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A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.


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16 hours ago, Ian Hargrave said:

  
All explained in the correction  to the lyrics of the song “O Sole Mio” recently rewritten and adapted for Radio South Hams by Enema Scrofuloni  For the initial emotive phrase “O” ....often sung in pain.....substitute the  calmer,serene “Ah....”achieved in a state of fulfilment and bliss.  Hence now on the airwaves of South Devon we hear the strains ( not literally of course) of....“.Ahsole Mio”.

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Always will be "just one Cornetto" to me.

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3 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

That would be Mr Sweet.

 

 

Flattery doesn't get you any more requests as you've had a pannier bonanza recently imperceptibly or not.

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5 hours ago, Stephen Freeman said:

Just in case you haven't seen it but layout has a photo in the new Modelu catalogue - free pdf download)

 

Just had a look and it's right at the back.:o

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12 hours ago, gwrrob said:

RAF guy..... 

 

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they were usually known as "Erks" in those days.

 

He's probably on another long weekend off, while the lads at the nearby Army camp blanco their webbing after another 10 miler on the Moor in hobnailed boots carrying their No 4 rifles and 2 inch mortar shells...........

 

 

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13 hours ago, gwrrob said:

The RAF guy who has stood on the up platform for over seven years has had a visitor this afternoon asking what he's playing at.

 

The slow-setting glue on Charlie's boots was really just a prank. But Charlie was not one to make a fuss, and after 7 years everyone back in camp had forgotten about him anyway.  :)

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2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Always inspired by the work of this threads wagon guru @46444 currently a nice weekend project is on the bench. Dapol wagon bodies are cheap as chips and put under the re-released Ratio GWR/RCH 10' chassis , now under Peco/Parkside PC560 , they make up into a nice model. Gibson wheels and Dave Franks buffers make this only £11 to build. Here it is alongside Mark's build, there's a slight difference as he used the Ratio body on his.. A SR build but given to the GWR and LMS to use  during the war and beyond.

 

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I hope Mr Surfacer wasn't harmed during the building of it ;) 

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6 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Always inspired by the work of this threads wagon guru @46444 currently a nice weekend project is on the bench. Dapol wagon bodies are cheap as chips and put under the re-released Ratio GWR/RCH 10' chassis , now under Peco/Parkside PC560 , they make up into a nice model. Gibson wheels and Dave Franks buffers make this only £11 to build. Here it is alongside Mark's build, there's a slight difference as he used the Ratio body on his.. A SR build but given to the GWR and LMS to use  during the war and beyond.

 

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Nice project this Rob; might have to partake. Do you have any wagon numbers to hand for this van? I don't think it will appear in the Atkins, Beard & Tourret GWR wagon bible because they were not of course Swindon built. 

 

Bachmann of course do a nice model of this but I suspect if released today would be around 20 sheets minimum - yours is a good way of bulking up post-war GWR wagon fleets!

 

Would any of the other Dapol GWR van bodies fit an 10 foot wheelbase, and more importantly, are they accurate representations?

 

www.Dapol.co.uk/shop/oo-gauge/wagons-OO-Gauge/unpainted-wagon-bodies/b004-oo-gauge-unpainted-gwr-ventilated-van-body-vb4-848

 

www.Dapol.co.uk/shop/oo-gauge/wagons-OO-Gauge/unpainted-wagon-bodies/b011-oo-gauge-unpainted-fruit-van-body-290

 

www.Dapol.co.uk/shop/oo-gauge/wagons-OO-Gauge/unpainted-wagon-bodies/b016-oo-gauge-unpainted-gunpowder-van-body-849

 

Cheers,

 

CoY

 

 

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