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Oddly ebough, our dog never bothered with the railway - never went on it, left it alone - except once................ ./myff/1657446/2008nat12.jpg ..................... but he never touched it, just followed it very gently............ My dog usually don't give the railway any thought but when I hav...

IrishPeter:91360 wrote:I have three Westies myself, so I am familiar with their track side anticks.  Looking forward to the blooper reel!  What's the little chap's name?

Peter in AZ

The destroyer of worlds
Or just Alfie if you like

I have spent the weekend working on clearing the part of my garden that is destined for a large man shed and railway. It now transpires that the sort of 'flatish' bit is not as flatish as I thought. The ground falls away at a rate of about 18 inches per 5 foot, I could work out a percentage but it ...

Could've been interesting if the dog had peed on the camera...................... Nice video! well I have footage of him knocking the camera, getting struck from behind by trains, barking at whistles and literally chasing Ace mamod baldwin around in a circle while also running from the engine bloop...

Had a load of people round for a steamup, it was windy and cold but the chimenia and my supply of tea and bacon sarnies kept us warm. <object width="800" height="625"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/serOx8ws-Ng&showsearch=0&rel=0&fs=1&autoplay=0&ap...

Got a headache trying to watch that, why it so jerky?

Pauly, they posted the photo of the original prototype (not the production version) that I posted on here recently. Then a James Chantry posted this comment on 27 Sep 2013 Apparently I have a pre-production one, bought from a chap in Birmingham who used to work at the factory. It has a hole drilled...

What was your Harry Rocket comment?

I use modeltown figures, they need painting but their reasonably priced and have some character

Did that museum ever get back to you?

I could not find the eBay IP Jane you have been discussing last night, but that is because the listing was ended early by the seller. It is my understanding, which David Hippey could confirm, that these flared and rivet detailed smokebox's were originally cast for the Brandbright Jane, which of cou...

Part of me says "leave Billy alone!" but part thinks she would like a trailing axle. I can't decide. Since it's an English engine, I can't pass up the opportunity to ask some real English people what they think.  :P I really like the Billy loco from Roundhouse though I agree there seems t...

JSYK Anything Narrow Gauge has a second hand IP Jane, Marroon, 45mm listed on their site at £295

A very trustworthy and reputable source, Iv bought many engines from them

Bandit:90870 wrote:Can I use these locos on 45mm track ?
I'm a "45mm guy" if you see what I mean...

You can't re gauge them but their available in either 45 or 32 you just need to specify when you order

There is a light green one on Ebay now. Don't forget Mamod Ltd's grey MK2 which is a cracker too.. There's something off about that loco, it seems to have a mis-match of bits like instead of an ip regulator it has a PPS regulator and the green doesn't match on the cab ect Also I bought an engine of...

Thats an early IP Engineering Jane with what look like PPS wheels

its still available these days as the much improved Roy Wood Models Janet

Iv had a tube for well over a year but haven't ran into a problem that requires it yet.

I spend a lot of time on the: Mamod and other steam forum: primarily a steam toy forum but with a strong group of garden railway enthusiasts with lots of fascinating projects and very quirky steam loco builds posted regularly.

I bought one from American eBay, it was cheaper than buying one here even with postage. RC is a must, without it they are virtually uncontrollable. You can buy a good little kit to convert it. I did this and have full and very fine control of it. It is just about possible to get it all in the cab. ...

JMORG:90619 wrote:I haven't actually seen many George's/Mildred's around in all honesty. Shame really, they look great (a mini Lady Anne with a katie back)!

On the contrary Iv heard they have sold reasonably well but I haven't seen many around either