Finally, Santa turned up!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:33 pm

I got my xmas pressie finally!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay! Its a maroon R/C Edrig (as you will have heard!) and it looks like this:

I have fitted PTLR's spex and chuff pipe, and will steam him later this evening!!! Oh, I moved the pressure gauge too!

PS This photo is off my webcam, it does not do the engine justice at all! It's a beauty!

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:23 pm

Great pics

! I can't wait to get mine.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:26 pm

Fantastic to see your engine at last! But have Accucraft started fitting their engines with chopper couplings?

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:38 pm

Beutiful engine Pete!

Can't wait to get one

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:07 pm

laalratty wrote:But have Accucraft started fitting their engines with chopper couplings?

Yep, mine has one! The centre buffer looks a tad small for my liking.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:19 pm

Aye it is a tad small, the buffer locking can be horrendous when propelling!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:27 pm

I just ran it, I have some pics, but will upload tomorra. WOW!!! My first 'proper' expirience of a 'proper' 16mm loco! She was smelly for the first few mins, but he ran wonderfully after that!

Yeah, Accucraft must have started fitting them as standard, I will remove the hooks on them until I get some 3 link couplings.

Pics tomorra (my birthday - I wonder if I will get any 16mm?)

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:32 am

Lovely engine pete
im sure you will have years of fun with it

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:07 pm

Heres the pics I promised! And a short vid... I wish I were in da garden... dam Cornish!

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:14 pm

Great to see your engine running,

but those chopper couplings can be annoying!

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:20 pm

Great to see your loco running, and I like it in red,. Should come up really nice if you intend lining it out.

Also nice to see someone is stuck for space running locos. I currently run my locos around the kitchen, but this has got somewhat out of hand as I've just won some more stationary engines off ebay (making up for lost time after my tour to SE Asia last year) and I've got too many boxes around the place!

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:29 pm

Good video. I'm going to try and get a red Edrig too when on the Isle of man, but I'd be happy with a green one.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:40 pm

CCairns, it must be difficult without space. I infact have about a acre of garden, but am currently in the process ofbuilding my line, so for now, I have to run it the cellar

. Its not as good inside with these live steamers, very smelly!

Cheers for comments lads, I will probs line him out soon, and change the choppers on it.

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:34 pm

I actually have a back garden, but as it was a new built house you had to pay extra for them to lay a poor garden.

So I started laying some more paving stones, and then started laying the concrete foundations for a raised floorbed which would enclose my Garden Railway.

However a change of life priorities, etc. has put that on hold until the weather gets better, and despite finishing off 2 sides of my garden fence, the 3rd side has just had 2 panels blown out in the gales (I think my neighbours think it is my responsibilty but in fact it was actually poorly fitted by the previous owner). So something else to do when winter is over.

Whilst not up to date here is an idea of what lay ahead (most of the tall weeds have now been cropped).

I have sealed a large portion of my garage floor, but again I do not like leaving my nearly new car sitting out in the bad weather for long, so I've only had one run with a Hornby Rocket in there so far.

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:08 pm

Chris looks like a bit of a jungle there mate maybe you should ask james to lend you one of his sheep

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:30 pm

fit ur trains with strimmers!!!

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:35 am

great video and pics im realy jealouse now

grumpfuttock · Post by **grumpfuttock** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:19 am

It certainly sounds good too

Well worth waiting for ! Thank you for sharing the video and pics. It will be interesting to see what that garden looks like in a couple of years time. I wish you fine weather for 2008.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:50 am

cheers mate! I will make a larger movie when I have a more exiting track!!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:57 pm

I just contradicted that!

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