IF ANY ONE HAS ONE OF THESE FOR SALE I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW. I AM AFTER ONE FOR CONVERSION TO A NARROW GUAGE DIESEL BUT HAVE NOT SEEN ON AT ANY SWAP MEETS ETC....
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alan@...
Jun 24, 2001 10:12 pm
Thank you for the redirection. Very new in the game (since the AGM) and having now ploughed through the 190 previous messages highlighting the difficulties...
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Graham Spencer
graham@...
Jun 24, 2001 10:35 pm
Hi Alan Welcome to the slightly insane but very friendly world of 7mm NG! Your question - the answer, I'm afraid, is much like that to "How long is a piece of...
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Alan Rogers
models@...
Jun 24, 2001 10:35 pm
In short, the Peco coaches come out at 3½" and a simple 0-4-0 locomotive at 4" so a loco and two coaches is about 1' long. Hope this helps and, despite being...
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brifayle@...
Jul 19, 2001 1:26 am
Greetings all you lurkers! I have doubled the number of folders in the files by adding another one to my previous! You can see it at: ...
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Alan Rogers
models@...
Jul 19, 2001 8:37 am
Brian That's quite amazing! I have been tempted by a Bachmann Porter because of the good running that everybody raves about but I didn't really want any ...
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Scott Ziebell
scottlax@...
Jul 19, 2001 12:37 pm
Greetings from one of the lurkers, Brian Your Anglo Porter is wonderful. Sort of reminds me of the WD Baldwins with their hybrid look. You have made a very...
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Vince Bradley
vince@...
Jul 19, 2001 1:34 pm
Brian, Enjoyed your re-build very much. A few questions, how is the weight distribution, those Butler parts are very heavy. Having tried to remove lattering...
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Graham Spencer
graham@...
Jul 19, 2001 8:46 pm
Like it, Brian - look forward to the article with all the gory details! Graham...
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Paul Martin
ricketrescue@...
Aug 14, 2001 9:09 pm
Gents, A cock up has ensued. In Narrow Lines 130 the review of my Porter Tender kit has given the address for EDM models as 18 Briar Avenue. Pity I live at 19....
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brifayle@...
Sep 6, 2001 9:32 pm
Greetings Learned Folk! A friend of mine in the UK is trying to write an article on `Gauge O Scales'. `Bully for him' as they might say over there! Now this is...
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Peter Whitehead
steamingherd@...
Sep 11, 2001 7:27 am
Back in May I ordered some 'W' irons from the Assciation shop, and they are still out of stock. Can anybody recommend another source, I would like to finish...
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martin4coombs@...
Sep 11, 2001 4:59 pm
... Try mainlytrains.com email: rm@... Tel: 01984 634543 Fax: 01984 633776 They also advertise in the Modeller, very good service and very...
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Adrian Gray
adrian@...
Sep 11, 2001 7:19 pm
Try your local model shop and ask for W-irons from the MKT components range - that is if they are any good on 'scale' rather than 'toy' trains. This assumes...
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Graham Spencer
graham@...
Sep 18, 2001 4:07 pm
Hi chaps Can anyone point me in the direction of a reasonably accurate GA drawing of a Barclay Class E WT? I've got an S & D kit I've had knocking around for ...
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Graham Spencer
graham@...
Sep 18, 2001 9:16 pm
Forgot to add - I have the small drawing of TR No 6 "Douglas" in Boyd, but it doesn't really do the job I need! Cheers all Graham...
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Paul Martin
ricketrescue@...
Sep 18, 2001 9:26 pm
Graham, If you find a drawing do please share it. I have one of the same loco's sat in a box for the same reason. Paul Martin ... From: Graham Spencer...
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Andrew Young
Pandaman@...
Sep 18, 2001 10:08 pm
There is a drawing of the E class (done by Roy Link I think) in the Plateway Press book on the Calshot & Fawley Railways, can`t remember the exact title etc as...
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simply.chloe
simply.chloe@...
Sep 18, 2001 11:26 pm
Graham, There is a good drawing and a short description in the February 1967 issue of Model Railway News. There are a couple of photos of Douglas on the ...
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Vince Bradley
vince@...
Sep 19, 2001 12:11 pm
Greetings, I am attempting to model the Ashover Light Railway prior to the end of passenger service, approximately 1930. Can somebody shed some light on the...
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Graham Spencer
graham@...
Sep 19, 2001 2:49 pm
Thanks for the info, Andy & Roger; I thought I had all the available TR drawings - just shows how wrong you can be. I'd appreciate your offer of the scan,...
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Kevin Staddon
kstaddon@...
Sep 19, 2001 9:15 pm
Graham, Further to Andrew Young's reply yes there is a drawing in the Plateway book "The Calshot and Fawley Narrow Gauge Railways" Page 51 No 1431 rh side. and...
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Andrew Young
Pandaman@...
Sep 19, 2001 9:40 pm
Vince, Would imagine that the all over colour for the wagons you mention was due to them being covered with dust from the stone. Andy ... From: "Vince Bradley"...
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Mark Palmer
mpalmer@...
Sep 21, 2001 12:37 am
Hello Firstly I think I should introduce myself my name is Mark and I live in the wilds of Durham City!!!!!! although not new to modelling I am very new to 7mm...
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Vince Bradley
vince@...
Sep 21, 2001 11:28 am
Welcome Mark, There are many chassies that are usable in On16.5. You mention US HO in a former life, many of those run well especially Athern and Kato. Are ...
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Mark Palmer
mpalmer@...
Sep 21, 2001 7:38 pm
... HO in ... Are ... News ... expensive ... install ... Hello Thank you for the welcome, I used both athearn and kato I also had lifelike proto 2000 locos but...
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Graham Spencer
graham@...
Sep 22, 2001 5:10 pm
Many thanks to all those who responded to my query about the Class E - I now know a) they were all the same except for the 98 percent that were different, b)...
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Andrew Young
Pandaman@...
Sep 23, 2001 12:17 am
Graham, The Barclay E was the first loco I built in 7mm narrow gauge and found it went together well and makes a pleasing model, although the Mehano chassis as...
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Dave Balcombe
oldgoat@...
Sep 30, 2001 5:24 am
Hello, just a quick intro. Dave Balcombe from London. Insomniac modelmaker (it's almost 6am on a Sunday morning!). After over 30 years as a military modeller,...
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Graham Spencer
graham@...
Oct 3, 2001 3:56 pm
Hi all I'm going to be in Plymouth for a while - anyone recommend any good model shops there? Ta! Graham...
