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SLRmidge

Yes, LMS jools is now the proud owner of a Lawley too & I must say that she/he ran like a dream straight out of the box

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Lawley on its maiden run with a goods train

Double heading with my Wrekin 'Kittiwake'

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SillyBilly · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject:

Cool, the Lawley and Wrekin together look good have you got any more of the pair?
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laalratty · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:54 pm Post subject:

I should of known that paring would be run, I hope Jool's is taking the Lawley to the next NWAG steamup
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SLRmidge · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject:

Another piccy....

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mhlr · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject:

mmmmmm nice! They look VERY nice together!
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Matt · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject:

Nice. I see an opitunity to have a Lawley Triple header soon.
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bungle80a · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:21 pm Post subject:

Well it wont be at rattys on the 20th as i'm having to work! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I'm sure there will be another opp when the 3 lovely ladies can get together!
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LMS-Jools · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject:

Sadly perhaps but its not another Lawley comin round the corner !

I am already busy modifying and converting and mocking up.

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laalratty · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject:

oh no! Couldn't even wait for me to see it before you started modding it

Looks like it could be great as a tender engine, although I think it would look better with a R&ER style cab then a plain weatherboard
Bungle, i'm gutted for you

Not having much luck with steamups this month
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LMS-Jools · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject:

Yes sorry to hear you have to miss another steam up Bungle.
If the weather is nice on friday and you are free give me a call in the morning.

Ratty have you got any decent pics of the cab styles etcyou are suggesting ? I have looked through pretty much all of my books to get ideas.

Mined Ewe I want to keep it as open as possible and the bodywork as simple as poss for when I come ot make it up out of metal ! lol
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Matt · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject:

That look's like an interesting rebuild. Is it going to end up looking like an old FR tender loco like No.20?

What are you doing with the old body?
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laalratty · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject:

The old body I think is going to SLRmidge for him to make a Lawkin!
Jool's something like this would be nice...

You could make the round cab sides square to make it easier to do. But I think a Northern Rock style Lawley would be fantastic

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LMS-Jools · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject:

Yes that does look nice but I do want to keep the cab roof clear of the controls if possible and well forward.

Here is another rough mock up I have yet to paint which is also in the running. lol

I am hanging on to the original Body at the Mo but in time it may well be up for sale.
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laalratty · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:28 pm Post subject:

I think you could get away with raising the cab roof a bit higher, maybe the same height as the chimney, both of your mocks are a bit lower than the chimney. This would give you a bit more space

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mhlr · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:38 pm Post subject:

You could make a roof like R&ER style, and just add some simple hinges to the front of the roof so you can tilt it forward to get access to the filler etc?

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