Message from Roo.

Back at you, sir.  Four inches of white stuff on our lawn Sunday evening.  John in Lansing, ILL

Same from me.

'Sept the white stuff on our lawns will be ash from the inevitable bush fires.

BTW  Nice figures, Roo.  Are they Arttista?

Very Nice Roo!

Same to you!

Same to you 

Snow what's that? I live in S.C. almost GA. line

Plenty of ash fell on Gatlinburg, Tenn. with runaway forest fires that destroyed most of the town, a week after l was there. This is land of the Little River Logging Co., that operated one of my favorite locomotives. I hope you just had ash.

Roo

Just curious how a bloke on the other side of the hemisphere takes up modelling American Railroads?

Merry Chistmas

Sioux City, IA, 9 degrees tonight. the locos won't shut off tonight.

Dick

Oman posted:

Roo

Just curious how a bloke on the other side of the hemisphere takes up modelling American Railroads?

Merry Chistmas

Hi Keith

There are dozens of us - and some in O scale, as well.

Cheers

• You'd think he might model those road trains.
• Merry Christmas to you too Roo  
• (Hmm , "a dot attack"????)

Merry Christmas for you too, Roo, from the Sunny FLA!!

AG.

I'll bare my soul, Santa take pity on me and look after me...

I was born in Melbourne in 1943 I grew up for the first few years with English magazines then my Father passed away when I was 11 and I found I could do what I liked  and make my own decisions during the fifties Rock and Roll and America came to Australia I was always a "rocker" people hated us we were called Bodgies we liked rock music Elvis was our hero purple jackets bright coloured socks we were cool. Towards the late fifties and early sixties American mags swamped the market I fell in love with Hot Rods and destroyed many old Fords building hot Rods out of them I also took a liking to Rivarossi American trains and was fascinated by them they were expensive but there was plenty of ways to earn money in those days so I was a confirmed American in Australia everything Americans did in those early days I liked. So I suppose American trains have been a part of my life from those days in the sixties and I am still enjoying them today but no more purple jackets, tight pegged pants, and iridescent socks I still listen to Elvis sometimes though! the Photo is about the only one I have when I was seventeen years old check the Mag date November1960! And the hair style. Roo.

Merry Christmas to you, too, Neville.

Shades of Christmas past, peg pants, ducks a hair cuts, electric trains under the tree, 32 ford 3 window coupes with caddie engines and studilliacs. Mostly gone, but we still have the trains only more then can fit under then Christmas tree.  That is what it is all about. As the Knights of Columbus  say keep Christ in Christmas.

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!!!!!!  Cheers and rock on.  Jim

Merry Christmas Roo.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Nev!

Simon

A bit later, but I always wanted an Australian Dodge/Plymouth slant six. Or should I say "bent six" since they got more performance versions of the design.

  That's why we couldn't kill ours. It was supposed to be a performance design, but was detuned for economy here. Still a forged crank, etc. till the 70s. You can go 70 to 90 overbore (Ive heard of 120 on some blocks) and stroke the heck out of them if you want. I think they even got a hemi head version Down Under if I recall.

  I like the long Dodge rod ratios and fat journal sizes at 15:1.  "If you can start it, it will run", lol.

Thank you Roo. Great scene. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Andy

Great picture!  Merry Christmas from Maryland USA!

Joyeux Noël à tous!! 

jpv in France

Great photo of you ROO. I was once 17....

Elvis and hot rods. Yeah buddy!

Thank you for all the outstanding BRHRR photos and projects.

And a Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Pierre (Camden Maine)

Friends.

I would like to thank all you blokes that replied to this thread, also at the same time mention that this Christmas is rather special for Margaret and myself, for the first time our four children and nine Grandchildren will all be together with us for Christmas our son who lives in England will be arriving tomorrow with his family the rest of the crew live here in West Australia, so this year is truly a special time for us.

Thank you all again including all the members of this Forum and may you all have a great time in the way you celebrate this festive season.

Roo. (Neville Rossiter)

Merry Christmas Roo. I hope you have a wonderful time with your family.

Frank