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Post by angelislington on Jan 3, 2008 23:11:29 GMT
I hear from MRFS42 that our lil 38s (00 size) have arrived, woo hoo! (Although i have to admit, I gushed a bit and told him not to let me near them as they're prolly so cute I'd want to hug them. ;D) He's decided on a layout and we're going to call the station Hobbs End.  I'm sure he'll pop up soon to fill in further details. Suffice it to say that I'm off to the model train fair which conveniently is a) in Canterbury, b) in two weeks' time, and c) has MetroModels displaying 'Abbey Road' there. Yay! |
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Post by mrfs42 on Jan 3, 2008 23:42:59 GMT
Ah, it's true I'm afraid. ;D ;D Decided to spend the money I'd been paid by York Museum 'wisely'  3 x 4 car EFE tube models: 38ts Picc (Uxbridge); 38ts ELL (Whitechapel); 62ts (Central) Epping - Ongar. All double-spudded in one DM per set by Mr. Polley. (excellently rapid service - delivery time a fortnight +/- a day or two, not bad considering most of the world has been celebrating 'The Festival of the Merchants'). I've spent the afternoon taking out the steel springs instead of painting a steam engine (Thursday = boss day off = staff lounge). [1] Layout 'should be' reminiscent of NC in latter days. [1] I did make the time up later. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2008 23:47:55 GMT
Oh wow! Sound like your going to have fun! My little 38 is parked in my station at the mo with its 59 on the other side. They are cute and look great!
Yours unmotored?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2008 23:49:24 GMT
Kewl, I was gutted, week after buying my 59TS model from the musuem shop they started stocking the 38TS ELL! Typical timing!
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Post by mrfs42 on Jan 3, 2008 23:51:55 GMT
No, one DM in each set has two motors (both Tenshodo - hence double-spudding). I can confindently predict some fun on the horizon.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2008 23:54:47 GMT
Hope we get to see some photos soon!
I love my little trains!
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Post by mrfs42 on Jan 4, 2008 0:03:34 GMT
Angelislington is the one with a camera - I borrow hers for quiz photos - however I'm under strict instructions to send her a photo this evening (I've gotta try and make my telling bone talk to the 'pooter) so I'd better arrange the stock and do that now! ;D
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Post by metman on Jan 4, 2008 0:24:13 GMT
I've been building T stock tonight!! My first A60 set should be painted by next week! I do like the EFE trains although the new East London set is in the wrong colour I think? I've see photos of the 38ts on the East London Line in bus red!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2008 4:56:34 GMT
so where did you get them from
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Post by metman on Jan 4, 2008 9:07:06 GMT
Radley Models (they took over the old Harrow models range). www.radleymodels.com/They have loads of stock types F, Q38, R, T, A60/62, Dreadnoughts, 35ts, std ts, EFE etc. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2008 12:46:23 GMT
I love my 62 ongar set I got and it is really nice and will be calling my layout new end with the elstree south station building from metromodels I am looking forward to getting a 38ts from somewhere
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Post by metman on Jan 4, 2008 16:35:21 GMT
MARC models do reasonable prices for EFE 38 and 59 stock trains. They also do C69/77 and (B,C,D,E) H stock!
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Post by mrfs42 on Jan 11, 2008 2:41:07 GMT
An Update: Having spent part of the day painting red and grey lines on one of those steaming engine charioteering kettles and the other part of the day doing more UndergrounD things, I can confess to making my model 62TS filthy. Really filthy too - used genuine muck from some steaming heap from 1865 to give a certain 'depth' to the weathering. I daren't touch the two 38TS - angelislington might disown me...... Well, if you work in a paint shop [1] , you might as well use it. [1] some of the time....... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2008 19:45:13 GMT
I did get a 1962 stock trailer car a few years back that was slightly damaged but instead of fixing it I decided to weather it give it window etching and cover it in graffiti
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3 x 4 car EFE tube models: 38ts Picc (Uxbridge); 38ts ELL (Whitechapel); 62ts (Central) Epping - Ongar.
