MrWolf
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When I upgraded some Airfix B sets half a lifetime ago I scribed the bars onto the back of the glazing and gave them a wipe over with black paint.
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Perhaps the most disturbing part of that listing is that the seller states that it's "Number one in an ongoing project". Number one? I'm of the same impression as @PMW, it looks more like a Number Two...
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Perhaps fishing for offers on the other items on view? Or promoting his other items for sale? The pictures for all of which are dismal and inspire zero bidder confidence, such as this lot - pro weathered? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186318347896?
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You'd never get that around train set curves...
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In the "More like this" section below that listing, there's a fair selection of other dust catchers for around the £30 mark, with several listed as "last one!" Soon it will be car boot sale season again and they'll be able to restock at £2-£5 apiece ready for the Christmas rush...
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Is that the same way as politicians use words like "could" and "may"?
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You'd expect a free tin of biscuits (or several) thrown in at that price...
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Rectangular self adhesive motorcycle wheel weights in 5g and 10g form. I've also got a 5kg tub of cartridge shot which should see me out!
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Twelve watchers apparently as of 14:27 today, one of those being me, just for the hell of it. Are we giving false hope of a ridiculous profit for the poor seller? Good.
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I paid something like £12 for the SDJR liveried version, the very last of the line with "improved" chassis, which was the bit I wanted. It was missing a coupling and the chimney, but the body was snapped up on eBay for a couple of quid, so nothing much wasted.
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I've still got a Lord of the Isles fitted with Magnadhesion. It's a bit useless on nickel silver track...
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Rock City, now there's a blast from the past. I remember seeing just about everyone from Bo Diddley to Zodiac Mindwarp there. Back when strobes and dry ice were still allowed... World's stickiest carpet and the door staff were Hell's Angels, so there was rarely any trouble.
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That sheep does have a kind of Twisted Sister vibe going on...
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There's thousands of people out there who don't seem to realise that! Although it has eventually provided me with some very cheap motorcycle restoration projects when the owners finally realise that they've significantly devalued them.
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Is there any room in the widest parts of the boiler/ firebox / smokebox to secure strips of lead whilst still allowing room for the chassis block?
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Damn, I really ought to get mine finished! How did you get on with the glazing? I have the Shawplan kit too, it looks to make a huge difference.
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I've used strips cut from till receipts, folded and either glued on with PVA or on a plastic roof can be flooded with solvent and pressed into position.
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Very convincing and atmospheric shots John, I especially like the platform level views.
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A shed is never big enough, you always need extensions and lean tos (or lean aways in the case of the Bishop's Castle) Perhaps they could be classed as a "sub shed"? It certainly makes the building more interesting and typical of such facilities. As for the BCRly, I'm surprised that Tacitus didn't mention it in The Germania. 😆
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I read about the Torrey Canyon, it's still a nickname for incontinent motorcycles... It was another tanker (The Wastdale?) that took down the Severn bridge IIRC. The maritime disaster that sticks in the mind from my youth is the sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise, there seemed to be a spate of ferry accidents at the time.
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This short video will doubtless improve your vision of the Renault Dauphine: 😉 https://youtu.be/8PV15ASmlP0?si=QgF-pPWoZkxb-aUw
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It's the kind of thing that starts turning up in your dreams and after a while, talking...
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That's a very thorough and well thought out job and there's no reason to think that raising the ground level up to the threshold of the shed would look contrived, as it would prevent water running into the building. Even a section of concrete with diagonal run off grooves cut into it if it's a posh shed! As for the lean, perhaps a prop or two might be needed? Photo: Bishop's Castle Railway Society.
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Torrey Canyon? I can only just remember the wreck of the Amoco Cadiz! 🫠
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I think we know who has won this week's Chisel of Mendacity.
