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May 11, 2007 20:28:14 GMT
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This is possibly a little off topic but I thought I would post it as its amazing, the ultimate toy for car lovers.
First there were model railways but now there are model roadways;
What you betting the guy is single but and thats probably his livingroom.
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Fat Bloke
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May 11, 2007 20:42:10 GMT
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Not sure whether thats uber cool or really feckin' sad! At the moment the latter is winning. Can't deny though, its a real masterpiece.
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May 11, 2007 20:45:29 GMT
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Amazing! I had a Faller train set when I was small. I also had the Matchbox equivalent of the moving road! Sort of like Scaletrics, but using existing Matchbox, Husky or similar cars. You stuck a self adhesive pin guide on the car, then sat it in the track which had a continuous loop of coiled wire running around it. This was controlled by a similar device to the Scaletric so two cars could run in opposite directions. It was very noisy what with the coiled wire running around the grooves!
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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May 11, 2007 20:46:48 GMT
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Its so sad its cool! that is wikkid love it. need one!
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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May 11, 2007 20:50:10 GMT
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That's fantastic! Nothing sad about it, if somethings your hobby and you enjoy it fair play to you!
Looks great at night as well, quite pretty - would love to see something like that on display in MK or similar.
Great bit of engineering and programming going on there too, to coordinate it all!
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May 11, 2007 20:51:18 GMT
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Amazing! I had a Faller train set when I was small. I also had the Matchbox equivalent of the moving road!....... I bought a boxed but a bit tatty one of those at a recent auction! Haven't tried it out yet - something I remember slightly older kids having (no offence Wagoneer!). Never seen that Faller stuff before. I'm going to vote cool. Why not build your own little fantasy world? |
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Stiff
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May 11, 2007 20:52:01 GMT
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Closest I ever got was 'Steer n Go' with a red Dodge Challenger ;D (or was it Charger) Hmmm
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May 11, 2007 20:54:21 GMT
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That's fantastic! Nothing sad about it, if somethings your hobby and you enjoy it fair play to you! ;D  ;D Ha ha yeah but thats what we think! better than playstation or just only drinking all the time, thats sad.  |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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May 11, 2007 21:01:15 GMT
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I bought a boxed but a bit tatty one of those at a recent auction! Haven't tried it out yet - something I remember slightly older kids having (no offence Wagoneer!). ;D This was probably around 1976 or so. My grandad used to put cigarette buts in the funnels to make smoke....all innocent stuff then! The trains were quite large and took two 'C' type batteries each from memory. |
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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May 11, 2007 21:04:50 GMT
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Sorry, I meant the Matchbox thing. Never really did trains as a kid, though having recently built a simple farmyard for the children I can see the appeal in building a layout...
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May 11, 2007 21:27:23 GMT
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That was probably around the same time, a year or two later at most.
On another line, I've almost finished the TA22 that Rmad gave me. Pictures on Monday as the camera is at work. This thing is the reason I'm still sat within reach of the computer keeping an eye on here! It's great to have something to do whilst waiting for the odd part to dry....
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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May 11, 2007 21:38:22 GMT
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Thats really cool, but it is a little sad at the same time.
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Fat Bloke
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May 11, 2007 22:00:02 GMT
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Closest I ever got was 'Steer n Go' with a red Dodge Challenger ;D (or was it Charger) Hmmm I could never get my Matchbox Dodge Challenger to fit on Steer and Go.  |
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sav
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May 11, 2007 22:09:15 GMT
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Jeez! That is amazing but crazy. Very impressive with all the detail, looks like he's even got a 'red light' camping zone in there as well. |
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May 11, 2007 22:45:27 GMT
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AYE CARUMBA!
That's the cat's cock-sack!
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jdmini
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May 11, 2007 23:23:50 GMT
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i think it's cool as personally...i'd not want to own it, but i'd love to go and have a look at it.
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May 11, 2007 23:42:24 GMT
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Yeah, it's impressive. Bet he's built like a javelin gold medalist, though...
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I also had the Matchbox equivalent of the moving road! Sort of like Scaletrics, but using existing Matchbox, Husky or similar cars. You stuck a self adhesive pin guide on the car, then sat it in the track which had a continuous loop of coiled wire running around it. This was controlled by a similar device to the Scaletric so two cars could run in opposite directions. It was very noisy what with the coiled wire running around the grooves! i had one of those when i was an urchin, no idea what happened to it. |
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mrj
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that's not sad at all; this place is in Hamburg, where they have the biggest indoor model railway of the world, i think they now have three floors, several continents ... very impressive to look at, though i wasn't there yet.... and they have some retro stuff, too ;D  Link to the website : www.miniatur-wunderland.de |
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback
- 1978 Passat GLS Variant
- 1980 Audi 100 5E
- 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold)
- 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I
- 1984 VW Polo Coupé
- 1984 VW Passat hatchback
- 1987 VW Passat Variant
- 1987 VW Passat hatchback
- 1988 VW T25
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Sad ? No WAI ! Thats amazing !
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;D
