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    My first date Took the young lady on a trip to the East Lanks Railway, in my 1970 Avenger, after 7 miles on the road I pulled the cars gear lever right out. She panicked a bit, but out came the spanners and we were soon on our way. It was a great day, and I remember it well, 40145 was superb!. Second date,.......With the same girl, I had been messing with full sized trains during the day, and had a large chunk of a class 40 to get to the Midlands. I discovered that, if I took the front seat out of the Avenger, it would fit in the passenger foot well. So that evening I picked her up, and she immediately headed for the passenger door, and opened it to find a largo rusty lump of a steam heat boiler. After that, introducing her to the toy train part of the hobby was plain sailing, Gary
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    Hi Rather than give up the project all together, would it not be better to sacrifice the prototypical looks of the spoked wheels, In favour of disk wheels.?
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    High noon Oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years' worth Of breakin' my back

    1. Debs.

      Debs.

      Blackmore!

    2. skipepsi

      skipepsi

      Richie Blackmores Rainbow!

    3. sixteen 12by 10s

      sixteen 12by 10s

      Stargazer

       

  4. sixteen 12by 10s

    High noon Oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years' worth Of breakin' my back

  5. sixteen 12by 10s

    High noon Oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years' worth Of breakin' my back

  6. sixteen 12by 10s

    High noon Oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years' worth Of breakin' my back

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    Chee Tor, it inspired me to build at least 2 layouts, and another on the way
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    Information, liquid flux dose not stick plastic, and plastic weld makes your eyes water when you try and solder with it.

    1. steve22

      steve22

      Something about specsavers comes to mind, perhaps...

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    Note to myself, do not use your industrial staple gun, to staple two piece's of three mill ply together, with 10mm staples, while supporting the back with your hand.

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    2. bcnPete

      bcnPete

      :-(

      Nice article on Glenuig in BRM though Gary :-)

    3. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Ow!

    4. sixteen 12by 10s

      sixteen 12by 10s

      thanks Pete, and the bleeding has stopped!

       

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    Watch out for D1015 on the move from Tysley Now! route Booked route: Water Orton, Nuneaton, Northampton, Willesden to OOC via Greenford.

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    Now, without incriminating myself, or anyone else, I shall try and explain. In the days when class 50's freely roamed the south west,they had a large following of haulage bashers. These bashers were notorious, for using “improvised validity” to been on these trains, and the man in the raincoat, took great pleasure, in bringing these people to the attention of the TTI's and BTP, so he got the name.
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    This will be interesting, a character seen lineside around the south west, some of you will instantly recognise the chap on the right, and probably post a one word answer, in capitals. Gary
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    Shot from the cab of 37190 at the Midland Railway Center.
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    "Gunny" Guntripp, there is aid that there was once a factory is the East end, that made Chris Guntripp's, there has to be more than one!
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    Lovely Pete, I actually had 417 on a train to Kyle, it was in January 1989 (think) it was raining, and I had, had a sleepless night on the Glasgow QS overnight to Inverness due to a guard, who was determined to check tickets, at every shack. It was the first one out of Inverness, and I can remember getting to Kyle and heading for the cafe at the top of the station ramp, and demolishing two bacon buttys. Happy days!
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    Hi Pete and Andrew. Pete, I have not got much further, due to the need to find space in the workshop. A few good things have come out of the exercise, Glenuig, now has a home, before it was ether on the work bench, or stood on end on the workshop floor. A major re-org, (and several trips to the tip) means it is now in a safe place and I have found some more space to spare. So with the bench clear the opportunity was there,................. for some DIY :-( Going forward, with the 2mm, the next step, is to draw out the plan on Templot, and then design the base boards. As soon as I have some news I will start a new thread, so keep your eye open. Andrew, the “fish tank” I started building that layout, years before Glenuig, but exhibited it for the first time in April. After it sent me mad at Midland Railex, and I said no more, I have ended up with some more invites!. Gary
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    Hi again sorry about the short reply, here's a bit more detailed post. Pete and Marc, good luck with your EM gauge projects. The best advise I can give, is that if you are new to the gauge, do as little as possible to achieve your aims. Most of my stuff, runs on RTR wheels, just re gauged, with the kit built stock on Jacksons, again just re-gauged. Marc, you started me thinking with your “Wales, Rails, Rain & Steel” and my next venture is to feature drama, moody lighting, thunder, and rain, the location Bridge of Orchy the scale 2mm ish! Here's the first bit, a Farish 37 repainted and the body dropped to reduce the gap between the body and bogies. Gary
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    Hi Mark What a terrific layout this has turned out to be, first class. I was up that way last week, and stood in my favourite spot, at the top of County March, dreaming of what had gone before. Congrats to the invite to Model rail Scotland, I just might pop up for a look. Gary PS i agree with Kevpeo!
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    Hi Pete, and welcome to Rmweb, and I hope you find this forum as inspiring and useful as I have done. Glad you enjoyed the layout at Nottingham, and I am just sorting out my schedule for the next few years. The next firm booking, is Stafford, next year. Gary
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    If you are after a “desperate dan” pie, the Pack Horse” in Bewdley still serve them http://www.littlepackhorse.co.uk/?page=show_menu.php&menu_id=3 Gary
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    Googled

    1. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      Don't let THEM neuralyze you!

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    Back home from Midland Railex, and I have no model railway commitments till January next year...now what shall I do with myself, pencil, paper...

    1. Andy Y

      Andy Y

      Sounds dangerous! :)

    2. bcnPete

      bcnPete

      2mmFS...

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      sixteen 12by 10s

      more like, it sounds expensive!

      and small

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    Had a great day out yesterday, at the SVR “diesel gala”

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    When it first opened, I took a young lady to dinner there, well I was in the mood for splashing out. We where in the place for a minutes, when I found out she was a vegetarian!, the inertia is modelled on an abattoir. A conversation with the bar staff and the girl had an “allotment pie†to eat. Didn't see much of her for some time after that! Gary
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    Mad' O Rourke, sold up to one of the big pub chains, and they didn't “get itâ€, if you can understand where I am coming from. Most of the pubs were sold on, but the Pie Factory (the Dowty Arms to give it its old name) still remains. About 4 years ago, there was and attempt to revive the chain by the opening of two new MoR pubs. The Vine in Wordsley and the Bull in Gornal. At first these two pubs were full every night, but after a year of trading, things started to go wrong. The Vine at Wordsley is the third nearest pub to where I live and that is only a few hundred yards away, after this had been open for 14 months, you could go into the bar on a Saturday night to find that you were on your own. This one, is just about to reopen as a “suppa chippyâ€. Oh one of the originals that is good and is still going, complete with those light snacks called cow pies, is the Pack Horse, in Bewdley. Gary
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