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James
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There was another bloke with Mamods there, he had an SL3 that ran on air, on a track, with a setup so that when it got to the end of the track, the forwards/reverse lever switched over and it went backwards/forwards be itself 
The Lincoln Longwool display (I'm donating a new fleece for the display, the current one is shoddy) 
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"The wealthy and great
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MTA
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| James wrote: | | MTA wrote: | You couldn't have seen me.
I've been at Amberley all day, firing 'Polar Bear' and getting considerably dirty in the process |
Erm yes I did!
I took your pic |
Post it then  I would dare you, but you would post it anyway
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James
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I'm getting to it, hold on
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James
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A Rose's of Gainsborough engine!
One of the worlds first packaging machines. The packing machine was invented and first made here in Gainsborough, hence Rose's chocolates, named after the Gainsborough company who made their packing machines!! This one is for packing tobacco.
A Marshall Roller, used for Gainsborough Trinity FC
Various engines...
WW1 tank made by Fosters of Lincoln
Ruston shunter
"Harriet" the Marshall portable
Robey winding engine from Woodhall Spa.
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James
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Me and David in front of Marshall engine "TeaPot"
David on TeaPot!!
MTA dressed in a Royal Lincolnshire Regiment uniform
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James
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See!!
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MTA
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With my recent haircut, admittedly it does look like me 
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James
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LMFAO I were like  MTA
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Lewis
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James
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He was the right height aswell
Not to rub it in, but it was a really really good day 
Next year lad!!
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Lewis
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James
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Naa lad they're planned up for this year, but it will be about mid may of 2009
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"The wealthy and great
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I eat my own lamb
My chicken and ham
I shear my own fleece and I wear it!" |
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James
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There's an SEL lathe in the top pic BTW Les!
It's Land Rover's 60th birrthday today, and there was an old Series one... which can plough
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"The wealthy and great
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I eat my own lamb
My chicken and ham
I shear my own fleece and I wear it!" |
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Graham-Jilly
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Great pics James looks like you had a great day.
Poor Mark sitting there at the table while your of galavanting
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James
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LOL He enjoyed it, he was playing with the M158, he straightened the crank up and fired it two or three times!
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