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Except for their catastrophic failure mode roller bearings are better than friction bearings. Friction bearings advertise their pending failure for a long time. As friction bearings heat up they emit

As well as producing their own painted cars, Bev-Bel is the US seller for the Hobbycraft Canada Life-Like products. When sales of the Canadian only products have run their course in Canada the product

You could with a bit of work get the ball polarized on opposite sides but the first time you brought the magnet near it it would flip over so the attractive side was down. If you used a steel cylinder

The documentation consists of one photo that purports to show equal spacing. Other experts have interpreted this photo to show unequal spacing. Bottom line - according to currently available documenta

Dennis Storzek wrote: Wrong. They don't carry all the parts (only 1875 different items in HO scale) but they do carry PSC. Bill Dixon

cf5250 wrote: This is a valid point, however there is no reason why every New model released shouldn't meet the standard. Of course until one is codified there is no standard. Bill Dixon

pierreoliver2003 wrote: And did you contact InterMountain for a replacement? Why not? Bill

pierreoliver2003 wrote: I believe that the Simplex truck was a Life-Like Canada product and thus is now a Trueline Trains product and thus is not available from Walthers under the P2K name. Bill Dixon

ed_mines wrote: Such a simple suggestion. A pity it is not so simple to setup or maintain. I suspect that the return may not pay for the effort. They make money By Serving the Hobby. If they weren't d

Rob Kirkham wrote: So how about some long term planning. The NMRA National is in Sacramento in 2011. Bill Dixon

timboconnor@... wrote: Only one item shows as "In Stock" the rest show 'Available'. Makes me think that "Available' means Available to order. An email would be in order before getting your hop

James Eckman wrote: In pallet load shipments it was quite common for the top center box to end up empty. That was the case when I briefly worked for a shirt importer one summer. Bill Dixon

pierreoliver2003 wrote: I have handled painted test shots of the cabooses, both CNR and CPR. They are Very Nice. Going to sell out! If you are not on a reservation list at your LHS you will probably n

Rob Kirkham wrote: Not that big a deal for a quick and dirty job. Start with a Tichy 3005 KC brake set. Drop the Air Reservoir and triple valve. Do not install the unneeded piping. Replace the A/B bra

william darnaby wrote: You might also check holiday ribbons. They often have fine mesh sections that are use able as screen material. Bill Dixon

red_gate_rover wrote: When LifeLike Canada first produced these cars they screwed them up. Some came with incomplete lettering. They responded by supplying complete new shells. Stores were allowed to

Steve Lucas wrote: Still shows as available both at Walthers and on the Testors web site. Bill Dixon

Tim O'Connor wrote: There is the problem, a short discount. Add in that you have to pay the freight and you are closing in on no discount. That means no profit. No profit means a store will not stock

Rod Miller wrote: The first car behind the tender looks to be a three dome car converted from a single dome car. Notice the large center dome and the two smaller domes flanking that. The second car ap