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

[Ian Hargrave]

Barry Island ?  And here’s where I let slip my generation…. was where I went on Sunday School outings as a kid. Returning excursions queued up through the tunnel to take their ice cream & candy floss weary passengers home to an amazing variety of destinations. Some via the now demolished Walnut Tree viaduct behind of all things an ex LNWR G2.But that wasn’t the only exotic showing….

[88C]

Barry Island was where I got the love of railways watching all specials arriving from my grandparent’s house. A really slick operation.

 

Brian

[St Enodoc]

5 hours ago, Harlequin said:

I visited Otter Garden Centre recently. I know many garden centres use the cute otter as their hook/logo but this one is in Ottery St Mary, near the river Otter, where there is a thriving otter colony so if anyone can justify the name, they can!

Did you see the water 'otter?

[gwrrob]

Interesting to see Hornby still releasing the salmon but binned the similar GWR bogie bolster. A bit fishy if you ask me.

 

https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/Hornby-salmon-wagon-decorated-samples-revealed

[St Enodoc]

9 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Interesting to see Hornby still releasing the salmon but binned the similar GWR bogie bolster. A bit fishy if you ask me.

 

https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/Hornby-salmon-wagon-decorated-samples-revealed

No point getting crabby about it.

[Nick Gough]

18 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Interesting to see Hornby still releasing the salmon but binned the similar GWR bogie bolster. A bit fishy if you ask me.

 

https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/Hornby-salmon-wagon-decorated-samples-revealed

Cod you believe it!

[gwrrob]

Interesting that for more money than an Accurascale pannier , 150 sheets would you believe, you can get a family advent calendar from Lindt, the world has gone mad. When I was a child, I had a religious themed one that I had to share with two sisters ! How times have changed.

 

[88C]

A pannier every time!
 

Brian

[figworthy]

36 minutes ago, 88C said:

A pannier every time!
 

Brian

 

A pannier is for life, not just for Christmas.

 

Adrian

[Captain Kernow]

1 hour ago, gwrrob said:

Interesting that for more money than an Accurascale pannier , 150 sheets would you believe, you can get a family advent calendar from Lindt, the world has gone mad. When I was a child, I had a religious themed one that I had to share with two sisters ! How times have changed.

 

What an abomination.

 

[County of Yorkshire]

Guess who’s been offered a cancellation space on tomorrow’s Pendon Scenic Modelling course! 😁

 

This couldn’t have been timed better, as I’m planning to crack on with my Hayles Abbey Halt ‘47 layout over the winter. My first ‘proper’ layout project. 
 

Cheers

 

CoY

[MrWolf]

1 hour ago, County of Yorkshire said:

Guess who’s been offered a cancellation space on tomorrow’s Pendon Scenic Modelling course! 😁

 

This couldn’t have been timed better, as I’m planning to crack on with my Hayles Abbey Halt ‘47 layout over the winter. My first ‘proper’ layout project. 
 

Cheers

 

CoY

 

Some things are just meant to happen and exactly the push you need.

[MrWolf]

4 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Interesting that for more money than an Accurascale pannier , 150 sheets would you believe, you can get a family advent calendar from Lindt, the world has gone mad. When I was a child, I had a religious themed one that I had to share with two sisters ! How times have changed.

 

 

I recall the chocolate in advent calendars was always a bit strange. 

Reminiscent of the non toxic variety for dogs.*

 

 

*Always been partial to a few "Good Boy" chocolate drops...

[The Fatadder]

1 hour ago, County of Yorkshire said:

Guess who’s been offered a cancellation space on tomorrow’s Pendon Scenic Modelling course! 😁

 

This couldn’t have been timed better, as I’m planning to crack on with my Hayles Abbey Halt ‘47 layout over the winter. My first ‘proper’ layout project. 
 

Cheers

 

CoY

Hope you find it as useful as I did

[kingmender]

6 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Interesting that for more money than an Accurascale pannier , 150 sheets would you believe, you can get a family advent calendar from Lindt, the world has gone mad. When I was a child, I had a religious themed one that I had to share with two sisters ! How times have changed.

 

 

As excessive as this seems, Lindy are not really trying. Haighs (of Adelaide) have this one: https://www.haighschocolates.com.au/cm24-890-luxury-advent-calendar Sadly its old out and no I didn't buy one. Could have brought 3 sound fitted panniers instead.

 

[2ManySpams]

12 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Interesting that for more money than an Accurascale pannier , 150 sheets would you believe, you can get a family advent calendar from Lindt, the world has gone mad. When I was a child, I had a religious themed one that I had to share with two sisters ! How times have changed.

 

 

That's a lot of chocolate to get through every day! Mind you, will look good on people's insta an YouTube accounts, enabling them to one-up the virtual neighbours. 

 

As kids, my sister and I had the same, flat, cardboard advent calendars for about 10 years. Nothing inside the doors except a picture. Every year they got slightly more worn and more glitter fell off. 

 

They were however a real sign that Christmas had arrived and were looked forward to. Low cost but, to us, high value. I suspect folk buying the high cost Lindy one will place little value on it. Sad state of affairs IMO. 

 

(Officially becoming a grumpy old bloke)

[Mallard60022]

2 hours ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

That's a lot of chocolate to get through every day! Mind you, will look good on people's insta an YouTube accounts, enabling them to one-up the virtual neighbours. 

 

As kids, my sister and I had the same, flat, cardboard advent calendars for about 10 years. Nothing inside the doors except a picture. Every year they got slightly more worn and more glitter fell off. 

 

They were however a real sign that Christmas had arrived and were looked forward to. Low cost but, to us, high value. I suspect folk buying the high cost Lindy one will place little value on it. Sad state of affairs IMO. 

 

(Officially becoming a grumpy old bloke)

Maybe Grumpy, but very well mellowed (I am reliably informed). A real Gentleman, with high class tastes in motive power. Such a character as has often lightened up my day/week/ month/year. Never ever underdressed or guilty of wearing Sheep Bloke attire. Guardian of Spanniers, and the God of Spam.

Ah hem, by any chance is one of your Spams Number 15 Exmouth? Asking for a fiend (sic).

Philth

[gwrrob]

Talking of spams @2ManySpams and I immediately thought of him when I saw the destination board on this new images from Rapido of the forthcoming B set.

 

 

 

 

Edited November 16 by gwrrob

[lamp lighter]

Those are lovely B set samples.

[The Fatadder]

They can’t be that far away now…

 

really looking forward to it!

[gwrrob]

15 minutes ago, The Fatadder said:

They can’t be that far away now…

 

 

Still slated for a Q4 delivery which is in the next six weeks.

[Coach bogie]

In the image above the bogie tie rods are upside down in my opinion. On all my photographs they kink downwards not upwards.

 

Mike Wiltshire

[gwrrob]

I do like the printing on the solebars of the models.

[gwrrob]

A lazy Sunday afternoon sees a County heading west on an express.

 

Come on somebody in rtr , announce and make one !

 

[Oldddudders]

1 minute ago, gwrrob said:

Come on somebody in rtr , announce and make one !

I would have thought that the smaller 4-6-0s might have a broader market appeal, so Saint, Hall, Grange, County and Manor might be expected to outsell Star, Castle and King. The current success of Manors - even I've bought three - from two manufacturers may inspire, with any luck.