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I have had a blessing from above....

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:03 pm
by DolwyddelanLightRail
I cannot actually believe it, my DAD has allowed me to CARRY ON WORK ON MY MAMODs and LET ME LAY OUT TRACK OVERNIGHT so I run my trains the next morning with ice/snow on them!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Pics will come very soon!

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:34 pm
by Dr. Bond of the DVLR
Bravo, your domestic relationships have been restored.#
Look foreard to progress

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:01 pm
by George
wayhayyy :D :thumbright:

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:03 pm
by PCLR
i don't ask i just to it :lol:

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:26 pm
by mhlr
PCLR wrote:i don't ask i just to it  :lol:
same, most of the time :lol:

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:29 pm
by 90733
:D :D :D :D :D :D YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY. U sure its not your christmas presnet lol

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:38 pm
by DolwyddelanLightRail
haha I hope not!!!

I would, but with all the work recently, and the amount of time it takes to lay all of the track, I can't run out, it round a few times and rush back in before their back from shopping (Yet!)

Heres some pics anyway of Britomart in the snow! (With a single piece of track!):

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You can see where the oil still is from Edrig last time!

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This is as far as I got tonight, as it was getting rather dark and I couldn't feel my hands as had been scraping away at the gravel to loosen them up from ice and frost!

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Couple more pics of Brit

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I don't know if anyones noticed, but Britomarts steam dome is missing! :lol: :lol:

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:53 pm
by mhlr
Very nice, the snow covers up the fact its standard gauge track :lol: :D

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:57 pm
by DolwyddelanLightRail
haha, now that Dad has given Edrig back to me, I am now brassoing the dome and everything else, including Britomart as well, because she is going to be ran on tablets tomorrow! and if I have enough, H.G.Butler will as well! :D :D :D

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:00 pm
by PCLR
tablets will wreack the paint and brass work

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:02 pm
by DolwyddelanLightRail
I know it does, but I have no choice, it's either No run or tablets, as the meths burner isn't working well cause the wicks are practically burnt out :roll:

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:22 pm
by DolwyddelanLightRail
and I have just looked outside, AND THERE IS A THIN LAYER OF SNOW!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D x1000
and it's snowing really heavy!!!!!

It's going to be a good xmas eve!

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:25 pm
by Dr. Bond of the DVLR
good luck, I am stuck inside, everything feels horribly stale in our house hold. I just don't feel christmassy.

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:22 am
by DolwyddelanLightRail
Well, I woke up this morning to find.......


.....an inch - 2 inches of snow on the track!, so I'm off cause Edrig and Britomart are being warmed up for the big day and Christmas Specials! (Again!)

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:49 am
by PCLR
sounds great all the snow here is melting

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:50 am
by George
nice pics, and looking forward to more later? :D

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:37 pm
by DolwyddelanLightRail
Heres the first lot of photos!

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Edrig being fired up to clear the snow

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The snow covered tracks

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Finally some steam!

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The pile up of snow at the end of the line!

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Edrig trundling along the line!

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Edrig trying to give some encouragement to Britomart, who failed again!

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a nice display of steam as edrig charges the bank!

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More to come

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:46 pm
by mhlr
The last photo is stunning! And the ones of the valley are too, you could make next years Xmas cards from those! :lol:

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:48 pm
by DolwyddelanLightRail
I've still got another load to come! so hopefully they should be as good!, but you are right, the last one is really good!

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:48 pm
by DolwyddelanLightRail
heres the rest:

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Charging up the bank at quite a high speed and forgetting to chase after it.......

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to show that edrig ran off the end of the track! :roll:

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Carnage! lol

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charging down the bank this time! with a nice display of steam

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another nice one

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SANTA SPECIALS!

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(Has anyone noticed Britomart yet?)

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Charging the bank again, but with out wagons this time, as she would have just slipped too much!

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16MM SNOWMAN!!!!!!

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and seconds after this photo....

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"Oh Sh*t!" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Snowman with eyes and mouth! :lol: :D

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just to prove the scale! :lol:

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(I'm starting to post quite a few pics now!)

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"Oh Sh*t, not again!" :lol:

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Theres something I quite like about this one for some reason!

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Snowman all on his own as the tracks are lifted!


I think this has been the best Christmas Eve so far!!! :D :D :D :D :D

Wouldn't you agree?