It increased safety hazards in manufacturing plants d:It reduced the cost of powering heavy machinery Which of the following best describes how the Model T automobile changed society? A. It improved personal transportation for the “great multitude” and allowed people to travel greater distances. B. It improved personal transportation for the elite members of society. C. It improved the railroad industry, because it now had a competitor in the transportation market. D. The Model T automobile led to the creation of European automobile industries such as Benz and Daimler which improved personal transportation throughout Europe. 4. How did the radio differ from the telegraph? A. Radio operators used Morse code; telegraph operators did not. B. The telegraph required wires; the radio did not. C. The radio became wildly popular by 1900; the telegraph did not. D. The radio was used primarily in the United States; the telegraph was used mostly in Europe. 5. Who disproved the long-held belief that an atom is a solid piece of matter? A. Marie Curie B. Dmitri Mendeleyev C. Albert Einstein D. Ernest Rutherford 6. Which of the following was a significant factor in the expansion of the railroad system in the 1800s? A. The invention of the Bessemer process B. The discovery of electricity C. The production of the Model T D. The National Railroad Exhibition of 1900 7. In addition to personal communication, the telegraph was used A. to speak with loved ones who lived far away. B. to conduct business and quickly transmit news from far away places. C. to help hearing-impaired students learn how to speak. D. to advance the study of aerodynamics. 8. The work of Joseph Lister with antiseptics would have been impossible without the discoveries of A. Marie Curie. B. Isaac Newton. C. Albert Einstein. D. Louis Pasteur. 9. Which of the following disciplines benefited most from Charles Darwin’s work? A. Physical anthropology B. Cultural archaeology C. Psychology D. Medicine [ Read More ]

Does This Sound Okay? Any Suggestions?Finally, Harriet Tubman was a brave woman for helping all these people, considering she was one of the most wanted slaves. Harriet Tubman was a Great woman and a an excellent role model. Harriet Tubman stood up for herself even though many had trouble with finding courage to do what was right, work in the fields, and traveling on the “Underground Railroad.” Harriet Tubman has helped shape this country into a free and beautiful land. I'm 13 and having trouble. Any suggestions? [ Read More ]

Modelscout.com?? Ummm Any1 Kno Anything About Them?So I was on craigslist i sent my pictures to these talent scouts the talent scout lady named stephanie contacted me today via email. Saying;Hi Brianna, You’ve got a Great look for commercial print. After careful review, the staff and I would like to discuss representing you as one of our talent. If you're available on either Aug. 12th at 5:45 or Aug. 18th at 5:45, we will be holding an orientation for all of our call backs, in order to discuss possible representation by our agency. Please let me know if you’re available to attend either date. I'll need to have a contact number to reach you, in order to confirm. You'll also need to bring any comp cards/ professional pictures you have available, if applicable. Since you're under 18, you'll need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Feel free to contact us should you have any questions. Thanks! We look forward to hearing from you! MODELSCOUT 407-420-5888 www.modelscout.com Model Scout, Inc. 62 W. Colonial Dr. Loft 309 Orlando, FL 32801 *We are located downtown in a 3 story brown building (China Glass Lofts), in front of the Camden Court Apts. between I4 and Orange Ave., next to the railroad tracks. Look for the Model Scout Logo in the 3rd floor window, as we are located on the 3rd floor* has anyine ever heard or dealt with them before?? let me kno if they are legit or just scamming me so I don't waste my time. [ Read More ]

Great Model Railroads