luke_stevens Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 6 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: Ok, hands up everyone who thoughts "Jaws!" when they saw that photo... 🤚🤚🤚 just me, then.... 🙄😳🙂 My first thought was "Feed Me!" which is close enough... "We're gonna need a bigger layout..." Luke 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 On 24/12/2022 at 15:57, Al. said: And finally couple up to the DF11. You are a better modeller than I am and a braver person as well. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) One extremely unusual piece of rolling stock I have always wanted to feature prominently at exhibitions has been the Bachmann 32 axle D38 transformer wagon .................. But it's a big beast and has proved to be a bit of a nightmare keeping it on the track what with tight clearances etc. In fact, despite various 'tweaks' it has usually failed the "100% reliability" test and has spent 99.9% of its time at exhibitions stuck in a fiddle yard road - or in its box! So. I was amused to see that similar things happen on the real railway too - Slovenia yesterday! Edited January 13, 2023 by TEAMYAKIMA 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Ah yes - "There's a Prototype for Everything" is the phrase you are looking for. 🙂👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveNCB7754 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 10 hours ago, TEAMYAKIMA said: Inspector: "You've derailed your transporter wagon!" Driver: "No, its just resting" Steve N 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 I am lucky, in that my wife usually buys me railway stuff for Christmas. This year she asked me what I wanted and I pointed out a new book - volume 5 in a series called "LOCOMOTIVES OF CHINA". And she got me a copy - in fact she got me TWO copies - one from her, and one from her son and his wife!! In November she bought a copy on behalf of my son-in-law having totally forgotten that she had bought a copy of exactly the same book for her to give me on Xmas day back in June when I first mentioned it. The publisher wouldn't take either back as both were over his 28 days returns policy and so one of the copies is up on ebay now if anyone is interested. Here is a screenshot from the publisher's website .... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 12/01/2023 at 09:18, TEAMYAKIMA said: I think Slovenia Railways were incredibly lucky: 20m to the left and it would have gone in the drink! Luke 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 Look what's coming soon! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Some info on XK2 class that Paul has just got. http://www.railography.co.uk/info/cn_steam/profiles/xk2.htm 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted January 17, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2023 Does anyone know what the "XK" stands for ? I know (assume) that the X and the K will be the first letters (in PinYin) of the two syllables making up the Chinese name. Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, SHMD said: Does anyone know what the "XK" stands for ? I know (assume) that the X and the K will be the first letters (in PinYin) of the two syllables making up the Chinese name. Kev. You want to check a copy of "Peter Clarke: Locomotives in China". Needless to say I can't find my copy at the moment... https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/LOCOMOTIVES-CHINA-CLARK-PETER-ROUNDHOUSE-PRESS/20667751417/bd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Closer... http://www.railography.co.uk/info/pages/numbering.htm 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjenderby Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Is it the Rivarossi? Here's my attempt at conversion. Cheers Mark nihao87.wordpress.com 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, mjenderby said: Is it the Rivarossi? Yes, it's the Rivarossi Italian version. No real conversion work done (yet?). Has just been repainted (by Peter Morgan) to hide the original livery and the wheels now red. Will get the buffer beams painted red too. Edited January 18, 2023 by TEAMYAKIMA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 The inspiration of my layout has always been the 15 photography trips I took to photograph 'real' steam in action. Now a new 'photo line' has appeared - 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 20 hours ago, luke_stevens said: You want to check a copy of "Peter Clarke: Locomotives in China". Needless to say I can't find my copy at the moment... Found my copy, but it doesn't explain about the XK2 class. It talks about the Japanese scheme, and how some of the classes get the designations but not the XK's. All the XK classes ae 0-6-0 shunters so I guess it si something to do with their function rather than a patriotic statement... Luke 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted January 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2023 Hope this little detail can be included! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 18/01/2023 at 20:43, PhilH said: Hope this little detail can be included! I'm sure we could get some etched bikes and could just drop the in place without Paul noticing! Luke 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 18/01/2023 at 20:43, PhilH said: Hope this little detail can be included! Or maybe like this ..... Jiamusi shed in 1996 from memory. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 And for the next exhibition every loco will be adorned with bicycles! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted January 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 15/01/2023 at 16:14, TEAMYAKIMA said: I am lucky, in that my wife usually buys me railway stuff for Christmas. This year she asked me what I wanted and I pointed out a new book - volume 5 in a series called "LOCOMOTIVES OF CHINA". And she got me a copy - in fact she got me TWO copies - one from her, and one from her son and his wife!! In November she bought a copy on behalf of my son-in-law having totally forgotten that she had bought a copy of exactly the same book for her to give me on Xmas day back in June when I first mentioned it. The publisher wouldn't take either back as both were over his 28 days returns policy and so one of the copies is up on ebay now if anyone is interested. Here is a screenshot from the publisher's website .... Glad we're not the only ones accidentally double-buying books... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Bikes - Artitec https://www.artitecshop.com/en/sport-bikes-23494130.html https://www.langleymodels.co.uk/awd1/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=8015&search=bike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john new Posted January 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 16/01/2023 at 16:19, luke_stevens said: I think Slovenia Railways were incredibly lucky: 20m to the left and it would have gone in the drink! Luke At least one of the end cabs (left side in the photo) is in the water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted January 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2023 37 minutes ago, luke_stevens said: Bikes - Artitec https://www.artitecshop.com/en/sport-bikes-23494130.html https://www.langleymodels.co.uk/awd1/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=8015&search=bike Branchlines has some suitable etched pushbikes. I have a few packs somewhere in store. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_stevens Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 51 minutes ago, john new said: At least one of the end cabs (left side in the photo) is in the water. I hadn't spotted that! But I'm sure the transformer would have been more difficult to rescue! Luke 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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