RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted September 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2020 Is it me ? This popped up on the World of Railways News thread - https://www.osbornsmodels.com/arch-laser-b3d025-176-scale-oo-gauge-ransome--rapier-6-ton--petrolelectric--yard-crane-1-49762-p.asp A Ransome & Rapier 6t crane. It's 3D printed, so not the highest level of detail. But the price - £39.95 ??? 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted September 21, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Oldddudders said: Bobbye Hall. One of the later modified versions of the Hall in the 79xx series: 7930 Lickham 7931 B8gger 7932 S*d 7933 F**k 7934 Naff 7935 Bobbye 7936 Jerry 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted September 21, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: Is it me ? This popped up on the World of Railways News thread - https://www.osbornsmodels.com/arch-laser-b3d025-176-scale-oo-gauge-ransome--rapier-6-ton--petrolelectric--yard-crane-1-49762-p.asp A Ransome & Rapier 6t crane. It's 3D printed, so not the highest level of detail. But the price - £39.95 ??? I think the decimal point might be in the wrong place. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted September 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: One of the later modified versions of the Hall in the 79xx series: 7930 Lickham 7931 B8gger 7932 S*d 7933 F**k 7934 Naff 7935 Bobbye 7936 Jerry Sorry old chap, but you forgot.... 7937 Morning 7938 Night 7939 Dinner 7940 Dance 7941 Seenham 7942 After 7943 Bingo 7944 Food 7945 Freefor 7946 Afternoon 7947 Evening 7948 Goodnight 7949 Long There may be more.... lots more... Edited September 21, 2020 by tomparryharry yes. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted September 21, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 minute ago, tomparryharry said: Sorry old chap, but you forgot.... 7937 Morning 7938 Night 7939 Dinner 7940 Dance 7941 Seenham 7942 After 7943 Bingo 7944 Food 7945 Freefor There may be more.... lots more... In my defence, I didn't have the time to list them all: I do know that had it still been in service, 7946 Stuart, would probably have needed renaming. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted September 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2020 I often wondered if the 7xxxx Britannias had another series, what would be their names? Florence Nightingale Jane Austen Samuel Pepys Charles Darwin Bronte No doubt more significant names. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 12 hours ago, Winslow Boy said: I seem to recall, forget where, that there are different versions of the vaccinations due to it not being possible to accurately predict which strain of flu will be most prevalent. It being down to the purchaser/provider to request the one that they believe to be the most effective/cost effective. Basically there are three versions of the vaccine and the ‘choice’ is mainly based on the patients age. Regards Robert 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted September 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2020 3 hours ago, tomparryharry said: I often wondered if the 7xxxx Britannias had another series, what would be their names? Florence Nightingale Jane Austen Samuel Pepys Charles Darwin Bronte No doubt more significant names. And the story goes that when they were naming the others they were busy drawing the names out of the foreman's hat and when they finished they realised that they couldn't really name 70047 seven and a quarter. Jamie 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted September 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 21, 2020 In answer to HH, despite the temptation I haven't yet finished the bottle of Penderyn, although I do have to admit that it is the second one I've had since lockdown started and in the interests of international relations I do intersperse it with the odd drop of Scottish and occasionally Irish happy water. Fortunately when I have a few I turn into everyone's friend and have even been known to see a pannier tank without having the urge to shout naughty words. Stay safe and stay well everyone. Dave 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I once had a reaction to a flu jab, half an hour after getting it I was talking to my Mother. Which was interesting as she had died 25 years previously. 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 14 hours ago, tomparryharry said: I always pay any outstanding invoices on February 31st I was told by the bailiffs I had two days to pay. Went for Thanksgiving and Independence Day. I'm always away then. Nicked off the Marx Brothers. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted September 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2020 15 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: One of the later modified versions of the Hall in the 79xx series: 7930 Lickham 7931 B8gger 7932 S*d 7933 F**k 7934 Naff 7935 Bobbye 7936 Jerry Proceeding further on with HH's naming committee, I would like to propose additional names, based upon the 78xx 7830 Truculent 7831 Difficult 7832 Lighthearted 7833 Debauched 7834 Insolent 7835 Distracted 7836 Courteous No doubt more.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted September 22, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2020 57 minutes ago, tomparryharry said: Proceeding further on with HH's naming committee, I would like to propose additional names, based upon the 78xx 7830 Truculent 7831 Difficult 7832 Lighthearted 7833 Debauched 7834 Insolent 7835 Distracted 7836 Courteous No doubt more.... Would readers please note that Ian is currently practicing a potential lockdown pastime. Another candidate is (finishing) roofing the shed. Then there is mowing the lawn with a pair of scissors and painting the house with an eyebrow brush. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted September 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2020 53 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: Would readers please note that Ian is currently practicing a potential lockdown pastime. Another candidate is (finishing) roofing the shed. Then there is mowing the lawn with a pair of scissors and painting the house with an eyebrow brush. Yes, I am back on the roof as of 10:00 this morning. I seem to have lost some 'drive' of late. However, I'm back now. The potential lockdown over here is very real, as of 18:00 hours today. The upside of this is the anticipated lack of diversion, so with luck & following wind (oo-err, missus) work will resume. I do know a story about an eyebrow brush, but divulging the contents here will get me banned from the Forum. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted September 22, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) And we are off again: This time with a bit of amalgamation and what if theory. Having covered both Common Branch Junction and the Cardiff Railway, I have occasionally thought about what would have happened if the CR had been given running rights through to Treforest to connect with the TVR and the fabled circle line from Coryton to Radyr had been built. The location is mid way between Coryton and Tongwynlais on the CR route, whilst the turn of the century CBJ track plan provides us with an idea of what the junction would have looked like. The eagle eyed will notice that the siding off the CBJ Treferig route has been converted into a loop for exchange purposes and the quarry line is worked as a long siding so is only signalled with discs. I've just plonked the major signals in at present, although I suspect I either need an advanced started in the Coryton direction or a goods signal to allow an exit from the quarry branch/siding onto the main line. As a steam era railway, the traffic could be quite intense, and I suspect that in real life the Coryton to Nantgarw/Treforest line would never have been singled, but this is, after all, a bit of fun. Likewise, extending into into the diesel era would more than likely mean that J32 of the M4 might need to find another home! Edited September 22, 2020 by Happy Hippo 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted September 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2020 I'm currently tiling the roof of my 7mm goods shed, which is beginning to feel a bit like cutting the grass with nail scissors. Eventually I'll be making the 4ft 6in x 2ft loco shed, which will probably take the rest of my life. We do have fun with our hobby, don't we? Dave 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted September 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: s. Eventually I'll be making the 4ft 6in x 2ft loco shed, That is about the size of our medium garden shed. The one that looks like a sentry box is smaller. Tony 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted September 22, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: I'm currently tiling the roof of my 7mm goods shed, which is beginning to feel a bit like cutting the grass with nail scissors. Eventually I'll be making the 4ft 6in x 2ft loco shed, which will probably take the rest of my life. We do have fun with our hobby, don't we? Dave I have a Curio cutter for such menial tasks. CAD sometimes has it's advantages. You just generate a .dxf file and tell the Curio to cut it out! You then only have to add strips rather than the individual slates. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted September 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2020 Had your theory about Treforest (Cardiff) Junction had taken place, then the main TVR route would have been buried under the A470, and the Cardiff route would be the main taken for trains. A lot of the estate traffic would have been on the correct side. There would be a branch down to the Upper Boat Power station, with an extension to Willowford. The Barry Railway branch would have taken a greater significance, with the section Trehafod-Tonteg doing what it was meant to do, namely, by-passing Pontypridd. Pure supposition, you understand.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted September 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: You then only have to add strips rather than the individual slates. Ah, but then you miss out on the joyful authenticity of individually pinning the slates to the battens. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted September 22, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Compound2632 said: Ah, but then you miss out on the joyful authenticity of individually pinning the slates to the battens. The joys of S7, where fantasy meets purgatory. I'll now have to go and check to see if Dave has made a roof out of scale sized stringers and trusses. The question is, if he hasn't, should I jump up onto the baseboard and delicately tread all over the errant structure and make him start all over again? Or should I turn a blind eye? 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted September 22, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2020 You ought to consider how much detail you'd see flying overhead from one of your previous modes of transport. If the roof would look ok from that perspective, it's probably not necessary to trample on it. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted September 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: Then there is mowing the lawn with a pair of scissors and painting the house with an eyebrow brush. I've seen a row of women on their hands & knees in South Korea cutting a park lawn with Scissors. A friend (who lived there for a couple of years) told me they were on state benefits, so had to earn their crust. Apparently they find jobs pretty quickly..... A pro-decorator friend (RIP) couldn't believe how I managed to get such a straight paint line down the pebble-dashing (guttering to floor) when painting the outside of my house with masonry paint - he asked how I did it. I told him: drop a plumb bob down the wall on the paint line, put a couple of screws in the wall top & bottom then stretch a string taught between the two screws. Then use a Humbrol Modeller's Brush. At first he thought I was joking. Then he realised I wasn't..... 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted September 22, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Stubby47 said: You ought to consider how much detail you'd see flying overhead from one of your previous modes of transport. If the roof would look ok from that perspective, it's probably not necessary to trample on it. By the time 17 Sqn have overflown Dave's abode with me as an underslung load, there'd be no roof on his house let alone the goods shed! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence Locomotive Works Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: By the time 17 Sqn have overflown Dave's abode with me as an underslung load, there'd be no roof on his house let alone the goods shed! Similar to this? Edited September 22, 2020 by Florence Locomotive Works 2 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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