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Does anyone have more engines on thier desk than me?

 
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tmuir


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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 1:12 pm    Post subject: Does anyone have more engines on thier desk than me? Reply with quote

I don't think there would be many people who do





It's actually only a temporary thing.
We are having new flooring put in, in the games room, kitchen, informal dining room, formal dining room and front entry. So all my steam engines that were in the games room have come up to live on and around my PC for the duration of the works. I also have another 13 engines on the furniture and floor behind my PC at the moment and yes that is dust on the engines.
Our front entry had tiles taken up and the grout had to be sanded off so even though we covered stuff with sheets there still is dust everywhere and I'm guessing there will be for months to come.
Even my AC stopped working as the filters where clogged solid with cement dust.
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is that a Fleischmann accessory box at the back I can see, if so, what's in it.
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Les Marsh wrote:
Is that a Fleischmann accessory box at the back I can see, if so, what's in it.

Well-spotted Les!
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Les Marsh wrote:
Is that a Fleischmann accessory box at the back I can see, if so, what's in it.


Yes it is.
It was a gift from Manx for helping him get a couple of NZ mobiles.

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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice, and I only have one steam engine on my desk in work.
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

LOL...  I am up to 6 engines, and 7 acessories.  My wife and Mom think i have enough      

What do they know?  
I told them I will hang 'em from the ceiling if I have to!!!
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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LOL...  I am up to 6 engines, and 7 acessories.  My wife and Mom think i have enough      

What do they know?  
I told them I will hang 'em from the ceiling if I have to!!!


What your Wife and Mum or your engines.  
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 10:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dont have engines, but plans and sketches for on and 3 steam related book, plus the parts for the windmill blades.

I know how you feel with the dust, I have sanded the board floors in 3 houses and the last room done I sealed around the door from the out side and inside and then climbed in throught the window to get access, but still there was dust thought the house....
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just cleaned the upstairs AC filter and it was full of dust too but atleast it will work now.
Floor people are coming back tomorrow at 7:30am so its an early rise this Saturday.  
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

was that a lady anne loco? or am i way off....not to confident in the naming/remembering locos...
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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was that a lady anne loco? or am i way off....not to confident in the naming/remembering locos...


Yes it's a Lady Anne.
If your interested here is the thread all about me building it.
http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about711.html
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wooo learning my locos!! How much was it? or was it a scratch build?
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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wooo learning my locos!! How much was it? or was it a scratch build?


It is built from a kit by an English company Roundhouse.
http://roundhouse-eng.com/

You buy it as 3 seperate kits so you can spread the cost.

Including postage but not paint or radio controls it cost me about £800 so is by far my most expensive steam toy.
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thats awesome....800pounds...wow thats like $1700 dollars AU.i wan one!!
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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thats awesome....800pounds...wow thats like $1700 dollars AU.i wan one!!


The only reason I got one was because I sold my car.  
Got a job that provided a company vehicle for personal use and that saves me over $5000 a year so thought I would treat myself to a loco.  

I've been told I'm not allowed another one.  
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