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Excellent.You're welcome to post some photos of it on here for us mere mortals to salivate over it.It looks the business to me.I'm sure,no I know , the US army would have used the Kingsbridge branch in the run up to D Day.

Ok, here goes, my most recent British armour (to keep it a little bit on topic):

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The uncropped photo of my avatar (The tracks are the leftovers of my German Marklin layout)

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Comet, same regiment, but in 1945. A modified and detailed Matchbox kit.

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front view

 

 

just to pass the time until the weekend. :yes:

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Excellent.You're welcome to post some photos of it on here for us mere mortals to salivate over it.It looks the business to me.I'm sure,no I know , the US army would have used the Kingsbridge branch in the run up to D Day.

Rob,perhaps a three year step back in history is needed and a visit from General Eisenhower will give you the perfect excuse to build Comet's VIP Saloon and a Super Saloon.The Super Saloon could also be used in your planned "Ocean Liner" train.

 

On the other hand a cheaper alternative might be to obtain a "Montgomery" figure and have him standing on the platform at Brent after buying a day return from Kingsbridge because he was bored walking round Kingsbridge every day.

 

Only joking but, as I'm sure you will already be aware, there are a few pages - pp98-101 in "The Kingsbridge Branch" (Ken Williams and Dermot Reynolds OPC)

giving details of some very interesting workings in April and May 1944, with LMS coaches featuring and Monty's LNER 7 coach rake, not to mention some interesting mixed trains.

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Ok, here goes, my most recent British armour (to keep it a little bit on topic):

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The uncropped photo of my avatar (The tracks are the leftovers of my German Marklin layout)

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Top view

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Comet, same regiment, but in 1945. A modified and detailed Matchbox kit.

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front view

 

 

just to pass the time until the weekend. :yes:

 

 

Fantastic work there T & A

 

 

Rob,perhaps a three year step back in history is needed and a visit from General Eisenhower will give you the perfect excuse to build Comet's VIP Saloon and a Super Saloon.The Super Saloon could also be used in your planned "Ocean Liner" train.

 

On the other hand a cheaper alternative might be to obtain a "Montgomery" figure and have him standing on the platform at Brent after buying a day return from Kingsbridge because he was bored walking round Kingsbridge every day.

 

Only joking but, as I'm sure you will already be aware, there are a few pages - pp98-101 in "The Kingsbridge Branch" (Ken Williams and Dermot Reynolds OPC)

giving details of some very interesting workings in April and May 1944, with LMS coaches featuring and Monty's LNER 7 coach rake, not to mention some interesting mixed trains.

 

 

Yes I know and had looked at those super saloons before but then remembered how hard those centenaries were I built. ;)

 

 

Why are we waiting........?

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Because I'm a tease and some of us have to work you know. :jester:

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Rob it's only words unless SWMBO belts you with the frying pan, I got it in the neck today for spending 30 quid in the Railway Shop she sulked all the way home it was great as she didn't say another word till I made her a cup of coffee when we got in she muttered something,  I'm now laying low in the office/modelling room hoping she will cook some dining or I will be pressing the button on the ding box later. :drag:

S*d the ding box, I'd be off out for a proper dinner (Star or no Star)

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or you could ask T&A nicely to put some coach bogie's under some army tanks them you could call them Little Bertha and Little Bert as you do like naming things.

 

Might I introduce Dora:

 

 

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She will make quite an impression on the old ladies...

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Are you single by any chance Mike  :O

No, and Mrs Stationmaster is an expert in the culinary art but sometimes she simply doesn't feel like coking so we go out to eat, and if she doesn't feel like eating either I might go out on my own or with the offspring (in the verrrrrrry faint hope that the latter will pay.

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We might have platform clearance problems at Brent with that beastie.

 

There's a photo of that in the Pack Horse Inn going through Brent aimed at Trago Mills Stover! :D

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There's a photo of that in the Pack Horse Inn going through Brent aimed at Trago Mills Stover! :D

 

The Finching sisters would be well impressed with it's girth.What you got against TM Mark as it's a good day out for the family there. ;)

 

1350 tonnes

 

It would definitely strike my overbridge.

 

Heres a link to one built from that kit of T & A 's.  http://www.amazon.com/Hobby-Boss-Railway-Vehicle-Building/dp/B0040QD2SM

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The Finching sisters would be well impressed with it's girth.What you got against TM Mark as it's a good day out for the family there. ;)

 

I think the Finching sisters would say 'Size isn't everything-it's what you can do with it!' :D

 

I wonder what the recoil was like on Dora?

 

Nothing against Trago Robin-although that building is a bit of an eyesore.  Saying that I've had some bargains from there in my time. ;)

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

 

For the benefit of 'Trains and Armour' here's a photo link to Trago Stover:

 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Trago+Mills+Stover&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=snNhUtCyGOaJ0AXq34HYDQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=475#facrc=_&imgdii=k7jX_S84V3Y9CM%3A%3BFt9buf-scE_DhM%3Bk7jX_S84V3Y9CM%3A&imgrc=k7jX_S84V3Y9CM%3A%3BHIyf_UbEd9izbM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%252F2095%252F5820391694_0298c9ed8d.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.what-to-do.org%252Fattractions%252Findex.php%253Fattraction%253D3631%3B500%3B375

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Oh, I've just got what a 'ding box' is. I thought it was a yoofanisoom..................

 

I wonder what the recoil was like on Dora?  Ooooops there's another one......... :mail: 

 

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We might have platform clearance problems at Brent with that beastie.

It would definitely strike my overbridge.

 

Continental loading gauge....

 

 

Hmmm, yes, quite an interesting architectural style.... 

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