tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post2534264931537238875..comments2024-03-28T22:24:18.546+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Friday Facts about the Triang Giraffe CarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-7775874101590598402020-12-18T18:19:54.107+00:002020-12-18T18:19:54.107+00:00Now I await the update on your blog about converti...Now I await the update on your blog about converting it to 009...Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-57561071261861269662020-12-18T18:18:35.636+00:002020-12-18T18:18:35.636+00:00Success has been had from blu-tacking a strip of t...Success has been had from blu-tacking a strip of tin between the rails. So far its only been pushed along by hand, but it does prove that the mechanism will work with such bodgery.<br />Tin obtained from the top of an Aldi mushroom soup can (yummy!). I don't think the magnet is strong enough to react to something placed under the track.Paul B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05278773151546187084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-73316922083019634332020-12-16T12:42:39.006+00:002020-12-16T12:42:39.006+00:00Steel might work - or you could track down some se...Steel might work - or you could track down some second hand Super 4 rail. Once upon a time there would have been a ton of this cluttering up second hand stalls at shows...Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-87685226283631100732020-12-16T12:40:41.788+00:002020-12-16T12:40:41.788+00:00One of these has just landed on my doorstep.
It ha...One of these has just landed on my doorstep.<br />It has the flag but not the operating rails that sit between the rails, have you found an alternative? I wonder if a layer of tin under the track would work.Paul B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05278773151546187084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-18242924861460855362015-07-24T12:37:07.416+00:002015-07-24T12:37:07.416+00:00I recall the review described DR X as "the fi...I recall the review described DR X as "the first corpulent model figure".<br />Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-88614041418239012332015-07-24T12:26:58.135+00:002015-07-24T12:26:58.135+00:00It's funny you mentioned the Dr X set, the con...It's funny you mentioned the Dr X set, the conversation on NRM also went onto that. Maybe I should keep my eyes peeled for one, (not literally, that sounds painful).Nick Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127175841352825227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-22492488878761130482015-07-24T09:17:17.853+00:002015-07-24T09:17:17.853+00:00Hornby have re-run the exploding car and helicopte...Hornby have re-run the exploding car and helicopter wagon. The log unloading set was also reproduced with a new unloading device. <br /><br />I'd agree that wagons with more "play value" might help expose a few more people to train sets. Does that get them modelling? Well, I don't see how it would hurt. <br /><br />And yes, I must try to add the Airfix wagons to my collection. A Dr X set would be nice too...Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-41515437927992727732015-07-24T07:24:59.289+00:002015-07-24T07:24:59.289+00:00Over on New Railway Modellers forum we've been...Over on New Railway Modellers forum we've been discussing the Airfix/Bachmann exploding car and accompanying trap door car which was part of an old set and can be found on ebay.<br />I think it's a shame that items such as these are no longer available. Roughly once a year the question crops up, what can we do to introduce younger people to the hobby. The answer is re-release these types of rolling stock :)Nick Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127175841352825227noreply@blogger.com