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PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:41 am    Post subject: Railways at STIA 09.. Reply with quote

Didnt spend as much time up there as I would have liked, Maybey next year!! Here are some pictures anyway!









Finally "Fred" Runs round "Lady Jane" on ians layout Smile



Post up your own rail pics! Id like to see em and not fussed about it being on my thread Smile

Oh and heres a vid Ive done, Some pictures repeated but theres footage too..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIzKfMwf5bQ
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some interesting Mamod conversions there, thanks for the photos.

Takes me back to the early days of the 16mm Association when Mamod Bashing was all the rage  Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You Mean to say its gone out of fashion Laughing

I Have Posted another Video in the Vids Section aswell Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I caught the Double Farlie in steam right at the end - glad I did, very impressive indeed.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The guy took the top off and was explaining to me how he built it how it was geared and the condensing cylinders etc..
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The guy took the top off and was explaining to me how he built it how it was geared and the condensing cylinders etc..


'Condensing cylinders'? Sounds a bit James Wattish!
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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made-in-england wrote:
The guy took the top off and was explaining to me how he built it how it was geared and the condensing cylinders etc..


'Condensing cylinders'? Sounds a bit James Wattish!


Crikey, condensing on tiny osscilating cylinders...didn't think it could be done Shocked WOW
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah he was saying he has made two condensing cylinders (one for each of the working cylinders exhaust i assume) To stop bits of crap flying out the chimney all over the pretty-ness of the loco!

His George england he was telling me used to be an SL3
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