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Bufferstop wrote:Steam Punk stabilisers

That really made me LOL!


Thanks guys, that's a good amount for me to go on.

Please help me out with a project I'm putting together (non-model related), what, in your opinion are the most bizarre looking engines to appear in the UK?
Electric, steam, diesel, whatever, just let me know please.


cheers

whats the best way of getting old wheels out / new ones in? Gentle force with the fingers? Or is there a better way?

I've picked up a "muddy and red-faced" Thomas the tank engine off fleabay, I got it because I've never seen it before and now, doing a google search shows up nothing about it but I think it may be from a set, is it rare? limited edition? Can anyone tell me more about it?

Lots of posts - haven't read them all so I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet but on almost all forums (unless a modification) is put in place then the search engine spiders will artificially bump up post counts just by spidering a site, they also make forums look busier than they really ar...

I couldn't care less if my hogwarts castle is seen on the same layout as my flying scotsman

Pete wrote:Hi Alex

You can get some nice effects by taking the lettering back with a fibre glass pen, and adding washes, as below:



Pete

I like them, very realistic!

whynot wrote:"....and to this end I am equally pleased to announce that I will continue to assist and support Hornby as they require for at least 12 months after I leave."

Easy to read the conditions between the lines of that arrangement.

yes, I thought that too

alex3410 wrote:even if it was wouldn't get very far some of the wheels are flat on mine

two of mine have toe-in!

First issue was in local newsagents today - Mallard £2.99 will take some photos at lunch if i get time but put it this way you get what you pay for :lol: ideal for a bit of weathering or painting experience yes, I picked up one today, a bit disappointing really. not bad for £2.99 but I'll not be ge...

Tsk!, I only mentioned the SSR as an example of a fantasy layout and wanted to hear of any other fantasy layouts done. I don't expect THIS!

Don't rise to it Rogue, sadly, some people only seem to be able to maintain their own sense of self-worth by putting others down. I for example have refrained from commenting on one particular thread, as i believe the ego of the said individual would take quite a knock. :wink: Chris P don't get ya ...

anyway, are there many "fantasy" layouts or is that not normally something seen?

as for the other , how in reality would you lose a loco ??? there were probably cases of those kept at the bottom of a yard for spares etc , but completely forgotten ??? even an 0-6-0 jinty is hardly loseable I was thinking more along the lines of a loco parked in some remote sidings and forgotten ...

I've been reading up on this and it's pretty fascinating stuff (real or not!) but it had me wondering, has anyone modelled this fantasy scenario? are there any other fantasy model layouts done (I don't mean a imagined GWR line or whatever but,) and surely this MUST have been done, Harry Potter or so...