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Offline tomfilery

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Hi from the UK (another HMEM refugee)
« on: July 27, 2012, 03:53:24 PM »
Hello all.

As with many others, I have come across from HMEM - not specifically because I had anything against the new owners, but because most of the people who's work I respected and who's projects were of interest to me have moved over here.

I'm now retired (early in my late 50's) and have a small workshop with lathe and mill.  My main interest is railways in 16mm/ft scale (and sometimes larger) and I look forward to contributing to this forum.

Regards Tom

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Re: Hi from the UK (another HMEM refugee)
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2012, 04:32:10 PM »
Hi there Tom,  :wave: welcome to madmodder.


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Re: Hi from the UK (another HMEM refugee)
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2012, 04:36:54 PM »
Tom,
Good to see you here.  So you are a 16mm guy :beer:

As you must know 7/8" scale is really the same focus on 2' narrow gauge industrial locos only just a tad larger models.

Welcome to the new digs.

Do you build 16mm live steam?

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Re: Hi from the UK (another HMEM refugee)
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2012, 06:08:24 PM »
hi jump right in and have fun

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Re: Hi from the UK (another HMEM refugee)
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2012, 07:09:28 PM »
Hi and welcome to us  :wave:
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Offline tomfilery

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Re: Hi from the UK (another HMEM refugee)
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2012, 05:12:43 AM »
Guys - many thanks for the warm welcome.

Dan - yes, I am in the process of building my first live steam 16mm loco - following Keith Bucklitch's "Brazil" design.  As you well know, it is too easy to get distracted by other things - though I am getting there slowly.

Regards Tom

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Re: Hi from the UK (another HMEM refugee)
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2012, 10:02:34 AM »
Hi Tom, welcome aboard.
Nice to see you here.
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