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| MTA |
The latest addition to the OO stableI part exchanged this against some LGB track:
A beautiful Hornby Railways LB&SCR E2 0-6-0T. Runs really well too, which is a bonus. I for one like it, with the Southern and it's predecessors being my preferred region 8) One question, what year/years was it produced? |
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| Spokesmann |
Nice, judging by the box late 80/early 90s | ||||
| SillyBilly |
I have one of those super little things, I run it with my Q1 & terrier + SR stock! | ||||
| steamyjim |
Very nice MTA! Looks great in brown. Hornby retooled it and made Thomas didnt they 
Now dark blue or brown for my next project hmmmm |
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| Spokesmann |
Thomas is based on a Jinty. | ||||
| steamyjim |
No its an E2 | ||||
| SillyBilly |
NO THOMAS IS A FICTIONAL CHARECTER! | ||||
| Spokesmann |
Aye! SB. But all of The Rev W Awdry's creation were based on some sort of real loco class! |
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| MTA |
Thomas is based on an E2! Found out that this engine was produced between 79 and 82  If you see the black version with Southern lettering, GET IT as they are the rarest and most collectable version 
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| Spokesmann |
Good detective work MTA - Id better stick to Mamod boxes!! 
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| MTA |
You aren't going to believe it, but I have ANOTHER OO engine now  Pictures later on (music starts playing to create suspense) 
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| Spokesmann |
OOh!
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| steamyjim |
Come to think of it, i got 2 more last night.
A class 33 and a Warship. Warships are me favourite deisle locos, i have 2 now. 
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| Spokesmann |
My Bachman Warship D800 class (42) 'Cambrian' 
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| steamyjim |
Why did i call it a Warship  
I mean a Western, sorry
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| Spokesmann |
A lot of difference!
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| steamyjim |
Aye i know sorry.
I like both the westerns and the warships.
I have one in red and one in BR blue now, still want a tan one
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| Spokesmann |
Desert Sand!
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| Spokesmann |
Im a fan of the hydraulics . . .
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| steamyjim |
Aye the hydraulics are nice
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| steamyjim |
Mike do you have the special edition re-realease of the Hornby GWR Lord of the Isles train pack?
Just looking at the pic of the desert sand western, theres something with a similarish smokebox in the bachground
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| Spokesmann |
Sorry Jim I dont! |
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| steamyjim |
Tis a shame that there good models. Ill get a pic of mine up.
Bit basic in terms of detail. But then again its 1960s tooling
They should re-introduce rocket
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| Mamod Collector |
Reading this thread I now realise how much I know about
Trains
Nothing
Keep this thread up guys Im learning lots
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| Spokesmann |
A few other snippets.
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| Mamod Collector |
good photo Mike, whats in the back of the wagon ? And you should postition that guy differently, it looks like he is urinating on the coal
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| Spokesmann |
Coal Mike!
As to what he's doing . . . .mmm, Ill check!
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| steamyjim |
OOOOH a King!
I think the engine i thought was Lord of the Isles behind the Warship was the 14XX I think i need some more GWR locos I would like a King, a Castle, a new Hall (old Hornby, dont run to well), a County, a old 4-4-0 County, a closed cab Pannier, a Flying Banana railcar, a Pannier crane tank (there are plans on the internet), a new 14XX (mines a old airfix one-dont run to well)... and of course a model of a GWR depot to store them all
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| steamyjim |
Heres the link
http://www.tidders.freeserve.co.uk/info-pages/GWR-index.htm |
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| MTA |
Here she is:
Should be starting to construct a little layout next to my PC soon 8) |
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| steamyjim |
What wort of setting?
Industrial, countryside, MPD?? |
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| MTA |
Preserved Railway headquarters with a mainline connection
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| steamyjim |
Aye, so you can run anything
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| MTA |
Precisely 8) Plus having a main shed means no need for a fiddle yard, unless you plan on having a railway on going to and coming from somewhere... |
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| steamyjim |
So it will just be the sheds of the preserved railway
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| MTA |
No. It will be the main station, and the sheds. A bit like the Spa Valley Railway, but more of a demonstration line than a railway in its own right. And without Homebase and the Sainsbury's car park as a backdrop
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| steamyjim |
What like Didcot? Thats more of a demonstration than a railway
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| MTA |
Exactly
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| MTA |
Just ran the E2 and Wimblebury, and I am VERY impressed. Although 'Wimble' as she is now known is rather noisy in terms of the motor. Fair to say though she was running on a rather hard surface... The E2, being an old engine also gave off the usual smell of burning dust
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| avenger |
Good stuff, interesting | ||||
| MTA |
Not again!:
Bachmann Drewry 'O4' Shunter, now christened 'Drew'
and a brakevan to go with a rake of 16T Mineral Wagons I am making to go with my Austerity: 
Sorry about the bluriness, pictures taken inside are not that good... |
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| Spokesmann |
I like those MTA - it probably runs better than my Lima 08! | ||||
| SillyBilly |
Like the 04 |