Paul H Vigor Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 4 hours ago, Hroth said: So, if the trailing wheels of the bogie have "vanished", the question is WHY? Mazak rot, perchance? Or moths?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, MrWolf said: It might be free postage, but it's still around double what you'd expect to pay for this beater: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305409392237 'The seller will be released on 07 Apr, 2024. If you buy this item, expect a delay in postage.' 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 1 47 minutes ago, stewartingram said: Was it a MOPOK production? There are two similar kits on E-bay, one by Mopok and one by MAJ kits. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 2 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2 7 hours ago, PhilJ W said: There are two similar kits on E-bay, one by Mopok and one by MAJ kits. MAJ were plastic. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 2 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: It might be free postage, but it's still around double what you'd expect to pay for this beater: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305409392237 cracked undercarriage frame - easily glued So why don't they if it's such an easy repair? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjcm Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Well the last 4 photos look suspiciously like he's glued it to his hand.😉 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 5 hours ago, kevinlms said: cracked undercarriage frame - easily glued So why don't they if it's such an easy repair? It's possibly made from some evil form of plastic that doesn't like glue. Or: Repairing it may impinge upon the profit margin. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 6 hours ago, kevinlms said: cracked undercarriage frame - easily glued So why don't they if it's such an easy repair? Anything can be "easily glued" in that any glue can be applied easily. If the glue bonds or not is another matter! The vendor may not have a glue appropriate to the task so sourcing and applying it might not be cost-effective ie unprofitable*. It may also be that the vendor is not skilled in doing such a task and realises that whatever they do would make matters worse! * Just realised that I've echoed the comments made by MrWolf, though in more words... 🤪 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjcm Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Based on personal experience, my guess is he couldn't be @r**d. 5 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 13 minutes ago, Sjcm said: Based on personal experience, my guess is he couldn't be @r**d. I was trying to be polite... 😁 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted April 2 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2 16 minutes ago, Hroth said: I was trying to be polite... 😁 This is ebay madness you know? 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 2 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2 2 hours ago, Hroth said: Anything can be cracked undercarriage frame - easily glued in that any glue can be applied easily. If the glue bonds or not is another matter! The vendor may not have a glue appropriate to the task so sourcing and applying it might not be cost-effective ie unprofitable*. It may also be that the vendor is not skilled in doing such a task and realises that whatever they do would make matters worse! * Just realised that I've echoed the comments made by MrWolf, though in more words... 🤪 I agree, but the comment says cracked undercarriage frame - easily glued, now if the seller doesn't know what sort of glue to use, how do they know that it is in fact "Easily Glued"? It's a case of desperately trying to convince a would be buyer that indeed it is "Easily Glued". I for one would hope that "Easily Glued", means that a common type of glue, should be capable of a decent repair, not some specialist glue, that needs to be searched out and purchased. Or as The Johnster constantly tells us, the seller is holding in his hand, the "Chisel of Mendacity", or at least something, with a firm grip! But Scjm is probably right - no interest in fixing at all. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 "Easily glued" then becomes a vendors assertation as to the state of the item on offer, and if not true, then its grounds for a refund as "not as described". Hmmmmmm.... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 6 minutes ago, Hroth said: "Easily glued" then becomes a vendors assertation as to the state of the item on offer, and if not true, then its grounds for a refund as "not as described". Hmmmmmm.... ... but it is easy to pour a load of glue all over it 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 In passing, would the Nile god Min be an appropriate emblem for the brotherhood of mendacious chiselers? 🤔 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_(god) Apparently he was sometimes depicted as holding his ... "chisel" ... 2 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjp23480 Posted April 2 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Hroth said: brotherhood of mendacious chiselers? Would that make them "Min-dacious chiselers"? Edited April 2 by sjp23480 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted April 2 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2 (edited) Not EBay but wonderfully presented - handy to have the bin bags ready https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/65b44a19d2d5c3cd171636218a3eccea/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/general-antiques-interiors-lot-88/ Chances are that this entry will disappear as the auction is tomorrow - so here's the illustration of this fine antique which has the following description - 'A 2 piece model railway layout board with n gauge track, various accessories such as buildings and scenery' Edited April 2 by phil_sutters 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 12 hours ago, Hroth said: Anything can be "easily glued" in that any glue can be applied easily. If the glue bonds or not is another matter! The vendor may not have a glue appropriate to the task so sourcing and applying it might not be cost-effective ie unprofitable*. It may also be that the vendor is not skilled in doing such a task and realises that whatever they do would make matters worse! * Just realised that I've echoed the comments made by MrWolf, though in more words... 🤪 Less words, more howling! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 7 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: ... but it is easy to pour a load of glue all over it 'To glue, or not to glue?' - that becomes the question! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 7 hours ago, Hroth said: In passing, would the Nile god Min be an appropriate emblem for the brotherhood of mendacious chiselers? 🤔 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_(god) Apparently he was sometimes depicted as holding his ... "chisel" ... Well, he appears very pleased to see someone!? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted April 2 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2 19 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said: Well, he appears very pleased to see someone!? Wasn't Min a character referred to in the Goons? Or was that person female? Does that matter these days? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 I suspect that we're no longer allowed to ask? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted April 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3 Min & 'Enery, Milligan and Sellars respectively, an elderly, deaf, and completely potty couple. 'Pull yourself together, Min, (she's a loose woman, you know...)'. 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 21 hours ago, MrWolf said: I suspect that we're no longer allowed to ask? The naughty step awaits! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 5 hours ago, The Johnster said: Min & 'Enery, Milligan and Sellars respectively, an elderly, deaf, and completely potty couple. 'Pull yourself together, Min, (she's a loose woman, you know...)'. Returning us to that recent discussion about glue!? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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