Sunday Evening Pictures

[MR SPOCK]

Its been bitterly cold today in Cornwall, but I did get some tack laid and tested, but by midday I had had enough of the wind, so looked at some nice B/W pics instead,​

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I wanted a simple looking modernish ( for me thats fifties era) through station that trains can rumble through or stop at and found this nice pic at first glance it dont look real,​

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the second pic is of lineside waggon repairs, scale of it is awsome, ​

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pics are from the SIRMAN collection,
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[MR SPOCK]

Gloriuos weekend here, but spent most of it clearing the garden for planting, I did allow myself a good run around with the RS3, and my hoppers from LKDVL I got the wheels fitted in them, I also found some nice model potato boxes and some corrugated pig shelters when stood on end and stuck together look like water tanks or whatever​

 

[Richie]

Nice pics in the sun Pete Nice looking box car

 

[MR SPOCK]

Thought you would notice the boxcar somehow, I got it to run behind my ML KM I got some new roof walks to fit,but its a standard lgb item,

Nice pics in the sun Pete Nice looking box car

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[steven large]

awesome photos of the past in usa! loves it so keep in posted will ya mate.
hope u r well.loves yr rs-3! aslo loads of various boxcars.aslo lovely sunny as well.

 

[MR SPOCK]

Cheers Steve,​

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been frosty again this week​

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was out side again tonight but a bit damp​

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[MR SPOCK]

I got a smart looking Doodlebug this week, and a boxcar,had a few nights running tis week but today was as usual cool, saturday is always a better day but as I am usually working I miss it​

 

[steven large]

hi spockie....wow sound u spending £££ lol..so tht reading boxcar from brazzar42 or ?..mmmmmm...like tht reading!!!!

 

[Richie]

Hi Pete
Do like your new ghostly looking Doodlebug was it the one i saw on ebay the other day :thinking:

 

[MR SPOCK]

Yep well spotted, I thought i would have had to battle for it, no other bids runs really sweetly, undecided about the paintwork it will carry but for now will be running the branchline,

Hi Pete
Do like your new ghostly looking Doodlebug was it the one i saw on ebay the other day :thinking:

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[Richie]

No Sunday Evening pic's tonight Pete

 

[MR SPOCK]

No Sunday Evening pic's tonight Pete

I am out of the county this week travelling thr steppes of Durham on a family visit,​

so here is one I made earlier​

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[steven large]

hi spockie..glad tht u r well as RICHIE were missin yr favourite threads.lol..ah u visit family in durham?..tht nice.....

 

[MR SPOCK]

Doing my grandpa bit, only been sick on once and dodged the nappy changing,

 

[Richie]

No Sunday Evening pic's tonight Pete

I am out of the county this week travelling thr steppes of Durham on a family visit,​

so here is one I made earlier​

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Nice one Sunday's not the same without a pic

 

[MR SPOCK]

After a week away it was good to get home, I had a very good trip up north by train, I got a good deal on a ticket and did not need to change trains, even when one half of the one I was in conked out at Birmingham, I may start travelling more now the price of fuel has risen, by train!!!!​

I had a parcel waiting for me from Minimans , thanks Paul, the wheels and controllers are spot on, I spent today outdoors planting and weeding with a bit time set aside for trains​

the Ghostley doodlebug wanders the stump of a branch line,​

44tonner wanders with loco wheels from San Fran

these two characters also took a wander about

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[Richie]

Great Pics Pete Do like those rusty wheels in your gondola are they metal gone rusty or have you painted them

 

[nico]

great pictures pete

 

[MR SPOCK]

Hi Richie, they came from minimans, and its real rust and is perfect, they will soon be rolling under my next loco,

Great Pics Pete Do like those rusty wheels in your gondola are they metal gone rusty or have you painted them

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[ceejaydee]

I find your thread quite distracting as it makes me want to add some US locos and rolling stock to my collection

So far I have resisted but with the Piko boxcars at only £40 the temptation is always there despite them being 1/32 scale.
From what I've gleaned from your posts you have a mix of mainly 1/29, modified Bachmann (1/24?) with some 1/32 thrown in too but with difference in height of US stock it really works and goes well together making your thread another on here where I eagerly look forward to the updates.