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Rapido Canadian
Well after a year the HO CPR Canadian full train set has finally arrived. Rapido gave out the container number and I have been tracking it since it left Hong Kong April 12th. The shipment arrived yesterday at its destination.
Now to wait for the units to be shipped to the distributors, and then on to the customers.
Correct Color for GM&O
Are there any GM&O modelers on the forum that could help me with the correct color for GM&O locomotives. The color that I am looking for is the orange red color of the older RS engines.

Need Details for Homemade Grass Blaster
I purchased one of the ion generators from Joe recently and now I'm gathering the rest of the materials needed to build my grass machine.
Flocking jar: I don't use any of the products I've seen described, so I'm not familiar with their container size. Is the container size critical to the unit? Is there a range of diameters for the actual opening?
Power supply: Has anyone determined what the minimum amperage of the 12v DC power supply should be (nothing came with the generator specifying that)?
ICRR Poydras Street Yard - Progress Report
Ok, Sunday and I'm about 30% done with the design of the layout. By mid week if all goes well, I should have some plans to post here. I am designing this first prototype for n scale, and as soon as I get it worked out, will do another for ho scale. After this design frenzy of mine, and I have the 2 plans in front of me and into the computer, ill make my decision on which t9o build.
scrach buil buildings
just a few pics for ya'll to comment on. I've built these from light wood and cardboard that I seem to have an enless supply of. Hope you like what you see. the gas station is a mock-up of one I used to work at, the autozone is one I freekly visit and the motel is one that my wife and her cousins stayed at in piegon forge tn.
Reboxx Exxact Socket issue
Recently I discovered my truck tuner tool had grown legs and vanished. It was a geernic one I picked up at a train show, I don;t think it was the actual Reboxx one, but since the whole thing has gone missing (I always kept it in the zip baggie it came in) I don't have proof one way or the other.
DC internal
Jake here, I have watched and built for 30+yrs and I want the latest confirms from you guys that have acid tested the battery powered rc engines. I would like you guys take on the HO stuff.

Scratch built structures on the K&EFR
I started building the Kanunda and Emu Flat Railway in 2000 as an operating HO scale model railway layout. I find that operating with appropriate scenery and structures in place is more satisfying that operating on a "plywood pacific". So until recently I have been using temporary structures that I have bought at swap meets or built from kits with little concern to prototype. There are no kits for South Australian line side structures that I know of so I will have to scratch build most of them.

LARGEST COLLECTION OF TRACK PLANS ANYWHERE
Family got table computer for Christmas. It has Google maps app on it. At night while watching TV during commerical I search every rr track in us and every yard etc. The satlitte views are great. You can do track plan just like the real thing. MRH in last issue shows you how to use it great video.

I have Joe F's "short from hell" ... Help!
You would think I could find an electrical problem on a 2' x 8' DCC layout. I am posting more info below.
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