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| david colley | 24 Apr 2007, 07:07 PM Post #31 |
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Don't want to say i told you so..., but i told you so!
 Lianne is always right. Learned that a long time ago  Looks great Colin, look forward to seeing in the flesh with a nice rake of coaches... |
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"Mister, where does the petrol go?" What do they teach kids in school these days??? Check out the website, Sherwood Forest Railway plug, plug, plug..... | |
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| AJcoulls | 24 Apr 2007, 08:08 PM Post #32 |
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Well you had a go, and hats off to you for that! Set in the scene on the layout, everyone is right, lining ain't necessary, well done, it looks grand. Has anyone tried doing a "Katie" or "Sian", two of the most handsome miniature locos ever IMHO, other than a class 10 Little Giant... |
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| colinpeake | 24 Apr 2007, 10:24 PM Post #33 |
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I know, I know...  But as Anthony has said, I at least tried to line her out! I would love to be able to build either/both Katie and Sian, it remains a far off distant ambition to have models in 7mm scale. I could possibly settle for a static model if my skills never stretch to a working one! Colin |
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| andrew blackwell | 25 Apr 2007, 08:42 AM Post #34 |
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Sian / Katie is a long term plan for me too, but without any good outside framed chassis available, it remains a pipe dream. I'm not up to building chassis. I think a static model would be perhaps a good learning exercise but i'd always build it "hollow" such that it could be retrofit come the day that chassis is found. Having said that, a static may be like torture. You'd be dieing to see it running through the dunes of Shifting sands. same goes for Little Giant, no chassis small enough as far as i know. Andrew Note: I've split of the subsequent discussions about chassis into a new topic, I get the feeling it could run and run! Thanks, Colin |
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| colinpeake | 29 Apr 2007, 09:21 AM Post #35 |
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Bringing this discusson around full circle, the original American outline 2-6-2 has had a winter rebuild, with a new front end, revised injectors, safety valves and whistle, and a new bell. A full repaint of the loco has been undertaken and a new name added: 'Thunderbolt'. Here's a comparison with 'Pandora'.  Colin |
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| MTA | 29 Apr 2007, 10:54 AM Post #36 |
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Juging by the size of the two, can we say Thunderbolt is a scale engine
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"If the fascination engendered by locomotion at the present day is so intense, the attractive powers of locomotion in miniature must of necessity be greater still" W.J. Bassett-Lowke. August 1911 | |
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