RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted January 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, sumo said: Surely the worst is when they say nothing at all and walk away. Or never stop in the first place. Sadly when they are within 10m for 2 days it gets a bit wearing... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post NHY 581 Posted January 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) Morning all. In these tricky times we all find ourselves in, it is the small but personal touches that provide, dare I say it, an unexpected degree of comfort. Yesterday afternoon, I received my MRJ 281, accompanied by a couple of other MRJ back issues that I fancied adding to the collection courtesy of the Titfield Thunderbolt. All nicely wrapped and accompanied by a lovely hand written note from Simon. This personal touch was quite the pick me up to what was, up to that point, a bit of a rubbish afternoon. Just a few lines but it made such a difference. You simply cannot quantify this type of service. Thank you. Rob. Edited January 30, 2021 by NHY 581 Sausage Hooves 10 11 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Not Jeremy Posted January 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) Dear Rob Thank you very much for saying that, it is a very nice thing to read here or anywhere. Truth is, I have had very many lovely conversations with people over the telephone since the Covid thing broke, really with the theme of how lucky we are to have a hobby, but also simply I think because it is just good for all of us to talk to one another. The Covid thing is very strange, it coincided with big changes in my business and various other things in my life and the difference it imposed on everything has in a strange way turned out to be quite "useful". I hesitate to say that, because I do not think it has otherwise been a good thing at all in so very many ways. So by now, I am very fortunate to find myself very busy with retail mail order, which is keeping everything afloat whilst also providing its own challenges, mostly European.. (oops, wrong thread!) I feel very fortunate to be in this position and enjoy the contact the whole thing gives me with lots of people, customers mostly, but also suppliers, the postman, the DPD drivers, my friend George who helps me with the business, the list goes on. I am in the process of getting some rather spiffing (I think) postcards produced that I/we can put in with orders, which will hopefully raise a smile. Amongst these might well be the attached, which I shall leave you with: National service in Bad Oeynhausen, 1949: W.J. Castens crouches on a roof while his mate sits on the chimney, supporting our now European allies in confronting the Russian threat. So if anyone thinks I'm daft you can now see where I get it from..... Edited January 30, 2021 by Not Jeremy "Bad" spelling, arf arf 22 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Indeed, I feel the same about the wee missives that accompanied my issue of MRJ, from Simon. Thanks. I also save the backing cards included in the package. Usually seem to be recycled from folders? Now, what can I do with these rather nice stiff cards? Bases for something, I expect? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted January 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2021 May I also echo Rob's comments. A great deal of care and attention on the packaging is always very welcome and considerably better than many other suppliers. I order the latest MRJ from Simon, adding a few back issues onto the order. Reading through these keeps me in reading material until the next issue of MRJ. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted February 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2021 I have just got round to reading Prof Tony White’s superb and evocative article on his model engineering developments over the years. Interesting that he used ‘contrite’ gears in some of his mechanisms, which I expect showed a suitable amount of remorse when running. He probably, more likely, used ‘contrate’ gears. Tim 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted February 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 30/01/2021 at 14:14, Not Jeremy said: National service in Bad Oeynhausen, 1949: W.J. Castens crouches on a roof while his mate sits on the chimney, supporting our now European allies in confronting the Russian threat. So if anyone thinks I'm daft you can now see where I get it from..... They were obviously up against an utterly roofless enemy. 1 1 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted February 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 minute ago, 2mmMark said: They were obviously up against an utterly roofless enemy. And just underneath them were the Loftwuffe. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-A-T Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, 2mmMark said: They were obviously up against an utterly roofless enemy. 2 minutes ago, 2mmMark said: And just underneath them were the Loftwuffe. I’m sorry but for those two so called jokes you will be the first up against the wall...... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted February 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2021 5 hours ago, CF MRC said: I have just got round to reading Prof Tony White’s superb and evocative article on his model engineering developments over the years. Interesting that he used ‘contrite’ gears in some of his mechanisms, which I expect showed a suitable amount of remorse when running. He probably, more likely, used ‘contrate’ gears. Was he a cockney? They are the ones most likely to pronounce 'contrate' as 'contrite'/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Budgie said: Was he a cockney? They are the ones most likely to pronounce 'contrate' as 'contrite'/ Nah, that's more like a norverner. A Londoner wouldn't have pronounced the last 't'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) On 30/01/2021 at 09:39, NHY 581 said: This personal touch was quite the pick me up Indeed, for me personally, this year marks 50 years of the smiling personal service, wit and repartee. And what changes and adventures those 50 years have seen, from walking through Combe Down Tunnel not that many years after closure, memories of the much-lamented Stench Electric Railway and the completely unofficial driving of someone else's 9F 'off shed without a permit', to operating a big roundy-roundy on cardboard baseboards in arctic conditions in the Midlands, various gricing trips ooop t'North and many other japes besides. Simon's business is now a beacon for all who wish to indulge in quality railway publications, especially currently as an aid to getting through these vexatious times. Edited February 4, 2021 by Captain Kernow A green tea. 5 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2021 Oh, and I've now realised why I haven't had my subscription copy of MRJ 281 yet. I'll leave you to work out why, while I write the cheque and pop it in the post. 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Given that the mag is peppered with reminders to use the new address they should take their own advice and attend to the advert for Frank Waller's lorries. Other than that, good issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gilbert Posted February 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2021 On 02/02/2021 at 17:18, D-A-T said: I’m sorry but for those two so called jokes you will be the first up against the wall...... Don't tell him your name Mark... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 Having sent my (belated) renewal slip and cheque back to the Cygnet address c/o Wild Swan in Bath, I'm now wondering how that gets processed. Does it sit there until someone from Didcot comes down to Bath periodically to deal with such things, or does Simon have some arrangement with Paul Karau to 'act on his behalf?' Any comments, old chap, please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Having sent my (belated) renewal slip and cheque back to the Cygnet address c/o Wild Swan in Bath, I'm now wondering how that gets processed. Does it sit there until someone from Didcot comes down to Bath periodically to deal with such things, or does Simon have some arrangement with Paul Karau to 'act on his behalf?' Perhaps they are forwarded to Didcot on the afternoon mail coach. Adrian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted February 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2021 I do indeed send them off to Didcot. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted February 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2021 13 hours ago, Not Jeremy said: I do indeed send them off to Didcot. How many is the Pigeon able to carry at any one time ? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2021 42 minutes ago, chris p bacon said: How many is the Pigeon able to carry at any one time ? First class pigeon or is it third class? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted February 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2021 44 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: First class pigeon or is it third class? Whichever can avoid buckshot... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Not Jeremy Posted February 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 Sadly no pigeons, rather more prosaically Royal Mail or UK division of La Poste.... For information, issue 282 has just been given over to production, I must finish my advert before it's too late(!) This will be for (shameless plug alert) Wild Swan's new book "Geoff Williams' Aylesbury LNWR", which if I say so myself is a real belter. It features Andy York's superb colour photography of the layout when it was exhibited at "Railex" 2016, courtesy of Andy and Warners/BRM magazine. This should be printed next week if all goes according to plan. Simon 20 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Wonderful news about that book. I was fortunate to go to play with Aylesbury once in a while, oh so many years ago. I've always thought that nothing like enough notice was taken of this model which used perspective to amazing effect. And it ran very well. Quite unbelievable what could be done with a long narrowish loft space. Geoff was very kind to allow me to have some of his rolling stock prints which are scanned on my Zenfolio site. But then Geoff was simply a very kind man. Paul 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Simon, do you know what the arrangements are for overseas subscribers. I have not as yet received No. 281 and I don't know who to contact these days. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted February 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 11/02/2021 at 18:24, Killybegs said: Simon, do you know what the arrangements are for overseas subscribers. I have not as yet received No. 281 and I don't know who to contact these days. John I believe the foreign subs have gone out in the last few days, so it willl hopefully arrive any day now. Simon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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