HI, its ok bri445 your right it is dr wilson from a dr who series about the second world war, what i remember is the kid with the gas mask saying "are you my mummy"!. Dead scary! anyway i got the figure a while ago for a future project? he had a white dr coat on which ive cut down, HE is a good likeness of me no hair and miserable looking just need the glasses. cheers take care mike...ann...x..
HI, ive started the diesel loco ive took pictures step by step as its being built. Also the mine is now renamed.. M,A,M..railway mike ann,s mine, as mike and ann are owners/builders so bert is now the the manager/foreman. take care everyone mike...ann...x..
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Hello everyone, What nice day again!, well ive nearly finished the M.A.M, mine diesel loco ive enclosed a few photo,s as it was being built hope you like them?. cheers mike..ann...x..
well thats the last for now, Ive used bits of balsa the metal sheet off wiki member yewgarth { excellent stuff to work with } bits off old trucks/cars ive got in the past. bert even has a real leather seat . All i need to do is paint and weathering it a touch and a few more bits to add?, and hey presto one mine loco!. right what next?? cheers mike..ann..x.. p.s any more things i make for ann,s and my mine i will photo them take care everyone. p.p.s i will have to think up a mad story for this layout soon??.
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HI all, yes mart the aluminium is great! dead easy to work with and the results in the photo,s show it?.Thanks again i was looking through mine loco pictures on google yesterday to get some colour schemes, think ive got one. Take care everyone mike...ann...x..
Nice work Mike. Exhaust pipe and chunky controller handle - must be a diesel-electric job!
As bri445 said, he's looking across the Vale of Ffestiniog and has just realised that The Grapes at Maentwrog are OPEN! Bloody thirsty work shunting mine cars around all day !!!
HI everyone, the vale of Ffestiniog is a very very nice place but this mine is in the vale of prenton, by the arno and only the view of a drink is the back of sainsburys for a can of coke {all mine drivers are tea-total}.And your right pinz its thirsty work building these engines ann ann put the kettle on please,i was thinking of sticking berts head in hot water or cutting it off and twisting it to face forward OUCH. cheers mike...ann..x.. p.s i heard a nasty horrible blood curdling scream come out of the mine before???
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HI everyone, i found out why there was a blood curdling scream from the mine before?. When i was at the mine earlier the workers were coming out of the mine with gussetless knickers on their head?, apparently bert the manager/foreman was selling them as DUST MASKS {yea right} to the workers, he had 400 hundred of them to get rid of from the last railway he worked at { he also owned a lingerie shop as well i was told }. So the poor workers were all running around with knickers on their head the fools.And bert was selling them for £29.99 a piece { and they didn,t even have a filter } again more fools for buying them at that price everyone knows their only £9.99 with filter at ann summers!? { what i was told honest }.cheers mike...ann..x..