Harlequin
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Just when I think I'm winn-ing.
When I've brok-en down the door!
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Arty-farty as hell , but great stuff for a sunny Sunday afternoon!
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Mr Pooter said this of his two friends, "Doesn't it seem odd that Gowing's always coming and Cummings' always going?"
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Oh, the snooker! The drama, the pathos, the emotion! This is what May bank holiday weekend is for!
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Plan meticulously or throw it together and see what happens?
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Yes, there are a spectrum of possible approaches.
In an active current thread (mdvle knows which one) a member is being given the whole range of advice from measure accurately and plan on a computer, through pencil and paper, to building the boards first and only then think about what goes on them!
I tend towards the planning end of the spectrum - and I recognise that one of my failings is that I plan a bit too much before actually doing anything.
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I guess to be a bit clearer, I think the issue is that there are some people who just have the ability to visualize in their mind a layout given an in place benchwork and just start laying track. Most of us don't have that advantage so the time spend planning is a necessary part of the process if for no other reason than to reduce waste as we discover what we want doesn't fit.
It also will depend on the size of the layout. It is one thing to grab a 2'x6' piece of wood and play around with some track, another thing entirely when you are looking at the cost of wood and other materials for a 20'x30' space, where having a design to try and follow can help save money on materials.
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RMWeb is more responsive than the Hornby website! :-) ThumbsUp!
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Somewhere in my house there is a small blue piece of plastic
Without it I can't run any trains.
It would hold a tiny SD card, so that I could plug that card into my computer, so that I could adjust the startup video settings, so that I could see what's on screen when my Pi-SPROG starts up. (The old screen died.)
I wonder where it is...
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Sorry Mods: I think I asked for a topic to be moved when it was already in the best place... I'm mortified! Lesson learned - I won't be doing that in the wee small hours again.
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That strange wine-y smell in the fridge was...
Wine!
What a waste!
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The internet seems to be slowing down all over! Is that because lots of people are now working from home?
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This week, I ‘ar been mostly eatin’...
Courgettes
(and I will be for the foreseeable future...)
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Where’s Monty? D’yanknow I don’t like this other bloke.
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You know your craft knife is blunt when...
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Zer is a meurth in ma rhum
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It's alive!
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"Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
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“He’s got an orrrnge for you.”
Pike mimics Capt Mainwaring. great stuff! -
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