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  1. Thanks, Gary. Look OK at a cursory glance, but I'll give tem a good look over this weekend. WNR and Isle of Wight trains in the offing then.
  2. Now arrived at Aching Constable carriage works.... Of course, having viewed the photograph I was horrified to see the ghostly reflected image of a malignant entity from Beyond towering menancingly over my carriage prints. It was chilling to think it was in there, with me, invisible to the naked eye! Then I realised it was bird sh1t on the window pane. Panic over.
  3. I'll think about it. No guarantee, mind. But, seriously, that is a lovely shot, very 'natural' looking splay of track.
  4. Great project, and I look forward to developments. Still, resulted in a double-take. I thought I was looking at a giant 3D print of a locomotive boiler until I saw the stitching and realised it was a sofa.
  5. Bowlers hats ... When I served, I attended the annual Cavalry Memorial day in Hyde Park. We were expected to wear officers' out of uniform 'uniform' for such ocasions, a dark suit, regimental tie, rolled umbrella and bowler hat. It did not go down well when, seeing brother officers converging on the Park from various directions, Yours Truly exclaimed "bloody Hell, it's an Avengers convention!!"
  6. Yes, the MC&WCo-built LSWR carriages. The Third Brake and the Third are taken from the MC&WCo-built LSWR 1872-3 block sets. The LSWR-built ones were slightly different. The First-Second Composite is another MC&WCo-built LSWR carriage, of 1871-4. I believe 4 of these went to the IWCR at the turn of the century. The Luggage Brake is a freelance vehicle in the same style.
  7. Thanks to Brother Bluelightening at Oak Hill Works, some 1870s WNR carriage stock has been printed and is soon to wing its way to Edwardian Towers. Some additional chassis have also been produced with a view to using them with etches
  8. Adorable. My only cat joke is: Erwin Schrödinger is pulled over on the road by the traffic police. The policeman asks Schrödinger to unlock the car boot. The policeman opens the boot and looks inside. Then he says, "Sir, did you know there's a dead cat in your boot?" "Well there is now", replies Schrödinger.
  9. Apologies if this has been posted already, but the Utube Algae-Rhythm just chucked this one at me:
  10. Do you know when? According to the 1897 OS survey (if accurate) it appears to be single, but double by the time of the 1911 revision.
  11. This is another example of why, while I am just so bored by Hornby and Bachmann announcements these days, my interest is kept alive by the likes of Accurascale and, pre-eminently, by Rapido. Another three cheers. Aside from the odd L&M release (and laterly that range has included a lot of dross) I can say honestly say that nothing Hornby has announced since the Peckett W4 has made me feel enthusiasm. Bachmann's only interesting releases in recent years are things that commissioners have, eventually, been able to beat out of them. In general, though, it's just same old same old, or in the case of Hornby, yet another LNER pacific. I am jaundiced; toy makers who later learnt to make some very good models (others less so), but who seem to lack imagination, passion or originality these days. Hornby in particular has been a lazy copycat and milker of ancient dross, while the most interesting thing about Bachmann's most recent announcement was the company's questionable use of the Youtube copyright strike system to silence a critic. Thanks to Sam's Trains for bringing to my attention this travesty meted out on a fellow Youtuber. Accurascale and Rapido, by contrast, strike me as passionate and enthusiastic model makers. That is unfair, no doubt, to many passionate and knowledgeable folk working for Bachmann and Hornby, but all I have to go on is the overall impression these behemoths create. That impression is, I would say, lacklustre. Let's hope that, instead of spoilers, the competition bucks up the sleepy old giants of the industry to be more creative (though not in the 'Basset Lowke' sense, Heaven forefend). In the meantime, Rapido in particular has developed a knack of coming up with interesting, exciting, yet also useful releases. What a great sequel to the MW L Class and the Port of Par locos in these terms. We never know what Rapido is going to do next. It's always worth hearing though. Thank you, Rapido, once again for warming my old, cold, bitter heart with the simple childlike joy your products engender. As something introduced in 1913, the fireless only just squeaks within my period of interest, but I am strongly tempted. l wonder how the earliest of these compared with the later-built ones? How early can you go with the announced versions?
  12. Finding real answers is hard though. Easier to kick back and think of those strong men running the Roman Empire!
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