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  1. I see that the RMweb logo at the top of the page is now saying that this is the "ad version".

     

     

    Even when logged in...

     

    Is this the top of a slippery slope?

     

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Ahh, I was just about to read through the Site News forum to see what was happening. Can't wait for that. I fully understand the need for ads etc, but constantly having to scroll back up on every page after the video pops up and jumps it to the bottom is wearing thin now. 

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  2. Is the RMweb help guide on sending PMs readily available?

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Yes. I believe it says:
      - Go to the person's profile
      - Write message in box marked "Write a public message on this person's news feed"

      - Press Enter

      ...

      :rolleyes:

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  3. Week off work and no modeling done because I cannot find the part I ordered that arrived last week

    1. JDW

      JDW

      It's over there, staring right at you ---->

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  4. Hello! New to this site and to YouTube! I’m a beginner in terms of modelling but have around 10 locos and some respectable stock. Excited to join this community :) find my channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1mBB0U8ATptKYXNxoSbH3g

    constructive criticism is very welcome and if you’re not interested that’s fine! Any support is appreciated! Stay safe during the virus people and have a good day. Ollie

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Its hard to say, but is it factory DCC fitted or has it had a chip installed? I found that my 153s seem much better using some decoders than others, but of course that's on DCC not DC. I'd check the obvious things first, like that the pickups and wheels are clean and that there's nothing preventing the motor from spinning freely.

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  5. I want to start the campaign for the return of real status updates - TCFTRORSU

    1. JDW

      JDW

      I think you need a snappier acronym.  I suggest CAMRaSU - CAMpaign for the return of ReAStatus Updates. (And with no connection whatsoever to CAMRA :D)

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  6. was amazed to see an old battered Trabant on the road today. Maybe it was a reminder to watch 'Deutschland 86' tonight!

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Would you have been more (or less) amazed if it hadn't been old and battered?  :D

  7. I must be one of the top RMwebbers as my name's always first on the list of who's online.

    1. JDW

      JDW

      And Phil Parker is in red, he must have been naughty...

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  8. Wheres all the special interests threads gone am i missing something ?

    1. JDW

      JDW

      They've moved to the Prototype section.

      Prototype > Special Interest - UK Prototypes

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  9.  I have tooth ache, but I do not have funds to pay for treatment. :bad: . And there are no local dentist taken on new patience at this time. :cry:

     

    1. JDW

      JDW

      I suspect just about every modeller here will have a small pair of pliers in their toolbox, there must be someone close by who can help... :crazy:

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  10. Is it wrong to have a beer at the workbench?

  11. Always find it a bit sad when I realise someone no longer visits/posts on RMweb. Those I have been used to seeing on a regular basis. Just discovered another. It's life I know....

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Sometimes it's just that people drift away, just like friendships, you go a week without visiting, then a few weeks, then all of a sudden it's been a year and you haven't even thought about modelling or RMWeb as life has gotten in the way...

      Funnily enough it occurred to me the other day that I haven't seen anything from a couple of regular posters for a while.

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  12. There are Italian artisans at large in Totnes. They are apparently there to bake bread.

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Italians?  In Totness?!  Baking bread??  How very dare they!  Do they think we can't bake our own?  Don't worry though, Brexit will put a stop to such nonsense... :crazy:

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  13. Was looking at the Manchester trams. Is it me or does anyone else think having to have platforms to enable people to get on and off is one of the most stupid ideas for a tram ever.

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Trams don't *need* platforms at all - look at a lot of European systems where older stretches of line still just have roadside tramstops - Dresden for example, where the [low floor] trams run down the centre of the road, and traffic has to stop to allow people to alight. Not even onto a kerb, just straight on to the road. Trams carry manual ramps for wheelchair users.

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  14. Spent half the night looking for an intercity NEA ... no idea when I last saw it or where I put it.

    1. JDW

      JDW

      I can see it from here, it's just there, right under your nose --->

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  15. In Katowice for two weeks, following a phone call the house had been broken into and trashed. Doesn't look too bad, apart from a half brick in the hall !

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Oh no, sorry to hear that. Did they take the trains? If not: Everybody, quick, David's in Katowice for two weeks, let's all get round to his place... :-o

  16. Who likes the coconut eclairs in Quality Street?

  17. Took the car for a check as steering wheel shuddering - two new tyres, balanced and aligned and £140 lighter - bang goes that new loco...

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Better than "bang goes that front tyre" though

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  18. A Study on the Use and Significance of the adjective „awesome“.

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Will it be followed by one entitled The Increasing Use Of "of" As A Verb When The Writer Means "'ve" ?

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  19. Was on a class 321 EMU coming back from Wakefield. It was giving out a strange metallic drippiing sound, from below the floor, every half second. No idea what it can have been.t

  20. Is it just me, or do other people have trouble opening a packet of biscuits using that little red strip ? I usually give up and use a knife.

    1. JDW

      JDW

      A knife is better anyway. Slice right through between the first and second biscuit, eat the first and second biscuit, then turn the piece of plastic the other way and re-insert it into the packet, it helps re-close and keep them fresh (for those of us for whom biscuits last long enough to need it!)...

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  21. Has the 50015 valiant thread been deleted? It says that 'i do not have permission to view topic'.

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Odd - maybe try asking in the Site Information and Notices section towards the bottom of the main forum index

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  22. Wer hat den Batternberg-Kuchen gesehen?

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Mmmm lecker, aber ich haette lieber Schwarzwaelder Kirschtorte :)

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  23. How the h£ll could someone stir up enough cr@p to get the bargain hunters thread locked? Get a life!

    1. JDW

      JDW

      As NXEA says, it seems that the problem is more the amount of froth that people create complaining, than the actual drift - and from what I've seen, most drifts were questions or queries related to the bargain at hand, in the same way you might ask a question of someone told you of the bargain in a conversation.

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  24. No luck on finding spare Hornby Networker bogies....

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Off the top of my head, aren't they very similar to those used on class 150/153/155/156 DMUs? If so, the Hornby ones are easily available on eBay...

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  25. East Lancashire Railway attacked by vandals http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40742336 Another one? Really cannot see the attraction is such a thoughtless and destructive act. Why preserved railways?

    1. JDW

      JDW

      Yep, let them pay for it. Well said CK

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