Lazy Grange Bay 3...a new start

[Rhinochugger]

Well I've been mostly good for ages ..well nearly a month.. And as such jenny treated me...well..she said stop drewling over it and bloody buy it...so I did...
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I didn't think any loco could be truly stated as tested until it had hauled black puddings ??

 

[mike]

Problems with floppy panto ...no blue pills don't fix it. Probably a worn slide bar .. strip loco..remove roof..expose panto drive lift gear wheel up and slide the bar along till it makes contact with micro switches.. slide bars slips over time/Or wears...as it happens teeth have worn on it..new one ordered .. rebuild ..and pantos now work perfectly..

 

[mike]

Slow but slow progress on the cannle locks ..pondering how to progress lead to lack of progress..so I decided to just plod on...
Water level set ..working on the 1st gate

 

[Rhinochugger]

Slow but slow progress on the cannle locks ..pondering how to progress lead to lack of progress..so I decided to just plod on...
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Looking good - steady as she goes

 

[stockers]

very neat Mike

 

[mike]

Thanks guys
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[Neil Robinson]

Good work Mike but, I keep thinking of that classic Goon Show quote.
"Lord Valentine Dyall:
Hello? Lloyds? I want to add that last policy on my son Neddie. Yes, yes, I want one that covers him in the event of his ever putting concrete blocks on his feet and throwing himself in the canal. Yes, I know it's not likely to happen but, ha, ha, but just in case." !!

 

[mike]

Might be this one Neil...
Pondering the lock gate last night and it just didn't look right... so ..i have 're done the top of it..much better I think

 

[John D]

Your'e dead right "kinky" is much better

 

[mike]

After the weeks break on the langoloin cannel.. and after the sudden death of my dad.
Jenny wifey 2.1..decided to top up my savings towards a new loco..

 

[mike]

Today I started on the differences between them hidie..thuisis and Rahita..
After checking ..they have the same wheels motor block and valve gear...after that all bets are off...everything I looked at was different.. new mouldings make this a entirely new model from hidie ect

 

[PhilP]

What are the handrails made from on the new one Mike?

 

[mike]

Plastic...painted silver...so..maybe we can get spares ..finaly fix the droopy ones

 

[PhilP]

Plastic...painted silver...so..maybe we can get spares ..finaly fix the droopy ones

'All pigs fuelled, and ready to fly' more like, I reckon..
The handrails on the Rhatia in the set were ridiculously flimsy!!

 

[stockers]

That really is quite a difference Mike. Great to see the effort to improve detail by Marklin.

 

[ge_rik]

Sorry to hear about your dad, Mike.
That new loco looks great BTW
Does Jenny know she's Wife2.1? (An improvement on Wife2.0??)
Rik

 

[mike]

Thanks Alan.. Hi Rik..o yes she's well aware and quite proud to be wifey 2.1

 

[ge_rik]

Hi Rik..o yes she's well aware and quite proud to be wifey 2.1

 

[granddad gnome]

Hi MIke, sorry to ask a silly question, but how do I update my account to view your photos please.

 

[stockers]

You should be able to see them. No upgrade required. It may be your computer settings or internet browser that need updating.