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    Thread: Motorized Annie & Clarabel Wheel Swap
Post: RE: Motorized Annie & Clarabel Wheel Swap

Nice job!
Posted by Ucwepn in Modification Guides , 10-23-2021, 08:48 AM
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    Thread: All Engines Go NEWS
Post: RE: Thomas 2021 Reboot

Yeah I don't do YouTube content anymore, there's no particular reason why (it's not the show or the direction) it's a few factors, lost the passion, don't have a layout, everything is packed away etc ...
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 10-02-2021, 11:06 AM
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    Thread: All Engines Go NEWS
Post: RE: Thomas 2021 Reboot

Yes as usual I find myself not interested in the show but more interested in the toy line, although much less so this time I will probably grab an example of interesting ones for the collection. It...
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 09-18-2021, 10:56 PM
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    Thread: BPT Finally Back Up!
Post: RE: BPT Finally Back Up!

Hi everyone yes a small crisis but back on the rails again and all is well.
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 05-28-2021, 07:13 AM
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    Thread: Trackmaster Revolution (TMR) New releases
Post: RE: Trackmaster Revolution (TMR) New releases

I don't think they are there for traction but simply so they actually spin, the plastic on plastic axle to body connection is such a poor quality that without the spikes they would simply get stuck. A...
Posted by Ucwepn in Trackmaster Thomas and Friends , 01-18-2021, 12:57 PM
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    Thread: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs
Post: RE: FfarquharDeveloper's TrackMaster Customs

Very clean!
Posted by Ucwepn in Modification Gallery , 01-15-2021, 02:47 AM
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    Thread: Online Selling Shockers
Post: RE: Online Selling Shockers

Tomy acquired the rights thomas that mattel desperately wanted, Mattel responded by purchasing hit entertainment as a whole for 176million or so dollars. Still had to provide the contracted rights to ...
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 01-07-2021, 01:59 AM
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    Thread: Hornby 2021 Product Range
Post: RE: Hornby 2021 Product Range

I wonder if its the same track as the early battery powered Thomas set. Hornby have certainly had many goes at capturing the junior market. https://i.postimg.cc/LnL7pSNC/78baf850367ae5c01c5d207e1...
Posted by Ucwepn in OO Scale discussion , 01-07-2021, 01:45 AM
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    Thread: TnA Percy and James in AU?
Post: RE: TnA Percy and James in AU?

I found mine on Australian eBay so I guess so.
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 01-04-2021, 01:45 PM
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    Thread: Happy New Year!
Post: RE: Happy New Year!

Happy New year everyone! Hope you all have a fantastic 2021 and may all your trains run on time!
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 01-01-2021, 05:35 AM
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    Thread: alfie
Post: RE: alfie

What a find! Congrats!
Posted by Ucwepn in Trackmaster Thomas and Friends , 01-01-2021, 05:27 AM
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    Thread: A hap to me, a hap to me!!!
Post: RE: A hap to me, a hap to me!!!

Very nice!
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 12-28-2020, 10:02 AM
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    Thread: Newest old locomotive
Post: RE: Newest old locomotive

Yep its a type of locomotive I used to see allot as a kid and used to drool over in hobby shops in its couple of different liveries (in the 80s and 90s), its not a particularly great model or very wel...
Posted by Ucwepn in Show Us What You Bought , 12-20-2020, 10:59 PM
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    Thread: Newest old locomotive
Post: Newest old locomotive

Hi all thought I would share one of my childhood wants from the 80s in mint condition (looks like it's hardly been touched). The good (or bad) old Lima S class emd bulldog nose with my local livery. H...
Posted by Ucwepn in Show Us What You Bought , 12-20-2020, 09:23 PM
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    Thread: Thoughts on the "tender powered" engines.
Post: RE: Thoughts on the "tender powered" engines.

When they work as intended they can be great and showcase a character thst would be impossible to power via the loco itself, locos such as Plarail Stephen and Murdoch are great looking engines. The te...
Posted by Ucwepn in Trackmaster Thomas and Friends , 12-20-2020, 08:04 PM
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    Thread: Welcome Member Chrisjo!!!
Post: RE: Welcome Member Chrisjo!!!

Congrats all you guys, been busy posting away!
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 12-19-2020, 04:32 AM
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    Thread: The Backyard Tidmouth
Post: RE: An Exciting Update

When the turntable was shiny and new (and not full of dust) just about everything could turn it, as you can imagine I had allot of offscreen play before and after videos and also many takes sometimes ...
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 06-04-2020, 11:12 PM
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    Thread: Are These Something Coming Soon? 2020
Post: RE: Are These Something Coming Soon? 2020

I'll be getting at least 2 of that wave, haven't seen them yet though.
Posted by Ucwepn in Trackmaster Thomas and Friends , 06-04-2020, 10:49 PM
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    Thread: What did you do to your trains today?
Post: RE: What did you do to your trains today?

Going to do some work on the layout today for the first time in months, my housemate is away on holidays so it's a great time to reorganize everything so it's accessible and to create a better work sp...
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 09-14-2019, 11:53 PM
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    Thread: Storage Bins
Post: RE: Storage Bins

try hardware stores or discount stores, perhaps bring a loco or coach with you to check the fit :) The cases definitely help but also store very easily making it a pain to get to a certain loco or veh...
Posted by Ucwepn in General Forum , 09-14-2019, 11:46 PM
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