well filled baps The Sheep Chronicles : These are the adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and Naughty George,

[Captain Kernow]

Eloquently explained, dear heart. I just wondered if you were planning on trying some bovine head, is all!

 

[Porcy Mane]

9 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

Play

 

Play

 

Play

 

Sounds like a plan.

[NHY 581]

Similar to what has gone before but here with new points in position............off cuts of track for illustrative purposes. 

 

I thank you. 

[Mick Bonwick]

You'll be ballasting before you know it!

[NHY 581]

[NHY 581]

Just now, Mick Bonwick said:

You'll be ballasting before you know it!

 

Oh, rest assured,  I'll know it alright...........my least favourite job..........ever. 

 

 

[Stubby47]

Operating the r/h point will be fun, as will uncoupling in the goods shed siding. 

[NHY 581]

12 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

Operating the r/h point will be fun, as will uncoupling in the goods shed siding. 

 

Nobody said this would be easy, Stubbers. 

 

 

Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome. 

 

 

 

[Gilbert]

1 minute ago, NHY 581 said:

 

Nobody said this would be easy, Stubbers. 

 

 

Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome. 

 

 

 

Get a grip....

[Mick Bonwick]

16 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

Operating the r/h point will be fun, as will uncoupling in the goods shed siding. 

 

No sense of adventure!

[Gilbert]

Just now, Mick Bonwick said:

 

No sense of adventure!

Safety first..and all that...

[NHY 581]

1 minute ago, Gilbert said:

Safety first..and all that...

 

 

Quite. 

 

First rule of exhibiting layouts. 

 

Always tuck one's shirt into one's underpants. 

[bgman]

6 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

 

 

Quite. 

 

First rule of exhibiting layouts. 

 

Always tuck one's shirt into one's underpants. 

 

Will you be operating outside then ? 

 

E. Skimo

[NHY 581]

2 minutes ago, bgman said:

 

Will you be operating outside then ? 

 

E. Skimo

 

Evening G. 

 

Inside only. The practice of tucking one's shirt into one's underpants would avoid the inevitable distress caused to elderly ladies, resulting from an inadvertent reveal of exhibitor's bottom when inspecting one's lower layout areas. 

 

Remember. Safety First. Know your limits. 

[bgman]

Just now, NHY 581 said:

The practice of tucking one's shirt into one's underpants

 

Mother knows best mate, as she was always telling me !

 

Mind you I was far too young to know anything about the exhibitors bottom  older and wiser ? now !

[Gilbert]

18 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

 

 

Quite. 

 

First rule of exhibiting layouts. 

 

Always tuck one's shirt into one's underpants. 

Twice.....

[NHY 581]

I suppose I shall have to acquire one of these jobbies............

 

 

(photo courtesy of Hornby) 

[mozzer models]

 

40 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

I suppose I shall have to acquire one of these jobbies............

 

 

(photo courtesy of Hornby) 

I have some of the Oxford ones in stock

[LDM34046]

50 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

acquire one of these jobbies...

Interesting to see how the Hornby one’s compare against the Oxford Rail versions, myself running the latter. 

[2ManySpams]

On 09/07/2021 at 19:11, Captain Kernow said:

I think that the presence of a pannier tank is significant and very pleasing.

 

 

Is now a good time to enter the confessional?

 

Shortly to have my 4th pannier arrive thanks to SheepBloke. He's to blame for most things in my experience.

 

So I now have 3no 1366s and an 8750. 1no 1366 in 7mm (the one we don't talk about) and 2no in 4mm. The 8750 is 7mm. 

 

This worries me greatly.

 

One of the 4mm 1366 is the Heljan model, bought in GWR green livery with a view to painting it black as 1368 in BR days. With the purchase from Mr Sheep this isn't necessary any more. 

 

So, what to do with a surplus GWR 1366? Oh and a GWR shunters trunk too... (Both BNIB and never used)

 

Ideas so far revolve around abuse with big nasty power tools. Any other suggestions?

[MrWolf]

The practice of tucking one's shirt into one's underpants can result in being mistaken for the chap on the right of this picture...

 

[Mick Bonwick]

14 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

Any other suggestions?

 

Small hand tools. And that doesn't mean tools for small hands!

 

Takes much longer and gives you the opportunity for much more satisfying destruction. Gets rid of more excess energy, too. That means you get more thirsty and have to drink more to satisfy that thirst. See where this is going?

[NHY 581]

14 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

 

This worries me greatly.

 

One of the 4mm 1366 is the Heljan model, bought in GWR green livery with a view to painting it black as 1368 in BR days. With the purchase from Mr Sheep this isn't necessary any more. 

 

So, what to do with a surplus GWR 1366? Oh and a GWR shunters trunk too... (Both BNIB and never used)

 

Ideas so far revolve around abuse with big nasty power tools. Any other suggestions?

 

 

How about a nice little 1930s GWR shunty layout thing ? 

 

You have the makings......just a few more wagons needed and hey presto! 

 

I like the idea of that. 

 

 

[MrWolf]

Shades of Drybrook goods depot perhaps?

[bgman]

1 hour ago, 2ManySpams said:

So I now have 3no 1366s and an 8750. 1no 1366 in 7mm (the one we don't talk about) and 2no in 4mm. The 8750 is 7mm. 

 

You're never too far away from a Pannier and I'm always happy to talk about the one YOU don't talk about.......