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About John Schaub
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Expertise
I can answer most anything on: Scenery, Structures, Lighting, Historical Content, Concept and Design. My area of expertise northeastern modeling. Transitional era (steam to diesel) and up and including modern eras. I can not answer questions about wiring or other related electronics issues.

Experience
Model railroader since 1967. Full-time professional model railroad scenery consultant since 1994.

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Publications
pending

Education/Credentials
New York Institute of Technology. Self-taught model railroader.

Awards and Honors
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Past/Present Clients
Garden City Hotel, Garden City, NY. Willis Hobbies, Mineola, NY. Queens Historical Society, Flushing, NY. Bayside Historical Society, Bayside, NY. Numerous residential clinets.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  John Schaub 
In Category  Model Railroads

SubjectDate Asked

O gauge oil refinery10/29/2009
  Q: Where can I find already assembled oil storage tanks, and the necessary piping, fittings, shut off ...
  A: Jack, Unfortunately, nothing is readily available on the market. Here's a few options for you. 1- ...
Carlisle7710/10/2009
  Q: I've been looking on and off for years if you know Carlisle 77 i've found the right john schaub. ...
  A: If you are talking about the car swap meet in PA who could not forget the '64 El Camino in tow. I'm ...
HO Passenger Car Lighting9/15/2009
  Q: I have three IHC Hobby HO Passenger Cars. Each car has 2-trucks with three pairs of plastic wheels ...
  A: William, If you want to work with conventional track power for lighting. Contact a hobby dealer ...
HO Passenger Car Lighting9/14/2009
  Q: I have three IHC Hobby HO Passenger Cars. Each car has 2-trucks with three pairs of plastic wheels ...
  A: You might consider low voltage LED bulbs via a micro-switch and battery power. Saves time on a lot ...
1880 + railroad8/12/2009
  Q: My son is very much into the Lonesome Dove TV Series that aired in the 90's and was set in the ...
  A: Yes, there's plenty of 1800's era locomotives, passenger and freight cars out in the marketplace. ...
best way to sell HO scale loco. and tender7/30/2009
  Q: I am hoping to sell a Rivarossi 4-6-2 Crescent Ltd steam locomotove and tender (HO scale). It also ...
  A: Anita, e-Bay is the best way to sell this engine. I would suggest a series of at least three views ...
HO/OO Scale Platform to Track Measurement7/21/2009
  Q: I am wanting to lay a length of parallel track so that I may place a 3inch wide island platform in ...
  A: Greetings Bob A first alternative is to purchase an NMRA clearance gauge. For HO/OO scale. A common ...
General value question6/17/2009
  Q: My fiance and I are in the process of buying a house that has two HUGE train rooms. The owner passed ...
  A: Roni, Thanks. I will need lots of photos. Can you tell me the width of the track. Please measure it ...
block wiring5/21/2009
  Q: I am wanting a SIMPLE explanation of how to run two lionel trains on one loop where one waits and ...
  A: Patrick, Without getting involved with electronic relays, there is no simple way to do this on a ...
Louis Marx Model Electric Train3/27/2009
  Q: I have a vintage Louis Marx Model Electric train still in original box. The date on the box is 1958 ...
  A: In a yellow box with black ink? Go to eBay auctions. Type in Marx Trains. Add to search list the ...
small trains3/8/2009
  Q: I have some small train pieces and would like to find out a little on them but have searched the ...
  A: The Life-Like model trains, are they HO or N scale? Most of these were mass produced and sold to ...

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