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A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

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Mallard60022

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Perhaps as many as I need pannier tanks.

 

Well, I don't need any pannier tanks to survive, although it would be good to come up with a recipe for the surplus ham mountain.

 

Mind you, I always want lots of panniers!

Ham and pea soup (notice I wrote pea not ###) + lentils. Very nice. I have a recipe as you know and it isn't P4 and has not been featured in Gasworks Monthly.

Ar$e

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Mallard60022

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What's under the black cloth on the Hornby stand stand then......

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/117226-seen-at-warley/&do=findComment&comment=2512049

The remains of their Bank Accounts.

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Here's the queue this morning for the BRM stand to get the January issue......

 

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Oh dear.........

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The Stationmaster

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What remains? Turnover down 2% I read and losses up from £4.5m to £4.7m, so I have read. :cry: .Obvously need to do something. Not sure stopping shop concessions, will be enough or indeed the right thing to do..

 

But debt heftily reduced.  I think ending concessions (except perhaps the one at Locomotion) is a long overdue as the ones I've seen never seem to move any stock so there is a whopping great debt hanging round Hornby's neck if they all happen to be like that so they'll now get the stock back and gradually shift it through the retail trade and their direct sales and that will help the balance sheet.. 

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I think Mike Stationmaster knew about this but a very nice announcement by Hornby today.I'll try and get a photo tomorrow if it's at Warley.

 

http://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/shop/new-for-2017/gwr-toad-aa15-20-ton-goods-brake-van.html

 

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Andy has done one for us.

 

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BR version.

 

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I think Mike Stationmaster knew about this but a very nice announcement by Hornby today.I'll try and get a photo tomorrow if it's at Warley.

 

http://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/shop/new-for-2017/gwr-toad-aa15-20-ton-goods-brake-van.html

 

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It will look great with some LED lamps on the brackets

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I reckon Hornby's new 'boss' will turn things around. A fresh approach to 'business' will be a very positive step.

Let's face it, the quality of most of their stuff is now top notch, especially the coaches.

I think we are very lucky people at this time so long live the MR production Companies; hang in there please.

Phil

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I reckon Hornby's new 'boss' will turn things around. A fresh approach to 'business' will be a very positive step.

Let's face it, the quality of most of their stuff is now top notch, especially the coaches.

I think we are very lucky people at this time so long live the MR production Companies; hang in there please.

Phil

Yes, agreed, though in this instance I probably already have more Toads than I reaIly need.

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.... but the security guard that apprehended me today must have been confused.Although I did have some stollen goods in my trolley. :jester:

 

.............there's always one selfish idiot that spoils it for everybody else..........

 

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A giant stollen, which will form the centrepiece of the "Brent Stollenfest",  arrives in Brent earlier today with a heavy armed guard provided by the South Brent Volunteers.

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It will be interesting to see the comparison with the new Hornby toad and the old Bachmann version.Q4 2017 is the date given and it's interesting that Hornby have chosen 'Rogerstone' as the Oxford Rail version carries this branding.

 

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Ps I think there might be one angry Dutchman at the moment...

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I think Mike Stationmaster knew about this but a very nice announcement by Hornby today.I'll try and get a photo tomorrow if it's at Warley.

 

http://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/shop/new-for-2017/gwr-toad-aa15-20-ton-goods-brake-van.html

 

attachicon.giftoad-wagon-preview_2.jpg

 

Andy has done one for us.

 

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BR version.

 

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I have known about it for a long time but was possibly expecting a different diagram as I believe several were under consideration - I did suggest a 'later' one mightn't be  bad idea and in wider circumstances maybe it's just as well they didn't proceed with an AA3 :O 

 

This one looks to be excellent and a sensible price for what looks to be on offer.

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.............there's always one selfish idiot that spoils it for everybody else..........

 

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A giant stollen, which will form the centrepiece of the "Brent Stollenfest",  arrives in Brent earlier today with a heavy armed guard provided by the South Brent Volunteers.

Looks like Dresden to me rather than Brent - just saying!

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If they were carrying cutlasses I might have said 'yes' but they are carrying firearms so no.

 

Chris

It's the Fourth Battalion, The Royal Padstow Lancers, escorting a large jellyfish that constituted a 'wide load' through the streets of St Austell.

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A superb set of photos Rich.

Thanks, very glad to have finally got there in the flesh, just a shame how much has gone!

 

The vicarage road bridge is an interesting one, it looks as though it has a block arch under the deck between each of the cross beams.

 

There is also the remains of an interesting structure to the side of the river bridge, the purpose of which (or original look) i have no idea.

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I'll certainly be getting the Night Owl in post-war livery (if they get it right), as I certainly don't want the previous livery iteration as colourfully described by this image caption in a recent magazine...

 

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P.S - Try not to have an liquid in your mouth when viewing this image!

 

Cheers, 

 

CoY

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