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Train of thought The recent debut of my Anglophobian armoured train created quite a bit of interest, so I thought a post showcasing it was in order.  Above can be seen the complete mighty ensemble. The open wagon carries a dismountable infantry company

Posted by Tim Gow at 09:47 Labels: 1/32 scale, Funny Little Wars, modelling, The Empire of Anglophobia 
An excellent toy, it's just the job for narrow guage railways as used in the colonies. The blue wheels betray the engine's origin and I would have painted them out but leaving them blue to cause annoyance is entirely understandable.

Best wishes, Brian

14 April 2013 at 10:22 
Brilliant conversion job !

14 April 2013 at 10:40 
So many good ideas Tim, I find it hard to keep up with you! Every time I read your blog I think 'Oh, I must try that!' only for you to come up with something else.

Above all - it's all jolly good fun! :)

14 April 2013 at 10:57 
The blue wheels serve as a reminder that all we're doing is cocking about with toys. And I couldn't be bothered painting them....

14 April 2013 at 11:34 
Steady on old chap! I wanted to reflect the spirit of cheapskate bodgery which FLW encourages.

14 April 2013 at 11:36 
'Jolly good fun' is the primary objective. Remember that my FLW project is two years further on than yours, so be encouraged rather than intimidated!

14 April 2013 at 11:39 
A wonderful display! Though I'm now thinking of what a FLW "Thomas" style engine would look like - a bit like Corporal Jones from DA I think.

14 April 2013 at 12:58 

The smiley face would have been tempting...


14 April 2013 at 15:31 
Great use of Thomas! I also like the gunner conversions.

14 April 2013 at 18:31 
I'll leave that one to you!

14 April 2013 at 18:47 
Oh it was tempting, but then you know how seriously I take all this stuff....

14 April 2013 at 18:48 
The gunner conversions are really easy, especially with Armies in Plastic figures. It's just a matter of carefully carving away the rifle and in some cases replacing it with a shell made from a bamboo skewer. I've now converted over 20 such figures and only suffered one 'fatality'.

14 April 2013 at 18:51 
So, we can call this 'The Tommy Gun', then?

15 April 2013 at 00:07 
Looking good but I do feel sorry for the wombat on a conservation side.

15 April 2013 at 06:05 
It might be interesting to compare the track gauge to the height of the figures. New Zealand runs on a 3' 6" gauge, one of the world's narrowest ((though if someone were to point out a narrower, I'd believe them). Aotearoa being mostly hill and mountain the narrow gauge made rail possible, though even then some rather tall engineering had to go into the construction.

Possibly the most remarkable is the Raurimu spiral. To negotiate some very difficult terrain, the line loops back on itself 180deg then completes a concentric spiral of 540deg (over two bridges and two short tunnels) before crossing itself above the first of the two tunnels and continuing south. I don't think it would have been feasible with a wider gauge railroad.

15 April 2013 at 06:29 
As sharp as ever I see!

15 April 2013 at 08:00 
The generally sad state of the WOMBAT can be seen in the last photo - it was missing wheels and most of it's paint when I acquired it. It was the WOMBAT on one of my gunboats which had to have it's wheels ripped off.....

15 April 2013 at 08:03 
That's damned impressive! Possibly a bit beyone my small box of track though...

15 April 2013 at 08:12