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michael · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:24 am Post subject:

I have edited the first post so that it is clear what the rules are. Smile

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Jim Snee · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:43 am Post subject:

Hmmm...

Just over a week to go, and I probably won't get anything done before sunday so that leaves about 6 days to build a traverser.

Ridiculus, foolish... worth a try!

TTFN

Jim
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Steve Bennett · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:52 am Post subject:

AndyA · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:03 am Post subject:

I'm hoping against hope to get the hour I need for the hull tonight. Four hours effort so far and I'm starting to think I could have given Jim a run for his money at Swanley. Whatever I've got by Sunday night is probably it. Smile

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MOG · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:17 pm Post subject:

Industrial espionage! We caught somebody looking over the fence at Gnotts Widgets with a camera in his grubby mits!

Truth is.. my daylight bulb light thing has broken.. I will have to try to get some daylight shots Very Happy

In the meantime - quite a few on photobucket:
http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b160/mogworld/Gnotts%20Widgets/
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michael · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject:

That is looking great Martin.
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dr5euss · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject:

Nice work indeed, Martin Cool

It's got fanatastic atmosphere...how big/small is it?
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MOG · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:42 am Post subject:

AndyA · Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject: Amos Gnollies

I'll put the work in progress shots on the bodge traverser thread and edit this to have the latest shot(s). What the hell, it's an entry even if it's only four hours work away from being a soldering test piece. I've got the 'platework' on but there's no chance of doing the wheelhouse before I go to Belgium, so what you see is what you get, I'm afraid.

There's more on the bodge thread, but here's the short version of the alt-hist.

The story of what was then known only as 1160(S) begins late in 1945, when the Hadselo manganese mine purchased for their scrap value the pontoon, together with some 15" gauge stock from a top secret tunnel project, left behind by the liberating forces. The pontoon was fitted at the yard at Svolvaer with a pair of diesel engines scavenged from wrecked armoured cars, and a jury rigged superstructurewas added. The pontoon was used to ferry wagons form Hadselo to Svolvaer without needing to handle the produce until it was loaded onto the Hurtigrute ship for onward transport to Bodo. Pretty soon other goods were being transported on the little boat and with profits dwindling the mine branched out and launched an irregular transport service as a feeder to the south- and northbound ships.

As anyone who has visited Hadselo will attest, the mine is no more Smile but the Lofoten boat service had become an institution. Renamed the 'Amos Gnollies' after the then mayor of Svolvaer, and supported by volunteer labour keeping her as shiny as possible, the community lifeline service continued until the end of the twentieth century, never making a profit but a source of pride for the islanders. Sadly, in 1999 the Amos Gnollies needed new engines and there was no way that the volunteers could afford the cost. She was laid up at Svolvaer, but the locals refused to give up and set to selling souvenirs to the tourists who were by now cruising the coast on the Hurtigrute ships.

Hurtigrute management became aware of the initiative and offered to match the money raised; they also persuaded the Kvaerner yard at Stavanger to carry out the refit at cost and against all the odds the Amos Gnollies returned to service late in 2001, providing a necessary service into the 21st century.

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michael · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:01 pm Post subject:

Today is the 13th of December Two days to go Exclamation

Saturday I will set up the poll.

get those pics posted

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Jim Snee · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:18 pm Post subject:

Wow I thought I would have to finish mine tomorrow.

TTFN

Jim
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Jim Snee · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:50 pm Post subject: Its a work in progress...

Hi All

Well, Here is my entry as far as it got:

TTFN

Jim
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MOG · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:59 pm Post subject:

Jim - that looks fascinating! I take it it's a steam-propelled traverser?

Andy - likewise.. lovely idea and looks like it's getting there, shame you've run out of time..nice background though!
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michael · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:01 pm Post subject:

Wow these really are interesting, Glad I don't have to vote. Smile

when all the pics are in I will cut and past them into a new post tomorrow for the voting poll.

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Jim Snee · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:07 pm Post subject:

Thanks Martin - yes it is the beginnings of a vertical boiler steam traverser (sorry about the rather dark photo) that will run in a yard between the two halves of my factory layout (roughly doubling the size of it).

It will ultimately have 3 tracks, the front one will run into the building interiors on display, the middle one will run between buildings (into fiddle yards and possibly extensions to left and right). The back one will run into factory buildings (more fiddle yards), although I intend to have a hoist on the right and a water tower on the left as well.

It this rate I coud keep extending my layout indefinately.

TTFN

Jim
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Steve Bennett · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:04 pm Post subject:

Hey Jim, nice paintwork, you managed to make your card look just like wood Laughing

I seem to recall someone layed down the gauntlet to build a steam traverser, didnt think anyone would take it on, well done.

Now the concept of a whole bunch of modules, linked by traversers Idea

that does get the mind working overtime and opens up all sorts of possibilities.
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