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>, Pac Man <cutler2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"Mike Hughes" <mike@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> The following link is to my fotopic site where I've posted some
pictures
>> of model railroads made by members of South Shore Model Railroad Club
>> based in Worthing, West Sus***, England,
>> http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/
>
> Hey, no kiddin'? That's almost the name of my club, the South Shore
>Model Railway Club, in Hingham, MA. www.ssmrc.org I'm the one with the
>full dark beard holding the sign.
>
>> Charlie fox-Wilson has already made some changes ready to make the
>> layout even larger that it already is. The latest photos record the
work
>> that he's done so far. You will have to be quick to see them as Charlie
>> tells me there will be even more to be photographed in about 4 weeks
>> time as he expects to have the extension built by then.
>
> Okay, dumb question: is Charlie Fox-Wilson any relation to Lord
Charles
>Fox from the 1700's? My hometown is named after Lord Fox (Foxborough,
MA),
>and the town recently erected a monument to him.
>
I don't think so, but if it helps you I'll put some more photos on the
modelling part of my site soon and I'll include a photo of Charlie and
Syd Bunker, another of our members. In the meantime I think that there
is a photo of Charlie already on one of the earlier photos of Broke
Brick Mountain
>> Anyone near the village hall at Firle East Sus*** on Monday 25 August
>> can get a view of this layout and South Shore Model Railroad Club
member
>> Cliff South's Ashley, Danville and Deanstown Railroad (AD&D). They are
>> raising money for a charity which helps provide teaching facilities in
>> rural Gambia. I will post a reminder with further info nearer the date.
>
> AD&D? Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fan? Or coincidence? :-)
>
LOL
If you want to see the reasoning behind this one have a look at the club
web site www.southshore.otg.uk and follow the links to the layouts,
click on the black coloured name of the layout and read the background
info.
>> Failing this both layouts will be at South Shore Railroad Club's show
on
>> 21 March 2009 at Boundstone College, Sompting, West Susses. Details
from
>> the web site www.southshore.org.uk. Make a note in your diary to come
and
>> say hello.
>
> I went to the link, and I saw that your Treasurer is Bevis King.
Now, I
>know this is gonna sound weird, but is he by any chance the same Bevis
that
>actually came to the States and visited our club? I mean, it's not like
>that's a common name in England, is it?
>
You are absolutely right. In fact our web site has a link to an American
site - yours I believe :-))
>> Any feedback would be very welcome as I will print it out and show the
>> club members just how far around the world their fame is spreading (OK
I
>> can dream can't I) or not as the case may be :-))
>
> Nice modeling work. The "Broke Brick Mountain" is something I've not
>seen before with it's large back drop, and it looks good. I like the
>Operations challenge at Lynneton Yard, tho' I would have removed the
packing
>foam from the switcher. ;-) Also, I would have tried to keep the
equipment
>to the same era. The boxcars without roofwalks do not really go with
cars
>that have roofwalks as it was a pretty fast turnover in the early 1970's.
Again read the background information on Lynneton Yard the you will see
that there is a heritage railroad centre at Michaelsberg, the nearby
main railroad town and they 'run in' their locos and also provide
various cars for filming use, which is why you can see all sorts of
mixtures - honest!
>And I think ice reefers were long gone by the time Chessie came into
being.
> About the numbers on the roof...if it's for the public to try, it's
>probably the best way to go. Unfortunately. Sigh. ;-)
>
We have to have large numbers so that the public (and some modellers)
can see which car they are referring to.
If anyone is coming to Worthing on a Wednesday (except the second Wed of
each month) they'll be most welcome to come and join us. I can bring
Lynneton Yard for you to try and I'm sure there'll be something else to
see. We meet at Sompting but just send me an e-mail and I'll give you
full details.
--
Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sus***, England
Interested in American trains real and model?
Look here http://mikehughes627.fotopic.net/
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