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Ah Lovely, I am becoming a expert on these Locos!

I went to Noojee a while ago and I saw a Photo of one of the Baldwins with a log Bogie Similar to yours. I’ve never been up there, but I gather the local historical society has some photos and the firebox of one of the Baldwins survived scrapping and is on display. Graeme Graeme, I took a photo of ...

Ah ok , is anyone else there on Sunday?

Nice work with the Van Grant, I am at the GSSU on Sunday and I am looking forward to meeting you and talking Steam!

Mitch

Graeme, I went to Noojee a while ago and I saw a Photo of one of the Baldwins with a log Bogie Similar to yours.

Mitch

FWLR wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:14 pm You are going to be busy Mitch..

Indeed I am Rod, although the Number of Bogie Pairs have Dropped back to 6 and Lyns Parts will be ordered soon enough so I have another loco to run!.

Mitch

Nice work Graeme, is this R/C or Manually Controlled?
Mitch

Hey Folks, Sorry for no updates for a while,Life has been Very busy with a Change of Schooling and I am travelling in the US and UK at the moment, Seen Ffestiniog Welsh Highland and Vale of Rheidol in Wales and also seen Leighton Buzzard and Nene Valley with Flying Scotsman. I have some very excitin...

MikeBick wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:28 pm Looking forward to admiring this little loco at GSSU in early November.

Graeme I am lost for words! What a fabulous loco! I will have my Sammie there too and we will have to do a comparison!
I will have to agree Mike , looking forward to meeting up at the GSSU.

Nice job on the coach Mitch..... :thumbright: It's looking good for your Goblin also. Please keep on with your updates, I for one really look forward to them.... Thanks Rod, Its getting there, Looking around for cheap Bachmann Logging Guards vans on Ebay, would be nice to find one cheaper then $40!...

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2019 10:42 am I like the new look Goblin idea, a working loco not a gloss queen!

Thanks tom, Will be doing a little bit of weathering as time goes on
Mitch

Hey Folks, a Little Bit has happened so i thought i might share it with you Guys #1- Goblin Is Finally Getting Rebuilt! After sitting in the queue for over a Year Goblin is Now at the Top of the workshop Queue and Is going to Be rebuilt by Cool Train and I Q4 of this year. Goblin is Due to be Fitted...

Thanks for That, You will be Pleased to see some Mamodfication happening Down Under soon! Goblin is finally at the top of the workshops queue (1 Year Late) for its Rebuild . hopefully will go well on meths pulling my coach around.

Mitch

Hi Mark, Looking great!, what locos do you have on 45mm Gauge?
Mitch

Great to see progress! will be very keen on seeing mamods and the bertie run, are any of your mamods on meths?,if so do you need a meths tank made so you can get a standard run time?
Mitch

Gday Folks a Little Bit has Happened with some Very Exciting Loco News! I have Finally Ordered a Roundhouse Sammie in Maroon with a Pressure Gauge and Crosshead Enhancement Pack to make it look a little bit pretty, and when i was testing the cutting we found that a Unknown Bump had poped up so me an...

Gday Folks, Progress has been Quiet but not dead yet! , Today Me and My Friend Ray connected up the last few bits in the cutting to make up the Circut. I have Figured out a Diesel at long last! a IP engineering Albert that will be converted to battery power with R/C by Melbourne Sparks , at the same...

Want to see that Baldwin with a Passenger train crossing Russell soon! Ah, me too, me too! I've still got a little way to go before the line's completely up to scratch, but I'm hoping that will be later this summer - thanks for the enthusiasm, it helps! Hope you guys over in the UK dont have as hot...

Nice score Graeme, Very reminiscent of the 102/153hp walkers , The Former Healsville and Daylesford branches have a 153 each in operation and daylesford has a 102 which is needing some work done to it.

Mitch

Thanks Andrew , Been looking at your lovely Welsh Highland Line a bit looking Good! Want to see that Baldwin with a Passenger train crossing Russell soon!