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Magazine: Garden Railways
Bachmann K-27 locomotive modifications
Don’t miss these cosmetic fixes for the K-27! Dave Goodson To do this modification, you must lock #1 and #4 axles! Photo 1 shows the magnets in place (set them where you want them), and the screws pre-threaded into the lower firebox holes provided. Dave Goodson Photo 2 shows a Sierra reed attached to the […]
Customize your Bachmann K-27 with these modifications
Dave Goodson Note: These modifications are optional. They do not change the runability or performance of the locomotive. Modification #1: Front couplerThe couplers that come installed with some of these locomotives are short-shank units. The front coupler, if the jaw is open, has about a 1″ throw, side-to-side. With the jaw closed, it is about […]
Garden Railways 2007 annual index
GRW index 2007 […]
PDF: Build a 1:20.3 scale doctor’s buggy
Download the PDF of this project here. Click on the icon to download this PDF project. Note: This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the […]
Tag Gorton’s Live Steam Workshop book
Tag Gorton’s Live Steam WorkshopPublished by Atlantic PublishersAvailable in the US from:Carstens PublicationsAttn: John Earley108 Phil Hardin RoadNewton NJ 078608¼” x 11½”, softbound, 82 pagesISBN: 1-902827-15-5Price: £11.95Web site: www.atlanticpublishers.com In this book, Tag Gorton takes us on a good-natured ramble into the world of cosmetically fixing up commercial live-steam models. The title is actually a […]
Garden Railways, December 2007
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Garden Railways, October 2007
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Good times at the Fairplex Garden Railroad
At the western frontier area, a section of fence can be lowered to allow fair goers a first-hand experience at running a train. The panel holds three buttons that control separate vintage trains. A streamliner skirts the area on the blue line. Don Emmons Railway at a glance Name: Fairplex Garden Railroad Scale: Various, between […]
PDF: Build a 1:20.3-scale wrecking crane
Download the PDF of this project here. Click on the icon to download this PDF project. Note: This PDF is formatted to print on your home printer. Most pieces are formatted to fit on a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper. For larger parts of the plan, you will see “break lines.” Line up the […]
Just Plain Folks Figures
Marc Horovitz Vital statistics 1:22.5-scale figuresJust Plain Folk818 Lincoln Ave.Palmyra NJ 08065Price: $8 each (with some exceptions) Fully painted, cast-resin figures in a variety of natural poses Pros and cons Pros: Excellent detail; nicely painted; realistic colors; expressive featuresCons: Some poses a little stiff; mold lines occasionally visible Marc Horovitz Just Plain Folk is coming […]
One-touch Critter control system
Alan Olson Vital statistics One-Touch Critter ControlG-Scale Graphics4118 Clayton Ct.Fort Collins CO 80525Prices: Critter Control, rotary style with built-in button, $69; reed switch, $5; power switch, $5; charging jack, $5Web site: www.GScaleGraphics.net Electronic unit to manually control speed and direction of battery-powered engine; 11-page instruction manual covers basics of track-power-to-battery-power conversion, installation, and operation; basic […]
