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Post by domi on Aug 22, 2019 16:02:44 GMT -5
Awesome !
Dom
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Post by herbmopac on Aug 25, 2019 6:52:22 GMT -5
have you received the Missouri Pacific decals that I sent on 08-12-19.....your layout looks very nice....I like it!
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Post by texrail on Aug 27, 2019 9:30:21 GMT -5
Oh yes, I received your decals  ! They are wonderful! Sorry that I didn´t answer for a while. I was on a boat trip arround Sweden for a week and hadn´t my forum password with me (grrr  ). Now I´m waiting for the coaches from Marsilius-Trains. We are just discussing the right Blue for the EAGLE. In the Internet there are some times extreme variations in colour, on models as well colour pictures of the real EAGLE. |
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Post by herbmopac on Aug 27, 2019 14:10:41 GMT -5
GREAT.....wonderful....keep in touch.....I have airbrushed three different models of the COLORADO EAGLE in KATO N-scale....I am still amazed that AZL decided to do no dining car....even though, not absolutely correct, it would be more correct than a train with no dining car! .... are you only in z-scale? .... I have many MP passenger cars.....THE EAGLE for some.....COLORADO EAGLE on others.....I am selling much of my layout and locomotives and cars..... if you would like an MP train (at least some cars) in N-scale, I would send them to you.....just a thought....let me know.....herb
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Post by texrail on Aug 28, 2019 15:05:29 GMT -5
Oh, no no no! No other scale please! I grew up with HO, Marklin of course, had as a student O scale and now Z and G scale ( the last for my future grand children ) and some real narrow gauge tracks ( 2 ft ) and a wagon for the woods.
I like the Kato models and others, but if you you are going towards the 70th, you have to concentrate your efforts....
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Post by Commodore on Aug 28, 2019 15:28:29 GMT -5
You concentrate like I do. Three things at a time. 😜
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Post by pray59 on Aug 29, 2019 11:44:36 GMT -5
I really enjoyed looking over all your layout photos. The scenes are very convincing and you have a great eye for detail and overall consistency. One of the best Z Scale layouts for sure, and very inspiring.
-Robert
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Post by texrail on Aug 30, 2019 15:36:33 GMT -5
Thank you, Robert, for your compliment! But sometimes I wished not to beeing in love with details  . Look at this picture:  Doesn´t it look nice? |
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Post by texrail on Aug 30, 2019 15:44:55 GMT -5
But there is a severe problem: The telephon strings, made from E-Z-Line, are very sensitiv to UV-light! On places where the morning sun shines on my layout like this  after 2-3 years the telephon strings look like this:  What a mess! What can I do? Painting the strings to protect them? Cutting them all? Replace them by thinn wire?  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2019 16:01:55 GMT -5
The former Arnold catenary (made of ... rubber ! ) had the same issues, it became brittle and broke. What is the material Your wires are made of ? For myself I think it would be interesting to try one wire from multifilament wire ("Litzendraht") ; but You should perhaps fix it when temperature is LOW, so the length can only increase ; if wire retracts, it could damage Your poles ... It's only an idea, never tested.
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Post by cwrr on Aug 31, 2019 0:24:45 GMT -5
Wow, that'll keep you 1:220 linemen busy! Better get them some more boom trucks!  |
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Post by Commodore on Aug 31, 2019 12:15:44 GMT -5
But there is a severe problem: The telephon strings, made from E-Z-Line, are very sensitiv to UV-light! On places where the morning sun shines on my layout like this. View Attachment Love the detail! Noticed the bullet holes on the I-10 highway sign... |
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Post by fulingyu on Sept 2, 2019 0:41:56 GMT -5
But there is a severe problem: The telephon strings, made from E-Z-Line, are very sensitiv to UV-light! On places where the morning sun shines on my layout like this after 2-3 years the telephon strings look like this: What a mess! What can I do? Painting the strings to protect them? Cutting them all? Replace them by thinn wire? Perhaps you could try placing UV blocking film on your windows? Might help. |
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Post by texrail on Sept 2, 2019 4:19:10 GMT -5
But there is a severe problem: The telephon strings, made from E-Z-Line, are very sensitiv to UV-light! On places where the morning sun shines on my layout like this after 2-3 years the telephon strings look like this: What a mess! What can I do? Painting the strings to protect them? Cutting them all? Replace them by thinn wire? Perhaps you could try placing UV blocking film on your windows? Might help. |
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Post by texrail on Sept 2, 2019 4:19:56 GMT -5
Outstanding! What a good idea! I will try
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! They are wonderful! Sorry that I didn´t answer for a while. I was on a boat trip arround Sweden for a week and hadn´t my forum password with me (grrr 
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