Reconstruction of the upper loop of the ANLR

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Post by laalratty » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:09 pm

Have i not already told you, mid December-with a special guest appearance from SLRmidge's left over fireworks. :twisted:
"What the hell is that?"
"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."

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Post by SillyBilly » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:15 pm

Will this include the proven method involving Baguleys, Mamod wagons and string?
Or out of the ventilation shaft???? :) :D :twisted:

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Post by laalratty » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:27 pm

no these are absolutely huge disply rockets, as in instructions say stand 25m back, so they will be launched off the field (there will then be a mad dash to see who can claim the rocket sticks first)
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"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."

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Post by SillyBilly » Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:47 pm

The ones I had in the wagons said 25m!

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Post by mhlr » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:29 pm

SillyBilly wrote:The ones I had in the wagons said 25m!
more like 25mm :sign5:
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Post by MoelygestLR » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:12 pm

SillyBilly wrote:The ones I had in the wagons said 25m!
Maybe they ment 25m for a 16mm person?
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Post by SillyBilly » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:16 pm

Aah possibly, but Paul you can vouch for me that it said 25m, and then when it went off it turned out that us running 10m was worthless apart from to not set the light off!

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Post by MoelygestLR » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:23 pm

SillyBilly wrote:Aah possibly, but Paul you can vouch for me that it said 25m, and then when it went off it turned out that us running 10m was worthless apart from to not set the light off!
true. I was jus scared of falling over the wall or being so tired from working on the FR before that when i lit it i wouldn't be able to get back up! :shock:
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Post by ptlrcecil » Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:30 pm

laalratty wrote:no these are absolutely huge disply rockets, as in instructions say stand 25m back, so they will be launched off the field (there will then be a mad dash to see who can claim the rocket sticks first)
Can we strap bluebottle to one?
And then rush to claim the matchwood it leaves behind.
http://www.freewebs.com/pinetreelightrailway/index.

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Its a Mamod it does that.

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Post by laalratty » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:42 pm

A year on, and finally the last track laying for this project is done. The incline is now actually conected to the rest of the ANLR!

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2 "as new" mamod points were brought by dad, one replaced the old Hornby tinplate one which was rapidly rusting away. The other was joined to the lines off the incline, then the whole lot was connected up using scraps of peco track that dad scrounched off various Morecambe members :lol:

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The upper loop one year on, notice the large amounts of crushed slate, and the area planted up. Now I just need to get in incline into working state again, as i'm afraid it hasn't seen use since January... :roll:
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"It's a model icebreaker sir."
"It's a bit big isn't it?"
"It's a full scale model sir....."

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Post by mhlr » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:51 pm

laalratty wrote:Now I just need to get in incline into working state again, as i'm afraid it hasn't seen use since January... :roll:
Economic decline in the credit crunch ;) :lol:
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Post by ptlrcecil » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:08 pm

Nah the one guy who knew how to operate it called in sick. For a year.
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