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jaysay · 31-10-2010, 09:29

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Sorry John, just spent the afternoon having my sides sewn up.

Explain the phrase 'spare time' to me again?

Spare time, well I come on here in my spare time

jaysay · 31-10-2010, 09:31

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

She doesn't do that in a car, the excitement of a steam engine doing that might prove too much.

Is that why she married a charming slow bouncer like you Ken

Retlaw · 29-10-2012, 19:21

For Less.
Model Railway Show at Bacup.

Less · 30-10-2012, 07:37

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

For Less.
Model Railway Show at Bacup.

Thanks for that I might be able to make it this year, hey Mick, fancy a pint in yet another foreign town?

Mick · 30-10-2012, 07:39

The £8 to get in would buy 2 rounds in the Railway

Less · 30-10-2012, 07:57

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Originally Posted by Mick

The £8 to get in would buy 2 rounds in the Railway

Sorry, yes I understand now, when you tell me you're a railway enthusiast you mean the pub on B'burn Rd, not, Mr Hornbys' excellent models.

Eric · 30-10-2012, 12:38

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Originally Posted by Mick

The £8 to get in would buy 2 rounds in the Railway

O for the days when eight quid would get me hammered for almost a week.

I still have model trains ... altho' I took apart my layout when I last moved. I've got lots of stuff ... all N scale ... I should get back into it after hunting season is over.

I still remember my first train set ... Hornby, Duchess of Athol ... what a beauty

Gordon Booth · 30-10-2012, 13:34

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Originally Posted by Eric

I still remember my first train set ... Hornby, Duchess of Athol ... what a beauty

Eric, my one and only model train set would have been right up your street, you being Canadian.
It was the big gauge('O'?) and it was an American engine with a cow catcher, headlamps and a caboose behind the carriages. Weighed a ton.
The only problem was it was so big that to have a good run he had to build me tracks right through the house and down the back garden so it didn't get played with that often.
Heaven knows where he got it from(not new) in the late 40s, probably a collectors item now.

Eric · 30-10-2012, 14:34

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Eric, my one and only model train set would have been right up your street, you being Canadian.
It was the big gauge('O'?) and it was an American engine with a cow catcher, headlamps and a caboose behind the carriages. Weighed a ton.
The only problem was it was so big that to have a good run he had to build me tracks right through the house and down the back garden so it didn't get played with that often.
Heaven knows where he got it from(not new) in the late 40s, probably a collectors item now.

Sounds like it could be a Lionel ... They are still popular with collectors over here, and some of the early ones are probably worth a lot of money. HO or Double "O" is much more appropriate for smaller areas. N Scale is even better if you have limited space, or if you want to build large complicated layouts that don't take over your house

You can even get Z scale if you want a layout in your desk drawer at work. For those living in a shoe box, there are even smaller scales ... but they are not all that practical or popular.