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

[Ian Hargrave]

On 30/11/2021 at 16:33, The Stationmaster said:

I've got a couple pf Mr Hornby's version so the Dapol one is merely needless duplication as far as I'm concerned.    But then we sometimes seem to be living in an age of needless duplication as far as model railways are concerned which is great if they improve the breed but not so helpful otherwise.

And it appears that there are performance problems with the Dapol Prairie in that it has issues with negotiating pointwork possibly due to pick-up issues .

[Mallard60022]

1 hour ago, Ian Hargrave said:

 
And this side of the Channel too. Over the last 3months I have been literally pig stuck with insertions of various kinds of needle and swab…yes THERE too….administered with a variety of competence by NHS staff.

Yesterday however was truly something else. After my open heart surgery….during which I am told I very nearly ceased membership of this august forum a complication developed in the form of a lump in the groin caused during surgery by the insertion of a wire connected to my heart. This nicked a vein which leaked to form a lump deemed to be potentially lethal….an aneurysm ( later deemed to be false but still trouble). I had the “blue light” ambulance experience from Burton to Stoke for a fix. This was achieved after two attempts by Ultrasound connected to a syringe by tubing. The needle filled with coagulating fluid to seal  the vein cut was injected into the said aneurysm by a doctor who was guided by the revelation  on screen after inserting the needle. We chatted amicably during the process and I watched it all on screen .Totally painless.It has worked fortunately and I am spared more surgery.

 

This is way off topic I know and not for the squeamish but it’s good to tell . Awaiting transfer back to Burton where a bed isn’t yet available. Never mind folks

Damn sight more interesting than reading some of the carp on the DCC Questions threads, where I no idea at all about what they are talking about almost all of the time. I can just about spell Decoder now and that is it really.  Stoke or Burton, ummm choices choices. Could be worse,  Barnsley or Uddersfield!

Sounds like they are having fun with your wiring then? Any Servos included?

Take care.

P

[Mallard60022]

Mike thanks for the comprehensive coverage of things wrong. I might just look for a decent 'Ornby version then as they may become less expensive with the arrival of the Dapol ones.

P

[Ian Hargrave]

22 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Damn sight more interesting than reading some of the carp on the DCC Questions threads, where I no idea at all about what they are talking about almost all of the time. I can just about spell Decoder now and that is it really.  Stoke or Burton, ummm choices choices. Could be worse,  Barnsley or Uddersfield!

Sounds like they are having fun with your wiring then? Any Servos included?

Take care.

P

Nope. Just waiting ( an NHS specialism) for a bed back in Burton my home town. As Wellington famously said “ It was a damn close run thing “ with the operation of 5+ hours and 48 before I awoke alive but poorly.The hallucinatory experiences I suffered whilst under the cosh are the subject of ongoing negotiations with Netflix.Being wired was a complication I could well have done without . ANTB has been a welcome diversion during some lousy moments.Thanks Robin and all of you 

Edited December 2, 2021 by Ian Hargrave
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[gwrrob]

Seen before, is it too early to run a Santa Special, 5551 does the honours.

 

[checkrail]

Oh I do like a small prairie and a B set!

[The Stationmaster]

On 02/12/2021 at 14:40, gwrrob said:

Thinking ahead with these and if the sales are good than maybe they'll be encouraged to something top polling off @BMacdermott and teams wish list. If you read their newsletter there are several wagons ready to go to tooling that haven't been announced yet too.

I only hope we don't start getting rolling stock duplications all over the place.  I've already dropped a hint to 'someone' not to bother with something they were thinking about which they mentioned to me because 'another someone' is way ahead of them on that particular item.

[gwrrob]

Well we have had two different 5101 prairies and will get two different Manors next year..... Just keep saving the pennies Mike.

[bgman]

3 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

Well we have had two different 5101 prairies and will get two different Manors next year..... Just keep saving the pennies Mike.

 

And with the greatest respect they all seem to have their own problems / discrepancy's. 

 

 

[Neal Ball]

1 hour ago, bgman said:

 

And with the greatest respect they all seem to have their own problems / discrepancy's. 

 

 

Too early to write off the manors!

[NHY 581]

21 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Well we have had two different 5101 prairies and will get two different Manors next year..... Just keep saving the pennies Mike.

 

 

Possibly not next year ( though of course it probably will be)  for the Dapol Manors. My local trainset emporium has, last week, been advised of their impending arrival. 

 

Rob. 

[gwrrob]

35 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

been advised of their impending arrival. 

 

Typical Dapol approach of not shewing the model before release and relying on Hatton's/Rails et al to take the photos.

[gwrrob]

5551 was popular so here's another featuring pannier tank 4679 .

 

[Oldddudders]

And there was I thinking Santa's special ran from North Pole Junction to Snowdown.....

[toboldlygo]

tsk, tsk  - all this devil worship of Satan (Santa), has me a tad concerned. Human sacrifice anyone?  

 

 

[bgman]

1 hour ago, toboldlygo said:

Human sacrifice anyone?

 

I'm more mindful to stuff a Turkey ! 

 

Yours

 

N.Utroast

[Mallard60022]

13 hours ago, bgman said:

 

I'm more mindful to stuff a Turkey ! 

Yours

N.Utroast

 V gan arrange that for you monsewer. It will require long rubber gloves and a lot of Vaseline.

Ar$£ (yup, that end)

[Ian Hargrave]

15 hours ago, gwrrob said:

5551 was popular so here's another featuring pannier tank 4679 .

 

AHhhhh…sepia. Pass the horsehair. To greet me on my first day out of hospital. Lovely 

[The Stationmaster]

1 hour ago, Ian Hargrave said:

AHhhhh…sepia. Pass the horsehair. To greet me on my first day out of hospital. Lovely 

As long as you're old enough to be in long trousers - could be very itchy if you were still in shorts  

[toboldlygo]

1 hour ago, Mallard60022 said:

 V gan arrange that for you monsewer. It will require long rubber gloves and a lot of Vaseline.

Ar$£ (yup, that end)

 and this by someone who spends far too much down time on pornhub  - when zee hamsters needed feeding on RMWeb   

Talk about a warm welcome back to the re-tooled @Ian Hargrave , you might have him spit out his Farley's rusks and call for nurse 

[gwrrob]

3 hours ago, toboldlygo said:

Talk about a warm welcome back to the re-tooled @Ian Hargrave , 

 

Something else that might gladden his new heart is both the @Jenny Emily video and my local model shops examples of the Dapol prairie.

 

[BenL]

What did you make of the prairie in the flesh Robin?

[toboldlygo]

54 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

Something else that might gladden his new heart is both the @Jenny Emily video and my local model shops examples of the Dapol prairie.

 

excellent I have the altar and obsidian blade ready...

[gwrrob]

44 minutes ago, BenL said:

What did you make of the prairie in the flesh Robin?

 

You'll just have to wait young @BenL for tomorrows photo shoot. 

[Mallard60022]

4 hours ago, toboldlygo said:

 and this by someone who spends far too much down time on pornhub  - when zee hamsters needed feeding on RMWeb   

Talk about a warm welcome back to the re-tooled @Ian Hargrave , you might have him spit out his Farley's rusks and call for nurse 

Can you send me the link to that Hub TBG........