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| Manxman |
BusyBodiesHow's this for fast service. These figures cost quite a lot but they are loads of fun and I think are going to look just right. And, yes, I even got my very own Fred. 
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| James |
Woooooow
Fred Dibnah! What a legend!!!!!! I want the one where he has a pint of Guinness in his hand! |
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| CCairns |
Love the 'Fred' BusyBody, at least he is not smoking like your other characters. As James says 'where's his pint?'.
Chris Cairns. |
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| Sandman |
Jeez that's a great Fred model.
Just captures the man. Marvelous.
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| Manxman |
Ah, I should have done Fred with this engine. A Steam4fun Mamod TE1a.
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| MTA |
I think I may just have to get some of these 'Busybody' figures. I might even commision one of me  It would look great on my Wilesco Roller.
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| steamyjim |
Look great!
What about Victor 
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| SillyBilly |
Love 'em! Just wish I could afford some, meh, I'll have to try and make my own!
Would it  !
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| Rob |
look good, where could i get one from?
Rob |
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| Mamodman123 |
A good likeness for the late great! |
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| MTA |
http://www.robbennett.org/
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| Stitch |
Manx, anything looks good on an Auld engine
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| Rob |
ah thanks simon, i'll have a look.
Rob |
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| Manxman |
I have to agree. My Auld is just so much a toy. I love the red end cap and it seems the perfect model to go with toy steam figures.
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| Rob |
huh, thats realy neat how they can make ones to look like you, i might get some for my railway.
Rob |
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| tmuir |
They look great Manx.
I am just waiting on an email back with some photos so I can choose one of the figures for my Roundhouse Loco. Love the Fred one. |
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| Manxman |
Thanks Tony. It's another purchase I'm making you responsible for. Busy Bodies also make an interesting kit of a trailer. I'm just thinking if I could justify getting myself one as an early Christmas present.
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| Cranko |
Good one Manx , they really look the part
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| tmuir |
Good idea, blame someone thousands of kilometres away so you wife can't blame you.
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| Rob |
does anyone know where i can get one of these engines from? it is taken from the busy bodies site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37806495@N00/1918668612/ cheers Rob |
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| tmuir |
No sorry, never seen that before.
Why don't you email Busy Bodies and ask them. |
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| CCairns |
Hi Rob,
Looks very like the IP Engineering Lister Loco - see here http://www.ipengineering.co.uk/page40.html Chris Cairns. |
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| Rob |
thanks, the lister sounds pretty good for the price, i think i now have the theme for my garden railway, a welsh slate quary.
cheers Rob |
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| SillyBilly |
They won't haul many mamod waggons, becuase they're not too powerful. Dinorwic Quarry had one but, there wasn't many slate quarrys which had Listers. My friend owns one, so when he takes it to railways I get a go. |
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| steamyjim |
Isnt there one at the FR that has a steam engine fitted to the Lister chassis??? I think you showed me a pic on MSN once will
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| MTA |
I think we have 2-3 Lister Autotrucks at Amberley. They are very nice, and at next year's gala we are trying to get as many Lister's together as possible!! A couple of years ago we had 5 of them together hauling the Groudle Glen set
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| SillyBilly |
No, that is another contraption owned by my friend who has a Lister. It's in Blaenau Ffestiniog. It wouldn't be allowed on Ffestiniog tracks, it's not even HMRI approved! |
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| bessytractor |
those figures are excellent! I might have to get one for Bessy! | ||
| steamyjim |
I've had one of me and my grandad commisioned for my locos. Should be getting them soon
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| Manxman |
I'm looking forward to the results. Don't forget to post a pic.
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| steamyjim |
Ill take a pics of them, then put them away for crimbo presents
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| steamyjim |
We spent a most enjoyable afternoon pi**ing about with bits of wood, sticks and Mamod locos to get the poses right Gave up in the end and just got our faces and said mount it into the Mamod loco on your website
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| bessytractor |
I just noticed the 1/8th scale ones posed on 70045's (ex-GCR loco) footplate! Will get one for Midge lol. | ||
| Cranko |
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