Crikey, makes all that Hornby/Triang OO gauge stuff I flogged sound like a load of plastic tat (albeit British made tat).

Stuck it in a job lot on a 2 day auction for the weekend and was inundated with 'buy it now' requests despite it being auction only, finally to have the winner wanting it posted when I said collection only

 

You've got me looking at bl**dy model trains now!!!!




Some of this stuff no joke........

 

 

I actually built an outdoor miniature railway for a client, over an area of about 100m x 60m. He ran very expensive German steam locos on it .He also had a annexe full of collectables, mostly Sci-fi, steam, and Tintin. His annexe was the size of my detached bungalow!
I love steam BTW

 

4-6-4 Still used in Zim ,
passenger rail all but redundant between major cities though , bulawayo station deserted when we went

 

Any bogeys?


Pathetic

 

It's bogies.
A 4-6-4 will have one and a pony truck.
That diesel I posted a pic of has two.

 

You just associate model railway people as nerds of the highest order, who go train spotting most weekends.

 

You mean YOU do?

That's pretty poor form, really, labeling folk for a harmless pastime.

 

A more popular pastime than people give credit for too I believe.

 

I know. I deliberately spelt it that way (to emphasise I was referring to the dried mucus-stuffs).

I was being childish.

 

Isn't Pete Waterman an avid 'model railwayist' and stuff? lol

 

Probably, at the very least he's into 1:1 scale models

 

Yes, Pete has an AMAZING layout in 7mm scale.
Google "Leamington Spa model" https://www.petewatermansleamingtonspa.com/, loads of video too.

Also look for "Over Peover", a 7mm scale model based on the east coast main line, owned by John Ryan https://www.google.co.uk/search?ei=f....0.t2w21XTpN40

 

Yes and Rod Stewart


I'm into American outline and my interest was started by an American modeler, John Allen, who built a railroad empire in his basement.

"The Gorre and Daphetid"


http://www.doug56.net/GD/

 

My little place is about 15km from a village called Gorre in France, and the river of the same name.