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Expert Profile: Rem Heck

Expertise: Model Railroading. I'm sorry I can't help with valuations, Lionel/Flyer or specific DCC systems technical questions. I can help with any modeling technique, most two rail wiring questions, and principles of DCC. I'm best at true scale and realistic finishing techniques and consider "museum quality" to be an excellent standard. I consider "rivet counting" to be excessive and counter-productive to the enjoyment of the hobby.
I have personally modeled HO scale for 50 years. I have done work both personally and professionally in other other scales and gauges to include N, HOn3, O (true scale), On30 and G. I operated my own model manufacturing business from 1991 thru 2006 when my wife, Linda, took over because my motor control deteriorated to the point that I could no longer do the fine work personally. I still help with kit design and manufacturing.

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Prestige Points: 1894
Knowledge	9.82 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.90 Best of the best
Timeliness	10.0 Best of the best
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Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		15
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		229

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	08/10/08
9	9	10	10	02/19/08
10	10	10	10	01/23/08
10	10	10	10	01/19/08
10	10	10	10	01/05/08

User Comments

Rem, Thank you very very much. I had just purchased a lot of HO scale and was going to start setting up the layout in September. I would have make
(Chuck on 08/10/08)

Thanks for the prompt reply. I ended up talking to a hobby retailer that I know and he told me how to fix the problem. But, you were right on about
(Bill on 02/19/08)

Thank you very much. Very helpful.
(Robert on 01/23/08)

Thanks for the quick response. I think I figured it out. After ohming all my switches, I found that two of my switches is in the closed position whe
(Craig on 01/05/08)

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Recent Answers from Rem Heck

2008-10-01 Rivarossi 4-6-2: Hi, Gunnar! Microscale Decals might have a production set of decals you could use. Barring that you might check with Ron at Rail Graphics Decals about a custom set. Precision Scale and Grandt Line...

2008-09-18 g scale buildings: Hi, Shari! I would suggest going online to: www.walthers.com and clicking on 'shop" along the top bar. When a dialog box comes up use the pull-down to select "structures" and the next pull-down to...

2008-09-04 lionel 6-1381 o scale: Well, Newt, this is where we start running out of my knowledge of Lionel. But traditionally, Lionel has always been powered by AC instead of DC like most other model trains. That means that like your...

2008-09-03 lionel 6-1381 o scale: Hi, Newt! I'm not a technical expert on Lionel, but to the best of my recollection, there is a clip that can be put on just about any piece of track that has three binding posts with thumb screws on...

2008-09-02 what are the usual dimensions: Hi, Cesar! There's no easy answer to your question because so many people model different eras and gauges (the spacing between the rails -- not the scale). I prefer to work from the 1940's and earlier...