Edwardian Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 One of the forgotten aspects of the revolutionary impact of rock and roll in the 50s, was that people stopped wearing hats - apart from anything else, a hat would destroy a carefully coiffured quiff. It is generally considered that John F Kennedy was responsible for the death of the hat. What is less well known, and I failed to convince Oliver Stone of this, is that, as a consequence, it was Lock & Co who arranged the hit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2017 Mad as a hatter, you are... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2017 Well, that's a relief. I didn't want to think of them engulphed by the tragedy of that dreadful James Cameron film. A watched that film for an hour and a half and I thought..... I know this story! The ship sinks! What a let down, I hope I haven't ruined the ending for anyone that hasn't seen it. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 A watched that film for an hour and a half and I thought..... I know this story! The ship sinks! What a let down, I hope I haven't ruined the ending for anyone that hasn't seen it. Andy It's the old, old story of Boy meets Girl on ship. Ship sinks. I found the non-historic story overlaid to be pretty moronic and revoltingly sentimental, and the plaintive sound-track merely irritating. Mind you, come to think about it, my aversion might in some measure be due to the fact that I was forced to see it by a girlfriend of the time who was pretty, moronic, and revoltingly sentimental. By the end, had she been on the life raft, I'd have let go too. Possibly, I lack soul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 paddington-passengers.jpg Why is the woman balancing a thick crust pizza on her head? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2017 (edited) It's the old, old story of Boy meets Girl on ship. Ship sinks. I found the non-historic story overlaid to be pretty moronic and revoltingly sentimental, and the plaintive sound-track merely irritating. Mind you, come to think about it, my aversion might in some measure be due to the fact that I was forced to see it by a girlfriend of the time who was pretty, moronic, and revoltingly sentimental. By the end, had she been on the life raft, I'd have let go too. Possibly, I lack soul. Whereas A Night to Remember is worth it for the brief snatch of archive footage of a George the Fifth at full tilt (but not towards Southampton). Edited October 16, 2017 by Compound2632 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2017 Why is the woman balancing a thick crust pizza on her head? Presumably her hands are full Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2017 Oh, no, I feel the grim inevitability of Edwardian May Pole dancing! I have absolutely no desire to see the Prime Minister dancing, whether or not she be wearing Edwardian clothing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I have absolutely no desire to see the Prime Minister dancing, whether or not she be wearing Edwardian clothing... This year she was too busy with petard hoisting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hoisting, or being hoisted? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted October 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2017 Possibly, I lack soul.Given your profession, quite possibly... ...although I think it shows a lack of clear thinking on your part. Why let the source of your misery cause your departure, rather than hers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 More hay for your wagons(It's Maidenhead, apparently, c 1890, with a train in the station in the background.) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted November 18, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2017 (It's Maidenhead, apparently, c 1890, with a train in the station in the background.) I was instinctively sceptical about that but on looking at the 1897 25" map on the NLS site, it's amazing how rural Maidenhead was at the end of the 19th century, to one who has to drive there from time to time nowadays. The goods shed in the background of the photo is actually on the next sheet to the south of the one linked. Might the train in fact be a rake of carriages held in the siding between the goods shed and the running lines? Has Regularity apologised for his slight on Edwardian's profession? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I too was sceptical about the caption, but I think you're right about the carriages in the siding between the goods shed and the running lines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I understand that the good Mr Stadden has been working on some new releases, and that we can expect a rush of announcements soon. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Simpson Posted October 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2018 At the risk of restarting last year's hats 'n' caps debate, this looks an interesting way to add a smart titfer to plastic figures: https://www.shapeways.com/product/596TDEZEY/bowler-and-top-hats-large-assortment-ho-scale-1-87?optionId=41278322&li=marketplace Shame it's just in HO, but might work with smaller 4mm figures too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted October 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) At the risk of restarting last year's hats 'n' caps debate, this looks an interesting way to add a smart titfer to plastic figures: https://www.shapeways.com/product/596TDEZEY/bowler-and-top-hats-large-assortment-ho-scale-1-87?optionId=41278322&li=marketplace Shame it's just in HO, but might work with smaller 4mm figures too? Ian, He does them in 00, both sets of hats. I know as I asked him to resize them and have bought some. If you ask him he will have them. EDIT: Just checked he has 00 bowlers and top hats and 00 Boaters. He also has 0 bowlers and top hats. Edited October 7, 2018 by ChrisN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted October 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2018 I understand that the good Mr Stadden has been working on some new releases, and that we can expect a rush of announcements soon. That is good news. You must have insider information as there is nothing on his blog yet. As he is a sculptor of miniature soldiers this is a busy year for him so even better if he has had time for model railway figures. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 7, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2018 At the risk of restarting last year's hats 'n' caps debate, this looks an interesting way to add a smart titfer to plastic figures: https://www.shapeways.com/product/596TDEZEY/bowler-and-top-hats-large-assortment-ho-scale-1-87?optionId=41278322&li=marketplace Shame it's just in HO, but might work with smaller 4mm figures too? A few years ago I obtained a photo-etched fret of spectacles in 1/72 scale from a military modelling specialist. This is something you very rarely see modelled on railway layouts despite a good number of the population wearing them. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted October 8, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 8, 2018 I have absolutely no desire to see the Prime Minister dancing, whether or not she be wearing Edwardian clothing... You plant a small seed..... Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted October 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2018 It’s still true. And having seen her “dancing”, I really, really have no desire to see her dancing ever again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Some of Stadden's Edwardians, painted by himself: https://www.acstadden.co.uk/single-post/2018/10/13/Bits-and-Pieces 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I have absolutely no desire to see the Prime Minister dancing, whether or not she be wearing Edwardian clothing... I don't know..... A turn at the Moulin Rouge could do a lot for the old "Entente Cordiale"..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 14, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 14, 2018 I don't know..... moulin rouge.jpg A turn at the Moulin Rouge could do a lot for the old "Entente Cordiale"..... NO! NO! NO! :scared: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 NO! NO! NO! :scared: Must admit, when I saw the May Jiggle on the news, my stomach did a flip. "Mum Dancing" is just as bad as the "Dad" version.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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