RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2023 9 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said: PPS Just thought - better state that it is NOT DCC or DCC ready … wouldn’t want allegations of incorrectly describing it, would you?! 😉 Every locomotive is DCC ready, just depends on the amount of work required! Mike. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Darius43 said: For some reason the photo reminds me of Harry Worth. Cheers Darius Paint it black, install a DCC soundchip with a heavy breathing function, plus suitable phrases and... Its the Darth Vader Loco!!! What's not to like? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh, and how about this? "Hornby Loft Find" Current bidding at £10.50 with two days to go. Either the loft was very leaky, or its been in a garden shed. Of course, anyone with a hint of railway knowledge would call it a "Barry Scrapyard Find"... Edited July 7, 2023 by Hroth Something else I saw... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7, 2023 14 hours ago, Darius43 said: For some reason the photo reminds me of Harry Worth. Cheers Darius 6 hours ago, The Johnster said: Me too. I don’t know why, but there it is… Here's why. 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 minute ago, PhilJ W said: Here's why. Its the only thing about Harry Worth I remember. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Hroth said: Oh, and how about this? "Hornby Loft Find" Current bidding at £10.50 with two days to go. Either the loft was very leaky, or its been in a garden shed. Of course, anyone with a hint of railway knowledge would call it a "Barry Scrapyard Find"... That's got more rust on it than the Titanic. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Every locomotive is DCC ready, just depends on the amount of work required! Mike. Although I don't think you could fit a chip in the old Graham Farish Class 31s. They're just basically a motor with a plastic shell on. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2023 Just now, 6990WitherslackHall said: Although I don't think you could fit a chip in the old Graham Farish Class 31s. They're just basically a motor with a plastic shell on. Have milling machine will travel?!! Mike. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Swissrail said: I had a colleague, an electronics engineering genius, who always adamantly stated that "Artificial Intelligence" was at best a misnomer and at worst a cynical marketing ploy. He called it merely "pattern recognition" and it appears he was right. I agree, certainly when it comes to actual practical applications of "AI", that's very much the case - we've used it for things like automatic metadata generation (i.e. "go through these 100,000 video clips and tag them by subject") and motion/face tracking ("pan the camera so the presenter is always on screen") 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissrail Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Hroth said: Oh, and how about this? "Hornby Loft Find" You've got to admire the gaul of someone who tries to sell something like that. Any normal human being would take one look at it and chuck it in the bin. Mind you it seems the old addage "fools and their money" still holds true since there are bidders. Amazingly. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Hroth said: Paint it black, install a DCC soundchip with a heavy breathing function, plus suitable phrases and... Its the Darth Vader Loco!!! What's not to like? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh, and how about this? "Hornby Loft Find" Current bidding at £10.50 with two days to go. Either the loft was very leaky, or its been in a garden shed. Of course, anyone with a hint of railway knowledge would call it a "Barry Scrapyard Find"... And three bidders going for it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7, 2023 Want to buy a bit of 313? You will need deep pockets and have to fight you way through the scrum: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285367814458?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nLOBWGNKQFy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=NiGtNyCuSh2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285367810344?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nLOBWGNKQFy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=NiGtNyCuSh2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285367821613?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nLOBWGNKQFy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=NiGtNyCuSh2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 11 minutes ago, Swissrail said: You've got to admire the gaul of someone who tries to sell something like that. Any normal human being would take one look at it and chuck it in the bin. Mind you it seems the old addage "fools and their money" still holds true since there are bidders. Amazingly. The clockwork mech doesn't look too bad considering? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissrail Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 7 minutes ago, John M Upton said: Want to buy a bit of 313? You will need deep pockets and have to fight you way through the scrum: £250 plus for some plastic labels stuck to a bit of metal that may or may not be from a Class 313? How could you be sure? It's the very definition of optimism. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, Swissrail said: £250 plus for some plastic labels stuck to a bit of metal that may or may not be from a Class 313? How could you be sure? It's the very definition of optimism. They definitely from 313's, it is Arlington at Eastleigh who are scrapping them who are selling the bits. Can't help thinking there is a lot of fake bids going in here with no intention of paying. I'll wait a few years until the buyers are desperate for cash and will take a tenner for them.... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Hroth said: Oh, and how about this? "Hornby Loft Find" Current bidding at £10.50 with two days to go. Either the loft was very leaky, or its been in a garden shed. Of course, anyone with a hint of railway knowledge would call it a "Barry Scrapyard Find"... Atlantis had lofts? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 22 minutes ago, Bucoops said: Atlantis had lofts? Bits that are closer to the surface... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) On 06/07/2023 at 07:07, Compound2632 said: Well, at least D16 and the 2P have a wheel arrangement in common! They've gone over to AI Ebay listing, with the AI trained only on the LNER Encyclopedia? Just to be pedantic, D16 is Dapol's product number for this model, which is what is causing confusion on the viewer's part. D16 - Class 2P 4-4-0 40568 in BR Lined Black D16A - Class 2P 4-4-0 40567 in BR Lined Black D16C - Class 2P 4-4-0 40569 in BR Lined Black Edited July 7, 2023 by MattR 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Nick C said: I agree, certainly when it comes to actual practical applications of "AI", that's very much the case - we've used it for things like automatic metadata generation (i.e. "go through these 100,000 video clips and tag them by subject") and motion/face tracking ("pan the camera so the presenter is always on screen") I would question any evidence of real intelligence, never mind trying to artificially replicate it... 2 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, The Johnster said: I would question any evidence of real intelligence, never mind trying to artificially replicate it... Cue Monty Python “Galaxy Song” 🤣 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Swissrail said: You've got to admire the gaul of someone who tries to sell something like that. Any normal human being would take one look at it and chuck it in the bin. Mind you it seems the old addage "fools and their money" still holds true since there are bidders. Amazingly. How did you know he was an ancient Frenchman? Mike. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: How did you know he was an ancient Frenchman? Mike. He's divided into three parts? 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Enterprisingwestern said: How did you know he was an ancient Frenchman? Mike. Exactly. There are no Asterix's in the posting! Looks like he/she'd already Gotafix, and his brother Hadafix, though, if he/she reckons these too-far-gone toys, er, Canbefix? 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieGuyRob Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Hroth said: He's divided into three parts? Was part of that with a guillotine? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 7, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2023 4 hours ago, The Johnster said: Exactly. There are no Asterix's in the posting! Looks like he/she'd already Gotafix, and his brother Hadafix, though, if he/she reckons these too-far-gone toys, er, Canbefix? Sounds like a load of Bollix? 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 hours ago, PieGuyRob said: Was part of that with a guillotine? Chop! Chop!! Chop!!! 🤪 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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