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Post by itsbluesteel on Aug 27, 2011 8:05:11 GMT
Hello All, Just thought i'd put up a picture of my Hall 5955 Garth Hall. Steve Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2011 20:01:07 GMT
That's a lovely looking loco that you have there Steve..... very nice...  Pete |
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Post by jones1972 on Aug 27, 2011 20:03:48 GMT
Spot on looking locomotive who's design? I have seen similar engine built by a bloke with surname curry.I did have a idea to build one few years ago but only greenly design available when i got drawings not that impressed! i built a a 4 cylinder middle chrome green thing instead in fact building another two middle chrome green things at moment one with 4 cylinders and one with two cylinders in 5" gauge.
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Post by Jim on Aug 29, 2011 9:50:36 GMT
That is a truly magnificent model Steve. Well done.
Jim
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Post by itsbluesteel on Aug 29, 2011 16:15:15 GMT
Thanks Pete , Jim  and jones1972 I must reiterate im not ther builder of this loco and have never endorsed i have been, just so you all know, I'm just the lucky owner who bought it from the builder and very good friend, and jones1972 your right the builder is Tom Curry, now forgive me for being thick but can you tell me what a "middle chrome green thing" is please lol Steve Ps for those interested heres a link to a video of it running www.youtube.com/watch?v=idsEhRlnJoM |
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Post by jones1972 on Aug 29, 2011 19:47:54 GMT
The middle chrome green things are- a King,star and a manor!!
The king,Taff saw at thorn bury exhibition last weekend he said it was alright that's good enough for me!! other two under construction.
Regards
Jones 1972
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Post by itsbluesteel on Aug 29, 2011 20:21:47 GMT
Cheers for the info, and I'm sure they are fine machine's well done, do you have a picture you can share?
Now owning a GWR engine you would think i should now that but with me being born and bred in Manchester GWR engines are not ( and i dont mean this in a bad way guys ) my thing so to speak, Brits un-rebuilt scots 4f's 2P's now they are what float my boat lol
Steve
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Post by elphits on Aug 29, 2011 20:43:25 GMT
hi steve
that middle chrome green thing got me as well,how did they aquire that name i wonder?
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Post by Shawki Shlemon on Aug 30, 2011 10:34:32 GMT
Steve that is a lovely engine like most GWR , I built the King , Manor and Dukedog , you can see them on my homepage . It does not matter who built the engine , you own the engine and having fun with it , the hobby is for all, builders, buyers , operators .Take care of her .
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Post by noggin on Aug 30, 2011 17:02:11 GMT
Nice loco Mate, im a western man and thats the first 5 inch hall ive seen, nice movie to. noggin ps I seen the king at thornbury looked great to me i could not stop looking at it.  |
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Post by jones1972 on Aug 30, 2011 20:45:34 GMT
Hello to Hall owner and noggin! i will attempt to put a picture of the middle chrome thing here so here goes!! ![]() [/img] ps. it does run and runs well to answer a comment i over heard at thornbury!! Attachments:
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Post by welshy on Aug 31, 2011 0:37:26 GMT
I saw the King in Thornbury it looked excellent, a lot of work very well executed.
Mike
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Post by itsbluesteel on Aug 31, 2011 7:26:46 GMT
jones1972, thats a fine looking machine indeed and im sure your proud of your work, look forward to seeing the 5" gauge versions, so how far ahead are you with them? Here's a picture of the only engine i've built from scratch to date, this was the castings kit from stuart turner and is the S50, i made it to actually see if i could read the drawings and machine the castings, it works too i built it around 1998. Steve Attachments:
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Post by jgb7573 on Aug 31, 2011 15:32:35 GMT
Nice Steve. And good to see the steam supply line and lubricator. Some stationary engines look very minimalist to me!
John
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Post by itsbluesteel on Sept 2, 2011 22:54:07 GMT
Thanks John, it now lives on a better stand and glass case although not easy to photgraph but ive put one up so you can see.... Steve Attachments:
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Post by fostergp6nhp on Sept 6, 2011 22:25:10 GMT
Middle chrome thing is because the GWR green is in fact middle chrome green, not the usually incorrectly quoted Brunswick green.
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Post by itsbluesteel on Sept 7, 2011 18:19:06 GMT
Ah ha thank you for clearing that up fostergp6nhp was wondering where the name come from being a Mancunian ive not heard of that before. Steve Attachments:
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Post by elphits on Sept 8, 2011 21:10:05 GMT
hi steve
just noticed the picture of your loco in the steaming bay and i see the builder of your loco is in the background with his latest project
cheers malc
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Post by baritoneplayer on Sept 10, 2011 21:41:32 GMT
Nice job. Hope it drives as well as it looks.
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and jones1972
