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Looking good. The folded dogbone looks a better solution to creating a longer run than the crossing. Look forward to seeing more progress!

A day out at Derby.

Brilliant, all you need now is a lorry to put it all in

Brilliant, lovely conditions for a steam up. Lovely video

That looks bloody lovely!

Do you still need handrail knobs?

Dan, the maxitrak had an injector and that picked up at 50psi.

I believe one year it was also posted that a thomas the tank version of the lady anne was to become avaliable.

The show is on at elsecar. The yorks group are paying to have the new stage removed from the hall for the weekend so all is as it was last year.

On saturday I had a day on the Statfold. Brilliant day, trains were packed and the sun was out! http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/motioncity301/DSC_2058.jpg http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/motioncity301/DSC_2060.jpg http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/motioncity301/DSC_2062.jpg ...

Looks brilliant steve. Just shows how quickly a railway can spring up.

Why have you used wilko primer ontop of the etch? This would mean you have used, a cellulose based etching primer, An oil based acrylic primer, And then a water based acrylic top coat ( if halfords top coat has been used ) This is why a reaction as occured, wilkos primer is crap. The formula is neve...

I notice you said you could top coat the same day, with etch primer this is not the case. It needs 24 hours drying time to work properly. If you top coat it some of the spirits eascaping from the primer can cause a reaction between the primer and top coat. 24 hours in a warm ventilated room is the b...

Well I can now say, project complete. http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/motioncity301/DSC_2048.jpg http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/motioncity301/DSC_2050.jpg http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/motioncity301/DSC_2051.jpg She is now waiting for her plates to arrive and to complet...

Yesterday after refitting the back head fittings and a quick clean up of the bushes the loco was taken for only it's second hydraulic test in its life, for a loco that is 25 at the end of September that's not many tests :lol: I'm please to say that the hard work has paid off and she was issued with ...

Is it a plastic ball bearing? If so they sometimes can melt in their seat.

Roundhouse do top up bottles.

Well not alot has gotten done, but with the hydrulic test looming I had a session working on the loco. With the saddle tank off for painting and the boiler fittings out, the boiler has had a flush out ready for putting the fittings back in a resealing the boiler. http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...

I have exactly the same plate, It now hangs on the wall. They are copies as said, I got mine for £7 but once painted up looks quite good.

I think Steve Warrington did a copy off of one of these copies a few years back too.

Its an old Salem Steam loco, Greg (Narrow Minded) has one of their battery locos which uses the same cab

sea mine?

A Ford Focus back box?