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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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19-3 1:10:46 ejshelton Yes you were...and I was a bit late
19-3 1:10:23 GNFan I was apparently early tonight.:-}
19-3 1:09:53 GNFan Hi, Thom.
19-3 1:07:44 ejshelton Hi Mike
15-3 19:17:59 jim29t took out my front tree and the roof
15-3 19:16:19 jim29t My house got hit by a tornado yesterday
15-3 18:06:08 rvn2001 Bye Joe.
15-3 18:06:00 rvn2001 Well guys. it's been fun but I'm going to go check to see that all of my trains are still running. See y'all later.
15-3 18:05:55 Guba I gotta run now guys, until the next time. Have a good one!
15-3 18:00:47 rvn2001 I've been running Z scale since 1972. I made modifications to my original stuff to make it more "American". I also started doing some repair work for the local hobby shop that sold it.
15-3 17:59:27 Guba I have yet to take a shell off, I'm afraid of ruining them
15-3 17:58:40 rvn2001 I run my trains a lot.....
15-3 17:56:45 rvn2001 The upgrade on the Pacifics was to go from 3/5-pole motors to the new brushless motors.
15-3 17:56:07 rvn2001 I have 2 more motor replacements in E units to do.
15-3 17:56:06 Guba For better slow speed?
15-3 17:55:22 rvn2001 Upgrades on the Pacifics and bad motor on the E7/8/9
15-3 17:54:52 Guba Upgrades? or bad motors?
15-3 17:53:17 rvn2001 I re-motored 2 Marklin Pacifics and 1 AZL E7/8/9 this week.
15-3 17:49:55 stonysmith Doing well
15-3 17:49:07 rvn2001 How is Stony today?
15-3 17:47:59 Guba Hi Stony
15-3 17:47:53 rvn2001 Hi Stony.
15-3 17:47:45 rvn2001 Yes, it does. It makes it easier to work on, though.
15-3 17:47:36 stonysmith hola
15-3 17:47:09 Guba N scale seems so much bigger than Z LOL
15-3 17:46:24 rvn2001 It's assembled and running. I'm in the process of finishing the painting before I add details, people and weathering.
15-3 17:45:22 Guba Building and all?
15-3 17:44:01 rvn2001 The first one is almost done.
15-3 17:37:59 rvn2001 That's why he gave me these 2 N scale projects to work on.
15-3 17:36:54 rvn2001 My friend is waiting for the power units to come in before he buys his.
15-3 17:36:10 Guba Glad I bought my power unit when I bought the Shay
15-3 17:35:31 Guba I bought some lumber loads from Lance as well as his trailers, they are EXCELLENT quality. Zscaleplanet
15-3 17:34:21 rvn2001 They're out of the power units now, though.
15-3 17:32:32 rvn2001 I usually buy my Nn3 directly from Showcase Miniatures.
15-3 17:32:11 Guba Ok
15-3 17:31:44 rvn2001 I'm planning to use my 2 end modules at the NTS since they are the large-radius ends.
15-3 17:31:39 Guba Anthony has some nice kits
15-3 17:31:09 rvn2001 Then I'll get to build some Nn3 locos for him.
15-3 17:30:28 rvn2001 The friend that I'm building the N scale projects for is going to include Nn3 to his basement-size layout. These 2 locos are N scale class A Climaxes that he's going to use to connect to the Nn3 part.
15-3 17:30:19 Guba At the moment I have 2 end modules and 2 trips that run trains, but need scenery
15-3 17:28:28 rvn2001 My ZBT modules take up the living room. I have a 2' X 4' western layout and a test track on a cork bulletin board in the family room. I also have several cigar box layouts scattered around.
15-3 17:27:16 Guba Anthony had a Nn3 Shay that I bought, so thats on my back burner
15-3 17:26:01 Guba I don't have that much room
15-3 17:25:45 rvn2001 I'm working on 2 N scale projects for a friend.
15-3 17:25:10 rvn2001 I have a 2000 Sq. Ft house to put my trains in.
15-3 17:24:30 rvn2001 OK
15-3 17:24:12 Guba He showed me a picture
15-3 17:23:49 rvn2001 His wife tolerates his hobby. His train room isn't very big and it's in the basement.
15-3 17:23:27 Guba I won't be buying anymore modules for a while, gotta build the ones I have
15-3 17:22:24 rvn2001 Yes. He has a Z scale layout and 3 Z-Bend Track modules in his train room.
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