RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 24, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2021 6 hours ago, Barry O said: operation toady Was Clive there?!! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2021 7 hours ago, LNER4479 said: Meanwhile, Central is rather full(!) You definitely need those extended tracks. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 2 hours ago, St Enodoc said: You definitely need those extended tracks. Without doubt. That will be part of the next phase of development, come the autumn / winter time. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted May 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Was Clive there?!! Mike. No we brewed our own tea and ate the cakes/biscuits/sausage rolls/general foodstuffs by ourselves.. Baz 4 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Hey, look what turned up in the post! Initial euphoria was tempered with a modicum of disappointment as they are actually a bit poorly and will need repairs before they start 'ting!'-ing. Nevertheless, thanks to Barry Young for bringing these to my attention. Room for more if there's any others gathering dust out there ... 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 27, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2021 2 hours ago, LNER4479 said: Hey, look what turned up in the post! Initial euphoria was tempered with a modicum of disappointment as they are actually a bit poorly and will need repairs before they start 'ting!'-ing. Nevertheless, thanks to Barry Young for bringing these to my attention. Room for more if there's any others gathering dust out there ... Is that the set that was on the Bay a week or two ago? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 9 hours ago, LNER4479 said: Initial euphoria was tempered with a modicum of disappointment as they are actually a bit poorly and will need repairs before they start 'ting!'-ing. Hopefully the technology is sufficiently simple to be repairable. Paul. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 10 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Is that the set that was on the Bay a week or two ago? No - private sale. 3 hours ago, 5BarVT said: Hopefully the technology is sufficiently simple to be repairable. Paul. Three coils, each with two wires (or the two ends of one very long length of wound wire to be pedantic!), one common terminal plus 3 individual terminals. I think even I can get my head around that. The beauty of the pre-digital age! 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chamby Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, LNER4479 said: No - private sale. Three coils, each with two wires (or the two ends of one very long length of wound wire to be pedantic!), one common terminal plus 3 individual terminals. I think even I can get my head around that. The beauty of the pre-digital age! That is scary technology... Where is the socket to plug in a chip??? 1 1 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 You've been had, somebody has nicked all the resistors, bridge rectifiers, capacitors, LED's and all the myriad other things which are necessary to make such things work! Mike. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, LNER4479 said: No - private sale. Three coils, each with two wires (or the two ends of one very long length of wound wire to be pedantic!), one common terminal plus 3 individual terminals. I think even I can get my head around that. The beauty of the pre-digital age! Is that all you need to send Baz into Quasimodo, wonderful. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chas Levin Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2021 On 23/05/2021 at 07:04, Barry O said: Possibly some more duchesses may be visiting... Baz What's the collective noun for Duchesses? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Chas Levin said: What's the collective noun for Duchesses? loadsapower! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Chas Levin said: What's the collective noun for Duchesses? Gaggle 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 9 minutes ago, Chas Levin said: What's the collective noun for Duchesses? A clutch (of pearls). Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, Chas Levin said: What's the collective noun for Duchesses? Undefineable - they're just magnificent ... Ah - there we go: A magnificence of Duchesses! 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 10 hours ago, 5BarVT said: Hopefully the technology is sufficiently simple to be repairable. Paul. When they were new, they had a reputation for being frail. Best of luck with the repairs. Chris. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, Sandhole said: When they were new, they had a reputation for being frail. Best of luck with the repairs. Chris. I feel Trigger's broom coming on! Mike. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 22 minutes ago, Sandhole said: When they were new, they had a reputation for being frail. Best of luck with the repairs. Chris. Hmm... having seen what I've seen of them so far that doesn't come as a complete surprise. It certainly looks as if someone else has already had a go at them. I'll see what I can do in the beefing up department ... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2750Papyrus Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Chas Levin said: What's the collective noun for Duchesses? In a quest for alliteration, I thought about Daring class destroyer names. Has to be a Delight of Duchesses. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 10 hours ago, Chas Levin said: What's the collective noun for Duchesses? A decadence. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chamby Posted May 29, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 29, 2021 20 hours ago, Chas Levin said: What's the collective noun for Duchesses? A Coronation. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theakerr Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) Model Railways are quiet a global phenomena. Last night watching a railway journey video in China, the author showed the Bachmann shop in Shanghai station. Three full display cases, Some pretty neat stuff. See reason for Edit Edited May 29, 2021 by Theakerr Seniors Moment I had meant to post this on Wright Writes where I think it is more appropriate 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 28/05/2021 at 21:04, Chas Levin said: What's the collective noun for Duchesses? A squabble? 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dragonboy Posted May 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 30, 2021 1 hour ago, aardvark said: A squabble? A Handbag 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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