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CCairns
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As we've posted above, Millie's slow running will improve with the running in process, and allow you to pull those tippers at a prototypical speed. I trust the damage is easily repaired.
Are the couplings on the tippers at a compatible height to your centre buffer coupling on the Millie, or do you need to use a longer piece of chain to stop the first wagon being pulled up?
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OH thats a real shame pauly! those wagons are my favortie on your line 
Hope you have better luck next time!
Can you tell me where you got your bridge from?
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pauly
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| CCairns wrote: | As we've posted above, Millie's slow running will improve with the running in process, and allow you to pull those tippers at a prototypical speed. I trust the damage is easily repaired.
Are the couplings on the tippers at a compatible height to your centre buffer coupling on the Millie, or do you need to use a longer piece of chain to stop the first wagon being pulled up? |
the chains long enough 
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pauly
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| made-in-england wrote: | OH thats a real shame pauly! those wagons are my favortie on your line
Hope you have better luck next time!
Can you tell me where you got your bridge from? |
its an LGB toy train bridge I bought years ago.
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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! |
I'm going for both
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alan2525
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Have you got a fairly robust wagon that you can put a block of something in it to try to keep the loco in check, enough to get a reasonably slow run, so it runs on the straights but maybe binds up a bit on the corners to slow it a little.
Shame to see the damage done to those little tippers :S |
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pauly
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yes I usually run it with 2 LGB coaches that slow it down but I thought Id give the tippers a try.
and dont worry they are back together now.
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Iv veen expecting it from day 1 and today it finally happened, dog damage 
Iv been thinking about an extension 
a bit of practical planning
then of course I gave millie a run
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Minor1PJG
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Fantastic. It looks better and better in every pic!!
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| pauly wrote: | I've been thinking about an extension
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You could certain think about adding a goods yard to the layout, somewhere to unload all that slate and transport it off to somewhere else.
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Pauly's parents watch out! That inner-grass space is being filled.  |
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| Nick wrote: | | Pauly's parents watch out! That inner-grass space is being filled. |
We all saw that one happening...there's going to be a little more ballast everyday and a little less grass! Soon it'll have a whole scale version of a slate quarry in there! |
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pauly
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| Les Marsh wrote: | | pauly wrote: | I've been thinking about an extension
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You could certain think about adding a goods yard to the layout, somewhere to unload all that slate and transport it off to somewhere else.
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Ill be adding 1 when we get the pond built
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 11:06 am Post subject: |
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| how about a shed? if you have a few locos you could make a round house? |
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