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pauly · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject:

new buffer has arrived from roundhouse so I could run millie in reverse.

heres some pics of the run.

the whole point of the line has been a method of atmosphere.

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Nick · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject:

I love the still-shots of the run.

The angle you take the pictures from, makes it seem realistic.

bessytractor · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject:

I think I'm going to buy me a bag of ballast and get my track out there

what size chippings did you use?
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pauly · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject:

10 mm lime chippings mate.

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bessytractor · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

your a star I'll get a bag of it this weekend
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made-in-england · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject:

LOL

Im looking at a wickham tram now as i cant afford a lister kit!

Are you going for the Up and Down matt or the round and round!

Some of our parents wont let SOME people have much choice te he he!
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pauly · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject:

I wouldnt get that wickham kit if I was you because the cardboard roof is almost impossible to bend without creating a big crease.

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pauly · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject:

made-in-england · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject:

DOH!

LOL so many people have told me different things about those kits!

Could you suggest a nice starter Loco??
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pauly · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject:

the ip lucy was my first loco and I strongley recommend it to anyone starting a railway as they are easy to build and paint being a bolt together design.

but if its something cheaper that you want then a lollypop tram is perfect.
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CCairns · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject:

made-in-england · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject:

Well its between these two now!!

The ONLY reason i can see me going with the Tram over the railcar is that it is cheaper thus i will have a bit of cash to spend on some stock and a bit of track!!

Hows your Lollypop coming?? Pauly?
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pauly · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

its still in pieces

just gave millie another run this time with the tippers but just as it had completed its first circuit the middle wagon jumped off the track just before going over the bridge and as I ran to catch and stop it the train pulled the wagons kicking and screaming around the layout while they through bits and pieces of them shelves around and when I at last managed to stop it all but 1 wagon had escaped unscathed as you can see they have self-destructed and it took ages to find the parts again.

after I had removed and repaired the tippers millie finished its run pulling some flats back and forth.

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Les · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject:

Do the tippers need some weight added to help keep them on the track??
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pauly · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

no they where full of slate.

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