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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2021, 12:42:19 PM »
Zak has demoted us to troglodyte - or is that a promotion ?????
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2021, 01:32:04 PM »
Zak has demoted us to troglodyte - or is that a promotion ?????
Promotion in your case!
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2021, 02:04:49 PM »
Thank you very much kind sir  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2021, 05:34:23 PM »
Thank you very much kind sir  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
I should think so too!
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2021, 06:13:04 PM »
Back to model railways ehh..
James will like this one.
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #20 on: June 09, 2021, 06:19:07 PM »
A bit more scenery added.
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2021, 07:46:10 PM »
So that's you and me on the bottom level then Haddock.
Underground for you two.
Or under water!
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #22 on: June 12, 2021, 08:11:41 AM »
Trying to come up with a mechanism for tipping the v skips into the wagon.
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2021, 11:01:28 AM »
It is marvellous what a bit of Lego can do.
Mechanism installed and working.
The pictures should help explain it.
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #24 on: June 12, 2021, 11:20:26 AM »
Excellent - takes me back to my time teaching ( or trying to, before you say it) technology in secondary schools.
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #25 on: June 12, 2021, 01:21:47 PM »
Thanks Martin,
I have thought of a name.
It is not really a mine, more open cast/ quarry-ish and so..........................


Kudby Ores.


Sorry, its the best available from my addles brian.
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #26 on: June 12, 2021, 03:08:25 PM »
Ingenious Dave. This should be a fantastic diorama. I wonder where it's going to live?
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #27 on: June 12, 2021, 03:13:50 PM »
Addled brain or not - sound good to me
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #28 on: June 12, 2021, 07:46:21 PM »
Brilliant Zak,
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Re: 1/35 mine with narrow gauge railway.
« Reply #29 on: June 13, 2021, 10:45:14 AM »
I am having problems with my incline, its a bit steep and the truck are not happy with the slope and curve, back to the drawing board and try to ease the curves.
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