Chris Nevard's Blog

100% with you. Said, sad anorak needs to get a life!

but its not p4 - how dare you!!

It's not all true? My world is collapsing around me, evidently many of the books I've read are something called fiction too . . .

 

The photographers car must be dirty from chasing trains along the rural roads

Damn!!!!! I thought it was a real place, but I forgot about the hole in the sky to let the trains in. :-)

The "armchair pedant" just has not been paying attention!

I remember reading in IIRC RMweb2 (?) of your start on the platform structure with the shaped supports which you had found? / begged? / borrowed? / acquired legitimately?.

It was made plain then that this was a work of "faction". I have followed it's progress with envy of the modelling skill displayed.

Had hoped to get to Wycrail, but have family duties to attend to.

 

Edit.. Let's hope that this pedant does not get to vote / comment on the Challenge Dioramas!

Ha!

You're sure someone isn't winding you up, Chris?

 

Best, Pete.

Ha! You're sure someone isn't winding you up, Chris? Best, Pete.

no they are all over

Well, the fool's had his comeuppance here all right! ;-)

 

Dave.

To be fair, the modelling is that good can we not say that the real location is wrong?

Hopefully the weekend won't harbour too many loons - you'll note from my avatar my scary new look. I'll make sure I pack the scary wig as below to keep the adenoidal horrors at bay! Actually the only reason for this blog is because I've had a rather busy week and not had time to do any model making at all - hence Mr Pedant becoming my bog subject for today for want of a better subject.

 

Now that is scary!

Damn!!!!! I thought it was a real place, but I forgot about the hole in the sky to let the trains in. :-)

To misquote Spike Milligan:

"There are holes in the sky where the trains come in,

they're ever so small, that's why trains are thin"

 

Back on topic, it is amazing how some folk 'go off on one' when things aren't exactly as per the real thing, especially when the skills to do this much investigation don't extend to "reading the **** message". I was utterly captivated by Catcott when I saw it at the Taunton RMweb day, I just can't figure the mind set of someone who needs to pick apart something so convincing overall

V for Vengeance.

I find your Catcott Burtle image less scary....

 

Perhaps your pedant fan is actually a Lion Tamer...with aspirations of being a Traffic Warden

Hi,

 

I know Chris Nevard as a vampire is scary, I've already told him that he won't get a bacon butty if dresses like that!

 

Make to subject, there are a lot of people that are like that in this hobby. At the Reading show, I heard one person say to my layout "There's so many eras on this, it's ridiculous!" he obviously hadn't read the show guide nor the 2 sheets on the layout that explained that it is a preserved layout! My whole crew had a good laugh at that!

 

Best way is to either laugh at them or ignore them!

 

Simon

I wonder if his train set is half as nice as yours? (any one of yours!)

Now that is scary!

 

Is this how you will look at Wycrail?

 

Ha! You're sure someone isn't winding you up, Chris? Best, Pete.

It's just as sad whether or not it's a wind up.

I will pack the wig - actually when I used it Saturday night down the local I could clear a path to the bar just like that - fabulous! I'll avoid hair on the palms of the hands though, that might get in the way of the 3 link coupling hook.

Can I borrow that mask you are wearing for next Oct 31st? It will scare the local scrounging kids witless; bah!

P

You should just laugh it off! - I remember at one exhibition with Deadwater Burn two of said type of blokes trying to work out whether the backscene was a commercially available or commissioned one or what? It was more funny actually listening to all their various theories (none correct) than putting them right, tho I would have course if they had asked, told them exactly how it was done!

 

Nowt so queer as folk, as the saying goes!

I'll wager I've gotten myself into at least as much trouble as you, Chris, if not more, with my own published lies!!

I get fed up simply ignoring them, so thought let's get one back for once! The web is great, but the problem is even the most unworthy have a voice (which is good and bad).

Is there a balance in those who can remember getting on the train at Catcott Burtle?

Don

I sympathise with you here Chris and agree with your sentiments. And isn't it often the case that this type of unbalanced person is often the one with a beautifully detailed loco on their layout next to a tree that is obviously a lolly stick with a scouring pad on the top!