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Post by Chris Cairns » Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:48 pm

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!
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Post by steamyjim » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:06 pm

Brilliant video of a brilliant railway Pete!
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Post by steamyjim » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:07 pm

I love Tag Gortons Fowler :shock:
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Post by mhlr » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:52 pm

steamyjim wrote:I love Tag Gortons Fowler :shock:
SO DO I!!!! :lol:
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Post by ACLR » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:19 pm

great video pete
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Post by Matt » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:24 pm

Great video! The fowler looks slightly like the Ratty's 'River Irt' to me.
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Post by laalratty » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:29 pm

You think that does, i've seen one of those coal fired Fowlers in green
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Post by Matt » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:32 pm

laalratty wrote:You think that does, i've seen one of those coal fired Fowlers in green
great vid MHLR
Really? Got any photos?
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Post by laalratty » Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:40 pm

only in a garden rail from last year from an article faturing the Little Angel railway
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Post by SillyBilly » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:09 pm

I know the one you're thinking about, it's like the L&B southern livery is it not?
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Post by laalratty » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:13 pm

Erm, not really, its one of the British style Fowlers that is coal fired and painted green
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Post by SillyBilly » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:17 pm

Oh, I've seen a photo of an a Anglicised Fowler which I think had 'SOUTHERN' on the tender.
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Post by Endless, Nameless » Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:16 pm

I'm in that one :lol: 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.
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Post by Matt » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:17 pm

Oh yeah, I read that issue, but that loco was for 45mm track, so it didn't look as good in my opion.
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Post by Endless, Nameless » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:24 pm

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.
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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.
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Post by mhlr » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:25 pm

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.
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Post by Endless, Nameless » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:02 am

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.
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Post by SillyBilly » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:18 pm

But is what, double the price? Aslong as you have a tramway or heavily ballasted LGB is good :lol: . I seeing being confident in standing on it a good point aswell.
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Post by Endless, Nameless » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:49 pm

Elephant proof :lol:

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.
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Post by SillyBilly » Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:27 pm

Endless, Nameless wrote:It also appears to be Labrador proof, which is another bonus.
Andy needs that protection for his Excelsior :lol: .
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