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Something to read. It says 60mm early on, but not specifically about Erie 2-8-2s.... https://the-contact-patch.com/book/rail/r1610-the-wheelset Jason

Kathy, I've followed the D&H, but occasiona regularly aspects of Nth Am modelling hit you between the eyes. Here's a shot on the South Brooklyn Railway. OK, limited traffic these days, but the atmosphere still gets me coughing.

Keith's advice above is good, Kathy. I'm an old O-scaler and went to the NMRABR meet in Stokenchurch, nr High Wycombe last Sunday. I haven't been a member for many years, but was welcomed by the organisers to the extent that I may rejoin. Anyway, rather like the bicycle salesman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, I gatecrashed some O-scale threads on forums I watch, mentioned the meet and was really pleased with how many customers that pulled in for me. With your reputation, you will have less to fret about than me so do a couple of small to medium shows and take contact details. A list of what's left can make a good email. Ooh, I almost blew it and said "threaten them with a price cut" as one of the advantages of signing up. Sophie at Anoraks Anonymous had come all that way from Doncaster! Jason

Try asking the your question on an American forum too - ogaugerr.com springs to mind. I don't have a warm feeling about acquiring an MTH loco that has Proto-Sound 2.0 with the Digital Command System (their DCS sytem - NOT the same as DCC). MTH only announced Proto-Sound 3 with DCS being compatible with DCC, or was it interoperable...? Or .... So Protosound 2 ... I've assumed NO. Protosound 3 YES. Straightforward enough(!) to convert the PS2 loco with a DCC sound-chip I expect, so the loco looks nice, get the price down. Is pS2 why he's selling it? Worth asking. Like all electronics questions I'm happy to be proved wrong. Jason

Hi Keith, if you come out on top any time with spare cash, there are O-scale Meets just over the border from you. On sunny days I have been known to drive up from Wiltshire with spare stuff that can be swapped for some of it for an O-scale Diorama.... Jason

I think the organisers are offering NMRABR non-members a £5 ticket if they join on the day. Life is harder for me: I'm buying a couple of tables for my O-scale sales and the BR is HO (and a bit of N) isn't it? Anyway Bevis's enhanced O-scale layout will be there and having O-scale on show often drives other scalers to see the light.... Jason

But exactly what, Jack? The organisers have done well to find any venue just now (third time lucky) and the number of layouts and traders seems adequate for a Winter Meet. Jason

If you look at the 'American O-Scale in the UK' Fb group you'll see I've got a seasonal header image. It's a stretched Rivarossi/AHM gondola, lettered years ago with decals and Letraset (aaaah ... the good ole' days of steady hands!) So, somewhere in the garage should be the other two trimmed ends - any use to anyone? In my defence, back then AHM cars would typically be a fiver. I'll try and remember to take them to NMRABR Winter Meet Stokenchurch Sun Jan30 if it's still on. Otherwise just postage'll do it, but please don't expect 'next day delivery'. Jason

Sagging chassis? Oh, on a Red Caboose GP9 kit: http://www.desplaineshobbies.com/store/product/46737/O-GP9-Brass-Frame/ P&D may have some if DP are out. Des Plaines site still has GP9 kits listed, but the rumours abound. Arry Dodd up in Scotland had some Aluminium versions cut recently. DP also list a brass frame for the Lionel GP30 body. Jason

Nice, but ... but ... tell you what, dig into the barrel again and get 2 more 4-wheeler bodies. Cut one entire end (roof, wall, etc) squarely off both and the cupola off one, then glue 'em together! But what about this spare baggage car and caboose bodies I've found? Oooh... Hmmm, O-scale projects are such fun, lets start more and more of them!! Jason

There was a 2-parter(?) in RMC many years ago about NE cabooses - great choice by Weaver. Their D&H version should've had the staircase-type steps instead of those shown, but we're a forgiving people, so it's patiently waiting for a nothing-on-the-tele night Jason

Nice pic Jack. What we can do if we don't have enough matching parts for a project ... mix the steps this time. Oh, and the necessary height difference for head clearance above the steps. Jason

In the days of unbelievably discounted American (F9+3 frt cars+cabooses from Beatties - clearance(!!) offer £9.99) I started carving an Atlas/Roco box into an FEC caboose: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsPicture.aspx?id=536153 Next was going to be a chopped-down Atlas wide-vis caboose to look like an IHB shortie (luv'em). Then I became an importer ... I can finish them now Keep 'em coming.... Jason

Hi Jordan No Atlas trucks in at the moment. I say 'at the moment' 'cos the Americans do this differently. You may remember I gave up being an O-scale 2-rail trader many years ago, but when I called IntMtn for some of their wheelsets on Thursday, Glenn said "They're out of stock just at the moment, but hold on, I'll check your details ... yep here you are, I'll email you when they're in". No reason to believe Atlas won't do the same, I'll try them on Monday. Anybody else ready to be an O-scale dealer? Lists: what I want is the ability to have just one spreadsheet of what's left, with a column for pics (what I previously called photos). Problem one - my audience (AKA you) is all over the place, on here, on email - their own or ukoscale@groups.io, Fb American O-Scale in the UK, etc. Doing the list is tedious enough and then buying a SumUp number pad for CCs at shows that also allows phone orders when I'm at home and then finding out what they think is a good idea for how you enter your data. I'll stop now. But I'm still working on the list. Jason

Nice mods, the top-down view is what we often get first and solid roof-walks with molded (thick!) hand-grabs, etc helped Weaver keep the price down, but.... My excuse for not doing mine yet is that I'm going to cut the middle two bays out for a cement hopper. Jason

Oooo, what P48 Colin, what ... what?? Jason

Anybody know how Prime Cereals is progressing (thanks for the 'wake up' sir douglas)? Jason

Wow, there's a spooky coincidence. I turned up some Microscale S-scale decals only yesterday and a good supply of P48 wheels, etc. Dabble away! Jason

I might be taking my Dr Who Biscuit Tin of O-scale stuff to Benson (NMRABR Sunday 30 Jan 22) if I can get Keith W one of those Dr Who Rulers for the O-scale layout on offer (no, not mine, that's still just sketched in pencil). Yes, Dr Who brand, you know like his/her(!) phone box everything's much bigger when you get inside. Jason

At Crewe?? Hahahahahaha that's a gohohohood one Jamesssssseseseheehee.... Er ... I just got presented with my 6th grandkid. Umm - I'm 74. Oh,that's it: like me, my old Altea doesn't deserve any more hard work. Hey, I do know someone in Cheshire who's building a state of the art O-scale layout: DCC, sound, hmmm.... Jason

Hi James I'm at the frustrating cross-over age between 'doing something useful' for my hobby and 'hoping somebody's doing something useful for my hobby'. Even for 2-rail, Nth American O-scale in the UK there's no easy way to talk to all 53 of the followers ... what's that? Who shouted "c'mon Jason, I heard there's 94 of us...!" Winchester's great 'cos it's only just over an hour from me, but if I tell everyone that I'd like to do Crewe they'll be nagging me and then all that pressure to do something useful for the hobby instead of building the D&H on boards I can bring in the house in the winter ahem..., enough of dreaming. Jason

Oh yes NMRA Derby, James. Didn't need to take my On3 tray to Winchester then. No sweat, I don't immediately know anyone else down here in On3, Vic Stone? Next year we're weeks apart - Winchester is to be confirmed at Sat Oct 22nd http://www.winchesterogaugemeet.co.uk/ Jason

Yeah, yeah, thanks Jordan, you're not the first to start nagging me, even though I have already dusted off the wood for the new baseboards at the back of the garage Jason

Annual show on this year.... http://www.winchesterogaugemeet.co.uk/ 2-rail Nth American O-scale sales tables and large 2-rail test-track. Jason