Following up the "what loco?" thread I have bought one...

[CoggesRailway]

Budget ruled in the end. I picked up a second Henschel LGB 0-4-0 shunter to make a pair. This afternoon I have ballasted them with lead flashing and hooked up the track power so they are running as one loco.

To dark for a pic but will get one soon. Have to say for minimal £ once they are loaded with a few llbs of lead under the hood and sharing pickups they are pulling 15 wagons slow and smooth. Thanks for all the advice.

The only trouble is i want a 44 tonner and a LGB 0-6-0, and a rugens plus a pait of stainz.....after all you chaps ideas! wifey is being a tuff negotiator at the mo being overdue with the baby and a right stress head. garage with the shunters was needed solace!

Thanks specially to Stainz master who effectively gave me the idea of doubling up to get the grunt, jsut did it with diesel outline as already had one!

 

[Aljosha]

:applause: sounds like you have it under control! Wish you even better success in negotiating when baby is 'launched' ! Oh, BTW, the comedian Michael McIntyre gathered some experience ref 'overdue baby' and put it into his show! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5kzVwwLMTM

 

[pugwash]

CoggesRailway - 29/11/2009 7:34 PM
wifey is being a tuff negotiator at the mo being overdue with the baby

Can you blame her? Anyway let us know when G-scale junior arrives and we will lift a glass in the direction of Mum and Nipper!

 

[stockers]

Dont - you will never have the cash to replace them once you have kids :loser:

 

[Spule 4]

stockers - 30/11/2009 5:00 PM

Dont - you will never have the cash to replace them once you have kids :loser:

True, thought nothing of selling the Merc 280 and Citroen DS21 Pallas, thinking both would be replaced in short order...

That was 13 years ago.

 

[Bram]

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funandtrains - 29/11/2009 8:36 PM Sounds like you are in a similar situation to me with my wife now expecting our second apart from I bought most of my trains before I got married and now am being told to sell some to make room for the children!

</p><p>You should have had it in the contract from the start Steve - Will you marry me....<font size="1">and my trains (small print)</font></p>

 

[spike]

Bram - 30/11/2009 11:37 AM

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funandtrains - 29/11/2009 8:36 PM Sounds like you are in a similar situation to me with my wife now expecting our second apart from I bought most of my trains before I got married and now am being told to sell some to make room for the children!

</p><p>You should have had it in the contract from the start Steve - Will you marry me....<font size="1">and my trains (small print)</font></p>

Trouble is, she'll get the trains whatever happens......suggest a pre nup