Hello from Huddersfield, UK.

Bobo: An affluent and successful person who has a preference for countercultural ideas.
Booboo: A foolish mistake.
Bo-Bo: The arrangement of two, two-axled, bogies which is a common wheel arrangement for modern electric and diesel locomotives.

I'm all confused now... It could be any of the above. :speechless:

OK, so Simon likes the tank. Maybe it was an impulse acquisition because it went bling! Nice blue it is. :happy: Perhaps it will later come into fruition with the 'master plan'. >:)

Which Piko starter set did you purchase Simon? :think:
 
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Paradise said:
Bobo: An affluent and successful person who has a preference for countercultural ideas.
Booboo: A foolish mistake.
Bo-Bo: The arrangement of two, two-axled, bogies which is a common wheel arrangement for modern electric and diesel locomotives.

I'm all confused now... It could be any of the above. :speechless:

OK, so Simon likes the tank. Maybe it was an impulse acquisition because it went bling! Nice blue it is. :happy: Perhaps it will later come into fruition with the 'master plan'. >:)

Which Piko starter set did you purchase Simon? :think:
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Bobo - Yogi bear's associate.
 
Bobo: An affluent and successful person who has a preference for countercultural ideas.
Booboo: A foolish mistake.
Bo-Bo: The arrangement of two, two-axled, bogies which is a common wheel arrangement for modern electric and diesel locomotives.

I'm all confused now... It could be any of the above. :speechless:

OK the OP likes the tank. Maybe it was an impulse acquisition because it went bling that will later come into fruition.
JimmyB said:
Bobo - Yogi bear's associate.
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Yes, that too! Does LGB now make a Yogi set? :giggle:
 
Paradise said:
Bobo: An affluent and successful person who has a preference for countercultural ideas.
Booboo: A foolish mistake.
Bo-Bo: The arrangement of two, two-axled, bogies which is a common wheel arrangement for modern electric and diesel locomotives.

I'm all confused now... It could be any of the above. :speechless:

OK the OP likes the tank. Maybe it was an impulse acquisition because it went bling that will later come into fruition.


Yes, that too! Does LGB now make a Yogi set? :giggle:
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Not that I know of, but like Yoga, watching trains is nice and relaxing.
 
Paradise said:
Bobo: An affluent and successful person who has a preference for countercultural ideas.
Booboo: A foolish mistake.
Bo-Bo: The arrangement of two, two-axled, bogies which is a common wheel arrangement for modern electric and diesel locomotives.

I'm all confused now... It could be any of the above. :speechless:

OK, so Simon likes the tank. Maybe it was an impulse acquisition because it went bling! Nice blue it is. :happy: Perhaps it will later come into fruition with the 'master plan'. >:)

Which Piko starter set did you purchase Simon? :think:
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I left 2 of the o’s out so as not to indicate a foolish mistake, just a beginners whim for buying stuff we like that may not fit the master plan if ever one emerges. Certainly his 2 big bogie vehicles he has shown us do not fit in too well with the current inglenook, nice as they are.
 
But he can run them on the mainline (in the garden) with the inglenook as a set-piece works alongside..

Lots of photo opportunities.
:)

PhilP
 
PhilP said:
But he can run them on the mainline (in the garden) with the inglenook as a set-piece works alongside..

Lots of photo opportunities.
:)

PhilP
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Indeed so, but I don't think he has got to that point yet.
 
Sounds to me like you have a German domestic plug - For Germany there are two associated plug types, types C and F. Plug type C is the plug which has two round pins and plug type F is the plug which has two round pins with two earth clips on the side. Germany operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz.

Snip it off and replace it with a British plug with a 5 AMP fuse.
 
tac foley said:
Sounds to me like you have a German domestic plug - For Germany there are two associated plug types, types C and F. Plug type C is the plug which has two round pins and plug type F is the plug which has two round pins with two earth clips on the side. Germany operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz.

Snip it off and replace it with a British plug with a 5 AMP fuse.
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However for safety the unit should give the voltage, if Euro (just less than our 240) then all will be fine. BUT if it says 110v then that fix a big NO NO and a new unit would be required.

However I think you should be correct Tac.
 
dunnyrail said:
However for safety the unit should give the voltage, if Euro (just less than our 240) then all will be fine. BUT if it says 110v then that fix a big NO NO and a new unit would be required.

However I think you should be correct Tac.
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Might just be - ebay suppliers have a habit of selling home-market merchandise to us poor iggerunt inhabitants of the 'Foggy Islands', oftbetimes with dire resultments. Mayhap the OP's original buy was made from that direction - hoon ooooooooooo?
 
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Many thanks for all your help everyone. It's been one incredible day :) I went to Wickes, but the adapter plug I need was out of stock and so I went along to the local B&Q, where there were zillions of them and so, all I've done this afternoon (Saturday) is running in the loco. It runs, spot on. It's good value for the money.
I bought a Piko Eva tank wagon from Tim at Arcadia - his shop is fantastic :) I've ended up with a handful of wagons and a shunting loco that would never go together in real life and this was only meant to be a tiny, LGB field railway......
The starter set, came through the post, from Jadlam Racing and the power supply is rated for the UK, it was just the adapter plug that had me foxed, but thanks to all of you on here, that's all good now :)
 

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G scale Simon said:
Many thanks for all your help everyone. It's been one incredible day :) I went to Wickes, but the adapter plug I need was out of stock and so I went along to the local B&Q, where there were zillions of them and so, all I've done this afternoon (Saturday) is running in the loco. It runs, spot on. It's good value for the money.
I bought a Piko Eva tank wagon from Tim at Arcadia - his shop is fantastic :) I've ended up with a handful of wagons and a shunting loco that would never go together in real life and this was only meant to be a tiny, LGB field railway......
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It's your railway, Simon, so you run it as you want to and with what rolling stock and locos.

Over lunch last Wednesday, I was talking to someone of 84 who described model railways as a "disease" (his main interest is 45mm, but he also has O and N, and too much of each!). I know exactly what he means and you seem to have caught it, too, so just enjoy having it.
 
Simon, looking at your controller it says Pri 100-240volts which usually means it is capable of being used in most countries, so no excuse not to take it on holiday with you :rofl:
Although we are nominally now 230V here, it doesn't mean that the voltage in your house isn't anything up to 245V, there's quite a large tolerance involved. We start being concerned when 250+ is reached
 
All that extra space Simon! I couldn't help myself playing with AnyRail over morning coffee. More for short field railway stock although accommodating some of your more lengthy items may be possible.
Anyway, food for thought. I'm sure you're capable of devising your own plan. :)

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It's your railway, Simon, so you run it as you want to and with what rolling stock and locos.

Over lunch last Wednesday, I was talking to someone of 84 who described model railways as a "disease" (his main interest is 45mm, but he also has O and N, and too much of each!). I know exactly what he means and you seem to have caught it, too, so just enjoy having it.
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More like an addiction.
 
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