tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283183568176201289.post8255072767426591940..comments2024-01-23T08:38:08.379-08:00Comments on North of Narrabri: It all started under a tree. . .B. Kooistrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15150888384261119049noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283183568176201289.post-9142623435368788162010-12-17T11:34:51.111-08:002010-12-17T11:34:51.111-08:00Blazing Blair-
Ah, an update. Good to see it. Y...Blazing Blair-<br /><br />Ah, an update. Good to see it. Yeah, those AHM E units were screamers! <br /><br />Better yet was an old Lionel HO scale FA of about 1965 vintage that I used to play "air transport" with. The layout room of our house had sliding glass doors that opened right up to the creek that flowed under the house (built on 10 tons of steel beams), and I would throttle the FA up to about 300 smph and line the switches up for a dead-end spur that stopped at the edge of the layout pointing towards to door. No derails or track bumpers.<br /><br />I think the farthest it flew was nearly 15 feet and did a header off the rocks and suffered a cracked nose. But it did this for the amusement of the neighborhood kids many times before it finally landed in the water during a winter storm runoff and sunk. Found it a few weeks later when the water dropped. <br /><br />I always thought that the Athearn Hi-F drive SP Black widow F unit was capable of faster running, but I valued it much more than that FA.The Mighty Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185188858378122810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283183568176201289.post-76038027765290278602010-12-16T17:45:45.301-08:002010-12-16T17:45:45.301-08:00Blair
So who is the good looking kid? :-)
Seriou...Blair<br /><br />So who is the good looking kid? :-)<br />Seriously, it is good to have you back and I look forward to your future posts when you 'finish' scanning your slides, about August 2015 I expect.<br /><br />You, Mary and the boys have a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe new Year.<br /><br />Ray PRay Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624865987062727847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283183568176201289.post-9390121890911820452010-12-16T01:14:09.922-08:002010-12-16T01:14:09.922-08:00G'day Blair
Good to see you back again. Merry...G'day Blair<br /><br />Good to see you back again. Merry Christmas to you and your family. I look forward to reading more about your layout in the new year and getting myself motivated in the process.<br /><br />cheers JonJonathan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936330570761389263noreply@blogger.com