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| Posted: Fri Sep 23rd, 2016 01:11 am |
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W C Greene wrote:, look beyond the reality and into the crux of the biscuit.
Steady on chaps, I thought I was the one taking the hallucinogenic opiates, not you lot !
How would a true Zen Master get rid of all the insects wiggling on the floor around me ? A gravel rake would do I guess.
Damn, forgot my name. Regards.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23rd, 2016 01:21 am |
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W C Greene wrote:
Well, Grasshopper, look beyond the reality and into the crux of the biscuit.
Grasshoppers like funny shaped biscuits?? News to me...
Zen Masters and stuff... This is getting way too metaphysical.
Bring on the bashed Triang. 
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23rd, 2016 01:54 am |
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Si,
A word of advice if I may. Listen to those Zen Masters of layout design, Master Greene & Master Herb -
"Less really is more".
I didn't, 'get' this at first but they are so right - look at the old outdoor SCPA&M pix - look at the ratio/footprint of rail trackage to scenic diversionary detail.
Also the railroad must have a plausible history & reason for being.
35:1 will soon eat up all the space on a smaller board size, space better used to create atmosphere. mines, depots etc.
Don't forget to allow for bridge deck depths & loco chimney heights, it not just a matter of measuring railhead height to railhead height; 4" IMO is really tight at 35:1.
Yes John, 'bashed' is the correct use of Triangle.
Follow Ford Prefect into the perpetual spiral railroad universe, but keep it simple.
Regards, Michael
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23rd, 2016 02:03 am |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23rd, 2016 03:01 am |
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Si, that old Tri Ang HO stuff was so chunky and klunky that it seems to pass for 1:35 or 1:48. It seems very hard to get over here in the colonies...a shame that Tyco and funky old Bachmann (long before Spectrum) were not made to a different scale, then we would use them. Wait...I DID use 2 Bachmann Thomas "Percy" mechanisms for my American Garrett. Damn things run great, especially on r/c!
Open the pod bay doors Hal.....
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23rd, 2016 06:50 am |
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Hank Hatchet has now had a bit of a chance to 'play' with the new depressed-flatcar.
The Mysterious Moose Mountain documentalist, Phreddy Photog, was careful as usual, with his cropping, when the new riveted-metal car arrived at the car-shop.
BUFFERS !! have been known to attract comment from some quarters !
Sometimes all four at once !!
Hank Hatchet, the car-shop guy had a plan up his sleeve though, for those cast-iron carbuncles...
...along with a few 'extra' Aces, from last nights 'friendly' card game at the Gold Nugget Saloon !!
Sans it's BUFFERS, some kind of adapting of the diecast-underframe can be worked out.
The San Juan Car Company knuckle-couplers, need securing to the ends.
As it stands, the ride-height requires some work also.
The Trix-Twin standard-trucks are too high & aren't giving the car that 'extra-low' look we are after.
Mysterious Moose Mountains flatcar actually came with quite a nice 'marine-boiler load'...
...made from moulded-ends & embossed-rivet tin-plate wrapper.
I quite like the alternate cable-drum load as well.
Erith, in Kent, is just a few miles from my home !
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' M:R:W Motor Speedway !!! ' - 1:32 Slotcar Racing Layout
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the postman arrived with this riveting depressed-flatcar !
