RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted December 10, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2023 6 hours ago, TimberValleyRailway said: According to the Tech Specs, this is an educational spacial awareness game for one player.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/WWScenics-D-Baller-WSPG-026-Modelling-Accessory/dp/B09L8FRJSN Um, so it's a sieve? 1 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted December 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2023 10 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: 'D-Baller' - why does that bring cats to mind?? I thought you had to take them to the vets for that.... how times have changed 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted December 10, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2023 56 minutes ago, John Besley said: I thought you had to take them to the vets for that.... how times have changed Everything is on YouTube these days! Mike. 1 1 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 23 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said: Spill chucker strikes again - surely you meant “The Wicker Man’?! Maybe I did, and maybe I didn't! 😎 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 1 hour ago, John Besley said: I thought you had to take them to the vets for that.... how times have changed DIY hits a new low! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 17 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Everything is on YouTube these days! Mike. The tube may not have been the issue, in this case?? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted December 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2023 10 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Everything is on YouTube these days! Mike. Do you mean YourTube and the D baller device have a connection... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 26 minutes ago, John Besley said: Do you mean YourTube and the D baller device have a connection... If they do, sounds like its going to get painful!? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberValleyRailway Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 (edited) Hattons' obsession with boxes appears to have been superseded by a new obsession with how models smell! https://www.hattons.co.uk/1529294/bachmann_branchline_34_655_po12_thompson_bg_full_brake_in_lner_teak_pre_owned_musty_smell_good_box/stockdetail https://www.hattons.co.uk/1532479/hornby_r213b_po221_4_wheel_composite_coach_in_gwr_lined_chocolate_cream_12_pre_owned_musty_smel/stockdetail https://www.hattons.co.uk/1528026/hornby_r4720_po28_58_maunsell_rebuilt_ex_lswr_48_nine_compartment_third_304_in_sr_olive_green_pr/stockdetail Edited December 10, 2023 by TimberValleyRailway More links 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 15 minutes ago, TimberValleyRailway said: Hattons' obsession with boxes appears to have been superseded by a new obsession with how models smell! I don't think its the models as such, but the boxes are smelling a bit "musty". We had a discussion here when the "musty smell" first appeared, and came to the conclusion that they had been sold to Hattons by the sort of bloke who attends exhibitions wearing a ratty, stained old parka, with an equally unpleasant rucksack.... Perhaps they're hoping that a buyer with no sense of smell snaps them up! 1 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted December 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2023 44 minutes ago, TimberValleyRailway said: Hattons' obsession with boxes appears to have been superseded by a new obsession with how models smell! https://www.hattons.co.uk/1529294/bachmann_branchline_34_655_po12_thompson_bg_full_brake_in_lner_teak_pre_owned_musty_smell_good_box/stockdetail https://www.hattons.co.uk/1532479/hornby_r213b_po221_4_wheel_composite_coach_in_gwr_lined_chocolate_cream_12_pre_owned_musty_smel/stockdetail https://www.hattons.co.uk/1528026/hornby_r4720_po28_58_maunsell_rebuilt_ex_lswr_48_nine_compartment_third_304_in_sr_olive_green_pr/stockdetail Some models smell rather nice ...oh sorry different sort of model, although some look like they've been kit bashed and weathered 1 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted December 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2023 https://www.hattons.co.uk/1528026/hornby_r4720_po28_58_maunsell_rebuilt_ex_lswr_48_nine_compartment_third_304_in_sr_olive_green_pr/stockdetail But then if its been kept locked up in a carriage shed awaiting restoration its already got a prototypical aroma... But 40 notes for a smelly coach - not me 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, John Besley said: Some models smell rather nice ...oh sorry different sort of model, although some look like they've been kit bashed and weathered Its not just models, or "models" that have a distinctive smell... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-67670385 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 1 hour ago, TimberValleyRailway said: Hattons' obsession with boxes appears to have been superseded by a new obsession with how models smell! https://www.hattons.co.uk/1529294/bachmann_branchline_34_655_po12_thompson_bg_full_brake_in_lner_teak_pre_owned_musty_smell_good_box/stockdetail https://www.hattons.co.uk/1532479/hornby_r213b_po221_4_wheel_composite_coach_in_gwr_lined_chocolate_cream_12_pre_owned_musty_smel/stockdetail https://www.hattons.co.uk/1528026/hornby_r4720_po28_58_maunsell_rebuilt_ex_lswr_48_nine_compartment_third_304_in_sr_olive_green_pr/stockdetail Looks like they've employed a professional 'sniffer'? Either that, or we're entering a new phase of 'scratch & sniff' railway modelling?? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted December 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2023 I picked up a Proto 1000 Budd RDC off ebay the other day, supposedly never been used or the box opened. Reeked of Old Holborn like a 1960's east end boozer and had a distinctive yellow/brown hue or tinge to it which I presume wasn't intended to be a weathering effect of brake dust. Fortunately, a bath in soapy warm water and a toothbrush saw off the worst of it and left a slightly weathered finish that actually looks the part, but more importantly got rid of the smell. Had to bin the box and inner packaging though. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cessna152towser Posted December 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 10, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276220910663?hash=item40500c9c47:g:ZxcAAOSwKNVlWMfr&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwPjSqwMK%2F44Ym3uus13JhdZuzdcNxR6xMebkvOs9q7ybc6IGIM8U%2F4iplck9C8aitAQ1gmlgudBkuaH%2BwK2%2BzpAa%2FcTfKJmgXf1kBuEbAXxgLSXTNRKJLvyb2FomRUIP9eWA5H2DGVt8F%2FFauqEh6Gy%2FOOsFh3oR2288FP9C5sk2ccABm5%2Bk3atwNpaby03TAT9iblLH9mJGzM%2FctX31eRSDJaw0ykSQlMAKxdKnMccXOUGC4FEZ0ZfrD1Z3l8cEoA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5aIj-CKYw "ITEM IS IN GOOD CONDITION. ITEM HAS NO DAMAGES." I wonder where all the wheels went. 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 7 minutes ago, cessna152towser said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276220910663?hash=item40500c9c47:g:ZxcAAOSwKNVlWMfr&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwPjSqwMK%2F44Ym3uus13JhdZuzdcNxR6xMebkvOs9q7ybc6IGIM8U%2F4iplck9C8aitAQ1gmlgudBkuaH%2BwK2%2BzpAa%2FcTfKJmgXf1kBuEbAXxgLSXTNRKJLvyb2FomRUIP9eWA5H2DGVt8F%2FFauqEh6Gy%2FOOsFh3oR2288FP9C5sk2ccABm5%2Bk3atwNpaby03TAT9iblLH9mJGzM%2FctX31eRSDJaw0ykSQlMAKxdKnMccXOUGC4FEZ0ZfrD1Z3l8cEoA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5aIj-CKYw "ITEM IS IN GOOD CONDITION. ITEM HAS NO DAMAGES." I wonder where all the wheels went. Perhaps the Tyre Fairy had them?? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 19 minutes ago, cessna152towser said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276220910663?hash=item40500c9c47:g:ZxcAAOSwKNVlWMfr&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwPjSqwMK%2F44Ym3uus13JhdZuzdcNxR6xMebkvOs9q7ybc6IGIM8U%2F4iplck9C8aitAQ1gmlgudBkuaH%2BwK2%2BzpAa%2FcTfKJmgXf1kBuEbAXxgLSXTNRKJLvyb2FomRUIP9eWA5H2DGVt8F%2FFauqEh6Gy%2FOOsFh3oR2288FP9C5sk2ccABm5%2Bk3atwNpaby03TAT9iblLH9mJGzM%2FctX31eRSDJaw0ykSQlMAKxdKnMccXOUGC4FEZ0ZfrD1Z3l8cEoA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5aIj-CKYw "ITEM IS IN GOOD CONDITION. ITEM HAS NO DAMAGES." I wonder where all the wheels went. They're also listed as being Lone Star brand, which would make them 1960s diecast toys. Which they aren't. They look to be Woodland Scenics white metal items from the 1980s, which would make them HO scale rather than OO as stated in the title. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: They're also listed as being Lone Star brand, which would make them 1960s diecast toys. Which they aren't. They look to be Woodland Scenics white metal items from the 1980s, which would make them HO scale rather than OO as stated in the title. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276220910689?hash=item40500c9c61:g:bBIAAOSw2utlT2tu Another of his items: we are told it's in good condition, then we are told it's missing two buffers? Seems to feature a chipped roof as well? Edited December 11, 2023 by Paul H Vigor to add information 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 4 hours ago, John Besley said: Some models smell rather nice ...oh sorry different sort of model, although some look like they've been kit bashed and weathered A professional model sniffer, perchance? 😎 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 9 hours ago, TimberValleyRailway said: Hattons' obsession with boxes appears to have been superseded by a new obsession with how models smell! You think Sam was onto something? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjcm Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) Anyway, surely for those that strive for realism a musty smelling coach is prototypical for the steam age? The manufacturers have spent have spent so much time concentrating on the sound aspect that they've missed a trick imo. One of those glade plug-in air fresheners modified to fit inside a coach with say sachets of sulphur /rotton eggs or bleach/sick for modern stock and they can charge an extra 50 pounds offer stunning realism for the connoisseur modeller. Edited December 11, 2023 by Sjcm 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted December 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: You think Sam was onto something? Looks more like he's got a big one stuck.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, John Besley said: Looks more like he's got a big one stuck.. Maybe the smokebox had been filled with a special blend of cocaine and ketamin. Which would explain a lot... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 7 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276220910689?hash=item40500c9c61:g:bBIAAOSw2utlT2tu Another of his items: we are told it's in good condition, then we are told it's missing two buffers? Seems to feature a chipped roof as well? I managed to resist the temptation of putting in a bid for that as I've already got too many half finished conversions! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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