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Proto 2000 factory railings and grab irons glued?

Sat, 2014-12-13 18:48 — Jersey Midland

I have a Proto 2000 tan-box era (maybe '97) GP-18 that I am considering repainting. Does anyone know if the railings and grab irons were glued in or just press fitted? I am guessing they are just held in by friction but was hoping to benefit from someone else's experience before I try yanking on them.

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Considering getting a 3D printer?

Sat, 2014-12-13 07:37 — JimBrown

If you're considering purchasing your own 3D printer, here's an excellent roundup with reviews of the top printers available, organized in several categories.

http://www.3dhubs.com/best-3d-printer-guide

Regards,

...jim

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Weekly Photo Fun - December 12th to December 18th

Fri, 2014-12-12 18:09 — AnEntropyBubble

Oooooh its Friday...time to start up this weeks photo thread!

As always, we get as much out of your in-process photos as we do the highly polished "all done" shots!

Andrew

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TTX Yellow

Fri, 2014-12-12 11:33 — GregW66

I am looking for a good match for TTX yellow. I read that the PollyScale was a little too dull to match it well. Microscale has a handy Floquil cross reference but again, their TTX yellow looks too pale. I am wondering if Model Master Insignia Yellow or Chrome Yellow would be a better match. Has anyone experience with TTX yellow, other than the old Floquil or Polly Scale offerings?

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New Cover paper at Kalmbach

Fri, 2014-12-12 09:51 — GregW66

For the first time in my life I held a new Model Railroader magazine and the ink on the back and front cover did not come off on my hands. Kudos to Kalmbach for the paper upgrade!

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Action cam?

Thu, 2014-12-11 09:42 — bear creek

I got an ad from B&H photo for a Sony action cam (video camera) that seemed like it might be good for on-track model railroad videography.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1073680-REG/sony_hdr_as20_b_hdr_as...

Has anyone used one of these?

How did it work out?

Cheers,

Charlie

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wire connectors

Wed, 2014-12-10 10:58 — lmjensen

What kind of wire disconnects can be used with AWG 22 brass wire for a lift out section ?

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All Men?

Tue, 2014-12-09 19:57 — pldvdk

Modeling general discussion

The recent discussion about getting mocked for being a model railroader reminded me of a question my wife asked about our hobby that I had no answer for. I thought about posting it then, and totally forgot, so here we go before I forget again.

Diaphragms

Mon, 2014-12-08 12:55 — RR_MEL

Is there such a thing as a good diaphragm? I have just finished painting a pair of Cary E7 shells and they would look much better with diaphragms filling the void between the A & B units. I have tried several different manufacturers diaphragms over the years without any success. I have several Proto 2000 E7s,8s &9s that I have had to remove the diaphragms to prevent problems. I also tried them on my Daylight passenger cars and had to remove them.