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G'day Gents

After a bit of thought (hard as it maybe), I've added an extra siding to the loco shed, the logic behind this is Edgware is a Junction, so would probably have a small engine shed. I'll have to see if it grows on me !!

manna

G'day Gents. The two tone black gives it's age away, grey 1967/8, almost black 1971. Good thinking about the burnt crops/embankment, I'm slowly 'Greening' up the layout, and a bit is waiting for me to get round to doing it, so a burnt bit of embankment, might look different. I have seen bits of burn...

G'Day Gents

Everybody starts somewhere, and joining this Forum is a step in the right direction.

manna

G'Day Gents You wish is my command, Ex-Pat. :lol: It is a pair of old Airfix kits, glued together, I've had one of them since 1971, the other is even older, maybe 1967/8. I do need to finish it off, I still have all the bit's to do so, but Edgware lost it's engine shed back in something like 1888, w...

G'day Gents Changed track again, thought I'd like to see my Heljan O2 in LNER colours, so out came the paint pots and transfers, couple of days later, when all dry. DSCF4268.JPG DSCF4269.JPG . Also having a old Kitmaster Stirling single tender knocking around, I decided to knock up a running chassis...

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Oh, this will get weathered, the only pictures of them that I have seen them clean, were at the 1925 Centenary at Shildon. The rest of the time, they were filthy.

manna

G'day Gents Sorry about the long lay off, so many family problems, including a dear friends wife's death and a sister-in-law who was at deaths door after a terrible fall, my friend moved in with us, as he was having a job copping with life, the sister-in-law will survive. So what of my goings on, I ...

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I would say they were 'Coke' wagons, the 'X' could mean Internal user.

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G'day Gents

Every Railway, deserves an extension.........

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G'Day Gents

That's a First.

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G'Day Gents

The 'Splay' on the center wheels on the older tender drive, are free wheeling, on small stub axles, they are more for 'show'.

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G'Day Gents

'Scottish Limbo Dancing Champion' In a Kilt

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G'Day Gents I drove for the PO, back in 79/80 (long time ago) and some of the rosters when like this, Drive to London, with a truck full of mail, have a break, (whilst your truck was unloaded and reloaded) Drive back to home depot, in my cast Southend on Sea, (both ways, via a set route) the sooner ...

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Nice sized loft, but how high ??

manna

G'Day Gents

I have heard, that Bachmann is to release another version of the Blue Pullman in reversed blue/grey, 800/900BP later this year, along with the long promised V2, we'll see.

manna