Welcome Hartleymartin

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  1. Toto

    Toto I'm best ignored Staff Member Founder Administrator

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    hi there,

    Welcome to Platform1. Delighted that you decided to join us. Get settled in and when ready come back with a bit about yourself.

    I hope you enjoy your stay with us

    Cheers

    Toto
     
  2. Keith M

    Keith M Staff Member Moderator

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    Welcome to the forum from the East Midlands.
    Keith.
     
  3. Rob Pulham

    Rob Pulham Happily making models Staff Member Administrator Feature Contributor

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    Welcome Martin :welcome:
     
  4. paul_l

    paul_l Staff Member Administrator

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    :hismiley: Martin and a warm :welcome: from Dundee.

    Glad you decided to join us here at platform1mrc, and I look forward to hearing about yourself and your modelling adventures.
    Any questions just ask, and If you're lucky we may even have the answer :avatar:.

    Once again welcome to the forum

    Paul
     
  5. Kimbo

    Kimbo Staff Member Moderator

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    :hismiley: Martin, and a Warm :welcome: from WA.
    Kim
     
  6. Gary

    Gary Wants more time for modelling.... Staff Member Administrator

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    G'day Martin,

    Welcome aboard from a grey old Sydney.
    Get yourself settled in, have a browse, read up and then, when ready get involved ! Plenty of great members here willing to answer any questions you may have. Looking forward to reading about your own modelling interests. Enjoy the camaraderie and banter that is P1MRC.

    Cheers, Gary.
     
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    Ron Full Member

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    :hismiley: and welcome to the forum :welcome:
     
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    ianvolvo46 Staff Member Moderator

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    Hi Martin :welcome: from a hot sunny Spain get yourself a tipple then join in and enjoy

    Ian vt
     
  9. hartleymartin

    hartleymartin Full Member

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    Thanks for the greetings everyone. Just to say a few words of introduction:

    My name is Martin and I'm an addict... whoops, wrong forum!

    I am a bit addicted to railways, and model railways in particular. I model in O Gauge, fine-scale, standard gauge. My chosen prototype is Australian, primarily New South Wales, both the Government railways and the private/industrial railways. I was previously involved with building and operating Stringybark Greek, and have had some involvement with the Arakoola.

    In the real world, I am a part-time university student, part time Church musician (Sunday services, Weddings, Funerals, etc) and I have several other interests such as involvement in a couple of bands (Drums and Fifes in one, and Pipes and Drums in the other! - Yes I have a kilt!)

    My long-term plans are to building a portable layout, probably a shunting layout a variation of the Inglenook.

    I own an Ixion H-class Manning Wardle. No, I am not interested in selling it.
     
  10. Toto

    Toto I'm best ignored Staff Member Founder Administrator

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    :avatar: great intro Martin. First of all ...... what tartan is your kilt in ? Mines is MacPherson although my name is affiliated to Ross or Dunbar. Now that the important stuff is out the way ........ great to have you on board and I look forward to following your various projects going forward. Meanwhile ..... That manning Wardle ...... get some photos up :thumbs:

    Cheers

    Toto
     
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    G'day Martin, welcome to the forum. Are you still interested in Sydney steam tram motors?

    All the best,

    Mark.
     
  12. jakesdad13

    jakesdad13 Staff Member Moderator

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    Welcome Martin, great intro!
    Nice to have you on board, as a fellow O gauger, I will be looking forward to seeing your modelling :thumbup:

    Cheer's, Pete.
     
  13. hartleymartin

    hartleymartin Full Member

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    The tartan is "Oliphant" - mostly blue and green. I'm not a piper, I'm a drummer. As a drummer, I play the traditional instruments for a drummer: side drum and fife/B-flat flute.
     
  14. Toto

    Toto I'm best ignored Staff Member Founder Administrator

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    Excellent ...... can' beat the sound of the pipes and drums ...... and flutes. Oliphant you say .... :scratchchin: need to look that one up. :thumbs:
     
  15. hartleymartin

    hartleymartin Full Member

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    Playing the Side Drum, Anzac Day 2005, Australian Navy Cadets:
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    Playing the Fife (2nd from the left) with the Australian Air League, 2006/2007 (not sure of date)
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    Some of my small locomotive collection:
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    Converting an LBSCR A1 "Terrier" to an NSWGR N67 class:
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    My H class Manning Wardle on a diorama:
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    At the National Railway Museum, York, 2011:
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    hartleymartin Full Member

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    Mostly blue and green:
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