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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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Captain Kernow

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A303 should be much more fun.

 

Nice place for a break and a coffee, just a minute or so off the A303 near Ilminster. Signed with a 'brown touristy sign' at the roundabout. Highly recommended - http://www.themonksyard.co.uk/my_eating_place.php

 

 

 

 

 

By me telling you this and your reading of this, you all agree without reservation to give you your seats in the event that CTMK and I turn up, also looking to sit down.

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St Enodoc

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Nice place for a break and a coffee, just a minute or so off the A303 near Ilminster. Signed with a 'brown touristy sign' at the roundabout. Highly recommended - http://www.themonksyard.co.uk/my_eating_place.php

 

 

 

 

 

By me telling you this and your reading of this, you all agree without reservation to give you your seats in the event that CTMK and I turn up, also looking to sit down.

I suppose that's fair enough if we haven't got a reservation...

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"Do you have reservations, sir?"

 

"Yes, but we thought we'd throw caution to the winds and eat here anyway."

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Limpley Stoker

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Still thinking of driving through South Hams after a break, this stop is about halfway on the Longleat-Torquay A303 route. An American-Mexican restaurant ( no wall !) just before the A303 joins the A30 at Honiton

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The Fatadder

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Most definitely. I keep mine on the bedside cabinet for night time reading. Plenty of second hand copies around Rich.

having arrived today I would say definitely worth buying! Only had a brief look so far, but a large photo of 6000 in post war livery will be handy for weathering, while a photo of a Saint in G crest W on small tender is crying out to be modelled
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 a Saint in G crest W on small tender is crying out to be modelled

 

That is how I finished both St Andrew and St David, and they do look good compared to every other 4-6-0 which routinely has a 4000 gallon tender of one sort or another.

 

Shame the base Hornby model is not so perfect as the more recent offerings (Stars, Granges and 72XX to name a few), but it all depends on the level of rivet counting you run to.

 

 

 

 

 

I wanted to do yoga so I went to the village hall last night to speak to the instructor.  She asked how flexible I was, so I told her I could do most week-nights, but weekends are a bit hectic........

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The Fatadder

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That is how I finished both St Andrew and St David, and they do look good compared to every other 4-6-0 which routinely has a 4000 gallon tender of one sort or another.

 

Shame the base Hornby model is not so perfect as the more recent offerings (Stars, Granges and 72XX to name a few), but it all depends on the level of rivet counting you run to.......

It certainly stands out, my first Saint (which is still without a chassis) has a Churchward 3500gl tender in green with Great Western logo while the body is in black.

 

Should a decent new model appear a green one with G crest W will almost certainly follow

 

Now following Rob’s lead I have a set of new star wheels to fit to 4025, just as soon as I work out how to remove the originals

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It certainly stands out, my first Saint (which is still without a chassis) has a Churchward 3500gl tender in green with Great Western logo while the body is in black.

 

Should a decent new model appear a green one with G crest W will almost certainly follow

 

Now following Rob’s lead I have a set of new star wheels to fit to 4025, just as soon as I work out how to remove the originals

Take hold of the wheels twist & pull them :bb:  :training: , one normally gives way or use 2 thin bladed screw drivers and pry them off, failing that  :butcher: .

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