Tim Brien said:How about a complete set of Aristo heavyweights cross wired right out of the box? Been there--repaired that! jb
Brian, the Chinese drover's caboose has long had a polarity problem from the facory, with the wires crossed up between the front and rear trucks.
david wenrich said:
Brian,I have been running 2 of the Chineese made forneys (DRG, Wild West) at the Flower and Garden Festival at EPCOT and they have been running fine. They have been running at least 6.5 hours a day on and off throughout the festival.
-David
David, It was the crummy, not the forney. I, too have a Chinee forney and she runs great, even though there ain’t any LGB guts left in her.
John,
I think David was referring to Brian’s post about the forney.
I’m cornfused!
Why does HJ call John “Marvin”?
jb
Is your name not Marvin?
He calls everyone he doesn’t know Marvin. Seems a bit confusing doesn’t it?
It’s kind of like the Bruce’s skit from Monty Python (Feel free to substitute “Marvin” for “Bruce”)
Goodday, Bruce!
Oh, Hello Bruce!
How are you Bruce?
A bit crooked, Bruce.
Where’s Bruce?
He’s not 'ere, Bruce.
Blimey, it’s hot in here, Bruce.
Hot as a monkey’s bum!
That’s a strange expression, Bruce.
Well Bruce, I heard the Prime Minister use it. “It’s hot enough to boil
a monkey’s bum in here, your Majesty,” he said and she smiled quietly
to herself.
She’s a good Sheila, Bruce, and not at all stuck up.
Here! Here’s the boss-fellow now!
‘Ow are you, Bruce?
Goodnight Bruce!
Bruce.
Hello Bruce.
Bruce.
How are you, Bruce?
Goodnight Bruce.
Gentleman, I’d like to introduce man from Pommey Land who is joinin’
us this year in the philosophy department at the University of
Wallamalloo.
(Everyone) Goodnight!
Hello.
Michael Baldwin, Bruce. Michael Baldwin, Bruce. Michael Baldwin, Bruce.
Is your name not Bruce?
No, it’s Michael.
That’s going to cause a little confusion.
Mind if we call you “Bruce” to keep it clear?
So, John;
As you can see; Hans calls him “Marvin”, because his real name is “Bruce”. The clincher is that both Marvin and Bruce are both “Brown”…not black, or pink, green, red or purple; just plain Brown.
With that knowledge, young John; you should be in fine form to join in with the vast majority of fine feathered friends, here; in total and hap-hazard, confusion.
…now as part of our confused group; just say good morning, or afternoon to everyone; take a good gulp of fresh air from the nice big green tank, and enjoy the ride !!!
Fred Mills said:
So, John;As you can see; Hans calls him “Marvin”, because his real name is “Bruce”. The clincher is that both Marvin and Bruce are both “Brown”…not black, or pink, green, red or purple; just plain Brown.
With that knowledge, young John; you should be in fine form to join in with the vast majority of fine feathered friends, here; in total and hap-hazard, confusion.
…now as part of our confused group; just say good morning, or afternoon to everyone; take a good gulp of fresh air from the nice big green tank, and enjoy the ride !!!
Sheesh, Fr. Fred … what do you say, should I list all the known (to me at least, I’m sure there are a few more) pseudonyms that Marvin Brown uses in the different fora? That has always puzzled me, why would some people be so unhappy with the name their parents gave them?
There is the possibility that their parents tell them not to besmirch a good name with utter nonsense. I could well imagine old Mr. Brown relating/advising that to young Marvin. Problem is: Marvin is a bit slow on the uptake and he’s not improving as he ages. 
So if I post under the name Marvin will you guys call me by my real name (John)?
John Joseph Sauer said:Marvin,
So if I post under the name Marvin will you guys call me by my real name (John)?
A while ago some people did a little research concerning a certain corner of Maryland and arrived at some shocking conclusions. We’ve been calling you Marvin ever since. 
You guys are just too smart for me!
EVERYbody is smarter than you.
Hey chief-
why don’t you go back to crying in your cheerios about how Bachmann is abusing you! :):):):):):):):):):):):):)):)
…interesting; Very interesting…
I can feel a ‘deja vu’ moment coming on.
ahhhh, HJ; go ahead and post…we all need a bit more confusion…but confusion can be almost as much fun on this thread as the “New Era” thread that I keep alive…
Bachmann is not abusing me.
Whatever made you think that?
Bachmann is simply doing what Bachmann always does.
Hell, Marvin, out of all the stupidity of late, nobody, and I mean nobody, was stupid enough to transmit an e-mail with full distribution list attached.
Except for one person.
I am surprised nobody has seen why you change your name/persona so often.
Only way to hide.
Trouble is, it doesn’t work.
Bruce Hutter said:
Hi Guys,I though you might be interested in reading this. A friend sent it to me and I was impressed. Piko’s initial offerings in G scale are really nice. I cant wait to see what other goodies they have coming our way. Anyway here is the blurb I came across
"Piko goes East
…and increases the number of employees at home.Piko has started to manufacture in Chashan/China with the opening of
the most modern model train manufacturing plant in the world. By year
end, 400 employees are expected to work at that plant.At the same time, additional staff is required at their home base in
Sonnenberg to handle the growing Garden Railroad production.Noteworthy is the fact that this is all happening at a time when most
of the large model train manufacturers are struggling (Fleischmann,
LGB, Roco) or can only survive with the help of “finance investors”
(Märklin/Trix) .Even more amazing is that this new manufacturing plant is owned and
operated by Piko whereas all other model train manufactures have
outsourced their production to a foreign manufacturing organization
and are thus struggling with quality issues and constantly rising prices.
The Chinese firm “SandaKan”, largest model train manufacturer in the
world, now manufactures for almost all leading model train companies,
including Märklin.Piko now is the only German model train manufacturer with their own
plant in China.This huge new investment was financed by Piko along with their two
“house banks”, the Commerce Bank and the HypoVereinsbank. Piko is the
only major model train manufacturer in the German speaking region that
does not require the support of a “finance investor”Source of this information is Piko. Additional details along with many
photographs will be published in the May edition of Modellbahn
Illustrierte (MBI).
MBI emphasizes that the magazine is NOT available on the net."-Bruce
I guess you could say I was being picky, but what is the difference between being supported by two banks lending you money and a “finance investor”?
Also,to understand how the present owner of Piko “came into the money” it would be worthwhile investigating how the good Doctor came to acquire Piko during the firesale of East Germann assests when the wall came down.
One smart feller is the good Doctor.
Weird eywear notwithstanding.
At least he doesn’t wear wierd hats.
my wife didn’t like it either, but it was all I had that weekend at Tweetsie…maybe this weekend I can have a new pic taken with new hat?