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    I don't think that it's a painted line around the lower cab front - I think it's light reflecting off a raised seam (weld seam) which runs exactly there. If you look at the pictures that cctrans posted on page 9, you can see the seam, and the Rails decorated samples show it very well. Edited to add: Gaz101’s photo later shows that there is a thin orange line above the seam - so I was wrong.
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    If it’s that important they’ll leave a message and I’ll ring them straight back. And as far as the outgoing message is concerned, then “Hello, please leave a message and I’ll deal with it as soon as I can” doesn’t appear to give too much away...
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    Reminds me of the Monorail episode of the Simpsons... “Ah doughnuts - is there anything they cannot do?” P.S. bet the driver felt a bit Moby Dick.
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    Absolutely also gave us Shadwell (probably not the right spelling) the Welsh poet, played by John Sparkes. He came up with such gems as “ I haven’t been out this week - my mum forgot to make the payment on my trousers, and thy repossessed them” Back in 1988, we went to see John Sparkes at the (then new) Hawth Theatre in Crawley. He was very good - and his support act was a “ young, up-and-coming comedian with a bright future” - it was Jack Dee...
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    Thank you showing the livery samples - 18000 looks splendid, and I'm really glad I've pre-ordered (in the late-crest livery) However, one small point - the "orange" band on the sample looks too yellow (as opposed to orange) and ever-so-slightly too wide when compared with the posted images of the real thing. To the Stationmaster's point - I think the bottom of the band is in the right place, but because it's slightly too wide, that makes it look a bit high.
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    Ah yes. Just like the music shop in Terry Pratchett’s “Soul Music”...
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    Zero Gravitas replied to didcot's topic in Wheeltappers

    Does this count as cat-related? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-54548467
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    Ordered. If it’s as good as Rowland White’s other books (Vulcan 607, Phoenix Squadron), it will be a splendid read.
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    On the Five79 website the fish van is listed as “coming soon”... I also want want one for an Enparts van, so I keep checking...
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    Please keep us posted on this one (even if not in this thread) - the re-appearance of the fish van means I may finally be able to stop hating that Stove R...
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    That would probably have been the version in the discreet brown envelope, rather than the see-through plastic bag...
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    Quick FYI - subs copy arrived this morning, so it’s on it’s way.
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    I know it’s not a seventies reference, but if you like Swedish sci-fi (and who doesn’t?) then check out Simon Stålenhag, whose art work features in his “Tales from the Loop” book, which was the inspiration for the Amazon series.
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    Egbert Nosh early seventies cartoon - when the eponymous Egbert used to go out, his house and dustbin grew feet and followed him down the road. or did I imagine it?
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    I’ve always used UHU to glue lead to plastic models, and never experienced any ill effects, even on some Parkside wagons approaching 30 years since assembly. The one concession I have always made is to never put the lead anywhere air-tight, so have always drilled a couple of small holes in the plastic floor of vans, for example.
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    That can work in your favour - given that Cadbury’s is next door to the Hornby Outlet; when Mrs. ZG goes into Cadbury’s I can always say I’m just popping next door for a moment...
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    Slightly embarrassingly, I saw this and went to the Kernow web site to place an order, only to discover I’d already ordered one in October 2014 and had subsequently completely forgotten about it... Still, good news - and the EP looks very nice indeed.
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    In which case, go directly to www.five79.co.uk ... (it’s a safe place to go and will probably make you very happy)
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    That’s a shame - we’re likely to be going to the Swindon Outlet this Friday, and as usual I was planning to drop in a see if there was anything interesting... If there’s anything to add, I’ll update on this thread.
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    Me, me and me...
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    So that’s the end of my self-styled claim to fame - being the MRJ subscriber who lives closest to the Hagbourne Road Office... Less than half-a-mile. Still, I suppose everyone gets their 23 years of fame these days, so I can’t really complain :-)
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    Fretted on the left, fretless in the middle - and I’m not sure about the one on the right? Whilst I’d never get rid of the Wal, I have to admit I would like a fretless thumb.
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    Here you go. Mine has flamed schedua facings around a mahogany core, and it’s pictured in its Wal flight case. You can can also see the Bass Centre strap that they threw in when I bought it. These days I use a Planet Waves wide bass strap, as the Wal is quite heavy...
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    I bought my Wal Custom new from the Bass Centre in Wapping in 1987 for the princely sum of £799 (which was for me a lot of money back then). Looking at what they go for now, it’s one of the best investments I’ve made - although I would sell pretty much all of my other possessions before I’d consider parting with it.
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    As before, if any logistic help is needed in the Didcot area, I’m happy to help.
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