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Re: Train Display in Staffordshire this weekend (1st/2nd Feb)
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Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:10:16 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, John Neal writes:
> In lugnet.announce, Jonathan Reynolds writes:
> > This weekend, on Saturday and Sunday (1st/2nd Feb), Mark Bellis will be
> > displaying his 'scale' model trains built entirely from LEGO, at
> > Staffordshire County Showground. I've posted previously about Mark's trains
> > in the NBLTC discussion group (www.brickish.org) - they are simply
> > outstanding in detail and size and he builds to scale drawings (approx O
> > gauge).
> 
> Hey Jon-- is this some fancy way of saying that Mark is an 8 wider? :-)
> 
> JOHN

Yes, 8 +, but it's more like a scale model railway than simply '8-wide'. We
really need some pictures up on the NBLTC site.

(working valve gear, synchronised secondary motors driving the 'fake'
driving wheels, electronic wurlitzer controllers....)

Jon



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  Re: Train Display in Staffordshire this weekend (1st/2nd Feb)
 
(...) I'll bite. What's an electronic Wurlitzer(tm) controller? (24 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Train Display in Staffordshire this weekend (1st/2nd Feb)
 
(...) Hey Jon-- is this some fancy way of saying that Mark is an 8 wider? :-) JOHN (24 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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