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Replacement Couplers for Rivorassi and AHM passenger cars

Thu, 2015-10-01 10:12 — trainmaster247

Where can I find replacement trucks and or couplers for old versions of these cars. They all have Horn-Hook couplers and I would like to give them Kadees. Any suggestions would be greatly appreicated.

Drafting is not a dying art

Fri, 2015-09-25 12:22 — GregW66

Well, I experimented with CAD and could not justify the high learning curve when all I needed were some lines on paper. I took several drafting classes in high school and at one time fancied that being my career. I was advised against this as the very latest thing was computer aided drafting. I almost took a course in that at my local community college but instead steered my career to the machines that the software ran on.

Interesting idea for a small power sander

Tue, 2015-09-22 16:15 — MikeM

Stumbled on this Youtube video and was amused at the possible use of a battery-operated toothbrush I just happen to have in my toiletries travel bag...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H9FI4sZwPM

Would also like to see MRH add a separate forum for tools; general modeling is OK but a separate forum would allow a more representative grouping.

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Pictures

Tue, 2015-09-22 14:41 — Bob Langer

Who do you use to host your pictures? I have used Photobucket but not in well over a year.

Are there other options?

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Where oh where are they?

Sat, 2015-09-19 20:44 — JerryRGS

I hate it when I cannot find something. I have a clear tote full of rock molds. Theoretically under the layout. I can't find them. They should not be hard to find no matter where I put them. They are in a clear tote so you can see the rock molds in the tote. How can something so easy to see hide so well?

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CAD Software

Thu, 2015-09-17 09:53 — GregW66

This may not be the forum but I thought I would turn to my model train community first. I am looking for some CAD software. I am adept at using computers. I cannot for the life of me figure out CAD software. I want to make some drawings for a structure I am building. I would like to draw a line with my mouse, then click on that line and adjust its properties. Line length etc... I want to be able to build on that line by adding more lines. I have no desire for 3D. I just want to make a simple line drawing. Is there anything like that out there? I want to work in real world dimensions.