I have had a blessing from above....

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:03 pm

I cannot actually believe it, my DAD has allowed me to CARRY ON WORK ON MY MAMODs and LET ME LAY OUT TRACK OVERNIGHT so I run my trains the next morning with ice/snow on them!!!

Pics will come very soon!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:34 pm

Bravo, your domestic relationships have been restored.#
Look foreard to progress

George · Post by **George** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:01 pm

wayhayyy

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:03 pm

i don't ask i just to it

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:26 pm

PCLR wrote:i don't ask i just to it :lol:

same, most of the time

90733 · Post by **90733** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:29 pm

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY. U sure its not your christmas presnet lol

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:38 pm

haha I hope not!!!

I would, but with all the work recently, and the amount of time it takes to lay all of the track, I can't run out, it round a few times and rush back in before their back from shopping (Yet!)

Heres some pics anyway of Britomart in the snow! (With a single piece of track!):

You can see where the oil still is from Edrig last time!

This is as far as I got tonight, as it was getting rather dark and I couldn't feel my hands as had been scraping away at the gravel to loosen them up from ice and frost!

Couple more pics of Brit

I don't know if anyones noticed, but Britomarts steam dome is missing!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:53 pm

Very nice, the snow covers up the fact its standard gauge track

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:57 pm

haha, now that Dad has given Edrig back to me, I am now brassoing the dome and everything else, including Britomart as well, because she is going to be ran on tablets tomorrow! and if I have enough, H.G.Butler will as well!

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:00 pm

tablets will wreack the paint and brass work

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:02 pm

I know it does, but I have no choice, it's either No run or tablets, as the meths burner isn't working well cause the wicks are practically burnt out

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:22 pm

and I have just looked outside, AND THERE IS A THIN LAYER OF SNOW!!!!!!

x1000
and it's snowing really heavy!!!!!

It's going to be a good xmas eve!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:25 pm

good luck, I am stuck inside, everything feels horribly stale in our house hold. I just don't feel christmassy.

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:22 am

Well, I woke up this morning to find.......

.....an inch - 2 inches of snow on the track!, so I'm off cause Edrig and Britomart are being warmed up for the big day and Christmas Specials! (Again!)

PCLR · Post by **PCLR** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:49 am

sounds great all the snow here is melting

George · Post by **George** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:50 am

nice pics, and looking forward to more later?

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:37 pm

Heres the first lot of photos!

Edrig being fired up to clear the snow

The snow covered tracks

Finally some steam!

The pile up of snow at the end of the line!

Edrig trundling along the line!

Edrig trying to give some encouragement to Britomart, who failed again!

a nice display of steam as edrig charges the bank!

More to come

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:46 pm

The last photo is stunning! And the ones of the valley are too, you could make next years Xmas cards from those!

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:48 pm

I've still got another load to come! so hopefully they should be as good!, but you are right, the last one is really good!

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:48 pm

heres the rest:

Charging up the bank at quite a high speed and forgetting to chase after it.......

to show that edrig ran off the end of the track!

Carnage! lol

charging down the bank this time! with a nice display of steam

another nice one

SANTA SPECIALS!

(Has anyone noticed Britomart yet?)

Charging the bank again, but with out wagons this time, as she would have just slipped too much!

16MM SNOWMAN!!!!!!

and seconds after this photo....

"Oh Sh*t!"

Snowman with eyes and mouth!

just to prove the scale!

(I'm starting to post quite a few pics now!)

"Oh Sh*t, not again!"

Theres something I quite like about this one for some reason!

Snowman all on his own as the tracks are lifted!

I think this has been the best Christmas Eve so far!!!

Wouldn't you agree?

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