RMweb Premium TheQ Posted December 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 16, 2019 I read it as river police, oi copper!!!! you're speeding.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducking Giraffe Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 That was "Naked Gun 33 1/3" rather than "Airplane!" ...I think they're more under a bush than under static grass. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2019 "Thank You" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted December 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 16, 2019 You want to be careful. Word in the Monkey and Dog Takeaway is that most of the Rivet Police are members of the Finescale Brigade on the side and are not above slipping a packet of rail joiners into your morning porridge if you so much as stand with your feet too close together. 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 23 hours ago, KalKat said: You missed out the kitchen door leading to the herb garden... That was discretion. Some police take quite an interest in 'herb' gardens. DG is in sufficient grief as things stand, without alerting other departments to further 'matters of interest'. Our force is always on the look out for herb gardens, and unintentionally got a look at my layout as a result. Fortunately they didn't have the expertise on hand to spot a V2 with an eight wheel GNR pattern coal rail tender, or the N7 with a 56xx underframe and wheels, and I think I got away with the coaches that have different liveries either side. 3 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 There ought to be a film of this : "Who Framed Ducking Giraffe?" Have you started negociating the film rights? Wanted: Actors with experience of working with trains. Here's a few we could put in the frame: Jim Broadbent (The Great Train Robbery) Amy Schumer (Trainwreck) Euan McGregor (Trainspotting) Burt Lancaster (The Train) John Wayne (The Train Robbers) Danny DeVito (Throw Momma From The Train) Emily Blunt (The Girl on the Train) Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean's Holiday) perhaps? And Bob Hoskins of course. Any more? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Alistair Sim, St Trinians. J 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2019 The First Great Train Robbery (another Shirley in this one) Sean Connery (Shirley Some-Mistake) Donald Sutherland Lesley Ann Down 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2019 Harrison Ford for the magnificent train wreck in 'The Fugitive', and David Jansen, the original Dr Kimble from the tv series for an episode where he commandeers a train to rescue a town from an oil well fire just before the timber trestle collapses with the baddies on the train. A loco at Barry scrapyard for many years carried the graffito 'Kimble is innocent' for many years on the tender, Stanier 8F IIRC. Frank Sinatra (Von Ryan's Express), but Burt Lancaster should be disbarred despite his magnificent contribution to 'The Train' because of his participation in 'The Cassandra Crossing', the biggest load of railway bo**ocks in history. Similar banning of Sophia Loren's part in 'Arabesque' on Crumlin Viaduct, as she is also guilty of serious Cassandra offences. Stephen Ward for wrecking a 14xx in 'Young Winston' at Craig y Nos. And the entire cast of 'The Ladykillers', but especially the superbly evil Alastair Sim, who also appeared in 'The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery'. Sean Connery as Bond on the Orient Express in 'From Russia With Love', and anyone who ever played John Hannay in any version of 'The 39 Steps'. And don't get me started on Jenny Agutter. Too late, excuse me, must go for cold shower... 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted December 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 16, 2019 And the gang of ne'er do wells from The Ladykillers for their signalling and timetable expertise.... 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Very much looking forward to The Rivet Police: Part 2 ... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducking Giraffe Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 That's great guys, good list of train movies. Harrison Ford's train crash in The Fugitive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPzWRNV9PMo must surely be the best. Yes I know, Don't call me Shirley. The wreck is still there apparently, which is pretty bad. Thanks so much to The Johnster for Jenny Agutter, I've hastily revised Part 2 and put her in Riot Control. Daddy my daddy? From The Railway Children? Stop it I'm welling up already. I really think we should grass up 34theletterbetweenB&D, his crimes and misdemeanours look beyond the pale. More to the point they’re subtle and deep-rooted, you couldn’t just pass them off as a drunken foray on ebay like my Eastern and Western region mk3 coaches. However, as we shall see in part 2, Modeller's Prison is not such a bad place, what with certain Music Industry sponsors who see we're alright - the model railway brotherhood looks after its own... Further to Clive Mortimore's excellent suggestion, I'm soon to bring out a complete range of mechandise, including and 3 1 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 If Part 2 is a seperate Thread, you MUST post a link here. This is fantastic stuff!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 46 minutes ago, Ducking Giraffe said: I really think we should grass up 34theletterbetweenB&D, his crimes and misdemeanours look beyond the pale. More to the point they’re subtle and deep-rooted, you couldn’t just pass them off as a drunken foray on ebay like my Eastern and Western region mk3 coaches. However, as we shall see in part 2, Modeller's Prison is not such a bad place, what with certain Music Industry sponsors who see we're alright - the model railway brotherhood looks after its own... Any competent investigator having recognised my MO would find loads more. The examples were the ones that happened to be on view... Thankfully the tide of ever better choice in RTR has enabled some of my wilder forays to be safely buried. There is now no evidence of a Lima class 40 body on an adapted Bachmann Peak mechanism, a recylindered Hornby 8F mechanism powering a much modified Replica B1 body for an O1, and so forth; although plenty of Dapol LMS van bodies on any cheaply available 10' wb underframe and damn the brake gear fit are still much in evidence. I am glad to see that the durance might not be so vile... 54 minutes ago, Ducking Giraffe said: Thanks so much to The Johnster for Jenny Agutter, I've hastily revised Part 2 and put her in Riot Control. Daddy my daddy? From The Railway Children? Stop it I'm welling up already... This though is as nothing to the lady in life, whom I encountered when she was with child, and consequently nicely developed topside... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Is it obligatory to add a Rivet Counter Detector Unit? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducking Giraffe Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Stop it! You're only making it worse for yourself. Personally, when I was banged to rights, it was A Fair Cop: Modeller's Prosecution Service Exhibit 1 Oh s*d it, they all look the same to me and I'm not paying 40 quid for a flippin' coach! Modeller's Prosecution Service Exhibit 2 Modeller's Prosecution Service Exhibit 3 That's the trouble with DC, your crimes are easy to spot. 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said: Is it obligatory to add a Rivet Counter Detector Unit? WHAT did I say..???!!! Yet again, utterly the wrong colour. Edit: Perhaps we need a Confessional Thread, where we can post photos of our modelling crimes, and seek leniency on the grounds of Diminished Responsibility - because what we'd really like is beyond our skill to model, or space available, too expensive, or just not available R-T-R.? Here's one of mine. I confess I built a US-outline layout in O Scale but used Peco bullhead track. Edited December 17, 2019 by F-UnitMad 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducking Giraffe Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 KeithMacdonald I think you're trying to pull a fast one on us here, that looks all too much like a Triang R567 Battlespace command radar tracking car in heavy disguise. For goodness sake man keep it quiet, that's six months minimum if they even catch you with that in your eBay watch list! 4 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted December 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 16/12/2019 at 11:34, Ducking Giraffe said: I don’t think we should be too hard on Eric at no 52, he has actually been a good friend in the past, lending a cup of static grass on a Sunday evening when I've run out. Initially I thought it was him who dobbed me in, hoping to get in with The Wife by extolling the virtues of a reduced track gauge layout 1/3rd of the size, leaving room in the shed for a display of her Franklin Mint Princess Diana memorial figurines. As they say, it isn't what you've got, it's what you do with it. Andi 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted December 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 17, 2019 Count the rivets...……. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: WHAT did I say..???!!! Yet again, utterly the wrong colour. Edit: Perhaps we need a Confessional Thread, where we can post photos of our modelling crimes, and seek leniency on the grounds of Diminished Responsibility - because what we'd really like is beyond our skill to model, or space available, too expensive, or just not available R-T-R.? Here's one of mine. I confess I built a US-outline layout in O Scale but used Peco bullhead track. At least you can claim that you got the yankee track wriggles right, that should get you a couple of months reprieve off you sentence. Regards Julian 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted December 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Ducking Giraffe said: KeithMacdonald I think you're trying to pull a fast one on us here, that looks all too much like a Triang R567 Battlespace command radar tracking car in heavy disguise. For goodness sake man keep it quiet, that's six months minimum if they even catch you with that in your eBay watch list! Now that is very definitely a item to go onto a wishlist! Can we forward this to (A) Mr. McDermott and his team, and (B) Hornby. What a send up! PC Dockson of Dick Green. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonpastures Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Wonderfully festive!!! Can't wait for part 2 just, what I need to counteract the Xmas grumps. On a slightly more serious note I have found you have to be careful with the RCTS as well. Railways Crime Terror Squad. I was questioned at an exhibition as to why my J72 was running with a number which was actually allocated to a different type of engine. My response was that I occasionally put the wrong numbers on engines just to see if people are paying attention. He seemed bemused by my response and wandered off writing in a little notebook. [True Story] Where will it all end???? It won't be long before Random Flocking is a criminal offence. SAD 1 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducking Giraffe Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 The Rivet Police have now got a motto: Si parva licet componere magnis. (If we may compare small things with great…) All they need now is a coat of arms.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, Ducking Giraffe said: All they need now is a coat of arms.... I've found a copy of their letterhead. "Per Parva, Per Magna" - is that close enough? Oh, alright, I'll confess, it was a Warning Letter. They'd noticed my post on An Idiot's Guide to Acrylic Paints? and rumbled I'd used Southern Region Green instead of Malichite Green. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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