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Unfortunately my eyesight isn't up to playing around with T gauge!
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>> Unfortunately my eyesight isn't up to playing around with T gauge!
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Probably mine isn't either.
I've got plans for an N guage layout but I've lately started to consider Z. The prices have come down to an affordable level and you can pack a lot into a limited space.
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model railways! pah
Its 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in for me or nothing.
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>> model railways! pah
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>> Its 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in for me or nothing.
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Ha!
I did do a bit of "N" gauge in my younger days, but a visit to the Great Central at Loughborough in 1974 in search of inspiration for a new layout converted me to the real thing.
Any admission of an interest in railways in those days inevitable brought an enquiry as to whether I had a "train set", and if so what scale, to which my stock reply was, "Yes, twelve inch to the foot ".
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Years ago there was a TV advert in which a man walked into a room with a briefcase. He put it on a table, opened it and inside was a small but fully operating Z gauge oval track train set.
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It so happens that my childhood memories have recently been rekindled, as I won a new Hornby trainset, from the maker. OO gauge, so huge by the standards of this thread, but liittl'un and I plan to start building a layout as our winter project. Just need to collect my Flying Scotsman set from mums, where it has lain dormant these 33 years...
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Most of my Hornby stuff worked fine after 25 years of storage in various lofts, a bit of lubrication and dust removal and pretty much everything worked.
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I traded in my Hornby three rail double O set ( complete with royal mail mailcatcher, class 15 diesel, BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T, various passenger and goods rolling stock) for a brand new hornby flying scotsman set for my lad. About 15 years ago now.
Last edited by: Zero on Sat 29 Oct 11 at 22:48
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I had a lot of N gauge stuff in its early days, mainly because I lived not too far from Peco at Seaton. A bit of a shock to find that I sold it all nearly 30 years ago.
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Look what he's got in the background from about 1.10....12 inches to the foot, I think !
I'll stick with me OO layout...eyes won't let me go any smaller. Waiting for the Midland Compound to come out, I've got a kit-built one that needs fettling but I've still got £30 vouchers from the model shop last Christmas. Must have over 60 locos now...must count them one day.....No Southern, though, Spammy !
Ted
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That there Midland compound is a fine looking model for sure:-
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Me, I'm saving, very slowly, for a Beattie Well tank:-
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I love the Beattie. Spam. If I were of a Southern inclination.......with the T9 and some of the recent stuff......
I won't be buying that Compound, to good for me, and too costly. Hornby are due to bring out a re-hash of the old model in the 'basics' range..about £60. I've got one reserved at Waltons of Altrincham. I've got a GEM white metal one and also one of the 999 class..same appearance but only 2 cylinders, built for the Settle and Carlisle.
I can only recollect ever seeing one Southern loco, we holidayed by LMS, tube then LTSR to Westcliffe.on Sea. I think it was on Hungerford Bridge (??), where a footpath crosses the Thames by the railway. Probably about 1953, It was the Schools class ' Christ's Hospital '
Last model bought was the LNER ROD 2-8-0 last Chrimbo. A lovely runner it is as well !
Ted
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Even the 'basics' range are better detailed and better runners than the top notch models from 15 years ago in my experience.
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Hats off to this rail modeller - spamcan61
