RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22 14 minutes ago, JCL said: I was looking for photos of my local station when I saw these gems I have for you here a pile-o-dirt photo as regularly used by children https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235260990446 And also available , mound-o-soil https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234161411328 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 7 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: Is CC actually a porn shop? Asking for a rather dodgy 'friend' - with no front teeth! I detest the autocorrect or predictive text thing you get on mobile devices - how else can you explain Cash Converters being a “porn shop”?! I believe that is an entirely different type of establishment! There’s quite a few “pawn shops” around our area, including the old CC. A few years ago, my sister had her tenor horn stolen from her car boot. She was pretty cut up about it, and immediately decided to visit the local pawn shops to see if it had been pawned with any of them. First shop she went to, CC in Bolton, she says she’s interested in playing a trumpet and did they have any in? (She was being clever and acting a little dim to ensure no suspicion!) The guy in the shop goes ‘You’re in luck, we got a trumpet in yesterday’ and proceeds to show her her own tenor horn! (Fair play to him, both are in the brass instrument family but did he not know what a trumpet looked like 🎺 and a horn looks totally different). She says she’ll think about it and goes straight to the police to report her horn stolen and that she had also located it! They asked her were there any distinguishing features and she said yes, there was a repair patch on the second valve tuning slide, and the case had a little plaque with her name on it. Policeman went with her to the shop, asked to see the instrument, they brought it out (this time with the case) and lo and behold it matches her description. The policeman asks her if there’s any other way she can prove it was hers (this was before phones with cameras/Internet so she couldn’t show him a photo of her with it) - she popped the mouthpiece in and promptly played a solo piece she had been working on! Much embarrassment on part of shop, who promptly gave up name of the guy who brought it in, the police said something about needing it as evidence and my sister said she had the National Competition Finals in a weeks time so they took photos of it and let her have it! About a month later the scrote involved was in court, and her horn was a star witness (so to speak) as it was so unusual an item to steal and pawn that he couldn’t deny it! Hey ho 4 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted January 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23 22 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: I'm told it's a Good Book, but I don't know as I haven't read it either. I read it all the way through, I thought it's a suspense thriller, with a bit of a revelation at the end.... 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23 7 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said: I detest the autocorrect or predictive text thing you get on mobile devices - how else can you explain Cash Converters being a “porn shop”?! I thought autocorrect was based on your previous usage? Just sayin'!! Mike. 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394978205073 I didn't know Richard Maunsell designed air-smoothed Pacific locomotives! Edit: This looks to be a brilliant deal, £9 for the BoB kit (of a much higher quality than the more recent Dapol ones), I might consider buying if it stays up for long enough, shared for the incorrect item name rather than the item itself! Edited January 23 by Hacksworth_Sidings 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted January 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23 9 hours ago, tomparryharry said: I read it all the way through, I thought it's a suspense thriller, with a bit of a revelation at the end.... Never sure if it should be under 'romantic fiction' or 'fantasy'. The guy* who wrote Revelations was on some pretty bad acid, though! I mean, have you read that thing... *John the Apostle, John the Revelator, or John of Patmos, it is not properly known which one of them penned the book, or if they are the same or different people. The Apostle John's gospel is pretty metaphysical in content as well, which matches Revalations; bloke was clearly out of his gourd with or without chemical assistance. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I read the O.T. as far as them endorsing slavery and demonising women and thought - Nope!* But it does make you realise why they murdered the hero in part two. *Interchangeable with the other Abrahamic religions. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainzBrainz23 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I like to add this rare, hand crafted item to the mix. https://www.ebay.com/itm/303770943539 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 48 minutes ago, TrainzBrainz23 said: I like to add this rare, hand crafted item to the mix. https://www.ebay.com/itm/303770943539 I’m sorry, “FREE trial!”?? 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24 4 minutes ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: I’m sorry, “FREE trial!”?? That's the trial to check your mental capacity if you buy it! Mike. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Its US ebay, funny things happen over there. Just look how many want the Orange Lunatic back... 2 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 One for connoisseurs of real tat. "This Lima steam carriage and tender was originally black and has been distressed to create a unique train." No sign of a carriage, but the tender is certainly distressed. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176202249661? 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24 5 minutes ago, goldfish said: One for connoisseurs of real tat. "This Lima steam carriage and tender was originally black and has been distressed to create a unique train." No sign of a carriage, but the tender is certainly distressed. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176202249661? And another.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176202194816?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=OT2g5vPTSbK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=mAE25Fz1QpK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24 8 minutes ago, goldfish said: One for connoisseurs of real tat. "This Lima steam carriage and tender was originally black and has been distressed to create a unique train." No sign of a carriage, but the tender is certainly distressed. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176202249661? An excellent conversion, conversion as in kicked through the posts at Twickenham. Mike. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24 21 hours ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394978205073 I didn't know Richard Maunsell designed air-smoothed Pacific locomotives! Edit: This looks to be a brilliant deal, £9 for the BoB kit (of a much higher quality than the more recent Dapol ones), I might consider buying if it stays up for long enough, shared for the incorrect item name rather than the item itself! It's also got the wrong instructions showing... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24 3 hours ago, Hroth said: Its US ebay, funny things happen over there. Just look how many want the Orange Lunatic back... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256380494349?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=CK3M7OADTae&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=mAE25Fz1QpK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Is this his polling card.... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, goldfish said: One for connoisseurs of real tat. "This Lima steam carriage and tender was originally black and has been distressed to create a unique train." No sign of a carriage, but the tender is certainly distressed. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176202249661? “O gauge” Is that not the HO one? The O gauge model was loco driven, HO being tender drive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 19 minutes ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: “O gauge” Is that not the HO one? The O gauge model was loco driven, HO being tender drive. As its got tension lock couplings, I'd be inclined to say it's HO, the O gauge loco had Hornby Dublo style couplings. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24 6 hours ago, Hroth said: Its US ebay, funny things happen over there. Just look how many want the Orange Lunatic back... Well our previous Prime Minister is off to the US and he'll be much missed in Australia - not. Scott Morrison was interviewed about whether he regretted disappearing on a family holiday in Hawaii, while Australia had huge bushfires - his view was that the whole story was overblown! The Acting PM even covered up that the PM was not in the country. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: “O gauge” Is that not the HO one? The O gauge model was loco driven, HO being tender drive. I should have spotted that, the straight coupling rods are a give away. The 0 gauge version has cranked coupling rods to give sideways clearance for the centre wheels. This is a suspicious one : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404758859380? "Appears 100% complete. 100% original. In very good condition, some light chips/marks to original paint. Axles/wheels are straight. Untested but see no reason why it should not work. Clean and bright." It is a pity about the missing tender coupling. The strangely bulging cab roof and partially pulled tabs that are indicative of a possibly broken spring. Could that be a reason for it being untested? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 6 minutes ago, goldfish said: I should have spotted that, the straight coupling rods are a give away. The 0 gauge version has cranked coupling rods to give sideways clearance for the centre wheels. This is a suspicious one : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404758859380? "Appears 100% complete. 100% original. In very good condition, some light chips/marks to original paint. Axles/wheels are straight. Untested but see no reason why it should not work. Clean and bright." It is a pity about the missing tender coupling. The strangely bulging cab roof and partially pulled tabs that are indicative of a possibly broken spring. Could that be a reason for it being untested? It looks like someone stood on it! Here's another woeful Hornby O gauge clockwork loco https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335219403996 Again, rather bent around the cab end, and if that's in fair condition... I like the optimistic claim that its "Power Type" is AC, unless the vendor imagines that means All Clockwork! 🤣 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, goldfish said: This is a suspicious one : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404758859380? "Appears 100% complete. 100% original. In very good condition, some light chips/marks to original paint. Axles/wheels are straight. Untested but see no reason why it should not work. Clean and bright." It is a pity about the missing tender coupling. The strangely bulging cab roof and partially pulled tabs that are indicative of a possibly broken spring. Could that be a reason for it being untested? The more vintage O gauge listings I see, the more I remember I need to offload my stuff, a decent amount of track (tubular 2 rail stuff, with a single 3 rail straight segment), all old and rusted, enough for an oval, or a figure-eight if you get creative with it, a loco and rolling stock of Mettoy origin, got it all a couple years ago and it simply hasn’t seen any use, since I don’t have the space for anything O gauge, at most it’s been put up on the bedroom floor one or two times. I’d list it on the ‘bay but I don’t know how much it’d cost to ship, haha. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted January 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24 4 hours ago, Hacksworth_Sidings said: “O gauge” Is that not the HO one? The O gauge model was loco driven, HO being tender drive. Was that painted by KR models? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 13 hours ago, TrainzBrainz23 said: I like to add this rare, hand crafted item to the mix. https://www.ebay.com/itm/303770943539 Look on the brightside: it appears to have had a university education! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 10 hours ago, John Besley said: It's also got the wrong instructions showing... Probably why the seller is advertising it as the “Harrow” kit. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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