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    Hornby B1

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    My T9 had a bit of pipe loose in the box when it arrived. Minor repair but annoying. Another difficult one is the dynamos on the Hawksworths, very flimsy fitting but nothing a bit of superglue won't cure. On Bachmann my Super D the smokebox door wasn't too clever, but again a fairly easy job to fix.
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    The ZKV is a 27T Iron Ore Tippler. There were 1000 of these built and they were often used for stone traffic, and finally for spoil. They didn't have holes cut in like the 16T wagons for spoil use as they were much stronger
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    The brass woodscrews are probably the most valuable part of it
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    Daughter:- Are you playing trains? Grandson (22 Months old):- No, I running railway.

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    2. A1X

      A1X

      classic

       

    3. NGT6 1315

      NGT6 1315

      That's the spirit! :-)

    4. Kelly

      Kelly

      how sweet!

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    Metal wheels arrived - could be a lot of plastic ones on Ebay next week.

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    Looks more like a Crab to me.
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    If they had The RMweb Mods running ebay they would lock him out for ranting.
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    The drill bit fairy strikes again. Used it on Friday, Saturday, couldn't find it on Sunday. Just mysteriously turned up today.

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    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Dublo-00-Gauge10Ton-Fruit-D-Passenger-Van-2-3Rail-/130647179576?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item1e6b2dc138 Another bit of fag-lighter weathering.
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    Another artist who can weather, renumber and photograph both sides without getting it out of the box. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AWESOME-Bachmann-IVATT-CLASS-4-DETAILED-RENUMBERED-WEATHERED-/200708860217?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item2ebb2e2939
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    Unless my eyes are tricking me or it's a strange camera angle, that chassis looks a bit short. Granted it does have wheels, buffers and couplings.
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    Flatpacking - 136 pieces for an IKEA bathroom cabinet. How many in an average wagon kit?

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    2. 46444

      46444

      Don't tell bcnpete. There'll be a layout in it before you can say Lack shelf! :-)

    3. beast66606

      beast66606

      You've told him 3 times now !

    4. 46444

      46444

      Whoops! Deleted!

       

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    Planned to tidy the allotment today. Still, never mind, kitchen painted and 3 vans weathered so far.

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    Think at 22 months old Grandson is showing Midland tendencies. Put two small engines on front of Brio train and shouted "Double Heading".

    1. RedgateModels

      RedgateModels

      learning well your young padawan is

    2. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Either that OR he is GWR west of Exeter fan.

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    Why is it that in the throne room there always seems to be a bit of skirting board you can't paint without putting your head in the bowl?

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    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      Far too much info. Can you paint it whilst using said throne ? - on second thoughts, don't answer.

    3. BoD

      BoD

      And when you have finished painting you will be flushed with success

    4. Tony_S

      Tony_S

      or completely round the bend.

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    Thought that was Bill Clinton quote
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    An interesting bit of paper is the log of the crime at BTP. http://www.railwaysa.../BTP_GTR001.pdf This qoutes the "Glove and Battery" method given in evidence at the trial
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    Don't forget to put some Banbury Cakes in the Coffee Shop
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    Haven't watched the documentary yet, but besides the GPO insiders it was alledged at the time that there was one or more railway insider involved. The gang had to be able to stop the train and have time to get the bags off without suspicion being aroused until it had been an unusually long time in section. I was told in the 1960s that suspicion was also thrown on staff working on the modernisation of the line, but nothing came of this as far as I am aware.
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    Your artistry never ceases to amaze.
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    At Birmingham these had Westerns at the end of the Kings in 1962, then went over to virtually all 47s around 1964.
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    When i worked around Crewe in the late 1960s there was a regular Warship working in the afternoon on a NW-SW service.
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    It was about 1966 when I last put one on using a hand drill, at Water Orton West.
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    Not so fond memories of drilling through rails for those with a hand ratchet.
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    Quite a lot lasted into 1960 (I think about 125) but only 7 made it into 1963.
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