MrWolf Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204067022883?hash=item2f8357a823:g:9VcAAOSw0dpi9lLU A German "Gents"! Scheiß Haus perhaps? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 52 minutes ago, Gary H said: Some more expectation V reality pricing............ Damaged headcode plus a non prototypical nameplate that looks like it was stuck on using evostik by somebody wearing boxing gloves. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255672168553?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Dcd40174cf98049f484b7914dc987488f%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D255672168553%26itm%3D255672168553%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26brand%3DBachmann&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A5a6f1003-1b13-11ed-92df-360b90abe9ce|parentrq%3A9795ae371820a9fa6d8f53fcfffa8d3a|iid%3A1 The listing title seems to indicate that the DCC sound is "powerful"... 😄 1 hour ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204067022883?hash=item2f8357a823:g:9VcAAOSw0dpi9lLU A German "Gents"! "generally good" condition? It looks pretty ratty to me, the sort of place with a piquant smell! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2022 “In a German gents where thy always say you’re bent and they hang dirty pictures on the wall”… 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 1 hour ago, The Johnster said: “In a German gents where thy always say you’re bent and they hang dirty pictures on the wall”… "And the rats play snooker with your b*lls."?? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 The heat seems to be getting to some folk.... it must be EBay Madness!!! 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted August 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2022 The heat, the flies, the damned mosquitoes, and those incessant pounding native drums; it's the white man's grave I tell you Carruthers, the empire upon which the sun is always setting! Get out while you still can, lad, too late for an old warhorse like me. Punkah wallah, fetch me a chota peg and a fresh native girl... And that's just Cardiff! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Gad the heat! The memsahib's says it was cooler in Poonah ! We've been out, drinking with extra ice and listening to jaaaaazzz baby..... But it made no difference.. Thinking of sleeping like Dracula in the cellar tonight. I've worked in much hotter places, but this is a different, sticky kind of heat. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 7 hours ago, Hroth said: The heat seems to be getting to some folk.... it must be EBay Madness!!! https://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/threads/schoolyard-songs.259569/ It seems the quote originated as a 'schoolyard song' - I don't remember singing it in my school! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 7 hours ago, The Johnster said: The heat, the flies, the damned mosquitoes, and those incessant pounding native drums; it's the white man's grave I tell you Carruthers, the empire upon which the sun is always setting! Get out while you still can, lad, too late for an old warhorse like me. Punkah wallah, fetch me a chota peg and a fresh native girl... And that's just Cardiff! The Boy from Tiger Bay!? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 18 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204067022883?hash=item2f8357a823:g:9VcAAOSw0dpi9lLU A German "Gents"! French ones require more skill in modelling 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 18 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204067022883?hash=item2f8357a823:g:9VcAAOSw0dpi9lLU A German "Gents"! The French equivalents require more skill in modelling, but you can get one 3D printed from Shapeways https://www.shapeways.com/product/VWRJEPUAK/z-43-pissoir 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 32 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said: French ones require more skill in modelling The question is, clockwise or anticlockwise? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Are the holes at the top of the urinal walls designed to prevent or encourage p**sing contests? As for the German nick ditty, I remember that from junior school, late 70s, the lad who knew all the words and started it off amongst our year was actually a from Trinidad. Maybe it's global? 🤔 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: The French equivalents require more skill in modelling, but you can get one 3D printed from Shapeways https://www.shapeways.com/product/VWRJEPUAK/z-43-pissoir Printed just for you in "White Natural Versatile Plastic"! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 9 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: French ones require more skill in modelling Looks like an invention attributed to Caractacus Potts Esq! 'The Potts Parisian Potty' perchance? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytrains Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 11 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: French ones require more skill in modelling I bet that smells delightful! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 16 hours ago, andytrains said: I bet that smells delightful! 16 hours ago, andytrains said: I bet that smells delightful! The delights of 'scratch & sniff' modelling! 😎 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I have just stumbled across an eBay seller with a whole bunch of stuff I would readily part with my £££s with, from locos to coaches to sets (locos and coaches!!) However, in not one description does said seller describe the running qualities of the models. The most s/he says (in one or two listings only) is “untested” and in one particular listing “expect this not to work” - but hasn’t tested it, so maybe it will?! Hardly inspires confidence to bid, does it? I’ve written to the seller asking about running qualities of locos I am interested in - which is around a dozen - and asking why s/he is not testing them? Why bother, cry the denizens of the madness thread? Simply avoid, unless you have the skills/knowledge to resurrect possibly dead/poor performing models! But I find myself intrigued, because the same seller is also selling … Wait for it … A set of six rolling-road rollers … You know… Those things you can use to test the running qualities of a model! I’ve said as much in my messages … I’ll let you know what the seller’s answer - if any - is! I’d not bother, but s/he does have one particular item that I’ve been looking out for, for a very long time!* HOURS OF EBAY FUN! * FYI - it’s not a Triang 4 wheel Continental balcony coach (not in this instance!) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Had a response (or two) … First response - “Hi, yes I have rollers. But no track or transformer!” WTF?! Suggested a small investment would put that to rights… Then … “I'm not reluctant to test, I simply don't have the facilities anymore (track or transformer etc). If I mark a loco as "untested" then I am selling it on the basis that it may not work and it's priced accordingly. If I don't mark a loco as "untested" then I fully expect it to work and will reimburse if that is not the case.“ Fair enough, but I’ve pointed out that even rudimentary testing/reporting with a D sized battery invokes confidence in a buyer that a seller is doing their best to properly describe the item they are selling. Caveat emptor suggests that concerning yourself over the things that are not said is a wise course of action! Steve S POLL - Would YOU risk bidding on an item with this seller?! 32 items currently for sale 28 items sold 100% positive feedback 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 15 minutes ago, SteveyDee68 said: Fair enough, but I’ve pointed out that even rudimentary testing/reporting with a D sized battery invokes confidence in a buyer that a seller is doing their best to properly describe the item they are selling. A 9v PP3 battery is the one to go for for testing old OO locos. The terminals are ideally spaced for resting against the wheels to see if there's a spark of life. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 4 hours ago, Hroth said: A 9v PP3 battery is the one to go for for testing old OO locos. The terminals are ideally spaced for resting against the wheels to see if there's a spark of life. Oh crikey - quite right! I got my battery names mixed up!! 🙄 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 4 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said: Oh crikey - quite right! I got my battery names mixed up!! 🙄 Assault and battery!? 💀 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted August 15, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: Assault and battery!? 💀 Sounds like a chargeable offence. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 11 hours ago, Bucoops said: Sounds like a chargeable offence. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40152 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: Nooooo…I’ve got the tune stuck in my head now…. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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