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 Good Morning Everyone,the night brought us about 4" of sn*w again - I had hoped that we had seen the last of THAT for this year! The weather beguessers are even predicting more to come in the next days - well, it was not me who ordered it and I am not paying for it! Zoe, I´ll have a cup of decaf and a roll - I have to be easy on my old ticker, who is giving me problems again.Before I sit down there in the corner booth, are there any whoopie cushions around? No, you have collected all of them and locked them away - a very good of you! I have made plans to  re-start my MRR activities, on much smaller scale, though. I don´t mean going to N scale, but the size of the layout. There is a little space on the wall I can use for some type of a display. It is only 7´ by 1 1/2´, but it could be a start. Petra has basically approved to the investment, providing that I buy this "lovely looking" steam loco. It´ll be of British outline, just because it is "so cute" and, the best part of it, it is cheap when compared to German or US stuff. The start will be in DC, as I still have a power pack and  a throttle which I had built some years ago, but so what! It will mean a complete change of direction, but I don´t mind, as it is affordable, even under given circumstances. I need to do this, just to keep my sanity and health.Here is the plan:<img src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/BishopsGate-HO.jpg?t=1267869855" mce_src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/BishopsGate-HO.jpg?t=1267869855" width="1023" height="457"> The voucher I still have from our "Home Depot" covers the lumber and the hardware I need, so the next days will see a trip to this place to buy it.The "so cute loco" looks like this:<img src="http://railsofsheffield.com/image-handler/full-size.ashx?image=IMG_4411.JPG" mce_src="http://railsofsheffield.com/image-handler/full-size.ashx?image=IMG_4411.JPG">Cab detail:<img src="http://www.modelrailforum.com/reviews/Bachmann-Jubilee/footplate_interior.jpg" mce_src="http://www.modelrailforum.com/reviews/Bachmann-Jubilee/footplate_interior.jpg" width="250" height="352">It is made by Bachmann, a premium brand in the UK and it is sold for about 80 Euros, including shipping to Germany. A comparable German loco would be around 200 Euros! Of course, that funny horn-hook type coupler has to be replaced by a Kadee, but that is an easy task, as it has a NEM (European NMRA) standard coupler box. Just the old one out and the new one in!The prospect of getting back into model railroading revives my spirits!You all have a good day!
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