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Not sure if this will work? https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7945 Both Chris and Mike are still around on the Forum, and this was 2013. - So I would assume any changes have been made? If the Brunel is still slop-eccentric, then you can't reverse it without the 'hand of god'. - Though I ...

As it is a short month, you had better give people an extra day, this year!


Phil.P

C'est bon!

Phil.P

Having been an Independent Newspaper Roundsman, I have looked it up:
It appears to be a quarterly publication, £9.95.

Came out in October, and goes off-sale in March..

Phil.P

I will have to look out for a copy..
Happy to ride on your coat-tails, Peter!


Phil.P

There seemed to be a marked rise in prices for s/h LGB towards the end of last year.. Where as I was seeing items go for perhaps £80-90 they are now going for circa £120.00. This does mean a better 'return on investment' for those I am presently holding, but finding replacements is becoming harder. ...

That looks rather nice! Obviously 'modern' as it has a welded tender (no rivets). I think it would look good pulling the present Caledonian sleeper stock? So, who is clever enough with PhotoShop, to put it into blue/grey, arrows of indecision livery? I only ask, as an exercise, you understand.. Anyo...

Very nice, but it would not fit in the car. - I have actually spent a few minutes checking..

Sensibly, 'a bridge too far' unfortunately..

I even considered enquiring about a man in a van.. But only for a moment.


Phil.P

I'm going to regret this, aren't I?

Roughly, for the sake of working out travelling time, where are you in Dorset?

Phil.P

I too, spotted the shiny floor!

The rest is brilliant..
I have a load of tools, but am afraid to try painting anything..

Phil.P

It does look like the two don't go together..

I wonder if the body is 'new old stock' from a closed-down supplier?

I might bring it to Stoneleigh, and see if anyone recognises it..

Phil.P

The body looks too good to be scratch built by the same person who built(?) the chassis/under frame?

I am wondering if it is a 'commercial' body, which has had different fixings used to try to make it more 'realistic'. - Crosshead screws on a roof look naff, to me.

Phil.P

-steves- wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:57 am What does it look like underneath?

I am not sure anybody is ready for that! - The alignment of parts leaves something to be desired.

Those of a fragile disposition, should look away now!

Certainly enough to provide a little variety.

You do realise, that once you have enough track to play, the building tends to slow down a great deal?


Enjoy your trains!
Phil.P

Eric suddenly realised he had underestimated the lifting capacity required to clear the line..

I think I may have more luck here, than on the other Forum I have posted?

I recently bought this: Does anyone recognise the body / have an idea of where it came from / who makes them?

Many thanks,
Phil.P

Peter,
I spotted AAA and AA rechargeable batteries in the middle of Lidl today..
Not sure if that helps you, or not?

Phil.P

I very much doubt it would have been more than a manually operated gate valve?

Open to the elements, with a risk of freezing, and the potential risk of flooding the area, I don't think it would have used a float-controlled valve.

Phil.P

That stone base is really impressive!
Did it take less time to draw, than it would to have scribed the stonework into foamboard, I wonder?

I keep looking at water tanks (and other railway buildings) but then think it will be better to get some track down first.


Phil.P

So much of a 'rural backwater', it has gone back in time, two years!


Phil.P