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Mike 84C
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I have just bought/won a 1933 Great Southern Railway Rule Book. It is little different from my BR one of the 1960"s! But it was issued to Driver J Canty at Rocksavage Cork in 1933 and he seems t have retained it till 1958, amazing!But under all the aeons of dirt on the covers it seems to be a blue green in colour. I also found a 1935 Tourist and Excursion Fares timetable, fascinating reading and as it states in one add; Pleasure without Restriction! theres a thing!
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Went to the Spalding show on Sunday as a venue it gets better every year so its more crowded every year! But if its of interest to you diesel purchaser"s Cheltenham Model Centre were selling Hornby Railroad Deltics DCC ready and brand new £39.99p I believe thats £10 cheaper than Hattons. Yes I bought one, if I had the cash for two then two I would now possess but he could not get a signal for his cc machine but this is unwired Lincolnshire. C.M.C phone no.01242 523117 & 234644.
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And me please Des
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Beautiful loco,to exhibition standard, I have severe loco envy! Enjoy, as I"m sure you will.
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Thanks for posting Eiretrains now I have a real reason for Brown vans on CIE! that site is quite a find.
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A production line or what! but what a time saving by only cleaning the air brush once, keep "em coming!
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Well done guys the detail is brilliant. For me the tide line on the beach makes the scene. Thanks for sharing.
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Flares,roll neck pullovers and cars that you have not seen in decades!
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Ulster Folk & Transport Museum 2015.
Mike 84C replied to popeye's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
Great photographs, really good colour balance thank you for sharing. Cultra is on my bucket list! -
That is right over my head! vowed never to tweet after Steven Fry announced he had a huge following. better things to do.
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That is a good looking build, very clean and tidy. An etch-primer is a very good idea but try to keep it off any resin parts as I am not sure about a chemical reaction.
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Unless you want or do collect that sort of thing it seems a lot of money. But the condition looks good except for that one coach with no bogies.
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Good work David, your work has reminded me I have a stash of nickle silver sheet that should be turned into something good before it crumbles to dust! Thats how long I have had it.
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I found several photos of Bord na Mona workers and trains carrying peat in my copy of"Father Brown"s trains and Railways" by E.E.O"Donnell. I liked the photos because many of them show people and train crew just going about their business. Some of which I find very moving every time I look at them. Riversuir 226; they are an easy project and I can almost guarantee you will not look at a six-wheel coach in the same light again!
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Excellent work and totally agree with UP6936. Hope I get to see the layout one day at an exhibition. Either side of the Irish Sea !
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Good news that Michael is on the mend.
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Good stuff David, you will be needing an extention? to run all these lovely creations on !!
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The first shot is rather good C25 picking its way through the weeds.
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Its Ace, Keep those pictures coming Pat:tumbsup:rick. If the moderators wish to move my hijack post; fine with me. Mike
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Sorry to hijack the thread Patrick, yes my B2a is based on a bachman B1 bought off flea bay well It is the worst running of my split frame locos and I had been doctoring it up and got better running but for some odd reason the rear driver sometimes climb the rail and she took a dive! there may be a picture here. Mike
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Look forward to your tutorials Patrick, just one point to remember for those contemplating an open top base board. Models do come off the track and they will go down the hole in the open top, only happened to me once, that was yesterday and my GSR B2a plunged 18" onto some shelves below. The shelves won!! and I now have some severe repair work to do. I shall fix some sort of netting to stop this happening again. And yes I do really like the open top concept it"s worked for me for several years. Mike
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I checked the Wiki site,interesting, but what a surprise; a GWR pay check with my old number. When I got made up to a fireman my number became 157. At Banbury you asked for your pay check at the booking on clerks window then presented it to the pay clerk at another special window that was only used for paying out and your cash came in a small tin! How Victorian but rather pleasant counting your cash.
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Wow! I seem to have asked one of" those" sort of questions! Thanks for all the thoughts and opinions; before I do surgurey I shall await Leslies expert! It was the tender section of Locomotives of the GSR that prompted the question, there seem to be tantalizing glimpses of the front bulkhead area but no detail. And having read how parsimonious The GSR was it made me wonder. Mike
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Leslie, I do not know Michael but I feel we have a connection through the brilliant models he makes for you and all of us. His skills inspire others to push their "envelope" and hone their own talents. Please wish him well for his operation I am sure it will be a total success and yes, I will be thinking of him; ageing comes to us all and that means the parts wear out. Kindest Regards Mike
