Llanbourne North Wales in the 80s.

[P.C.M]

My Aunt Ethel, god bless her, was coming to stay with us in North Wales and was directed by a railman to her train in the days when there was a service starting from Stalybridge. It was a doodlebug-nodding donkey-call it what you will and she thought it must be a mistake as it didn't look like the kind of train she imagined would take her on a longish journey. After some reassurance she settled down at the front and started knitting. The trains set off for North Wales and I leave the 'picture' to your imagination as stitch after stitch was dropped and my poor aunt struggled to hold back language she was perfectly aware of but had rarely used since the air raids....

Hi Larry,

They were used on some long distant services which I don't think they were suitable for but that's progress I guess.

Hopefully I can get mine running a bit better, I will have to run a loco hauled train until then.

 

Cheers Peter.

[beast66606]

Hi Dave,

Did you do anything with the motors I think someone does a remoter kit Iight look into that.

 

Cheers Peter.

 

Hi Peter,

 

No, they still have the originals. They've been slowed down with programming of the decoder, but other than that nothing.

 

signal box

[P.C.M]

Thanks Dave,

I have been out to the garage tonight and

Played about with the driving wheels, there is less side movement in them now and it seems a bit better.

 

Cheers Peter .

[P.C.M]

It's been a while since an update but I have been getting thins done, lack of laptop has made it harder to post but I found the time to load some pics onto the wife's laptop.

 

first up I have weathered up a Marina, my dad owed a few of these and later an Ital which I learnt to drive in.

 

My two Hornby powered Lima 101s have now been chipped and run really well after having no luck with Gaugemaster decoders I was advised to fit Hornby ones which seem to have worked.

 

08695 has also been fitted with a Zimo sound chip and sugar cube speaker in the nose, it sounds pretty good.

 

I have also been working on a tunnel mouth for the new senic section useing wills stone sheets.

 

A couple of low level shots taken with the phone.

 

Cheers Peter.

[SRman]

That Marina captures the look of one on its last legs very well indeed, Peter. All it needs now is a piano dropped on it!!  ;-)

 

I'll be very interested in hearing that Clayton too.

 

Lovely modelling, as always, Peter. Keep up the brilliant work.

[bcnPete]

Nice work Peter

 

Particularly like the weathering on that Marina...

 

And of course, the blue stuff

[MRDBLUE17]

Hi Peter,

 

Very nice photos, the weathering on the marina is excellent. I like the low shots too the 20's look great from track level.

 

All the best

Mark

[P.C.M]

That Marina captures the look of one on its last legs very well indeed, Peter. All it needs now is a piano dropped on it!! ;-)

I'll be very interested in hearing that Clayton too.

 

Lovely modelling, as always, Peter. Keep up the brilliant work.

 

Thanks Jeff ,

You better put your glasses on though, that's a zero in front of the 8 :0) . You might still want to hear it though I will bring it to the next meeting. I have a biffo chip in my class 33 too though I think there is a new improved version coming out.

 

Cheers Peter.

[P.C.M]

 

Nice work Peter

 

Particularly like the weathering on that Marina...

 

And of course, the blue stuff [/quote

 

Thanks Pete,

From memory most marina's were getting pretty tatty by the mid 80s I know my dads was.

 

Cheer Peter.

[P.C.M]

Hi Peter,

 

Very nice photos, the weathering on the marina is excellent. I like the low shots too the 20's look great from track level.

 

All the best

Mark

Thanks Mark,

I quite like the track level shots, they were taken with my phone.

 

Cheers Peter.

[bcnPete]

From memory most marina's were getting pretty tatty by the mid 80s I know my dads was.

 

It just dawned on me that one of the guys i used to go to college with had a Marina in exactly that colour...so that's why it struck a chord...although his scrubbed up a little better once through the car wash...

Edited May 28, 2013 by bcnPete

[RBE]

That marina is lovely. What about adding the wing mirrors to really finish it off!!

 

Cav

[SRman]

Thanks Jeff ,

You better put your glasses on though, that's a zero in front of the 8 :0) . You might still want to hear it though I will bring it to the next meeting. I have a biffo chip in my class 33 too though I think there is a new improved version coming out.

 

Cheers Peter.

 

Ooops! I wondered about the Clayton!! Still, I haven't heard an 08 with sound 'in the flesh' yet either.

 

Coincidentally, I have just ordered a class 33 biffo decoder from DC Kits. That will give me four 33s with sound from three different suppliers.

[P.C.M]

That marina is lovely. What about adding the wing mirrors to really finish it off!!

 

Cav

Thanks Cav,

I have done some wing mirrors on a Capri and a couple of Escorts but that's it so far, Marinas and some of my other older cars need the older round type does anyone do an etch?

 

Cheers Peter.

Edited May 29, 2013 by P.C.M

[P.C.M]

Ooops! I wondered about the Clayton!! Still, I haven't heard an 08 with sound 'in the flesh' yet either.

 

Coincidentally, I have just ordered a class 33 biffo decoder from DC Kits. That will give me four 33s with sound from three different suppliers.

No worries Jeff,

I am pretty happy with my class 33, I just need to work out how to turn the volume down a bit

 

Cheers Peter.

[Physicsman]

Hi Peter.

 

Your photos in post #2057 really struck a chord with me. I learned to drive in my grandad's Marina - which was "Sandglow" - the colour of your model. My dad had 3 Marinas from 1972 - 1984. The 1980 model had a superb 1800 engine, but the bodywork was rubbish.

 

Keep the photos coming!

 

Jeff

[P.C.M]

Hi Peter.

 

Your photos in post #2057 really struck a chord with me. I learned to drive in my grandad's Marina - which was "Sandglow" - the colour of your model. My dad had 3 Marinas from 1972 - 1984. The 1980 model had a superb 1800 engine, but the bodywork was rubbish.

 

Keep the photos coming!

 

Jeff

Thanks Jeff,

My dad only had the 1300s i did borrow friends coupe with the 1800 twin carb motor, as you say it went quite well, stopping was a different story.

 

Cheers Peter.

[Oldddudders]

Thanks Jeff,

My dad only had the 1300s i did borrow friends coupe with the 1800 twin carb motor, as you say it went quite well, stopping was a different story.

 

Cheers Peter.

ISTR that when Car & Car Conversions magazine took a Marina Coupe TC to Snetterton, they said on corners it looked like a pregnant elephant on ballet shoes.

[SRman]

No worries Jeff,

I am pretty happy with my class 33, I just need to work out how to turn the volume down a bit

 

Cheers Peter.

 

CV63 controls the master volume on ESU decoders. If it is a v4 chip then volume can go between 0 and 192; if a v3.5 volume goes between 0 and 64.

[Arnington]

Hi Peter,

 

I echo the comments on the Marina it looks superb. My dad also had one when i was young and all i remember was how it broke down constantly and how hot the vinyl on the seats would get if you parked it in the sun for to long!

 

Cheers

 

Arnie

[P.C.M]

CV63 controls the master volume on ESU decoders. If it is a v4 chip then volume can go between 0 and 192; if a v3.5 volume goes between 0 and 64.

Thanks Jeff,

It was at 192 so I lowered to 100 much better now.

 

Cheers Peter.

[P.C.M]

Hi Peter,

 

I echo the comments on the Marina it looks superb. My dad also had one when i was young and all i remember was how it broke down constantly and how hot the vinyl on the seats would get if you parked it in the sun for to long!

 

Cheers

 

Arnie

Thanks Arnie,

That brings back some memories, hot vinyl seats and we had a Labrador sharing the back seat with us. No air con back then either

 

Cheers Peter.

Edited May 30, 2013 by P.C.M

[lmsforever]

Agree with all the Marina comments I drove one for a short time and regreted it ,every pothole caused bouncing and rolling plus it did break down regularily .The model looks good and a good addition to the layout.

[Natalie]

It's been a while since an update but I have been getting thins done, lack of laptop has made it harder to post but I found the time to load some pics onto the wife's laptop.

 

first up I have weathered up a Marina, my dad owed a few of these and later an Ital which I learnt to drive in.

 

 

I had a coupe version of the Marina in the same colour as shown. It was very useful for me as I had just got my first signalling job working at Hinckley- which was an LNWR type 4 box. Think Mr45144 was with me when it got written off in wet weather.

[P.C.M]

A couple more taken with the phone the other day.

 

Cheers Peter.