Hroth Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 15 minutes ago, rab said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404722386950? A new colour here I've never heard of - Amethy A methy colour would be sort of purpleish? 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3 2 hours ago, rab said: This thread should help to ensure that is the case. The more madness that is highlighted, the easier it is to avoid it. Mike. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Between christmas and the new year, I ordered a new 67mm UV filter for my camera, to replace the previous one that became "broken". UV filters are there purely as a sacrificial measure to protect the front element of the lens. The old one performed its duty... Anyhooo... You'd think the vendor would pop it in a padded jiffybag* and put it in the post. I'd have got it on Tuesday. But no, they've sent it by Yodel, so its arriving some time today. Probably in a padded jiffybag. Stupid b@stard. Ebay madness at its most typical! It arrived just now. Luckily the padded bag fit through the letterbox, but the deliveroid couldn't be arsed to ring the doorbell so I only realised that it had been delivered when an email to that effect turned up... * Other padded bag systems are available. Edited January 6 by Hroth update 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Hroth said: Between christmas and the new year, I ordered a new 67mm UV filter for my camera, to replace the previous one that became "broken". UV filters are there purely as a sacrificial measure to protect the front element of the lens. The old one performed its duty... Anyhooo... You'd think the vendor would pop it in a padded jiffybag* and put it in the post. I'd have got it on Tuesday. But no, they've sent it by Yodel, so its arriving some time today. Probably in a padded jiffybag. Stupid b@stard. Ebay madness at its most typical! It arrived just now. Luckily the padded bag fit through the letterbox, but the deliveroid couldn't be arsed to ring the doorbell so I only realised that it had been delivered when an email to that effect turned up... * Other padded bag systems are available. The padded bag probably has a greater IQ than the sender. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted January 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6 On 03/01/2024 at 18:12, rab said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404722386950? A new colour here I've never heard of - Amethy The listing picture shows a Pullman coach named "Amethyst". Looks like the vendor either though that was the colour, and/or the word got truncated in the listing. Rob 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Hroth said: …deliveroid…. Marvellous, another word for my alternative dictionary. To be honest, our local Evri courier is very considerate and we usually bung her a tenner in a Christmas card. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 7 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7 Seen it all now…. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296150473326?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aKbJUp-wQGK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TJORlFVXTTy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 30 minutes ago, big jim said: Seen it all now…. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296150473326?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aKbJUp-wQGK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TJORlFVXTTy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Apparently the post office won't deliver it. It's got a wonderful AI description of course. My experience of old caravans is damp, smelly and about £30 worth of scrap aluminium. 2 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacksworth_Sidings Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 49 minutes ago, big jim said: Seen it all now…. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296150473326?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aKbJUp-wQGK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TJORlFVXTTy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY The external condition of that caravan reminds me of something that happened with me and a friend in 2022… Friend from high school (who got me into our local MRC in 2021) had me over for the weekend, we’d planned to strip out an old caravan he’d acquired for use as a layout room, didn’t take long to discover all the damp, rotting wood in the frames, haven’t been to his place since but he apparently ended up buying a layout and putting it in the attic, the caravan I imagine is either still rotting away, or gone entirely. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, big jim said: Seen it all now…. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296150473326?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aKbJUp-wQGK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TJORlFVXTTy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY What next, '0' gauge in a tent? "World Ranger Storm Buster 4!" Those who know, know.... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 7 hours ago, big jim said: Seen it all now…. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296150473326?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aKbJUp-wQGK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TJORlFVXTTy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Someone has been told "Get rid of that effin heap of carp". They may have included the layout too.... 2 4 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted January 7 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7 11 hours ago, big jim said: Seen it all now…. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296150473326?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aKbJUp-wQGK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TJORlFVXTTy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I think plugging that thing into my house will trip the main RCD. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 41 minutes ago, 96701 said: I think plugging that thing into my house will trip the main RCD. Or the damp might make all the metal in the van live, which could get interesting. 1 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 22 hours ago, big jim said: Seen it all now…. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296150473326?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=aKbJUp-wQGK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TJORlFVXTTy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY If Eeyore had a model railway? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 9 hours ago, MrWolf said: Or the damp might make all the metal in the van live, which could get interesting. Sparky! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 14 hours ago, Hroth said: Someone has been told "Get rid of that effin heap of carp". They may have included the layout too.... Environmental Health? Someone saw a varmint! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 I know that we've occasionally picked on Hattons second hand offerings, though they've not generated the same amount of fun that we've had with Rails flights of fancy, but today Hattons have announced that they are closing their doors. They've NOT gone bust, but are selling up in an orderly manner. I'm sure we'll miss them, they have has a long history in model railways retail. 1 5 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert17649 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Where’s a piano,? drop one on it you’d get more than the price from Clarkson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted January 9 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9 11 hours ago, Hroth said: I know that we've occasionally picked on Hattons second hand offerings, though they've not generated the same amount of fun that we've had with Rails flights of fancy, but today Hattons have announced that they are closing their doors. They've NOT gone bust, but are selling up in an orderly manner. I'm sure we'll miss them, they have has a long history in model railways retail. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisr40 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 07/01/2024 at 01:07, 33C said: What next, '0' gauge in a tent? "World Ranger Storm Buster 4!" Those who know, know.... WOMBLES !! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176168545858?hash=item290476ae42:g:fWIAAOSwskZlnafu&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwFtXV3ndMnKTKIr8I7bWT9ZLY2kHL0OlsBdzDVvizLkjhKcUMB3RZX3OHKQKbaIrfz0Z2qJ78BTI8lOA21%2BYAdOZSqhB8gGpNmP7NBR2iADkgSVWakMi2js1DspCBZbZEfhZUQBWycfG54zGm0QgQyiLqt%2FOwdvfOXL6ZRGZqOQc5BN05SzCDvlLCl7dWtEnOo2azjZ7BwQ3CUa65zVbHm6q9WgtsO7MKufqnAfSg1W%2FHbfsjfiH0peGSc%2F4EFuZbQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5jkoYOeYw Something vintage. Defo not Airfix! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted January 9 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9 'Not working' no kidding there... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted January 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10 10 hours ago, John Besley said: 'Not working' no kidding there... At least they're being honest! Looks like a Nikola Tesla experiment. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 The chassis looks like a bit of old fashioned curtain rail. At least it will be parallel and the axles probably run direct in the brass. Rather a shame to junk it, might make an interesting period piece model. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofufi Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 13 hours ago, Paul H Vigor said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176168545858?hash=item290476ae42:g:fWIAAOSwskZlnafu&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwFtXV3ndMnKTKIr8I7bWT9ZLY2kHL0OlsBdzDVvizLkjhKcUMB3RZX3OHKQKbaIrfz0Z2qJ78BTI8lOA21%2BYAdOZSqhB8gGpNmP7NBR2iADkgSVWakMi2js1DspCBZbZEfhZUQBWycfG54zGm0QgQyiLqt%2FOwdvfOXL6ZRGZqOQc5BN05SzCDvlLCl7dWtEnOo2azjZ7BwQ3CUa65zVbHm6q9WgtsO7MKufqnAfSg1W%2FHbfsjfiH0peGSc%2F4EFuZbQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5jkoYOeYw Something vintage. Defo not Airfix! I don't think that's eBay madness. Sensible start price, and the seller doesn't claim it is Airfix, but that's they think it is intended for the Airfix [kit] body... Quote I assume it is for the Airfix Prairie as it came with a part body 🙂 Edited January 10 by Tofufi 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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