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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:18 pm 
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Hi all,

pls tell me is this picture fake or real :?: :?:

I just wanne share it.


Regards,Chris


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:36 pm 
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Chris
It's Fake ;) Great Pic and I've seen a video of this same 1218. If you have the link to that video that would be great. Keep on steamin My Friend!!

David


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:13 pm 
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Yes, someone please provide a link! Judging by the 7.25" note in the lower right corner, this appears to be a French model of 1218 in 1.5"scale. Too cool.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:24 pm 
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The railway is the Swiss Vapeur Parc Le bouveret. http://www.swissvapeur.ch/

From memory that loco has benn there a few times - I don't think it is based there.

Lots of video on youtube and pics on google images.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:50 pm 
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Hello, I am sure it is on this link;

http://www.railtv.fr/Players/PlayerFlash.aspx?Id=4050

There is alos a video at night but I have not seen it yet;

http://www.railtv.fr/Players/PlayerFlash.aspx?Id=4168


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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:35 am 
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DJSteamer3017 wrote:
Chris
It's Fake ;) Great Pic and I've seen a video of this same 1218. If you have the link to that video that would be great. Keep on steamin My Friend!!

David




Hi David,

here is the Link to a Youtube video but dont read the titel!!!



have fun

regards Chris

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:38 am 
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Sorry the titel is correct now. For a few weeks he call the loco a bigboy sorry

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:47 am 
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Yeah, the trashbag hanging in the stand over by the post and the full scale human sitting over at the picnic table kinda gives away the scale too :D
Fred

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It's Fake ;) Great Pic and I've seen a video of this same 1218. If you have the link to that video that would be great. Keep on steamin My Friend!!

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