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Horsetan
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I have the Crane Tank in my instructions database. If you have an e-mail, I could probably send a PDF. -
I feel faint. For that money, you might as well go out and buy the real thing....
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How MUCH????????
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I'll certainly be taking the better kits with me to the grave - there'll be plenty of time to build 'em down there in Hell, and the heat will mean no soldering iron will be needed.
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Probably just waiting to be assessed for Inheritance Tax purposes
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Thank God for that.
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MRSI Dublin Show 2024 - All New Venue - All in One Hall
Horsetan replied to Blaine's topic in What's On?
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Yes, I'm aware. I had brief contact with Neville last year. It's a glacially-slow process because the business isn't his day job. It's even slower with the Backwoods OO9 loco kits, as there's no visible progress. I did ask if I could buy a copy of the instructions for the Ffestiniog Double Fairlie (I have the kit already), but Neville wasn't willing to do even that, so I'm stuck. I reckon we'll be lucky if any more Backwoods kits of any description return within the next five to ten years, but I don't think we should expect too much.
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That would have been a lovely kit to make if the etches had been publicly available.
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The charismatic preacher business is a lucrative one, especially in American or African Christianity. Although the industry sometimes looks oversubscribed, there's always room for another preacher because "God will provide".....
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Suggest the Pastafarians.
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Sometimes all three combine...
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Yes.
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Maybe if you offer to financially sponsor the work required, he might agree to the 2mm thing?
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....as opposed to goldy or bronzey? I wonder if anyone's considered putting a massive subwoofer under their layout to overcome the tinniness? Would be a gas at shows...
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Another entrant for Charlatan of the Year?
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I have absolutely no complaints. Spares are always useful where the product is a limited run. Currently looking at different types of rivet strip to see if the faulty etch can be rescued....
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I've seen at least one fool around here driving his minibus on "Sovereign Citizen" registration plates. The institutionally-useless Met haven't got around to stopping him yet. Seems to be more of a problem in the US and Australia.
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Probably not. If you're increasing the track gauge by a scale 7½", what does that work out at in 1:450 scale? In a scale that tiny, the emphasis is going to be much more on the surroundings than the trains. I think there'd be a sporting chance of modelling the entire stretch of line between Clontarf Road and Grand Canal Dock, including the junctions NE of Amiens Street, but you'd need to be able to accurately reflect all of that dense inner-city development. Could still end up being a lifetime project to do it all properly.
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....and very good value that Z conversion etch turned out to be, as the first one had mysteriously missing rivet detail. The replacement was perfect, meaning I had two etches for the price of one and a source of spares in case of assembly mistakes. It then turned out Des was out of stock of J15 kits, and he had to wait about five months for supplies of new etches to arrive!
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There's quite a lot of T-gauge insanity on YouTube:
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Yes, although Allen's going to need a fair bit more than that.
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As they used to say in football manager-speak, "that's a big ask". I'd quite like to put away some future etches for the GS&W 400 and 500 class 4-6-0s and tenders, but there have never been good enough drawings available to the standard that Allen would need to plan his artwork. Same goes for the big 3300 gallon tender that no.186 is attached to - that would be a useful one to have as an etch set.
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Doing the wider gauge means you get to see the backs of the splashers instead of seeing them merged into the smokebox or boiler.
