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What's lurking in the dark corners of your past ?

bgman

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So......started rummaging through some boxes this afternoon and forgot about this one.

Originally started back in 1994! because there was a distinct lack of Broad Gauge Rover loco's in the shops Ha ha ( no surprises there) .

I accept there are mistakes but it was an exercise in trying to scratch build.

Comments welcome.

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What's in the dark corners of your past ?

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bgman
It would be good to see these models in their finished state

 

Thank you,

I've got a host of ideas and models lurking in the railway room, one pair of hands, a head like a swirling dervisher and lots of coins flipped into the air!!

 

Having now taken early retirement ( wahoo!) I just want to play trains, so, some track is slowly going down and trying to get my head into gear.

 

Soooo many things to do! But very happy.

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Going back 30 years or more, I built a K's Milestones kit of a Gooch 'Rover', purely to sit in a display cabinet. 

 

Like you, I have so many ideas swirling around and one is to get it running but, I think it will have to wait a while - I have people to paint, buildings to finish, a narrow gauge (009) railway to re-furbish, in addition to loads of non-railway interests.  Retirement can be a very busy time :)

 

Mike

 

It's true what I keep being told, "where did you find the time to work?" And "how are you enjoying retirement?", to which my standard answer is " it's like a warm duvet, I just pull it up and enjoy the comfortable feeling!".

 

Whilst living near Banbury many years ago I had the hair brained idea to make a model of Banbury Station with the overall roof al la Brunel, plans drawn etc then life took over.

 

I met the late Jim Russell whilst doing a survey of his photographers studio and the scene was set (what great mine of information as an ex GWR man).

Also paid a visit to Keysers factory on the outskirts of town and bought the Rover along with their Aberdare kit. Happy days.

 

Roll the film forward and moved to Devon 23 years ago still wanting to model a Rover in working condition. It ain't easy if you use the K's kit there are so many variables, including the original castings, so if you intend to motorise it I suggest keeping the loco free of any mechanics and motorise the tender. I used Kay Butlers tender drive (IKB) and found it to be the best answer which I think is still available through the BGS.

 

Sorry to ramble on but might be of some use if you intend to do as a future project.

 

Grahame

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