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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:48 pm
by Chris Cairns
Another greta video Pete. Thanks for posting it up.
There is a very interesting 2 locos very close in section - hope this railway does not suffer from R/C glitches!
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:06 pm
by steamyjim
Brilliant video of a brilliant railway Pete!
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:07 pm
by steamyjim
I love Tag Gortons Fowler
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:52 pm
by mhlr
steamyjim wrote:I love Tag Gortons Fowler
SO DO I!!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:19 pm
by ACLR
great video pete
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:24 pm
by Matt
Great video! The fowler looks slightly like the Ratty's 'River Irt' to me.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:29 pm
by laalratty
You think that does, i've seen one of those coal fired Fowlers in green
great vid MHLR
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:32 pm
by Matt
laalratty wrote:You think that does, i've seen one of those coal fired Fowlers in green
great vid MHLR
Really? Got any photos?
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:40 pm
by laalratty
only in a garden rail from last year from an article faturing the Little Angel railway
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:09 pm
by SillyBilly
I know the one you're thinking about, it's like the L&B southern livery is it not?
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:13 pm
by laalratty
Erm, not really, its one of the British style Fowlers that is coal fired and painted green
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:17 pm
by SillyBilly
Oh, I've seen a photo of an a Anglicised Fowler which I think had 'SOUTHERN' on the tender.
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:16 pm
by Endless, Nameless
I'm in that one
curly haired muppet that appears in the tour...
Tag's Fowler is gorgeous, been lucky enough to see/ hear/ smell it in action a couple of times now.
The green one that was in GR is the same as Tag's I think, but, well, dark green!
I think it suits black personally, looks like a proper working loco.
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:17 pm
by Matt
Oh yeah, I read that issue, but that loco was for 45mm track, so it didn't look as good in my opion.
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:24 pm
by Endless, Nameless
Matt wrote:Oh yeah, I read that issue, but that loco was for 45mm track, so it didn't look as good in my opion.
I don't run on 45mm... honest...
I think things look fine on 45mm, especially bigger engines like the Fowlers, but I'm a bit biased. Agree they tend to look better on 32mm though, and british steam engines on LGB track never look quite right, it's too chunky.
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:25 pm
by mhlr
Endless, Nameless wrote:I don't run on 45mm... honest...
I think things look fine on 45mm, especially bigger engines like the Fowlers, but I'm a bit biased. Agree they tend to look better on 32mm though, and british steam engines on LGB track never look quite right, it's too chunky.
I think using Peco Sm45 would look a bit better with 45mm, because its more in scale. LGB stuff looks silly in MY opinion cus of the depth of the rails etc.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:02 am
by Endless, Nameless
I know a couple of people who use peco 45mm- had some myself for a while in fact, still have a set track oval somewhere- it looks miles better than LGB.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:18 pm
by SillyBilly
But is what, double the price? Aslong as you have a tramway or heavily ballasted LGB is good
. I seeing being confident in standing on it a good point aswell.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:49 pm
by Endless, Nameless
Elephant proof
Most of my track is LGB. Admittedly there isn't a lot of it, but as I don't have a permanent layout it gets set up, taken apart, re- arranged, trogged up and down the South West and it copes well with the abuse!
It also appears to be Labrador proof, which is another bonus.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:27 pm
by SillyBilly
Endless, Nameless wrote:It also appears to be Labrador proof, which is another bonus.
Andy needs that protection for his Excelsior
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