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[MJI]

Am I unusual?

 

I like BR blue.

 

But then I have a metallic light blue car which is a lovely colour.

 

I find blue a nice relaxing colour. Like the sea or the sky.

[Gibbo675]

4 minutes ago, MJI said:

Am I unusual?

 

I like BR blue.

 

But then I have a metallic light blue car which is a lovely colour.

 

I find blue a nice relaxing colour. Like the sea or the sky.

Hi Martin,

 

No, you are quite normal just like me !

 

I like BR Blue it is great.

 

Gibbo.

[Gibbo675]

3 hours ago, cheesysmith said:

 

Damn You Kropotkin !!!

 

You do realise that I have yet again peered over the abyss that is the anarchistic realm that is the nearly started box.

 

I am now bound to the philosophical wrangling that shall determine the outcome of my forward march into the geographic of centres of railway operations and the consequential interpolation of the social, economic and political decisions regarding my next move within the field of model locomotive renovation.

 

Anyway, here is what I saw in the box :

 

EM2 27000.

 

Two Silver Fox [?] resin EM1 kits and two Triang EM2's

 

Gibbo.

[Clive Mortimore]

52 minutes ago, MJI said:

Am I unusual?

 

I like BR blue.

 

But then I have a metallic light blue car which is a lovely colour.

 

I find blue a nice relaxing colour. Like the sea or the sky.

Hi Martin

 

Living close to the sea, it is just down the far end of my road and looking at the sky today I can safely say grey is not my favorite colour.

 

Blue is a great colour, well the best football team wears it.

[Clive Mortimore]

4 hours ago, cheesysmith said:

 

Hi Chessy

 

You are not going to turn me, Sheffield Exchange is L&YR and GNR joint station after their falling out with the MS&LR in 1856. So will never have 1500 volts dangling above the tracks.

 

Edited September 27, 2020 by Clive Mortimore

[Gibbo675]

52 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Hi Martin

 

Living close to the sea, it is just down the far end of my road and looking at the sky today I can safely say grey is not my favorite colour.

 

Blue is a great colour, well the best football team wears it.

Hi Clive,

 

Just for you:

 

 

RAL 5002 for those that are following my thread.

 

https://teamcolorcodes.com/everton-fc-colors/

 

Here is Clive's team:

 

https://teamcolorcodes.com/watford-fc-colors/

 

Gibbo.

Edited September 27, 2020 by Gibbo675
Clive's team

[Sandhole]

2 hours ago, John Tomlinson said:

I looked back in my pictures after the last post, and here is 40107 heading uphill about a mile or so east of Valehouse on a Footex,  evening of 28th August, 1979.

 

 

OH JINGS.
Memories.
40 with the frost shield in place.

[John Tomlinson]

1 hour ago, Gibbo675 said:

Damn You Kropotkin !!!

 

You do realise that I have yet again peered over the abyss that is the anarchistic realm that is the nearly started box.

 

I am now bound to the philosophical wrangling that shall determine the outcome of my forward march into the geographic of centres of railway operations and the consequential interpolation of the social, economic and political decisions regarding my next move within the field of model locomotive renovation.

 

Anyway, here is what I saw in the box :

 

EM2 27000.

 

Two Silver Fox [?] resin EM1 kits and two Triang EM2's

 

Gibbo.

That 27000 looks very tasty, as per the pics pften seen to show the loco circa 1956 when first shopped in green. I have a 27001 done in the same scheme, and my all blue "Electra" from schooldays as seen centre became "Pandora", with the attractive Electric Blue/ SYP.

 

You're a sensible man to have stocked a couple of resin EM1's, I think these are Silver Fox, but also marketed in a joint venture with D.C. Kits. I have some of the MSL etched kits in my cupboard, 2 plus a "Tommy" to be precise. They are awfuly fiddly to do, another one has been almost finished on my workbench for several years, I glare at it often, and it responds in kind!

 

I never got to see the EM2's in Britain, missed them by weeks at both Bury and Reddish, here's one at Tilburg in 1984 for the memory. Bit of a doddle pulling five coaches in Holland after lugging trains twice the length over Woodhead!

 

Added; The picture is actually on 5th July 1984, the train I think is the 11.09 Cologne - The Hague, and the loco was formerly 27002 "Aurora"

 

Edited September 27, 2020 by John Tomlinson
added details re. photograph

[John Tomlinson]

Hi Sandhole,

 

There's a variety of early stuff on my website at

 

If you go to "Albums" there's one on Woodhead with blue 76's in the late '70's to the end. My parents were "courting" for 8 years until 1954, had they got their act together sooner you might have had some green locos to look at, however sadly not!

 

John.

Edited September 27, 2020 by John Tomlinson

[MJI]

3 hours ago, Gibbo675 said:

Hi Martin,

 

No, you are quite normal just like me !

 

I like BR Blue it is great.

 

Gibbo.

 

 

But have found that I need to spend around £500 on car repairs then bill £350 to the council.

 

I drove right over a pinch point as road markings were useless and no bollards, and NO SIGNS,

 

Broke front springs and now found I have ripped part of an anti roll bar bracket off.

 

Had a funny noise while dropping a boy off at uni and found the roll bar had dropped onto the rear prop.

 

I had to disable the rolls bars to get rest of journey.

 

I dover over a three inch kerb without slowing

 

While taking pictures another car went over and it sounded like it was going to fall apart,

[Clive Mortimore]

2 hours ago, Gibbo675 said:

Hi Clive,

 

Just for you:

 

 

RAL 5002 for those that are following my thread.

 

https://teamcolorcodes.com/everton-fc-colors/

 

Here is Clive's team:

 

https://teamcolorcodes.com/watford-fc-colors/

 

Gibbo.

You can go off people.

[Gibbo675]

2 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

You can go off people.

Apologies Clive,

 

I must have linked the wrong club, Watford did run out to Z-cars but not any more.

 

Is this the team ?

 

https://teamcolorcodes.com/crystal-palace-fc-colors/

 

All this London stuff is south of Crewe, it is all very "samey" and makes no sense to me at all what with being from a Hyperborean lineage as I am.

 

Gibbo.

[Clive Mortimore]

3 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said:

Apologies Clive,

 

I must have linked the wrong club, Watford did run out to Z-cars but not any more.

 

Is this the team ?

 

https://teamcolorcodes.com/crystal-palace-fc-colors/

 

All this London stuff is south of Crewe, it is all very "samey" and makes no sense to me at all what with being from a Hyperborean lineage as I am.

 

Gibbo.

You are only making matters worse for yourself.

[Gibbo675]

1 minute ago, Clive Mortimore said:

You are only making matters worse for yourself.

But Clive I didn't mention the GWR.

 

Arrghhh, now look what has happened !

 

Another 10p in the swear box.

 

Gibbo.

[5BarVT]

19 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

No it is not using a rubber grommet around the hole with sharp edges. 

That’s as good a, if not a better, reason!

Paul.

[Dagworth]

20 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

No it is not using a rubber grommet around the hole with sharp edges. 

https://www.deviantart.com/zacharylunsfordart/art/Gromit-s-Inflatable-Rubber-Suit-381543875

[Gibbo675]

2 hours ago, MJI said:

 

 

But have found that I need to spend around £500 on car repairs then bill £350 to the council.

 

I drove right over a pinch point as road markings were useless and no bollards, and NO SIGNS,

 

Broke front springs and now found I have ripped part of an anti roll bar bracket off.

 

Had a funny noise while dropping a boy off at uni and found the roll bar had dropped onto the rear prop.

 

I had to disable the rolls bars to get rest of journey.

 

I dover over a three inch kerb without slowing

 

While taking pictures another car went over and it sounded like it was going to fall apart,

Hi Martyn,

 

Why not screw the council for the total amount plus damages to ones own person, that should sort it !

 

Gibbo.

[Ravenser]

 

On 25/09/2020 at 21:25, Clive Mortimore said:

Today I went to Newark North Gate station, I met up with Mallard60022, great northern and 31A. Now we were going to met last week but it was rearranged for today, 'king cold and the wind blew my new syrup all the way to London.

 

It was great meeting with them, a wee bit of show and tell, swapping of models took place. Owing to the weather we all headed off home earlier than planned. First train journey this year, first meet up with fellow puffer nutters since March and first photos of trains this year.

Same unit took me to Newark and back to the fiddle yard.

 

My first photo of an  AZOOOOOOMMMMMEEEERRRRR.  All the worlds trains are starting to look a like.

 

Possibly my last photo of a class 91 on the ECML.

 

 

 

It's been very cold, but Newark Northgate is a chilly spot. I've spent a good deal longer than I'd like in my life waiting in the cold for a connection on that island platform, especially when a delay has broken a connection. The train is usually a more hospitable option than the platform , or a rather small and cheerless waiting room (admittedly better since they put a buffet in there)

 

Still, human contact is valuable and we don't get enough at the present. Glad to hear it went well

 

Edited September 27, 2020 by Ravenser
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[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

 

[Tallpaul69]

On ‎27‎/‎09‎/‎2020 at 13:17, Gibbo675 said:

Hi Martin,

 

No, you are quite normal just like me !

 

I like BR Blue it is great.

 

Gibbo.

Wouldn't it be boring if we all liked the same?

 

I like NSE toothpaste, but it is an acquired taste!

 

Cheers

Paul

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

1 hour ago, Tallpaul69 said:

I like NSE toothpaste

 

clearly bonkers

 

[Tallpaul69]

6 minutes ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said:

 

clearly bonkers

 

Granted!

[Gibbo675]

2 hours ago, Tallpaul69 said:

Wouldn't it be boring if we all liked the same?

 

I like NSE toothpaste, but it is an acquired taste!

 

Cheers

Paul

Hi Paul,

 

How do you Brush your teeth with that, I would have thought a class 47 would be a little abrasive on the enamel.

 

Gibbo.

[Enterprisingwestern]

2 minutes ago, Gibbo675 said:

Hi Paul,

 

How do you Brush your teeth with that, I would have thought a class 47 would be a little abrasive on the enamel.

 

Gibbo.

 

Not for nothing were they called Brush 4.

 

Mike.

[Dr Gerbil-Fritters]

First time I saw a class 50 one of my mates tried to convince me it was a Brush 5.

 

Iriot.