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Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!

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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #120 on: February 02, 2016, 12:22:21 AM
For those of you who are having trouble sleeping ;)

http://youtu.be/t3S8pcIc_EY
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #121 on: February 02, 2016, 12:30:19 AM
it's soooo cool Kirk :salute: :cheers:

(I'd have some long blonde hair sticking out of that turret window! :P )


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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #122 on: February 02, 2016, 12:44:30 AM
it's soooo cool Kirk :salute: :cheers:

(I'd have some long blonde hair sticking out of that turret window! :P )

Cheers,thank you!  :salute:

Wish I'd thought of that,it's a wicked idea!
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #123 on: February 02, 2016, 12:48:27 AM
I can't remember if I mentioned this earlier or not. The Kato track I've used here has a 150mm radius of curve,which is mega tight.

I've come across some Tomix stuff,also from Japan,that drops to 103mm radius,that's 4 inches in old money!  :ahhh

Yes,I think I may be starting to plan another layout :facepalm:
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #124 on: February 02, 2016, 08:49:16 AM
That railroad has a pretty good selection of motive power considering its a one-track short line.   :tu:





 :D


I can't remember if I mentioned this earlier or not. The Kato track I've used here has a 150mm radius of curve,which is mega tight.

I've come across some Tomix stuff,also from Japan,that drops to 103mm radius,that's 4 inches in old money!  :ahhh

Yes,I think I may be starting to plan another layout :facepalm:


What kind of layout you got in mind Kirk?     :)
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #125 on: February 02, 2016, 08:57:27 AM
That railroad has a pretty good selection of motive power considering its a one-track short line.   :tu:





 :D


I can't remember if I mentioned this earlier or not. The Kato track I've used here has a 150mm radius of curve,which is mega tight.

I've come across some Tomix stuff,also from Japan,that drops to 103mm radius,that's 4 inches in old money!  :ahhh

Yes,I think I may be starting to plan another layout :facepalm:


What kind of layout you got in mind Kirk?     :)

It'll be another micro layout like the Folly. I saw a track plan I like,I'll put up a link to it later. It'll either be more scenic than the folly...ie more topography,or an industrial layout...or a military one.

Or something else altogether  :whistle:
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #126 on: February 02, 2016, 12:21:39 PM
That railroad has a pretty good selection of motive power considering its a one-track short line.   :tu:





 :D


I can't remember if I mentioned this earlier or not. The Kato track I've used here has a 150mm radius of curve,which is mega tight.

I've come across some Tomix stuff,also from Japan,that drops to 103mm radius,that's 4 inches in old money!  :ahhh

Yes,I think I may be starting to plan another layout :facepalm:


What kind of layout you got in mind Kirk?     :)

It'll be another micro layout like the Folly. I saw a track plan I like,I'll put up a link to it later. It'll either be more scenic than the folly...ie more topography,or an industrial layout...or a military one.

Or something else altogether  :whistle:
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #127 on: February 02, 2016, 03:18:12 PM
That railroad has a pretty good selection of motive power considering its a one-track short line.   :tu:





 :D


I can't remember if I mentioned this earlier or not. The Kato track I've used here has a 150mm radius of curve,which is mega tight.

I've come across some Tomix stuff,also from Japan,that drops to 103mm radius,that's 4 inches in old money!  :ahhh

Yes,I think I may be starting to plan another layout :facepalm:


What kind of layout you got in mind Kirk?     :)

It'll be another micro layout like the Folly. I saw a track plan I like,I'll put up a link to it later. It'll either be more scenic than the folly...ie more topography,or an industrial layout...or a military one.

Or something else altogether  :whistle:
How about time travel or space? The Restaurant (car) at the End of the Universe.

Luke,that has some interest,though steampunk or alternative history might work better. The real problem is the amount of scratch building that would need doing,and in 1/144 scale at that!

Mind you,I am now thinking Moonbase Alpha :think:....

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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #128 on: February 02, 2016, 03:35:01 PM
Yes! Moonbase Alpha. John Kirk as Commander Kirkig. Do you have a spare Eagle lying around? I used to love that show.
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #129 on: February 02, 2016, 03:40:25 PM
Jurassic world?
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #130 on: February 02, 2016, 03:43:48 PM
You should build one of these CZ beer delivering trains :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHVvPKornbI


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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #131 on: February 02, 2016, 06:10:34 PM
Yes! Moonbase Alpha. John Kirk as Commander Kirkig. Do you have a spare Eagle lying around? I used to love that show.

ER,yeah...I do. Funny enough,I was watch an old Dinky one on eBay as well  :whistle:
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #132 on: February 02, 2016, 06:14:47 PM
You should build one of these CZ beer delivering trains :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHVvPKornbI

Funny enough,I've sold people trains just like that,for that purpose!

My original plan 15 years ago was to buy beer wagons(Peco used to do British boxcars with branding from the different breweries),stupidly I got sidetracked and never bought them,and they're now discontinued!

Although...there was a railway at the Guinness brewery in Dublin :cheers:
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #133 on: February 02, 2016, 06:55:22 PM
Yes! Moonbase Alpha. John Kirk as Commander Kirkig. Do you have a spare Eagle lying around? I used to love that show.

ER,yeah...I do. Funny enough,I was watch an old Dinky one on eBay as well  :whistle:
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #134 on: February 02, 2016, 11:06:34 PM
Yes! Moonbase Alpha. John Kirk as Commander Kirkig. Do you have a spare Eagle lying around? I used to love that show.

ER,yeah...I do. Funny enough,I was watch an old Dinky one on eBay as well  :whistle:
pics?

Will do as soon as I can get to it :tu:
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Reply #135 on: February 03, 2016, 04:52:28 AM
I had the moon base alpha kit! was cool (here it is: http://www.autoworldstore.com/product_p/mpc803.htm )

it comes with tiny eagles, use them or the whole kit or just copy it  :D


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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #136 on: February 03, 2016, 09:53:48 AM
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Will do as soon as I can get to it :tu:
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I had the moon base alpha kit! was cool (here it is: http://www.autoworldstore.com/product_p/mpc803.htm )

it comes with tiny eagles, use them or the whole kit or just copy it  :D
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #137 on: February 03, 2016, 11:38:30 AM
I had the moon base alpha kit! was cool (here it is: http://www.autoworldstore.com/product_p/mpc803.htm )

it comes with tiny eagles, use them or the whole kit or just copy it  :D

That is genius!
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #138 on: February 03, 2016, 11:39:35 AM
The other tides that struck me was Colonial Vipers...
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Reply #139 on: February 03, 2016, 11:52:43 AM
The other tides that struck me was Colonial Vipers...
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #140 on: February 03, 2016, 11:57:01 AM
Kirk, have you got any UFO SHADO stuff?

I used to have the Interceptor and Mobile. Another great show!
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #141 on: February 03, 2016, 07:17:01 PM
Kirk, have you got any UFO SHADO stuff?

I used to have the Interceptor and Mobile. Another great show!

My parents have still got my old Dinky Mobile...

The company that done the Eagles done the Mobiles and the Interceptor,and I think,the Skydiver,as well as Stingray. I'd been tempted to the Mobile,but it was as cool as the Dinky one ;)
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #142 on: February 04, 2016, 03:23:56 PM
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #143 on: February 07, 2016, 04:45:55 PM
Couple of updates on what's been happening at the Folly...

The J94 has been striped for repainting. I'd been tossing up what colour to paint her...Space Marine blue like the MDT,or wartime MOD colours?

In the end I've done something completely different :whistle:



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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #144 on: February 07, 2016, 05:02:14 PM


I won a second Bachmann MDT on eBay. Runs like a dream straight out of the box! And for £20ish!

I done a bit of reading,and it confirmed that the MDT is great for very tight radius curves,and is loved by those of us who build micro layouts :D

Beats the hell out of a GarFar loco for £75+!
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #145 on: February 07, 2016, 07:56:44 PM
Kirk, I can't pretend I understand what you're talking about but I love what you've created with that diorama - fantastic work.  :salute:
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #146 on: February 07, 2016, 08:22:42 PM
Kirk, I can't pretend I understand what you're talking about but I love what you've created with that diorama - fantastic work.  :salute:

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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #147 on: February 07, 2016, 09:51:39 PM
Kirk, I can't pretend I understand what you're talking about but I love what you've created with that diorama - fantastic work.  :salute:

:imws:

Cheers guys,thank you both :salute:
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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #148 on: February 07, 2016, 10:49:30 PM
Kirk, I can't pretend I understand what you're talking about but I love what you've created with that diorama - fantastic work.  :salute:

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Re: Oh dear,Kirks started building a railway....again!
Reply #149 on: February 07, 2016, 11:39:31 PM
Kirk, I can't pretend I understand what you're talking about but I love what you've created with that diorama - fantastic work.  :salute:

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