Owd Bob Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 I'm not greedy but they are.....well are'nt they all? Anyway i've seen that ad' on telly were the owd bloke buys a traction engine and his family are stood looking at it Gob smacked all of 'em thinking is that what your going to leave us? Well i want the same effect..pay back from beyond the grave. Actually bought my first ever steam loco' this morning...so its a big day for me, and i've waited long enough for it! Only two more Females to wind up now! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold vjoneslong Posted April 25, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2017 I'm not greedy but they are.....well are'nt they all? Anyway i've seen that ad' on telly were the owd bloke buys a traction engine and his family are stood looking at it Gob smacked all of 'em thinking is that what your going to leave us? Well i want the same effect..pay back from beyond the grave. Actually bought my first ever steam loco' this morning...so its a big day for me, and i've waited long enough for it! Only two more Females to wind up now! I have seen that advert and it irritates the hebies out of me. Talk about reinforcing sterotypes. I would be overjoyed if my Dad came home with a traction engine (you probably wouldn't be able to get me off it). WHAT! Who! WHAT! Where! Piccies please! YAY! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Minded Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 CONGRATULATIONS It's been a long time coming, but well worth the wait Well done you!!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) I'm saving it up as a surprise for the weekend Idris, plus it won't arrive until then anyway, and i might have bought two more by then ...i live for today and sod tomorrow 'cos i might wake up dead! and i've waited long enough, cos get it spent while you can is my motto you can't take it with you! The loco' is not what i first wanted but i think is a better choice for my small line and its now considered a rare collectible version, it's aptly named which i liked a lot which swayed my decision. Edited April 25, 2017 by Owd Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Well i broke the news last night to swmbo that her little summer house is getting shifted elsewhere and i'm getting a bigger shed put in its place i could'nt tell what her reply was because of her thick Yorkshire accent...funny how she always regresses back into thick Yorkshire dialect when she's angry With mine, the Memsahib, it's when she goes silent that you know you're for it. She has one of those Paddington Bear Hard Stares that turns the knees to jelly and walls to rubble. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
77philg Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I'm not greedy but they are.....well are'nt they all? Anyway i've seen that ad' on telly were the owd bloke buys a traction engine and his family are stood looking at it Gob smacked all of 'em thinking is that what your going to leave us? Well i want the same effect..pay back from beyond the grave. Actually bought my first ever steam loco' this morning...so its a big day for me, and i've waited long enough for it! Only two more Females to wind up now! You've not sold swmbo ??? congrats on the steam loco and yes lets see some piccies phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold vjoneslong Posted April 25, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2017 We await with baited breath! I wonder what it could be... Oh and please don't abandon your other live steamer project. I'm really looking forward to seeing it up and running! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold vjoneslong Posted April 25, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2017 With mine, the Memsahib, it's when she goes silent that you know you're for it. She has one of those Paddington Bear Hard Stares that turns the knees to jelly and walls to rubble. Ah that old chestnut. At that point I leg it and hide in the bathroom! You've not sold swmbo ??? congrats on the steam loco and yes lets see some piccies phil Have you tried selling a Yorkshire lass recently? You get no end of earache! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) I sold the other Woman in my life! and that took just as much time and money to keep as well Yorkshire Women are like the price of scrap at the minute, the prices per Kilo has dropped One of the other loco's i'm interested in is a Katie which i'll chop up for my own project body shell/cab treatment Idris So i'm still sticking to my plans. Edited April 25, 2017 by Owd Bob 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossygobbin Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 OB, have you gone and bought an ogwen ?. you havnt sold the red thing have you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold vjoneslong Posted April 26, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2017 Ah no! Not the landrover! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
77philg Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I own this lanny and I would sell the wife before I got rid of this phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Ask me no questions Lads and i'll tell you no lies, i've learned a still tongue makes for an happier life around here...so i'll say no more! Nice set up & Defender Phil' 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Just been tarting the old bridge up a bit by putting on some fake steel plastic card plates and rivets with car sealer, the rivet heads are those cheap nail art things. Its idea i pinched from elsewhere but the first time i have used it for myself, and at only a quid for nearly a thousand from the pound shops i think 'Cambrian Models' takings will be a bit down off me this year! I'll sand down and re-prime and repaint the whole bridge Racing Green,and do the plates in Black with some added rust detail on the fake rivets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jongudmund Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I'd love to see the bridge with all the nail art bobbins stuck on BEFORE you paint over them. Please take a picture of it. We need more glitz in the model railway world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 I was wondering myself that if i left a few un-painted how nice they'd look glittering in the dark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Minded Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I was wondering myself that if i left a few un-painted how nice they'd look glittering in the dark How big are they? Just thinking that the clear and red ones might be useful for some scratchbuilt lamps?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold vjoneslong Posted April 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2017 Oooh! I'll have to go and have a look for some of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 How big are they? Just thinking that the clear and red ones might be useful for some scratchbuilt lamps?? About 3mm in diam' NM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Not exactly sparkling in todays rain Jon' but i've tried mi best! I made a planked walkway along the insides of the bridge using 2mm thick plastic card scored with a hacksaw blade to replicate the wood grain and then be-jeweled and all stuck down as usual with car seam sealer, and just as i was taking the pics' this big box arrived! Wonder whats inside???' 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
77philg Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 come on bob don't keep us in suspense? !!!!! phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold vjoneslong Posted April 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) Not exactly sparkling in todays rain Jon' but i've tried mi best! I made a planked walkway along the insides of the bridge using 2mm thick plastic card scored with a hacksaw blade to replicate the wood grain and then be-jeweled and all stuck down as usual with car seam sealer, and just as i was taking the pics' this big box arrived! Wonder whats inside???' 2010-01-29 14.15.47.jpg 2010-01-29 14.15.54-1.jpg 2010-01-29 14.18.16.jpg Bridge looks fantastic. Why the car seam sealer? Is it particularly good at sticking things down? Hmm, I reckon there is nothing in the box, its just something for the dog to climb in and out of! Or maybe its another Hamster cage.... Oh and I see you've been getting things from Italy to! "Fragile" seems to be a popular pitstop for parcels... Edited April 27, 2017 by vjoneslong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Minded Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Yay! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 I remember a certain person..Idris! who got a similar parcel and kept us waiting in suspense Is'nt payback a b*$ch The car seam sealer adhesive is the best stuff i've ever used for outdoor work, it'll stick anything to anything as long as you get the right stuff which says adhesive and not just seam sealer...like i did the other week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold vjoneslong Posted April 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2017 I remember a certain person..Idris! who got a similar parcel and kept us waiting in suspense Is'nt payback a b*$ch The car seam sealer adhesive is the best stuff i've ever used for outdoor work, it'll stick anything to anything as long as you get the right stuff which says adhesive and not just seam sealer...like i did the other week You swine! Definitely a box with a dog in it! I will have a look out for that then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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