Mythocentric Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Just pure comic genius and one of the reasons this thread is such a joy to follow! My gigglebugs are working overtime! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Mention of the Marchioness of Tavistock reminds me of a lovely gentleman at the church my family attended when I was growing up, who was in the habit of going round everyone in the congregation before the service,shaking their hands and asking how they were. At the time my father's work involved him driving around between various power stations in the North of England. On one such journey he found himself listening to Ed Stewart's "Mystery Voice" segment on Radio 2. My father didn't recognise the mystery voice itself, but the name and voice of the contestant were both immediately familiar..... "I know who this is," said the contestant. "I'm absolutely sure it's the Marchioness of Tavistock!" "Wronggggggggggg!!!!" As said gentleman shook my father's hand the next Sunday morning,my father greeted him with the words: "Do give my regards to the Marchioness of Tavistock...." His face was a picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Another tale from Woburn. This happened way before I was there and when the old Duke himself was in residence. The old Duke just loved being in the limelight and appeared in many walk on parts in films and on this occasion was filming in the South of France. Now Mrs Duke was, well let's say she liked a tipple or two before breakfast and all the hours in between and hated the bridge that spanned the lake on the main drive way up to the house that only she and the Duke used, everyone else had to come in the backway or any way they could. However, whilst the Duke was away doing his movie star thing, Mrs Duke ordered the estate workers to demolish the bridge which they did and as the Duke returned unawares in the middle of the night he drove straight into the lake ! Cheers. Allan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Crossing Keeper's Cottage. Plenty to do yet before he can move in ! Cheers. Allan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 ....and greenhouse. After assembling it, it fell apart ! I'd left the glazing carrier film on the back and of course the glue wasn't holding anything ! You live and learn... Cheers. Allan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 NOW he can move in !! Cheers Allan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Where are the hanging baskets? Seriously yet another master piece 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Where are the hanging baskets? Seriously yet another master piece When it's sited on the diorama - anyway, thanks for the idea !!! Cheers. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Nope not a model this one is definitely real! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 That's never the same one he posted at 5.40 last night! Jeezy-Creezy! That's phenomenal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted March 29, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2014 Any news on Iain yet. I was half expecting him to emerge from the mudslide at Dawlish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Any news on Iain yet. I was half expecting him to emerge from the mudslide at Dawlish. He's sulking in the background somewhere cos while he can handle the quality, he can't handle the speed ! He used to be as fast as me, but these days the weight of his wallet is slowing him down. Cheers . Allan. And Dawlish ? - Nah, far too posh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Hi Alan, lovely cottage/house, as I pointed out earlier in your thread, black & white always does the trick for effectiveness, I have to admit that when I first saw it, I thought Fawlty towers but Fawlty towers is a much bigger structure, it is certainly tempting me to do one :-), no time I'm afraid to do my own but I must try to put something together as a permanent display for my demonstration stand. cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Hi Peter. What I like about 'black and white' buildings is that they are fast, very fast to produce where a coupla coats of emulsion and some black styrene and it's finished and, as you say, to great effect. It's as I've always said - simplest is best, best is simple. Cheers. Allan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 With a little help form Google Translate, I present the Downes Motto: "simplicissima est optimum, optimum autem est simplex" Also, rather curiously, Bing Translator offers translation into Klingon but not Latin. Now I'm far too young to have ever studied Latin at school, but surely the root of most modern languages is more important than a made up language off the telly? And before any die hard Trekkies get upset I have watched and enjoyed, most of the Star Trek films and TV series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) I think we should see the motto in Klingon just in case that is where Robinson is, it might help him! Edited March 29, 2014 by mullie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I think we should see the motto in Klingon just in case that is where Robinson is, it might help him! Had to edit it slightly because there's no Klingon translation for simplest. But here it is in Klingon: "Qaghbe'meH, vaj neHqu' nap nap" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Had to edit it slightly because there's no Klingon translation for simplest. But here it is in Klingon: "Qaghbe'meH, vaj neHqu' nap nap" It's easy for you to say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 It's easy for you to say that. Don't ask me to pronounce it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Don't ask me to pronounce it! You need to have plenty of attitude and a mouthful of jaggy teeth to do it full justice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Today was barn day and this is progress seven hours in. Tonight I'll have it tiled but I ain't looking forward to it ! ( Hmmm, might corrugate the damn thing...) Cheers. Allan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 You need to have plenty of attitude and a mouthful of jaggy teeth to do it full justice! And a Cornish Pasty on your head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 It turns out that Allan has been building a Klingon base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Perhaps you are never more than six feet from a Klingon, I'm sure I've met a few over the years! And now they are taking over farm buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalfytich Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Today was barn day and this is progress seven hours in. Tonight I'll have it tiled but I ain't looking forward to it ! ( Hmmm, might corrugate the damn thing...) Cheers. Allan THE BARN 002.JPGTHE BARN 004.JPGTHE BARN 005.JPGTHE BARN 006.JPGTHE BARN 007.JPGTHE BARN 008.JPGTHE BARN 009.JPG Those doors have jaggedy teeth. I don't know how you do it, but every time I miss a couple of days you've built another village and posted it all on here. Do you post with one hand and build with the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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