Hello

Welcome to the forum David.

I was going to say: show us your layout, but then I noticed your link. Some nice trains there. I see you're half through your ballasting

Very nice layout David. Welcome to the forum. Good to see you have excellent choice in locos

Welcome to the forum David.

Hi from me too, David

I understand "Ade coaches" OK, though few have the radius of curve that you have to haul them around!
But the significance of "26point4" escapes me - lots of things do, so this is not unusual!
But what is the rational explanation for this?
Is "26" the number of Ades you have running and "point4", a kit that is nearly half completed?

QUOTE (Rail-Rider @ 12 Mar 2007, 13:27) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi from me too, David

I understand "Ade coaches" OK, though few have the radius of curve that you have to haul them around!
But the significance of "26point4" escapes me - lots of things do, so this is not unusual!
But what is the rational explanation for this?
Is "26" the number of Ades you have running and "point4", a kit that is nearly half completed?

Mad guess time - 26.4m = length of 1 : 1 version ?

For a second I thought I would see a model of the Schwebebahn.

Hi David,

Thanks for confirming that - I've just won a KitKat off my mate !

As an aside I have 3 Ade coaches in my personal collection (sadly unboxed) that I will never run - any good to you ? - if they are send me a PM & I will send you some pics/details.

best regards
Brian

QUOTE (adecoaches26point4 @ 14 Mar 2007, 06:31) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ade coaches as I am a huge fan and replacing other makers stock with these when possible.
26point4 as dbclass50 explained.
Thank you for the welcome,
Regards,
David

QUOTE (Dennis David @ 14 Mar 2007, 07:15) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>For a second I thought I would see a model of the Schwebebahn.
Dennis,
I had a look at one but at around £1000 Its a bit rich for me.

David

Hi folks,
Layout coming on well.
Website has been updated.

All the best,

David

QUOTE (ebaykal @ 2 Apr 2007, 21:35) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Any idea of what this means and why is it that color?

Best of luck

Baykal

Hi Baykal,

sorry to interfere; I should know better, yet...

The white, or actually very light grey photo livery, has been applied to Reichsbahn engines upon delivery from the factory, so that photos could be taken. Pipes, vents, valves were black, as was the foremost boiler section, and certain parts of the drivers´ cab, walkways etc. The idea was to create photos with a maximum amount of contrast to show most if not all of the plumbing that had been applied to the loco. This would have been very difficult to see on a black and red engine. After the delivery photos had been taken, the engine was painted in black and red (or, in early Reichsbahn and Länderbahn years, green and red, blue and black, teal and red, whatever colors the engine was supposed to wear).

Tom