davefromacrossthepond

All, This virtual exhibition is a fantastic idea. Needless to say, not sure there is a better cause to support, so from over here in the U.S. I send my best thoughts to all of you, my thanks to the organizers and I've gone in for some tickets. Hopefully we'll be through this sooner rather than later. Best wishes and stay safe! Dave

The foundation of the threat is not that they believe the victim actually watches porn, but that he or she would horrified if they were publically accused of watching porn.

Whenever I'm not sure if something on Wikipedia is correct I turn to Facebook or twitter for confirmation.

Must have had help from Ivanka and Jared.

Is it me or this COVID thing lowering the bar for what makes us laugh? Whatever, I do come to this thread seemingly more often these past weeks. Nice to see a bunch of folks that can smile and laugh and look at the brighter side of things. I refuse to become an old codger - despite what my wife says! As an aside, I do understand what was meant during WWII about "British pluck." You guys rock. Dave

Website looks good, very nice pictures - something many don't have. Just a quick question, do you ship internationally? Specifically to U.S.? Or is that something down the road - especially until after this COVID thing is over? Most importantly, great website and please stay safe! Dave

Darn that COVID 19!!!!

Well, perhaps we could forgive them this one time? After all, they are works of art. Of course, I would be more than happy to quarantine them on my layout.

Or perhaps 7mm?

Gary, Be careful. You are entering an environment which is very addicting! Dave

What a fantastic idea! Kudos indeed.

Of course one of my best helpers/cheerleaders would say that the simplest way to not lose things in the carpet is to not drop anything. Love her just the same!

The catalog is fantastic!

As far as my wife is concerned, anything that is spelled out __________, UK is exotic.

Not sure it is only in America, surely other countries have a sense of satire: https://www.broadstreetbeacon.com/about-the-broad-street-beacon/

Why is it that some of the posts here that make me wish most for a "groan" button also make me laugh the most? Is it just me?

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Brian, Ah, the Lionel submarine car. When I was way way younger, that was my favorite. Thanks for reminding me! Dave

Very interesting indeed.

I don't know why everyone is so worried about this. Our president said that it is all a hoax. He would never say anything that wasn't true would he?

While action poses are difficult to pull off on in a layout setting, they can be quite effective when photographing. Having a collection of both can be an asset. In any event it is a great excuse to get some way cool looking figures!

That is how I got sucked in by the darkside. In my case it was a Parkside wagon. In all seriousness, though, I'm not sure that any one scale/gauge is better than the others, just different. I can say, though, that building that O gauge wagon was most enjoyable and I've been slowly gathering what I need to start that first layout. Simon is exactly right, try a wagon kit and a length of PECO track. If nothing else you will have a nice model to place on the mantel. Dave

Well, if you were thinking of stealing a jacket or helmet, you wouldn't want to accidentally pick one belonging to a Hell's Angel or Bandito (sp?). Jail would be preferable.

CME From the Kadee primer: "Glad Hand: Railroad term for air line hose and fitting hanging down at the end of a car or locomotive. Also used to define Kadee’s Trip Pin, see Trip Pin." Here's a link to the Kadee Primer - I've used Kadees for years, but still found it useful: https://www.kadee.com/documents/primer.pdf Dave

Barnaby, What a great lesson here. Check everything electrical before going forward. You had a short and were able to fix the problem with minimal effort. I don't even want to think how difficult that would have been had you already ballasted. What perhaps you and I know because of experience (and I seem to be always forgetting), someone new to the hobby might not know. Thanks for sharing this . . . I'm sure at least one person gained some knowledge (and I, of course, need these kind of reminders too lol). Of course "testing" is a great reason (like we need one) to kick back and "play trains a bit." . Dave