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    OO gauge model under construction

    platform consruction by tigerburnie, on Flickr
    One of my other hobbies, part of a 24 foot by 10 foot model of the Great Central Railway in Leicester in my loft, this is the south end of the cities now demolished station, around 8 months into it's construction. I guess it's going to be another year or more before it's anywhere near finished, I have built a lot of this from scratch using balsa, card and bits of plastic, I have even built one of the locos using a brass kit, scratch building the chassis from brass plate.
    Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way

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    That is amazing and I am rather envious. Owing to a very deprived childhood I never had a train set.
    Colin

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      #3
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      Thanks Colin, still doing the wiring for the platform lights, so not finished and fixed down yet, the station platform is over 12 feet long, the track is an oval that will have a scenic countryside setting modelled on the track at the back of my parents house where I grew up.
      Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way

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        I'm alway amazed by the level of detail these carry. Having done 1:12 dolls house items I know what hard work it is.
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        Di.
        Di ~ Trying to take "the" photograph.
        Di's Flickr

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          #5
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          I don`t own a train set , but like the photos hobbies-ts do of them , so hope we get some more as it develops .

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            #6
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            I love trading, have an O gauge, HO gauge and a Z gauge that I set up every Christmas. One day I would like to spend the time setting up a permanent display. So well done.

            Tom

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              Thanks guys, it's a tad cold in the loft just now, but I will runs some trains and try for some better quality pictures in the New Year.
              Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way

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                #8
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                Looking forward to that.
                Colin

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                  This image is from another forum( a railway modelling one) showing the V2 locomotive I built, it requires a few fittings and painting to finish, it does run. It also shows my first attempt at station buildings, a bit rough and will be replaced. For those interested the story of my building of this can found here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/ind...cester-195565/. My layout is not as advanced as some, but it is a nice distraction when the weather is poor and I can't get out with the camera.
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                  Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way

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                    #10
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                    I would be so tempted to keep her in the original brass ....... just maybe polish her up a little.
                    Colin

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                      One of my first hobbies ,that I have dabbled in and out of over the years ,still have the remains of a oval layout in the loft ,though the wife doesn’t like me going up there these days ,I may even have a small box of odds and sods you can have if I can find them .nothing in that game is cheap these days either . I have also dabbled with radio controlled boats during and after my spell at m.g.m studios on special effects ,must try and dig out some old pics if I can as well

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                        #12
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                        Look forward to seeing those Jeff.
                        Colin

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                          #13
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                          Re living old memories Jeff, found some old b&w negatives of steam locos I took as a youngster, you're not wrong about the prices some locos cost as much as a decent lens for goodness sake.
                          Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way

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                            #14
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                            That gaugemaster double controller ain’t cheap either

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                              Ebay Jeff, seems a good one though, when I look at what I would like to run a timetable, I shall need a tidy lottery win to finance it, this is a back burner thing to play with, still hankering for a F2.8 lens first.
                              Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way

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