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

[gwrrob]

1 hour ago, toboldlygo said:

Meanwhile at the Railway Works...

 

 

 

Nah, I don't like it......

 

[toboldlygo]

5 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

Nah, I don't like it......

 

 

According to the Grand Librarian of the MiM - the last Grand Inquisitor, met an unpleasant end involving the last naughty chair, a flying helmet, a stick of celery and Chernobyl Reactor Number 4..

[St Enodoc]

3 hours ago, toboldlygo said:

Meanwhile at the Railway Works...

 

 

And to think up until a few weeks back it looked like this..

 

 

 

I think red suited it.

[Ashley Bridge]

11 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

I think red suited it.

 

I made up a Keyes kit in the Eighties, the linings nothing special, but I enjoyed myself.

[colin penfold]

Bargain from Bure Valley Models that may be of interest herein 

https://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.burevalleymodels.com%2Fp%2F9830%2FHornby-R3383TTS---BR-Castle-5050-Earl-of-St-Germans-TTS-Sound

 

Edited April 29, 2020 by colin penfold
Fickung spall chucker

[gwrrob]

36 minutes ago, colin penfold said:

Bargain from Bure Valley Models that may be of interest herein 

https://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.burevalleymodels.com%2Fp%2F9830%2FHornby-R3383TTS---BR-Castle-5050-Earl-of-St-Germans-TTS-Sound

 

 

You can always treat me as a way of an olive branch Mr P.

[gwrrob]

Nice to see the modern GWR shewing a bit of class by naming on of the Class 800's 800025 Captain Tom Moore on his 100th birthday.

 

[2ManySpams]

On 27/04/2020 at 22:37, toboldlygo said:

 

You mean the chair's trans-dimensional circuit has malfunctioned?

 

I suppose that's what happens when you put a duck in charge of maintaining it? 

 

So no remorse from you then? 

 

Does that mean - Spams (the chair's long term resident) has been well and truly frittered?  

 

I have my very own naughty chair, reserved just for me. There's a second one just for other part time naughty folk.

[toboldlygo]

27 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

I have my very own naughty chair, reserved just for me. There's a second one just for other part time naughty folk.

 

That's a relief.

[teaky]

15 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Nice to see the modern GWR shewing a bit of class by naming on of the Class 800's 800025 Captain Tom Moore on his 100th birthday.

 

I wonder if they'll rename it to Colonel Tom Moore?

[gwrrob]

A new release from Dapol in the shape of this water tower which I've heard comes sound fitted. Not sure about their shade of dark stone for a start. I certainly won't be replacing my ancient Mikes Models version with it.

 

http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/57932/4A-002-001-Dapol-GWR-Water-Tower---Conical-Top

 

[toboldlygo]

5 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

A new release from Dapol in the shape of this water tower which I've heard comes sound fitted. Not sure about their shade of dark stone for a start. I certainly won't be replacing my ancient Mikes Models version with it.

 

http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/57932/4A-002-001-Dapol-GWR-Water-Tower---Conical-Top

 

 

That needs to go on the naughty chair...

[The Fatadder]

50 minutes ago, toboldlygo said:

 

That needs to go on the naughty chair...

No it might be seen there. It needs to stay in China!

[gwrrob]

Something a bit classier is another aircraft Castle to join the roster in the shape of 5078 Beaufort. Seen here on running trials before a proper shoot over the weekend. This was one of three such Castles at Newton in'47. Plates are from Jim at Modelmaster who gave a great postal service in these testing times.

 

[A Murphy]

Very nice Rob. there is one in the RAF Museum, Hendon. Beaufort that is.

 

Alastair M

[colin penfold]

Better name choice. I have no superior  pacific for you this time

[88C]

2 minutes ago, colin penfold said:

Better name choice. I have no superior  pacific for you this time

There isn’t a superior pacific.

 

Brian

[gwrrob]

On 28/04/2020 at 17:31, gwrrob said:

 

Yes Rich, I have one. Steve Manchip of the Great Western Study Group did extensive research on the wagon for their Pannier No. 12 [Autumn 2000] magazine. I believe a No, 2 version of this wagon is also available.

 

http://gwsg.org.uk/

 

Found this very nice advertisement Rich.

 

[Welchester]

Bewfort? Wasn't it Lunnon Nor-Wessun? Though it did have proper trains in its later days?

[Oldddudders]

I went to skool with a girl called Susan Beer. She married later than some, and her married name is Stent. She said it was a pity he had the leading S, otherwise she could have become Susan Beer-Tent!

[Mallard60022]

7 hours ago, teaky said:

I wonder if they'll rename it to Colonel Tom Moore?

On t'radio 2 that day they played a snip of GWR trains playing Happy Birthday on their Horns; didn't say where it was happening.

P

[Limpley Stoker]

I’ve just telephoned Mr Beer on Kingsbridge No  2 for 12 cwt of parlour coal ( screened ) but there was no reply. Answerphones haven’t been invented apparently, It is reassuring to note that he is in possession of at least two railway wagons.

[gwrrob]

12 minutes ago, Limpley Stoker said:

I’ve just telephoned Mr Beer on Kingsbridge No  2 for 12 cwt of parlour coal ( screened ) but there was no reply. Answerphones haven’t been invented apparently, It is reassuring to note that he is in possession of at least two railway wagons.

 

I can't believe they have no internet presence in this day and age.

 

@checkrail needs to build the Powsides kit for Stoke Courtenay and that way he can tell me the shade of red from Humbrol I'd need for mine.

[Mallard60022]

1 hour ago, 88C said:

There isn’t a superior pacific.

 

Brian

Sorry Brian but I would suggest that Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory, as Air Chief Marshall and a fine Bulleid Pacific, was a 'superior' to a single Beaufort. 

[Oldddudders]

3 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Sorry Brian but I would suggest that Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory, as Air Chief Marshall and a fine Bulleid Pacific, was a 'superior' to a single Beaufort. 

Yeah - but look what happened to him! Impatient or wot?