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Photo Call! 2mm Layouts Out and About at Exhibitions
Pyewipe Jct replied to Pixie's topic in 2mm Finescale
I found myself in York for a couple of weeks back in November & visited the NRM to pay my respects to this old stager - not the easiest thing to photograph, but hopefully you get the idea 🙂- 511 replies
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I'm from Lincoln, but to be honest, I've not noticed that before & have no definitive answer to your question, I'm afraid. I will say though that the level crossing you can just see in the foreground was a major choke-point between rail traffic, road traffic & pedestrians, and had been since the railway was first built in the 19th century (it's alleviated a little now that the High Street has been pedestrianised, but still causes a lot of frustration for pedestrians). It may be that that particular arrangement was to allow a terminating DMU on platform 6 (on the right) to pull forward & then reverse across the crossover to head back to the depot without having to close the gates to road traffic. I Honestly don't know if this was a 'thing', so purely supposition on my part. Kevin
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class 08 shunter prototype photos
Pyewipe Jct replied to big jim's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
As DOCJACOB said, I believe it was bought by the city council when it was withdrawn & 'plinthed' to represent the end of an era for Lincoln's railways (station pilots/shunter allocation, not sure which). Here it is towards the end of its working life (1987/1988) sat in its usual home in what used to be Platform 3...- 956 replies
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class 08 shunter prototype photos
Pyewipe Jct replied to big jim's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Not the best photo, but here it is in its 'stuffed & mounted' phase. -
Only just catching up on things RMweb, so a bit late to the party (and I apologise if I'm completely missing a joke here), but the sills of a car are meant to be load bearing, so a glued-on bit of thin brass (or fibreglass) simply isn't going to do the job, I'm afraid. What you need as a minimum is a similarly profiled piece of steel seam-welded over the hole - myself, I'd cut the rot out & joggle the edges so the repair piece fits flush to make the repair as neat as possible. Incidentally, the textured coating is stone-chip - that needs to be stripped off in the area of the repair (it catches fire when you're welding, don't ask how I know...) and a new coat painting on afterwards before the top-coat.
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Bachmann announce Narrow Gauge range led by Baldwin 4-6-0T
Pyewipe Jct replied to Andy Y's topic in Bachmann
Mine tripped on the brink & fell over head-first! It didn't help going to Tracks to the Trenches 2018 the other weekend & travelling behind 778 either... -
Bachmann announce Narrow Gauge range led by Baldwin 4-6-0T
Pyewipe Jct replied to Andy Y's topic in Bachmann
My credit card wishes you hadn't noticed that... -
The Bridge at Remagen - N Gauge Rhine Crossing in 1944.
Pyewipe Jct replied to Al.'s topic in Layout topics
The Resistance were busy overnight, obviously... -
If its only destination is destined to be the bin, then I'll happily send a few quid your way & give it a new home - I could do with a Class 24 body to apply a few modifications to...
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Both a little late and a little off-topic, but the perennial car in the garage is a Riley One-Point-Five, I believe (from the position of the boot badge & the shape of the numberplate light cowl) - a Mark I, I suspect, from the rear lights. They were definitely available in a couple of shades of light blue - I have a full set of leather interior in said shade languishing in my shed, 'just in case'... It might well be this colour, shown in the 1957 brochure (possibly Florentine Blue, although that's just off the top of my head!) Cheers to Dave for a wonderful thread, and a (belated) Merry Xmas & Happy New Year to one & all!
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My sign was used as a tray for mugs of tea when we were digging between the platforms in 1987 & using the old station building as a tea-hut (before we moved across the road & colonised the old octagonal keeper's cabin for the same purpose). Seemed a shame to leave it when we moved out...
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Very sad to see another childhood icon gone, but it sounds like he's suffered in recent years, so a welcome release most likely