steve1 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 As seen in the latest RM. Still as dreadful as ever... steve 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJGraphics Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 I just can't imagine who would want to blow almost £160 on that piece of junk . . . John 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2019 And what's more it seems our own Mike is inside it (no sign of his cat), coming from his office to announce its arrival but it also "thunders" around the less than 30" of track! I can think of better ways to spend £159.94! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul80 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 And the ghastly thing is only £150 What is it they say about fools and their money 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJGraphics Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Just now, Paul80 said: And the ghastly thing is only £150 What is it they say about fools and their money + postage, etc! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guius Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Can you imagine the look of utter horror that would be found on the average railway enthusiast face on Christmas morning as he/she opens this ! Possibly worth £160 to capture for posterity. Guy 7 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 It's sh!te . . .Expensive sh!te but Sh!te non the less. TACKY SH!TE! John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2019 There was a poof of it in viz and at first I thought it was real. Think I would prefer the princess diana plate of hope on my wall a tad less tacky 2 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2019 And another less tacky ornament! https://www.google.com/search?q=viz+adverts+clock&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi-78W8lvHlAhVCwoUKHf1PBxUQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=viz+adverts+clock&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.3...105400.108527..111590...0.0..0.83.429.6......0....1.........0i30j0i5i30j0i8i30.mAdXXr0BGjU&ei=dzPRXf7XG8KElwT9n52oAQ&bih=1280&biw=800&client=tablet-android-samsung-nf-rev1&prmd=inv#imgrc=VGBjZYgKveoD5M 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Give it a moments thought, and it becomes apparent that a great deal of ‘stuff’ dreamed-up by non-gricers for sale to gricers is utter tack, and even a great deal of the stuff dreamed-up by gricers them/ourselves is utter tack, as a visit to any preserved railway gift shop will prove. The Clock should be applauded (not bought, that would be going too far) as the pinnacle, the very summit, of tack. One should be put in a museum of cultural artefacts, to make the point that, sometimes, railway enthusiasm descends to complete madness. 8 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) Is it my imagination, or is the signature on the bottom of the plate 'Sergio .....'? at this point I put a word commencing with C and ending with S, that was shown on that plate, but the host server took offence and excised it. Edited November 17, 2019 by Fat Controller Added text in italics. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) 51 minutes ago, russ p said: There was a poof ... Oi! You're not allowed to say that nowadays! Edited November 17, 2019 by spikey 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, spikey said: Oi! You're not allowed to say that nowadays! Must put some oil on the S key 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2019 Found it, almost better than FS clock 5 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post russ p Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2019 Sorry to be OT but this is very funny, obviously written by someone who understands our hobby Part two may need searching for but worth it! 9 1 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Scarily accurate! 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Nearholmer said: Give it a moments thought, and it becomes apparent that a great deal of ‘stuff’ dreamed-up by non-gricers for sale to gricers is utter tack, and even a great deal of the stuff dreamed-up by gricers them/ourselves is utter tack, as a visit to any preserved railway gift shop will prove. The Clock should be applauded (not bought, that would be going too far) as the pinnacle, the very summit, of tack. One should be put in a museum of cultural artefacts, to make the point that, sometimes, railway enthusiasm descends to complete madness. The vendors call themselves "Bradford Exchange" and they claim to have been in business "Since 1973". Come on! It's obviously a sidline of Viz founder Chris Donald, the well-known celebrity rail enthusiast who has done so much to make the hobby look cool. Nice try, Chris, but we saw through that one pretty quickly! Not sure why it's being advertised in the Modeller though - it's unlikely they'll get much interest from the readers there, not when an Accurascale Class 43 Deltic or a good second hand Clag Gone can be had for the same money. Much better try Radio Times or the People's Friend. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) As I think has been pointed out before: if nobody bought ‘em, they wouldn’t make ‘em. Somewhere out there are possibly thousands of these things, and if only 1:10 ever came out of the packaging that is hundreds, hanging on walls, doing their thing, every day. Which means that thousands of people have bad taste, and hundreds of people really just wouldn’t know taste if it fell on ‘em. Mind you, taste is in the eye of the beholder, so maybe I’ve got really bad taste - I simply wouldn’t know! Edited November 17, 2019 by Nearholmer 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, russ p said: Sorry to be OT but this is very funny, obviously written by someone who understands our hobby Part two may need searching for but worth it! Pedantry moment 1:76.2 ... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kingzance Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2019 12 minutes ago, Tim V said: Pedantry moment 1:76.2 ... Have you checked the rivets Tim? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2019 28 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: As I think has been pointed out before: if nobody bought ‘em, they wouldn’t make ‘em. Somewhere out there are possibly thousands of these things, and if only 1:10 ever came out of the packaging that is hundreds, hanging on walls, doing their thing, every day. Which means that thousands of people have bad taste, and hundreds of people really just wouldn’t know taste if it fell on ‘em. Mind you, taste is in the eye of the beholder, so maybe I’ve got really bad taste - I simply wouldn’t know! Is there any proof that more than one of these have ever been made? Andy G 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Flying Pig said: The vendors call themselves "Bradford Exchange" and they claim to have been in business "Since 1973". Come on! It's obviously a sidline of Viz founder Chris Donald, the well-known celebrity rail enthusiast who has done so much to make the hobby look cool. Nice try, Chris, but we saw through that one pretty quickly! Not sure why it's being advertised in the Modeller though - it's unlikely they'll get much interest from the readers there, not when an Accurascale Class 43 Deltic or a good second hand Clag Gone can be had for the same money. Much better try Radio Times or the People's Friend. But they still have remainders from the original batch! Got to sell them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2019 49 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: As I think has been pointed out before: if nobody bought ‘em, they wouldn’t make ‘em. Somewhere out there are possibly thousands of these things, and if only 1:10 ever came out of the packaging that is hundreds, hanging on walls, doing their thing, every day. Which means that thousands of people have bad taste, and hundreds of people really just wouldn’t know taste if it fell on ‘em. Mind you, taste is in the eye of the beholder, so maybe I’ve got really bad taste - I simply wouldn’t know! So who is going to be the first RMwebber to admit that they have one? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Flying Pig Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2019 27 minutes ago, Tim V said: Pedantry moment 1:76.2 ... I think it is probable that the author of the piece is fully aware of the correct 00 scale ratio to three significant figures and has deliberately misquoted it in order to trick or "bait" anoraks such as we are into pointing out the discrepancy, therefore exposing ourselves to ribaldry based on the small magnitude of the inaccuracy, our perceived obsessiveness over such a minute quantity and our uncontrollable urge to correct trivial factual errors at tedious length. His easy success indicates that he is a master of his craft. 1 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2019 5 hours ago, Paul80 said: And the ghastly thing is only £150 What is it they say about fools and their money Yes - but maybe the old saying is not quite so accurate as some might think because this piece of junk reappears every year. And that reappearance suggests to me that somebody has got a huge stock of the things because nobody was daft enough to buy them. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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