[modeleng] Re: 12" scale loco

  • From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:25:08 -0800 (PST)

Ain't life just simply wunnerful?  Not only is it
differences of opinion about women and race horses
that make life interesting, but now it's locomotives
as well!

Al
--- Dave Beaman <davebeaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> "Flying Scotsman" is an engine that is not generally
> popular with real
> enthusiasts (I said "generally" guys). I think
> because it gets a lot of
> publicity and is very popular with the general
> public. You really need to
> look at an LMS "Coronation Class" Pacific to see the
> pinnacle of British
> locomotive design.
> Just as a point, I think a fellow listee here and
> mysely would describe the 
> Flying Haggis as a piece of junk!!! Having fired it
> once, I never want to 
> fire it again. If my memory serves me correctly, a
> certain listee heres 
> relation used to drive out of Top Shed (Kings Cross
> ) and said it was the 
> worst of the lot!!! Perhaps spearmint or Kingfisher
> should have been renamed 
> and preserved!!!....
> 
> A Duchess still looks better than an A4 anyway!!!! 
> 
> 
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