Huw Griffiths

Absolutely - "join the club". I've liked this magazine - and "Loco Revue" - for a number of years. I could also say the same about "Narrow Gauge Down Under". All high quality magazines - featuring lots of high quality model making - unfortunately, I don't tend to see any of them very often. Your post has just made my day - many thanks.

Definitely on the list - and I understand that Philip Madoc was a Welsh speaker (excellent actor, too). This probably came in useful when filming "A Mind to Kill" - the English and Welsh versions of episodes were reputed to have been filmed one version immediately after the other. I must admit that I liked the dry humour in the English versions which found their way onto Channel 5 the other decade.

When I looked the other day, there seemed to be 2 links - one saying that tickets were no longer available - the other allowing ticket purchases. I wasn't in a position to order at the time - but I believe the link allowing ticket purchases is still active. You might need to look around different parts of this site to find the "real" link.

Probably fair comment. I'm unlikely to find out for myself. Unfortunately, in past years, shortcomings in public transport provision have meant that, however much I wanted to attend this event, it hasn't worked out for me. This year, history looks like repeating itself. As some people know, there are also other factors - which I'd prefer not to talk about in open forum - so, again, I can't see any way I'd be able to attend this year's event. That's right - you won't have to put up with me. (I know that some people have "misunderstood" me when I've mentioned this in the past - but, as always, I want the event to be a resounding success. I'm sure it will be - this might be despite my absence or because of it - I'm not in a position to decide ... !) Anyway, let's return to the pasties (that's right - thinking about food). I get the impression that, when they were eaten by tin miners, it was not exactly unknown for them to be held (using mucky hands) by the crust (which would then be discarded). Of course, it's possible that I might be very much mistaken - this wouldn't be the first time. However, this was the basis for my comment about what people do with the crust on a pasty.

I always thought one test for "proper job" pasties was what people do with the crust (running along said pasties like an external spine). Of course, it's always possible that this might have more to do with where / when / how the pasties are consumed ... .

Just to confirm, are tickets bought from this link of the "print at home" variety - or do they save to mobile phones? At this moment, family issues etc mean that I don't know if I'll be able to attend this year - same goes for certain other shows. If I'm unable to decide until a day or two before, I'd prefer not to be reliant on the mail ... .

An article elsewhere on the internet makes for interesting reading: http://www.richardsradios.co.uk/legg.html

I suspect that they might not be that woolly ... .

Cue a well known song, with new lyrics: "Who do you think you are kidding, Mr. Putin ...". OK - perhaps not. AKA the Battle of Garibaldi? Sounds like something some chap by the name of Blair might have recognised. As you've probably worked out, I'm not referring to Anthony Charles Lynton Blair - but Eric Arthur Blair. Incidentally, I always thought the jokeshops talk in terms of mandatory "opportunities" (which very few sane people would actually wish to take them up on). Somehow, I suspect that a number of their parents would ... .

I seem to recall a different magazine having a tagline of "for the average enthusiast". Personally, I don't worry too much about magazine taglines - I'm generally more interested in the content - is it likely to be of interest to me - that sort of thing. Certain magazines I'm likely to get most issues (or might have subscriptions etc) - others I'll get sometimes - others once in a blue moon - and I've probably got good reasons for whatever I do. Probably not too much more for me to say on this, really ... !

I had wondered - mainly because January was starting to get close, with nothing further said. Ultimately, things sometimes work out this way - not ideal - but we all make the best of what is realistically achievable. I'm sure that, whenever it happens, it'll be worth the wait - and people will want to be there.

Just out of curiosity, do any of the "extra" parts from filming / magazine projects ever get used in other projects - perhaps articles on kitbashing or repairing damaged models? I've got this image in my head of a "homebrew" building article in finest "Blue Peter" tradition - no, not "sticky backed plastic", just "here's 30 sections I prepared earlier" ... .

It seems like one random Welshman might have done this - and suddenly found a magazine in his hand. Not that I'm complaining, you understand - after all, the silk tie might have looked slightly out of place at a model railway show ... . (Note to self - one of these years, I might need to get a big rucksack - the sort with a metal frame and somewhere for lengths of track to stick out - or perhaps not ... .) Seriously though, I enjoyed the show - plus chats with a number of people I've got to know over the years (some of them previously only through Zoom calls). I just wish the trains home on Saturday evening had been running rather better than they were. An hourly train being cancelled - with the next one so overcrowded that I was standing most of the way to Hereford - wasn't exactly what I wanted when my left knee was injured before I left the house in the morning ... .

("20 thou'" basically means "0.5 mm") As for the metal, you might also want to give it a quick "go" with some medium (120 grit) or fine (240 grit) Garryflex, or "wet & dry" of similar or finer grade - perhaps also some solvent for degreasing. Suitable flux might also help (but might need to be washed off afterwards). Otherwise, apart from soldering iron nominal temperature, another issue concerns the "rating" of the soldering iron - it needs to be capable of "pushing out" enough heat not to cool down too much when you introduce it to what you're working on. Please note, I don't pretend to be any sort of expert.

"Big boy pants" not included - and delivery probably advertized for sometime in January 2025 - when we're subjected to phoney claims, in red crayon and block capitols, that it was stolen? Anyway, could you really imagine anything relating to a certain, orange, XL bully with a "send no money now" message? Somehow, I suspect he might have loads of lawyers to pay off - and a campaign to "make America grate again". Of course, I could be very much mistaken ... . A lot of that stuff strikes me as beyond parody.