well here we go again Trainz site

[bob turner]

A nice USH J1e Hudson went for around $400. There are pretty good deals on eBay. That Texas class brought twice that - I figure there are some not very sophisticated (O scale-wise) buyers out there.

[E7]

A nice USH J1e Hudson went for around $400. There are pretty good deals on eBay. That Texas class brought twice that - I figure there are some not very sophisticated (O scale-wise) buyers out there.

Like most everything else, it's not all good and not all bad. i see things there I wouldn't see anywhere else, and yes, that last group of folks are out there, both buying and selling.

[Chris Webster]

Here's a better one, Ebay #292594710429, O Scale Assorted Trolley's (3), that sold tonight for $1,425.55. One of the trolleys is just is a shell while the other two have trucks and appear to be powered, but in need of repair.

Apparently, the trolley I described as "just a shell" is a model of a Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt.

"St Petersburg Tram Collection" imported a run of 150 models of the same prototype. One of those is currently on ebay, with a buy-it-now price of $650: Ebay #123189091986, St Petersburg Tram Collection #414 1929 CSL Peter Witt Sedan 1/48

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Here's a better one, Ebay #292594710429, O Scale Assorted Trolley's (3), that sold tonight for $1,425.55. One of the trolleys is just is a shell while the other two have trucks and appear to be powered, but in need of repair.

Apparently, the trolley I described as "just a shell" is a model of a Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt.

"St Petersburg Tram Collection" imported a run of 150 models of the same prototype. One of those is currently on ebay, with a buy-it-now price of $650: Ebay #123189091986, St Petersburg Tram Collection #414 1929 CSL Peter Witt Sedan 1/48

Still have to power it. May list it for $650; let's see if it sells.

[Chris Webster]

My lowball bid of $10.50 won this auction: Ebay #292620667061, Wade Model Products O Scale Code 148 Copper 36-Inch Rails (64)

I picked it up yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to discover that both bundles are actually girder rail. I am not sure what kind of metal it is. The rails do have a worn copper-like sheen, but they do not seem to be pure copper since a magnet sticks fine to them. Some of the rail ends look like they are nickel-silver, so perhaps it was chemically weathered at the factory and the weathering has shifted color over the years?

The remains of the labels say "Wade Model Products 2215 Ibis Court St. Louis, MO 83136". Can any of you traction nuts tell me more about this rail?

[herronpeter]

Sometimes TrainZ’s bad reputation can be to our benefit. A couple of years ago I picked up an NJCB (Ajin) Little River 2-4-4-2 for $625. The paint was so so but it ran like a Swiss watch. I made some mods and a partial repaint and was good to go. Some weathering and QSI sound and it’s my favorite engine.

Peter

[Wolf]

My lowball bid of $10.50 won this auction: Ebay #292620667061, Wade Model Products O Scale Code 148 Copper 36-Inch Rails (64)

I picked it up yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to discover that both bundles are actually girder rail. I am not sure what kind of metal it is. The rails do have a worn copper-like sheen, but they do not seem to be pure copper since a magnet sticks fine to them. Some of the rail ends look like they are nickel-silver, so perhaps it was chemically weathered at the factory and the weathering has shifted color over the years?

The remains of the labels say "Wade Model Products 2215 Ibis Court St. Louis, MO 83136". Can any of you traction nuts tell me more about this rail?

Bill Clouser's girder rail came in two different metals--nickel silver and copper-coated steel. Maybe your Wade Model Products are also
copper-coated steel? Don't know all of the brand names Clouser used over the years, but never heard of Wade rail before.

[Jay Criswell]

The only Wade I've ever heard of was In S. He was big into investment casting.

All the ads I have seen only show steel rail from Clouser. Not saying he never did nickel silver I just don't recall seeing it. When I picked up Right-O'-Way, Lou had a few bundles and, over the years, I've come across a few more bundles. I was selling it for $100.00 for 33 pieces (99').

There were three reasons, that I'm award of, for the rationale of copper plating. Better electrical conductivity, less corrosion on steel rail (until the plating wears off), and the part I'm most familiar with...plating to increase the overall size of the rail. This is done when you plan on building masters for frogs, points, and guard rails. You want the increase in size to help compensate for the shrinkage when using investment casting. Some have told me it helps when soldering the masters together. Not so sure about that, typically you'll be soldering where there plating is removed. I really can't imagine anyone buy that much just to make masters. One bundle would do more than you'd ever need.

Jay