… and I attended Naperville one year, saw what they had done, and promptly stole the idea for use at Prototype Rails in Cocoa Beach. The leg extensions for Prototype Rails were made by purchasing

Denny Anspach writes: "As to Prototype Rails, we are so fortunate that Mike is retired, has loads of free time, has special skills in cutting PVC pipe to length (and joy in in the doing), and lastly

I don't want to start another TSA vs. Trains bashing thread but before you start tossing a couple of lengths of PVC pipe in your carry on remember while PVC pipes are a great way to protect fragile

Gerard Fitzgerald wrote: "If people can travel long distances with modules to various meets than many will hopefully also be able to bring along some PVC pipe!! I also assume this would be something

Hi John, I like the high table/low table approach and think it is agreat way to go. If people can travel long distances with modules to variousmeets than many will hopefully also be able to bring

Purchase the PVC, cut the lengths needed and go to the trouble of elevating the tables! It is one of the single best improvements that RPM meets have instituted in recent years. For the first time in

If appearance alone is the major goal, about all of the semi scale wheels currently available will do. If optimal operation is also desired, then one has to pay close attention to nominal axle

Over the past couple of months, I have been posting, on my blog, segments of a description of my weathering method, which uses washes of acrylic paints. These eventually amounted to 11 posts. Partly

I can offer two perspectives on this. First, my own: I use Reboxx almost always, and find the varied axle lengths are essential if you encounter a wide range of trucks. Second, Richard Hendrickson was

John, If you got the local NMRA Division toco-sponsor the event you might qualify for the insurance, which I think runs$50.00. Here in Central Virginia we have moretrouble with the

Bill I hope this helps. I haven't built mine yet so I will wait for your article. Fenton STMFC@...> wrote: -- Fenton Wells 5 Newberry Lane Pinehurst NC

Perhaps we should divide all the RPM Meets into two categories: High Table Meets, and Low Table Meets. We could call the meets "High-T" or "Low-T". "High-T" = No risk of Kids Messing with your

Hi Rob, I use semi-scale wheelsets exclusively, mostly Reboxx. I began to use them for appearance, but learned quickly that the different axle lengths solve freight car alignment. Maybe I can

Wonder what the issue was with the Intermountain wheelsets vs. Reboxx since the wheels are the same. (Reboxx wheelsets are Intermountain wheels on varied axle lengths). I've heard one of the issues

Hi Rob, I'm sure I have a few of each kind available, including ExactRail, InterMountain, Reboxx (I think these latter two are the same, except for the varied axle lengths Reboxx offers), Tahoe

Don't forget that the "risers" need tobe stored. Run a length of rope through them and tie them to the table. Ifrenting tables tie a bunch together so they don't get lost. Chuck Hladik In a

The NMRA online bookstore was running a sale a couple of weeks ago, and I got the 1953 ORER reprint at the member price of $15 plus shipping. I bought Freight Terminals and Trains with it, and it’s

On STMFC, Paolo Roffo asked "This may be a stupid question, however, does anyone know where I could get my hands on an ORER, preferably from the 1950-1952 timeframe? I tried searching the archives

Paolo, Westerfield has the 1950 ORER on DVD - $22 https://id18538.securedata.net/westerfieldmodels.com/merchantmanager/product_info.php?cPath=107&products_id=1016 Regards Bruce Smith Auburn, Al From:

To All - This may be a stupid question, however, does anyone know where I could get my hands on an ORER, preferably from the 1950-1952 timeframe? I tried searching the archives but either there