Guess I must be riding the last train from Gun Hill, 'cause I actually do use nails. I don't like their looks either (which is why I usually pull...
Yes, you have a point there (no pun intended) - especially as ballasting Märklin turnouts is a risky procedure (at least with me it was). In that...
Graham, I used the (unsightly) 8588 a few times and found them to be strangely unreliable. Using the 8954 plastic joiners was ultimately both...
Yes, unfortunately all of DKS's work is offline now, but fortunately the internet archive has most if not all of this treasure trove available....
Thanks for the link to the decals thread, much appreciated :) Adrian
Looks great! :) Did you do the decals yourself? If so, how did you go about that? (I am currently turning an AZL 38-2 into a CSX MOW orange loco...
Having dabbled in Z scale during the '90s but then dropping model railroading altogether, I have geeeently been drifting back into Z scale model...
