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

[Mallard60022]

4 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Back in 2018 we had an ANTB gathering in the Cotswolds and some larking about by the usual suspects was had.

 

 

 

Thank you Rob. I am devastated by BG's death. However, this has just made my day mate and I thank you.

Yes, suspects. He helped me in so many ways over the years and it was so good to meet him at Cheltenham, if just for that one day. I am so glad I did.

What rips me apart most is his Grandson not having his Grandad there to love and cherish him. Devastating.

Life is too short.

All the best Rob and gang.

Phil

[toboldlygo]

18 hours ago, Ian Hargrave said:

You mention ECG which is a basic,routine procedure in cases of cardiac problems .  A more searching diagnostic tool is an echocardiogram,which is a 20 minute scan achieved  by sounding the l/h side around the heart area . That should give a better idea of what exactly is going on. In fact,I had one last Monday,some 3 months after open heart surgery and had a phone call today from my cardiologist with the news,much to my relief,  that the result was good. 
 

   My experience with the NHS lately….and I am aware of the pressure the system is under….is that if you don’t ask,you don’t get….and then some.In other words,persist until you get the outcome you want.Believe me,it works .

 

On the same subject,including a blue light episode.,remembering Grahame,sadly no longer with us. There but for etc.,etc….go I.   I have had a close encounter and I’m still here.I cannot get my head around this latest tragedy.   I feel shaken for all kinds of reasons that can’t be expressed. 
 We’ve lost a good bloke.

 

 

 So, it is with a heavy heart - RIP Grahame . We all ignore the signs - ( including the gp's)  we think it's our age or have been overdoing it- please don't. Yes Ian and myself are damn lucky to be with you

 

Just to clarify, they put a load of probes on your chest with an ECG (or EKG) and something happens, it annoys/ frightens you, but hell that 's just your heart - not someone saying there's a rivet that's .002mm out or it's the wrong shade of green. The Echocardiogram is painful, but gives images of your heart to look for damage (thankfully mine was healthy - it was a vein on my left-hand side brain that went pop - high blood pressure).

[Ian Hargrave]

17 hours ago, toboldlygo said:

 So, it is with a heavy heart - RIP Grahame . We all ignore the signs - ( including the gp's)  we think it's our age or have been overdoing it- please don't. Yes Ian and myself are damn lucky to be with you

 

Just to clarify, they put a load of probes on your chest with an ECG (or EKG) and something happens, it annoys/ frightens you, but hell that 's just your heart - not someone saying there's a rivet that's .002mm out or it's the wrong shade of green. The Echocardiogram is painful, but gives images of your heart to look for damage (thankfully mine was healthy - it was a vein on my left-hand side brain that went pop - high blood pressure).

Just to clarify one point. I’ve had three of this procedure without any form of either discomfort or pain. Maybe ,as you also say,I’ve  been lucky.

[checkrail]

Very sad to hear about Grahame - gbman.  I'll miss his frequent friendly and good humoured contributions to my SC thread, most recently earlier this month.  RIP. 

[gwrrob]

On 24/10/2021 at 20:29, 46444 said:

 

Regarding the railcar's future I'd be tempted to hang on to it. It's a stunning model and screams GWR. 

 

Let TBG work his wonders on it and it will lift it to another level...

 

 

I blame you @46444 totally as he's just finished it. I did keep it and even added some Modelu passengers and a driver. Photos next week.

 

[The Fatadder]

I rather want one seeing that….

[toboldlygo]

1 hour ago, gwrrob said:

 

I blame you @46444 totally as he's just finished it. I did keep it and even added some Modelu passengers and a driver. Photos next week.

 

He chopped the legs off them, without anaesthetic poor chaps & chapesses needed counselling

 

In case, your curious it's MRP RAF grey blue for the roof & Tamiya XF paints & Flory dark dirt wash the weathering. certainly nicer detailed than the Lima one I weathered.

[46444]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

I blame you @46444 totally as he's just finished it. I did keep it and even added some Modelu passengers and a driver. Photos next week.

 

 

That looks superb Robin...

 

Glad I was of assistance in my powers of persuasion...

 

Must say toboldlygo has done a champion job...

 

 

[46444]

Talking of GWR railcars I saw the lovely Streamlined No: 4 in the NRM recently next to Lode Star... 

 

 

A bit obscured sadly in my shot.. 

 

[Siberian Snooper]

I think that Lode Star, is a case of the real thing looking like a model.

 

 

[Ian Hargrave]

The last time I saw W4W it was in crimson and cream and a frequent visitor to the South Wales mainline,though workings were not on an entirely regular basis. Lode Star properly belongs to Landore. …..

[gwrrob]

1 hour ago, Siberian Snooper said:

I think that Lode Star, is a case of the real thing looking like a model.

 

 

 

At least it's got the right number of bogie spokes.

[Andy Keane]

I love the idea of somebody suggesting to the NRM that one of their exhibits was wrong and should be corrected in some way to match the RMWeb community views.

[Oldddudders]

24 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

At least it's got the right number of bogie spokes.

Does Mr K agree?

[gwrrob]

1 hour ago, Oldddudders said:

Does Mr K agree?

 

Does he care ?

[gwrrob]

The guys at Rapido have just made this video and you can see their latest wagons being run. He also has the GWR wagon bible to hand to help start the frothing.

 

 

[toboldlygo]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

At least it's got the right number of bogie spokes.

Does it come with the correct Ikea Shelves?

 

Or (the following comes with a  serious health warning- hazard to the health, It may seriously damage your health/ wealth)... the wrong shade of green(GTN Spray on standby)

[Ian Hargrave]

3 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

Does he care ?

Probably not…awaiting his knighthood in Her Maj’s Special birthday honours or a call to the Palace as Bojo’s  eventual replacement.  Ask Stationmaster Mike his opinion…he’s a well known  SK authority 

[toboldlygo]

26 minutes ago, Ian Hargrave said:

 a call to the Palace as Bojo’s  eventual replacement..

@gwrrob 

[brianusa]

Now soon begins the discussion of whether or not to return Lode Star to the main line again; 2999 needs a friend around the same age and the Edwardians have been neglected long enough

There's always C of T though!

     Brian.

 

 

[Clearwater]

7 minutes ago, brianusa said:

Now soon begins the discussion of whether or not to return Lode Star to the main line again; 2999 needs a friend around the same age and the Edwardians have been neglected long enough

There's always C of T though!

     Brian.

 

 

There’s a good article on Lode Star and it’s condition in the newest GWS magazine. Lots of interior photos of the smoke box and how the elbow pipes were patched over.  Basically, it looks like it was not intended /expected to steam again and the conservationists want to keep the Swindon work. 

[brianusa]

Doomed from the start!  Although I don't see the point of conserving patch jobs!

   Brian.

[Dunsignalling]

8 minutes ago, Clearwater said:

There’s a good article on Lode Star and it’s condition in the newest GWS magazine. Lots of interior photos of the smoke box and how the elbow pipes were patched over.  Basically, it looks like it was not intended /expected to steam again and the conservationists want to keep the Swindon work. 

IIRC, it was made clear from the outset that the restoration of Lode Star was purely cosmetic with no expectation of a future return to working order.

 

Anybody got a Castle rolling chassis going begging?

 

John

[St Enodoc]

8 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

At least it's got the right number of bogie spokes.

 

8 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

Does Mr K agree?

 

6 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

Does he care ?

I think that's a little unfair. When the Hornby Star first came out, correct replacement bogie wheels were available on request, free of charge (free postage too).

 

One day I"ll get round to fitting them...

[Oldddudders]

3 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

I think that's a little unfair. When the Hornby Star first came out, correct replacement bogie wheels were available on request, free of charge (free postage too).

 

One day I"ll get round to fitting them...

My recollection is that a particularly knowledgeable RMwebber tackled SK face to face about the incorrect wheels and was told he was wrong and Hornby were right....... This must have been before the error was understood and the replacement sets offered.